IF YOU HAVE NOT yet received your 2014 church offering
statement, see Chris Newkirk; contact
Phil Burbrink if you have not received your 2014 Building Fund statement.
YOUTH GROUPS will not meet this evening, but will gather
next Sunday evening at 7 PM.
OPEN HOUSE: White
Creek Lutheran School will hold its annual open house this Friday, February 6,
with snow date of Monday, February 9.
Open House hours will be 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM. Persons interested in our school are invited
to sit in on classes during the course of the day. Teachers will be available to answer
questions in between instruction times. Persons
planning on being at school for lunch, are asked to please contact the school a
few days in advance to make a reservation.
MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH FOUNDATION are asked to meet in
church next Sunday, February 8, after worship.
CONGREGATIONAL HISTORY: In 1844, the present church site, consisting
of 40 acres, was purchased for $100.
ANNIVERSARY CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS are still available
for sale. Contact Becky in the church
office. Cost is $12 each.
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.
VALENTINE BABYSITTING: St. John’s White Creek Youth will be
providing Valentines Date Night babysitting for children through 5th grade
on Friday, February 13, from 6:00-10:00 PM. Bring your children to the school gym and
enjoy a night out! A free-will donation
will be accepted. Snacks (not a meal)
will be provided.
CONGRATULATIONS TO Matthew & Lorna Meyer on the birth of their daughter, LARKIN ARIETTA
MEYER, last Tuesday, January 27. Larkin
arrived weighing 9 lbs. 10 ozs. and measuring 22.5 ins. Everyone is doing fine - God's blessings to
all of them!
FINANCIAL UPDATE: YTD collections: $40,095;
average weekly income (total/4 Sundays):
$10,024; YTD income: $41,600;
YTD expense: $53,332; YTD net income: ($11,732) - This loss is caused by $40,000
being transferred to the school already this year so Kelly has the funds to pay
payroll and insurance expenses that now come out of the school account. Please note:
the $10,000 per Sunday figure is the amount needed to cover expenses
equal to those incurred in 2014. The
$10,000 per Sunday amount does not factor in any raises, increased health plan
costs, etc.
NOTES FROM OUR
STEWARDSHIP BOARD: During 2015,
the Board of Stewardship wants to assist members of St. John's in assessing
their overall health as a steward of God's blessings. Members are first and foremost stewards of
the faith that has been given them in their baptisms. One of the ways in which God calls us to
function as the body of Christ has to do with being involved actively in the
ministries of the congregation. A
healthy question that each of us can ask ourselves is: "Do I feel involved?" or put
differently, "Do I feel a part of the congregation?" In the upcoming months, the Board of
Stewardship will be working with the other Boards of this congregation to help
make sure that each member has the opportunity to use their God-given gifts in
service to the Body of Christ.
TRINITY OPEN HOUSE: Trinity Lutheran High
School invites students and their families to its final open house on Sunday,
February 15, 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.
ALUMINUM
CAN DRIVE: WCA will be sponsoring an aluminum can drive
February 13-15. A trailer will be parked
on the school grounds to receive items.
CAMP LAKEVIEW: It's
time to start thinking about summer camp!
TOMORROW Lakeview ministries will begin registering campers (K-12) for
its 2015 summer season. Don't let your
children miss the adventure, joy, and wonder that a week at a Christian camp
can bring. To get more information, pick
up a summer brochure in the narthex, visit the camp's website at
www.camplakeview.com, or call the camp office at 812-342-4815. Registrations must be postmarked on or after
February 2. No phone reservations will
be accepted until two weeks after registration opens. See you at camp!
