What's Happening This Sunday
► Reformation Sunday
► We celebrate the baptism of Cyril and Paxton Wertzberger, twin sons of Carl and Stacey Wertzberger.
► All Congregational Meeting at 10:00 am in Weertz.
► Chamber Orchestra at 11:00 am - MPR 3rd Floor
► Breakfast Club (7th-9th Grade) at 9:55 am - Room 307
► Sunday School: Grades 1 - 6 meet at 9:55 am - Chapel
► NYC Trip Information Meeting - 12:30 pm - Room 8
► High School/Confirmation Youth - 6:00 pm - St. James LC |
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► Monday, November 1
5:30 am Property Team
► Tuesday, November 2
9:30 am Quilting - Room 308
10:00 am Tuesday AM Bible Study - Room 8
5:30 pm Centering Prayer - Chapel
5:30 pm Global Mission - Valbracht
5:30 pm Worship Ministry Team - Rose Holm
6:00 pm Christian Involvement - Urban Grill
► Wednesday, November 3
6:30 am Souljourners - Weertz
10:00 am 3D - Off Site
12:00 pm SJLC serve at Connection Café
12:05 pm Midweek Music - Sue Odem/Patrice Ewoldt -
Sanctuary
12:30 pm Midweek Music Lunch - Weertz
5:30 pm Beloved Community Meal - Weertz
5:45 pm NYC Trip Info Mtg - Room 8
6:10 pm Beloved Community Worship - Weertz
6:30 pm Confirmation 7th & 8th Gr. - MPR, Rm 307, DDI
6:30 pm Adult Education - Neumann
6:30 pm Kisasa Choristers - Fuller Music Room
6:30 pm KIDZ @ SJLC - Room 5
6:30 pm Oakridge Tutoring - Rms 205/206/207/208/209
6:40 pm Cantorei - Choir Loft
6:40 pm Brass Quartet Rehearsal - Le chambre du vent
7:30 pm Cathedral Choir - Choir Loft
► Thursday, November 4
9:30 am Sarah Group - Mary Liechty's
12:30 pm Lois Group Meeting - Neumann
3:30 pm ASAP - Weertz, Rms 7, 207, 208, 209,
Elevator Lobby 2nd floor
► Friday, November 5
9:00 am 145th Anniv. Memory Room Prep - Room 8
6:00 pm Hand/Olson Wedding Rehearsal - Sanctuary
► Saturday, November 6
8:30 am Saturday AM Bible Study -
Contact Ellen Fisher for location: 250-9916/
ellenfisher123@yahoo.com
10:00 am Christian Involvement Food Prep - Kitchen
3:00 pm Hand/Olson Wedding - Sanctuary/Rose Holm
5:00 pm Worship - Chapel
► Sunday November 7
All Saints Day & 145th Anniversary of St. John's
7:45 am Worship - Sanctuary
8:45 am Worship - Sanctuary
9:45 am Congregational Brunch - Weertz
9:55 am Sunday School - Chapel
9:55 am Breakfast Club - Room 307
9:55 am Chamber Orchestra - MPR 3rd Floor
9:55 am Brass Quartet Rehearsal - Le chambre du vent
10:15 am Sunday School: 4th-6th Graders - Sanctuary
11:00 am Worship - Sanctuary
12:15 pm Rainbow Ministry Team - Rose Holm
5:30 pm JIF: Journeys in Faith - DDI, MPR, 3rd Floor |
Small Groups &
Christian Involvement
► Saturday am Bible Study will meet on Saturday, Nov. 6, 8:30 am. If questions, contact Ellen Fisher, 250-9916 or ellenfisher123@yahoo.com.
► St. John's 145th Anniversary will be celebrated on Sunday, Nov. 7, with a brunch in Weertz Fellowship Hall from 8:30 to 11:00 am. There will be a special Memory Room to check out St. John's history. Mark your calendars so you don't miss it.
► WIRED RETREAT (Women Interested in Renewal, Education and Discovery): If you are interested in exploring what matters to you and brings you joy and peace, you will want to attend the "Connect and Rewire-Living with Joy and Peace" day retreat on Nov. 13, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Please contact Sue Tew at 515-210-2073. The retreat is open to women of all ages and will be held at Park Fleur Conference Room at 3131 Fleur Drive in Des Moines. There is still room available but you will need to let Sue know asap. Cost is $30 which includes lunch and snacks. Invite a friend to join you!
► WIRED small groups will be starting so watch for details on special interest, date and time.
