St John: 150 years in celebration.

Sunday School begins this Sunday.

Click the image above or the link below to be directed to the live-stream Sunday service on September 25 at 9 a.m. or to watch it later.

https://youtu.be/BUDPpxfmWRA

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Sundays: 9:00 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary

Communion is the 1st & 3rd Sunday

Sept 25 Sunday School begins

150th Anniversary Committee meets in Chapel at 10:10

Sept 28 Confirmation begins

October 5 Confirmation fair / After school program begins/ 10th grade

confirmands meet with pastor

October 9 Confirmation Sunday

October 15 Coats for Kids

October 30 150th Anniversary Celebration

Starting…

9/25/22: 1^st day of Sunday School, 10:05 a.m.

9/28/22: Confirmation class, 6:00 p.m.

9/28/22: Trinity Choir, 7:00 p.m.

10/5/22: After School, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m

10/5/22: Wednesday Night Supper, 5 – 6 p.m.

*NEW* Calling all 7th through 12th graders!

We want to invite you all to come join us for

Youth Hour, every Sunday from

10:05 to 11 AM

on the 3rd floor. We look to carry out the church’s mission of

God’s Love in Action

through fellowship, service and food!

Invite a friend! *NEW*

AFTER SCHOOL: Begins October 5^th. This is a fun program from 3:30pm-5pm on Wednesdays for 4year olds (that are attending preschool) through 5^th grade students. Older students are welcome as helpers. Registration forms are available in the office.

The St. John bus will again be available to pick students up from school to bring them here. Registration is free thanks to Kans for Kids!

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Please keep the following in prayer.

Sue Ayers

BJ Gifford

Brandie McDonald

Calvin Shultz

Edna Stott

Marilu Wohlers

Bill Wohlers, Jr.

Carmen Wolf

The family of Shirley Ann (Kreimeyer) Ripley

Pray for our military family

Mackenzy Bilharz, Alex Buenger, Tanner Evans, Kaylie Fox, Hannah Fox, Kim Hall, Daniel Jacobs, Cameron Kakac, Drew Roethler and Robson Shankland.

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Items are starting to come in!

Crafters and Gardeners!

Part of our 150^th celebration on October 30^th will be a craft show with donated items to sell. Get your “creative” on & bring crafts, jams, jellies, baked goods, etc. to help make the event a success!

There will also be a silent auction portion of the craft fair so if you have a talent to sell or a larger / desirable item (pies, leaf raking, a dinner for 4, etc.) that can be donated, please let us know so we can start a list. Non-baked items can be brought to the church anytime starting this month, but need to be at the church by Sunday, October 16^th and baked items need to be brought in by noon on Saturday, October 29^th.

Please fill out this form when bringing a craft fair item in to help us with a description and to price your item:

CRAFT FAIR FORM

The Council has approved the "Lift / elevator" account as the designated recipient of the craft fair funds. More information can be found in the September newsletter.

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Wednesday Night Supper

St. John will greatly miss Shirley Ripley who has been our Wednesday Night Supper leader & chef.

We are planning to still offer suppers, however. Kathy Crooks has offered to step in to provide this ministry.

Menu for October 5^th:

Maid Rites

Potato Salad & Baked Beans

Cupcakes

Cost: $5.00 for adults

Children through 12^th grade free thanks to Kans for Kids

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TRINITY ÇHOIR

Trinity Choir will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, September 28 at 7:00 pm. We will meet in the Sanctuary. Trinity Choir is open to anyone 7^th grade and older. Youth may use singing in choir as Silver Cord hours. We will be working on a couple of special selections for the Sesquicentennial Celebration Service on October 30. We would like to invite anyone who has ever sung in Trinity Choir to join us to sing for this special celebration. Please come join us for our first rehearsal on Wednesday, September 28 at 7:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Johanningmeier at 641-330-0963.

If there is anyone interested in directing a children’s choir, please let Melanie know.

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Gardeners!

There is a table in the Narthex for you to share your extra produce with the congregation!

Veggie lovers…when there is produce on the table feel free to take as much as you want!

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Confirmation

Confirmation classes start September 28^th.

The Confirmation Fair for the 10^th grade Confirmands will be October 5^th from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. The congregation is invited to come visit with the Confirmands about their “Faith Boards”

The 10^th grade Confirmands and their parents will meet with Pastor Russ on October 5^th at 6:30 p.m. after the Confirmation Fair

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After Worship Social Time

Coffee & a treat are served outside the Narthex doors each Sunday! If you would like to volunteer to bring the treats let Kathy know 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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Coats for Kids:

Coats for Kids is fast approaching and will be October 15th from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. If you would like to donate gently used or new coats, boots, hats & mittens, or snow pants you can bring them to the church office. Coats and snow pants of all sizes are welcome, but we usually run out of sizes 6 through 14/16 very quickly for both girls and boys and would love more of those sizes.

We also will need volunteers to help set up the Friday before and the day of to help distribute these items to these excited children. Please contact Lisa Kreger at 330-0696 or Lori Janssen at 330-2044. Thank you for your continued support. We could not do this ministry without your generosity.

Lisa Kreger and Laura Janssen

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Our 150th Anniversary is NOW!

To commemorate our 150 years, we are planning on having “something” every month through this year.

Notes from the 150th Anniversary Committee

Please click this link: October Anniversary

for detailed information about what is happening in October. Information you really want to know!

We could also use some help at the anniversary and craft sales and set up for those dates that are listed in the document above. Contact petefishj@mchsi.com if you can help.

Dinner Menu: a catered dinner by U2BBQ featuring roast beef & roast turkey, whipped potatoes & gravy, corn, Oreo fluff salad, carrot cake, fresh rolls with butter, coffee & lemonade.

Click her for a Reservation slip for the October 30 dinner

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Click below for the

September Good Newsletter

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.

To call the church (641)228-3397

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Editor: Janet Petefish