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The Career Center is having a big job fair RIGHT NOW!! The career center is across from Kroger and right next to College Methodist in Warrenton.
St. John's Group Email Wednesday, May 11, 2011
DEVOTION from Lutheran Hour Ministries.
... The wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in the LORD; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory. Isaiah 41:16b
A few weeks ago most of us didn't know what EF5 stood for.
Now we know, and we wish we didn't. Now we know an EF5 is the biggest, nastiest, most destructive tornado that can be measured. At least one of the tornadoes that hit the southern states last month was rated an EF5. As the others are evaluated, it is expected they will be awarded a similar unpleasant rating.
Because we have seen the pictures and films we also know that any tornado -- no matter what the rating -- has the ability to flatten homes, turn a community upside down and mess with plans, hopes, families, futures and lives.
What some are not sure of is why?
Why do such storms happen and why do they hurt so many good people? We want to know if God has the power to stop such things, why doesn't He? Surely a caring God could do that, couldn't He? These are the kinds of questions that can sometimes shake a Christian's faith.
This is why some answers need to be given. First, you should know these things happen because this is a sinful world and a sinful world produces terrible things. When good people get in the path of a terrible thing, especially an EF5 tornado, they will get hurt.
And why doesn't the all-powerful God stop these tornadoes? It's certainly not because He doesn't care, He does care. Although every storm like this does produce stories of miraculous deliverances, generally the Lord does not directly and miraculously intervene. Generally the Lord, who has called this world's laws into being, lets those laws function unchanged.
Does that sound like He doesn't care? If so, look at the manger of Bethlehem; look at the scourged Savior; stand before Calvary's cross. Never think, not for a moment, that God doesn't care. So we might escape the eternal penalties of sin, Jesus lived, died and rose.
Because of what Jesus has done, an EF5 doesn't have the final word in the lives of God's people.
Never! And that deliverance is the handiwork of a caring God.
THE PRAYER: Father in heaven, we come to You and ask that You will send an extra measure of the Holy Spirit upon those whose lives have been upset and torn apart by these tornadoes. Be with all those who are trying to recover from a disaster. Be with them and let them see that Jesus is the Victor over sin and sin's worst actions. In the Name of the Lord Jesus I pray it. Amen
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
TODAY's QUIZ: To what tune is Psalm 22 set?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
CATECHISM:
Question: What basic distinction should we keep in mind in order to understand the Bible?
Answer:
We must sharply distiguish between the Law and the Gospel in the Bible.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Siera Jaeger, Lauren Jones, Robyn McNew, Amber Vossen
Mon- Jessica Gilkey
Wed- Krissy Schulze
Fri- Ken Moore
Sat- Sarah Bunge
Sun- Barbara Perricone, Paula Shull
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANNIVERSARIES:
Wed- Vernon and Hilde Heichelbech; Steve and Toni Mauch; Doug and Evy Norris
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Wed- bell choir 6:30
Thurs- nothing
Fri- Bible study @ Hendershot's 7pm
Sat- work day 8-11am; visitation for Les Sherman 11am; memorial service- noon; luncheon immediately after service; worship 5pm; Trivia 6pm
Sun- worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am; quarterly voter's meeting 11:30
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- Perricone; Sun- Woolf
Elder- Sat- Robine, Sun- Turnure
Ushers- Wnter, Scott, Woolf
Acolyte- Brockfeld
Lay reader- Sat- Robine; Sun- Junker
Greeters- Schien
Altar- Setup- Luebke; Clean Up- Schlesselmann
Organist- Hilgendorf
Tellers- Team #3
______________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
TRIVIA NIGHT THIS SATURDAY @ 6pm
$5 per person! (Proceeds will go to purchase the rest of the tables we need for church.) Bring your favorite beverages and snack and your team! Call the church office to let us know you have a team!!!
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
OAFC (Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ) will be here June 3-5
This is a group of high school age youth and their adult leaders who goes to a different church once a month and canvasses neighborhoods for that church. They do a survey that asks questions like, "What church do you go to?" "Do you know about Jesus?" and "Are you going to heaven?" They also help to lead worship and go to a nursing home to minister to the people there.
What we need from you is the following:
HOUSING- They will be here all weekend and so they will need housing for Friday and Saturday night and breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning. All other meals will be at church. There will be approximately 15 people so any housing arrangements you can provide would be appreciated.
SUPPORT and PARTICIPATION- If you have time available on Saturday, please come and join them in their activities. You will be greatly blessed!
HELP WITH MEALS- Not sure what the meals will be yet, but if you would like to help with them it would be greatly appreciated. It would consist of lunch and supper on Saturday and lunch on Sunday after Bible study. It may just be Subway for lunch and pizza for supper and then a light carry in on Sunday morning.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MEN AND KIDS FISHING DERBY SATURDAY, MAY 21
This is a day for dads and granddads to spend with their kids, grandkids, and even other people's kids if you want. Fish any lake or pond you would like. Stop fishing at 11am and bring your catch to the Starks property on Firetower Rd. Prizes will be awarded for kids and an adult. Lunch will commence at 1pm.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ADULTS ONLY LUAU ON SATURDAY, JUNE 4 5:30-whenever pm at Walt and Betty Schirr's house.
$12 per person: Hawaiian dress is encouraged!! Invite your friends!!!
Sign up on the sheet on the counter in the narthex. Checks made payable to Betty Schirr.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
TORNADO RELIEF EFFORTS
Go to lcms.org/worldrelief or mail a check to LCMS World Relief and Human Care PO Box 66861 St Louis, MO 63166-6861 (write "Tornado Relief" in the memo line.)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS AGAPE
We have supported this organization for many years, ever since Pastor Langhoff along with a concerned group of individuals organized it and got it going back almost 20 years ago.
This year is a little different because two of their usual grants were denied this year totalling $145,000. They are in desperate need of funds and support.
Anything you can provide will be a blessing to them and to the hundreds and even thousands of people they serve.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HELP WITH LES SHERMAN'S MEMORIAL LUNCHEON NEEDED
There will be a luncheon served after the memorial service for Les Sherman on Sat., May 14th. We are expecting a large attendance. If anyone would like to donate a salad or dessert please contact one of the following: Libby, 456-7164; Lil Winter, 585-2525; or Wilma Weigle, 456-9684.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GET YOUR QUESTIONAIRES IN ASAP!!
Last week each communicant member of the church received a letter and a questionaire concerning your view of how things are going with your church. You have one more week to get them filled out and sent to Pastor Wyssmann.
Please fill it out thoroughly. If you are having some sort of trouble with the church, please make sure you make that known. If everything is going great and you are pleased with the church and things going on, make sure you make that known as well. We need to be able to rejoice and have joy in all that God is doing a well.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VISITATION AND MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR LES SHERMAN IS THIS SATURDAY
Visitation 11am-12noon; service- noon; luncheon immediately following.
Memorial gifts are to be made to St. John's Lutheran Church for the general fund.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NAMES OF THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES REQUESTED
I would like to know who all of the college graduates are so that we can pray for them during worship in the weeks ahead.
So far I know of Torre Linke and David Tate as college graduates this year. David's graduation is this Saturday at Tulsa University and Torre's graduation is at Mizzou on the following Saturday, May 14th.
Allen Berryman and Miranda Linstruth are the high school graduates that I know of.
You can also include friends and family members who are not members of St. John's here:
From Lil and Dave Winter's family
Hendershots granddaughter
Reply to this email if you want to include anyone.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For GARRETT SPOEDE who is having surgery today on some infected bones in his foot.
For PAT MANNESS, who has been moved to Parklawn Rehab in Wentzville.
For MARVIN RAHN, Jim Rahn's father, who is recovering after brain surgery and is having severe headaches and swelling.
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who will be undergoing three chemo treatments this week.
For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of LES SHERMAN who are mourning his passing.
For the HILGENDORF FAMILY as they mourn the loss of Gene's sister Gertie.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who is recovering miraculously after being unconcscious and on life support for over two weeks. .
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR DAVE AND LINDA CALLIES DAUGHTER, who is going to be ordained this coming Saturday.
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR DOUG AND RUTH WALTERS FAMILY as they have a new grandson Iain Christopher King.
For VINCE KETTERER'S FATHER who is doing better and has been moved to a rehab center.
For LISA RAUSCH'S DAD who continues to recover after falling and breaking a vertebrae. It was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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... The wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in the LORD; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory. Isaiah 41:16b
A few weeks ago most of us didn't know what EF5 stood for.
Now we know, and we wish we didn't. Now we know an EF5 is the biggest, nastiest, most destructive tornado that can be measured. At least one of the tornadoes that hit the southern states last month was rated an EF5. As the others are evaluated, it is expected they will be awarded a similar unpleasant rating.
Because we have seen the pictures and films we also know that any tornado -- no matter what the rating -- has the ability to flatten homes, turn a community upside down and mess with plans, hopes, families, futures and lives.
What some are not sure of is why?
Why do such storms happen and why do they hurt so many good people? We want to know if God has the power to stop such things, why doesn't He? Surely a caring God could do that, couldn't He? These are the kinds of questions that can sometimes shake a Christian's faith.
