This Week at St. John's

In This Issue

Children's Ministry

Midweek Music

Small Groups

WIRED Events

Night at the Museum

Security Help Wanted

Milk & Cookies

Quick Links

St. John's Website

St. John's Staff

ELCA

Lutheran World Relief

After School Arts

AMOS

Urban Food DSM

DMARC

SE Iowa Synod Newsletter

January Artist of the Month

Callista Gould

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This Week at St. John's

Jan. 22 - Jan. 29, 2012

What's Happening This Sunday

9:55 am - Sunday School: Please see room information below / Breakfast Club (7-9th Gr) - Room 307
9:55 am - Blower Room Brass Rehearsal - Le Chambre du Vent / Chamber Orchestra - MPR
10:00 am - Adult Forum - Room 8
10:00 am - Photography - Neumann
12:00 pm - New Member Class - Neumann

Prepare for Worship

Sunday, January 22
Third Sunday after Epiphany

Stories of the call to discipleship continue as the Time after Epiphany plays out the implications of our baptismal calling to show Christ to the world. Jesus begins proclaiming the good news and calling people to repentance right after John the Baptist is arrested for preaching in a similar way. Knowing that John was later executed, we see at the very outset the cost of discipleship. Still, the two sets of fisherman brothers leave everything they have known and worked for all their lives to follow Jesus and fish for people.

The readings are Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; and Mark 1:14-20. The hymns will be ELW 720, "We Are Called"; ELW 815, "I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light" ELW 810, "O Jesus, I Have Promised"; and ELW 696, "Jesus Calls Us; O'er the Tumult". The music during communion will be ELW 817, "You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore".

Weekly Calendar

Monday, January 23

9:30 am WELCA Board Meeting - Neumann

Tuesday, January 24

9:30 am Quilting - Room 308

9:30 am Senior Seminary - Room 8 - Followed by

Eagle Call processing

5:30 pm Centering Prayer - Chapel

Wednesday, January 25

6:30 am Souljourners - Weertz

9:00 am Hardanger Group - Neumann

12:05 pm MidWeek Music - Ray Songayllo - Sanctuary

12:30 pm MidWeek Music Lunch - Weertz

4:30 pm Recreational Reading - Rose Holm Suite

5:00 pm Beloved Community Meal - Weertz

6:15 pm Beloved Community Worship - Weertz

6:30 pm Adult Education - Neumann

6:30 pm Confirmation (7th-8th grade) - DDI & MPR

6:30 pm Confirmation (9th grade) - 307

6:30 pm KIDZ @ SJLC - Room 5

6:30 pm Kisasa Choristers - Fuller Music Rm

6:30 pm Joyful Noise - Room 7

6:35 pm Cantorei Rehearsal - Choir Loft

7:00 pm Cathedral Choir Rehearsal - Choir Loft

8:00 pm J.I.F. (Journeys in Faith) - DDI

Thursday, January 26

3:30 pm ASAP - Rooms 7, 8, 205, 208, 209,

Weertz, MPR

5:45 pm WIRED Yoga - Fireside Lounge

Friday, January 27 ~ No Outside Events Scheduled

Saturday, January 28

8:00 am Youth Fundraiser - Kitchen, Weertz

8:30 am Saturday AM Bible Study - Off Site

(Contact Rod Snavely - rsnavely@aol.com or

Ellen Fisher - ellenfisher123@yahoo.com)

9:30 am Scrapbooking - Room 8

5:00 pm Worship - Chapel

6:30 pm Doldrum's Party - Andeweg Residence

Sunday, January 29

7:45 am Worship - Sanctuary

8:45 am Worship - Sanctuary

9:55 am Blower Room Brass - Le Chambre du Vent

9:55 am Breakfast Club (7-9th Gr) - Room 307

9:55 am Chamber Orchestra Rehearsal - MPR

9:55 am Sunday School

10:00 am Adult Forum - Room 8

10:00 am Coffee with the Council - Weertz

11:00 am Worship - Sanctuary

12:30 pm WIRED Gathering Luncheon - Kitchen, Weertz

1:00 pm Youth Fundraiser for Connection Café -

Neumann

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.

Upcoming Midweek Music Schedule

January 18 - Francine and Ed Griffith,
piano and tenor
January 25 - Ray Songayllo, piano

February 1 - Sarah Plum, violin
February 8 - Drake String Ensemble,
Akira Mori, conductor
February 15 - IMTA District Piano
Audition Winners

February 22 is Ash Wednesday.
No Midweek Music February 22 - April 6

View the full schedule

Small Groups

► Christian Involvement/Restaurant Visitation, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 6:00 pm - Urban Grill on 86th Street.

