One more prayer request

For PAT MANGELEE, a good friend of Marilyn Foster's daughter Tabitha, who has liver and kidney failure.

 

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Daily Email: Tuesday, May 23, 2017

DEVOTION:  Acts 1:1-11  English Standard Version (ESV)

The Promise of the Holy Spirit

1 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, ² until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. ³ He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

⁴ And while staying^[a] with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me; ⁵ for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with^[b] the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

The Ascension

⁶ So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" ⁷ He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. ⁸ But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." ⁹ And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. ¹⁰ And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, ¹¹ and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven."

 

Sometimes, as Christians, we get too focused on when Jesus will come back, and we fail to realize and live in the fact that we have the Lord with us and in us right now.  We are already living in grace!

The disciples were told to wait in Jerusalem until the promised Holy Spirit came upon them.  They weren't told to wait until he came back.  In last week's Gospel reading we heard the same promise of the Holy Spirit from Jesus. 

The power and peace of the Holy Spirit is nothing to sneeze at.  It is, as it were, a little bit of heave on earth.  When we know by faith that we are saved from our sin and that our creator holds nothing against us because of his Son, we have that peace that goes above and beyond all understanding.  When the Holy Spirit lives in us he gives us faith and guides us in the faith.  He works through His means of grace to bring about faith and continually increase and sustain that faith!

What a blessing it is to know that we are already in the grace of God.  What a joy it is to know the heavenly Father loves us so.  What a peace it gives all of us to know that he is with us and in us every step of the way!

 

Prayer: Lord Jesus, we thank and praise you for sending your Holy Spirit into us so that we need not fear, but can rejoice in the love and forgiveness you give us.  Keep us in the faith and increase our faith daily.  Amen.

 

 

 

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CALENDAR:

Tues- Quilting 9-2

Wed- Oak Pointe Worship 10am; Youth Night 6:30-7:30

Thurs- Karate 6:15-7:45; Lutheranism 101 6:30

Fri- Bible Study at Hendershot's house 7pm

Sat- Men's Breakfast 8am; Worship 5pm

Sun- Worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; VOTER'S MEETING 9:45;  Worship 11am; Marilyn's retirement Luncheon NOON

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Acolyte- 8:30- Cierra Figura; 11- Addie Hoelscher

 

Ushers- Allan Dreyer, Lew Feldkamp, Kent Jacobsmeyer, Paul Klover

 

Altar- Set up- Terry McKenzie; Clean Up- Lois Boeger

 

Elders- Sat- Jason Cluver; 8:30- Al Benton????, 11- Steve Robine
 
Greeters-  8:30- Lew and Dianne Feldkamp; 11- Steve and Sandy Robine

Lay Readers- Sat- Judy Koprowski; 8:30- Jennifer Figura; 11- Stephanie Owenby

 

Organist- Rachel Fisher 

 

Sat Pianist- Molly Hendershot

Projectionists: Sat- Fischer, 8:30- Schaumberg; 11- Sherman
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ :

Find a verse in Proverbs that is a father speaking to his son.

 

Chapters 2-7 are all about a father talking to his son  (Thanks Don)

 

(Actually, the whole book of Proverbs was written in such a way as a father talking to his son.)

 

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TODAY'S QUIZ: Find a  verse in Proverbs that talks about too much wealth being a bad thing.

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NEWS!!!!

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP FOR 12-18 YEAR OLDS IS EVERY WEDNESDAY DURING THE SUMMER FROM 6:30-7:30!!

Come for the Bible Study….  Stay for the fun!

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PARADE FLOAT MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 6 AT 7PM!!

Would you like to participate in building a float to represent St. John's in our Fair Parade?  Come to this meeting to give your ideas.  We'd like to do something to commemorate the 500^th anniversary of the Reformation. 

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LITTLE LAMBS ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR IS OPEN!!!!

 Student must be 3 for younger class  or 4 for older class by August 1.

$45 nonrefundable registration fee required.

Registration packets can be picked up at Little Lambs during school hours and in the church office during non-school hours. 

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OPERATION BACKPACK ITEMS COLLECTED FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS CANNED FRUIT!!

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AGAPE DONATIONS ALWAYS ACCEPTED!!

Any nonperishable food items, diapers, toiletries, etc.!!

 

Perishable food items can be taken directly to Agape at 713 Powell St. in Warrenton.  Call 456-4645 to find out when they're open or for more info.

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PRAYERS: 

For MARIANNE LINKE, who is hospitalized because of heart attack symptoms. She is having a heart catheterization today.

 

For SUE RUHL, as she remains hospitalized with a broken hip

 

For Dawn Frye's dad, WALTER BRADLEY, who has been diagnosed with cancer and will be undergoing intense radiation therapy.

