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Beverly Young
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| This Week at St. John's | Oct. 16 - Oct. 23, 2011 |
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Stewardship Reminder
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If you have not already done so, please pick up your Stewardship packet before you leave on Sunday.
Much of our love for the church, the one body made of many parts, is reflected in the activities in which we participate. Please look at the Activity Guide Sheet in your Stewardship packet to consider how you will share your time and unique abilities. Let us know where you are already involved as well as areas of possible interest.
Return your Commitment Card in the stewardship envelope to church by November 6. Thank you!
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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
- Adult Forum at 10:00 am - Neumann: Eli Kisimbo - Empower Tanzania
- New Member Class at noon - Neumann
- Adopt-A-Child Luncheon at noon - Weertz
- Confirmation Mini-Retreat at 1:00 pm - MPR, DDI
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Weekly Calendar
| Monday, October 17
Eagle Call Deadline
6:00 pm WIRED Book Discussion - Neumann
Tuesday, October 18
9:30 am Quilting - Room 308
9:30 pm Tuesday AM Bible Study - Room 8
12:00 pm Staff Consultation - Room 8 / Kitchen
5:00 pm Congregational Council - Neumann
5:30 pm Centering Prayer - Chapel
6:30 pm Serving at Central Iowa Shelter
6:30 pm Sons of Norway - Weertz, Rooms 7 & 8
Wednesday, October 19
6:30 am Souljourners - Weertz
12:05 pm MidWeek Music - Darrin Sellers - Sanctuary
12:30 pm MidWeek Music Lunch - Weertz
12:30 pm Lunch Bunch II - Off Site
5:30 pm Beloved Community Meal - Weertz
6:10 pm Beloved Community Worship - Weertz
6:30 pm Serving at Central Iowa Shelter
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 - MPR, DDI, Room 307
Thursday, October 20
11:30 pm Lunch Bunch I - Off Site
3:30 pm ASAP Fall Session - Weertz, Kitchen, MPR
Rooms 7, 8, 208, 209
5:45 pm WIRED Yoga - Fireside Lounge
Friday, October 21
9:00 am Investment Ministry Team - Valbracht
5:30 pm Pederson/Inhelder Wedding Rehearsal - Sanctuary
Saturday, October 22
8:30 am Saturday AM Bible Study - (For location, contact
Ellen (ellenfisher123@yahoo.com) or
Rod (rsnavely@aol.com)
9:30 am Scrapbooking - Room 8
3:00 pm Pederson/Inhelder Wedding - Sanctuary and Rose Holm
5:00 pm Worship - Chapel
Sunday, October 23
7:45 am Worship - Sanctuary
8:20 am Kisasa Rehearsal - Fuller Music Room
8:45 am Worship - Sanctuary
9:55 am Breakfast Club (7th - 9th Gr) - Room 307
9:55 am Chamber Orchestra - MPR
9:55 am Brass Quartet Rehearsal - Le Chambre du Vent
9:55 am Sunday School
10:00 am Photography - Neumann
10:00 am Adult Forum - Dr. Mark Mattes - Room 8
11:00 am Worship
12:00 pm WIRED: Open the Door Retreat Luncheon -
Sanctuary, Chapel, Weertz, Kitchen
5:00 pm Youth Hayrack Ride & Bonfire - Newton |
| Children's Ministry | 
All kids are invited to Sunday School at 9:55. Age 3 years meet in 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.
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WIRED
|  BOOK DISCUSSION: We have started 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. There is 1 more discussion prior to the retreat: Monday evening, Oct. 17. There will be three discussions after the retreat: Monday evenings, November 7, 14, and 21. Discussions are in Neumann starting at 6:00 pm for about 1 hour. You may bring your meal in a bag or can bring food to share. All are welcome whether a part of WIRED or not. For the Oct. 17th meeting, please read Week 3 in Joyce Rupp's book, Open the Door, (may be purchased at Barnes & Noble or at Beaverdale Books) and be ready for discussion. If you were unable to attend previously, you may still start with this 3rd week; the discussions don't necessarily feed on the previous conversations. If interested, please contact Mary at ritchie82@gmail.com or Karen Zaabel at kzaabel@msn.com or (515) 225-8476.
WIRED Yoga's fall session continues on Thursday evenings through October 27. The hour session begins at 5:45 in the Fireside Lounge and is designed for both new and experienced yoga participants. If interested, please contact the yoga instructor, Corinne Lambert, (515)556-3679, or by e-mail: callingwisdom1@hotmail.com
WIRED Cooking Group will meet in front of All Spice in East Village on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 12:30 pm to walk to the East Village Bazaar on East 5th Street between Locust and Walnut. RSVP to Carol Lunde at carollunde@q.com if you are able to attend. |
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Small Groups
|  The Couples/Singles Group will have a progressive dinner Saturday, Oct. 29, beginning with appetizers at Jacque Warming's and continuing with the main course at Judy & Phil Latessa's. RSVP to Judy/Phil (philjudy4209@gmail.com).
