Please pray for the Elcan family as, (Chris and Becky's daughter) Kim 's mother in law Mary Lou Graman passed away. Pray for their comfort and peace as they ourn and rejoice.
13 years ago
HP Printer cartridges
If you have an HP printer with the # 74, 75, or 94 catridges, I have a few full ones on my desk. You can have them, just stop by and pick them up.
Peace on your day!
Pastor
Peace on your day!
Pastor
Ken Wagner visitation and funeral is Friday
Ken Wagner's visitation and funeral will be this Friday all at church.
Visitation- 10-noon
Funeral- noon
meal immediately to follow
Peace to all on a good night's rest!!!!!
Visitation- 10-noon
Funeral- noon
meal immediately to follow
Peace to all on a good night's rest!!!!!
Benefit Pancake Breakfast for Christian Wenzel
Blackhawk Middle School PTO is hosting a pancake and sausage breakfast for Christian Wenzel, one of the art teachers at the school, who had a tragic, accidental fall from his tree stand and is now paralyzed from the waist down. He is recovering very slowly.
Please use this simple way to help out the family and come have breakfast!!!
Date: Saturday, November 17
Time: 7-11am
Place: Blackhawk Middle School Commons, 300 Kuhl Ave in Warrenton
Cost: $5 for people 13 years old and older
$3 for ages 4-12
Free for 3yrs and younger
God's peace on your day!
Please use this simple way to help out the family and come have breakfast!!!
Date: Saturday, November 17
Time: 7-11am
Place: Blackhawk Middle School Commons, 300 Kuhl Ave in Warrenton
Cost: $5 for people 13 years old and older
$3 for ages 4-12
Free for 3yrs and younger
God's peace on your day!
Ken Wagner
Ken Wagner passed away sometime this morning. He was found dead in his home at about noon today. Please pray for his family and friends as they mourn.
God's peace be with you all,
Pastor
God's peace be with you all,
Pastor
Karin's dad passed away this morning at 7:30
Karin's dad passed away at 7:30 this morning. Please pray for Karin and the rest of the family.
Peace on your evening!
Pastor
Peace on your evening!
Pastor
update on Karin's dad
He is still with us, but continues to deterioriate. Please pray that God takes himto be with him soon, and pray for the family as they deal with everything, and as they mourn.
Peace be with you all!
Peace be with you all!
update on Karin's dad
Not much change so far this morning. He woke up for a very short time last night and they were able to give him some medicine. He is resting comfortably right now, but is ver weak and very short of breath.
prayer request for Karin's dad and her family
Please pray for Karin's dad as he has taken a turn for the worse and may not make it through the evenig. Pray for the family too as they gather together tonight.
Avenue of the Saints here this Sunday at 11am!!
If you haven't seen/heard them yet, you are truly missing out! Come to worship and enjoy singing some "new" songs, and worshiping with Bill and Corey!
They come every second Sunday of the month at 11am!!!
Have a wonderful afternoon everyone!
They come every second Sunday of the month at 11am!!!
Have a wonderful afternoon everyone!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
DEVOTION: (from pastor)
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TUESDAY'S QUIZ: What did Jesus say to the disciples after they exclaimed "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." I saw Satan fall like lightening from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
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WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ: Where is Perea?
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CATECHISM:
Question: Why do you say "I believe" in the holy Christian church?
Answer:
a. Because faith, which makes people members of the church, is invisible, the church is invisible to human eyes.
b. The Scriptures assure us that the Holy SPirit continues to gather and preserve the church.
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CALENDAR:
Wed- 8th graders to LHS for Teens talk to Teens leave at 5:15pm
Thurs- Adult membership instruction class 6pm (everyone is welcome)
Fri- nothing
Sat- Patriot Packing (formerly Goodies 4 You G 4 U) at the ARMORY at 9am: worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; worship 11am; elders meeting noon; Bus trip to see the Rockettes leaves at 1pm
For ED, neighbor to the Fosters, who found out he has cancer.
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TUESDAY'S QUIZ: What did Jesus say to the disciples after they exclaimed "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." I saw Satan fall like lightening from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
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WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ: Where is Perea?
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CATECHISM:
Question: Why do you say "I believe" in the holy Christian church?
Answer:
a. Because faith, which makes people members of the church, is invisible, the church is invisible to human eyes.
b. The Scriptures assure us that the Holy SPirit continues to gather and preserve the church.
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CALENDAR:
Wed- 8th graders to LHS for Teens talk to Teens leave at 5:15pm
Thurs- Adult membership instruction class 6pm (everyone is welcome)
Fri- nothing
Sat- Patriot Packing (formerly Goodies 4 You G 4 U) at the ARMORY at 9am: worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; worship 11am; elders meeting noon; Bus trip to see the Rockettes leaves at 1pm
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NEWS:
CHOIR PRACTICE STARTS TONIGHT AT 6:30pm
Molly Hendershot has graciously volunteered to lead/direct a choir to sing on Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas. Practice will start this coming Wednesday at 6:30pm. Please call her to let her know you will be joining this special choir. 636-488-5751
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HELP NEEDED FOR GOOD NEWS CLUB STARTING AT REBECCA BOONE ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 at 2:45
Denise Schlesselmann and Mary Aubuchon have graciously volunteered to help get this wonderful opportunity to bring lost children to Christ and to strengthen the faith of those already in Christ!! They need some more helpers though!
It is every Wednesday from 2:45-4:15. If you can help, even if it is just once or twice a month, please call me 359-1061, and I will direct you to the proper place.
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OPERATION CHRISTMAS BOX
The Sunday school is accepting donations to fill Christmas shoe boxes. See the list on the bulletin board downstairs by church office for items that an be included in a shoe box. If anyone would like to do a box on your own, please read the directions. If you have any questions, call Christy Winn at 314-479-5543 or email her at christymwinn@hotmail.com.
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PATRIOT PACKAGES (FORMERLY G4U) PACKING THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 at 9am!!!!!!
Thrivent will supply lunch so please come and help pack goodie bags for our soldiers serving overseas. They are still accepting goodie bags and skull caps and are collecting other items. A complete list can be found in the narthex or on the bulletin board by the church office. If you have any other questions call Denise Schlesselmann at 260-579-2942
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CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR SALE
Christmas is only a month and a half away. Time to get those Christmas cards! Where can you get good Christian ones? how about downstairs at church? They are in the display case! Stop by and pick some up! You can pay Marilyn in the office.
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FREE PLANNING FOR LONG TERM CARE WORKSHOP NEXT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 at 7PM at the Embassy Suites in St. Charles!!
RSVP to Tonya Goslin by email at tonyagoslin@thrivent.com or call 636-219-7919. Light refreshments will be served.
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TWO BEAUTIFUL QUILTS FOR RAFFLE AND BID!!!
Two queen size quilts are hanging in the church basement. The blue one is being auctioned off. The starting bid is $300.
The green one is being raffled off. Tickets are $1 a piece or 6 for $5.
Both quilts will be awarded on December 1 at the end of our vendor fair.
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ALL LADIES CHRISTMAS PARTY--- DECEMBER 3 at IMO'S AT 6pm
Please sign the list on the counter in the narthex by Wed, Nov 28 so rexervations can be made. Bring a wrapped $10 gift for a fun gift exchange.
