DEVOTION: Luke 9:28-36 English Standard Version (ESV)
The Transfiguration
28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure,[a] which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah"—not knowing what he said. 34 As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen One;[b] listen to him!" 36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK:
Wed- Worship at Oak Pointe 10am; Choir 7
Thurs- Karate 6:15-7:45
Sun- Adult Bible Class 8am; Traditional Worship 9; Fellowship, Sunday school and adult Bible class 10:15; Chapel 10:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS:
Sunday, 9am—
Acolyte- Dulci Rahn
Ushers- Alan Hofeldt, Tim Linke, Gary Hoelscher, Paul Brockfeld
Communion assistant- John Hachtel
Lay reader- Karen Benton
Projectionist- Tammy Miller
Altar Set Up- Jodi Baldwin
Tellers- Team #1
Sunday 10:45
Acolyte- Haley Rausch
Worship assistant- Marv Hendershot
Projectionist- Sarah Cluver
Monday, 6:30-
Acolyte- Loren Howard
Worship assistant- Roy Bohning
Projectionist- Cara Klaustermeier
Altar clean up- Cara Klaustermeier
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What was the Nazirite vow? A Nazarite was to abstain from wine and intoxicating liquor or eating or drinking that contained them. They were not to cut the hair on their heads and not to become ritually impure by coming into contact with corpses or graves even those of his relatives.
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TODAY'S QUIZ: What could someone who was born of a forbidden marriage not do?
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NEWS:
THE MARCH NEWSLETTER IS ATTACHED!! Please read it!
Sunday Worship. Enjoy!
SPECIAL VOTER'S MEETING ON SUNDAY TO CHOOSE AN ARCHITECT!!!
Our building committee has been at work interviewing architects and is ready to put forth their recommendations to the voter's assembly for approval. A voting member is any confirmed member of St. John's 18 years old or older. Please mark your calendars and join us for this special meeting. It will begin immediately following our 9am service and will not last more than a half hour.
YOUTH STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION NEEDS
- People to buy tickets for the dinner! If you like steak and you want to help out your youth, please consider coming!
- People to buy $500 Pot O Gold raffle tickets. They are being sold after each worship service and can also be purchased from pastor at any time.
- Donations for the auction!! Please consider donating a gift basket, gently used or new items that you own, season tickets to something, anything that will sell well and will help our youth reach their goal to get to the National Youth Gathering.
SPECIAL ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE AT 11AM on MARCH 6!!!
I know that for many reasons, people cannot make it to the evening worship service, and so I'd like to make another worship service available.
I need your help though. There are many in our church family who don't drive, and I would like to have three or four volunteers to go out and pick them up to bring them to church and back home again. If I get enough interest, I may even try to have a lunch meal for everyone who is there.
We will still have our regular Lenten supper at 5:30, hosted by our youth group and parents, and worship at 6:30 as well.
Please let me know if you would be willing to help pick people up and take them home again, or if you'd like to help with a noon meal. Let's make this a good event, and if it works out we might do it monthly.
Thank you so much for your willingness to serve!
TELL THE NEXT GENERATION FAMILY MINISTRY CONFERENCE IS SATURDAY, MARCH 9, FROM 9-3 AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH in HARVESTER!!
Ministry to, among, and with families with young children is crucial to a vibrant and growing church. At the same time it is getting harder and harder to do such ministry for so many different reasons. This conference will give us an opportunity to get some new ideas, learn from those who have been and are successful in this type of ministry and grow together as brothers and sisters in Christ. I would like people to attend with me! If you can go, even if it is just for a few hours, please let me know! Let's make Family Ministry great again!!
PREGNANCY OPTIONS CENTER NEEDS
- Underwriters for our fundraiser banquet coming up Thursday, March 21. This is so we can allow people to attend without having to have people purchase tickets.
- Banquet attendees. It begins at 6:30 on March 21 at Holy Rosary, and will go to approximately 8:30
- Nurses with ultrasound certification or those willing to take the training to be certified. We are very close to getting our ultrasound, and we just need people who are able to do it!
- MONEY!!!! We are running on empty as far as funds are concerned! If you'd care to donate please go to http://www.pocofwarrencounty.org/ and you will find tons of options to help out this most worthy cause.
OPERATION BACKPACk FOOD FOR FEBRUARY IS CANNED VEGGIES
Individual cups are preferred, but any canned vegetables are appreciated. Please bring them up to church and put them in the "Backpack Blessings" receptacle in the narthex.
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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ST JOHN'S GOALS FOR 2019!!!
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!!
PRAYERS:
For MARILYN FOSTER who is home after gall bladder surgery.
For RICH AND PEGGY TALBERT'S DAUGHTER, MICHELLE PERKINS, who is dealing with complications due to newfound diabetes.
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
