This Week at St. John's

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Children's Ministry

Small Groups

Midweek Music

WELCA November Mission

Hope for the Hungry

Fine Arts Series

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This Week at St. John's

Nov. 13 - Nov. 20, 2011

Stewardship Follow Up

It is not too late to bring your stewardship packet to church (put it in the offering plate). We want to confirm EVERYONE'S contact information. We also would appreciate reviewing how you are currently involved or want to be involved in the St. John's community.

Your Estimate of Giving Card will assist us in our Ministry Plan for 2012.

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Thank you to everyone who helped with all the areas of our fall stewardship emphasis, including preparing two breakfasts, developing our stewardship packet, thank you video, follow up communication, beautiful worship services (word and music), youth education and more. It is very evident to me that God gives us much talent and energy and so many are willing to share!

Soli Deo Gloria,

Kris Gregersen

2001 Council President

What's Happening This Sunday

Blood pressure screenings and weight checks in the Wellness Room (just outside Weertz on the east side) from
10:00-11:00. No appointment necessary.
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 at 9:55 am - Le Chambre du Vent
Adult Forum at 10:00 am - Room 8: Dr. Mark Mattes - "Denominational / Confessional Traditions"
Rainbow Ministry Team at 12:15 pm - Fireside Lounge
Hurley & Dancers Rehearsal 12:30 pm - Sanctuary

Prepare for Worship

Sunday, Nov. 13, Time after Pentecost

Our readings during November speak of the end times. Zephaniah proclaims that the coming day of the Lord will be filled with wrath and distress. Paul says it will come like a thief in the night and urges us to be awake and sober. Jesus tells the parable of the talents, calling us to use our gifts, while we still have time, for the greater and common good. In a world filled with violence and despair, we gather around signs of hope - word, water, bread and wine - eager to welcome the good news of Christ's coming among us.

The readings are Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18, Psalm 90:1-12, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and Matthew 25:14-30. The hymns will be ELW 707, "Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us," ELW 688, "Lord of Light," and ELW 543, "Go, My Children, with My Blessing." At 8:45 a.m. oboist Sue Odem will play movements from "Sonata in A minor," by Georg Philipp Telemann, for offering and communion, and at 11 a.m. Cathedral Choir will sing "God Has Called Us," by Robert Hobby, for offering. Anointing with oil and laying on of hands for healing will be offered at the communion rail this weekend.

Weekly Calendar

Monday, November 14
Eagle Call Deadline

5:30 pm St. John's Networking - Gateway Market

6:00 pm WIRED Book Discussion - Room 8

Tuesday, November 15

9:30 am Quilting - Room 308

9:30 am Senior Seminary - Room 8

5:00 pm Congregational Council - Neumann

5:30 pm Centering Prayer - Chapel

5:30 pm Sons of Norway Board - Room 9

6:00 pm WIRED: Cooking at Wine Styles (Johnston)

7:00 pm Sons of Norway Social Mtg - Weertz

Wednesday, November 16

6:30 am Souljourners - Weertz

10:00 am 3D - Off Site

12:05 pm MidWeek Music - Hurley & Dancers - Sanctuary

12:30 pm MidWeek Music Lunch - Weertz

12:30 pm Lunch Bunch II - Off Site

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 - MPR, DDI, Room 307

Thursday, November 17

9:45 am ASAP Project - Room 8

11:30 am Lunch Bunch I - Off Site

3:30 pm ASAP Fall Session - Weertz, Kitchen, MPR,

Rooms 7, 8, 208, 209

5:30 pm Arts Visioning - A Dong

5:45 pm WIRED Yoga - Fireside Lounge

Friday, November 18

9:00 am WELCA Kitchen Use

2:30 pm ASAP Board Meeting - First Floor Conf. Room

6:30 pm Serving at Central Iowa Shelter

Saturday, November 19

8:30 am Saturday AM Bible Study - (For location, contact

Ellen (ellenfisher123@yahoo.com) or

Rod (rsnavely@aol.com)

9:30 am Altar Guild - First Floor Conference Room

3:45 pm Couples/Singles Group at the Movies - Off Site

5:00 pm Worship - Chapel

6:30 pm Serving at Central Iowa Shelter

Sunday, November 20 ~ Christ the King

7:45 am Worship - Sanctuary

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 Adult Forum - Rm 8: Elizabeth & Greg Schmieker

- "Christ in the Breadline"

10:00 am Photography - Neumann

11:00 am Worship

12:30 pm High School @ Climb Iowa

Children's Ministry

Today the Sunday School will begin rehearsing for the Children's Advent Program.

