Member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

Worship Schedule

Sunday Morning Service - 9:00 am 
Sunday School 10:30 am
Adult Bible Study - 10:30 am 


Please see bulletin for latest updates.

Announcements

The St. John nursery is available for your use, as needed, during worship and Sunday school time. It is not staffed.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Mundy Visitation
4:00 pm Mundy Funeral Service
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8TH
9:00 am Worship
10:10 am Handbell Practice
10:30 am Sunday School
11:30 am Pastor Metzger’s Un-tirement Potluck Luncheon

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9
6:30 pm F.R.A.T.
6:30 pm Women’s Bible Study
7:00 pm Elders Meeting

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH
5:30 pm Confirmation
7 pm Candlelight Evening Prayer Adult Choir practice following service

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH
4:30 pm Live Nativity followed by Chili supper

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15TH
9 am Worship with Children’s program
10:30 am Sunday School
Handbell practice following service

UPCOMING EVENTS & MEETINGS

TUESDAY, DECEBMER 17TH
7 pm Stewardship meeting
7 pm Dartball

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18th
7 pm Candlelight Evening Prayer Service

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH
4 pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Lessons & Carols
7 pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Lessons & Carols
10 pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Divine Service

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH
10 am Festive Divine Service

Bible Class:
In the beginning God. And God said. Did God actually say? The fall into sin. The first promise of a Savior. The voice of a brother’s blood. The first genealogy. A worldwide flood. A tower. Genesis 1-11 is filled with incredible events and noteworthy people, and foundational to the rest of Scripture. Join us in Bible Class today as we sit at Moses’ feet, marvel at God’s words and promises, and see Jesus in the midst of it all. All are welcome!​
Thank you to everyone who participated in FMSC packing sessions!
It was great to have so many of us participate! The 5,503 volunteers packed 1,556,928 meals – enough to feed 4,265 children for an entire year! This exceeded the goal of 1.5 million meals. Mark your calendars for next year’s FMSC Mobile Pack,
November 12-15, 2020.

Christmas gifts for our church workers are being are being collected.
Please use cash or a check written out to "cash." No checks should bewritten out to "St. John Lutheron Church." There are envelopes available in the Narthex if you would like to give but have forgotten the envelope. All gifts should be turned in by December 15 .
Please give the envelopes to Bob Gehrke, an Elder or place in the box in the Narthex. Thank you, Bob Gehrke - Treasurer

A big thanks to all who helped with the Thanksgiving Community Dinner!
Many of you helped by setting up tables, decorating, donating food, serving or cleaning up afterwards. We served about 80 people from 12 to 2 on Thanksgiving Day. Many thanks to Noel and Shane Smith who stepped up to be the main chefs and organizers. It’s a wonderful thing to be able to serve others by working together as the Body of Christ! Deaconess Brown and the Outreach Committee

The Ladies Aid Bakeless Bake Sale
A bit of good news we have today
A bakeless bake sake is on the way
In these busy days, who would bake
A pie or cookies, or even a cake:
You’d be surprised if you counted the cost
Of materials, heat and time you lost.
Cooking for sales is extra work,
Yet no one really wants to shirk!
So we thought of a plan that’s really grand
And feel that you will understand
So in a little envelope, please put the price
f a pie or cake or something nice.
Without fuss or bother you’ve done your part
And surely you’ll give with a willing heart.
​So this is the end of our little tale
Hoping you’ll help our bakeless bake sale!
The Ladies Aide continues to help support their adopted seminarian Ian Heinze. Ian is now in his second year at St. Louis Concordia Seminary. He will begin his vicarage next year and is getting married to Sarah Schumacher on June 27, 2020. Ian is also the nephew of Keith and Shirley Grunden. You can contribute to help Ian by placing your donation in the offering plate on Sunday marked for the Bakeless Bake Sale, now through December 5th. Thank you for help and remember Ian and all our seminarians in your prayers.

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IT Audit Update:
Work will be starting soon to improve our church’s IT hardware, cyber security, wireless connectivity, and software licensing arrangements. This work is to protect our current environment and position us for future growth. If you would like to contribute to this work, please mark your offering envelope with “IT Audit” and the amount you wish to contribute. Thank you!

Here at St. John we have another opportunity to share in joyful celebration of Jesus’ birth
- The Live Nativity, December 14th at 4:30 pm. Come to watch a live Nativity pageant outside then come inside to warm up with a chili supper, desserts, hot chocolate and coffee. Schedules do get crazy busy in December but please set aside this time to come experience who this season is really about - Jesus! The Outreach Committee

EXPERT GUESTS, EXPANSIVE TOPICS, EXTOLLING CHRIST...Issues, Etc.
is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. Each week you'll hear interviews on topics like: Christianity & Culture, Media Coverage of Religion, Pop Christianity, Bible Stories, The Lutheran Confessions and Lutheran Catechesis. You can listen live or on-demand at www.issuesetc.org and on the LPR mobile app.

“Watermarked” Youth Conference 2020:
Saint John’s high school youth are invited to attend the Higher Things national youth conference next summer (July 21-24) at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. What does it mean to be watermarked? Join us on this 4-day adventure featuring two noted speakers, six breakaway sessions of your own choosing, daily worship and prayers, and lots of activities and fun. Please let Pastor Mumme know if you are interested in learning more about this youth conference; registration info will be available soon.

Pastoral Contacts:
You will find phone numbers for Pastor Mumme and Pastor Metzger listed in our bulletins weekly. Contact them via our church phone or their mobile phones during office hours. As they have families and value that time (as you do!), please refrain from non-emergency calls in the evening. Text or email as needed. For emergencies, they are available 24 hours a day and happy to offer pastoral care to Christ’s flock here at Saint John!

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