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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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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:
For the FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF BOB LAMPEN (karin Klaustermeier's dad) whose funeral was last Wednesday.
For the FAMLY AND FRIENDS OF KEN WAGNER, whose funeral was last Friday.
For GARRETT SPOEDE who is recovering from having parts of his toes and feet amputated.
For SANDRA PERRICONE'S SISTER, KAREN, as she was in a car accident this past week. Everything was ok with that, but as they were checking her out after the accident they found some serious heart issues and may have to do surgery. Pray for God's guidance for doctors and Karen, and for peace in this situation.
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.