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HURRICAN SANDY RELIEF
The LCMS is asking for donations to help with relief efforts. If you care to give, you may use a designated envelope, or you can go to LCMS.org and donate directly online.
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STEWARDSHIP SPOLIGHT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IS THE LUTHERAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
LHF translates, publishes and distributes Lutheran materials throughout the world. It is not subsidized by the LCMS or any other church body, but is dependent on individual donations. If you care to make a donation, make your check payable to St. John's and place in a deisgnated envelope, clearly marked "Lutheran Heritage FOundation". As usual, these donations should be over and above your normal tithes, commitments, and offerings to St. John's.
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PRAYERS:
PRAYERS:
For Dave and Carol Kohrs' daughter BETH RITTER, who is suffering from a very low white blood cell count, liver failure, pneumonia, and sores in her mouth and throat.
For CAROL KOHRS who is dealing with a lot of back and neck pain.
For a friend and coworker of Christy Winn, JO, who lost her apartment in a fire Sunday night.
For a friend of Pam Bueltmann, whose son (40) was taken to the emergency room this morning for tests and her daughter (29) is going through a divorce. Pray for mother Ronda too.
For BOB LAMPEN, Karin Klaustermeier's dad, who is now on hospice care.
For BARB DREYER'S DAD as he is dealing with many physical illnesses and weaknesses and her mother as she cares for him.
For LIL WINTER as she is doing rehabilitation as Delmar Gardens in OFallon. .
For DON TURNURE who is recovering well from hip replacement surgery.
For JOYCE SCHIEN as she is recovering well from pneumonia at Delmar Gardens in OFallon.
For PEGGY TALBERT as she recovers from severe esophagus issues and is still not feeling well. (A hiatal hernia and esophagitis)
For WALT SCHIRR, as recovers from surgery to take care of his vertigo and balance problems.
For GENE SIEBOLD who is recovering from pneumonia at Delmar Gardens in Chesterfield.
For JEANETTE KOEHLER, who is recovering at Troy Nursing Home from an amputaed toe.
For MARILYN FOSTER'S NIECE, HEATHER. She has a very rare spine condition, which has resulted in a spinal fluid leak. They are trying for the 2nd time to do a "blood patch" to stop the leak. Yesterdays try was unsuccessful and they are going to try again today. The only specialist in the US that treats these conditions is out of town until next week, the doctor that is caring for her has only done 1 of these before.
For CHRISTIAN WENZEL, art teacher at Blackhawk Middle School, who fell out of his tree stand while deer hunting on Saturday and broke his sternum and many ribs. He has many things wrong with him and is in critical condition in the hospital.
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For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH as she recovers from a very bad infection and as she continues to deal with very bad rheumatoid arthritis and other health troubles.
For ED, neighbor to the Fosters, who found out he has cancer.
For STEVE, a friend of Tony and Sandra Perricone, who is a husband, and a father of 2 and is undergoing tests for fluid on the brain.
For JOSIAH TULEY, great nephew of DIANNE HANCE'S friend Cindy Schwada. Josiah is recovering well (the tumor was benign) and he may be getting to go home from the hospital soon. He had a stroke because of the tumor and is still working on regaining control of some of his movements.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
DEVOTION: (from Lutheran Hour Ministry)
Jesus said) "You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world." John 16:20-21
Thirty-one-year-old Bronx native Ninfa Ramirez was having a baby.
She wasn't having a baby soon; her contractions said she was having her baby now. This explains why Armando Ortiz, the child's father, rushed Ramirez to the hospital. There, after an examination, the parents were told to go home. The experts didn't know exactly how long it would be, but they were sure it would be some time before their baby would arrive.
Having heard the experts, Ramirez and Ortiz went home.
Ortiz dropped Ramirez off at the apartment and went to do some errands. Before he had gone far he got a phone call ... from Ramirez. She said the experts had been wrong. The baby was on its way.
Ramirez was right; the experts were wrong. She, assisted by Ortiz, gave birth to a nine-and-a-half-pound baby girl in their apartment's elevator. And although the apartment complex is clean and nice, the elevator's sanitation level is far short of a hospital delivery room.
In such circumstances, many people would be angry with the experts. They might be furious and threaten to bring a malpractice suit against everyone involved.
That is not the way this couple feels. They say the elevator delivery was "a beautiful experience," and Ortiz adds he doesn't mind that the experts sent them home; he's just proud to be a dad.
All of this proves Jesus was right when He said in effect that the good news of a healthy baby pushes out many of the memories and pains that accompanied the child's delivery.
The truth Jesus was trying to share ought to be important to us.
You see, we live in a world filled with sin, sorrow and sickness. As Christians, we are not immune to those problems. Indeed, precisely because we are Christians we may attract a disproportionate number of difficulties and discouragements.
Does that sound familiar?
If it does, then listen to the Savior as He promises there will come a time when the horrors of this world will be a thing of the past. By God's grace and the Savior's blood, after Judgment Day, those who have been given faith and forgiveness will no longer remember this world's anguish.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord grant me eyes of faith, so I may look past the pains of this world and cling to the vision of our wonderful future in heaven -- a future made possible through the life, death and resurrection of our beloved Redeemer. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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MONDAY'S QUESTION: What did Jesus do to heal the man born blind? He took some dirt, spit in it, and put the mud on the man's eyes, then he told the man to go and wash in the pool of Siloam.
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TUESDAY'S QUIZ: What did Jesus say to the disciples after they exclaimed "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name."
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CATECHISM:
Question: What is the holy Christian church?
Answer: The holy Christian church is the communion of saints, the total number of those who believe in Christ. All believers in Christ, but only believers, are members of the church (invisible church).
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CALENDAR:
Tues- Elections 6am-7pm; Quilters 9-2; no Bible study
Wed- 8th graders to LHS for Teens talk to Teens leave at 5:15pm
Thurs- Adult membership instruction class 6pm (everyone is welcome)
Fri- nothing
Sat- Patriot Packing (formerly Goodies 4 You G 4 U) at the ARMORY at 9am: worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; worship 11am; elders meeting noon; Bus trip to see the Rockettes leaves at 1pm
For ED, neighbor to the Fosters, who found out he has cancer.
Jesus said) "You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world." John 16:20-21
Thirty-one-year-old Bronx native Ninfa Ramirez was having a baby.
She wasn't having a baby soon; her contractions said she was having her baby now. This explains why Armando Ortiz, the child's father, rushed Ramirez to the hospital. There, after an examination, the parents were told to go home. The experts didn't know exactly how long it would be, but they were sure it would be some time before their baby would arrive.
Having heard the experts, Ramirez and Ortiz went home.
Ortiz dropped Ramirez off at the apartment and went to do some errands. Before he had gone far he got a phone call ... from Ramirez. She said the experts had been wrong. The baby was on its way.
Ramirez was right; the experts were wrong. She, assisted by Ortiz, gave birth to a nine-and-a-half-pound baby girl in their apartment's elevator. And although the apartment complex is clean and nice, the elevator's sanitation level is far short of a hospital delivery room.
