Announcements
February 11, 2018
Adult Class – February 18, 2018 - Topic: Return From Exile Lenten Bible Study Series
Lutheran Witness Subscriptions are coming due soon. The cost for a year subscription is $22.70. If you receive the witness and want to keep getting it, leave your money in the church office. If you no longer wish to receive the witness, please contact the office to have your name removed. Make checks to St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Ash Wednesday Services will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Lenten Services will be held on the following Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Pastor Chats - I will continue to post my available times on the back table for the week ahead for a visit with me. I will continue to post times until I am able to visit every family.
Membership - This week St. John's sent letters to all of our rostered members who no longer live in the area to encourage them to find a church where they live. If you have a family member or friend who has membership at St. John's and has since moved, please also encourage them to get connected with a Lutheran church in their area. These people will be removed from our membership in six months so that St. John's can more honestly, responsibly, and regularly care for all our members as God's Word, our constitution, and Pastor's ordination vows direct. However before this happens we want to do everything we can to ensure that these people are receiving Christ's forgiveness, life, and salvation by way of another pastor and another church near them.
Lessons on the Liturgy: Transfiguration Sunday
Transfiguration Sunday is always the last Sunday of the Epiphany season and the Sunday directly preceding Ash Wednesday. We hear from St. Luke’s account that after Jesus was transfigured on the mount he descended and “set his face to go to Jerusalem (Lu. 9:53).” That is to say, after Jesus showed his glory on one mountain (the Mount of Transfiguration) he then set out to show his glory on an even greater mountain (the mount of the cross). So then, our Lenten journey will mirror the life of Christ as we descend with Christ into the penitential valley of Lent and finally arrive at the joyous mountain of the cross and empty tomb.
Ski and Tube Mount Kato - Trinity Lutheran Youth invites all St. John’s Youth to a Ski Trip at Mt. Kato on February 18th in Mankato, MN. We will leave at 12 p.m. at the Life Center and return around 10 :00 p.m. that evening. We will stop for supper, and each youth will be responsible for their own meal. Cost/Ski-$21 each lift ticket and $19 each ski rental, and optional $4 ski lesson, optional helmet $4. Cost/Tube - $18 for three hours. Contact Pastor Hauan at Trinity 295-3518 to sign up. (Refer to poster along ramp for more information).
Final Witness - Planning Your Funeral Have you ever thought about your funeral as being your final opportunity to witness to others about your faith? Funerals often bring friends and family members into the church who haven’t been there for a while or maybe even ever. The scriptural texts and hymns that you pick can bring great comfort in a difficult time and point people to the hope that we have in Jesus. Pastor Schlund will lead this workshop as we look at planning for our final witness as Christians. Jayme Lentz will also share important information about options for pre-planning your funeral with a funeral home. Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 24th at 9am in the Life Center and plan to be there with us.
The Kossuth County CARE Team is hosting a Quilt Show on Saturday, March 24. It will be held from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Trinity Life Center, Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona, IA. There will be a $10 admittance charge with all proceeds going to the Kossuth C.A.R.E. team. We are limiting ONE quilted item per person in an effort to showcase more talent. If you are interested in displaying a quilt or if you would like to help, please contact Brenda Bormann - bormann@ncn.net or text her at 515-341-6982 or Jane Dreyer - janedreyer95@hotmail.com or text her at 515-320-0490. Please notify Jane or Brenda by Wednesday, March 14th, if you plan on sharing an item. We would also like the size of the quilted item to be displayed; this will help us plan the display venue. We hope you can join us, share a quilted item, and help us help those in need!!
This Week at St. John’s – (February 11, 2018- February 18, 2018)
Greeters Next Week: Terry and Vicki Briggs
Acolytes: Gabby Kelly
Head Usher: Roger Lavrenz
Ushers for February: *John Smith
Elder for February: Jerry Koestler
Trinity Bible Studies – St. John’s members are welcome to attend any of the following Bible Studies at Trinity:
· Wednesday AM Adult Bible Class – Mornings at 9:30 a.m.
· Women’s Bible Studies during the school year on Monday mornings at 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
· BYOB (Bring Your Own Bible) - Sunday Evening Bible Study at 7:30 p.m. in Fireside Room. We will be studying The Book of Hebrews
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