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This Sunday, the 2nd Sunday in Advent:
Christmas music at 8:00 a.m., the Sunday School Program at 10:15 a.m. and a Soup Lunch will follow at 11:30 with a free will donation to go to the youth serving the lunch for their accounts.
Angel tree packages are due to be returned this Sunday and Prayer Shawls will be available.
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Sunday Services 8:00 and 10:15 a.m.
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
December 8 Youth Ring Bell at Ace Hardware 1-5 p.m. Contact
Laurie for a time.
December 9 Music Sunday
Sunday School Christmas Program 10:15 a.m.
11:15 Youth Soup Lunch
Angel tree items return.
Prayer Shawls available to deliver.
December 11 Women's Bible Study
Council
December 13 Do Day Quilters
December 19 Christmas Caroling
December 23 No Sunday School
December 24 Christmas Eve Services 4, 6 and 7:30 p.m.
December 25 Church office closed Merry Christmas
December 26 No Wednesday night activities
December 28 St. John books close 4 p.m.
December 30 No Sunday School
Wednesday Night Supper
December 12 menu: Pork loin, hash brown casserole, fruit, banana split dessert.
POINSETTIAS: If you would like to donate toward the poinsettias for Christmas, please notify the church office at 228-3397.
Music Opportunity
If anyone is interested in providing special music for the 6 or 7:30 Christmas Eve service, please contact Melanie
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM:
The Christmas program will be Sunday, December 9th during the 10:15 worship service. At 11:30 a.m., following the program, the youth will serve a Chili/Chicken Noodle/Vegetable Beef soup lunch and dinner rolls. Free will donations will go to youth who are serving.
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Put Jesus On Your Christmas List This Year!
The Stewardship committee would like to encourage everyone to take the typical amount that you would spend on a Christmas gift and put it in an envelope and then place it in the special box that is in the Narthex. Envelopes can be found next to the special box. These gifts, which are above and beyond your regular giving, will go toward the general budget and be used to fulfill the many ministries of St. John! Thank you in advance for your generosity.
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Prayer Shawl Ministry
We will have Prayer Shawls and lap-robes available this Sunday in the Narthex. Holidays can be a rough time of year for some of our members. If you know someone that needs special consideration because of illness, family death or some other life altering event we can show we care with a warm shawl and a visit. Each shawl is checked out in a logbook so we know the recipient and includes a card with a special prayer from the Prayer Shawl Ministry.
Now is also a good time to spend some time with your knitting, crocheting or quilting to make a shawl or lap-robe for women and men because this is a perpetual project. They can picked up anytime by coming to the office where Kathy will help you.
There is a book with patterns and information of shawl size and tips in the office, plus lots of yarn in the clothing room that can be used.
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Advent Photo-a-Day Challenge!
Pause. Reflect. Prepare. Repeat. Advent is the season leading up to Christmas. It is 24 days of preparation. This year, we're inviting you to prepare by hitting the "pause" button... daily. Here's a practice for the Advent season that we hope is more meaningful and rewarding than it is hard: The Advent Photo-a-Day Challenge. First, find "Rethink Church" on Facebook or Twitter and like or follow them. Each day during the season of Advent, They will post a word for reflection. Take a moment (or several moments) of pause and reflection, then share a response to that word through a picture. Post your picture on social media with #RethinkChurch. Don't worry if you miss a day or two--there's no failing this challenge. We just hope to provide a gift of added meaning to this special season. In case you're someone who likes to plan ahead, here are the words for 2018: December 2 Promise, 3 Fulfill, 4 Time, 5 Justice, 6 Righteousness, 7 Live, 8 Called, 9 Hope, 10 Messenger, 11 Prepare, 12 Seek, 13 Delight, 14 Endure, 15 Offering, 16 Home, 17 Fear, 18 Grow, 19 Gladness, 20 Victory, 21 Renew, 22 Gather, 23 Great, 24 Peace, 25 Rejoice! You can follow what people are posting on social media or go to rethinkchurch.org.
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Christmas Caroling
This is a great way to share the Christmas spirit with our members and others that are residents of these facilities. Christmas Caroling! Wednesday, December 19th
This is for all Trinity Choir, Carol Choir, Wind Ensemble, Confirmation students and any congregation members who would like to join us at...
5:00 Meet at Church, 5:15 11th Street Chautauqua, 5:45 9th Street Chautauqua,
6:15 Riverside Assisted Living, 6:45 Apple Valley Assisted Living
If you can't join us right at 5:00-please feel free to join us at any stop. We are taking the church bus so would like to fill that plus take extra cars
Contact Melanie Johanningmeier with any questions. 641-330-0963
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Volunteer Needed!
As a part of St. John's ministry to families who have lost a loved one, the Women's Ministry provides food and help for funeral lunches held at St. John. Arlene Thomas has been our monthly caller for the last year and has done a fine job but would like someone else to take over in 2019. What we need is a Funeral Lunch Coordinator who would find a volunteer from each month's list of "helpers" to be the Caller for that month. The Caller goes through the list to ask for salads, cakes & workers when there is a funeral lunch. The Caller then gives the list of volunteers to the office so a check in sheet can be made. The check in sheet lets those who are here know who is providing food & help. If you are interested in volunteering for 2019, please let the office know
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Worship Podcasts are now available on the St. John website. Click the icon below to be transferred to the webpage to listen to the available services.
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