This is why some answers need to be given. First, you should know these things happen because this is a sinful world and a sinful world produces terrible things. When good people get in the path of a terrible thing, especially an EF5 tornado, they will get hurt.
And why doesn't the all-powerful God stop these tornadoes? It's certainly not because He doesn't care, He does care. Although every storm like this does produce stories of miraculous deliverances, generally the Lord does not directly and miraculously intervene. Generally the Lord, who has called this world's laws into being, lets those laws function unchanged.
Does that sound like He doesn't care? If so, look at the manger of Bethlehem; look at the scourged Savior; stand before Calvary's cross. Never think, not for a moment, that God doesn't care. So we might escape the eternal penalties of sin, Jesus lived, died and rose.
Because of what Jesus has done, an EF5 doesn't have the final word in the lives of God's people.
Never! And that deliverance is the handiwork of a caring God.
THE PRAYER: Father in heaven, we come to You and ask that You will send an extra measure of the Holy Spirit upon those whose lives have been upset and torn apart by these tornadoes. Be with all those who are trying to recover from a disaster. Be with them and let them see that Jesus is the Victor over sin and sin's worst actions. In the Name of the Lord Jesus I pray it. Amen
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
TODAY's QUIZ: To what tune is Psalm 22 set?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
CATECHISM:
Question: What basic distinction should we keep in mind in order to understand the Bible?
Answer:
We must sharply distiguish between the Law and the Gospel in the Bible.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Siera Jaeger, Lauren Jones, Robyn McNew, Amber Vossen
Mon- Jessica Gilkey
Wed- Krissy Schulze
Fri- Ken Moore
Sat- Sarah Bunge
Sun- Barbara Perricone, Paula Shull
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANNIVERSARIES:
Wed- Vernon and Hilde Heichelbech; Steve and Toni Mauch; Doug and Evy Norris
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Wed- bell choir 6:30
Thurs- nothing
Fri- Bible study @ Hendershot's 7pm
Sat- work day 8-11am; visitation for Les Sherman 11am; memorial service- noon; luncheon immediately after service; worship 5pm; Trivia 6pm
Sun- worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am; quarterly voter's meeting 11:30
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- Perricone; Sun- Woolf
Elder- Sat- Robine, Sun- Turnure
Ushers- Wnter, Scott, Woolf
Acolyte- Brockfeld
Lay reader- Sat- Robine; Sun- Junker
Greeters- Schien
Altar- Setup- Luebke; Clean Up- Schlesselmann
Organist- Hilgendorf
Tellers- Team #3
______________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
TRIVIA NIGHT THIS SATURDAY @ 6pm
$5 per person! (Proceeds will go to purchase the rest of the tables we need for church.) Bring your favorite beverages and snack and your team! Call the church office to let us know you have a team!!!
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
OAFC (Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ) will be here June 3-5
This is a group of high school age youth and their adult leaders who goes to a different church once a month and canvasses neighborhoods for that church. They do a survey that asks questions like, "What church do you go to?" "Do you know about Jesus?" and "Are you going to heaven?" They also help to lead worship and go to a nursing home to minister to the people there.
What we need from you is the following:
HOUSING- They will be here all weekend and so they will need housing for Friday and Saturday night and breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning. All other meals will be at church. There will be approximately 15 people so any housing arrangements you can provide would be appreciated.
SUPPORT and PARTICIPATION- If you have time available on Saturday, please come and join them in their activities. You will be greatly blessed!
HELP WITH MEALS- Not sure what the meals will be yet, but if you would like to help with them it would be greatly appreciated. It would consist of lunch and supper on Saturday and lunch on Sunday after Bible study. It may just be Subway for lunch and pizza for supper and then a light carry in on Sunday morning.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MEN AND KIDS FISHING DERBY SATURDAY, MAY 21
This is a day for dads and granddads to spend with their kids, grandkids, and even other people's kids if you want. Fish any lake or pond you would like. Stop fishing at 11am and bring your catch to the Starks property on Firetower Rd. Prizes will be awarded for kids and an adult. Lunch will commence at 1pm.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ADULTS ONLY LUAU ON SATURDAY, JUNE 4 5:30-whenever pm at Walt and Betty Schirr's house.
$12 per person: Hawaiian dress is encouraged!! Invite your friends!!!
Sign up on the sheet on the counter in the narthex. Checks made payable to Betty Schirr.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
TORNADO RELIEF EFFORTS
Go to lcms.org/worldrelief or mail a check to LCMS World Relief and Human Care PO Box 66861 St Louis, MO 63166-6861 (write "Tornado Relief" in the memo line.)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS AGAPE
We have supported this organization for many years, ever since Pastor Langhoff along with a concerned group of individuals organized it and got it going back almost 20 years ago.
This year is a little different because two of their usual grants were denied this year totalling $145,000. They are in desperate need of funds and support.
Anything you can provide will be a blessing to them and to the hundreds and even thousands of people they serve.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HELP WITH LES SHERMAN'S MEMORIAL LUNCHEON NEEDED
There will be a luncheon served after the memorial service for Les Sherman on Sat., May 14th. We are expecting a large attendance. If anyone would like to donate a salad or dessert please contact one of the following: Libby, 456-7164; Lil Winter, 585-2525; or Wilma Weigle, 456-9684.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GET YOUR QUESTIONAIRES IN ASAP!!
Last week each communicant member of the church received a letter and a questionaire concerning your view of how things are going with your church. You have one more week to get them filled out and sent to Pastor Wyssmann.
Please fill it out thoroughly. If you are having some sort of trouble with the church, please make sure you make that known. If everything is going great and you are pleased with the church and things going on, make sure you make that known as well. We need to be able to rejoice and have joy in all that God is doing a well.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VISITATION AND MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR LES SHERMAN IS THIS SATURDAY
Visitation 11am-12noon; service- noon; luncheon immediately following.
Memorial gifts are to be made to St. John's Lutheran Church for the general fund.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NAMES OF THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES REQUESTED
I would like to know who all of the college graduates are so that we can pray for them during worship in the weeks ahead.
So far I know of Torre Linke and David Tate as college graduates this year. David's graduation is this Saturday at Tulsa University and Torre's graduation is at Mizzou on the following Saturday, May 14th.
Allen Berryman and Miranda Linstruth are the high school graduates that I know of.
You can also include friends and family members who are not members of St. John's here:
From Lil and Dave Winter's family
Stephen Slayden MIZZOU Saturday May 14
Autumn Gobble SLU Thursday May 19
Bethany Winter Auxvasse High School Friday May 20
Nichole Slayden St. Charles High School Sunday May 29
Hendershots granddaughter
Reply to this email if you want to include anyone.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For GARRETT SPOEDE who is having surgery today on some infected bones in his foot.
For PAT MANNESS, who has been moved to Parklawn Rehab in Wentzville.
For MARVIN RAHN, Jim Rahn's father, who is recovering after brain surgery and is having severe headaches and swelling.
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who will be undergoing three chemo treatments this week.
For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of LES SHERMAN who are mourning his passing.
For the HILGENDORF FAMILY as they mourn the loss of Gene's sister Gertie.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who is recovering miraculously after being unconcscious and on life support for over two weeks. .
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR DAVE AND LINDA CALLIES DAUGHTER, who is going to be ordained this coming Saturday.
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR DOUG AND RUTH WALTERS FAMILY as they have a new grandson Iain Christopher King.
For VINCE KETTERER'S FATHER who is doing better and has been moved to a rehab center.
For LISA RAUSCH'S DAD who continues to recover after falling and breaking a vertebrae. It was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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St. John's Group Email Request from God Cares Ministry: help needed for Mark Hickman
I am sending this email out because Mark is still homeless and is in need of a hotel stay, food, assistance with gas, and his medicine. Could you please share this email with as many people as possible in hopes that someone can help him this week? His battery died in the van that he's been living in, he has no gas, and only 2 dollars for food. Thanks, Kia
from Pastor: If you bring help in to me I will make sure he gets it.
Niakia S. Phillips, LVER
Warrenton Missouri Career Center
111 Steinhagen Road
Warrenton, Missouri 63383
(636) 456-9467 or toll free (800) 264-5872
Fax: (636) 456-2329
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St. John's Group Email Tuesday, May 10, 2011
DEVOTION from Lutheran Hour Ministries.
Jesus said) "... And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:20b
I tried. I really tried.
For years I've resisted speaking about Britney Spears, Madonna and so many other folks in the media. I have even resisted hopping on board the Kate and William wedding bandwagon.
Until now.
Maybe you, like me, have been amazed at the feeding frenzy that has surrounded Kate's dress. If you were to believe the TV folks doing the color commentary, there were three people at that wedding: Kate, the dress and, running a distant third, William.
From the moment the dress was revealed to the estimated 2 billion people who were watching, it has been praised, honored, criticized and vilified. At this point in time I know more about the dress than I know about some of my first cousins.
