What's Happening This Sunday
► Altar Flowers are given by Harold and Dorothy Parry in celebration of their wedding anniversary on December 4.
► Fair Trade Christmas Market in the West Lounge from 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
► Sunday School for ages 3 - 6th Grade is at 9:55 (see notice below in In Children's Ministry for locations)
► Breakfast Club at 9:55 a.m. - Room 307
► Chamber Orchestra at 9:55 a.m. - MPR
► Brass Quartet Rehearsal at 9:55 a.m. - Le Chamber du Vent
► Congregational Meeting at 10:00 a.m. - Weertz
► Choir Make-up Rehearsal at 10:00 a.m. - Fuller Music Room
► Rainbow Ministry Team at 12:15 p.m. - Rose Holm
► Couples/Singles Christmas Dinner at 5:00 p.m.
► JIF: Journeys in Faith at 5:30 p.m. - DDI, MPR |
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► Monday, December 6
5:00 pm Health Ministry Team - Gateway Mkt on MLK
5:30 pm Property Team - Valbracht
► Tuesday, December 7
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
5:30 pm Christian Involvement - Django
► Wednesday, December 8
6:30 am Souljourners - Weertz
12:05 pm MidWeek Music - Wild Rose Trio - Sanctuary
12:30 pm Midweek Music Lunch - Weertz
5:30 pm Beloved Community Meal - Weertz
6:10 pm Beloved Community Worship - Weertz
6:30 pm Confirmation Class - MPR, 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 Joyful Noise - Room 7
6:40 pm Cantorei - Choir Loft
7:30 pm Cathedral Choir - Choir Loft
► Thursday, December 9
3:30 pm ASAP - Rms 7/207/08/09, Weertz/ElevLobby 2
5:30 pm Serenity Seekers - Neumann
5:30 pm ASAP Dinner & Art Show - Weertz, Rms 7 & 8
7:00 pm EAGLES Movie and Coffee After - Off Site
► Friday, December 10
10:00 am Wii Fitness - Fireside Lounge
► Saturday, December 11
8:30 am Saturday AM Bible Study (For location, contact
Ellen Fisher 274-5236 or Rod Snavely 277/1301)
8:30 am WIRED Cooking Group - Kitchen
9:00 am WELCA Cookie Walk Set-up - Weertz
9:00 am Advent Program Dress Rehearsal - Sanctuary
10:00 am St. John's Moms - Nursery, Rose Holm
5:00 pm Worship - Chapel
6:00 pm WELCA Cookie Walk - Weertz
► Sunday, December 12
7:45 am Worship - Sanctuary
8:45 am Worship - Sanctuary
9:00 am WELCA Cookie Walk - Weertz
9:30 am Advent Program Practice - Chapel
9:55 am Breakfast Club - Room 307
9:55 am Chamber Orchestra - MPR
9:55 am Brass Quartet Rehearsal - Le Chambre du Vent
10:00 am Advent Program - Sanctuary
11:00 am Worship - Sanctuary
5:30 pm JIF: Journeys in Faith - DDI, MPR |
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Small Groups &
Christian Involvement
► EAGLES will meet Wednesday, Dec. 9, to attend a movie (approximately 7:00 pm) and go for coffee/pie following the movie. Roma Youngquist will select a movie, location and let you know. Contact Roma (285-3810 or plaallda@aol.com) if you plan to attend.
► St. John's Moms: If you are the mom of a child 3 years or younger, please join us the 2nd Saturday of each month. St John's Moms will be meeting Saturday, Dec. 11th at 10:00 am in the nursery. Please contact Rachel Corron rpcorron@gmail.com 313-6645 or Kirsten LaBlanc k.lablanc@gmail.com491-0907 for more information. |
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Office Schedule for the Holidays  ► We're heading into that time of year when personal and business schedules are a little irregular. So please make note . . . in December the office will close at noon on Thursday, the 23rd and open on Tuesday the 28th at 9:00 am. Over New Year's, the office will be closed December 31 and January 3. |
Interfaith Hospitality Network
► St. John's is assisting at IHN on Dec. 14 and 16. From 5:30 - 7:00 we serve supper and clean up; we serve as evening hosts from 6:00 - 8:00 pm; and from 6:00 pm - 6:00 am, we need overnight hosts (at least one male needed). Food should be delivered by 5:30 pm or we can pick up at St. John''s. Items needed are: servings for 25 people of a main dish, salad, vegetable/starch; two loaves of bread; two gallons of milk; and dessert. When we assisted this past September we had difficulty obtaining the necessary food items. Please give generously to help serve those in need. |
Children's Ministries
► First-Sixth Grade Sunday School classes will meet in room 205 for Advent Program Rehearsal.
