Daily Email: Wednesday, February 3, 2016

DEVOTION: Hebrews 3:1-6
3 Therefore, holy brothers,^[a] you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, ² who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's^[b] house. ³ For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. ⁴ (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) ⁵ Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, ⁶ but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
 
We are called a lot of things when it comes to our relationship with Jesus.  Today we are called his house.  What does it mean that we are God's house?  Well, let's see what the verse says:
1. The builder has more honor than the building.  Yes, a nice house is nice to look at, and if it is functional, it will be a house that is good for many things.  If the house is sturdy it will stand for many years and withstand tons of storms, but when all is said and done, it is the builder who will be esteemed for his craftsmanship and attention to detail.  So it is with us.  We are created by Jesus to be beautiful, functional, and strong.  He created us for his purpose which is simply to love him.  So we do what he created us and sustains us for. 
 
2. "Moses was faithful IN all God's house as a servant...... but Christ is faithful OVER God's house as a Son."  Christ is over us.  He is our owner.  As our owner, he doesn't abuse us or treat us harshly, but loves us, cares for us, and keeps us free of things that will harm our structure to tear us down.  A house can't take care of itself.  Neither can we take care of our spiritual selves.  We may be able to care for our bodies by eating what is right, exercising, and getting good sleep, but if our soul isn't cared for we will crumble into dust. 
 
3. "We are God's house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope."  Holding fast to confidence and hope is the one thing that makes Christianity different from all other Religions.  All others hold fast to what a person can do and is commanded to do by God.  We hold fast to what Christ has done!  We have confidence in Christ, not ourselves. 
 
You are Christ's house!  Live like it!  Be sturdy (confident).... in JESUS!  Be functional (serve the Lord).... by the power of the Holy Spirit. And be beautiful in the love of Jesus!! 
 
Prayer: Lord, we are your house,. Keep cleaning us, shoring us up, and filling us with your goodness and grace.  Amen.

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CALENDAR:
Wed- Choir 7pm

Sat-  worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45; SCRIP ORDERS DUE
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WORSHIP WORKERS:  
Acolyte-  8:30- Zack Hoelscher; 11- Hannah Johnson

Ushers-  Don Hance, Rich Boeger, Doug Walters, Don Tate

Altar- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean up- Terry McKenzie

Elders- Sat- Jason Cluver; 8:30- Roy Bohning; 11- Randy Sweet

Greeters- 8:30- Don and Donna Sherman; 11- Randy and Patty Sweet

Lay readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; 8:30-  Roy Bohning; 11 -  Randy Sweet

Sat. Pianist- Kathy Barrow

Sun 11am pianist- Molly Hendershot

Organist-  Rachel Fisher

Projectionists:  Sat- Tony and Sandra Perricone 8:30-  Sarah Cluver; 11- Hannah Johnson
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YESTERDAY'S  BIBLE QUIZ:     What is an ephod?

 

Here is Don Nolte's fine answer:  An ephod is a vest woven in a pattern of squares.  The ephod, breastplate, lace of blue, and a blue robe were luxurious apparal worn by the priests.

 

 

Here is Pat King's answer for a little humor to start your day!!  (I'd share the picture, but it is too big to fit.)

I'm back!!!! And I know this one. Don't even have to look it up.

 

An "ephod" is an Old Testament iPad. For real! Everyone thinks those old dudes used to just text by chipping away on rocks. But Noooooooooo! They had ephods! First one was invented by a dude named:  Betzalel Sha'ar (aka: translated into Bill Gates). It was a big hit with teens.

 

But the oldies had a different definition of it: A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in gold, and fastened by a girdle of the same stuff as the ephod. The ephod for the priests was of plain linen; that for the high priest was richly embroidered in colors. The breastplate of the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front.

 

In other words, a fancy name for an apron.

 

 

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TODAY'S QUIZ: What rite made the priest a priest?  (Hint: It's the same thing that makes a pastor a pastor.)

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NEWS!!!! 

STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION COMING UP SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13!!!