It's been said that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. If that's true, Kate ought to feel very flattered. After all, her example is being followed by many. Right now, even as you are reading this devotion, in factories around the globe, reproductions of the dress are being made for the world's would-be princesses.
All of this makes me wonder ... will buying a special dress -- even a perfect copy of the dress -- bring about happiness and fulfillment?
If you readers know the answer to that question, you are ahead of many. Those who watched the wedding, those who gasped at the millions that were spent, those who were awed by all the pomp and pageantry are being led to think happiness is found in frills and externals.
Sadly, time will show the glitz and glitter -- as impressive as they may be -- don't have the ability to deliver that which we need if we are to be truly content and complete.
Yes, they may give a person a heady high, but that feeling is transient. To receive that which is of lasting value we need to go to Jesus. Only the One who gave His life upon Calvary's cross is able to give us the peace that passes all understanding.
And why is that? Only Jesus' blood can offer us the forgiveness of sins. Only the presence of the Christ can comfort us when we are ready to die. Only the Redeemer can promise to lead us safely through the valley of the shadow.
And only Jesus can keep His promise to be with us always. You remember His promise. It's one that says He will be with us in sickness and health, in richer and for poorer, for far longer than you and I both shall live.
THE PRAYER: Father in heaven, accept my thanks for a Savior who is keeping His promises to be with us and watch over me. May I turn to Him for the genuine peace that passes understanding, the peace which the world cannot give. This I ask in the Name of the Christ. Amen.
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: According to Psalm 139, what does God know? He knows when we sit down and when we rise, he perceives my thoughts from afar, he knows my going out and lying down, he is familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue he knows it completely.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TODAY's QUIZ: To what tune is Psalm 22 set?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
CATECHISM:
Question: How is human reason to be used in understanding Scripture?
Answer:
A. It is given in human language. To determine what it says we need to apply the rules of language, such as grammar and logic. It is right to use reason as a servant of the text, but the guidance of the Holy SPirit is essential for its proper understanding.
B. Unlike all other books, Holy Scripture is God's Word and truth. It is wrong to question or deny the truthfulness of the sacred text.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Siera Jaeger, Lauren Jones, Robyn McNew, Amber Vossen
Mon- Jessica Gilkey
Wed- Krissy Schulze
Fri- Ken Moore
Sat- Sarah Bunge
Sun- Barbara Perricone, Paula Shull
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANNIVERSARIES:
Wed- Vernon and Hilde Heichelbech; Steve and Toni Mauch; Doug and Evy Norris
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Tues- Quilting 9-2; no Bible class today; trustees 7pm
Wed- bell choir 6:30
Thurs- nothing
Fri- Bible study @ Hendershot's 7pm
Sat- work day 8-11am; visitation for Les Sherman 11am; memorial service- noon; luncheon immediately after service; worship 5pm; Trivia 6pm
Sun- worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am; quarterly voter's meeting 11:30
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- Perricone; Sun- Woolf
Elder- Sat- Robine, Sun- Turnure
Ushers- Wnter, Scott, Woolf
Acolyte- Brockfeld
Lay reader- Sat- Robine; Sun- Junker
Greeters- Schien
Altar- Setup- Luebke; Clean Up- Schlesselmann
Organist- Hilgendorf
Tellers- Team #3
______________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS AGAPE
We have supported this organization for many years, ever since Pastor Langhoff along with a concerned group of individuals organized it and got it going back almost 20 years ago.
This year is a little different because two of their usual grants were denied this year totalling $145,000. They are in desperate need of funds and support.
Anything you can provide will be a blessing to them and to the hundreds and even thousands of people they serve.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HELP WITH LES SHERMAN'S MEMORIAL LUNCHEON NEEDED
There will be a luncheon served after the memorial service for Les Sherman on Sat., May 14th. We are expecting a large attendance. If anyone would like to donate a salad or dessert please contact one of the following: Libby, 456-7164; Lil Winter, 585-2525; or Wilma Weigle, 456-9684.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GET YOUR QUESTIONAIRES IN ASAP!!
Last week each communicant member of the church received a letter and a questionaire concerning your view of how things are going with your church. You have one more week to get them filled out and sent to Pastor Wyssmann.
Please fill it out thoroughly. If you are having some sort of trouble with the church, please make sure you make that known. If everything is going great and you are pleased with the church and things going on, make sure you make that known as well. We need to be able to rejoice and have joy in all that God is doing a well.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VISITATION AND MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR LES SHERMAN IS THIS SATURDAY
Visitation 11am-12noon; service- noon; luncheon immediately following.
Memorial gifts are to be made to St. John's Lutheran Church for the general fund.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NAMES OF THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES REQUESTED
I would like to know who all of the college graduates are so that we can pray for them during worship in the weeks ahead.
So far I know of Torre Linke and David Tate as college graduates this year. David's graduation is this Saturday at Tulsa University and Torre's graduation is at Mizzou on the following Saturday, May 14th.
Allen Berryman and Miranda Linstruth are the high school graduates that I know of.
You can also include friends and family members who are not members of St. John's here:
From Lil and Dave Winter's family
Hendershots granddaughter
Reply to this email if you want to include anyone.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For GARRETT SPOEDE who will have to have surgery on some infected bones in his foot.
For PAT MANNESS, who has a blood clot on her lung after hip replacement surgery.
For MARVIN RAHN, Jim Rahn's father, who is recovering after brain surgery and is having sever headaches and swelling.
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who has started treament.
For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of LES SHERMAN who are mourning his passing.
For the HILGENDORF FAMILY as they mourn the loss of Gene's sister Gertie.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who is recovering miraculously after being unconcscious and on life support for over two weeks. .
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR DAVE AND LINDA CALLIES DAUGHTER, who is going to be ordained this coming Saturday.
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR DOUG AND RUTH WALTERS FAMILY as they have a new grandson Iain Christopher King.
For VINCE KETTERER'S FATHER who is doing better and has been moved to a rehab center.
For LISA RAUSCH'S DAD who continues to recover after falling and breaking a vertebrae. It was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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Jesus said) "... And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:20b
I tried. I really tried.
For years I've resisted speaking about Britney Spears, Madonna and so many other folks in the media. I have even resisted hopping on board the Kate and William wedding bandwagon.
Until now.
Maybe you, like me, have been amazed at the feeding frenzy that has surrounded Kate's dress. If you were to believe the TV folks doing the color commentary, there were three people at that wedding: Kate, the dress and, running a distant third, William.
From the moment the dress was revealed to the estimated 2 billion people who were watching, it has been praised, honored, criticized and vilified. At this point in time I know more about the dress than I know about some of my first cousins.
It's been said that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. If that's true, Kate ought to feel very flattered. After all, her example is being followed by many. Right now, even as you are reading this devotion, in factories around the globe, reproductions of the dress are being made for the world's would-be princesses.
All of this makes me wonder ... will buying a special dress -- even a perfect copy of the dress -- bring about happiness and fulfillment?
If you readers know the answer to that question, you are ahead of many. Those who watched the wedding, those who gasped at the millions that were spent, those who were awed by all the pomp and pageantry are being led to think happiness is found in frills and externals.
Sadly, time will show the glitz and glitter -- as impressive as they may be -- don't have the ability to deliver that which we need if we are to be truly content and complete.
Yes, they may give a person a heady high, but that feeling is transient. To receive that which is of lasting value we need to go to Jesus. Only the One who gave His life upon Calvary's cross is able to give us the peace that passes all understanding.
And why is that? Only Jesus' blood can offer us the forgiveness of sins. Only the presence of the Christ can comfort us when we are ready to die. Only the Redeemer can promise to lead us safely through the valley of the shadow.
And only Jesus can keep His promise to be with us always. You remember His promise. It's one that says He will be with us in sickness and health, in richer and for poorer, for far longer than you and I both shall live.
THE PRAYER: Father in heaven, accept my thanks for a Savior who is keeping His promises to be with us and watch over me. May I turn to Him for the genuine peace that passes understanding, the peace which the world cannot give. This I ask in the Name of the Christ. Amen.
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: According to Psalm 139, what does God know? He knows when we sit down and when we rise, he perceives my thoughts from afar, he knows my going out and lying down, he is familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue he knows it completely.
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TODAY's QUIZ: To what tune is Psalm 22 set?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
CATECHISM:
Question: How is human reason to be used in understanding Scripture?
Answer:
A. It is given in human language. To determine what it says we need to apply the rules of language, such as grammar and logic. It is right to use reason as a servant of the text, but the guidance of the Holy SPirit is essential for its proper understanding.