In such circumstances, many people would be angry with the experts. They might be furious and threaten to bring a malpractice suit against everyone involved.
That is not the way this couple feels. They say the elevator delivery was "a beautiful experience," and Ortiz adds he doesn't mind that the experts sent them home; he's just proud to be a dad.
All of this proves Jesus was right when He said in effect that the good news of a healthy baby pushes out many of the memories and pains that accompanied the child's delivery.
The truth Jesus was trying to share ought to be important to us.
You see, we live in a world filled with sin, sorrow and sickness. As Christians, we are not immune to those problems. Indeed, precisely because we are Christians we may attract a disproportionate number of difficulties and discouragements.
Does that sound familiar?
If it does, then listen to the Savior as He promises there will come a time when the horrors of this world will be a thing of the past. By God's grace and the Savior's blood, after Judgment Day, those who have been given faith and forgiveness will no longer remember this world's anguish.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord grant me eyes of faith, so I may look past the pains of this world and cling to the vision of our wonderful future in heaven -- a future made possible through the life, death and resurrection of our beloved Redeemer. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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MONDAY'S QUESTION: What did Jesus do to heal the man born blind? He took some dirt, spit in it, and put the mud on the man's eyes, then he told the man to go and wash in the pool of Siloam.
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TUESDAY'S QUIZ: What did Jesus say to the disciples after they exclaimed "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name."
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CATECHISM:
Question: What is the holy Christian church?
Answer: The holy Christian church is the communion of saints, the total number of those who believe in Christ. All believers in Christ, but only believers, are members of the church (invisible church).
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Tues- Elections 6am-7pm; Quilters 9-2; no Bible study
Wed- 8th graders to LHS for Teens talk to Teens leave at 5:15pm
Thurs- Adult membership instruction class 6pm (everyone is welcome)
Fri- nothing
Sat- Patriot Packing (formerly Goodies 4 You G 4 U) at the ARMORY at 9am: worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; worship 11am; elders meeting noon; Bus trip to see the Rockettes leaves at 1pm
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
CHOIR PRACTICE STARTS TOMORROW AT 6:30pm
Molly Hendershot has graciously volunteered to lead/direct a choir to sing on Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas. Practice will start this coming Wednesday at 6:30pm. Please call her to let her know you will be joining this special choir. 636-488-5751
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
HELP NEEDED FOR GOOD NEWS CLUB STARTING AT REBECCA BOONE ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 at 2:45
Denise Schlesselmann and Mary Aubuchon have graciously volunteered to help get this wonderful opportunity to bring lost children to Christ and to strengthen the faith of those already in Christ!! They need some more helpers though!
It is every Wednesday from 2:45-4:15. If you can help, even if it is just once or twice a month, please call me 359-1061, and I will direct you to the proper place.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
OPERATION CHRISTMAS BOX
The Sunday school is accepting donations to fill Christmas shoe boxes. See the list on the bulletin board downstairs by church office for items that an be included in a shoe box. If anyone would like to do a box on your own, please read the directions. If you have any questions, call Christy Winn at 314-479-5543 or email her at christymwinn@hotmail.com.
____________________________________________________________________________
PATRIOT PACKAGES (FORMERLY G4U) PACKING THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 at 9am!!!!!!
Thrivent will supply lunch so please come and help pack goodie bags for our soldiers serving overseas. They are still accepting goodie bags and skull caps and are collecting other items. A complete list can be found in the narthex or on the bulletin board by the church office. If you have any other questions call Denise Schlesselmann at 260-579-2942
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR SALE
Christmas is only a month and a half away. Time to get those Christmas cards! Where can you get good Christian ones? how about downstairs at church? They are in the display case! Stop by and pick some up! You can pay Marilyn in the office.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FREE PLANNING FOR LONG TERM CARE WORKSHOP NEXT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 at 7PM at the Embassy Suites in St. Charles!!
RSVP to Tonya Goslin by email at tonyagoslin@thrivent.com or call 636-219-7919. Light refreshments will be served.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TWO BEAUTIFUL QUILTS FOR RAFFLE AND BID!!!
Two queen size quilts are hanging in the church basement. The blue one is being auctioned off. The starting bid is $300.
The green one is being raffled off. Tickets are $1 a piece or 6 for $5.
Both quilts will be awarded on December 1 at the end of our vendor fair.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ALL LADIES CHRISTMAS PARTY--- DECEMBER 3 at IMO'S AT 6pm
Please sign the list on the counter in the narthex by Wed, Nov 28 so rexervations can be made. Bring a wrapped $10 gift for a fun gift exchange.
______________________________________________________________________________________
HURRICAN SANDY RELIEF
The LCMS is asking for donations to help with relief efforts. If you care to give, you may use a designated envelope, or you can go to LCMS.org and donate directly online.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
STEWARDSHIP SPOLIGHT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IS THE LUTHERAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
LHF translates, publishes and distributes Lutheran materials throughout the world. It is not subsidized by the LCMS or any other church body, but is dependent on individual donations. If you care to make a donation, make your check payable to St. John's and place in a deisgnated envelope, clearly marked "Lutheran Heritage FOundation". As usual, these donations should be over and above your normal tithes, commitments, and offerings to St. John's.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYERS:
PRAYERS:
For a friend and coworker of Christy Winn, JO, who lost her apartment in a fire Sunday night.
For a friend of Pam Bueltmann, whose son (40) was taken to the emergency room this morning for tests and her daughter (29) is going through a divorce. Pray for mother Ronda too.
For BOB LAMPEN, Karin Klaustermeier's dad, who is now on hospice care.
For BARB DREYER'S DAD as he is dealing with many physical illnesses and weaknesses and her mother as she cares for him.
For LIL WINTER as she is doing rehabilitation as Delmar Gardens in OFallon. .
For DON TURNURE who is recovering well from hip replacement surgery.
For JOYCE SCHIEN as she is recovering well from pneumonia at Delmar Gardens in OFallon.
For PEGGY TALBERT as she recovers from severe esophagus issues and is still not feeling well. (A hiatal hernia and esophagitis)
For WALT SCHIRR, as recovers from surgery to take care of his vertigo and balance problems.
For GENE SIEBOLD who is recovering from pneumonia at Delmar Gardens in Chesterfield.
For JEANETTE KOEHLER, who is recovering at Troy Nursing Home from an amputaed toe.
For MARILYN FOSTER'S NIECE, HEATHER. She has a very rare spine condition, which has resulted in a spinal fluid leak. They are trying for the 2nd time to do a "blood patch" to stop the leak. Yesterdays try was unsuccessful and they are going to try again today. The only specialist in the US that treats these conditions is out of town until next week, the doctor that is caring for her has only done 1 of these before.
For CHRISTIAN WENZEL, art teacher at Blackhawk Middle School, who fell out of his tree stand while deer hunting on Saturday and broke his sternum and many ribs. He has many things wrong with him and is in critical condition in the hospital.
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For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH as she recovers from a very bad infection and as she continues to deal with very bad rheumatoid arthritis and other health troubles.
For ED, neighbor to the Fosters, who found out he has cancer.