Get your tickets for the dinner!  $25 each

Raffle tickets are also available to win a $500 prizes. 

Call Kelsey at 573-803-7826 for either of these or to donate items to the auction or to just give a cash donation.

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LENT STARTS NEXT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, WITH ASH WEDNESDAY!!  MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND PLAN OT ATTEND!

Fried Chicken Supper begins at 5:30

Worship w/imposition of ashes and holy communion begins at 6:30

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SCRIP ORDERS ARE DUE THIS SUNDAY!!!
If you haven't got your order in yet, please do so Sunday, and make sure you include a check or cash with your order!!  Whatever percentage you see next to the store from which you order a gift card is the amount of money we receive.  

If you buy $200 worth of gift cards we could get anywhere between $5 and $20 and even more in free money!!  What a great way to support your family/church!!  

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YOUTH STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!!

Tickets are $25 a piece.  All proceeds go to help our youth afford their trip down to New Orleans for the National Youth Gathering as well as do many other service projects and youth events.

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SPRINGTIME IN BRANSON

Sign the sheet in the narthex if you are interested in a two day trip to Branson on April 16 and 17.  Cost will be around #300 per person.  The itinerary for Saturday upon arrival in Branson is to head to the College of the Ozarks (a.k.a. Hard Work U) for a tour led by a college student.  . From there we will go to do a self guided tour of the Keeter Museum.  Saturday evening we will go to the Sight and Sound Theater for "Moses".  This is the first year for "Moses" in Branson.  Watch the February newsletter for more details.  There will be a surprise for Sunday.  We are running out of time, so please, if you know your friends want to go, sign up quickly as deposits need to be made and tickets purchased.  Remember, the more people we get to go the cheaper it is for all.

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2016 ALTAR FLOWER CHART IS STILL PRETTY EMPTY!!

It is hanging on the bulletin board in the narthex.  Sign up if you wish to place flowers on the altar!  If it is for a special occasion (in memory of loved one, birthday, anniversary, etc.) please indicate that as well.  Cost is $25 payable to St. John's. 

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OPERATION BACKPACK FOR FEBRUARY IS CANNED VEGETABLES!!  ANY SIZE CANS ARE APPRECIATED!

You can also do individual size cups.

 

(Remember this is for the poor and needy children of our community and county that often receive two breakfast and lunch at school, and have very little or no food at home.)

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GENERAL PRAYERS:

For RUTH WALTERS as she recovers from knee replacement surgery.

For MANY WHO ARE DEALING with this nasty virus that has been going around for several weeks. 

 

For PASTOR MCCRACKEN, from Trinity in Troy, who is on a two month leave to heal from cancer treatments.

 

For PASTOR PIPER, from St. Paul, New Melle, as he recovers from a heart attack he had while running a 5K in Florida.

 

For THOSE DEALING WITH FLOODING PROBLEMS in the days and weeks ahead, that the Lord would provide for their needs, and use us, if need be, to help. 

 

For DENISE SCHLESSELMANN as she is in need of more funding to continue her mission work in the Czech Republic.

 

Daily Email: Tuesday, February 2, 2016

DEVOTION: Deuteronomy 34 English Standard Version (ESV)
"The Death of Moses"

34 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, ² all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, ³ the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. ⁴ And the Lord said to him, "This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, 'I will give it to your offspring.' I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there." ⁵ So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord, ⁶ and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but no one knows the place of his burial to this day. ⁷ Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eye was undimmed, and his vigor unabated. ⁸ And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

⁹ And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses. ¹⁰ And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, ¹¹ none like him for all the signs and the wonders that the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land, ¹² and for all the mighty power and all the great deeds of terror that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.
 
Yes, there was none like Moses before or after him, that the Lord knew face to face.  But also Moses was counted among the Israelites who was not allowed to enter the Promised Land because of his sin.  In stead of speaking to the rock so that water gushed out of it, as the Lord had commanded him, he decided to strike the rock instead.  That little sin, as trivial as it may sound, was what kept Moses from entering.  It may sounded trivial, but it wasn't to God.  To God it looked like disobedience just like Adam and Eve's.  To God it looked like a sin he would have to send His Son to die for.  To God, that one sin deserved hell just as much as a million other sins that Moses had committed. 
 