► Three year olds - Kindergarten will meet in their regular classroom to hear the Bible story of A Ruler from Bethlehem (Micah 5:2-5). They will rehearse for the Advent Program for the last part of the session in room 7.

► First - Sixth Grade will meet in room 205 for the entire session for the Advent Program Rehearsal.

Small Groups

► WIRED Book Discussion for all: Book discussion on Open the Door by Joyce Rupp continues. Two discussions remain on Monday evenings, Nov. 14 (week 5); and Nov. 21 (week 6). We will meet in Room 8 at 6:00 pm for about 1 hour. If you have not been part of the WIRED Book Discussion, still feel free to join the group. If you are not part of WIRED Book Discussion, or were unable to attend previously, you may start with Week 5. If interested, please contact Mary at ritchie82@gmail.com or Karen Zaabel at kzaabel@msn.com or (515) 225-8476.

► WIRED Yoga has begun a new session which will run through Dec. 22, Thursdays from 5:45 to 6:45 in the Fireside Lounge. You may contact the yoga instructor, Corinne Lambert, (515)556-3679, or by e-mail: callingwisdom1@hotmail.com.

► WIRED Cooking Group will meet at Wine Styles in Johnston on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 6:00 pm for a blind wine tasting. RSVP to Carol Lunde at carollunde@q.com if you are able to attend.

► Recreational Reading will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 4:30 in Rose Holm. The book to read and discuss is The Blue Orchard by Jackson Taylor.

► The Couples/Singles Group: For November, the group will enjoy a Night at the Movies on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Fleur Cinema. Dinner will follow at Baratta's Restaurant. Meet at the theater between 3:45 and 4:00 p.m. The movie is yet to be determined. The cost of the movie is $6.50 per person. We will meet at Baratta's between 6:45 and 7:00. The average cost of a meal is $15.00. Call Mary and Bob Miller at 515-984-6207 or email Mary at marym@polkcountybank.com for reservations. Also, save the date for the Couples/Singles Group's December event on Sunday, December 4.

► Photography will meet Nov. 20, at 10:00 am in Neumann. The theme is "nature". Bring a couple pictures to share. All are welcome.

► EAGLES will meet at church and leave at 8:45 am on Tuesday, Nov. 22. The group will enjoy lunch at the Kava House & Cafe in Swisher at 11 am and then will go on to West Branch and tour the Herbert Hoover Library which will have a special display for Christmas. Please email (Jaketurtle@aol.com) or call 277-1161 for reservations.

Also, EAGLES mark your calendars for Friday, December 2, to tour the homes of the Holly & Ivy Tour. Meet at church at 9:30 am. Homes on the tour are Salisbury House, Terrace Hill, Chamberlain Mansion and Owl's Head Mansion. (The group will have lunch at a restaurant to be announced.) Cost of the ticket will be $12 if 20 people from our group attend. Call or e-mail by Nov. 26th: Marge Sexton-Randels at mlsexton36@aol.com or phone: 967-2676; or Roma Youngquist at plaallda@aol.com or phone: 285-3810.

► Scrapbooking will not meet in November but will combine November/December's meeting dates and will meet on Saturday, Dec. 3, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm in Room 8.

Upcoming Midweek Music Schedule

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 - November Mission

The November WELCA outreach project will be a collection for the Lutheran Services in Iowa Care program. LSI has a number of programs to assist families in Iowa, but we will focus on the needs for babies throughout the month of November. Suggestions are: diapers, baby wipes, shampoo, Similac formula, and cabinet door safety devices. As always, the boxes for your donations will be marked LSI and will be near the office reception and in the hallways outside Neumann Hall.

Your support is really appreciated!

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.

Brandenburg Concerto Opening Fine Arts Series

The Fine Arts Series at St. John's commences its 2011-12 season on Saturday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. The Friends of the Arts at St. John's present a concert featuring J. S. Bach's monumental Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. Featured soloists on the concerto will be Sarah Garner as the harpsichord soloist, Julie Fox Henson, assistant concert-master of the Des Moines Symphony, on violin and Sandra Wacha, Des Moines Symphony principal, on flute. The St. John's Chamber Orchestra will perform as the accompanying orchestra. The concert will close with Bach's ever beloved and congregational-favorite Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.

Peace,

Scott LaBlanc

Director of Parish Operations
businessoffice@stjohnsdsm.org

515-243-7691 x. 113