DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Tuesday, March 26, 2019

DEVOTION:  2 Corinthians 5:16-21 English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁶ From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. ¹⁷ Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.^[a] The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. ¹⁸ All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; ¹⁹ that is, in Christ God was reconciling^[b] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. ²⁰ Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. ²¹ For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

 

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CALENDAR:

Tues- Quilting 9-2

Wed- Supper 5:30; Worship 6:30; Choir 7:15

Fri- 7-8 graders to Camp Windermere

Sun- 5^th Sunday worship 10am; Potluck 11:30

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WORSHIP WORKERS: 

 

Wednesday 6:30-

Organist- Barb Dreyer

Acolyte- Haley Rausch

Ushers- Don Tunure, Dave Burmeister, Brent Davis, Larry Schulze

 

Sunday, 10am—

Organist- Barb Dreyer

Acolyte- Jared Cluver

Ushers- Doug Walters, Dave Callies, Kevin Luebke, Dick Peterson

Communion assistant- Roy Bohning

Lay reader- Lois Boeger

Projectionist- None

Altar Set Up- Cheri' Hofeldt

Tellers- Team #1

Altar Clean Up- Pam Linke

 

 

NO MONDAY WORSHIP THIS COMING WEEK

 

 

 

YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who was Gaal? Gaal was  the son of Ebed whom the people of Shechem placed their trust in when they became discontent with Abimelech.  Gaal led the people of Shechem against Abimelech and was defeated.  Judges 9:26-41..

 

 

TODAY'S QUIZ:  Who were Eli's sons and what did detestable things did they often do?

 

 

NEWS:

THIS WEEKEND IS A 5^TH SUNDAY WEEKEND!!!

 

That means that

1. There is only one worship service on Sunday at 10am.
2. There is a potluck afterwards.  Everyone is welcome to come!  Just bring a side dish, salad, or dessert to share!!  Sloppy joes will be the main course!
3. There will be Sunday school DURING THE WORSHIP SERVICE.  There will be a time listed in the bulletin where Pastor Grund will dismiss the younger children to go with Ms. McDowell for a fun activity.
4. There is no worship service on Monday night. 

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A REMINDER OF OUR GOALS FOR 2019 IN CASE YOU FORGOT!!!  Attendance in both worship and Bible class has been slipping a bit lately!!
A 10% increase in worship attendance.

A 5% increase in Bible study attendance

Add two new Bible study opportunities during the week

Add two new outreach events to reach out to the community. 

 

If you are a member of St. John's and you think these goals are good ones, then I encourage you to do your part to make them a reality!! 

 

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7^th and 8^th GRADERS GOING TO CAMP WINDERMERE THIS WEEKEND!!

Please pray for these 10 kids, Mrs. Figura, and pastor that we have safe travel, and that the kids grow together and grow in faith!

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OPERATION BACKPACK FOOD FOR MARCH IS INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED SNACKS (granola bars, fruit snacks, Little Debbie Snack Cakes, Instant Oatmeal)

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 CHECK YOUR MAILBOXES AND THE SHELVES BELOW THEM FOR YOUR OFFERING ENVELOPES!!!
Some of you haven't emptied your church mailboxes in a while.  Others of you might not even know that you have a mailbox.  If you are an adult member of St. John's you have a church mailbox!  Your copy of the new constitution is in your mailbox and your 2019 offering envelopes are on the shelves underneath the mailboxes.   Get your stuff!!! 

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PRAYERS:

 

For BETTY SUTOR, Lisa Rausch's mom, as she is recovering from heart failure.

 

For NANCY PETERSON as she remains hospitalized.  They found out she has a blood clot in her leg, but they can't do anything about it, because her blood levels are so messed up still. She will be undergoing more tests today to get a correct diagnosis.  

 

For JIM HUSTER as he recovers from surgery to remove a kidney stone.

  

For those dealing with cancer and treatments HAROLD ANDERSON, JOHN MORRIS, father in law of Elise Morris; GEORGE HOELSCHER, MARILYN FOSTER, PASTOR RON LEHENBAUER, MARY BREUER, MARI GILB, both friends of Sandy Robine, Toni Mauch's brother RAY KOLN, and hundreds of others who are dealing with this dreaded disease.  That God would provide healing and relief, but that God would also work through the pain and suffering to bring faith and in crease faith in those who need it.   .

 

For DIANNE FELDKAMP'S SISTER, DONNA MAYES, who has been diagnosed with ALS, and her other sister, DEBBIE BURGER, who has been diagnosed with Grave's disease. 

   

 

 

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL:

For COLTON FIGURA AND DANNY DREYER who are both home but remain on active duty in the military.

 

For CONNER FIGURA going through tech training for the Air Force. .

 

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