Monday, December 18, 2017

December 17 Weekly News

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

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