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Melinda Grubb
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| This Week at St. John's | Sept. 25 - Oct. 2, 2011 |
 Sunday, September 25, is St. John's pancake breakfast, be sure to pick up your Stewardship packet before you leave. See you there!
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What's Happening This Sunday
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- Sunday School at 9:55 am - Please see room assignments noted below
- Breakfast Club (7-9th Gr) at 9:55 am - Room 307
- Chamber Orchestra at 9:55 am - MPR
- Brass Quartet Rehearsal at 9:55 am - Le Chambre du Vent
- Faith Garden Meeting at 10:00 am - Neumann
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Weekly Calendar
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Monday, September 26
9:30 am WELCA Board Meeting - Neumann
Tuesday, September 27
9:30 am Quilting - Room 308 9:30 am Tuesday AM Bible Study - Room 8 Eagle Call processing to follow 5:30 pm Centering Prayer - Chapel Wednesday, September 28
6:30 am Souljourners - Weertz 9:00 am Hardanger Group - Neumann 12:05 pm MidWeek Music - Seth Hedquist - Sanctuary 12:30 pm MidWeek Music Lunch - Weertz 4:30 pm Recreational Reading - Rose Holm 5:30 pm Beloved Community Meal - Weertz 6:10 pm Beloved Community Worship - Weertz 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 6:30 pm Confirmation (9th Gr) - Room 307 6:30 pm Confirmation (7th - 8th Gr) - MPR, DDI 6:35 pm Cantorei - Choir Loft 7:30 pm Cathedral Choir - Choir Loft 8:00 pm JIF: Journeys in Faith - Room 307, MPR, DDI Thursday, September 29
5:45 pm WIRED Yoga - Fireside Lounge 6:00 pm WIRED Cooking - Carol Lunde's Residence Friday, September 30
5:00 pm Wedding Rehearsal: Lucia/Moore - Sanctuary Saturday, October 1
8:30 am Saturday AM Bible Study - (For location, contact Ellen (ellenfisher123@yahoo.com) or Rod (rsnavely@aol.com) 9:00 am Jester Park Meal Prep - Kitchen 3:00 pm Lucia/Moore Wedding - Sanctuary 5:00 pm Worship - Chapel 6:00 pm Stewardship Hors D'oeuvres for Everyone - Neumann Sunday, October 2
7:45 am Worship - Sanctuary 9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages - Jester Park Lodge 10:30 am Worship - Jester Park Lodge 11:45 am Meal - Jester Park Lodge |
| Octoberfest at Jester Park | 
Sunday, October 2, at Jester Park Lodge St. John's will have our usual 5:00 pm Saturday evening and 7:45 am Sunday worship service at St. John's. The 8:45 and 11:00 services will be combined into one and held at Jester Park Lodge (maps available in the lounge and on our website). Sunday School will begin at 9:30 am at Jester Park Lodge; the worship service begins at 10:30 am and the noon meal will begin around 11:45 (food provided, a free will offering will help offset the cost of the meal). Entertainment will be Asphalt and Stained Glass. This is such an inspiring service and atmosphere, you won't want to miss it!
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Children's Ministry
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All kids are invited to Sunday School at 9:55. 3 year olds meet in room 5, Preschool-room 6, Kindergarten-room 7. 1st through 6th grade will start in the chapel, then move to their classrooms on 2nd floor. First Grade-206; Second Grade-207; Third & Fourth Grade-205; Fifth & Sixth-208.
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WIRED
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WIRED Cooking will meet at the home of Carol Lunde on Thursday, September 29, 6:00 pm. Please bring a dish and the recipe to share. Contact Carol if interested in attending, carollunde@q.com or 249-7272.
WIRED Yoga's fall session runs Thursday evenings through October 27. It will be held at 5:45 for an hour in the Fireside Lounge. It is designed for both new and experienced yoga participants. If you would like to attend, please contact the yoga instructor, Corinne Lambert, (515)556-3679, or by e-mail: callingwisdom1@hotmail.com.
WIRED Retreat and luncheon, Sunday, Oct. 23, 12:30 - 4:00. Joyce Rupp, author of Open the Door, offers inspiration and encouragement for personal growth. If you have signed up, but not yet paid, please send a check to hold your reservation. Please e-mail Darla at darlastiles@stjohnsdsm.org with questions or for more information.
