St. John's Church & School Connections

June 12, 2016

Sunday Scripture Verses

Psalm 95:1-7

1 John 4:1-6

John 5:16-24

Busy Weekend!

This weekend people of our community will be in two distinctly different ministry settings. Camp MountainGlory is celebrating its 20th year of family camping. This week the folks at Camp MountainGlory have been intentionally focusing on the person and work of the Holy Spirit.

Also this weekend, a large component of St. John's is worshipping at Emmaus Lutheran Church in the Highlands. This Denver congregation is considering passing the baton of ministry to St. John's. They will hold a vote in early July as to giving their facility to St. John's for multisite ministry.

Whether you're worshipping at Camp MountainGlory, at Emmaus or at St. John's, have a blessed Sunday!

This Week's Question ...

What Quality of Jesus Do You Need Today?

Please share your response (anonymously) at the Interactive Space in the SJ lobby. You can also comment on the question each week at the St. John's @ Wash Park Facebook page!

Music @ SJ for This Sunday

Here are the songs for the Traditional service June 12 -

"Come, Let Us Praise the Lord"

"God Moves in a Mysterious Way"

"Behold the Man"

"Fairest Lord Jesus"
"Thank the Lord and Sing His Praise"

Here are the songs for the Praise services, June 12 -

"Here For You" - Matt Redman
"Made To Worship" - Chris Tomlin
"The Power of Your Love" - Gary Sadler
"I Will Bless the Lord at all Times" - Don Poytrhress
"The Love of God" - Mercy Me

Important Note about St. John's Electronic Giving

We are switching our electronic giving solution from PushPay to SubSplash, the maker of our "St. John's Denver" app. SubSplash Giving has many of the same features as PushPay, but it will save St. John's $100 a month and it willintegrate better with our app. We encourage you to sign up at http://Give.StJohnsDenver.org or open the "St. John's Denver App," push the top-left menu and select "Giving" to get started. We've been individually contacting our PushPay users and we hope to have everyone moved off of PushPay by tonight, June 12. We know that switching may be a small hassle for you, so we want to thank you for helping us out. Thank you for giving to the glory of God and in support of the ministries of St. John's! We appreciate your generosity! Questions? Contact [email protected] .

New SJ Emails ... Make the Switch!

All St. John's Church & School staff emails now end with SJDenver.org. Forwarding emails will be in place for the time being, but please begin updating all your St. John's emails to SJDenver.org. If you have q uestions please contact [email protected].

Also, watch for the rollout of our new website SJDenver.org coming soon!

Youth Group News

5th-8th-grade youth group

One of the toughest parts of being young is feeling like you don't count yet, like you can't be heard or respected or even helpful until you're older. And it's frustrating because deep down it feels like that shouldn't be true, like there's something wrong with that system. If you've ever felt that way, you're in good company. As we take a look at two letters from the New Testament written to a young church leader named Timothy, we find out how to keep anyone from looking down on us just because we are young. Wednesday 5:30-7:00pm.

W.H.A.T. (9th-12th grades)

We'll be getting back into the Word this week for a new study. We will also be breaking in our summer in the best way we know how... kiddie pool kickball! Bring your beach towel and a Bible! See you Sunday night down in the Youth Room!

Wash n' Worship---Car Wash June 19th

The youth attending the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans this summer still have funds to raise and we know dads would appreciate a clean car on this day! During church on Sunday morning, June 19th from 8:00am- 12:00pm, park down by the basketball courts and we'll wash as you worship. This is a service of the youth group but we will gladly accept freewill donations. Get those cars dirty and we'll see you June 19th.

Burritos and Cinnamon Rolls---June 26th

This is the final fundraiser for the 20 of us heading to New Orleans for the 2016 National Youth Gathering. We will be selling breakfast burritos and fresh baked cinnamon rolls from 8:30-11:30am. Breakfast Burritos will be $20 each and cinnamon rolls will be $10 each. Get both for $25! I know this isn't much of a deal but the goal is to get these youth to a weeklong experience with Christ. Come help support us and leave a delicious breakfast to us!

Check out the Youth Page on the website for more youth stuff or contact Matt!

School Openings!

St. John's School still has a few openings in several classrooms for the 2016-2017 school year. Contact the School Office at 303-733-3777 Ext. 119 to set up a tour or get information about our wonderful school!

Caring for the Caregiver - June 22

Are you finding yourself in a caregiving role? We would like to support you! Join us on Wednesday, June 22 from 6:30-8pm in the Community Room for a presentation by Natalie Deville, LCSW, C-ASWCM from Lutheran Family Services. She will be presenting on topics like coordinating care services, how to recognize burn out and much more.

Please RSVP to Wendy Leu at [email protected] to reserve your spot at this presentation!

New Member Recognition Sunday, June 26, 2016

Ready for Membership at SJ? If you have taken St. John's Next Steps Class (or Welcome 101 & Class 201) and you have not yet taken on membership formally at St. John's, you have a new opportunity on Sunday, June 26. Pastor Stephen can help you through this process or can help you sign up for the Fall 2016 offering of Next Steps. Reach him at [email protected] or leave a message at 303-733-3777 Ext 113.

Simply Jesus, July 28-31

What would it look like to leave all that is extraneous behind and focus on just Jesus ... Simply Jesus? You're invited to attend Simply Jesus this summer at Eagle Ranch in the Vail Valley. For more info go to simplyjesusgathering.com.

Enrich Your Relationship on a Lutheran Marriage Encount erWeekend!

The next Marriage Encounter weekend is July 29 - 31, 2016 at the Circle J Retreat Center, Ten Sleep, WY. You're encouraged to bring Your RV! Apply online now at GodLovesMarriage.org. Contact John & Jen Pettinger at [email protected] or call 720-635-9093 for more info. Weekends fill fast and pre-registration is required - don't miss out!

500th Anniversary of the Reformation

Germany July 1 - 14, 2017

Pastor Jeremy Jacoby of Summit of Peace Lutheran Church, Thornton, CO, is leading a trip to Germany in July 2017, the year of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The tour starts in Dresden, then explores all the sites in Germany associated with the Reformation. If possible we will include a Bach musical evening in St. Thomas Church in Leipzig where he was the organist. We will spend 3 nights in an Augustinian Monestary, take a cruise on the Elbe River and spend 2 nights in Rothenburg on the Tauber. All this and much more. Contact Harriet Oehlkers at 303-619-7839, 303-666-9218 or email [email protected] for more information.

Free Washer & Dryer

A good washer and dryer is available free for anyone who might need them, delivery not include d. The w asher and dryer are Sears Elite with front loading and dryer is gas powered. They need to be out of the house by June 20. Please contact Laura Richardson at [email protected].

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Sunday Morning Bible Study

This week the Adult Bible study will be enlightened by Dr. John MacArthur teaching on what the Bible tells us about heaven. Join us at 9:30am in the cafeteria. Please join us!