Happy thanksgiving to you all. May your day be blessed with family and friends.

There is a Thanksgiving dinner today in the Parish Hall at St. John, sponsored by CC Cares. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. All are welcome.
Sit down, take out & delivery!

The worship service at St. John will be going LIVE!!!
Equipment to live stream our worship service will be installed this week. So, starting Sunday, November 28th you will be able to go to YouTube and in the search box, type St. John Lutheran Charles City IA and watch the worship service live at 9:00 a.m.!
The service will also be recorded at that time & will be available after 10:00 a.m


Sundays:   9:00 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary
                    Communion is the 1st & 3rd Sunday
                  
Nov 25:       Office Closed. Free Thanksgiving meal in Parish Hall
Nov 26:       Office Closed
Nov. 28: No Sunday School
Dec. 4: Decorate the church 9 a.m.
Dec. 5: $.25 Store
Charles City Singers Concert 2 p
Dec. 12: Sunday School Christmas Program during the service
Dec. 19: Music Sunday during the worship service

Youth: November is Food Month. We ask that you bring non-perishable food items to Sunday School each Sunday of the month. These items will be used in our Blessing Box or donated to the
food pantry here in Charles City.


The Helping Hands Group would like you to take a survey. It would be very helpful to them. Please click on this link to take it.
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Angel tree is accepting donations to go towards food baskets. Please bring your donation to St. John & if writing a check, make it out to St. John & write Angel Tree on the memo line.
Angel Tree provides gifts for children of incarcerated parents, food and religious materials for their families, and Bibles for the prisoners. Please support the program again this year.
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STRIFE, HOPE, LIGHT, LIFE
a choral concert

The Charles City Singers will be presenting a concert in our sanctuary on Sunday, December 5. at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at First Security and First Citizens Banks or from any Singer for $10.
Masking is kindly and strongly requested.
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FAMILY BOARD
The Family board will be hosting our 25 Cent Store on Sunday, December 5th . This is an opportunity for parents to bring children to purchase gifts for siblings, parents and grandparents. We are asking the congregation for donations of Christmas items, crafts, and gently used toys that might be fun gifts for children to purchase. Please bring donations to the church office.often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining!"

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL!
10:20 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel

No Adult Ed on November 28th
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The Deacon Board invites all who would like to help decorate the Sanctuary for Christmas to come at 9:00 a.m. on December 4th!
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The Sunday School Christmas program will be on December 12, 2021, during the 9:00 a.m. worship service.
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Music Sunday
“We are Waiting for a Savior” Joint music program with St. John and Messiah.
Features: choir, instrumentalists, piano/organ duet, scripture readings
Sunday, Dec. 19 at 9:00 am

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Wednesday Night Suppers in November:

Adults $4.00
Students – Preschool – Seniors
Free courtesy of Stewardship Board’s
Kans for Kids program

December 1st: Chili, grilled cheese sandwiches, fruit, banana pudding dessert


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Interested in serving your St. John congregation with your time in 2022? 
Please contact the church office or a member of the nominating committee (Carol Brahn, Kathy Waldorf, Kurt Hoeft, Ann Prichard, or Craig Begemann) if you are willing to serve on church council or one of our boards (building & grounds, deacons, family, finance, parish ed., stewardship, youth, or executive).
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If you would like to donate to the Poinsettias
for Christmas, call the office at
641-228-3397


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Blessing Box Donations
Remember to bring items for the Blessing Box! Many people are using our Blessing Box, so let’s keep it filled!
 
Popular items: protein (chicken, tuna, meat sticks), boxes of cereal, individual easy-to-prepare meals. Bread & peanut butter. Cake mix & frosting. Pancake mix & syrup. Hot chocolate & marshmallows. Suggested items are anything shelf-stable (non-perishable) food and non-food items.
 
Personal care items (bar soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo), toilet paper, tissues. Dish soap, laundry detergent (small containers). 

Donated items can be put directly in the little food pantry outside the East door.
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After Worship Fellowship!
Coffee & a treat will be served after church in the Parish Hall this week. Enjoy a moment to reconnect with each other in fellowship!

****If you would like to volunteer to bring the treats, please sign up on the chart just inside the Narthex doors on or call Kathy in the office.
What you choose to bring for a treat is entirely up to you!
Coffee & napkins are provided by St. John.

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Altar Flower & Radio Sign-up: If you would like to sign up to sponsor the Altar flowers &/or the radio broadcast contact Kathy in the office at 641-228-3397! We will continue to have flowers as they are on the online service & the radio broadcast reaches many of our at home congregation!
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Dartball at St. John
Dartball is a team activity at St. John. Matches are played at St. John and other participating churches. For more information call Dennis Sande at 228-4113. A full schedule can be picked up in the St. John office.
Matches start at 7:00 p.m. & dates are:
December 1st at St. John; vs Pleasant Valley
December 8th at St. John; vs Immanuel
December 15th at St. John; vs Baptist
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To get to the church website, click at the top of this page on the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church logo.
You can pick up the Sunday bulletin as well as the Taking Faith Home reading sheets on the website.

https://www.facebook.com/stjohncc will get you to the Facebook page

An email address you can use to get a message to the church khoeft@stjohncharlescity.com
Other emails are available on the website.

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