 

For LOIS BOEGER'S MOM, EVELYN TOEDEBUSCH,  as she has been moved to Breeze Park for more extensive and round the clock care.

 

For PAT MANNESS as she will be undergoing extensive surgery and rehab on her hand next Friday, May 26.

 

For a FRIEND OF AL AND KAREN BENTON who is dealing with brain cancer.

 

For CAROL BRAZEE recovering from sinus surgery at home.

 

For MARILYN FOSTER as she prepares for her retirement.

 

For DANIELLE MEINE KRAMER, whose leukemia is back after a brief respite from it.  She had it for several years while in high school.  (She grew up riding Karin's school bus to school.)

 

For Mim Dunn's nephew DAVID HAHN who is off the treatments for a month and then he will have tests to see
how the cancer is doing.   He is still using the feeding tube.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two new prayer requests

1. For Walter Bradley, father of Dawn Frye, who has been diagnosed with throat cancer and will have to have intense radiation. 

2. For MARIANNE LINKE, who is hospitalized and will be undergoing an exploratory heart catheterization tomorrow.

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Marilyn’s retirement luncheon Sunday at noon!

Don't forget about our church secretary, Marilyn's, retirement luncheon! 

It's SUNDAY AT NOON!

Bring a side dish or salad!

Bring a gift for her!

Let's all show her our appreciation for her 15 years of service to our church!

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Mens breakfast tomorrow morning at 8!

Don't forget to come on up to church tomorrow morning for hearty breakfast and hearty Bible study too! 

Eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy!

We're gonna start "The Case for Christ" video Bible study!

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Update on Sue Ruhl

Sue's surgery went well.  She is in her room and will be resting the rest of the evening!  Thanks for praying! 

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Prayer request for Sue Ruhl

Please pray for Sue Ruhl as she fell and broke her hip yesterday.  Surgery is scheduled for 3 today. 

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Fwd: The Voice of Missouri E-Newsletter

View this email in your browser You are receiving this email because of your relationship with Missouri District LCMS. Please reconfirm your interest in receiving emails from us. If you do not wish to receive any more emails, you can unsubscribe here. PUBLISHED BY THE MISSOURI DISTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH—MISSOURI SYNOD May 19, 2017 Lutheran South Students Earn National Spanish Exam Honors This year, 157,020 students nationwide took the National Spanish Exam. It is a difficult, leveled exam, often compared to the ACT test. The purpose of the National Spanish Examination is: to recognize achievement in the study of the Spanish language to promote proficiency in interpretive communication in the Spanish language to assess the national standards as they pertain to learning Spanish to stimulate further interest in the teaching and learning of Spanish Last year, Lutheran South's (St. Louis, Mo.) first year of participation, resulted in an outstanding 12 medal winners. Of the 48 that tested at LHSS, 42 received an honorable mention or better. An unprecedented 26 took medals: 12 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze. Three students placed in the 99th percentile. Read more . . . St. John's Lutheran Church and School Eighth Annual Neighborhood Block Party Under perfect skies, a crowd of nearly 2,500 gathered, celebrating the 8th annual neighborhood Block Party hosted by St. John's Lutheran Church and School Friday evening. Children were dazzled by the antics of Skippy the Clown, while car enthusiasts appreciated the pristine condition of the antique cars on display. Also on display was the newly acquired trailer available to those from St. John's serving on the Disaster Response Team, which assists with local and regional natural disasters. Read more . . . Teaching the Faith: Adults Taken from the June 2017 Edition of the RSTM Newsletter and contributed by Rev. Heath Trampe, Faith Lutheran Church, York, Neb. When I accepted the call to serve as Senior Pastor at Faith in York, Neb., I assumed that Adult Bible Class would be a walk in the park. I was coming from a 2,000+ member congregation in a large city. As Associate Pastor at St. Peter's, I helped to oversee and execute a weekly Wednesday evening Bible study that brought in 300-400 people a week. This was in addition to teaching the Adult Information Class for new members and administrating the youth confirmation program. It did not take long to discover that rural and small town ministry has its own unique blessings and challenges! Over two years later, we are seeing 40–60 adults every Sunday morning for the pastor-led Bible class, in addition to strong attendance at many small groups that meet throughout the week. But it was not always this way. Here are some things I learned in my first two years at Faith. Read more . . . Announcements/Other News The deadline for online registration for the upcoming Missouri District Mission Summit is Wednesday, May 24! Our first district wide witness and outreach equipping event will be held June 3 at Concordia Seminary. Lutheran Hour speaker, Rev. Greg Seltz, will be the keynote speaker. The schedule includes twenty-six different sectionals for church leaders from all congregational settings. There is no cost to the attendees for the event, but we are asking that you register online for the event. For more information or the registration link, go to http://mo.lcms.org/mission-summit-2017/. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Sue Thompson in the district office ( sue.thompson@mo.lcms.org). We hope to see you on June 3. Plus One Participation Forms Now that congregations are past the busy Lenten seasons, many congregations are now turning their attention to our community outreach effort, the Plus One Initiative. Congregations are encouraged to complete a Plus One participation form and either mail it to the district office or email it to plusone@mo.lcms.org. If you want additional information about Plus One or a copy of the Plus One participation form, go to http://mo.lcms.org/plus-one/. Save The Dates St. Louis Area Winkel Monday, August 14 Concordia Seminary – St. Louis Professional Church Workers' Conference November 14-17 Pastors: Nov. 14-16 Educators: Nov. 15-17 Tan-Tar-A Resort – Osage Beach Check back for more information on the above upcoming events! St. Paul Lutheran Celebrates 100 Years St. Paul Lutheran Church, 101 East Dent St., Ironton, MO will celebrate their 100th anniversary on May 21, 2017. Missouri District President Rev. Dr. R. Lee Hagan will be the guest speaker at a 10:00 a.m. service followed by lunch. Email Pastor Jim Rogers at rogersjim1947@gmail.com 2017 Educator's Retreat Grace Place Wellness is pleased to announce a get-away weekend designed just for Lutheran teachers and their spouses, August 11 - 13, 2017 at scenic Innsbrook Resort, an hour west of St. Louis, MO. Refresh, renew and prepare for another school year by learning the secrets to a healthy, vibrant, and joy-filled ministry. It's your turn to experience the Grace Place Wellness Retreat enjoyed by over 8,000 LCMS rostered workers and spouses. A registration fee of $100 covers the cost of all lodging, meals and the wellness retreat program. Saturday afternoon is entirely free time to enjoy the amenities at Innsbrook. We have 16 spots available for this retreat. First come, first serve. Registration is now open at www.graceplacewellness.org For more information, please call Beth McAnallen at 314-842-3077 or email bmcanallen@graceplacewellness.org District and Church Events ( Mission Summit 2017, Professional Church Workers' Conference and Senior High Youth Gathering) Installations and Ordinations Personnel Changes and Calling Congregations LCMS Missouri District News Obituaries This message was sent to revklaus@hotmail.com by movoice@mo.lcms.org 660 Mason Ridge Center Drive #300, St. Louis, MO, 63141 Unsubscribe | Manage Subscription | Forward Email | Report Abuse