For STEVE, a friend of Tony and Sandra Perricone, who is a husband, and a father of 2 and is undergoing tests for fluid on the brain.
For JOSIAH TULEY, great nephew of DIANNE HANCE'S friend Cindy Schwada. Josiah is recovering well (the tumor was benign) and he may be getting to go home from the hospital soon. He had a stroke because of the tumor and is still working on regaining control of some of his movements.
Monday, November 5, 2012
DEVOTION: (from Pastor)
Each one should give as he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. II Corinthians 9:7-8
Yesterday I talked about giving in terms of where your heart is. Here's the deal. We all know that there are a lot of people who are struggling to make ends meet. We all have financial difficulties we are going through. Here's the questions you should ask yourself.
1. Do you wish you could give more? By this I mean, do you know that your offering is going to the sharing of the Gospel and the increase of God's kingdom, and do you want to participate in that increase and that sharing of the Gospel?
2. Does your budget and your giving reflect the heart of God? By this I mean, are there things you spend money on that neither glorify God or are according to His will that you could instead be giving to him?
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Where is your heart? These are tough questions to ask, but ones that are necessary to get everything straight and be the best witness to God's mercy and grace that you can be.
You all know the needs of the church! There are two main things we are working on, as far as inceasing the church's and God's influence in the congregation itself and the community at large.
One is the building program. It isn't something that we have talked about for a while, yet it is something that would greatly benefit our own membership as well as the community in hundreds of different ways. Can you give to that? Can you give more to that if you are already giving to it?
The other is what was voted on on October 15. We voted to call a DCE (director of Christian education) and music ministry. THis is a person who will help me out greatly, but will also increase the ministry scope throughout our own congregation and throughout the community! He/she will be mostly responsible for youth and music ministry. Just imaigne the opportunities and enhancements that will come about when we are able to get this person on board. The key to this is that we can only get this person on board when we have a solid plan in place to be able to afford it. We have a team in place to begin working on it this week, but it will take the effort and sacrifice of every member of our church!!!
I want to encourage you to pray hard about this in the coming days, weeks, and months ahead. Pray that God directs you to do everything that you can to be His hands, feet, mouth, and heart to do His will in these matters, so that His will is done!
Prayer: Lord God help me to be an integral part in your mission, dong all that I can to be your hands, feet, and mouth as you increase your kingdom through me. Amen.
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THURSDAY'S QUESTION: What happened to Peter when he looked down as he was waliking on the water? He got nervous, doubted, and began to sink.
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MONDAY'S QUESTION: What did Jesus do to heal the man born blind?
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CATECHISM:
Question: Then, why are not all people saved?
Answer: Many reject the Word and resist the Holy Spirit; therefore they remain in unbelief and under God's judgment by their own fault.
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CALENDAR:
Mon- confirmation 5:6:16; (A crew will be setting up for elections beginnning at 6:30pm)
Tues- Elections 6am-7pm; Quilters 9-2; no Bible study
Wed- 8th graders to LHS for Teens talk to Teens leave at 5:15pm
Thurs- Adult membership instruction class 6pm (everyone is welcome)
Fri- nothing
Sat- Patriot Packing (formerly Goodies 4 You G 4 U) at the ARMORY at 9am: worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; worship 11am; elders meeting noon; Bus trip to see the Rockettes leaves at 1pm
For ED, neighbor to the Fosters, who found out he has cancer.
Each one should give as he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. II Corinthians 9:7-8
Yesterday I talked about giving in terms of where your heart is. Here's the deal. We all know that there are a lot of people who are struggling to make ends meet. We all have financial difficulties we are going through. Here's the questions you should ask yourself.
1. Do you wish you could give more? By this I mean, do you know that your offering is going to the sharing of the Gospel and the increase of God's kingdom, and do you want to participate in that increase and that sharing of the Gospel?
2. Does your budget and your giving reflect the heart of God? By this I mean, are there things you spend money on that neither glorify God or are according to His will that you could instead be giving to him?
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Where is your heart? These are tough questions to ask, but ones that are necessary to get everything straight and be the best witness to God's mercy and grace that you can be.
You all know the needs of the church! There are two main things we are working on, as far as inceasing the church's and God's influence in the congregation itself and the community at large.
One is the building program. It isn't something that we have talked about for a while, yet it is something that would greatly benefit our own membership as well as the community in hundreds of different ways. Can you give to that? Can you give more to that if you are already giving to it?
The other is what was voted on on October 15. We voted to call a DCE (director of Christian education) and music ministry. THis is a person who will help me out greatly, but will also increase the ministry scope throughout our own congregation and throughout the community! He/she will be mostly responsible for youth and music ministry. Just imaigne the opportunities and enhancements that will come about when we are able to get this person on board. The key to this is that we can only get this person on board when we have a solid plan in place to be able to afford it. We have a team in place to begin working on it this week, but it will take the effort and sacrifice of every member of our church!!!
I want to encourage you to pray hard about this in the coming days, weeks, and months ahead. Pray that God directs you to do everything that you can to be His hands, feet, mouth, and heart to do His will in these matters, so that His will is done!
Prayer: Lord God help me to be an integral part in your mission, dong all that I can to be your hands, feet, and mouth as you increase your kingdom through me. Amen.
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THURSDAY'S QUESTION: What happened to Peter when he looked down as he was waliking on the water? He got nervous, doubted, and began to sink.
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MONDAY'S QUESTION: What did Jesus do to heal the man born blind?
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CATECHISM:
Question: Then, why are not all people saved?
Answer: Many reject the Word and resist the Holy Spirit; therefore they remain in unbelief and under God's judgment by their own fault.
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CALENDAR:
Mon- confirmation 5:6:16; (A crew will be setting up for elections beginnning at 6:30pm)
Tues- Elections 6am-7pm; Quilters 9-2; no Bible study
Wed- 8th graders to LHS for Teens talk to Teens leave at 5:15pm
Thurs- Adult membership instruction class 6pm (everyone is welcome)
Fri- nothing
Sat- Patriot Packing (formerly Goodies 4 You G 4 U) at the ARMORY at 9am: worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; worship 11am; elders meeting noon; Bus trip to see the Rockettes leaves at 1pm
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NEWS: EVERY BIT OF NEWS IS NEW TODAY!!!
CHOIR PRACTICE STARTS THIS WEDNESDAY AT 6:30pm
Molly Hendershot has graciously volunteered to lead/direct a choir to sing on Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas. Practice will start this coming Wednesday at 6:30pm. Please call her to let her know you will be joining this special choir. 636-488-5751
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HELP NEEDED FOR GOOD NEWS CLUB STARTING AT REBECCA BOONE ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 at 2:45
Denise Schlesselmann and Mary Aubuchon have graciously volunteered to help get this wonderful opportunity to bring lost children to Christ and to strengthen the faith of those already in Christ!! They need some more helpers though!
It is every Wednesday from 2:45-4:15. If you can help, even if it is just once or twice a month, please call me 359-1061, and I will direct you to the proper place.
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OPERATION CHRISTMAS BOX
The Sunday school is accepting donations to fill Christmas shoe boxes. See the list on the bulletin board downstairs by church office for items that an be included in a shoe box. If anyone would like to do a box on your own, please read the directions. If you have any questions, call Christy Winn at 314-479-5543 or email her at christymwinn@hotmail.com.