When you are thinking of your own sinfulness, don't compare it to others.  You may be better than others, and your sins may not even compare in how serious you think they are.  But just remember that God kicked Adam and Eve out of the garden for eating a piece of fruit that was off limits.  He considers all sins rebellion against him.  As innocent as you may think they are, there is no such thing as innocent sin. 
 
All sin, even if it is just one lone sin, condemns!
 
At the same time, we see him at the Transfiguration speaking with the Lord Jesus.  That tells us something.  It tells us that the Lord Jesus was still with Him even in death.  It shows us that Moses is still alive with Jesus!  Jesus saved Moses just like He will save you!
 
Rejoice that even though your sin is serious, Christ's grace is more serious!  He has conquered sin and death!
 
Prayer: Lord, help me to realize the seriousness of my sins so that I may turn to you, my Savior!  Amen.

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CALENDAR:

Tues-  Quilting 9-2; "Christianity the First Three Centuries" video series 11:30-12:15

Wed- Choir 7pm

Sat-  worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45; SCRIP ORDERS DUE
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WORSHIP WORKERS:  
Acolyte-  8:30- Zack Hoelscher; 11- Hannah Johnson

Ushers-  Don Hance, Rich Boeger, Doug Walters, Don Tate

Altar- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean up- Terry McKenzie

Elders- Sat- Jason Cluver; 8:30- Roy Bohning; 11- Randy Sweet

Greeters- 8:30- Don and Donna Sherman; 11- Randy and Patty Sweet

Lay readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; 8:30-  Roy Bohning; 11 -  Randy Sweet

Sat. Pianist- Kathy Barrow

Sun 11am pianist- Molly Hendershot

Organist-  Rachel Fisher

Projectionists:  Sat- Tony and Sandra Perricone 8:30-  Sarah Cluver; 11- Hannah Johnson
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YESTERDAY'S  BIBLE QUIZ:    From whom did Moses get most of the materials for the tabernacle?

Moses asked for contributions from the people.  Contributions received were gold silver and bronze, blue, purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goat's hair, tanned  rams' skins, goatskins, acacia wood, oil for the lamps, spices for anointing oil and the fragrant incense, onyx stones, and stones for setting for the ephod and for the breast plates. THANKS AGAIN DON NOLTE!!

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TODAY'S BIBLE QUIZ: What is an ephod?

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NEWS!!!! 

STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION COMING UP SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13!!!

Get your tickets for the dinner!  $25 each

Raffle tickets are also available to win a $500 prizes. 

Call Kelsey at 573-803-7826 for either of these or to donate items to the auction or to just give a cash donation.

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LENT STARTS NEXT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, WITH ASH WEDNESDAY!!  MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND PLAN OT ATTEND!

Fried Chicken Supper begins at 5:30

Worship w/imposition of ashes and holy communion begins at 6:30

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SCRIP ORDERS ARE DUE THIS SUNDAY!!!
If you haven't got your order in yet, please do so Sunday, and make sure you include a check or cash with your order!!  Whatever percentage you see next to the store from which you order a gift card is the amount of money we receive.  

If you buy $200 worth of gift cards we could get anywhere between $5 and $20 and even more in free money!!  What a great way to support your family/church!!  

______________________________________________________________________________________________

YOUTH STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!!

Tickets are $25 a piece.  All proceeds go to help our youth afford their trip down to New Orleans for the National Youth Gathering as well as do many other service projects and youth events.

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SPRINGTIME IN BRANSON

Sign the sheet in the narthex if you are interested in a two day trip to Branson on April 16 and 17.  Cost will be around #300 per person.  The itinerary for Saturday upon arrival in Branson is to head to the College of the Ozarks (a.k.a. Hard Work U) for a tour led by a college student.  . From there we will go to do a self guided tour of the Keeter Museum.  Saturday evening we will go to the Sight and Sound Theater for "Moses".  This is the first year for "Moses" in Branson.  Watch the February newsletter for more details.  There will be a surprise for Sunday.  We are running out of time, so please, if you know your friends want to go, sign up quickly as deposits need to be made and tickets purchased.  Remember, the more people we get to go the cheaper it is for all.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2016 ALTAR FLOWER CHART IS STILL PRETTY EMPTY!!

