THE SEASON OF LENT begins with Ash Wednesday this
week. Our worship will begin at 7 PM and
will include the Imposition of Ashes.
Please note that NO SUPPER will be served before the service this
week. (Suppers will be served before the
service on Feb. 25, Mar. 4, and Mar. 11.)
THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY CALENDARS will be available
again today after worship in the front hall of the school if you did not get
one last Sunday. Each household will
receive one complimentary copy.
Additional copies may be purchased for $10/calendar.
CONGREGATIONAL HISTORY: Members of the congregation knew a Pastor
Schuerman from Germany who was then in Hunteburg, Indiana (near present day
Batesville). Mr. D. Pardieck went to him
for information about obtaining a truly Lutheran pastor.
MARCH CALENDAR AND NEWS ITEMS need to be given to
Becky by TOMORROW.
THE ALUMINUM CAN DRIVE continues yet
today. The trailer is parked on the west
side of church to receive items.
TRINITY OPEN HOUSE: Trinity Lutheran High
School invites students and their families to its final open house this
afternoon from 2:00-4:00 PM. All
interested eighth grade students will
receive a $75 voucher that covers half of the registration costs at
Trinity for the 2015-2016 school year.
Please enter through the commons.
SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS will meet for supper
this evening, at 5:30 PM at Bob Evans Restaurant and will then return to the
Fellowship Room for their monthly meeting and socializing. Visitors are always welcome!
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet next Sunday
after Sunday School and Bible Class.
CONFIRMATION CLASS PICTURES are needed for our
upcoming Confirmation Class Roll Call Sunday on June 28. If you have ANY St. John's Confirmation class
pictures, please contact Jean Meyer at 812-343-2361. These pictures will be copied and returned to
their owners and will become a permanent record of our church.
THE LLL SPRING BANQUET will be held on
Sunday, March 8, at 5:30 PM at the Immanuel Social Room, Seymour. Tickets ($15.00) are available in our church
office or from Keith Mensendiek. Guest
speaker will be Rev. Gene Ernst, Manager of the Indiana Orphan Grain Train.
DEPOSITS OF $659.00 for the church, $3,327.00 for the
school, and $1,001.00 for the Foundation have been made on behalf of Thrivent
Financial's Thrivent Choice program by the directed Choice Dollars of the
following: Ken & Kyra Bode, Tim
Brandt, Dale & Bettie Burbrink, Gary Burbrink, Phil Burbrink, Robert
Burbrink, Mark & Jan Buss, Larry Claycamp, Kay Clow, Joshua Cook, Ernie
& Donna Dettmer, Ken Dettmer, Doyce Eckelman, Greg Hercamp, Scott Hildreth,
Max Hoffman, Paul Hoffman, Jane Hoffman, Kevin Kidd, Sharon Kinsey, Tim &
Carmen Kreinhagen, Matthew May, Keith & Amy Mensendiek, Dave & Cheryl
Mensendiek, Glen Meyer, Harriett Meyer, Lloyd & Jean Meyer, Marguerite
Meyer, Mariagnes Meyer, James Newkirk, Paul Otte, Ben Peters, Delbert &
Carolyn Peters, Brian & Annette Purdue, Joan Schlehuser, Don Schroer,
Norman Schroer, Kathryn Taulman, Matthew Taulman, James Tower, Aaron Voelker,
and Louis & Jean Voelker.
LAKEVIEW MINISTRIES is seeking individuals who are
interested in joining our ministry on a part-time basis. Needed are individuals to fill both the assistant
maintenance and groundskeeper positions. These positions will both average 20 hours
per week, year round. For more
information and to view the job descriptions for each of these positions,
please visit www.camplakeview.com and click on the "Job Openings" tab
at the top of the screen. Persons
interested in either of these positions may call John Dobrinski, Director of
Facilities, at 812-342-4815 or reach him by email at john@camplakeview .com.
MEMORIAL CHILI SUPPER: The Columbus FFA
Chapter will sponsor the Annual Frank Burbrink Memorial Chili Supper on Friday,
February 20, from 5:00-8:00 PM in the Family Arts Building at the Bartholomew
County Fairgrounds. There will also be a
silent auction with items that were generously donated from businesses in the
community. Free-will donations will be
received for the supper. All proceeds
will go toward scholarships for the Columbus FFA seniors.