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PATRIOT PACKAGES (FORMERLY G4U) PACKING THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 at 9am!!!!!!
Thrivent will supply lunch so please come and help pack goodie bags for our soldiers serving overseas. They are still accepting goodie bags and skull caps and are collecting other items. A complete list can be found in the narthex or on the bulletin board by the church office. If you have any other questions call Denise Schlesselmann at 260-579-2942
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CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR SALE
Christmas is only a month and a half away. Time to get those Christmas cards! Where can you get good Christian ones? how about downstairs at church? They are in the display case! Stop by and pick some up! You can pay Marilyn in the office.
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FREE PLANNING FOR LONG TERM CARE WORKSHOP NEXT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 at 7PM at the Embassy Suites in St. Charles!!
RSVP to Tonya Goslin by email at tonyagoslin@thrivent.com or call 636-219-7919. Light refreshments will be served.
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TWO BEAUTIFUL QUILTS FOR RAFFLE AND BID!!!
Two queen size quilts are hanging in the church basement. The blue one is being auctioned off. The starting bid is $300.
The green one is being raffled off. Tickets are $1 a piece or 6 for $5.
Both quilts will be awarded on December 1 at the end of our vendor fair.
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ALL LADIES CHRISTMAS PARTY--- DECEMBER 3 at IMO'S AT 6pm
Please sign the list on the counter in the narthex by Wed, Nov 28 so rexervations can be made. Bring a wrapped $10 gift for a fun gift exchange.
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HURRICAN SANDY RELIEF
The LCMS is asking for donations to help with relief efforts. If you care to give, you may use a designated envelope, or you can go to LCMS.org and donate directly online.
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STEWARDSHIP SPOLIGHT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IS THE LUTHERAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
LHF translates, publishes and distributes Lutheran materials throughout the world. It is not subsidized by the LCMS or any other church body, but is dependent on individual donations. If you care to make a donation, make your check payable to St. John's and place in a deisgnated envelope, clearly marked "Lutheran Heritage FOundation". As usual, these donations should be over and above your normal tithes, commitments, and offerings to St. John's.
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PRAYERS:
PRAYERS:
For BOB LAMPEN, Karin Klaustermeier's dad, as he goes on hospice care today.
For BARB DREYER'S DAD as he is dealing with many physical illnesses and weaknesses and her mother as she cares for him.
For LIL WINTER as she is doing rehabilitation as Delmar Gardens in OFallon. .
For DON TURNURE who is recovering well from hip replacement surgery.
For JOYCE SCHIEN as she is recovering well from pneumonia at Delmar Gardens in OFallon.
For PEGGY TALBERT as she recovers from severe esophagus issues and is still not feeling well. (A hiatal hernia and esophagitis)
For WALT SCHIRR, as recovers from surgery to take care of his vertigo and balance problems.
For GENE SIEBOLD who is recovering from pneumonia at Delmar Gardens in Chesterfield.
For JEANETTE KOEHLER, who is recovering at Troy Nursing Home from an amputaed toe.
For MARILYN FOSTER'S NIECE, HEATHER. She has a very rare spine condition, which has resulted in a spinal fluid leak. They are trying for the 2nd time to do a "blood patch" to stop the leak. Yesterdays try was unsuccessful and they are going to try again today. The only specialist in the US that treats these conditions is out of town until next week, the doctor that is caring for her has only done 1 of these before.
For CHRISTIAN WENZEL, art teacher at Blackhawk Middle School, who fell out of his tree stand while deer hunting on Saturday and broke his sternum and many ribs. He has many things wrong with him and is in critical condition in the hospital.
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For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH as she recovers from a very bad infection and as she continues to deal with very bad rheumatoid arthritis and other health troubles.
For ED, neighbor to the Fosters, who found out he has cancer.
For STEVE, a friend of Tony and Sandra Perricone, who is a husband, and a father of 2 and is undergoing tests for fluid on the brain.
For JOSIAH TULEY, great nephew of DIANNE HANCE'S friend Cindy Schwada. Josiah is recovering well (the tumor was benign) and he may be getting to go home from the hospital soon. He had a stroke because of the tumor and is still working on regaining control of some of his movements.
Daylight savings time ends
Just a quick reminder to turn your clocks BACK one hour on Saturday night before you go to bed. Church should be packed full Sunday morning, since everyone will be well rested and up and at 'em!
See you ALL this weekend!!!
See you ALL this weekend!!!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
DEVOTION: (from Pastor)
Then I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb, clothed in white robes and holding palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" Revelation 7:9-10
A BLESSED ALL SAINTS DAY EVERYONE!!
Today is All Saints Day, a day in the Christian tradition that has been celebrated for centuries. Over the past hundred years or so it has, unfortunately, taken on less and less significance, to the point where more people know about the day before All Saints Day than they do the actual day. Yesterday being All Hallows Eve (Halloween).
It is unfortunate because, too often, our hearts are way too earthly in our thoughts. We forget that there is a heaven waiting for us. We forget that the ills and pains of this world are not worth comparing to the all encomassing and surpassing peace and joy of eternal life. We are focused on the wrong things.
Certainly it is just fine to dress up in costumes and go trick or treating. Certainly it is ok to enjoy all that God has givne us on this earth. We are made to enjoy God's creation and His gifts. But we must always remember that this earth, and our lives on this earth, are only temporal and only a shadow of the wonderful things to come in paradise.
SO I urge you to CELEBRATE today as well! Remember your loved ones with fondness and joy as you wait eagerly for the time that you will join them in that perfect paradise. For us all to live is Christ and to die is gain! Live in Christ until the day where you will receive your heavenly gain!
Prayer: Lord God, help me to look heavenward all of the time. Help me to rejoice in the eternal life you have given to me! Help me to remember the examples of faith in my life so that I may emulate them! Amen.
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WEDNESDAY'S QUESTION: Who was the king when Jesus was crucified? Herod
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THURSDAY'S QUESTION: What happened to Peter when he looked down as he was waliking on the water?
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CATECHISM:
Question: Does the Holy Spirit want to do this in the lives of all people?
Answer: God, the Holy SPirit, earnestly wants to convert all people and bring them to salvation through the Gospel.
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CALENDAR:
Thurs- Visitation for Charlie Smith at Martin funeral home 4-8pm
Fri- funeral at 11am (burial immediately to follow)
Sat- Ladies Aid luncheon, craft, and bake sale 9am-1pm; worship 5pm
For ED, neighbor to the Fosters, who found out he has cancer.
Then I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb, clothed in white robes and holding palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" Revelation 7:9-10
A BLESSED ALL SAINTS DAY EVERYONE!!
Today is All Saints Day, a day in the Christian tradition that has been celebrated for centuries. Over the past hundred years or so it has, unfortunately, taken on less and less significance, to the point where more people know about the day before All Saints Day than they do the actual day. Yesterday being All Hallows Eve (Halloween).
It is unfortunate because, too often, our hearts are way too earthly in our thoughts. We forget that there is a heaven waiting for us. We forget that the ills and pains of this world are not worth comparing to the all encomassing and surpassing peace and joy of eternal life. We are focused on the wrong things.