B. Unlike all other books, Holy Scripture is God's Word and truth. It is wrong to question or deny the truthfulness of the sacred text.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Siera Jaeger, Lauren Jones, Robyn McNew, Amber Vossen
Mon- Jessica Gilkey
Wed- Krissy Schulze
Fri- Ken Moore
Sat- Sarah Bunge
Sun- Barbara Perricone, Paula Shull
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANNIVERSARIES:
Wed- Vernon and Hilde Heichelbech; Steve and Toni Mauch; Doug and Evy Norris
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Tues- Quilting 9-2; no Bible class today; trustees 7pm
Wed- bell choir 6:30
Thurs- nothing
Fri- Bible study @ Hendershot's 7pm
Sat- work day 8-11am; visitation for Les Sherman 11am; memorial service- noon; luncheon immediately after service; worship 5pm; Trivia 6pm
Sun- worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am; quarterly voter's meeting 11:30
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- Perricone; Sun- Woolf
Elder- Sat- Robine, Sun- Turnure
Ushers- Wnter, Scott, Woolf
Acolyte- Brockfeld
Lay reader- Sat- Robine; Sun- Junker
Greeters- Schien
Altar- Setup- Luebke; Clean Up- Schlesselmann
Organist- Hilgendorf
Tellers- Team #3
______________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS AGAPE
We have supported this organization for many years, ever since Pastor Langhoff along with a concerned group of individuals organized it and got it going back almost 20 years ago.
This year is a little different because two of their usual grants were denied this year totalling $145,000. They are in desperate need of funds and support.
Anything you can provide will be a blessing to them and to the hundreds and even thousands of people they serve.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HELP WITH LES SHERMAN'S MEMORIAL LUNCHEON NEEDED
There will be a luncheon served after the memorial service for Les Sherman on Sat., May 14th. We are expecting a large attendance. If anyone would like to donate a salad or dessert please contact one of the following: Libby, 456-7164; Lil Winter, 585-2525; or Wilma Weigle, 456-9684.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GET YOUR QUESTIONAIRES IN ASAP!!
Last week each communicant member of the church received a letter and a questionaire concerning your view of how things are going with your church. You have one more week to get them filled out and sent to Pastor Wyssmann.
Please fill it out thoroughly. If you are having some sort of trouble with the church, please make sure you make that known. If everything is going great and you are pleased with the church and things going on, make sure you make that known as well. We need to be able to rejoice and have joy in all that God is doing a well.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VISITATION AND MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR LES SHERMAN IS THIS SATURDAY
Visitation 11am-12noon; service- noon; luncheon immediately following.
Memorial gifts are to be made to St. John's Lutheran Church for the general fund.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NAMES OF THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES REQUESTED
I would like to know who all of the college graduates are so that we can pray for them during worship in the weeks ahead.
So far I know of Torre Linke and David Tate as college graduates this year. David's graduation is this Saturday at Tulsa University and Torre's graduation is at Mizzou on the following Saturday, May 14th.
Allen Berryman and Miranda Linstruth are the high school graduates that I know of.
You can also include friends and family members who are not members of St. John's here:
From Lil and Dave Winter's family
Stephen Slayden MIZZOU Saturday May 14
Autumn Gobble SLU Thursday May 19
Bethany Winter Auxvasse High School Friday May 20
Nichole Slayden St. Charles High School Sunday May 29
Hendershots granddaughter
Reply to this email if you want to include anyone.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For GARRETT SPOEDE who will have to have surgery on some infected bones in his foot.
For PAT MANNESS, who has a blood clot on her lung after hip replacement surgery.
For MARVIN RAHN, Jim Rahn's father, who is recovering after brain surgery and is having sever headaches and swelling.
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who has started treament.
For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of LES SHERMAN who are mourning his passing.
For the HILGENDORF FAMILY as they mourn the loss of Gene's sister Gertie.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who is recovering miraculously after being unconcscious and on life support for over two weeks. .
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR DAVE AND LINDA CALLIES DAUGHTER, who is going to be ordained this coming Saturday.
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR DOUG AND RUTH WALTERS FAMILY as they have a new grandson Iain Christopher King.
For VINCE KETTERER'S FATHER who is doing better and has been moved to a rehab center.
For LISA RAUSCH'S DAD who continues to recover after falling and breaking a vertebrae. It was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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St. John's Group Email Laney Woolf is singing at the Village Bookstore on Saturday, May 14th
Please join us
Laney Woolf is singing live
at the Village Bookstore in Warrenton
Saturday, May 14th
7:00-9:00pm
St. John's Group Email help with Sherman memorial luncheon
There will be a luncheon served after the memorial service for Les
> Sherman on Sat., May 14th. We are expecting a large attendance.
> If anyone would like to donate a salad or dessert please contact one
> of the following: Libby, 456-7164; Lil Winter, 585-2525; or Wilma
> Weigle, 456-9684.
Thank you for your help. Linda Callies
>
>
> Sherman on Sat., May 14th. We are expecting a large attendance.
> If anyone would like to donate a salad or dessert please contact one
> of the following: Libby, 456-7164; Lil Winter, 585-2525; or Wilma
> Weigle, 456-9684.
Thank you for your help. Linda Callies
>
>
St. John's Group Email help with Sherman memorial luncheon
There will be a luncheon served after the memorial service for Les
> Sherman on Sat., May 14th. We are expecting a large attendance.
> If anyone would like to donate a salad or dessert please contact one
> of the following: Libby, 456-7164; Lil Winter, 585-2525; or Wilma
> Weigle, 456-9684.
Thank you for your help. Linda Callies
>
>
> Sherman on Sat., May 14th. We are expecting a large attendance.
> If anyone would like to donate a salad or dessert please contact one
> of the following: Libby, 456-7164; Lil Winter, 585-2525; or Wilma
> Weigle, 456-9684.
Thank you for your help. Linda Callies
>
>
St. John's Group Email Prayer Request
>
> So often we only ask for prayer if there is trouble or sorrow in our
> lives. I'd like to thank the Lord for his goodness and his presence
> in our lives. Our daughter, Melinda Jones, will be ordained this
> Sat., May 14th in her home church, Antioch Christian Church, in Cedar
> Rapids, Iowa. Praise the Lord! Her life has had many turns in the
> road but God was patient and I think He is pleased with her. She
> shares the Word with enthusiasm. Her joy shines in her face when she
> talks about Him. I'm anxious to see where God leads her now and how
> He will use her so others will know Him. Thanks be to God!
>
> Thank you,
Linda Callies
St. John's Group Email prayer request for a graduate
Our granddaughter, Erica Reagan is graduating from CMSU May 7th. Please pray for her.
Molly
Molly
St. John's Group Email another update on Robyn McNew's brother Ken Meyer
Seems the meds are working. Ken was talking up a storm to us last night, saying things like "It's very difficult to relax", "I want to go home" and something we've all wondered at times: "does anyone here have any knowledge?" He has not talked to the doctors at all, so no wonder they don't believe us about his state of mind…..Hoping he says that to the doctors in the morning!
St. John's Group Email Thursday, May 5, 2011
DEVOTION from Lutheran Hour Ministries.
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: (This will only require that you look it up.) What is the refrain in Psalm 136 "His love endures forever."
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
TODAY'S QUIZ: According to Psalm 139, what does God know?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CATECHISM:
Question: What is the key to the correct understanding of Scripture??
Answer: Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, is the heart and center of the Scripture and therefore the key to its true meaning.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Gus Klaustermeier
Tues- Don Panhorst, Donna Sherman
Thurs- Steve Mauch, Lynn Russell
Fri- Steve McDowell, Linda Neely, Rich Talbert
Sun- Siera Jaeger, Lauren Jones, Robyn McNew, Amber Vossen
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANNIVERSARIES:
none this week
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Thurs- worship @Joneburg NH 10:30; Alzheimer's Caregiver's support group 1pm
Fri- nothing
Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- MOTHER'S DAY; worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- ?; Sun- Schlesselmann
Elder- Sat- Linke, Sun- Rahn
Ushers- Heitgerd, Linke, Linke, ?
Acolyte- Berryman
Lay reader- Sat- Sevier; Sun- Boeger
Greeters- Schirr
Altar- Setup- Weigle; Clean Up- Turnure
Organist- Siebold
Tellers- Team #2
______________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE "A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD" WAS WONDERFUL THIS MORNING! About 40-50 people came and prayed.
A big thank you to Mrs. Robine for organizing the breakfast, to the many who donated items for the breakfast, to Mrs. Dreyer for playing the music for our service, and to the many from St. John's who showed up.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS AGAPE
We have supported this organization for many years, ever since Pastor Langhoff along with a concerned group of individuals organized it and got it going back almost 20 years ago.
This year is a little different because two of their usual grants were denied this year totalling $145,000. They are in desperate need of funds and support.
Anything you can provide will be a blessing to them and to the hundreds and even thousands of people they serve.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LES SHERMAN HAS PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE ETERNAL
Les was a wonderful Christian man who, for many years, labored and praised the Lord at St. John's.
His memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 14. Visitation 11am-12noon; service- noon; luncheon immediately following.
Memorial gifts are to be made to St. John's Lutheran Church for the general fund.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NAMES OF THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES REQUESTED
I would like to know who all of the college graduates are so that we can pray for them during worship in the weeks ahead.
So far I know of Torre Linke and David Tate as college graduates this year. David's graduation is this Saturday at Tulsa University and Torre's graduation is at Mizzou on the following Saturday, May 14th.
Allen Berryman and Miranda Linstruth are the high school graduates that I know of.
