Please join us after church on Sunday, May 5th for an open forum to discuss the results and recommendations from the SAA (Self-Assessment and Adjustment) Report.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Anticipating Worship (April 28)
Second Sunday of Easter
Worship Focus: Jesus' resurrection gives us a new life filled with joy and peace.
Readings:
Acts 5:12,17-32
Psalm 16
Revelation 1:4-18
John 20:19-31
Sermon text:
John 20:19-31
Prayer of the Day:
O risen Lord, you came to your disciples and took away their fears with your word of peace. Come to us also by Word and sacrament, and banish our fears with the comforting assurance of your abiding presence; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Please join us Sunday for worship. Pastor Dustin Sievert will
be sharing God's message with us.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Services
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| Three Words of Truth Take and Eat; Take and Drink Tonight at 6:30 pm |
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| "Service of Darkness" Friday night 6:30 pm |
Open Forum on the SAA
Please join us after church on Sunday, May 5th to an open forum to discuss the results and recommendations from the SAA (Self-Assessment and Adjustment) Report.
Festival of the Resurrection of Our Lord
"Christ is risen!"
"He is risen indeed!"
Join us for the Festival of the Resurrection of Our Lord
Sunday at 9:30 am
Breakfast at 8:30 am
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
St. John Holy Week Services
Maundy Thursday with Lord’s Supper — April 18th, 6:30 pm
Good Friday — April 19th, 6:30 pm
Easter — April 21st
Breakfast — 8:30 am
Worship — 9:30 am
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Meeting to Discuss Self-Assessment Report and Recommendations
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
In February, over 40 members of St. John gathered together on a Saturday and Sunday for a Self-Assessment and Adjustment (SAA) program. With the help of Pastor Roecker from the WELS leadership team, we studied the purpose of a church in the Bible and asked ourselves the question, “are we doing everything we can, as a congregation, to lead people closer to Christ?” This session was preceded by several months of study, performed by our Church Council, on our congregation and the community around us.
The SAA session was an amazing and energizing journey for us to consider our church, our community, and to realize the need for change to reverse the trend of declining church attendance we have experienced over the last several years. How powerful it was to study God’s word and pray together with so many of you!
Please join us after church on Sunday May 5th to discuss the results and recommendations from the SAA program. This discussion is important for us to move forward together as a congregation and decide, does God want us to:
A copy of the SAA report, written by Pastor Roecker, was included in member mailboxes and can be found at the following link: www.stjohnev.net/report. In addition, a copy of the 45 page congregation and community study is available on a table in the narthex and at the following link: www.stjohnev.net/profile.
It is our hope that you will review and prayerfully consider the results and recommendations outlined in this report and join us May 5th with an energy to discuss how we can best share the gospel.
In humble service to God and to St. John,
The Church Council
Tony Wimmer, Jeff Abrahamsson, Tom Koepsell, Jim Julian, Jim Connolly, Mike Tholl, Darrell Crider, Derek Meyer
In February, over 40 members of St. John gathered together on a Saturday and Sunday for a Self-Assessment and Adjustment (SAA) program. With the help of Pastor Roecker from the WELS leadership team, we studied the purpose of a church in the Bible and asked ourselves the question, “are we doing everything we can, as a congregation, to lead people closer to Christ?” This session was preceded by several months of study, performed by our Church Council, on our congregation and the community around us.
The SAA session was an amazing and energizing journey for us to consider our church, our community, and to realize the need for change to reverse the trend of declining church attendance we have experienced over the last several years. How powerful it was to study God’s word and pray together with so many of you!
Please join us after church on Sunday May 5th to discuss the results and recommendations from the SAA program. This discussion is important for us to move forward together as a congregation and decide, does God want us to:
- Remain where we are, with a renewed focus on outreach in our community,
- Relocate and focus our outreach efforts on a different community, or
- Cease operating as a church, and encourage members to join other WELS churches.
A copy of the SAA report, written by Pastor Roecker, was included in member mailboxes and can be found at the following link: www.stjohnev.net/report. In addition, a copy of the 45 page congregation and community study is available on a table in the narthex and at the following link: www.stjohnev.net/profile.
It is our hope that you will review and prayerfully consider the results and recommendations outlined in this report and join us May 5th with an energy to discuss how we can best share the gospel.
In humble service to God and to St. John,
The Church Council
Tony Wimmer, Jeff Abrahamsson, Tom Koepsell, Jim Julian, Jim Connolly, Mike Tholl, Darrell Crider, Derek Meyer
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Wednesday Lenten Service
Wednesday, April 10th
Supper — 5:30 pm, Fellowship Hall
(Meal is a potluck)
Service — 6:30 pm, Lower Chapel
Midweek Lenten Theme - Three Words of Truth: I Am He!
Please join us for supper and worship!
Friday, April 5, 2019
Lenten Supper Potluck April 10th
The final Lenten Supper will be a potluck meal. Please plan to bring a dish to pass. Main dish, dessert, etc. Any questions speak to Jean Koepsell or call the church office. Thank you.
Anticipating Worship (April 7th)
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Worship Focus
"God offers us the precious treasure of salvation."
Scripture Readings
Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 73
Philippians 3:8-14
Luke 20:9-19
Sermon
Philippians 3:8-11
"Getting Ahead .... By Losing Everything"
Prayer of the Day
Eternal God and Father, help us to remember Jesus, who obeyed your will and bore the cross for our salvation that through his anguish, pain, and death we may receive forgiveness of sins and inherit eternal life; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Please join us Sunday for worship. Pastor Mark Kom will be sharing the Message.
Worship Focus
"God offers us the precious treasure of salvation."
Scripture Readings
Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 73
Philippians 3:8-14
Luke 20:9-19
Sermon
Philippians 3:8-11
"Getting Ahead .... By Losing Everything"
Prayer of the Day
Eternal God and Father, help us to remember Jesus, who obeyed your will and bore the cross for our salvation that through his anguish, pain, and death we may receive forgiveness of sins and inherit eternal life; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Please join us Sunday for worship. Pastor Mark Kom will be sharing the Message.
Easter Breakfast
St John will be having an Easter breakfast again this year starting at 8:30 am. We are asking our members to bring a coffee cake, bars, or hard-boiled eggs. A sign-up sheet is located in the narthex. If you would like to help serve that day, please speak to Tony Wimmer.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Lenten Service (April 3rd)
Wednesday, April 3rd
Supper — 5:30 pm, Fellowship Hall
(Sign up sheet on the table in the narthex)
Service — 6:30 pm, Lower Chapel
Midweek Lenten Theme - Three Words of Truth: Take Him Away!
Please join us for supper and worship!
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