FW: Drive Away Hunger 2017

Anyone want to join me and get a foursome together for this?  $100 a person and the proceeds go to Agape!!

 

View Details Invitation  |  Details  |  RSVP  |  Agape   Warrenton Golf Course 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Warrenton Golf Course, 24805 State Hwy 47, Warrenton, MO 63383 (View Map) (636) 456-8726 Add to iCal Add to Outlook Add to Google Add to Yahoo Share this event! Powered by    No longer want to receive emails from this sender? Click Here   © 2017 Greenvelope, LLC 1620 4th Avenue #200, Seattle, Washington 98101

 

Daily Email: Thursday, May 18, 2017

DEVOTION:  John 14:15-21  English Standard Version (ESV)

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

¹⁵ "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. ¹⁶ And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper,^[a] to be with you forever, ¹⁷ even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be^[b] in you.

¹⁸ "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. ¹⁹ Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. ²⁰ In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. ²¹ Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him."

One of the greatest comforts I have is that the Holy Spirit is with me wherever I go.  It's actually THE greatest comfort of a pastor, because he knows that as long as he is speaking in the name of Jesus and preaching and teaching God's Word, he can't lose.  The results do not depend on him.  A preacher/pastor cannot change the heart.  Only the Holy Spirit, working through His Word, can do that.

The biggest and best thing that a pastor can do is bring God's Word of law, the will of God and our inability to do it, and the gospel, the good news that Jesus has done it all for us and suffered and died in our place; and then get out of the way.  Let the Word do the work. 

The more the pastor relies on his own skills, abilities, good looks, etc. and the more the church relies on that pastor's good looks and abilities, the more doomed they are.  The pastor is not the savior fo the church, the Lord God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is its Savior! 

The same holds true for you as an individual.  You are not your own Savior.  Jesus is your Savior.  The more you rely on yourself, the more you will be disappointed, depressed and lost.  The more you rely on Jesus as your Savior from sin and the Holy Spirit as your guide, the more free you will become and the more peace you will have.  May you learn to rely more and more on Jesus and be filled with His peace! 

 

Prayer: Lord, help us to rely on you and get out of your way. Amen.