Scrapbooking will meet on Saturday, Oct. 22, between 9:30 and 3:00 in Room 8. Anyone is welcome to join-just bring your pictures and materials to work on scrapbooking pages. |
| Upcoming Midweek Music Schedule | 
- October 19 -Darrin Sellers, piano and cello solos
- October 26 -Two Davids Piano-Duo, David Liljedahl and David Piersel
- November 2 -Central College Chamber Singers
- November 9 -Objet d'Art, Gypsy Jazz
- November 16 -Hurley & Dancers with
Opus 3 - November 23 - Anne Stein, flute, and Ray Songayllo, piano
- November 30 -Grand View Choir
View the full schedule |
| 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! |
| Driver Wanted/Needed for a St. John's Member | 
Amanda Kuhlman is attending classes at Upper Iowa University (50th & Westown Pkwy, WDM). The second term starts in late October and continues for 8 weeks. She needs a ride home from classes at 10:15 pm on Tuesday nights. If you can help, please contact her at 515-244-2051 or stop by the nursery on Sunday mornings or Wednesday evenings. Thank you!
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| Seeking Council Candidates | 
Share your God-given time and talents for the ministries of St. John's by serving on the Church Council. Six 3-year terms and one alternative position are up for election at the 10:00 a.m. Decmber 4 Congregational Meeting. If you are interested in being considered as a candidate for one of these positions or would like to place the name of a fellow member of the St. John's congregation for consideration, please contact Council Vice President Mike Hanna (mikehanna48@gmail.com) or Council President Kris Gregersen (Kris@ps-promotions.com). The Nominating Committee will be meeting the first part of November to verify, notify, and compile a slate of candidates for December 4 elections.
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Third Hope for the Hungry Conference . . .
|  Will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Trinity United Methodist Church (1548 8th Street, DSM). Doors open at 8:00 a.m., and the conference runs from 8:30 to 4:00. The "go-forth" goal and challenge to those who attend is End childhood hunger in the Greater Des Moines area by 2015. Speakers include: Elisabeth Ballstadt, Food Pantry Network Director; Jason Grimm, Food System Planner with the Iowa Valley RC&D; Sarai Rice, Executive Director of DMARC; and St. John's own Diana Sickles, leader of the Coalition in Support of Hungry Children. Workshop leaders are local and regional experts in growing, procuring, distributing and preparing food for the hungry. Registrants may choose one morning and one afternoon workshop to learn how we can all take part in building a strong local and sustainable food system for everyone, especially for hungry children and their families. Workshop titles are How to Garden; Urban Farms Beyond Yards; Starting a School Garden; Starting a Faith Garden; Preparing Nutritious Meals; Joining Food Rescue Programs; Raising Urban Chickens; Starting Farm to School Programs; Food Policy and Action -- Iowans Making a Difference; and Preserving Foods. The conference is hosted by DMARC Food Pantry Network and Healthy Urban Food and Farming (HUFF). Registrations must be postmarked no later than Nov. 5. Visit UrbanFoodDSM.org to download the registration form. |
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AMOS Action Summit
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Fulling the Promises will be held on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 at 3 p.m. at Corinthian Baptist Church, 9th & School. You are invited to: Create a better pathway to good jobs through Project IOWA, Reform our state's mental health care system, and Invest in our youth. Invited guests to this event include Governor Terry Branstad, key state legislators, business leaders, religious leaders and YOU-the AMOS constituency. St. John's is a member institution of AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy).
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| Senior Health Insurance Information Program | 
SHIIP is a federally-funded program operated in Iowa through the Department of Insurance. The program's mission is to provide trained volunteer counselors to assist seniors, disabled persons on Medicare, and those about to turn 65 navigate through the complex world of Medicare. Counselors assist, on a no-fee basis, those about to enroll in Medicare, helping them select Medigap plans, choosing between regular Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, as well as aiding them in selecting and enrolling in a prescription drug plan (Medicare Part D). Four downtown Des Moines congregations are members of The Bridge, which is a sponsor organization for SHIIP. If you are a member of one of these congregations and would like assistance, you can call SHIIP directly at 800-351-4664 or call the receptionist at St. John's Lutheran Church at 515-243-7691. A volunteer counselor will then contact you to help make appropriate Medicare decisions.
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| Called to Build Bridges Instead of Walls | 
US Policy in Palestine-Israel Engaging Faith Communities in Pursuit of a Just Peace. Keynote speakers: Friday, 7:00 pm - Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies, US Campaign to End the Occupation. Saturday, 7:00 pm - Laila El -Haddad, Palestinian freelance journalist and blogger. For a full listing of workshops and co-sponsors, please go to afsc-iowaconference.org. Friday, October 14 - 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm & Saturday, October 15 - 8:30 am to 8:30 pm at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Church 510 East 1st Street, Ankeny. Suggested registration fee: Before Sept. 30: $30 for adults, $10 for students. Scholarships are available. After Sept. 30: Adult registration is $40. For more information, please contact: American Friends Service Committee Kathleen McQuillen, kmcquillen@afsc.org 515-274-4851, ext: 22 or Samar Sarhan, ssarhan@afsc.org.
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Peace,
Scott LaBlanc
Director of Parish Operations
businessoffice@stjohnsdsm.org
515-243-7691 x. 113
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