► On Sat., Nov. 13 at 10:00 am, St. John's Moms will welcome a guest to the group. Melissa Wardell is a certified sign language instructor with My Smart Hands in Des Moines. Melissa will be introducing sign language through music and stories to moms and children with a free program. We will meet St. John's in the Fireside Lounge. All moms of children 3 years and younger are welcome to join the class and the group! St. John's Mom meets the 2nd Saturday of each month and provides a nurturing environment for children to play together and support to new moms and mothers of toddlers. For more information, please contact Rachel Corron at rpcorron@gamil.com 313-6645 or Kirsten LaBlanc at k.lablanc@gmail.com 491-0907.
► Recreational Reading will meet Wed., Nov. 17, at 4:30 pm in Rose Holm. Book for discussion is Tinkers by Paul Harding. |
Stephen Ministry
► Stephen Ministers are members of St. Johns Lutheran Church who have gone through 50 hours of training to provide confidential one-to-one Christian care to people who are facing a crisis or simply going through a difficult time. Your Stephen Minister will meet with you once a week for around an hour to listen to you, care for you, pray with and for you, and provide emotional and spiritual encouragement. Men are matched with male Stephen Ministers; women are matched with female Stephen Ministers. To find out more about how you or someone you know could be matched with a Stephen Minister, talk with one of our Stephen Ministry Leaders: Pastor Speirs, Linda Rieck or Karen Zaabel. |
Children's Ministries
► Sunday School for 1st - 6th Grade meet in chapel at 9:55. Parents pick up their child in their Sunday School classroom on second floor at 10:55.
► Sunday School for Three year old, Preschool, Kindergarten: Parents may take their three year olds (room 5), preschool (room 6), and kindergarteners (room 7) to their classrooms at 9:55. At 10:45 these children go into room 7 for Sunday School music. Parents may pick up their child in room 7 at 10:55. |
New York Youth Trip
 ► WANT TO GO TO THE BIG APPLE WITH PASTOR BOB AS YOUR PERSONAL TOUR GUIDE? Pastor Bob and Megan are planning a trip to NYC from March 13-18. Come to an informational meeting to find out all of the particulars! This trip is for ALL ages (if you are under age 16 you must have an adult with you). Two meetings will be held. Come to the one that works best for you! The dates are Oct. 31st at 12:30 p.m. in Room 8 and Nov 3rd at 5:45 p.m. in Room 8! Contact Pastor Bob or Megan Clausen with any questions!
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WELCA Update
► Just two more Sundays (10/24,10/31) to bring food items for DMARC (Des Moines Area Religious Council) to reach the goal of having enough (items) to make 100 casseroles. The count so far is up to 60! The items needed are listed on the grocery bags that can be picked up near the fireplace. A big thank you to all who have already contributed!
► Sarah Group will meet Nov. 4 at 9:30 a.m. at Mary Liechty's home in Ankeny.
► Cookies! Treasures! Coming soon!! Mark your Calendars NOW and start baking...looking for a treasure {or two}! Yes, it's that time again, the traditional St. Johns Cookie Walk and Treasure Table. Let's make it better than ever! Saturday and Sunday, December 11, 12. Questions? Contact Janie Clemenson, 274-0924 or Lou Johnston, 287-2424 |
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Total Stewardship Packets: 795
Total Estimate of
Giving Cards Returned: 44 |
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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October 31 - Special All Congregational Meeting at 10:00 a.m. in Weertz
November 3 - Midweek Music at 12:05, Susan Odem, oboe & Patrice Ewoldt, piano.
November 7 - All Saints and 145th Anniversary Celebration. Brunch available from 8:30 - 11:00. |
October Artist of the Month
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Our very own Louise KochLong-time member of St. John's, Louise Koch, is displaying a selection of her beautiful paintings of rural scenes and landscapes in Weertz Fellowship Hall during the month of October. For many years, she was a weekend painter, packing up her oils and canvases and heading for the countryside. Today, she continues to paint landscapes with her new favorite medium, watercolors, which she finds exciting and challenging. Louise started and for many years was in charge of our Artist of the Month exhibitions.
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November Artist of the Month
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Awe-Inspiring
Compositions of the HeavensNovember Artist of the Month is Jerry Pottorff, a self-taught Des Moines artist who began painting and drawing as a young child and has continued his passion for creating cutting edge art throughout his life. His work today is very distinctive, combining his artist talents and life-long fascination with astronomy to paint the eternal beauty and awe-inspiring compositions of the heavens. Don't miss it as it hangs on the walls of Weertz Fellowship Hall during the month of November.
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