It is hanging on the bulletin board in the narthex.  Sign up if you wish to place flowers on the altar!  If it is for a special occasion (in memory of loved one, birthday, anniversary, etc.) please indicate that as well.  Cost is $25 payable to St. John's. 

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 DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM RECEIVING THIS DAILY EMAIL?

If you know of someone who isn't currently receiving my daily emails but would like to, please reply to this email with their email address and I will add them to the list.  THANK YOU!

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OPERATION BACKPACK FOR FEBRUARY IS CANNED VEGETABLES!!  ANY SIZE CANS ARE APPRECIATED!

You can also do individual size cups.

 

(Remember this is for the poor and needy children of our community and county that often receive two breakfast and lunch at school, and have very little or no food at home.)

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GENERAL PRAYERS:

 For RUTH WALTERS as she recovers from knee replacement surgery.

For PASTOR KLAUSTERMEIER as he tries to recover from bronchitis (and who knows what else.)

 

For PASTOR MCCRACKEN, from Trinity in Troy, who is on a two month leave to heal from cancer treatments.

 

For PASTOR PIPER, from St. Paul, New Melle, as he recovers from a heart attack he had while running a 5K in Florida.

 

For THOSE DEALING WITH FLOODING PROBLEMS in the days and weeks ahead, that the Lord would provide for their needs, and use us, if need be, to help. 

 

For DENISE SCHLESSELMANN as she is in need of more funding to continue her mission work in the Czech Republic.

 

Fwd: January newsletter

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Subject: January newsletter

Hi,

I hope you are all doing well. The weather here in the Czech Republic is not very wintry.   Please enjoy my newsletter. Thank you for your continued prayers and financial support. It makes it possible for me to be here. 

Denise

Sermon from yesterday 1/31/16

 Watch it and share it with someone who needs to hear about Christ's love!
 
https://youtu.be/rIYuidyVtXw

Family Night Canceled for Tonight

Due to illness among many off our regular Family Night Attendees, and yours truly, we are going to cancel Family Night for tonight.  It will resume after Lent in April.  

Have a blessed day!

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PUBLISHED BY THE MISSOURI DISTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH—MISSOURI SYNOD JANUARY 29, 2016 The Missouri District is very excited about our new additional efforts to communicate with you. In addition to our current website, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn communications, we are expanding to include the following: Weekly Voice of Missouri e-newsletter (The Voice of Missouri will no longer be a quarterly, printed and mailed newspaper) Monthly extended printable version of the Voice of Missouri e-newsletter Monthly District Newsnotes (important Missouri District wide related news/announcements and events) that will be sent to church offices to be placed in the church's newsletters/bulletins and/or website. This is the fourth edition of the new weekly Voice of Missouri e-newsletter. It will be e-mailed weekly on a Friday. We hope you enjoy it! Retired School Administrators Recognized At the Missouri District Mid-year Administrators' Conference on Friday, January 22 four administrators were recognized as they are retiring at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Read more... New Americans Who Love to Sing By Judith Meyer, Timothy Lutheran Church and Christian Friends of New American's                                                   Betty Mulat. 1st row, 2nd from right Diana Wulu. 2nd row, 2nd from right Betty Mulat, born in the Sudan, and Diana Wulu, who was born in Liberia, are both juniors at Lutheran High School South, St. Louis. They have been singing in school choirs since they both attended Word of Life Lutheran School, and now are members of the elite Lancer Singers of Lutheran South. Both are CFNA scholarship students.  Read more . . . Transfiguration Is The Focus of Feb. 7 Bach at the Sem Concert Program features three cantatas The upcoming Bach at the Sem concert at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis has as its theme the person of Christ, true God and true Man, with whom Christians journey in the coming season of Lent. The third concert of the 23rd season will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus on the campus of Concordia Seminary with a selection of works by J.S. Bach performed by the American Kantorei under Music Director Dr. Maurice Boyer.  Read more . . .       The Lutheran Women's Missionary League of the Missouri District's 24th Biennial Convention will be held June 3-5 in Cape Girardeau, Mo.  The theme for this convention is "God's Love Spans the Centuries". Click here for additional information and to register to attend.   Announcements/Other News The LCMS Foundation is taking applications for two paid internship opportunities for college students (Business Intern and Legal Intern). The LCMS Foundation sees these internships as a way to expose people to the work of the LCMS at the national level and to increase awareness of the LCMS Foundation and their work in charitable gift planning and congregational endowment/investment management. At the same time, with the Lord's blessing and guidance, they also hope to use these experiences to help raise up the next generation of leaders in the church. Please click on the below job titles for details on the positions and how to apply. Business Intern Legal Intern Bringing Faith to life in living color through live painting performances is the original goal of Mike Lewis, The Jesus Painter, whose organization will be sharing his gifts and talents at a live performance at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Washington on Friday, March 18th at 7 PM. Read more . . . District and Church Events            ( Peer Ministry Training for High School Students, Missouri District Junior High Spring Retreat, National Youth Gathering and            RSTM: Engaging Your Community Event) Installations and Ordinations Personnel Changes and Calling Congregations LCMS Missouri District News                            (Send Me St. Louis Announces Winter/Spring Training Schedule) Obituaries

