3rd Annual St. John Lutheran Youth Group Cookie Walk
The Youth of St. John are sponsoring a cookie walk again this year during the Congregational Christmas Party on December 6th, 2009. The walk will be open from 4:30 until the start of the dinner. Come purchase a container & fill it until your hearts delight! We are again asking for donations of Christmas cookies and candies. All donations should be dropped off by 4p.m. the day of the walk. Remember! Whether you donate cookies or not – please stop by and take a stroll down the cookie walk!
YOU DO NOT NEED TO DONATE COOKIES/CANDIES IN ORDER TO PURCHASE GOODIES FROM THE WALK. This is not a cookie exchange.
COOKIE DONATION FORM. Please fill in and print out and turn email to theduerks@aol.com or turn into school office or place in offering plate. Thank you.
BRIGHTEN THE SANCTUARY THIS CHRISTMAS BY BUYING A POINSETTIA IN HONOR OF OR MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE
All proceeds benefit the Angel Tree Project.
Deadlines for placing orders is Sunday, November 29th. Fill in the order blank and place it, with your check, in an envelope, in the offering plate or mail it to the church office. Payment must accompany orders. Please make checks payable to St. John Lutheran Church. Thank you!
Consecrated Stewardship Weekend-November 21 & 22, 2009
Please plan to attend the weekend of November 21 & 22, 09. Pastor Derrick Hurst will be our guest preacher for this weekend.
Every member is asked to make a special effort to attend worship, and to make a reservation for a catered meal to be held at St. John following each service. This catering has been generously paid for through private donations.
Consecreation Sunday is a time when we celebrate the gifts God has given us and respond with a commitment of financial stewardship. Commitments are made during the worship service in a private and prayful way.
Annual Congregation Christmas Dinner and New Member Welcome
Plan to attend the annual Congregation Christmas Dinner and New Member Welcome on Sunday, December 6th at 5:00pm. Please return your reservation form by November 30th to the church office. Thank you.
Simply Giving
Simply Giving is a program designed to help you conveniently contribute to a Lutheran congregation or institution or to pay tuition at a Lutheran school. Through Simply Giving, your gifts or tuition payments are made through a pre-authorized withdrawal from your bank account or credit card. You determine the frequency of your automatic gift—weekly, semi-monthly or monthly. Your gift or payment is deposited into the organization's bank account on the same day it is withdrawn from your account, at no cost to you or the recipient. Enrollment Forms for Individuals To participate, first make sure the institution you wish to benefit is enrolled in Simply Giving. Then download and complete the following form and return it to the congregation or institution that will benefit from your giving. Simply Giving Individual Enrollment Form (PDF, 58K).
https://www.thrivent.com/community/outreach/giving/simplygiving/index.html
St. John Lutheran Endowment Fund
Purpose
The St. John Lutheran Endowment Fund was set-up to receive and administer gifts, trusts and bequests of cash, securities, insurance policies and real estate given to St. John Lutheran Church. The assets received by the Endowment Fund are administrated separately from the General Fund of the church. The Endowment Fund invests and re-invests assets of the fund to produce income to carry out the objectives of the Endowment Fund.
Objectives
The St. John Lutheran Endowment Fund was formed in 1992 to establish a fund dedicated to the Glory of God and to enhance the work of the Church in non-budget areas with emphasis on new ministries, capital improvements, educational supports and evangelical outreach, and to perpetuate St. John Church until He calls all believers to His home above. Benefits to St. John Lutheran While the regular work of the Church is supported by the proportional giving of its members, there must be provision for non-budgetary needs. The Endowment Fund strengthens the Church by providing a permanent source of funding for long range planning, emergencies and growth in many areas.
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THE HANDICAP LIFT PROJECT
The Handicap Lift Project has been progressing right along. Preparation has been completed for the installation of the lift. We have a over 60% of the funds for this project. We need $12,000.00 to pay for the first phase of this project. Please consider donating to this improvement. Many people in our congregation will be able to get from one level to the other with ease. Thank you to everyone that has donated to this project thus far.
First Base-Second Base and now making our way to Third Base
Our congregation is making progress! We are making it to third base this fall. If you have not taken First Base, Second Base Bible Study then plan to do so. That way you will be ready for Third Base Bible Study. Pastor is preparing the materials so the Bible Studies will be launching on October 12th. We will need people to host a small group Bible Study in their homes or at church. The materials will be ready the end of September. Please prayfully consider hosting a small group.