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St. John's Lutheran Church ELCA: Our Mission: Loving God - . - Loving People - . - Reaching Out!

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St.

Johns Lutheran Church ELCA


1300 W. Benjamin Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 371-1985
stjohn@cableone.net
www.stjohnsnorfolk.com

Our Mission: Loving God . . . Loving People . . . Reaching Out!


Please remember in prayer:
Pr. Mike Sorsen
Jo Schaefer
Ken Carlson
Janel Jundt
Lisa Echtenkamp
Marcia Barg
Daniel Miller
Michelle Cech
Leila Uttecht
Dallas Esser
Susan Hansen
Juliet Moris
Leona Bargstadt and family as they mourn the death of Lester
If you know someone who is in need of prayer but whose name is not listed, it may be that
they have asked not to be included in the printed bulletin. Please remember them in your
personal prayers.

Flowers on the altar this weekend are sponsored by Eline Brosh in loving memory of
Don; and by Burt & Dorothy Lederer Johnson in celebration of Gods blessings.
Additional flowers are sponsored by Naoma Ronnfeldt in loving memory of Bill and
in celebration of grandson Codys 18th birthday.
Happy birthday to Dora Ahlmann who celebrates her 94th birthday on January 27th.
Dora is now living at the Stanton Health Center. We wish her Gods continued
blessings. When you see Alverna Rathgeber at the 11:00 worship service, wish her a
happy birthday. She will celebrate her 92nd birthday on January 30th.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE if you or someone you know is hospitalized
and would enjoy a visit. Our church staff and hospital visit volunteers would be
happy to greet, see, and pray with you.

ANNUAL MEETING TODAY!


Join us @ noon for the congregational potluck lunch.
Annual Meeting begins @ 1pm.
The Life with Christ Class will begin again on Sunday, January 25, at 9:45 am in the
Bethany Room. Join us for this side-by-side comparison of the gospels.
2015 OFFERING ENVELOPES ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE WEST HALLWAY.
Dr. David E. Cox Interim Senior Pastor
Justin Wiese Assistant Pastor, NeLCM-Norfolk Campus Pastor
Jacquie Samway PMA, Coordinator of Congregational Care
Jolene Ziebell Coordinator of Youth Ministries
Gail Volquardsen Office Manager
Jim Carter Maintenance Engineer
Midge Hedrick Office Assistant

SUNDAY, JAN 25
8:30 am ........................................... Festival Worship
9:45 am ..................................................... Fellowship
10:00 am ............................................ Sunday School
11:00 am .................................. Celebration Worship
Noon .................................... Congregational Potluck
1:00 pm............................................ Annual Meeting
MONDAY, JAN 26
10:00 am .............................................. Staff Meeting
8:30 pm..................................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, JAN 27
7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast
7:00 pm....................................... Beloved ChristCare
Tracy Meister, 402-379-2484
7:00 pm............................................... Praise Forever
WEDNESDAY, JAN 28
1:30 pm.................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
2:30 pm........................4th & 5th Grade Confirmation
5:00 pm........................4th & 5th Grade Confirmation
5:30 pm................................. Last Wednesday Lectio
6:00 pm............................... Cabin Fever Game Night
Fellowship Hall
THURSDAY, JAN 29
9:00 am ................................. Quilting Day & Potluck
SATURDAY, JAN 31
6:00 pm........................................................ Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY


JAN 25
FEB 1

8:30 am
11 am
8:30 am
11 am

Donna Short
Cathy Erwin
Alice Gentzler
Pat Strom

ST. JOHNS EXECUTIVE BOARD


Mike Widhalm, President. ..... 1-402-316-5382
David Merritt, VP ...................... 402-379-0020
Dan Olson, Treasurer. ............... 402-379-1036
Diane Sobotka, Secretary. ......... 402-371-3583

OFFERINGS
Mission Emphasis (JAN.) ................. ELCA Good Gifts
General offering for 1/18/15 ..................... $6,638.51
The above general offering figure reflects
weekly additions of direct deposits and advance
pledges.
End of Dec. Net Profit / (Loss) ................... $5,278.50
Year-to-Date Net Profit / (Loss) ................. $3.478.40
Attendance 1/18/15 ......................... (17, 60, 63) 140

Our Stephen Ministers are ready


to care for you.
If you or someone you know could benefit
from the care of a Stephen Minister, please
give us a call:
Karen Widhalm, Stephen Leader
(402-694-9031)
Nancy Jacobs, Stephen Leader
(402-841-1770)
St. Johns Church Office
(402-371-1985)

MERCY MEALS PACKING


Packing Mercy Meals at the Mercy Meals
Warehouse at 7th & Madison will be
The first Monday / month: 4-5:30 pm or
5:30 7pm
The first Tuesday / month: 12:30 2 pm
If interested in packing, contact Jan Gannon at
402-649-6401.