WIRED Wii Fitness: Delaine Marker would like feedback on whether there is interest in setting up a Wii Fitness class at church. If interested, please call or e-mail Delaine at (515) 238-0094 or gramsmkr@hotmail.com. Indicate the day of the week, the time you'd like to meet and the frequency. If there is interest, Delaine will contact the group.
BOOK DISCUSSION: We are starting a discussion on the book, Open the Door, by Joyce Rupp-the book she will be talking about at the WIRED luncheon and retreat on Oct. 23rd. We will have 3 discussions prior to the retreat: Monday evenings, Oct. 3, 10, and 17 and three discussions after the retreat: Monday evenings, November 7, 14, and 21. Discussions will be held in Neumann starting at 6:00 pm for about 1½ hours. You may bring your meal in a bag or can bring food to share. All are welcome whether a part of WIRED or not. Mary Ritchie, our Book Discussion facilitator, will facilitate Oct. 3. If interested, contact Mary at ritchie82@gmail.com or Karen Zaabel at kzaabel@msn.com or 515-225-8476. |
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Small Groups
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Hardanger will begin this fall on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 9:00 am in Neumann; thereafter it will be held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Questions? Contact Arlene Field, fjeldt@q.com.
Photography will meet Sunday, Oct. 9 at 10:00 am in Neumann. This has been rescheduled from September. The theme is still "7 days, 7 photos." |
| WELCA - October Mission |  Please remember to bring your jars of peanut butter for the DMARC food pantry to reach our goal of 100 jars. Please leave them on the table in the Fireside Lounge. Thank you! |
| ASAP Seeks Volunteers for Fall Session |  ASAP, the After School Arts Program, had an abundant, active summer and is now gearing up for our fall session. We are recruiting volunteers to assist teaching artists, work with students, help with snacks, ride the bus, recruit more volunteers, and more. The fall program takes place Thursdays, October 20 - December 8, 3:30 - 5:30 at St. Johnıs. Orientation for new staff is Thursday, October 13, 4:00 - 5:30. Fall studios include Culinary Arts, Ceramics, Drawing Comics, Poets Unleashed, and a Stomp-style Bucket Beats percussion class. For more information or to volunteer, contact Michelle Bolton King at michelle@asap-dsm.org or 515-770-3380. Thank you! |
| Imani Moja (One Faith) | 
Everyone is invited to the Southeast Iowa Synod's Tanzania Summit, which will be held at St. John's on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Summit is designed to teach about life in Tanzania and how we can make a difference by working as partners in areas of need. Registration and breakfast begin at 9:00 a.m. The cost is $10 and includes all materials, continental breakfast and lunch. Please register at the Southeast Iowa Synod website at www.seiasynod.org.
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| Invitation to Discuss Worship | 
The Worship ministry team continually discerns what Lutheran worship is and could be at St. John's. As part of our ongoing discussion this fall, we will be reading together Mark Pierson's book The Art of Curating Worship, and would like to invite the congregation to join us! Everyone is welcome. We will read the book in installments and discuss the assigned section at the beginning of each Worship ministry team monthly meeting, the first Tuesday of the month at 5:30 at St. John's. Our first assignment, pp. ix to 27, will be discussed at the Oct. 4 meeting. If you care to join us, obtain a copy of the book before that date and come prepared to share your thoughts. Books are available for $10 through Larry Christensen; contact LarryC@stjohnsdsm.org or call 243-7691.
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Invitation from Grand View University
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Anti-hunger Advocates Luncheon with David Beckmann, 2010 World Food Laureate, Founder and President of Bread for the World on Thursday, Oct. 13. Convocation begins at 11:00 am at Grand View Lutheran Church. Luncheon follows at noon and will provide time for dialogue with Pastor Beckmann that energizes advocates to go back to their places with both new ideas and contacts with other advocates. Luncheon participants will also have the opportunity to purchase a copy of Pastor Beckmann's book, join Bread for the World, get a copy of the Offering of Letters manual, and hear about other organizations in Iowa that are working on anti-hunger projects. To reserve a space at the luncheon, email your name(s) and email address to: Connie Ridge at caaridge@mchsi.com.
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Peace,
Scott LaBlanc
Director of Parish Operations
businessoffice@stjohnsdsm.org
515-243-7691 x. 113
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