Last Week for Pie Fundraiser
Food Pantry Collection
Operation Christmas Child
Warm Winter Coats Needed
Honey Sunday
Brookfield Zoo Trim a Tree Ornaments
SAVE THE DATE!
Last Week for Pie Orders!

Food Pantry Featured Item for November
Bars of Soap
Please deposit featured item in the box in the Narthex.
Food Pantry and BEDS Collection Day
on Nov. 24th: 11:30-1:30 
If you are able, please bring food donations for the Food Pantry and/or coats for BEDS when you come for your pie pickup.
3rd grade helps monthly Food Pantry needs!
Each month, St. John's 3rd grade spends $77 from the chapel offerings collected in September. With the shopping help of Bonnie Mielke, we were able to purchase spaghetti sauce, pasta, cereal, and our month non-food item which was deodorant. This month, so far, we have purchased 72 cans of soup and canned vegetables. We will also buy bars of soap. The 3rd graders are excited to serve God and the community through this outreach. Our next food pantry drop off will be Tuesday, November 24 from 11:30-1:30 during our pie fundraiser pick-up. We are grateful to Sue Kunz for dropping off our donations at the food pantry.
As we look forward to Christmas, our nation and our world are still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. Many are looking for comfort and peace and we want to do all we can to help them find hope in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Operation Christmas Child team has been working hard to make sure they can safely collect and deliver shoebox gifts. The National Collection week is November 16-23rd, the week before Thanksgiving. They understand there are challenges of packing shoeboxes in this unusual year. There will be a few options available to pack a box this year. 
 
  • Boxes will be available before and after the 505 service on Saturday evening and before and after the 9:00 am service on Sundays.  
  • The first graders will also be doing Operation Christmas Child boxes for their Eagles in Action project and will distribute boxes to the other classrooms.  
  • You can also personalize a shoebox or two ONLINE for $25 per box at samaritanspurse.org/occ.  

The deadline to turn in or to personalize a box online will be Sunday, November 15, 2020. If you are not going to be attending church that day but would like to drop off your completed Operation Christmas Child box, someone will be in the church parking lot from 9:45 to 10:30 am to accept your box. Thank you!
Brookfield Zoo Trim a Tree Ornaments

Our St. John's Youth will be decorating a tree for St. John's on November 22nd. We are asking that church and school families/members help us prepare an ornament that will be displayed on the tree. When you sign up please note whether you would like to pick up the ornament during a scheduled 505 or 9am Worship Service, OR if you would like the ornament to be sent home with your child from school.
NOTE: IF YOU REQUEST IT TO BE SENT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD FROM SCHOOL, PLEASE NOTE THEIR CLASSROOM TEACHER.
You may sign up for more than one ornament. You may also create your own ornament at home that we can hang. There will be a bin labeled on the table inside Door A for delivering these back.

All ornaments are due back by: Wednesday, Nov. 18th.

As the weather starts to get colder, BEDs Plus is currently in need of coats for their clients.  They have the following specific request:

ONLY STURDY & WARM WINTER COATS: gently used or new coats in good condition for Men and Women in sizes XL,XXL and 3XL.

NO formal long coats, dress coats or lightweight coats. Their clients cannot use these.   

Please place them in a box that will be provided in the narthex.
Meals To Go

St. John's Meals to Go program was recently highlighted in the LCMS Northern Illinois District News. Here is the link: NIDnews.org

There will be a Thanksgiving Meal provided by Meals to Go for people in need. Also a food pantry collection is shcheduled for November 24 from 11:30 - 1:30 during the pie pick up. The final Meals to Go is scheduled for December 6th.
FeatHONEY SUNDAYing
Since we will not be able to order our honey in person this year, please go to DakotaRanch.org/ORDERHONEY to receive and use the on-line form to order your bottle(s) of honey. On-line orders will go directly to the Ranch and the the honey will be mailed to you. No more than 10 bottles of honey can be mailed to one address; and none can be mailed out of the U.S.
PIE FUNDRAISER: November 1 - 15, 2020
  • LAST WEEK!
  • Click on the link to the left to sign-up.
FOOD PANTRY AND BEDS COLLECTION DAY:
  • Bring food donations and coats to your Pie Pick Up on November 24

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS:
  • November's featured item is BARS OF SOAP.
  • Deposit featured item in the box in the narthex!

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD:
  • You can pick up your Operation Christmas Child Boxes this Saturday and Sunday before or after worship. More information in article above.
  • See above for more information.
  • Boxes are due by November 15, 2020.

HONEY SUNDAY:
  • On your own this year, please donate online
  • Orders can be placed "HERE"

TREE TRIM AT BROOKFIELD ZOO: Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 1:00 PM
  • See above for ornament details.
  • Sign up Link: "HERE"