FIFTH THURSDAY
QUILTERS

The Quilters will gather on Thursday,


Jan. 29 for a day of quilting (and potluck
lunch). Bring your tools of choice and
potluck to share.
(NO QUILTING on Thursday, Jan. 22).

To all the Altar Guild Teams and Communion


Bread Bakers Thank You so very much for
your time, efforts, and loyal service. Thank
you, too, to Deb Anderson for the baptism
napkins. What a great gift to our new
members! Thank you to Jacquie Samway for
delivering altar flowers to shut ins. You are all
greatly appreciated!
Mary Ann Jenson
NOTE: Pick up Altar Guild booklets in the west
hallway for both team members and bread
bakers. Thank you!

REMIND.COM
St. Johns invites you to sign up for our new
remind.com text notifications! Simply text the
following keywords to 81010 to get signed up for
the following notification lists:
General-Congregation: @stjohnsgnrl
Sunday School: @stjohnsss
Confirmation: @stjohnconf
St. Johns Prayer Chain: @chainpray
Complete the sign-up process by sending the
requested information from remind.coms
follow-up texts, and youll be set!

A BIG Thank You to the ladies


in charge of the lunch and to
those who contributed from
home. I received many nice
compliments. A thank you also to Pastor
Justin for the homily and his part in the rest of
the service and to Jim Carter for the extra
work we caused him. It was all so appreciated
and so nicely done. What a blessing we
received from God for a nice day weatherwise.
Gladys Moritz, Pat & Cindy

SATURDAY, JAN 24
6 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERS/USHERS Bob & Joyce Roth
READER Connie Hagstrom
PRAYER LEADER Diane Sobotka
SOUND Jacquie Samway

SATURDAY, JAN 31
6 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
JOHN SKOGSTOE
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
MIKE / KAREN WIDHALM
GREETERS/USHERS Bob & Joyce Roth
READER __________
PRAYER LEADER __________
SOUND Ron Benson

SUNDAY, JAN 25
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERS Diana Uhlir, Bob Henning
USHERS Phil Sykes, Richard Uhlir
READER Tom Hedrick
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Temple ChristCare
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Tom & Midge
Hedrick, Jim & Elenore Merritt
PRAYER LEADER Sara Fegley
SOUND Susan Skogstoe
POWERPOINT Janet Erickson

SUNDAY, FEB 1
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
JOHN SKOGSTOE
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
MIKE / KAREN WIDHALM
GREETERS Diane Sobotka, Audrey Prater
USHERS Phil Sykes, Dennis & Lois Braesch,
Jack Prater
READER Rollie downs
FELLOWSHIP HOUR
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Rollie & Linda
Downs, Sherri Kuk, Carol Waggoner
PRAYER LEADER Diane Sobotka
SOUND Ron Benson
POWERPOINT Mary Lynn Benson

SUNDAY, JAN 25
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERSJana Kuhlman,
Alverna Rathgeber
USHERS Greg & Sandra Korth, Mark Nelson,
Ken Wragge & Terry Hall
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jeann Granstra,
Laurel Moore, Kristi Johnson,
Tracy Meister
PRAYER LEADER Dave Pedersenmeis
SOUND Nancy Jacobs
POWERPOINT Claire Thompson

SUNDAY, FEB 1
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
JOHN SKOGSTOE
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
MIKE / KAREN WIDHALM
GREETERSMichelle Dagerman, Martha
Thompson
USHERS Kevin Bonderson, Don Meister,
Carol Severa
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Beth Bonderson,
Janet Erickson, Brenda Carhart,
Kristy Booras
PRAYER LEADER Carol Severa
SOUND Logan Strom
POWERPOINT Marcus/Adam Echtenkamp

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