► The Couples/Singles Group is meeting on Saturday, Jan. 21, 6:30 pm, at the home of Bill and Darla Stiles for Hors d'oeuvres and Planning. Please bring an hors d'oeuvre to share and lots of ideas for the coming year! Cost: $5.00 each to cover beverages, etc. Contact: darlastiles@stjohnsdsm.org or 225-3499 if you are able to attend.

► Photography will meet Sunday, Jan. 22, 10:00 am in Neumann. The theme is "food" - bring pictures to share.

► Recreational Reading: Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 4:30 in Rose Holm. The book to discuss is Blame by Michelle Huneven.

► Scrapbooking will meet Saturday, Jan. 28, between 9:30 am and 2:00 pm in Room 8 at church. All are welcome to bring their materials and enjoy the friendships.

WIRED

► Yoga is beginning a new 7-week session Thursday, Jan. 19 through March 1, at 5:45 to 6:45 in the Fireside Lounge. Improve Flexibility, Balance, and Muscle Tone through the practice of YOGA. Whether you are a newcomer to yoga, or an experienced practitioner, The Seven Spiritual Laws of yoga is a pathway to yoga's deeper spiritual dimension and a beautiful step to a happier, more harmonious life. Cost: $10/class or $60 for 7 class series (cash or check). To register, call instructor Corinne Lambert (515-556-3679) or email (callingwisdom1@hotmail.com).

► Cooking will meet Saturday, Jan. 28, 6:30 pm at the home of Karen Andeweg for a winter doldrum's party. Contact Carol Lunde at carollunde@q.com if you are able to attend.
► Luncheon and Program will be held Sunday, Jan. 29, 12:30 pm in Weertz Fellowship Hall. The program will be a service learning theme with speakers from three service agencies in DSM: Cynthia Olson will educate the group about Youth Emergency Services & Shelter; Rob Hoover will talk about the Connection Café; and representatives Judy Latessa and Bonnie Ekse will speak about the Coalition in Support of Hungry Children. Following these three 15-minute educational opportunities, the group will work on a "hands-on" activity to help these organizations. Lists of items each of these agencies need are available at signups in the Fireside Lounge or on the St. John's website (www.stjohnsdsm.org/Ministries/WIRED) and women are asked to bring a few items from these lists to the event on Jan. 29th in place of paying for the speakers. The luncheon cost is $10 each. Signups continue Sunday, January 15, in the Fireside lounge. Questions? Contact Darla Stiles at darlastiles@stjohnsdsm.org.

A Night at the Museum

Support our Youth Ministry
Seeking "Big Ticket" Items for the 2012 Youth Auction

Do you have connections? Can you call in a favor? Do you need to make a charitable donation before the end of the year? If so, the youth of St. John's need YOU to call those favors in, use your connections, and donate what you can!

We are planning our 4th annual youth fundraising auction and dinner and need "big ticket" items to auction! Need some ideas? Are you an artist? Do you know someone who is an artist? Do you have a cabin on a lake? Do you like to cook or bake? Do you sew or do woodworking in your free time? Do you have a service you could offer? Do you have season tickets to events that you could share with us? The possibilities are endless! If you have an item or an idea, contact a member of the youth auction committee: Tammi Reyes, Heidi Slinker, Terri Speirs, Lora Simpson, and Megan Clausen (meganc@stjohnsdsm.org). And mark your calendars now: March 2, 2012. More surprises to come. Stay tuned!

Security Help Wanted

Jack Huff, a member of our security team, will be leaving us in the middle of January. We would like to thank Jack for his work and help over the last year and a half. We have begun searching for a new member of our security team.If you know someone who is available weekends and some evenings, can multitask, and communicates well with others please have them contact Scott LaBlanc at scottl@stjohnsdsm.org or 515-243-7691. This is a paid position.

Milk & Cookies

Cookie Monster:

"C is for Cookie ... that's good enough for me!"

The Youth of St. John's are planning a fundraiser for the Connection Café! We're going to be selling ... you guessed it ... COOKIES!! Throughout January you'll be able to order cookies and milk to be sent to someone, and they will be delivered between 1:00 - 4:00 pm on Sunday, Jan. 29. The cost for a dozen freshly baked chocolate-chip cookies and a glass bottle of ice cold milk, plus delivery to that special person, will only cost $12. For more information or to place an order, contact Megan Clausen at 243-7691 or meganc@stjohnsdsm.org

Women of the ELCA

The women of the ELCA have the CENTRAL IOWA SHELTER as their outreach project. The congregation is invited to participate in supplying men's gloves (large), women's gloves and small size underwear, small toothpastes, toothbrushes, cough drops, chap sticks, bus tokens, hand sanitizer (large & small sizes, kleenix (large boxes & small pkgs.), full size shampoo and conditioner bottles. These items may be placed in the boxes marked in the narthex and near the office.

Peace,

Scott LaBlanc

Director of Parish Operations
businessoffice@stjohnsdsm.org

515-243-7691 x. 113