You can also include friends and family members who are not members of St. John's here:
From Lil and Dave Winter's family
Hendershots granddaughter
Reply to this email if you want to include anyone.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
QUESTIONAIRES MAILED MONDAY
As most of you know our church is going through a time that we call the CARE process. CARE stands for Congregational Assessment and Renewal. It is a time that we can take a step back and look at things that are going on in our church, assess what is good and bad, work on fixing the bad, reconcile and restore broken relationships, emphasize the good, and grow together as a congregation.
We took the first step last Wednesday night with the congregational meeting, at which Pastor Gene Wyssmann and Ken Wesemann led us through the process and introduced different ways of thinking about our church and also how the process will work.
TODAY OR TOMORROW each communicant member of the church will get a questionnaire/survey in the mail (If there are four communicant members in yoru household you will get four surveys) that is two pages in length and will require your thought and input. It will come with a self addresses and stamped envelope that will get mailed directly to Pastor Wyssmann who will collate all of the information he recieves, discuss it with Pastor Wesemann and President Mirly and then come back to St. John's to give us recommendations on how to move forward.
I urge you to complete the survey and send it in. It is vital to the health and growth of the church that you do so.
God bless you as you contemplate the questions and answer them thoroughly.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH CHOIR TO SING THIS SUNDAY FOR MOTHER'S DAY
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YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For the HILGENDORF FAMILY as they mourn the loss of Gene's sister GERTIE BESSERT.
For PAT MANNESS, former member of St. John's who is recovering well from surgery.
For MARVIN RAHN, Jim Rahn's father, who is having brain surgery this week.
For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of LES SHERMAN who are mourning his passing.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who is receiving some new medications today.
For VINCE KETTERER'S FATHER who had a massive stroke last night and isn't doing well.
For LISA RAUSCH'S DAD who continues to recover after falling and breaking a vertebrae. It was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed.
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who is going to be starting treatments soon.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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| Jesus said) "And what I say to you I say to all: 'Stay awake.'" Mark 13:37 Last week on a flight to Chicago, I sat next to a "white-knuckler." For those of you who don't know, a white-knuckler is a person who is terrified to fly. Me, I'm usually asleep before we taxi away from the gate and I wake up when we land. Knowing I can't do anything in the unlikely situation something goes wrong I usually take a catnap. On the other hand, I expect others -- others who are in control of my immediate future -- to stay awake. One of the people I'd like to have awake and alert is the pilot; the other is the air-traffic controller. This is why the reports about controllers and pilots sleeping have been rather disturbing. The Wall Street Journal says there are any number of reasons to explain why a controller might drift off to lullaby land: too many hours, too much stress, working in a darkened room, periods of intense commotion followed by hours of inactivity -- they all can contribute to an individual falling asleep. Even so, there is nothing more important than for the controller to stay awake and alert. Lives depend on them staying awake. It occurs to me that the same holds true for us. We need to stay spiritually awake. Indeed, in the text above Jesus tells us we need to be watchful; we need to be ready for that unknown hour when He returns. To spiritually fall asleep, to be ignorant or oblivious to the great grace we have been given through Jesus' life, suffering, death and resurrection is incredibly dangerous. Indeed, to fall asleep on that job doesn't just jeopardize our eternal home. It guarantees we will crash. This is why, in spite of the world's distractions and regardless of the devil's temptations, there is nothing more important for us than to be prepared for the day of personal or global judgment. So to you and to all who see these words, we pass on the Savior's advice and encouragement: "Stay awake." THE PRAYER: Dear Lord Jesus, You have done all that is necessary to save me. Now I pray that I, along with the rest of the world may value Your gift. Keep us awake so our last day on earth may be a blessed one. In Your Name I ask it. Amen. | |||||||||||||||||||
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: (This will only require that you look it up.) What is the refrain in Psalm 136 "His love endures forever."
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TODAY'S QUIZ: According to Psalm 139, what does God know?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CATECHISM:
Question: What is the key to the correct understanding of Scripture??
Answer: Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, is the heart and center of the Scripture and therefore the key to its true meaning.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Gus Klaustermeier
Tues- Don Panhorst, Donna Sherman
Thurs- Steve Mauch, Lynn Russell
Fri- Steve McDowell, Linda Neely, Rich Talbert
Sun- Siera Jaeger, Lauren Jones, Robyn McNew, Amber Vossen
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANNIVERSARIES:
none this week
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Thurs- worship @Joneburg NH 10:30; Alzheimer's Caregiver's support group 1pm
Fri- nothing
Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- MOTHER'S DAY; worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- ?; Sun- Schlesselmann
Elder- Sat- Linke, Sun- Rahn
Ushers- Heitgerd, Linke, Linke, ?
Acolyte- Berryman
Lay reader- Sat- Sevier; Sun- Boeger
Greeters- Schirr
Altar- Setup- Weigle; Clean Up- Turnure
Organist- Siebold
Tellers- Team #2
______________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE "A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD" WAS WONDERFUL THIS MORNING! About 40-50 people came and prayed.
A big thank you to Mrs. Robine for organizing the breakfast, to the many who donated items for the breakfast, to Mrs. Dreyer for playing the music for our service, and to the many from St. John's who showed up.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS AGAPE
We have supported this organization for many years, ever since Pastor Langhoff along with a concerned group of individuals organized it and got it going back almost 20 years ago.
This year is a little different because two of their usual grants were denied this year totalling $145,000. They are in desperate need of funds and support.
Anything you can provide will be a blessing to them and to the hundreds and even thousands of people they serve.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LES SHERMAN HAS PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE ETERNAL
Les was a wonderful Christian man who, for many years, labored and praised the Lord at St. John's.
His memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 14. Visitation 11am-12noon; service- noon; luncheon immediately following.
Memorial gifts are to be made to St. John's Lutheran Church for the general fund.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NAMES OF THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES REQUESTED
I would like to know who all of the college graduates are so that we can pray for them during worship in the weeks ahead.
So far I know of Torre Linke and David Tate as college graduates this year. David's graduation is this Saturday at Tulsa University and Torre's graduation is at Mizzou on the following Saturday, May 14th.
Allen Berryman and Miranda Linstruth are the high school graduates that I know of.
You can also include friends and family members who are not members of St. John's here:
From Lil and Dave Winter's family
Stephen Slayden MIZZOU Saturday May 14
Autumn Gobble SLU Thursday May 19
Bethany Winter Auxvasse High School Friday May 20
Nichole Slayden St. Charles High School Sunday May 29
Hendershots granddaughter
Reply to this email if you want to include anyone.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
QUESTIONAIRES MAILED MONDAY
As most of you know our church is going through a time that we call the CARE process. CARE stands for Congregational Assessment and Renewal. It is a time that we can take a step back and look at things that are going on in our church, assess what is good and bad, work on fixing the bad, reconcile and restore broken relationships, emphasize the good, and grow together as a congregation.
We took the first step last Wednesday night with the congregational meeting, at which Pastor Gene Wyssmann and Ken Wesemann led us through the process and introduced different ways of thinking about our church and also how the process will work.
TODAY OR TOMORROW each communicant member of the church will get a questionnaire/survey in the mail (If there are four communicant members in yoru household you will get four surveys) that is two pages in length and will require your thought and input. It will come with a self addresses and stamped envelope that will get mailed directly to Pastor Wyssmann who will collate all of the information he recieves, discuss it with Pastor Wesemann and President Mirly and then come back to St. John's to give us recommendations on how to move forward.
I urge you to complete the survey and send it in. It is vital to the health and growth of the church that you do so.
God bless you as you contemplate the questions and answer them thoroughly.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH CHOIR TO SING THIS SUNDAY FOR MOTHER'S DAY
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For the HILGENDORF FAMILY as they mourn the loss of Gene's sister GERTIE BESSERT.
For PAT MANNESS, former member of St. John's who is recovering well from surgery.
For MARVIN RAHN, Jim Rahn's father, who is having brain surgery this week.
For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of LES SHERMAN who are mourning his passing.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who is receiving some new medications today.
For VINCE KETTERER'S FATHER who had a massive stroke last night and isn't doing well.
For LISA RAUSCH'S DAD who continues to recover after falling and breaking a vertebrae. It was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed.
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who is going to be starting treatments soon.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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St. John's Group Email update on Robyn McNew's brother Ken Meyer
They've prescribed some medication to help Kenny, which we feel will help him get back on the road to recovery. He just started taking it today, so we will see how it goes in the days to come. He may be moving to St. Johns Mercy Rehab hospital, but not sure when.
You are all so wonderful! We are blessed to have relatives and friends like you!
I'm soooo tired. If anybody wants to come and do yardwork, laundry and house cleaning for me, you are welcome J just kidding!
Robyn
St. John's Group Email A special message from LCMS President Matthew Harrison
Please watch this You Tube video to learn more about a new report on Synod's financial troubles, what the Scriptures have to say about it, and what you can do to help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngilzuO0s2o&feature=share
Thank you!
Pastor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngilzuO0s2o&feature=share
Thank you!