Certainly it is just fine to dress up in costumes and go trick or treating. Certainly it is ok to enjoy all that God has givne us on this earth. We are made to enjoy God's creation and His gifts. But we must always remember that this earth, and our lives on this earth, are only temporal and only a shadow of the wonderful things to come in paradise.
SO I urge you to CELEBRATE today as well! Remember your loved ones with fondness and joy as you wait eagerly for the time that you will join them in that perfect paradise. For us all to live is Christ and to die is gain! Live in Christ until the day where you will receive your heavenly gain!
Prayer: Lord God, help me to look heavenward all of the time. Help me to rejoice in the eternal life you have given to me! Help me to remember the examples of faith in my life so that I may emulate them! Amen.
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WEDNESDAY'S QUESTION: Who was the king when Jesus was crucified? Herod
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THURSDAY'S QUESTION: What happened to Peter when he looked down as he was waliking on the water?
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CATECHISM:
Question: Does the Holy Spirit want to do this in the lives of all people?
Answer: God, the Holy SPirit, earnestly wants to convert all people and bring them to salvation through the Gospel.
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CALENDAR:
Thurs- Visitation for Charlie Smith at Martin funeral home 4-8pm
Fri- funeral at 11am (burial immediately to follow)
Sat- Ladies Aid luncheon, craft, and bake sale 9am-1pm; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; worship 11am
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NEWS:
LADIES AID LUNCHEON, CRAFT, AND BAKE SALE THIS SATURDAY 9am-1pm
We will have a variety of baked goods and a variety of crafts, as well as greeting cards and kitchen cutlery for sale. We will serve soup, chili, hot dogs, chicken salad sandwiches and home made pie from 9am - 1 pm.
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20-30 YEAR OLD POTLUCK THIS SATURDAY AT 6pm
All those who have graduated from high school all the way through their early 30s are invited to join us for an evening of fellowship and food after church Saturday night!!! Just bring a dish to share. We will have fried chicken as the main course! Please RSVP asap so I know how much chicken to order!!!
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A special thanks to all who participated in the 1st ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT AND CHILI/HOTDOG SUPPER
A special thanks to all who participated in the 1st ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT AND CHILI/HOTDOG SUPPER
It was a wonderful night with tons of kids! We especially thank Steve and Sandy Robine and their granddaughters, Molly Hendershot, and Joan Sexton for serving such a wonderful meal. We also thank all of those who provided their trunks and lots and lots of candy. We probably had over 200 kids who came through with their parents! We all had a blast!
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SPECIAL CHOIR FORMING FOR THANKSGIVING and CHRISTMAS
Molly Hendershot has graciously volunteered to lead/direct a choir to sing on Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas. Practice will start this coming Wednesday at 6:30pm. Please call her to let her know you will be joining this special choir. 636-488-5751
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CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IS BEING PRACTICED EVERY WEEK AT SUNDAY SCHOOL FROM NOW UNTIL THE PROGRAM
Hey kids and families!!! If you want to participate in the Christmas program then you need to be at Sunday school. The program was introduced this past Sunday, and will be practiced every Sunday during Sunday school opening from now until the day of the program.
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OPERATION BACKPACK NEEDS MORE FOOD
This food gets put in children's backpacks on Friday afternoon before they go home for the weekend. Kids are able to get breakfast and lunch every day of the week, but often have to go without food on weekends. Please provide for our kids. There is a coolection box in the preschool room.
single serve sizes of cereal
oatmeal (instant packets)
hot chocolate mix
juice box
peanut butter
jelly (squeezable bottle)
soup
spaghettios or beefaroni
mac and cheese
corn
green beans
granola bars
fruit snacks
pudding cups
raisin boxes
applesauce cups
fruit cups
cereal bars
pretzels
individually wrapped crackers and cookies
bread
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VENDOR FAIR--- CHRISTMAS MARKET
Little Lambs is hosting a Vendor Fair on Saturday, December 1 from 8am-2pm.
This is for all of those folks who have home based (part time businesses) like Avon, Scentsy, tupperware etc.
First come, first reserve-- no duplicate vendors please.
$20 per booth/table (tables provided)
All proceeds go to building fund.
Please contact Lisa Rausch or Karin Klaustermeier at 456-2888 ext. 4 or email at lrausch@centurytel.net or karin.klaustermeier@hotmail.com
This is a great opportunity to get gifts for Christmas or to make a little extra cash to buy those gifts
This is for all of those folks who have home based (part time businesses) like Avon, Scentsy, tupperware etc.
First come, first reserve-- no duplicate vendors please.
$20 per booth/table (tables provided)
All proceeds go to building fund.
Please contact Lisa Rausch or Karin Klaustermeier at 456-2888 ext. 4 or email at lrausch@centurytel.net or karin.klaustermeier@hotmail.com
This is a great opportunity to get gifts for Christmas or to make a little extra cash to buy those gifts
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STEWARDSHIP SPOLIGHT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS PATRIOT PACKAGES
As we all know, our military forces are still spread throughout the world. Many of our loved ones are deployed and arond the world and on bases throughout our own country. Ptriot Packages, formerly known as G4U "Goodies for You" is a small yet effective way that we can care for all those men and women in a very real and practical way. A group of people get together once a month to fill care packages to send out. These packages have very specific items that these soldiers request, that are scarce or nonexistent where they are.
As we all know, our military forces are still spread throughout the world. Many of our loved ones are deployed and arond the world and on bases throughout our own country. Ptriot Packages, formerly known as G4U "Goodies for You" is a small yet effective way that we can care for all those men and women in a very real and practical way. A group of people get together once a month to fill care packages to send out. These packages have very specific items that these soldiers request, that are scarce or nonexistent where they are.
What they need from us is money so that they can buy the specific items they need. As always, make checks payable to St. John's and in the memo line write "patriot Packages". Also, as always, this should be above and beyond your regular offerings.
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PRAYERS:
PRAYERS:
For BOB LAMPEN, Karin Klaustermeier's dad, as he goes on hospice care today.
For the FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF CHARLIE SMITH as he passed away Sunday evening.
For BARB DREYER'S DAD as he is dealing with many physical illnesses and weaknesses and her mother as she cares for him.
For ALLAN DREYER'S AUNT LORENA. She is back at Whispering Pines and recovering well.
For LIL WINTER as she is doing rehabilitation as Delmar Gardens in OFallon. .
For DON TURNURE who is recovering well from hip replacement surgery.
For JOYCE SCHIEN as she is recovering well from pneumonia at Delmar Gardens in OFallon.
For PEGGY TALBERT as she recovers from severe esophagus issues and is still not feeling well. (A hiatal hernia and esophagitis)
For WALT SCHIRR, as recovers from surgery to take care of his vertigo and balance problems.
For GENE SIEBOLD who is recovering from pneumonia at Delmar Gardens in Chesterfield.
For JEANETTE KOEHLER, who is recovering at Troy Nursing Home from an amputaed toe.
