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May God bless your day!
Pastor Donald L. Luhring
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Week of June 28, 2009
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June Worship Schedules (PDF)
HOLY COMMUNION
is celebrated this weekend at 11:00 A.M. at the Bridge service with individual cups.
PART-TIME TEACHER NEEDED
A part-time science and technology teacher for multi-grade classroom is needed for St. John. Submit an application and resume to the school office by July 15. THANK YOU The Trustees would like to thank everyone who helped with the chicken barbecue and everyone who purchased meals. A total of $1,571 was given to the HANDICAP PLATFORM PROJECT from the meal.
BUDGET MEETING
The Budget Committee will meet on Monday, June 29 at 7:00 P.M.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Sadness A sadness settles so softly on us. It is seemingly without cause. Yet it lingers like the winter fog. A caring, trained Stephen Minister is ready to help you find your way through the mist. He or she will not judge you or push you to get better; instead, your Stephen Minister will listen and care for you while you work through your feelings. Call the church office about being assigned a Stephen Minister at 419-782-5766.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ST. JOHN SCHOOL?
A reminder that the deadline for submitting Care Grant applications for the 2009-10 school year is Friday, July 3. Grant information and applications are available in the school office.
“CALLING ALL WORSHIP TEAM MEMBERS!”
We need musicians: guitar, piano, drums and singers for 11:00 A.M. church service July 5. Please contact Casie Sprow as soon as possible if you are willing and able to participate on the worship team for this service (419.438-4430). Even if you are not normally on a worship team you are welcome to start now!
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Our SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM is short staffed and we NEED volunteers!!! If you are able to help with SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL, please call Sarah Cavin,Jenny George, Kristina Baxter, or Jill Tuckerman for more information.
WHEELCHAIR NEEDED
A wheelchair is needed for a member of St. John. If you have one you would like to dispose of call the church office at 419-782-5766. Thank you.
JULY/AUGUST EPISTLE
The July and August Epistles will be published together as one. They will be available in the church entrance and at the receptionist desk on July 5.
CHURCH FAMILY PICNIC
Meet other members from our church today at our congregational family picnic. It begins at noon in the back parking lot. Menu: hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, chips, cookies. Activities include: face painting, tattoos, hillbilly golf, hoola-hoop contest and other family games. It is free! Bring your family.
QUILTERS WANTED
Our quilters meet every Tuesday from 9:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. in the school library. If you are interested in quilting call Delora Duerk at 419-784-2450.
GIFTS GIVEN FOR THE HANDICAP PLATFORM PROJECT BY THRIVENT MEMBERS:
Thrivent offers a special opportunity to Thrivent members to increase their support of Lutheran organizations. Our school is enrolled with Thrivent as one of those Lutheran organizations. If you are considering a gift for the handicap lift being constructed in our lower hallway, please make your gift payable to St. John Lutheran School. There is also a form that needs to be completed with your gift. These forms are available in the school office or you may request them by e-mailing Nancy Kemper (kemper-sjl@defnet.com), or by typing https://www.thrivent.com/community/files/20729.pdf into your internet browser. Thrivent makes this offer to Thrivent members, “Through the Giving Plus Program, your financial gifts to enrolled Lutheran organizations are supplemented by Thrivent Financial.” Thrivent will contribute $1 for every $2, up to a total supplement of $300 given to St. John Lutheran School. Gifts given to support the school annual fund will also be matched in this way. Thank you so much for your gifts!
Officers and Board Members 2009-2011 list
PHONES & TONER & INKJET USED CARTRIDGES-KEEP THEM COMING!
With the recycling of toner and inkjet cartridges I have been able to obtain FREE office supplies from Office Max. I have received $499.32 since August of '08. I have been able to use the monies for miscellaneous items for the church and school offices. Thank you for your contribution.
Please deposit used and unwanted cell phones and toner or inkjet cartridges in the collection boxes by the receptionist desk at the south entrance. Thank you for your donation.
I have received the second check for the recycling of phones. A total of sixty-four dollars has been received and put toward the general fund. The recycling of old cell phone does not cost us anything. Please deposit used and unwanted cell phones and toner or inkjet cartridges in the collection boxes by the receptionist desk at the south entrance. Check out the GRC recycling site for more information on recycling old cell phones. Monies received from phone recycling are applied to the general expenses of St. John. Thank you for contribution!!
http://www.grcrecycling.com/index.cfm
www.goodsearch.com
Search the web with www.goodsearch.com and money from Yahoo advertisers will go to St. John Lutheran Church and School without you spending a dime! Make www.goodsearch.com your home page. We have received a $100.00 check from Good Search since we have started using Good Search in 2008. Please use Good Search to search the web and start your shopping with Good Search. A higher percentage is earned when you use Good Search as your browser to find places to shop on-line. Monies received from Good Search are applied to the general expenses of St. John.