Pastor
St. John's Group Email Harold Jagels
Some of you may know Harold Jagels. He has recently passed from death to life and his family will have a memorial service on Saturday at Trinity, Troy.
St. John's Group Email Wednesday, May 4, 2011
DEVOTION from Lutheran Hour Ministries.
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, not to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.1 Timothy 6:17
As of this writing, the prices of gold and gas have been going up even as the prices of most homes have continued to slide.
Things which once appeared to be secure no longer seem so.
This is why all of us want to make sure our money is being kept in a safe place -- a place like a bank -- but not the bank in Lucknow, India.
Some folks in that community wanted to make doubly sure their cash was safe. That's why they stored their rupees, 10 million rupees (about $220,000) in a steel chest, a chest which they entrusted to the vaults of their local bank.
That was in January.
Recently, a check was made on the condition of the cash -- the no-longer-there cash. What happened? Some daring thief? Some teller gone bad?
Nope. Nothing that dramatic. Apparently, an army of termites contentedly consumed the currency. The bank reports in the past they have had termites go through documents and furniture, but this is the first time they ever went for the dough.
This all goes to prove St. Paul was right when he said we shouldn't set our hopes on the uncertainty of riches.
History and experience tell us there are few things in this life that can be trusted, and certainly nothing and no one as reliable as the Triune God. In the Person of His Son, our Savior, He faithfully kept the promise of hope He first gave to our ancestors when they sinned.
With all Old Testament prophecies fulfilled through Jesus' life, suffering, death and resurrection, the Christ has shown He can be trusted and the grace He extends to us is a permanent thing.
This is why the writer to the Hebrews encourages us with these words: "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23).
It's something to remember in uncertain times.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord Jesus, I give thanks that while this world is filled with things uncertain, You can always be trusted and relied upon. Grant me the grace to look to You for hope in this world as well as in the next. This I ask in Your Name. Amen.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What does the word "hallelujah" mean? "Praise be to God" or simply "Praise God"
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
TODAY'S QUIZ: (This will only require that you look it up.) What is the refrain in Psalm 136
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
CATECHISM:
Question: Why do we call the Bible the Holy Scripture?
Answer: The Bible is the "Holy Scripture" because God the Holy Spirit gave to His chosen writers the thoughts that they expressed and the words that they wrote (verbal inspiration. Therfore the Bible us God's own word and truth, without error (inerrancy).
Note: God gave the Old Testament in hebrew and Aramaic and the New testament in Greek. Errors in copying or translations are not part of the God-breathed (inspired) Scripture.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Gus Klaustermeier
Tues- Don Panhorst, Donna Sherman
Thurs- Steve Mauch, Lynn Russell
Fri- Steve McDowell, Linda Neely, Rich Talbert
Sun- Siera Jaeger, Lauren Jones, Robyn McNew, Amber Vossen
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANNIVERSARIES:
none this week
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Wed- nothing (no choir or bell practice)
Thurs- Prayer breakfast and service 6:30am breakfast; 7am prayer and worship for the whole community; worship @Joneburg NH 10:30; Alzheimer's Caregiver's support group 1pm
Fri- nothing
Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- MOTHER'S DAY; worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- ?; Sun- Schlesselmann
Elder- Sat- Linke, Sun- Rahn
Ushers- Heitgerd, Linke, Linke, ?
Acolyte- Berryman
Lay reader- Sat- Sevier; Sun- Boeger
Greeters- Schirr
Altar- Setup- Weigle; Clean Up- Turnure
Organist- Siebold
Tellers- Team #2
______________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE "A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD" WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST. JOHN'S TOMORROW MORNING!!!
It begins with a wonderful DELUXE continental breakfast at 6:30am.
The Prayer service begins at 7am. It will take about 30-45 minutes.
Bring your whole family before school and work! What a great way to start your day!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS AGAPE
We have supported this organization for many years, ever since Pastor Langhoff along with a concerned group of individuals organized it and got it going back almost 20 years ago.
This year is a little different because two of their usual grants were denied this year totalling $145,000. They are in desperate need of funds and support.
Anything you can provide will be a blessing to them and to the hundreds and even thousands of people they serve.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LES SHERMAN HAS PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE ETERNAL
Les was a wonderful Christian man who, for many years, labored and praised the Lord at St. John's.
His memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 14. Visitation 11am-12noon; service- noon; luncheon immediately following.
Memorial gifts are to be made to St. John's Lutheran Church for the general fund.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NAMES OF THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES REQUESTED
I would like to know who all of the college graduates are so that we can pray for them during worship in the weeks ahead.
So far I know of Torre Linke and David Tate as college graduates this year. David's graduation is this Saturday at Tulsa University and Torre's graduation is at Mizzou on the following Saturday, May 14th.
Allen Berryman and Miranda Linstruth are the high school graduates that I know of.
You can also include friends and family members who are not members of St. John's here:
From Lil and Dave Winter's family
Reply to this email if you want to include anyone.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
QUESTIONAIRES MAILED MONDAY
As most of you know our church is going through a time that we call the CARE process. CARE stands for Congregational Assessment and Renewal. It is a time that we can take a step back and look at things that are going on in our church, assess what is good and bad, work on fixing the bad, reconcile and restore broken relationships, emphasize the good, and grow together as a congregation.
We took the first step last Wednesday night with the congregational meeting, at which Pastor Gene Wyssmann and Ken Wesemann led us through the process and introduced different ways of thinking about our church and also how the process will work.
TODAY OR TOMORROW each communicant member of the church will get a questionnaire/survey in the mail (If there are four communicant members in yoru household you will get four surveys) that is two pages in length and will require your thought and input. It will come with a self addresses and stamped envelope that will get mailed directly to Pastor Wyssmann who will collate all of the information he recieves, discuss it with Pastor Wesemann and President Mirly and then come back to St. John's to give us recommendations on how to move forward.
I urge you to complete the survey and send it in. It is vital to the health and growth of the church that you do so.
God bless you as you contemplate the questions and answer them thoroughly.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH CHOIR TO SING THIS SUNDAY FOR MOTHER'S DAY
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For the HILGENDORF FAMILY as they mourn the loss of Gene's sister GERTIE BESSERT.
For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of LES SHERMAN who are mourning his passing today.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who has had some setbacks in the last day or so.
For VINCE KETTERER'S FATHER who had a massive stroke last night and isn't doing well.
For MARVIN RAHN, Jim Rahn's father, who had brain surgery last week and is still awaiting test results, but is improving.
For LISA RAUSCH'S DAD who continues to recover after falling and breaking a vertebrae. It was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed.
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who is going to be starting treatments soon.
For PAT MANNESS, former member of St. John's who is going to have to have hip replacement surgery this Wednesday.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, not to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.1 Timothy 6:17
As of this writing, the prices of gold and gas have been going up even as the prices of most homes have continued to slide.
Things which once appeared to be secure no longer seem so.
This is why all of us want to make sure our money is being kept in a safe place -- a place like a bank -- but not the bank in Lucknow, India.
Some folks in that community wanted to make doubly sure their cash was safe. That's why they stored their rupees, 10 million rupees (about $220,000) in a steel chest, a chest which they entrusted to the vaults of their local bank.
That was in January.
Recently, a check was made on the condition of the cash -- the no-longer-there cash. What happened? Some daring thief? Some teller gone bad?
Nope. Nothing that dramatic. Apparently, an army of termites contentedly consumed the currency. The bank reports in the past they have had termites go through documents and furniture, but this is the first time they ever went for the dough.
This all goes to prove St. Paul was right when he said we shouldn't set our hopes on the uncertainty of riches.
History and experience tell us there are few things in this life that can be trusted, and certainly nothing and no one as reliable as the Triune God. In the Person of His Son, our Savior, He faithfully kept the promise of hope He first gave to our ancestors when they sinned.
With all Old Testament prophecies fulfilled through Jesus' life, suffering, death and resurrection, the Christ has shown He can be trusted and the grace He extends to us is a permanent thing.
This is why the writer to the Hebrews encourages us with these words: "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23).
It's something to remember in uncertain times.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord Jesus, I give thanks that while this world is filled with things uncertain, You can always be trusted and relied upon. Grant me the grace to look to You for hope in this world as well as in the next. This I ask in Your Name. Amen.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What does the word "hallelujah" mean? "Praise be to God" or simply "Praise God"
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
TODAY'S QUIZ: (This will only require that you look it up.) What is the refrain in Psalm 136
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
CATECHISM:
Question: Why do we call the Bible the Holy Scripture?
Answer: The Bible is the "Holy Scripture" because God the Holy Spirit gave to His chosen writers the thoughts that they expressed and the words that they wrote (verbal inspiration. Therfore the Bible us God's own word and truth, without error (inerrancy).
