What's Happening This Sunday
► 11:00 am service we celebrate the baptism of Isabelle Ann Ryan, daughter of John and Hannah Ryan
► All children age three - 6th grade are invited to attend Sunday School @ 9:55; all gather in Room 208
► Breakfast Club - 7th & 8th Graders - Room 307 @ 9:55 am
► Chamber Orchestra @ 9:55 am in Multi-Purpose Room, 3rd floor
► Adult Forum @ 10:00 am in Room 8: Topic is "Aging Resources" presented by Joel Olah, Ph.D.
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► Monday, May 10
9:00 am Hardanger Group - Neumann
5:30 pm St. John's Networking Group - Off Site
5:30 pm Health Ministry Team Mtg - Off Site
► Tuesday, May 11
10:00 am Tuesday AM Bible Study - Room 8
5:00 pm Executive Ministry Team Mtg - First Floor Conf. Room
5:30 pm Centering Prayer - Chapel
6:30 pm Gardener's Club - Neumann
► Wednesday, May 12
6:30 am Souljourners - Weertz
10:00 am 3D - Off site
12:05 pm Midweek Music - Leah McIntire - Sanctuary
12:35 pm Midweek Music Lunch - Weertz
5:30 pm Beloved Community Meal (potluck) - Weertz
6:15 pm Beloved Community Worship - Weertz
6:30 pm 7th & 8th Grade Confirmation - MPR 307
6:30 pm Adult Education - Neumann
6:30 pm Kisasa Choristers - Fuller Music
6:30 pm KIDZ@SJLC - Room 5
6:40 pm Cantorei - Choir Loft
7:30 pm Cathedral Choir - Choir Loft
7:45 pm J.I.F. - DDI
► Thursday, May 13
8:30 am EAGLES carpool to Grinnell
9:30 am Music Together - Valbracht
5:30 pm Serenity Seekers - Neumann
► Friday, May 14
9:30 am Friday Study Group @ Gray's Lake
Rain location: CC Coffee Shop on SW 9th
► Saturday, May 15
8:30 am In the Word-Sat. am Bible Study,
For location contact Ellen Fisher at 274-5236,
ellenfisher123@yahoo.com or Rod Snavely at
at 277-1301
9:30 am Altar Guild - Room 8
5:00 pm Worship - Chapel
► Sunday, May 16
7:45 am Worship
8:45 am Worship
9:55 am Sunday School
9:55 am Breakfast Club for 7th & 8th Graders
10:00 am Adult Forum: Q & A with Prof. Mark Mattes of
Grand View University
11:00 am Worship
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Sunday School
► All children age three-6th grade are invited to attend Sunday School at 9:55: room 208, multiage Sunday School session.
► Mark your calendars for kids age Kindergarten through 7th grade. Vacation Bible School (Daycamp); June 21-24.
VBS registrations can be found at the VBS display in the narthex.
► Sunday School teachers needed for the 2010-11 Sunday School year. Could you share your faith with a class of kids once or twice a month? Contact Sheryl Reed if interested!!!! (243-7691 ext.193).
► Sunday, May 16 is the Annual Bible Game Show for First-6th Graders in room 208. Study sheets can be found on the table by the chapel.
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Small Groups &
Christian Involvement
► St. John's Networking Group will meet at Gateway Market on M L King and Woodland at 5:30 pm, Monday, May 10, for networking, job searching, and connecting with others who are in the same situation.
► Gardening: The St. John's Gardening group will kick off the season with a speaker on Tuesday, May 11, 6:30 pm in Neumann at church. Drew Maifeld from the Botanical Center Community Gardens will talk about what and where the community gardens are in Des Moines and invite you to see them. The rest of the season's garden tours are planned and if you have not received a flyer through e-mail, feel free to pick up the schedule at the Hospitality Center in the lounge and join them on any or all of the tours.
► EAGLES will meet at church on Thursday, May 13, at 8:30 am to carpool to Grinnell for a tour of the Merchants National Bank, the new "green" library, the Faulconer Gallery, and the Grinnell Historical Museum. Respond to Janie Clemenson, 274-0924, or curtjane@mchsi.com by Tuesday, May 11 if you can attend.
► Friday Study Group will meet on Friday, May 14, 9:30 am at Gray's Lake (in case of rain, meet at the CC Coffee Shop on SW 9th). This group is open and would love to have more people join them. Contact Delaine Marker, 285.2605 or papagramsm@msn.com if you have questions.
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New Church Directories!
► After a long wait, our new Pictorial Directories have finally arrived! They will be available for you to pick up this weekend and for the next few weekends. If your 3-ring binder from the last directory is still in good shape, you can pick up the pages only to put into your old binder (they look exactly the same as the new binders). If however, you have misplaced, didn't receive one, or it's starting to look a little shabby, you may get a new binder along with the pages. Olan Mills provides these directories free of charge IF you had your picture taken or submitted a picture for this directory. We have purchased a limited number of extras for those who didn't have their picture taken. Cost: $8.00.) We hope you enjoy browsing through the activity pictures and viewing the life of St. John's!
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News from AMOS
► Working, a musical, will be presented by Stagewest Theatre Co., Drake University Theatre Dept. and AMOS at 8 p.m. on May 6, 7, 8 and May 14 & 15 at First Unitarian Church, 1800 Bell Ave., Des Moines, and May 9 at 3:00 p.m. at ACTORS Theater, Ames. Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the men and women the world so often takes for granted. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at St. John's from Bonnie Ekse (964-5929) or online at www.midwestix.com. You could buy tickets for St. John's people who are currently not working. Funds raised by AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy) will support its social justice work. St. John's is a member of AMOS.
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Stephen Ministry
► It's Okay to Be Human . . . We're brought up to be strong, self-sufficient, independent people. We tend to think that if we ask for help, it is a sign of weakness. So we try to keep our struggles hidden, stuffed deep inside. However, that's not God's plan. Galatians 6:2 says, "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." God wants us to care for others - and allow others to care for us in our time of need. If you're sad or struggling inside, don't suffer alone. Ask for help. We have a team of Stephen Ministers who are ready to listen, care, encourage, pray, and help you through a tough time. Men are matched with men, and women with women. (It's completely confidential too!) To find out more about Stephen Ministry for you or someone you know, talk with one of our Stephen Ministry Leaders: Pastor Speirs, Linda Rieck or Karen Zaabel.
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Save the Date
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Old Fashioned Quilting Bee
for Lutheran World Relief
Saturday May 22 from 9:00 - noon
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St. John's Lutheran Church
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A center for mission
in the heart of the city.
Saturday Worship
5:00 pm
Sunday Worship
7:45 am, 8:45 am & 11:00 am
Nursery Care Provided
Sunday from 8:30 to Noon
Radio Broadcast Sunday
at 8:30 am on KRNT-1350 AM
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Upcoming Events
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Wednesday, May 12 - 12:05
Midweek Music
Leah McIntire, soprano
Wednesday, May 12 - 5:30
Beloved Community - Potluck
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Artist of the Month
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| Janet Heinicke
Retired Professor Emeritus of Art at Grand View University
"Making something", watching a shape, a color, a texture emerge from the "nothing" of a piece of paper is deeply satisfying. My spirit sings when I make something! So...yes...making art is an extension of life for me. . .without it, I would be (and am) less whole, less human."
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