| July Artist of the Month |  |
Scott Kaven
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| This Week at St. John's | July 3 - July 10, 2011 |
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St. John's at the 2011 Pride Parade. |
| What's Happening This Sunday |
- Rainbow Ministry Team at 12:15 - Fireside Lounge
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| Weekly Calendar | |
Monday, July 4
Office Closed
Tuesday, July 5
9:30 am Quilting - Room 308
9:30 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
Wednesday, July 6
6:30 am Souljourners - Weertz
6:30 pm YMAC - Bernau Residence
Thursday, July 7
2:00 pm Youth Philanthropy Mtg - First Floor Conf.
5:45 pm WIRED: Yoga Class - Fireside Lounge
6:00 pm High School Trip Mtg - Neumann
6:00 pm Social Ministry - A Dong Restaurant
Friday, July 8
No Events Scheduled
Saturday, July 9
9:00 am Quilting Bee for LWR - Weertz, Room 8
10:00 am St. John's Moms - Nursery, Rose Holm
5:00 pm Worship - Chapel
Sunday, July 10
Middle School Youth to Duluth, Minn.
7:45 am Worship - Sanctuary
8:45 am Worship - Sanctuary
11:00 am Worship - Sanctuary |
| Technical Difficulties | 
Our telephone system began experiencing technical difficulties earlier this week. Our experts are working to get everything up and running as soon as possible. While we use our back-up phone system we will be unable to transfer phone calls or have access to voicemail. In most instances the person answering the phone when you call will have to take a message and your call will be returned as quickly as possible. |
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Children's Ministry | 
If your child is entering 4th grade and/or up, they are invited to be a youth lector. Contact Sheryl Reed at 243-7691 or sherylreed@stjohnsdsm.org if your child is interested!!! |
| WIRED | |
 ► WIRED Yoga runs June 9 through July 21 on Thursday evenings, 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge. If you are interested, contact yoga instructor Corinne Lambert at 515-556-3679 or e-mail her at callingwisdom1@hotmail.com.
► Open the Door - A WIRED Event - This retreat, based on Joyce Rupp's latest book and led by the author, offers inspiration and encouragement for personal growth. Our heart-door opens inward to the deepest, truest part of who we are. There we find the inherent goodness seeded in us at our birth. The door then opens outward to the world where we bring this giftedness and share it with others. The retreat will include a conference, guided meditation, small group dialogue, and creative prayer experience. The Joyce Rupp retreat will be limited in the number of participants. Since Joyce is a nationally known author and speaker, people have read about this retreat on Joyce's website and have requested to attend. The retreat is open to the women of St. John's and their friends first, from this Sunday, June 26, through July 31. On August 1, it will be open to the community. Please sign up in the fireside lounge as soon as possible. Cost is $30 for lunch and the retreat, due at the time you signup or you may send your check made out to St. John's Lutheran Church (with Joyce Rupp WIRED Retreat in the memo line) to: St. John's Lutheran Church, Attention Darla Stiles, 600 6th Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309. |
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Driving Assistance | |
We have had several instances when members of St. John's needed driving assistance for medical reasons - restriction to drive after surgery or a procedure, the need to get home from the hospital or to an appointment. We would like to have some volunteers who are able to assist in those times on an "as needed basis." Sometimes notice is short, other times we know in advance. It doesn't happen oftern, but the need is real. If you are willing and able, please contact Katie at 243-7691. |
| After School Arts Program | |
 An ASAP benefit concert will be held Sunday, July 17th at the Ritual Café (downtown on 13th Street between Grand & Locust) beginning at 5:30 p.m. ASAP, the After School Arts Program, is a multi-disciplinary arts enrichment program for 3rd-5th graders in the Mid-City area of Des Moines. Since 2007, ASAP has connected more than 700 students with teaching artists in studios ranging from painting, ceramics, and photography to poetry, playwriting, drumming, dance, handbell choir, and much more. ASAP is making a positive difference in Mid-City kids' lives and, by extension, in the community, but we need help to keep the program running. The cost per child per 7-week session is $180 and each child is subsidized for over 97% of the cost. ASAP makes up the difference through grants and donations. Please join us on the 17th, learn more about ASAP and enjoy local talent: Asphalt & Stained Glass; Brian Joens; and Java Jews. Ritual Café offers coffee, soft drinks, beer and wine. If you cannot join us that evening, please make a donation online at www.asas-dsm.org.
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| Small Groups | |
 ► St. John's Moms is meeting throughout the summer, second Saturday of the month: it will be this coming Saturday, July 9, at 10:00 am in the nursery. If you have a child ages birth through 3 years or so, consider joining them.
► The Gardening group has a change from the original schedule for July. Because of a scheduled project that got moved back due to so much rain, the Dittmers cannot have the tour this year so the group will be meeting on Wednesday, July 13, 6:30 pm at the home of Darla and Bill Stiles, 3812 Greenbranch Drive, West Des Moines. Plan to enjoy a beverage and listen to the water trickle down the water feature in their back yard. View the Zen garden or stroll the brick pathway to take in the variety of hostas in the terraced gardens, the many plants generously given by several members of the garden group, and yard art created by the Stiles, as well as some pieces from Deb Anderson and Diane Mattern. Questions? E-mail Darla at darlastiles@stjohnsdsm.org Please join us for a relaxing evening of fellowship. Open to all.
► Couples/Singles Group will meet on Thursday evening, July 21, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the Jasper Winery to listen to the music of "Flipside" and enjoy fellowship. If you are able to attend, e-mail Darla at darlastiles@stjohnsdsm.org and bring a lawn chair. Beverages and brats/burgers are available for purchase at the event.
► EAGLES will meet at church on Friday, July 22, at 9:30 am to travel to Boone for the railway trip. They will enjoy lunch at the Tick Tock Inn in Boone and will board the train at 1:30. Lunch will be from the menu at diner's choice. Cost of the train trip is $16 per person. Lunch and shared travel costs will be extra. |
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The next edition of "This Week at St. John's" will arrive on July 14th. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.
Peace,
Scott LaBlanc
Director of Parish Operations
businessoffice@stjohnsdsm.org
515-243-7691 x. 113 |
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