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

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16
9:00 am Worship
10:30 am Sunday School and Bible Class

TUESDAY, February 18
6:30 pm Youth Group
7:30 pm Dartball (home)
 
WEDNESDAY, February 19
5:30 pm Confirmation 6:30 pm Choir practice

THURSDAY, February 20
7:00 pm Book of Concord Study

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
8:00 am Men’s Bible Breakfast at Sycamore Parkway Restaurant
11:00 am College Care Packages

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
9:00 am Worship
10:30 am Sunday School and Bible Class
​11:30 am Congregational Potluck
2:45 pm Youth Group Laser Quest

UPCOMING EVENTS & MEETINGS

WEDNEDAY, FEBRUARY 26
(Solemn Divine Service with Imposition of Ashes)
12:00 pm Ash Wednesday Service
Luncheon served after the noon service
5:30 – 6:45 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Ash Wednesday Service

Let's Have Dinner Together!
Join in a "Fellowship Potluck" right after Sunday School and Bible Class on Sunday, February 23. Please bring a dish to pass - main dish, salad or dessert. Sign up sheets are by the bulletin board.

Youth Group Laser Tag:
All junior- and senior-high youth are invited to an afternoon of laser tag on Sunday, February 23. The price is $16 for 2 games. We will meet at church at 2:45pm and carpool to Laser Quest (293 Executive Pkwy, Rockford). We will back at church by early evening. Please RSVP to Pastor Mumme by Sunday, February 16 so he can finalize our reservation.

Thrivent Member?
Thrivent Financial offers $250 “action team” grants that can be used for fundraisers, youth outings, educational opportunities, fellowship events, or service projects in the congregation or community. Thrivent members may apply for two of these grants per year. Applying takes only about 10 minutes and we can help you. If you a Thrivent member, please touch base with Christina in the church office. We’d like to put these “action team” grants to use for various aspects of our ministry here at Saint John.
Thanks in advance.

Amazon Smile:
Many of you already shop Amazon. Want to support our youth group in the process? You shop. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to our youth group. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Go to smile.amazon.com/ch/36-2470000 to select “Saint John Youth Group” as your charitable organization and learn more. It’s easy. And free. Just remember to start your shopping at smile.amazon.com each time. Thanks!

“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.

WHERE CHRISTIANITY MEETS CULTURE...Issues, Etc.
is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. This week's topics include: Defending Boyhood, The Academy Awards, The Death of Education, Rebuilding Institutions and more. You can listen live or on-demand at issuesetc.org and on the LPR mobile app.

WHERE DOCTRINE IS LIFE...Issues, Etc.
is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. This week's topics include: Raising a Strong Daughter in a Toxic Culture, Confession & Absolution, Pornography, Desecularizing the Church and more. You can listen live or at your convenience
at issuesetc.org and on the LPR mobile app.

Affirming Life – Reaching Out!
A Workshop for Life Affirming Lutherans is on Saturday, March 14, 2020, 8:30 a.m. to noon, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Tinley Park. The program, presented by the Northern Illinois District Life Task Force, features Rev. Michael Salemink, Executive Director of Lutherans For Life. Rev. Salemink will present “How to Be a Life-Minded Congregation and Community” and give an overview of current pro-life issues. Discover the many ways that you and your congregation can reach out into the community and be pro-life. Connect with pro-life ministries working in the community, including Caring Network, Bethany Christian Services, and Voice of Care. Learn about Swaddling Clothes and Breakfast with Baby, two area Lutheran Church Missouri Synod congregational ministry models affirming life within the community. In all, over 15 life-affirming organizations will share about their work and how to get involved. Trinity Lutheran Church is at 6850 W 159th St, in Tinley Park, Illinois (TLCS.org). A free will offering will be taken. Registration is requested. RSVP to Kris Blackwell, at kbwrk123@gmail.com or 630.234.1491.

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