e-Skinny
April 13, 2018
There's still time to get signed up for or to sponsor a Meet and Greet for Pastor Leeper and Susan. Come and get to know them better.
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Sunday Services 8:00 and 10:15 a.m.
Sunday School 9:05 a.m.
April 14 Youth Lock in
April 19 Women's M
inistry 9 a.m.
April 23 Book Club
Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
April 24 Women's Bible Study 9:30 a.m.
April 25 Last After School Program
Newsletter deadline
April 26 Do Day Quilters
April 29 Last day of Sunday School for this school year
Ladies Luncheon 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday Night Supper on April 18: Meat loaf, baked potatoes, baked beans, bread pudding
APRIL Meals On Wheels
There are sign-up sheets on the glass case for Meals on Wheels. Drivers are needed for the weeks of April 16 -20 & April 23-27!
REMINDER:
Those students attending a Lutheran college who would like to receive an EPIC grant must notify the church by May 1st.
Pick up a form in the office.
World Hunger
The month of April is the ELCA World Hunger Campaign. According to the ELCA, around 800 million people - around 11 percent of people in our world today are hungry. The Stewardship Committee has decided to partner with ELCA, and raise funds to stamp out world hunger.
During the remaining Sunday's in April, we will be collecting money in the glass case located in the Narthex. All of the money raised will go directly to the ELCA World Hunger Campaign. Any donation is welcome, and we appreciate your generosity in supporting a wonderful cause. Thank you!
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Save the Date!
The Family Board will host a Ladies' Luncheon on
April 29th at 11:30 a.m.
All St. John ladies and their friends 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! Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for girls ages 6-18. Under 6 is free. Tickets may be purchased in the church office until April 25th.
Laurie would appreciate some donated salads and desserts for this luncheon. Please let her know if you can.
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Noisy Bucket Sunday
The results are in.
The Stewardship Committee would like to THANK the entire congregation for their generosity during our annual Noisy Bucket Sunday. The first service collected $497.33 and the second service collected $484.53 for a grand total of $981.86. These funds will go directly to scholarships to send our youth to bible camp. We couldn't continue with our ministries without your help. Once again, THANK YOU for your donations. It is very much appreciated.
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To the GUESTS of the Meet and Greet opportunities:
Our host and hostesses have chosen their dates and now is your opportunity to sign up for a little fun and relaxation along with getting to know Pastor Russ and Susan a little better. But just as important, Pastor and Susan will get to know you and your family a little better, too.
Signup sheets will be available in the Narthex or Kathy's office so please check your calendars and get your names on the lists! Warm weather is coming and this is a perfect time to get those get-togethers started!
There are a few dates still open, so if you were considering hosting, please check things out. There is always room for more.
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YOUTH NEWS
LOCK-IN:
The Youth Board will be sponsoring a
Lock-In April 14-15, 2018, here at the church. This event is open to St. John 7th-12th grade students and their friends. Registration and check-in is at 6:30pm Saturday, and participants
are encouraged to stay for 8:00am worship, but may be picked up any time after 6am Sunday. Cost is $10 per person. Supper at 6:30pm and breakfast at 7:00am are provided.Sign up outside Laurie's office.
WIYLDE registration forms are available in Laurie's office for any 8th-12th grade St. John student wishing to attend. WIYLDE will be held this year at Wartburg from June 10-13. Registrations are due to St. John by May 9thso we have time to get them mailed in by the 15th.
Middle School Mission Trip 2018 - We will be going to Wisconsin July 5-8, 2018. This trip is open to St. John 6th-8th grade students and their friends. Get these days on your calendar now and be watching for additional information in upcoming newsletters, bulletins, etc.
SAVE THE DATES: VBS - Tuesday through Friday, July 31st - August 3rd. Plan to have your kids attend Tuesday-Friday from 5:30pm-8pm each evening!
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Sunday School for Adults & Seniors
is for you!
Sundays 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel.
Study God's Words & Fellowship.
4/15
Sweet By and By by Greig Grimm
4/22
The Holy Spirit by Dawn Baldus
4/29
Angels by Yung-Feng Callen-Liu
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Prayer Shawls are available for distribution.
We have 2 totes that are filling up, but very few shawls going out. This is an opportunity for you to take one to someone you know that has an illness, sadness in their life or a personal crisis. They are stored in the Associate pastor's office and can be checked out during office hours. We just keep track of who is receiving them so we don't double up.
Shawls (and some laprobes) are available that are suitable for a woman or man.
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The work is done on the church financial records that many of you ladies (and Kurt Hoeft) helped me with. Thank you for your time.
Now the final effort needs to be on the historical documents. We need to sort what we want to display in the Narthex glass case, which items we want to make available in the church library and which should be stored again.
I will put out a memo in the eSkinny and bulletin as far as dates. What I need to know is if you have an interest. It will probably be a Wednesday morning early May. Please respond to the eSkinny email address below and I will publish the date. Thanks.
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