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Daily Email: Monday, February 1, 2016

DEVOTION: Psalm 99

1 The Lord reigns,
    let the nations tremble;
he sits enthroned between the cherubim,
    let the earth shake.
2 Great is the Lord in Zion;
    he is exalted over all the nations.
3 Let them praise your great and awesome name—
    he is holy.

4 The King is mighty, he loves justice—
    you have established equity;
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.
5 Exalt the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
    Samuel was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
    and he answered them.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

8 Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,
    though you punished their misdeeds.[a]
9 Exalt the Lord our God
    and worship at his holy mountain,

    for the Lord our God is holy.  

Did you catch verse 8, especially the part that says, "you were to Israel a forgiving God, though you punished their misdeeds."  God is just and he isn't going to let the misdeeds of his creation go unchecked.  Imagine if you never scolded your child after you told him not to run out into the parking lot.  He'd keep doing it and eventually get hit by a car.  

If the Lord doesn't discipline us as we need, we will continue in our sin and eventually lose our faith because of it, causing us to lose our eternal life in paradise.  He doesn't want that for us.  he wants us to be with him forever.  

Make no mistake,, he doesn't enjoy it when his children suffer.  He doesn't take joy in giving us the consequences we deserve.  He would rather that we stay away from sin all together.  Yet, he knows that we still will.  That is why he is a "forgiving God".  He forgave us for the sake of His Son, Jesus, because he knew we would never be free from sin on our own.  Because Jesus took on our punishment willingly and perfectly, and because He suffered the penalty of hell and died for us, the Lord God, our good Father, canceled our debt.  

He is our good, good Father. and we are loved and forgiven by Him!  There is no better relationship than that!  Trust in that relationship today!

Prayer: Lord, bless us to know that you are our good Father who, at times, must discipline us because you love us that much.  We ask you to discipline us ass we need so that we may not be disqualified for the eternal prize.  Amen. 