For MARILYN FOSTER'S NIECE, HEATHER. She has a very rare spine condition, which has resulted in a spinal fluid leak. They are trying for the 2nd time to do a "blood patch" to stop the leak. Yesterdays try was unsuccessful and they are going to try again today. The only specialist in the US that treats these conditions is out of town until next week, the doctor that is caring for her has only done 1 of these before.
For CHRISTIAN WENZEL, art teacher at Blackhawk Middle School, who fell out of his tree stand while deer hunting on Saturday and broke his sternum and many ribs. He has many things wrong with him and is in critical condition in the hospital.
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For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH as she recovers from a very bad infection and as she continues to deal with very bad rheumatoid arthritis and other health troubles.
For ED, neighbor to the Fosters, who found out he has cancer.
For STEVE, a friend of Tony and Sandra Perricone, who is a husband, and a father of 2 and is undergoing tests for fluid on the brain.
For JOSIAH TULEY, great nephew of DIANNE HANCE'S friend Cindy Schwada. Josiah is recovering well (the tumor was benign) and he may be getting to go home from the hospital soon. He had a stroke because of the tumor and is still working on regaining control of some of his movements.
URGENT DISASTER RELIEF
Here is a very safe and real way you can help the folks on the east coast after Hurricane Sandy.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
DEVOTION: (from Lutheran Hour Ministries)
God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by His blood, much more shall we be saved by Him from the wrath of God. Romans 5:8-9
South Dakota's 50-year-old Eric Robert was not a nice man.
Robert was in prison for kidnapping. After serving five years of an 80-year sentence, he and another inmate came up with a plan to escape. It was not a nice plan. Robert caught unsuspecting guard Ron Johnson, beat him with a pipe, fractured his skull, then covered his face in a plastic bag to stop him from breathing or calling out. Robert hid the body, put on the guard's uniform, and tried to walk out of the prison, with his partner hidden on a cart.
Robert was caught, tried and sentenced to be executed. By the time you read this, that sentence has been carried out. The South Dakota Supreme Court approved the sentence, and Governor Dennis Daugaard declined to intervene. His was a decision I can understand.
Oh, there is something else Governor Daugaard didn't do. He didn't suggest one of his three children, or his grandchild, should be executed in place of Eric Robert. No rational man would sacrifice the life of his child to save that of a kidnapper, a murderer like Eric Robert.
Still, God's invincible love and His incredible grace had Jesus become one of us. This Jesus accomplished when He, according to prophecy, was born of a virgin in Bethlehem.
The rest of the Savior's life was spent fulfilling God's laws and resisting Satan's temptations. Then, having done all which had been asked of Him, Jesus took up our sins and died the death which we had deserved.
The Innocent died for the guilty.
Now, all who are called by the Holy Spirit to faith in the Savior are freely forgiven and are released from the condemnation of eternal death.
Almost 500 years ago this was the wonderful Scriptural truth that was rediscovered by the Reformer Martin Luther. His bold proclamation based on Scripture alone changed the world, even as it changed the faith and eternal residence of millions.
But Luther is gone. In his place is us. Now it is our time to tell this dark, dying world that Jesus alone is the only Way that leads to heaven. Jesus alone is the only Truth, which can be trusted. Jesus alone is the Savior, who gives eternal life to those who believe.
By God's grace may we tell the story clearly and tell it well, for the eternal future of the hearers is dependent upon their having faith in the grace of God, which offers a love we cannot understand, a grace beyond what we would extend to anyone else.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, may the reformation of humankind's hearts continue on. May we all see, appreciate and believe that we are saved by grace alone, by faith alone, as shown through Scripture alone. In Jesus' Name, I ask it. Amen. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TUESDAY'S QUIZ: What did Jesus say to Jairus's daughter? talithah koumi "Little girl, I say to you, get up" Thank you Doug and Dianne
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WEDNESAY'S QUIZ: Who was the king when Jesus was crucified?
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CATECHISM:
Question: Whom else does the Holy Spirit regenerate and renew?
Answer: He "calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith."
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CALENDAR:
Wed- All Hallows Eve Chili and hot dog supper 5pm; Trunk or Treat 6-8
Thurs- Visitation for Charlie Smith at Martin funeral home 4-8pm
Fri- funeral at 11am (burial immediately to follow)
For ED, neighbor to the Fosters, who found out he has cancer.
God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by His blood, much more shall we be saved by Him from the wrath of God. Romans 5:8-9
South Dakota's 50-year-old Eric Robert was not a nice man.
Robert was in prison for kidnapping. After serving five years of an 80-year sentence, he and another inmate came up with a plan to escape. It was not a nice plan. Robert caught unsuspecting guard Ron Johnson, beat him with a pipe, fractured his skull, then covered his face in a plastic bag to stop him from breathing or calling out. Robert hid the body, put on the guard's uniform, and tried to walk out of the prison, with his partner hidden on a cart.
Robert was caught, tried and sentenced to be executed. By the time you read this, that sentence has been carried out. The South Dakota Supreme Court approved the sentence, and Governor Dennis Daugaard declined to intervene. His was a decision I can understand.
Oh, there is something else Governor Daugaard didn't do. He didn't suggest one of his three children, or his grandchild, should be executed in place of Eric Robert. No rational man would sacrifice the life of his child to save that of a kidnapper, a murderer like Eric Robert.
Still, God's invincible love and His incredible grace had Jesus become one of us. This Jesus accomplished when He, according to prophecy, was born of a virgin in Bethlehem.
The rest of the Savior's life was spent fulfilling God's laws and resisting Satan's temptations. Then, having done all which had been asked of Him, Jesus took up our sins and died the death which we had deserved.
The Innocent died for the guilty.
Now, all who are called by the Holy Spirit to faith in the Savior are freely forgiven and are released from the condemnation of eternal death.
Almost 500 years ago this was the wonderful Scriptural truth that was rediscovered by the Reformer Martin Luther. His bold proclamation based on Scripture alone changed the world, even as it changed the faith and eternal residence of millions.
But Luther is gone. In his place is us. Now it is our time to tell this dark, dying world that Jesus alone is the only Way that leads to heaven. Jesus alone is the only Truth, which can be trusted. Jesus alone is the Savior, who gives eternal life to those who believe.
By God's grace may we tell the story clearly and tell it well, for the eternal future of the hearers is dependent upon their having faith in the grace of God, which offers a love we cannot understand, a grace beyond what we would extend to anyone else.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, may the reformation of humankind's hearts continue on. May we all see, appreciate and believe that we are saved by grace alone, by faith alone, as shown through Scripture alone. In Jesus' Name, I ask it. Amen. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TUESDAY'S QUIZ: What did Jesus say to Jairus's daughter? talithah koumi "Little girl, I say to you, get up" Thank you Doug and Dianne
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WEDNESAY'S QUIZ: Who was the king when Jesus was crucified?
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CATECHISM:
Question: Whom else does the Holy Spirit regenerate and renew?
Answer: He "calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith."
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CALENDAR:
Wed- All Hallows Eve Chili and hot dog supper 5pm; Trunk or Treat 6-8
Thurs- Visitation for Charlie Smith at Martin funeral home 4-8pm
Fri- funeral at 11am (burial immediately to follow)
Sat- Ladies Aid luncheon, craft, and bake sale 9am-1pm; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; worship 11am
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NEWS:
"All Hallows Eve Chili & Hot Dog Supper" AND "Trunk or Treat" TONIGHT!!
