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Partial Schedule of upcoming events and meetings
April 2 Sunday School for Adults Jesus said, "Do you love me?"
April 4 Call Committee 6 p.m.
April 6 Mats for the Homeless 9-12
No experience required.
April 9 Palm Sunday
Sunday School for Adults:
God Cares
April 10 1 p.m. Card Making
Come try something new!
April 12 No Wednesday activities
April 13 Do Day Quilters
All are Welcome to join in.
Maundy Thursday services
4:30 & 6:15 p.m. Communion
April 14 Good Friday Tenebrae Service
7:00 p.m.
April 15 Family Board Easter Egg Hunt 9 a.m.
Hunt, Dye, Craft
April 16 Easter Sunday Services
6:30, 8:00 & 9:30 a.m.
Easter Breakfast
7-9:30 a.m.
April 17 Office will be closed.
April 19 After school program and Confirmation resume.
April 20 Prayer Shawl Ministry 9 a.m.
April 23 Adult Sunday School
What's So Amazing About Grace!
Last day to purchase Mother-Daughter Luncheon tickets
April 24 St. John Book Club
Feathers from My Nest: A Mother's
Reflection by Beth Moore.
April 27 Do Day Quilters
April 30 Adult Sunday School
Praying the Lord's Prayer in a new way.
Last Day of Sunday School
Mother-Daughter Luncheon (Aunt, Cousin, Grandma, etc.)
Wednesday night supper April 5: B.B.Q pork sandwiches, ranch potatoes
lettuce salad, corn, ice cream sandwich.
Scripture readers are still needed at each Church Service. A sign up sheet is on the glass case in the Narthex.
There are openings for sponsors for Altar Flowers and Radio Broadcasts.
There is a chart in the office that shows the available weeks. Please support these ministries. Thank you to those who already support either or both.
If you would like to donate towards the Easter Lilies, please let Kathy know in the office.
Confirmation students are required to go to Lenten services, but no
Wednesday night confirmation until April 19
No After School program during Lent. It will resume April 19.
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Sunday School for Adults & Seniors
Second session: April 2 Time: 9:15 - 10:00
Topic: Jesus said, "Do you love me?
Location: Chapel.
Study God's Words & Fellowship.
Everyone is welcome.
The Board of Parish Education
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Matt Project Follow-up April 6
Thank you to everyone that came on the 25th! What a fun, but hard working day!
We will be gathering again, this time in the church basement, from 9 a.m.-12 noon on April 6 to finish the sorting and cutting of our plastic bags.
The hope is to finish the bags that we have collected. Many people took pieces home to tie and roll into balls. If you have them done and don't intend to do the crocheting, please bring them back to the church so those that have started have plenty to work with (especially the pretty colored ones).
ANYONE CAN COME, even if you weren't there before. It takes lots of hands to do this.
Please bring your rotary cutters and mats or scissors and possibly a bag or box to take some strips home in.
If anyone wants to learn to crochet them we could set up another time after this.
I'll have the coffee on.
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The glass box in the Narthex is for your special
Lenten Offering. Please consider an extra gift of at least a dollar a day during the approximately 40 days from Ash Wednesday to Easter.
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2017 Lenten Schedule
Our Lenten series theme will be, "The Elementary Teachings of Christ." This series will be based upon Hebrews 6:1-2 "Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment" (English Standard Version, ESV)
Worship during Lent will be
4:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.
April 5th: Sermon theme - "Eternal Judgement"
April 13th: Maundy Thursday 4:30 and 6:15 p.m. Communion
April 14th: Good Friday Tenebrae Service 7 p.m.
Easter Sunday Services 6:30, 8:00 and 9:30 a.m.
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Family Board's Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 15, 9:00 a.m.
St. John Parish Hall
Children up through 5th grade
& their families!
Crafts, activities & egg dyeing
(Donations of wrapped Easter candy by the congregation would be appreciated.)
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YOUTH EASTER BREAKFAST
APRIL 16TH - from 7:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Youth will be making & serving breakfast
Menu: eggs, ham, hash browns, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, juice, milk, and coffee.
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The Family Board will be hosting a Mother-Daughter Luncheon on Sunday, April 30th, at 11:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall.
All mothers, daughters, aunts and sisters are welcome! This fun event will include fellowship, lunch, dessert, a short program, and a pretty "photo booth" to snap a few cute pictures of your group so bring your camera! Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for girls ages 6-12. Under 6 is free. Tickets may be purchased in the church office until April 23rd.
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Those students attending a Lutheran college who would like to receive an EPIC grant must notify the church by May 1st.
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Parents of children going to Bible Camps, St. John can help offset the cost of Bible Camps with a scholarship that is open to any St. John youth. Please contact Laurie at 228-3397 for more information.
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HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH
High School students
interested in attending WIYLDE June 11-14th at Luther College need to register by May 15th. Cost is $225.00 (St. John & the NE Iowa Synod will each give a $75.00 scholarship). This year's WIYLDE will celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation! The learning times and Bible studies will focus on Luther's Small Catechism and it still applies to our lives today! There will be many guest teachers, small groups, large group Bible studies, games and more! For more information contact Laurie at 228-3397.
Summer Mission Trip 2017 - We will be going to Kentucky July 5-9, 2017. Mark these days on your calendar now and be watching for additional information in upcoming newsletters, bulletins, etc.
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The St. John Youth will be hosting a meal during RAGBRAI.
We are planning to feed about 500 people, so we will need a lot of volunteer help for this event! We will be serving from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Youth and parents - get this date on your calendars now. This is a GREAT opportunity to raise some money for St. John
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