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CALENDAR:

Mon- Confirmation 5-6:15; Family Night 6:15-7:30

Tues-  Quilting 9-2; "Christianity the First Three Centuries" video series 11:30-12:15

Wed- Choir 7pm

Sat-  worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45; SCRIP ORDERS DUE
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WORSHIP WORKERS:  
Acolyte-  8:30- Zack Hoelscher; 11- Hannah Johnson

Ushers-  Don Hance, Rich Boeger, Doug Walters, Don Tate

Altar- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean up- Terry McKenzie

Elders- Sat- Jason Cluver; 8:30- Roy Bohning; 11- Randy Sweet

Greeters- 8:30- Don and Donna Sherman; 11- Randy and Patty Sweet

Lay readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; 8:30-  Roy Bohning; 11 -  Randy Sweet

Sat. Pianist- Kathy Barrow

Sun 11am pianist- Molly Hendershot

Organist-  Rachel Fisher

Projectionists:  Sat- Tony and Sandra Perricone 8:30-  Sarah Cluver; 11- Hannah Johnson
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YESTERDAY'S  BIBLE QUIZ:   How did Moses (God through Moses) make the bitter water sweet?

The Lord showed him a piece of wood and Moses threw it in the water and the water became sweet.  (Thanks Don Nolte!!)

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TODAY'S QUIZ: From whom did Moses get most of the materials for the tabernacle?

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NEWS!!!! 

SCRIP ORDERS ARE DUE THIS SUNDAY!!!
If you haven't got your order in yet, please do so Sunday, and make sure you include a check or cash with your order!!  Whatever percentage you see next to the store from which you order a gift card is the amount of money we receive.  

If you buy $200 worth of gift cards we could get anywhere between $5 and $20 in free money!!  What a great way to support your family/church!!  

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NEW MEMBER DINNER WAS GREAT YESTERDAY!!  

We had close to 60 new members present (about 2/3 of those on the list.), plus several of our elders, our board of stewardship, and our board of outreach!  

Please introduce yourself to people you don't know when you see them at church. They are part of your family as you are both brothers and sisters in Christ!

I just wish I felt better so I could've enjoyed it more (especially the food).  Thanks for putting up with me in my weakened condition everyone!

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YOUTH STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!!

Tickets are $25 a piece.  All proceeds go to help our youth afford their trip down to New Orleans for the National Youth Gathering as well as do many other service projects and youth events.

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SPRINGTIME IN BRANSON

Sign the sheet in the narthex if you are interested in a two day trip to Branson on April 16 and 17.  Cost will be around #300 per person.  The itinerary for Saturday upon arrival in Branson is to head to the College of the Ozarks (a.k.a. Hard Work U) for a tour led by a college student.  . From there we will go to do a self guided tour of the Keeter Museum.  Saturday evening we will go to the Sight and Sound Theater for "Moses".  This is the first year for "Moses" in Branson.  Watch the February newsletter for more details.  There will be a surprise for Sunday.  We are running out of time, so please, if you know your friends want to go, sign up quickly as deposits need to be made and tickets purchased.  Remember, the more people we get to go the cheaper it is for all.

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2016 ALTAR FLOWER CHART IS STILL PRETTY EMPTY!!

It is hanging on the bulletin board in the narthex.  Sign up if you wish to place flowers on the altar!  If it is for a special occasion (in memory of loved one, birthday, anniversary, etc.) please indicate that as well.  Cost is $25 payable to St. John's. 

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 DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM RECEIVING THIS DAILY EMAIL?

If you know of someone who isn't currently receiving my daily emails but would like to, please reply to this email with their email address and I will add them to the list.  THANK YOU!

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OPERATION BACKPACK FOR JANUARY IS CANNED FRUIT!!

You can also do individual size cups.

 

(Remember this is for the poor and needy children of our community and county that often receive two breakfast and lunch at school, and have very little or no food at home.)

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GENERAL PRAYERS:

 For RUTH WALTERS as she recovers from knee replacement surgery.

For PASTOR KLAUSTERMEIER as he tries to recover from bronchitis (and who knows what else.)

 

For PASTOR MCCRACKEN, from Trinity in Troy, who is on a two month leave to heal from cancer treatments.

 

For PASTOR PIPER, from St. Paul, New Melle, as he recovers from a heart attack he had while running a 5K in Florida.

 

For THOSE DEALING WITH FLOODING PROBLEMS in the days and weeks ahead, that the Lord would provide for their needs, and use us, if need be, to help. 

 

For DENISE SCHLESSELMANN as she is in need of more funding to continue her mission work in the Czech Republic.

 

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