PRACTICE FOR THE
Children’s Christmas Eve program will be held during the Sunday School opening
time. Please make every effort to attend
these practices.
SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS are reminded to meet this evening at
Bob Evans Restaurant at 5:30 PM for supper and then return to the Fellowship
Rom for their monthly meeting and socializing.
Guests welcome!
YOUTH GROUPS will meet this evening at 7 PM.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS
CHILD: All gifts and/or monetary donations for the
Operation Christmas Child boxes need to be brought to the school by this
Tuesday, November 17.
LADIES AID MEMBERS
will gather for their holiday outing this Wednesday, November 18, at 11:30 AM
at The Chocolate Spoon in Seymour.
Please RSVP to Susan Cummings (812-988-2917) or Wanda Meyer
(812-522-8688). Members should bring
their Red Stocking donation.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
will meet this Wednesday evening at 5:30 PM.
DECEMBER CALENDAR AND NEWS ITEMS
need to be given to Becky by this Friday, November 20.
THE CHURCH COUNCIL will meet next Sunday evening, November
22, at 7:00 PM. All council members are
urged to attend.
OUR THANKSGIVING EVE
WORSHIP with Holy
Communion will be held Wednesday evening, November 25, at 7:00 PM. Pastor Jung
will be leading our worship.
Non-perishable food items will be received to be delivered to the local
food pantry.
A SPECIAL ADVENT SERVICE
during our regular worship time (8:45) will be held on Sunday, November 29.
Come and worship as we celebrate our 175th Christmas as a
congregation!
ADVENT BY CANDLELIGHT: This
special evening will be held on Sunday evening, November 29, at 6:30 PM and
will be an opportunity for adults (confirmed and older) of the congregation to
set aside the hustle and bustle of holiday preparations and focus on the birth
of Christ. The evening will include
readings, a variety of music, and desserts.
This will be an elegant, relaxing evening of friendship and preparation
for the true meaning of Christmas.
Reservations are needed, but the event is free. A limited number of seats are available, so
sign up today in the narthex!
THE NEXT SCHOOL FUNDING
MEETING will be
held Monday, November 30, at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Room.
TRINITY DUES:
If you have not yet paid your Trinity dues ($16/confirmed member),
please do so as soon as possible. A
special envelope is provided in your offering box.
175TH
ANNIVERSARY ORNAMENTS
are still available for purchase - $12/ornament. See Becky in the church office if you would
like to make a purchase.
LUTHERAN
WITNESS: It’s time to
order/renew subscriptions to The Lutheran
Witness, the official periodical of our Synod, featuring news from our
Synod and District, informative articles, and Bible studies. The annual price remains at $18.00. Please contact Becky by next Sunday, November
22, if you would like to order. Checks
may be made payable to St. John’s Lutheran Church.
CHURCH HISTORY: In September of 1938, cement walks were built
on church premises. One was on the north
side of church. Albert Schroer was
chosen by the congregation to supervise this project.
“A BIG THANKS
to all of my dear friends at St. John’s for their prayers and beautiful cards
given to me. A special thanks to Pastor
Keinath for his visit to me at Silver Oaks.
I am doing well, but still having therapy.” – Harriett Meyer
DEPOSITS OF $196.00 (church), $332.00 (school), and
$149.00 (Foundation) have been made to those accounts on behalf of Thrivent
Financial’s Thrivent Choice program by the directed choice dollars of the
following: Dale & Bettie Burbrink,
Jan Buss, Ernie & Donna Dettmer, Ken Dettmer, Doyce & Becky Eckelman,
Cari Hercamp, Kathy Kerkhof, Sharon Kinsey, Keith Mensendiek, Jean Meyer, Brian
Purdue, Matt Taulman.