 

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CALENDAR:

Thurs- Newsletter deadline; Karate 6:15-7:45; Lutheranism 101 6:30

Fri- Bible Study at Hendershot's house 7pm

Sat- Men's Breakfast 8am; Worship 5pm

Sun- Worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; VOTER'S MEETING 9:45;  Worship 11am; Marilyn's retirement Luncheon NOON

______________________________________________________________________WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS WEEK:  
Acolyte- 8:30- Sarah Cluver; 11- Cameron Faerber

 

Ushers- Larry Schulze, Scott Schulze, Gary Scott, Dave Winter

 

Altar- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean Up- Pam Linke

 

Elders- Sat- Charlie Figura; 8:30- Al Benton, 11- Randy Fischer
 
Greeters-  8:30- Al and Karen Benton; 11- Marv and Molly Hendershot

Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; 8:30- Karen Benton; 11- Lisa Lacy

 

Organist- Rachel Fisher 

 

Sat Pianist- Molly Hendershot

Projectionists: Sat- Perricone, 8:30- Yoder; 11- Masters
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ :

What does the word "Ecclesiastes" mean?  It means preacher or one who speaks out in the congregation

 

The word "ecclesia" is another word for clergy or church stuff.  It can also mean teacher.

 

Thanks Sandy and Don!!

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TODAY'S QUIZ:  Find a verse in Proverbs that is a father speaking to his son.

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NEWS!!!!

MEN'S BREAKFAST IS THIS SATURDAY AT 8AM!!!!

Come for the food!  Stay for the Bible Study!

 

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING OR NOT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVEN"T BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE OR HAVE NEVER BEEN!

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MARILYN FOSTER'S RETIREMENT LUNCHEON IS THIS SUNDAY, MAY 21 AT NOON!

 

Let's shower her with gift cards and money to show our appreciation and send her into retirement with our love!  

 

We will have fried chicken and cake, and we are asking each family to bring either a side dish or salad.  Cake will be provided as well. 

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VOTER'S MEETING THIS SUNDAY AT 9:45

All confirmed members of St. John's 18 years old and up are voting members of St. John's!  Be there!!

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QUILT DRAWING IS THIS SUNDAY DURING THE VOTER'S MEETING!

There's still time to get your tickets!  Call 456-2888 to get them today!

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ARMED FORCES SUNDAY DOOR OFFERING WILL BE ON MAY 20 and 21!!

We will be a collecting a door offering to provide for Bible sticks for our soldiers.  Most armed forces personnel  can't take their phone or computers with them when they are deployed and paper Bibles are too inconvenient.  Bible sticks are just the right size and can fit easily into a pocket and carried wherever they go.  Each Bible stick cost $25 to make and to ship.  There have been over 800,000 of these Bible sticks given to soldiers since it began and thousands of more ready to ship.  They just need the funds to get them out the door. 

 

Here's one testimony from a soldier.  "I am coming back into the arms of the Father who has never forsaken me. This mp3 Bible came right on time, because I have been contemplating suicide." 

 

Please make a note for yourself to bring some money for this very worthy ministry next weekend!!!

 

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LITTLE LAMBS ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR IS OPEN!!!!

 Student must be 3 for younger class  or 4 for older class by August 1.

$45 nonrefundable registration fee required.

Registration packets can be picked up at Little Lambs during school hours and in the church office during non-school hours. 

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OPERATION BACKPACK ITEMS COLLECTED FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS CANNED FRUIT!!

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AGAPE DONATIONS ALWAYS ACCEPTED!!

Any nonperishable food items, diapers, toiletries, etc.!!

 

Perishable food items can be taken directly to Agape at 713 Powell St. in Warrenton.  Call 456-4645 to find out when they're open or for more info.

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YOUR KROGER CARD CAN EARN MONEY FOR LITTLE LAMBS

Go to www.kroger.com/communityawards and register your card today!!

PRAYERS: 

For LOIS BOEGER'S MOM, EVELYN TOEDEBUSCH,  as she has been moved to Breeze Park for more extensive and round the clock care.

 

For PAT MANNESS as she will be undergoing extensive surgery and rehab on her hand next Friday, May 26.

 

For the SWEET FAMILY as they mourn the loss of Patty's mom. 

 

For a FRIEND OF AL AND KAREN BENTON who is dealing with brain cancer.

 

For HUNDREDS OF OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE FLOOD. 

 

For THE PEOPLE IN UGANDA who are beginning to die from starvation due to drought and famine.

 

 For CAROL BRAZEE recovering from sinus surgery at home.

 

For KEN FOSTER recovering from back surgery at home.

 

For PAT KING, as she is recovering from knee replacement surgery at home.

 

For MARILYN FOSTER as she prepares for her retirement.

 

For DANIELLE MEINE KRAMER, whose leukemia is back after a brief respite from it.  She had it for several years while in high school.  (She grew up riding Karin's school bus to school.)

 

For Mim Dunn's nephew DAVID HAHN who is dealing with severe throat cancer.