Click the above image to see this Wednesday's Lenten Character on Youtube and hear the related Bible reading.
Wayne McClintock is "Thomas"
There are no activities or services at St. John during these weeks of social distancing. The re-opening of the church will be discussed at our next Council meeting and will comply with state guidelines.
Most staff, including Kathy Hoeft, will be working from home. Phone calls will be forwarded to her and she and other staff can be reached at their emails as usual.
Check your email and Facebook for the Sunday Service. Links will be posted in the e-Skinny like last week. Some changes may happen with the service as we see how our area is affected by the coronavirus. Pastor will continue with services, but they may have to be recorded at home. We'll see how this progresses.
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Laurie Heidebrink will have the on-line Sunday School lesson this week, also. This can be viewed on Facebook. The link to Facebook is toward the bottom.
A link which I failed to provide last Sunday was the
Click the blue link to see it.
We are God's People and we are
"
God's Love in Action
".
Join with us in prayer each night at 8 p.m. Sometimes we will toll the church bell to let the community know we are here and care.
From the Church Council: A Time of Opportunity
- Audio and a video presentations of the services during this time of national trial will be available through the e-Skinny, Facebook, by podcast and by Sunday radio broadcast
- We would like volunteers to call some of our members during this time of isolation. Therefore, we would like to make a list of people that would like to call and also those that would perhaps enjoy that call.
- Another volunteer opportunity would be a "errand group" to help those of you that are older or more health compromised that might need something picked up at the grocery store, etc. We would like to make a list of people that could use help with this and those that can help.
- We do have a prayer chain at St. John. If you would like to join or if you have a reason to need those prayers please call the office and Kathy will take care of it.
- If you or someone in your family wants to be on the prayer list we will ask if you want that name spoken on the air in Pastor's audio or video services. If not, they will only go on a .pdf Order of Service that will be available on the website to coordinate with the radio, podcast and video presentations.
- You can keep track of updates on the church website, Facebook page or e-Skinny.
- Be sure to let the church know if you have a need we haven't addressed.
- The Council will reconvene at the end of the month to see what the situation is at that time.
Thank you to all of you that have been mailing in your offerings. We have such a wonderful congregation and I know that you, like me, appreciate the lengths that our staff have been going to to keep us united during these crazy times.
To keep up with your offerings: they can be mailed to St. John at 200 S. Main St, Charles City, IA 50616
or to sign up for Simply Giving, click on this link for a printable form:
To get to the church website, click at the top of this page on the
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
logo.
Other emails are available on the website.
To call the church
(641)228-3397