Note: God gave the Old Testament in hebrew and Aramaic and the New testament in Greek. Errors in copying or translations are not part of the God-breathed (inspired) Scripture.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Gus Klaustermeier
Tues- Don Panhorst, Donna Sherman
Thurs- Steve Mauch, Lynn Russell
Fri- Steve McDowell, Linda Neely, Rich Talbert
Sun- Siera Jaeger, Lauren Jones, Robyn McNew, Amber Vossen
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANNIVERSARIES:
none this week
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Wed- nothing (no choir or bell practice)
Thurs- Prayer breakfast and service 6:30am breakfast; 7am prayer and worship for the whole community; worship @Joneburg NH 10:30; Alzheimer's Caregiver's support group 1pm
Fri- nothing
Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- MOTHER'S DAY; worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- ?; Sun- Schlesselmann
Elder- Sat- Linke, Sun- Rahn
Ushers- Heitgerd, Linke, Linke, ?
Acolyte- Berryman
Lay reader- Sat- Sevier; Sun- Boeger
Greeters- Schirr
Altar- Setup- Weigle; Clean Up- Turnure
Organist- Siebold
Tellers- Team #2
______________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE "A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD" WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST. JOHN'S TOMORROW MORNING!!!
It begins with a wonderful DELUXE continental breakfast at 6:30am.
The Prayer service begins at 7am. It will take about 30-45 minutes.
Bring your whole family before school and work! What a great way to start your day!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS AGAPE
We have supported this organization for many years, ever since Pastor Langhoff along with a concerned group of individuals organized it and got it going back almost 20 years ago.
This year is a little different because two of their usual grants were denied this year totalling $145,000. They are in desperate need of funds and support.
Anything you can provide will be a blessing to them and to the hundreds and even thousands of people they serve.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LES SHERMAN HAS PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE ETERNAL
Les was a wonderful Christian man who, for many years, labored and praised the Lord at St. John's.
His memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 14. Visitation 11am-12noon; service- noon; luncheon immediately following.
Memorial gifts are to be made to St. John's Lutheran Church for the general fund.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NAMES OF THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES REQUESTED
I would like to know who all of the college graduates are so that we can pray for them during worship in the weeks ahead.
So far I know of Torre Linke and David Tate as college graduates this year. David's graduation is this Saturday at Tulsa University and Torre's graduation is at Mizzou on the following Saturday, May 14th.
Allen Berryman and Miranda Linstruth are the high school graduates that I know of.
You can also include friends and family members who are not members of St. John's here:
From Lil and Dave Winter's family
Stephen Slayden MIZZOU Saturday May 14
Autumn Gobble SLU Thursday May 19
Bethany Winter Auxvasse High School Friday May 20
Nichole Slayden St. Charles High School Sunday May 29
Reply to this email if you want to include anyone.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
QUESTIONAIRES MAILED MONDAY
As most of you know our church is going through a time that we call the CARE process. CARE stands for Congregational Assessment and Renewal. It is a time that we can take a step back and look at things that are going on in our church, assess what is good and bad, work on fixing the bad, reconcile and restore broken relationships, emphasize the good, and grow together as a congregation.
We took the first step last Wednesday night with the congregational meeting, at which Pastor Gene Wyssmann and Ken Wesemann led us through the process and introduced different ways of thinking about our church and also how the process will work.
TODAY OR TOMORROW each communicant member of the church will get a questionnaire/survey in the mail (If there are four communicant members in yoru household you will get four surveys) that is two pages in length and will require your thought and input. It will come with a self addresses and stamped envelope that will get mailed directly to Pastor Wyssmann who will collate all of the information he recieves, discuss it with Pastor Wesemann and President Mirly and then come back to St. John's to give us recommendations on how to move forward.
I urge you to complete the survey and send it in. It is vital to the health and growth of the church that you do so.
God bless you as you contemplate the questions and answer them thoroughly.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH CHOIR TO SING THIS SUNDAY FOR MOTHER'S DAY
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For the HILGENDORF FAMILY as they mourn the loss of Gene's sister GERTIE BESSERT.
For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of LES SHERMAN who are mourning his passing today.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who has had some setbacks in the last day or so.
For VINCE KETTERER'S FATHER who had a massive stroke last night and isn't doing well.
For MARVIN RAHN, Jim Rahn's father, who had brain surgery last week and is still awaiting test results, but is improving.
For LISA RAUSCH'S DAD who continues to recover after falling and breaking a vertebrae. It was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed.
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who is going to be starting treatments soon.
For PAT MANNESS, former member of St. John's who is going to have to have hip replacement surgery this Wednesday.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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St. John's Group Email continued prayer request for Robyn McNew's brother Ken Meyer
Ken has had some setback. He is not doing as good. Hopefully doctors will figure out the problem. I might know more later today.
Robyn
St. John's Group Email graduation info and notices
I would like to know who all of the college graduates are so that we can pray for them during worship in the weeks ahead.
So far I know of Torre Linke and David Tate as college graduates this year. David's graduation is this Saturday at Tulsa University and Torre's graduation is at Mizzou on the following Saturday, May 14th.
Let me know who else to include if there is anyone.
Peace on your afternoon everyone!
Pastor
So far I know of Torre Linke and David Tate as college graduates this year. David's graduation is this Saturday at Tulsa University and Torre's graduation is at Mizzou on the following Saturday, May 14th.
Let me know who else to include if there is anyone.
Peace on your afternoon everyone!
Pastor
St. John's Group Email Prayer request for the Hilgendorf family
Gene Hilgendorf's sister Gertie bessert passed from death to life this morning after a long battle with cancer. She is now singing with the choirs in the church triumphant! Pray for the family, especially the Hilgendorf's, as they mourn, as theyt ravel, and as they celebrate the resurrection to eternal life.
St. John's Group Email Tuesday, May 3, 2011
DEVOTION from Lutheran Hour Ministries.
When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the Word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before You will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" Revelation 6:9-10
"Shadenfreude." (SHOD-n- froy-duh) Shadenfreude is a German word which doesn't have a really good translation. The best I can come up with is rejoicing over someone else's misfortune.
While I can't translate shadenfreude well, I can give you a couple of examples.
* If you've ever watched a slapstick Keystone Kops film and found yourself laughing after someone got a pie in the face or slipped on a banana peel, that was shadenfreude.
* In the Passion narrative of the Savior, we see many of the people gathered around the cross laughing and mocking the Savior. That, too, was shadenfreude.
* Ten years ago, when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were brought down, there were reports of people in some Islamic countries who were rejoicing. Although it made us mad to hear about such a thing, that was shadenfreude.
Last night we heard how a ten-year-manhunt had come to a conclusion during a bloody battle in Pakistan. The final score was Navy Seals 1, bin Laden 0. As a citizen of the U.S., I felt justice had been done, some of my countrymen had been avenged and a terrorist had been stopped.
Shadenfreude.
Then, as a Christian I remembered how those folks from another faith had rejoiced when our people were killed. I remembered how I hadn't liked what they did back then and I figured they wouldn't like what I was doing now.
More importantly, I remembered that bin Laden was a fellow for whom Jesus had died, a fellow who had been and will remain spiritually lost. There was no more shadenfreude.
Am I glad bin Laden is gone? Absolutely. Bringing him to justice was something our nation had to do. But I fear, like the Hydra of Greek mythology, when you cut off one head of the heads of bin Laden's organization of hate, two heads will grow back.
All of this is why my prayer today asks that the Savior who died to destroy sin and Satan will also destroy the escalating violence which is sure to come. May the Prince of Peace grant us peace so the Word may be preached and the lost may meet the Savior.
THE PRAYER: Father in heaven there are times when a nation must take action and do things that are unpleasant. Ten years ago an attack was made against this country and today the individual who masterminded that attack has been brought to justice. Now I pray that even though Islam and Christianity can never agree, our faith will be used by the Holy Spirit to share the Savior with those who are still in the dark. May they come to know that Jesus is their Savior. In His Name. Amen.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What does the word "hallelujah" mean? (We'll keep this up one more day.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
CATECHISM: (Today we begin anew with question #1 of the question and answer section of the Small Catechism.
Question: Where is God's truth about our Savior Jesus Christ made known?
Answer: This truth is made known in the Bible: the Old Tesament, which promises the coming Savior, and the New Testament, which tell is the Savior who has come.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Gus Klaustermeier
Tues- Don Panhorst, Donna Sherman
Thurs- Steve Mauch, Lynn Russell
Fri- Steve McDowell, Linda Neely, Rich Talbert
Sun- Siera Jaeger, Lauren Jones, Robyn McNew, Amber Vossen
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANNIVERSARIES:
none this week
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Tues- Quilting 9-2; Bible study 11:30-12:15
Wed- nothing (no choir or bell practice)
Thurs- Prayer breakfast and service 6:30am breakfast; 7am prayer and worship for the whole community; worship @Joneburg NH 10:30; Alzheimer's Caregiver's support group 1pm
Fri- nothing
Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- MOTHER'S DAY; worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- ?; Sun- Schlesselmann
Elder- Sat- Linke, Sun- Rahn
Ushers- Heitgerd, Linke, Linke, ?
Acolyte- Berryman
Lay reader- Sat- Sevier; Sun- Boeger
Greeters- Schirr
Altar- Setup- Weigle; Clean Up- Turnure
Organist- Siebold
Tellers- Team #2
______________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
Still need a projector person for Saturday worship.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LES SHERMAN PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE ETERNAL YESTERDAY (Sunday) MORNING
Les was a wonderful Christian man who, for many years, labored and praised the Lord at St. John's.
His memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 14. Visitation 11am-12noon; service- noon; luncheon immediately following.
Memorial gifts are to be made to St. John's Lutheran Church for the general fund.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE "A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD" WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST. JOHN'S on MAY 5!!!
It begins with a wonderful DELUXE continental breakfast at 6:30am.
The Prayer service begins at 7am. It will take about 30-45 minutes.
Bring your whole family before school and work! What a great way to start your day!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
QUESTIONAIRES MAILED TODAY
As most of you know our church is going through a time that we call the CARE process. CARE stands for Congregational Assessment and Renewal. It is a time that we can take a step back and look at things that are going on in our church, assess what is good and bad, work on fixing the bad, reconcile and restore broken relationships, emphasize the good, and grow together as a congregation.
We took the first step last night with the congregational meeting, at which Pastor Gene Wyssmann and Ken Wesemann led us through the process and introduced different ways of thinking about our church and also how the process will work.
This coming week each communicant member of the church will get a questionnaire/survey in the mail (If there are four communicant members in yoru household you will get four surveys) that is two pages in length and will require your thought and input. It will come with a self addresses and stamped envelope that will get mailed directly to Pastor Wyssmann who will collate all of the information he recieves, discuss it with Pastor Wesemann and President Mirly and then come back to St. John's to give us recommendations on how to move forward.
I urge you to complete the survey and send it in. It is vital to the health and growth of the church that you do so.
God bless you as you contemplate the questions and answer them thoroughly.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH CHOIR TO SING THIS SUNDAY FOR MOTHER"S DAY
There will be one more practice this Saturday, May 7 at a time yet to be determined
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
OUR MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL ARE THE RELIEF EFFORTS UNDERWAY IN JAPAN with LCMS World Relief
The folks in Japan have been dealing with the effects of a very severe earthquake that caused a lot of destruction. We truly need to continue to help them in any way we can. Go to LCMS.org/help to see how you can help.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of LES SHERMAN who are mourning his passing today.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who is somehow, by a miracle, becoming more responsive and even talking.
For VINCE KETTERER'S FATHER who had a massive stroke last night and isn't doing well.
For MARVIN RAHN, Jim Rahn's father, who had brain surgery last week and is still awaiting test results, but is improving.
For LISA RAUSCH'S DAD who continues to recover after falling and breaking a vertebrae. It was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed.
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who is going to be starting treatments soon.
For PAT MANNESS, former member of St. John's who is going to have to have hip replacement surgery this Wednesday.
For GERTIE BESSERT, sister of Gene Hilgendorf, who is nearing the end of her life after a long, hard battle against cancer.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the Word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before You will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" Revelation 6:9-10
"Shadenfreude." (SHOD-n- froy-duh) Shadenfreude is a German word which doesn't have a really good translation. The best I can come up with is rejoicing over someone else's misfortune.
While I can't translate shadenfreude well, I can give you a couple of examples.
* If you've ever watched a slapstick Keystone Kops film and found yourself laughing after someone got a pie in the face or slipped on a banana peel, that was shadenfreude.
* In the Passion narrative of the Savior, we see many of the people gathered around the cross laughing and mocking the Savior. That, too, was shadenfreude.
* Ten years ago, when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were brought down, there were reports of people in some Islamic countries who were rejoicing. Although it made us mad to hear about such a thing, that was shadenfreude.
Last night we heard how a ten-year-manhunt had come to a conclusion during a bloody battle in Pakistan. The final score was Navy Seals 1, bin Laden 0. As a citizen of the U.S., I felt justice had been done, some of my countrymen had been avenged and a terrorist had been stopped.
Shadenfreude.
Then, as a Christian I remembered how those folks from another faith had rejoiced when our people were killed. I remembered how I hadn't liked what they did back then and I figured they wouldn't like what I was doing now.
More importantly, I remembered that bin Laden was a fellow for whom Jesus had died, a fellow who had been and will remain spiritually lost. There was no more shadenfreude.
Am I glad bin Laden is gone? Absolutely. Bringing him to justice was something our nation had to do. But I fear, like the Hydra of Greek mythology, when you cut off one head of the heads of bin Laden's organization of hate, two heads will grow back.
All of this is why my prayer today asks that the Savior who died to destroy sin and Satan will also destroy the escalating violence which is sure to come. May the Prince of Peace grant us peace so the Word may be preached and the lost may meet the Savior.
THE PRAYER: Father in heaven there are times when a nation must take action and do things that are unpleasant. Ten years ago an attack was made against this country and today the individual who masterminded that attack has been brought to justice. Now I pray that even though Islam and Christianity can never agree, our faith will be used by the Holy Spirit to share the Savior with those who are still in the dark. May they come to know that Jesus is their Savior. In His Name. Amen.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What does the word "hallelujah" mean? (We'll keep this up one more day.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
CATECHISM: (Today we begin anew with question #1 of the question and answer section of the Small Catechism.
Question: Where is God's truth about our Savior Jesus Christ made known?
Answer: This truth is made known in the Bible: the Old Tesament, which promises the coming Savior, and the New Testament, which tell is the Savior who has come.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Gus Klaustermeier
Tues- Don Panhorst, Donna Sherman
Thurs- Steve Mauch, Lynn Russell
Fri- Steve McDowell, Linda Neely, Rich Talbert
Sun- Siera Jaeger, Lauren Jones, Robyn McNew, Amber Vossen
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANNIVERSARIES:
none this week
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Tues- Quilting 9-2; Bible study 11:30-12:15
Wed- nothing (no choir or bell practice)
Thurs- Prayer breakfast and service 6:30am breakfast; 7am prayer and worship for the whole community; worship @Joneburg NH 10:30; Alzheimer's Caregiver's support group 1pm
Fri- nothing
Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- MOTHER'S DAY; worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- ?; Sun- Schlesselmann
Elder- Sat- Linke, Sun- Rahn
Ushers- Heitgerd, Linke, Linke, ?
Acolyte- Berryman
Lay reader- Sat- Sevier; Sun- Boeger
Greeters- Schirr
Altar- Setup- Weigle; Clean Up- Turnure
Organist- Siebold
Tellers- Team #2
______________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
Still need a projector person for Saturday worship.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LES SHERMAN PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE ETERNAL YESTERDAY (Sunday) MORNING
Les was a wonderful Christian man who, for many years, labored and praised the Lord at St. John's.
His memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 14. Visitation 11am-12noon; service- noon; luncheon immediately following.
Memorial gifts are to be made to St. John's Lutheran Church for the general fund.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE "A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD" WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST. JOHN'S on MAY 5!!!
It begins with a wonderful DELUXE continental breakfast at 6:30am.
The Prayer service begins at 7am. It will take about 30-45 minutes.
Bring your whole family before school and work! What a great way to start your day!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
QUESTIONAIRES MAILED TODAY
As most of you know our church is going through a time that we call the CARE process. CARE stands for Congregational Assessment and Renewal. It is a time that we can take a step back and look at things that are going on in our church, assess what is good and bad, work on fixing the bad, reconcile and restore broken relationships, emphasize the good, and grow together as a congregation.
We took the first step last night with the congregational meeting, at which Pastor Gene Wyssmann and Ken Wesemann led us through the process and introduced different ways of thinking about our church and also how the process will work.
This coming week each communicant member of the church will get a questionnaire/survey in the mail (If there are four communicant members in yoru household you will get four surveys) that is two pages in length and will require your thought and input. It will come with a self addresses and stamped envelope that will get mailed directly to Pastor Wyssmann who will collate all of the information he recieves, discuss it with Pastor Wesemann and President Mirly and then come back to St. John's to give us recommendations on how to move forward.
I urge you to complete the survey and send it in. It is vital to the health and growth of the church that you do so.
God bless you as you contemplate the questions and answer them thoroughly.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH CHOIR TO SING THIS SUNDAY FOR MOTHER"S DAY
There will be one more practice this Saturday, May 7 at a time yet to be determined
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
OUR MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL ARE THE RELIEF EFFORTS UNDERWAY IN JAPAN with LCMS World Relief
The folks in Japan have been dealing with the effects of a very severe earthquake that caused a lot of destruction. We truly need to continue to help them in any way we can. Go to LCMS.org/help to see how you can help.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of LES SHERMAN who are mourning his passing today.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who is somehow, by a miracle, becoming more responsive and even talking.
For VINCE KETTERER'S FATHER who had a massive stroke last night and isn't doing well.
For MARVIN RAHN, Jim Rahn's father, who had brain surgery last week and is still awaiting test results, but is improving.
For LISA RAUSCH'S DAD who continues to recover after falling and breaking a vertebrae. It was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed.
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who is going to be starting treatments soon.
For PAT MANNESS, former member of St. John's who is going to have to have hip replacement surgery this Wednesday.
For GERTIE BESSERT, sister of Gene Hilgendorf, who is nearing the end of her life after a long, hard battle against cancer.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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