MOST HIGHLY FAVORED LADY:
MEDITATIONS OF THE FAITH OF MARY, MOTHER OF OUR LORD
Our third midweek Advent
worship will be held this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The Youth will be serving pulled pork
sandwiches before worship, beginning at 5:45 p.m.
PORTALS OF PRAYER
devotional booklets for January-March, 2018, are available in the narthex. Large print copies are also available.
CHOIR PRACTICE for our special Service of Song planned for next Sunday at 9:00 a.m. will
be held at 5:00 p.m. this Wednesday before the midweek Advent service.
CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS: If you would like to put
poinsettias on the altar/in the narthex, please contact Karen Schlehuser
(812-342-6140) by TODAY. Persons may
order through Karen or purchase on their own (please let Karen know so proper
set-up can be prepared).
CHRISTMAS TREAT
monetary donations may be given to the elder or ushers on duty or Joanie Otte
by TODAY.
CHRISTMAS CARD DELIVERY will again be done by our youth for 25 cents per card – local delivery
only, please. A box is in the narthex
for card drop-off – delivery will be TODAY.
EVERYONE INVITED: As we get ready to celebrate the birth of our
Lord, everyone is invited to an open house at the parsonage TODAY between 2:00
and 5:00 p.m. No need to bring anything
– there will be plenty of cookies and snacks – just come and enjoy some time of
fellowship with one another. Hope to see
you there! - In Christ, the Whitmore Family
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL OR ADULT BIBLE STUDY will be held next Sunday since we have
extra worship services that day. (Please note today’s insert.)
JANUARY CALENDAR AND NEWS ITEMS need to be given to Becky by this Thursday.
THE CHURCH OFFICE HOURS will be flexible during the school Christmas break, December 21-January
4. Please call before you come!
THE TIME & TALENT SURVEY RESPONSES have been processed, and new volunteers
to serve are being added to the various needs of our ministry here at St.
John’s. Surveys are available in the
narthex if you would still like to fill one out.
POSITION AVAILABLE: The school board at St John’s White Creek Lutheran
School is accepting applications for the position of Principal.
The position is full-time and will involve working with students from grades
K-8. The position requires the candidate to have a Master’s Degree and
Administrative Licensing. The individual may have teaching duties in addition
to administration responsibilities. We are seeking someone caring and diligent
about the Christian education of our children, so a Lutheran background and
Synodical training is preferred. Please send your resume to the school
office by January 11, 2018.
A CHRISTMAS CONCERT
will be presented by the Second Presbyterian Church Beecher Singers &
Orchestra at St. Paul, Clifty, this evening at 7:00 p.m. A harp recital will begin at 6:40 p.m. Admission is free – everyone is invited.
STEWARDSHIP
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: 1 Thess. 5:18
“Give thanks in
all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” Christians express their thanks to God in many
ways: in prayer, in giving to the Lord, in acts of service to others, in
faithful living in their daily callings.
Everything we do to honor God in our lives is a means of returning
thanks for the Lord’s many gifts to us.
T BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T
