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Sus Switer
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| This Week at St. John's | Mar. 14 - Mar. 20, 2011 |
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Photos from the 2011 Youth Auction
Click on a photo to see a full slideshow of the event.
Photos by Jacque Warming |
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What's Happening This Sunday
- Beginning Sunday we have blood pressure screenings and weight checks in the Wellness Room (just outside Weertz on the east side) from 10:00 - 11:00 am. All are welcome. This will be offered the second Sunday of every month.
- Sunday School in Room 205 for all ages
- Brass Quartet Rehearsal at 9:55 am - Le Chambre du Vent (Chamber Orchestra will not be meeting)
- No Adult Forum Sunday
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| Weekly Calendar | |
Monday, March 14
9:00 am Hardanger Group - Neumann
5:30 pm St. John's Networking @ Gateway Mkt
Tuesday, March 15
9:30 am Quilting - Room 308
5:30 pm Centering Prayer - Chapel
Wednesday, March 16
12:05 pm Lenten Worship - Sanctuary
12:30 pm Lenten Lunch - Neumann
12:30 pm Lunch Bunch II - Off Site
No Beloved Community Meal
7:00 pm Lenten Worship - Sanctuary
Thursday, March 17
11:30 am Lunch Bunch I - Off Site
5:45 pm WIRED Yoga - Fireside Lounge
Friday, March 18
10:00 am Wii Fitness - Fireside Lounge
6:30 pm Serving @ Central Iowa Shelter
Saturday, March 19
8:30 am Saturday AM Bible Study - Rod Snavely
(277-1301) or Ellen Fisher (274-5236)
9:30 am Altar Guild - Room 8
5:00 pm Worship - Chapel
6:30 pm Serving @ Central Iowa Shelter
Sunday, March 20
7:45 am Worship - Sanctuary
8:45 am Worship - Sanctuary
9:55 am Brass Quartet Rehearsal - Le Chambre du Vent
10:00 am Adult Forum - Dwight DuBois - Center for Renewal
10:00 am Pedals, Pipes & Pizza - Sanctuary
10:45 am Pedals, Pipes & Pizza Recept - Weertz, Kitchen
11:00 am Worship - Sanctuary |
| WELCA Update | 
► The Women of the ELCA will be providing a lunch for $6.00 following the Lenten Noon Worship Services beginning March 9th. Lunch will be served in Neumann and will include a choice of sloppy joe or egg salad sandwich, soup, salad, a dessert and your drink. Please come join the fellowship.
► Women of the ELCA invite you to participate with us in our mission for March, the Connection Café. We are collecting paper goods; paper cups, lunch bags, napkins. The Café feeds about 150 people a day so lots of paper goods are needed. Marked boxes are down by the office and in the hallway across from the chapel. |
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Children's Ministry | 
► All kids are invited to Sunday School. Age 3-Room 5, Preschool-Room 6, Kindergarten-Room 7, first through sixth grade will start in the chapel and then move to their classrooms on 2nd floor.
► Sunday, March 20 at 10:00 Sarah Garner will offer a KID FRIENDLY program about the organ called Pipes, Pedals, and Pizza sponsored by the Arts Visioning Ministry Team. It will include a FUN short piece for organ and narrator that introduces some of the sounds of the organ. Kids will get a chance to play the organ!!!! Then we'll all meet for pizza at 11:00 in Weertz. |
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| Small Groups & Christian Involvement | |
► Networking will meet on Monday, March 14 at 5:30 pm at Gateway Market. Contact Ellen Fisher at 515-250-9916, ellenfisher123@yahoo.com with questions.
► Wii Fitness will meet on Friday, March 18, at 10:00 am in the Fireplace Lounge. Contact Delaine Marker at gramsmkr@hotmail.com or 515-285-2605 if you are interested.
► Recreational Reading will meet on Wednesday, March 23, at 4:30 pm. The book to discuss is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrow.
► Scrapbooking will meet on Saturday, March 26, between 9:30 am and 3:00 pm in Room 8.
► Photography will meet Sunday, March 27, at 10:00 am in Neumann. The theme is "people"-bring 3 photos: one person, two people, and three or more people in the photos.
► WIRED Cooking will meet at All Spice in East Village for an olive oil tasting on Monday, March 28, at 6:30 pm.
Contact Carol Lunde if you can attend, carollunde@q.com.
► WIRED Luncheon and Program: Sunday, April 10, 12:30 pm at Grand View University with Kathy Reardon
Did you know that we truly are "wired" for God? That the Divine DNA is in the cells and substance of every human person? Psalm 139 beautifully reveals that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made," a truth of whose amazing reality we are only beginning to understand.
This presentation will give an overview of the interweaving of science and spirituality to enhance our understanding of the interconnectedness of the human body, of human beings, of the world community with the universe we live in. "We're in completely new territory in our brains . . . the brain is literally being rewired, reconnecting to a new concept which ultimately is changing us from the inside out." (Dr. Joseph Dispenza, scientist). Kathy Reardon is a spiritual director, a holistic nurse, a teacher, a retreat leader, and a co-developer and faculty member of PrairieFire, a two year spiritual deepening experience offered through the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center. Cost: $20. If you have questions, please contact Darla at 243-7691 or darlastiles@stjohnsdsm.org. Sign-up in the lounge later this month. |
| ASAP - After School Arts Program | |
 How about volunteering with
ASAP for the Spring session?
Please respond to me via email and note the following important dates and times:
- Spring dates are Thursdays, March 24-May 12 (no class April 28).
- Time on site: 3:30-5:30
- Closing reception: May 12, 5:30 to 6:30
- Orientation: March 10, 4:00-5:15 for new staff; 4:30-5:15 for staff who have volunteered before but have not undergone Visual Thinking training
Positions needed: studio assistants, artist assistants, snack coordinator, transportation helpers, subs and floaters (to fill in when needed rather than having a 7-week assignment).
Michelle Bolton King
Executive Director, ASAP
michelle@asap-dsm.org
www.asap-dsm.org
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In Need of Good Samaritans Who Drive! | |
 We have two members of our St. John's family who are in need of transportation assistance. One is a gentleman who has a standing appointment on the second Friday of every month at 10:00 am. He lives in Johnston and the appointment location is off 86th Street. He does need round trip transportation and the appointment lasts one hour. If several people are available, we can set up a rotation. To offer your assistance, please contact Katie at church (243-7691). Additionally, we have a person needing transportation, beginning in July, one night a week for 8 weeks. She is taking a class at Upper Iowa University in West Des Moines and needs a ride home after class. She offers compensation for your assistance. To offer your help, please email Amanda at amandakuhlman@yahoo.com; she is also available to discuss options with her on Sundays in the St. John's nursery
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Peace,
Scott LaBlanc
Director of Parish Operations
businessoffice@stjohnsdsm.org
515-243-7691 x. 113 |
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