Supper at 5pm Trunk or Treating 6-8pm
1. WE NEED TRUNKS!!! We need people to sign up to take up a parking spot for our TRUNK or TREAT!! Call the office to reserve your spot!!! 456-2888
2. WE NEED PUMPKINS!!! There is a pumpkin carving/decorating contest that night. 3 prize ribbons will be awarded for carved pumpkins that are brought to church ON Wed. Oct. 31 by 4 PM. The will be for: 1. The funniest 2. The scariest 3. The best
They will be used for centerpieces on the dinner tables!! You may take your pumpkins home with you after the event ends at 8 PM.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________SPECIAL CHOIR FORMING FOR THANKSGIVING and CHRISTMAS
Molly Hendershot has graciously volunteered to lead/direct a choir to sing on Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas. Practice will start this coming Wednesday at 6:30pm. Please call her to let her know you will be joining this special choir. 636-488-5751
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LADIES AID LUNCHEON, CRAFT, AND BAKE SALE THIS SATURDAY 9am-1pm
We will have a variety of baked goods and a variety of crafts, as well as greeting cards and kitchen cutlery for sale. We will serve soup, chili, hot dogs, chicken salad sandwiches and home made pie from 9am - 1 pm.
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20-30 YEAR OLD POTLUCK THIS SATURDAY AT 6pm
All those who have graduated from high school all the way through their early 30s are invited to join us for an evening of fellowship and food after church Saturday night!!! Just bring a dish to share. We will have fried chicken as the main course! Please RSVP asap so I know how much chicken to order!!!
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CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IS BEING PRACTICED EVERY WEEK AT SUNDAY SCHOOL FROM NOW UNTIL THE PROGRAM
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IS BEING PRACTICED EVERY WEEK AT SUNDAY SCHOOL FROM NOW UNTIL THE PROGRAM
Hey kids and families!!! If you want to participate in the Christmas program then you need to be at Sunday school. The program was introduced this past Sunday, and will be practiced every Sunday during Sunday school opening from now until the day of the program.
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OPERATION BACKPACK NEEDS MORE FOOD
This food gets put in children's backpacks on Friday afternoon before they go home for the weekend. Kids are able to get breakfast and lunch every day of the week, but often have to go without food on weekends. Please provide for our kids. There is a coolection box in the preschool room.
single serve sizes of cereal
oatmeal (instant packets)
hot chocolate mix
juice box
peanut butter
jelly (squeezable bottle)
soup
spaghettios or beefaroni
mac and cheese
corn
green beans
granola bars
fruit snacks
pudding cups
raisin boxes
applesauce cups
fruit cups
cereal bars
pretzels
individually wrapped crackers and cookies
bread
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VENDOR FAIR--- CHRISTMAS MARKET
Little Lambs is hosting a Vendor Fair on Saturday, December 1 from 8am-2pm.
This is for all of those folks who have home based (part time businesses) like Avon, Scentsy, tupperware etc.
First come, first reserve-- no duplicate vendors please.
$20 per booth/table (tables provided)
All proceeds go to building fund.
Please contact Lisa Rausch or Karin Klaustermeier at 456-2888 ext. 4 or email at lrausch@centurytel.net or karin.klaustermeier@hotmail.com
This is a great opportunity to get gifts for Christmas or to make a little extra cash to buy those gifts
This is for all of those folks who have home based (part time businesses) like Avon, Scentsy, tupperware etc.
First come, first reserve-- no duplicate vendors please.
$20 per booth/table (tables provided)
All proceeds go to building fund.
Please contact Lisa Rausch or Karin Klaustermeier at 456-2888 ext. 4 or email at lrausch@centurytel.net or karin.klaustermeier@hotmail.com
This is a great opportunity to get gifts for Christmas or to make a little extra cash to buy those gifts
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STEWARDSHIP SPOLIGHT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS PATRIOT PACKAGES
As we all know, our military forces are still spread throughout the world. Many of our loved ones are deployed and arond the world and on bases throughout our own country. Ptriot Packages, formerly known as G4U "Goodies for You" is a small yet effective way that we can care for all those men and women in a very real and practical way. A group of people get together once a month to fill care packages to send out. These packages have very specific items that these soldiers request, that are scarce or nonexistent where they are.
As we all know, our military forces are still spread throughout the world. Many of our loved ones are deployed and arond the world and on bases throughout our own country. Ptriot Packages, formerly known as G4U "Goodies for You" is a small yet effective way that we can care for all those men and women in a very real and practical way. A group of people get together once a month to fill care packages to send out. These packages have very specific items that these soldiers request, that are scarce or nonexistent where they are.
What they need from us is money so that they can buy the specific items they need. As always, make checks payable to St. John's and in the memo line write "patriot Packages". Also, as always, this should be above and beyond your regular offerings.
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PRAYERS:
PRAYERS:
For the FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF CHARLIE SMITH as he passed away Sunday evening.
For BARB DREYER'S DAD as he is dealing with many physical illnesses and weaknesses and her mother as she cares for him.
For ALLAN DREYER'S AUNT LORENA. She is back at Whispering Pines and recovering well.
For LIL WINTER as she is doing rehabilitation as Delmar Gardens in OFallon. .
For DON TURNURE who is recovering well from hip replacement surgery.
For JOYCE SCHIEN as she is recovering well from pneumonia at Delmar Gardens in OFallon.
For PEGGY TALBERT as she recovers from severe esophagus issues and is still not feeling well. (A hiatal hernia and esophagitis)
For WALT SCHIRR, as recovers from surgery to take care of his vertigo and balance problems.
For GENE SIEBOLD who is recovering from pneumonia at Delmar Gardens in Chesterfield.
For JEANETTE KOEHLER, who is recovering at Troy Nursing Home from an amputaed toe.
For MARILYN FOSTER'S NIECE, HEATHER. She has a very rare spine condition, which has resulted in a spinal fluid leak. They are trying for the 2nd time to do a "blood patch" to stop the leak. Yesterdays try was unsuccessful and they are going to try again today. The only specialist in the US that treats these conditions is out of town until next week, the doctor that is caring for her has only done 1 of these before.
For CHRISTIAN WENZEL, art teacher at Blackhawk Middle School, who fell out of his tree stand while deer hunting on Saturday and broke his sternum and many ribs. He has many things wrong with him and is in critical condition in the hospital.
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For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH as she recovers from a very bad infection and as she continues to deal with very bad rheumatoid arthritis and other health troubles.
For BOB LAMPEN, Karin Klaustermeier's dad, as he has begun a new chemotherapy treatment.
For ED, neighbor to the Fosters, who found out he has cancer.
For STEVE, a friend of Tony and Sandra Perricone, who is a husband, and a father of 2 and is undergoing tests for fluid on the brain.
For JOSIAH TULEY, great nephew of DIANNE HANCE'S friend Cindy Schwada. Josiah is recovering well (the tumor was benign) and he may be getting to go home from the hospital soon. He had a stroke because of the tumor and is still working on regaining control of some of his movements.
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