LENT:
The theme for our midweek Lenten services, Grace Alone, Faith Alone, Scripture Alone, Christ Alone, is from
the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. During our midweek Lenten services, we will
be taking a closer look at each of the tenets of the Reformation theme – taking
up one tenet each week until the last midweek service when the Saint Paul
Singing Saints of Concordia, MO will be sharing the Word of God in song. May God bless you as we head into the season
of Lent, beginning this Wednesday with Ash Wednesday worship at 7:00 p.m. This service will include the Imposition of
Ashes to mark the beginning of this penitential season. The Guild will be serving ham, rolls, and
various salads and desserts before worship, beginning at 5:45 p.m.
LENTEN DEVOTIONS will be available from the ushers after
today’s worship.
A CONFIRMATION MEETING for parents of our 8th grade
students will be held after the Ash Wednesday service this Wednesday.
SENIOR LEAGUE will meet next Sunday evening, February
18, at 5:00 p.m. for supper and will then return to the Fellowship Room for
socializing.
YOUTH GROUPS will meet next Sunday evening, February
18, at 7:00 p.m.
CHURCH FOUNDATION will meet after worship on Sunday,
February 25.
ADULT INSTRUCTION CLASS:
Pastor Whitmore would like to begin another adult instruction class
soon. If you are interested (or someone
you know is interested) in learning about (or reviewing) our Lutheran teachings
and becoming a communicant member of our congregation, please contact Pastor (pastorwhitmore@whitecreek.org or 812-799-6579) or call the church
office (812-342-3516).
THE SINGING SAINTS choir from Saint Paul Lutheran High
School, Concordia, MO, will be presenting an evening of sacred Christian music
here at St. John’s on Wednesday, March 21 (our last midweek Lenten
service). Host families are needed to
provide a night’s rest and next morning breakfast for these students and their
chaperones. Please sign up after church
today if you would be able to provide accommodations for one or more choir
members and/or chaperones.
PRE-ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN at White Creek Lutheran School for the
2018-2019 school year. A discounted
pre-enrollment fee of $90 per student is available if received by February
28. After that date, the full
pre-enrollment fee of $140 per student will be due. Contact the school office for more
information.
“I WANT TO SAY “Thank you” to the White Creek family
for your prayers for my broken ankle and heart condition. Thanks also for the food and cards and a
special thanks to Pastor Whitmore for his visits. Sincerely appreciated!” – David Mensendiek
THRIVENT CHOICE: It’s time to sign your Thrivent Choice
designation forms for any funds you may have available. Please stop at the
table in the narthex or contact Jan Buss to direct your choice dollars to the church,
the school, or the church foundation.
(WCLS received $9,780 from Thrivent Choice in 2017.)
DEPOSITS OF $228 (school) and $139 (foundation)
have been made on behalf of Thrivent Financial’s Thrivent Choice program by the
directed choice dollars of Mark W. Bushur, Jan Buss, Ernie & Donna Dettmer,
David Mensendiek, and Brian Schultz.
OUR WCLS STUDENTS
AND STAFF
will be celebrating the Olympics with our own White Creek Winter Olympics at
school on Friday, February 23. One of
our stations will be a service project assembling hygiene kits for the Orphan
Grain Train. We will be collecting the
following items during February for the kits:
wash cloths, bath-size bars of soap, adult-size toothbrushes, sturdy
combs, stick deodorant, band-aids. If
you would like to donate to this cause, items may be brought in and left in the
narthex any time before February 23. Our
goal is to make 65 kits.
TRINITY DUES: Please use the high school envelope to support Trinity, but write your
check to St. John’s Lutheran Church so your contribution can be processed through
our books. Checks written to Trinity
require extra processing.
OPEN HOUSE: Trinity Lutheran
High School invites students and their families to its final open house next
Saturday, February 17th from 10:00 to 2:00 P.M. All interested
eighth grade students will also receive a $75 voucher that covers half of the
registration costs Trinity for the 2018-2019 school year. Please enter through
the commons.
AN ALUMINUM CAN DRIVE will be held next
weekend, February 16-18. A trailer will
be parked on the school grounds to receive items.
TURKEY/HAM DINNER: Zion Lutheran Church, Seymour, will hold
their annual Turkey & Ham Dinner this evening from 4-7 p.m. Carry-out will be available. There will be a free-will offering, with
monies raised to support various mission activities. Everyone invited.
JOIN
OTHER MEN
in Christian fellowship on April 6-8 at Lakeview Villages as we explore the
topic of “Woman and man According to God’s Plan” with Dr. Joel Biermann. Get away and enjoy God’s great creation, eat
like a king at our hog roast and fish fry, and join in the Medieval Challenge,
Archery Tag, and much more. Visit www.mensgathering.us for info and registration.
STEWARDSHIP
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Mark
9:6
“For he did not
know what to say, for they were terrified.” Soon enough, the disciples’ terror turned into
joy for when Jesus is with us, there is no need to fear. He loves us and cares for us and will never
abandon us. That assurance is the basis
of all generosity – for only those who are set free from worry can learn the
joy of giving.
T BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! T