► Age three, Preschool, Kindergarten Sunday School Classes will all meet in room 7 for Advent Program Rehearsal.
► Please join the Sunday School classes for the Children's Advent Program on Sunday, De. 12 at 10:00 in the Sanctuary as they share Advent songs, prayers, and reflections. |
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WELCA Update ► Cookies! Treasures! Next Weekend! 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.
► The Women of the ELCA have NEW DIRECTIONS (shelter for women and children) as their outreach project. The congregation is invited to participate in buying Christmas gifts for mothers and children that they can give to each other. The children are largely elementary age, and some early teens. Suggestions might be hats, scarves, gloves and mittens. They will have the opportunity to chose a gift and wrap it. Look for the boxes that will be marked in the narthex and near the office.
► The Mitten Tree is in the Lounge through Jan. 9. Bring any size gloves, mittens, caps and scarves. They will be distributed to homeless shelters, schools and low income residents. Gloves in adult sizes are especially needed. |
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Get WIRED!
► New small groups are beginning. If your favorite small group idea isn't among these five-we can start it later if we have enough interest. These groups are open to all women. If you missed the organizational meeting for the cooking classes and book discussion, you may e-mail the facilitators. For the other three small groups, please e-mail the facilitator to let her know of your interest and receive more information.
- COOKING CLASSES: Carol Lunde (jclunde@dwx.com). Group will meet Saturday, Dec. 11, at 8:30 am to make cookies for the Cookie Walk. Send your favorite cookie recipe to Carol by Dec. 1. She will put together a list of ingredients and let each one know what ingredients to bring.
- BOOK DISCUSSION: Mary Ritchie (ritchiem82@gmail.com). The group e-mailed those who indicated an interest but could not attend the organizational meeting. Days that work best are Sunday mornings, Wednesday evenings or Saturday mornings. Anyone interested in joining this group, please contact Mary.
- WOMEN'S NIGHT OUT: Lois Murphy and Darla Stiles (frlomurp5@q.com or darlastiles@stjohndsm.org. We will wait until January to plan our first Night Out. Mark your calendars for Monday, January 10. For the first "Night Out," we will meet and talk about future ideas and then attend a movie at the Fleur Theater;
- SERVICE/LEARNING PROJECTS: Karen Andeweg (kandeweg@bankcsb.com). She has ideas to share. Meet this Sunday, Nov. 21, at 10:00 in the Fireside Lounge. Bring one idea of a service project that the group could do.
- Wii FITNESS: Delaine Marker (gramsmkr@hotmail.com). This group will meet every Friday morning at 10:00 am at church in the Fireside Lounge. Wii Fitness has different areas: exercise, dance (Latin dance, rock, and others-they show you how), yoga, etc. You go at your own pace. Anyone interested, contact Delaine.
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Nordic Choir to
Perform in Clive
► Luther College Nordic Choir, one of the top college choirs in the nation, will present a concert at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, Jan 16, at Faith Lutheran Church, 10395 University Ave. Conducted by Dr. Allen Hightower, the choir will perform sacred choral works. Freewill offering. |
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Total Stewardship Packets: 795
Total Estimate of
Giving Cards Returned: 244 |
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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December 5 - Congregational Meeting at 10:00 in Weertz Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to elect the 2011 Congregational Council and to provide a financial update.
December 5 - Fair Trade Christmas Market 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
December 8 - Midweek Music at 12:05, Wild Rose Trio |
December Artists of the Month
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photo by S. LaBlanc
Members of St. John's Photography Small Group are sharing their talents in Weertz Fellowship Hall during September. This group meets monthly to share photos, learn techniques and encourage each other. Members' interests in photography range from snapshots of family to attempts at producing items of "art." This show demonstrates the variety of interests and techniques members use. If you have an interest in participating in the Photography Small Group, please contact Rod Snavely at rsnavely@aol.com. |
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