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Welcome: Announcements: Summer Office Hours MONDAY-THURSDAY 9:30 am-2:30 pm CLOSED FRIDAYS Vacation Bible School This year we are holding our VBS mornings from July 20 to 24. The theme is A Ticket to Adventure. We will travel around the Eastern Mediterranean and visit places where major New Testament events took place. Please bring your youngster (3 yrs to 7th grade) and a friend from the neighborhood. We can also use volunteers to help teaching, crafts, activities, and snacks. There are registration forms on the table under the bulletin board. Worship Update: This Month While it isn’t easy to sum up the services of July into a nice, tidy theme, we will hear about the importance of getting the message of the God of all into the world. Services in July July 5/6 – Nation On this national holiday weekend, we will review how the Lord, in his Word, assures us that he is the God of the nations to bless our lives with law and order. We praise him for the blessings he has given to us by putting us in this great nation! A special choir will be singing in the Sunday services, and we will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper in all of the services. July 12/13 – Sixth Sunday after Pentecost At times we may feel that the only way we can be joyful when losing a loved one is that the Lord brings that one back to us from the dead. While we hear that Jesus did that with the daughter of Jairus, the message this day also comforts us with the truth that, because of Jesus’ saving work that gives life to spiritually dead people, we now have eternal joy instead of eternal weeping. For these services, we will be singing the new hymn “When Peace Like a River” (you may be familiar with the refrain: “It is well…with my soul”); so we will again be practicing this hymn during the previous weeks. We will also be watching the WELS Connection Video following these services. July 19/20 – Seventh Sunday after Pentecost It is not easy in this world to proclaim the Word of God. Even our Lord Jesus talked about being a prophet without honor in his hometown. But the Lord encourages us to preach the Word because of its eternal value for us and others. We will celebrate the Lord’s Supper in these services. July 26/27 – Eighth Sunday after Pentecost The Scripture readings give us pause to reflect on the gift of called workers. They aren’t hired by us, but called by the Lord to carry out the special mission of proclaiming the true gospel. There will be a children’s message in these services.
News: Sesquicentennial In less than five years we shall be celebrating our congregation’s 150th Anniversary. This is a big occasion, and we want to recognize it in a way that glorifies our gracious God. We will be needing a lot of help. If you would like to volunteer, see Pastor Schweppe. And please come forward with your ideas for this blessed occasion, which will be here before we know it! New Member Class This five lesson Bible study looks at what people do when they are church members, with a detailed look at worship, Bible study, evangelism, and stewardship. This study will begin on Sunday, June 14th, in between the services. While this study is open to all of our members, we especially ask that those who became members in 2008 to this point in 2009, including our new confirmands (and their parents) to consider coming to this class that is particularly geared for you. For more information, talk with Pastor Schaewe. Sign up to get the News letter via e-mail Help Raise Money for Our School with Meijer
Community Rewards Program This site is here to serve YOU! We hope to serve the needs of both our Congregation and the Lord's Church as a whole. Please visit often. The mission of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, according to Christ's command, is to proclaim the true Gospel of our Savior, Jesus Christ, by Word and Sacraments, nurturing believers and reaching out to the people of our community, as well as throughout the world.St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Last Update: 07/01/2009
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