Daily Email: Thursday, June 21, 2018

DEVOTION: Luke 1:57-80 English Standard Version (ESV)

The Birth of John the Baptist

⁵⁷ Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.⁵⁸ And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. ⁵⁹ And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, ⁶⁰ but his mother answered, "No; he shall be called John." ⁶¹ And they said to her, "None of your relatives is called by this name." ⁶² And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. ⁶³ And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered. ⁶⁴ And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. ⁶⁵ And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea, ⁶⁶ and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.

Zechariah's Prophecy

⁶⁷ And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
    for he has visited and redeemed his people
⁶⁹ and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
    in the house of his servant David,
⁷⁰ as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
⁷¹ that we should be saved from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us;
⁷² to show the mercy promised to our fathers
    and to remember his holy covenant,
⁷³ the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
⁷⁴     that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,
⁷⁵     in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
⁷⁶ And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
    for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
⁷⁷ to give knowledge of salvation to his people
    in the forgiveness of their sins,
⁷⁸ because of the tender mercy of our God,
    whereby the sunrise shall visit us^[a] from on high
⁷⁹ to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    to guide our feet into the way of peace."

⁸⁰ And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

 

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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK:

Thurs- Hospice Educational Seminar 6:30

Sun- Adult Bible class 8:15; Worship 9:30; Adult Bible Class and Sunday school 10:45

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WORSHIP WORKERS: 

Acolyte- Loren Howard

 

Ushers- Rich Talbert, Tom Linke, Don Hance, Kent Jacobsmeyer

 

Altar- Set up- Cheri' Hofeldt; Clean Up- Paul and Teresa Brockfeld

 

Communion assistant- Jason Cluver

Greeters- Erv Yoder

 

 Projectionist- McKenzie

 

Lay Reader- Robine

 

Organist- Ned Quest

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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ     During whose reign did Amos prophecy?

 

(I'll leave this one through the weekend.)

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NEWS:

 

CAROL BRAZEE MEMORIAL/FUNERAL DETAILS

Carol's funeral will be Friday, July 6 at 11am at St. John's with a luncheon and visitation time to follow. 

 

Please spread the word.

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I NEED TO KNOW BY MONDAY WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN US FOR OUR MISSION TRIP JULY 8-13!!!  ADULTS ARE WELCOME TO COME TOO!

Who wants to go?  Reply to this email or text me at 359-1061 if you have any questions or are interested!!

It's free for those who helped with the Steak Dinner. $200 for everyone else!

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TRUSTEES WORK DAY COMING UP THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 8-Noon AT LEAST

Things on the to do list include

Replacing lights in the sanctuary

Hanging parking lot lights

Painting in office hallway

Fix tiles and base trim around altar area

Spray and pull weeds

Fix facia on outside of church by offices

Power wash old sign and side of church

Fix plexiglass in several light fixtures

Replace exterior door from preschool to playground

Fix the lights that light up the cross on the north side of the building

 

If you know of anything else that needs done, please let me or one of the trustees (Brett Nordwald, Brent Davis, Tony Perricone, Paul Brockfeld, Larry Schulze, Dave Callies, or John Hoenig) know.

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YARD SIGNS FOR THE PREGNANCY OPTIONS CENTER

Would you like to have a sign in your yard promoting the pregnancy options center? 

It simply says:

Pregnant?

Need Help?

Call 636-235-1477

 

Please sign the sign up sheet on the counter in the narthex or reply to this email and I will sign you up. 

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DO YOU HAVE A THRIVENT FINANCIAL ACCOUNT OR POLICY?

You may be eligible to receive money for Little Lambs or Good Shepherd!!  Go to www.thrivent.com/choicedollars to check it out!

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PRAYERS: 

For DICK PETERSON, recovering at home from illness.

 

For family and friends of CAROL BRAZEE as she went to be with the Lord this past Thursday.

 

For BUCK HAMPTON, AND MARY WILLIAMS who are all on hospice care.  

 

For JEANNIE SIEBOLD, DENISE HOOKER (Betty Tameler's daughter),  GEORGE HOESCHER,  as they continue to deal with cancer. 

 

 

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL:

For CONNER FIGURA who is in Air Force basic training in San Antonio.

 

For both DAN DREYER and SAM HARGROVE as they adjust to civilian life and await their next assignments.

 

For COLTON FIGURA deployed to Turkey for five more months.

 

For DAVID TATE stationed in Japan, and ALEX WALTERS, stationed in Tennessee.  That God would bless their service to our country and keep them safe as they all await possible deployment.

 

For CALEB FIGURA AND VINCE MASTERS who are both serving our country in the National Guard and take time out of their lives, jobs, and families to go on duty several times a year.