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NOTES AND NEWS
Week of September 6th, 2009
JOIN US FOR BIBLE CLASS ON 1 & 2 PETER! In Peter’s epistles he instructs Christ’s sheep how to deal with challenges facing the early Christian church—challenges that we also face today. Class is held in the Welcome Center on Sundays at 9:15 a.m. and on Mondays after our worship service. Hope to see you there!
THERE IS NO WORSHIP SERVICE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, due to the Labor Day Weekend. The regularly scheduled worship service will be held on Tuesday, September 8 at 6:30 p.m. Bible class will be held on Tuesday night following the service.
AT OUR VOTERS’ MEETING ON MONDAY we voted to call Miss Belinda Diercks to serve as our extended learning teacher. Please keep Miss Diercks in your prayers as she considers the call.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! “EMBRACING OUR NEIGHBORS” is the Welcome Center Open House to the community. This event will be on Saturday, September 26, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Members and non-members are all invited. Watch Notes & News for updates of all the activities being planned. Donations of cookies or bars is greatly appreciated. Light refreshments will be served. Hope to see you there!
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP WITH SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE! We need your help if we’re going to continue serving coffee on Sunday mornings. Two options are available: set up before the early service or clean up after the late service. If you’re an early riser, you can help brew coffee at 7:15 a.m. so that we have coffee ready for those who come to our first service. Clean-up after the second service takes about twenty minutes. Please sign up at the kiosk in the Welcome Center for the dates that work for you. For more information, please contact Sandy Bartsch at 414.545.8651.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED WITH THE ALL FAMILY BBQ LAST SUNDAY! St. John’s Home & School is currently holding their annual fundraiser. Profits help to support all the functions of the Home & School organization for the upcoming school year in addition to non-curricular needs of the school. They are selling various products from the Geckler Company, which include gift items as well as frozen foods. Orders will be taken until September 16. There is a packet to look at with an order form at the kiosk in the Welcome Center and in the church narthex. Payment is needed with each order. Checks made payable to St. John’s Home & School. Questions? Please contact Vicki Bartol at the school office, 414.541.5881.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE “WHAT’S IN THE BAG?” game at last Sunday’s All Family BBQ. Lisa Hirschmann, Diane Hirschmann and Erika Kehl tied with 13 correct answers. 1. Toy Boat 2. Bottle of Whiteout 3. Belt Buckle 4. Rock 5. Chain 6. Allen Wrench 7. Pack of Seeds 8. Screw Driver 9. Door Stopper 10. Small Pingpong Paddle 11. Bolt 12. Shoe Horn 13. Pencil Sharpener 14. Wine Bottle Stopper 15. Shoelace. The top score in “How Many Words Can You Find” was 60 by Bonnie Huth.
SUNDAY SCHOOL STARTS SEPTEMBER 13 AT 9:15 A.M. 83 letters were sent out early in August to St. John’s families and VBS families with children ages 3 ½ - 11. Parents can come to Bible Class and children can attend Sunday School. It’s a great opportunity for having your faith fed and for fellowship. A pre-teen and/or teen class may also start up depending on answers to 40 phone calls. “Blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it” (and spread it) Don’t let this chance for faith growth pass you by. Call Gene Huth 453.1350. Sunday School registration is on now! Sign up at church in the Welcome Center. All Sunday School families challenge all to a softball game on September 13 at 3:00 p.m.
JOIN US ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, AT 9:15 A.M. FOR AN OPEN FORUM MEETING.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN SCHOOL IS HOSTING THE ANNUAL CROSS COUNTRY MEET ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 AT 8:30 A.M. If you would like to volunteer for this event, please talk to Chad Grambsch at 414.313.4308. Thank you!
SPONSORS ARE NEEDED FOR LUTHERANS FOR LIFE, LIFE-A-THON, on September 26. Please be generous for this worthy cause. Members Gene and Sharon Huth are participating. If you’d care to donate, please see the pledge sheet in the Welcome Center.
ST. JOHN’S CEMETERY COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR HELP. Are you a long-time member or do you have a family member that has a picture of the old cemetery in front of the church? We are completing the cemetery records for historical and research purposes. Contact the church office if you have any pictures to loan us. Thank you!
THE MEMBERS OF MT. CALVARY, WAUKESHA invite you to Concert on the Hill, September 12, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. till 6 p.m. This FREE, outdoor concert will feature Isaiah 62 (Mt. Calvary’s praise team), Koine, and Reflections (Mt. Calvary's contemporary choir). Invite your family, friends, and neighbors, as well. Bring your blankets and/or lawn chairs and a picnic dinner to the church's soccer field at 1941 Madison Avenue and make it an evening of Christian music and fellowship. Food will also be available for purchase. Handicapped accessible area will be provided. Signing will be available for the hearing impaired. Need directions or have questions? Call 262-547-6720 or surf the Web at www.mountcalvarywaukesha.org. In case of rain, the concert will be held in the church.
JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION and learn about “What Happened at the Synod Convention and Why!” Barnabas Breakfast on Wednesday, September 16 from 7:00-8:30 a.m. The cost is $5 and will be held at WELS Kingdom Workers National Headquarters, 2323 N. Mayfair Road, 1st floor conference room, Wauwatosa. RSVP to Patty Eagon at peagon@wkw.wels.net.
FULLTIME INFANT AND TODDLER ASSISTANT TEACHER NEEDED, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., 35-40 hours a week at Good Shepherd Lutheran. Must be certified in the childcare profession and/or be certified for infant and toddler care. Need to be first aid certified or become certified within 3 months of hiring. Competitive pay, free childcare (up to 2 of your own children), paid holidays, and vacation benefits after one year of service. Please call Shelly Nardi with any questions or to set up an interview at 414-774-8520 ext 16.
OUR OFFERINGS TO THE LORD
Entire Budget Figures: Weekly offering budget $18,160; Offerings last week $16,254 (-$1,906) Year-to-date budgeted offerings (9 weeks) $163,440; Actual offerings July to date $110,375 (-$53,065) Envelopes, Cash, EFT only: Weekly cash budgeted $10,644; Offerings last week; $10,747 (+$103). Year to date budgeted offerings (9 weeks) $95,796; Actual offerings July to date $86,313 (-$9,483) Thank you for your gifts of love that enable us to share God’s life-giving Word here and throughout the world!
HEARING GOD’S WORD
August 30 & 31, 2009: 114 + 270 + 70 = 454
Bible Study: 27
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AND BE SERVED
Today: 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion
9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study
Order Scrip
2:00 p.m. Johnson/Lorino wedding at Grace Lutheran
Monday: Labor Day – No School or Worship Services
Tuesday: 5:00-6:30 p.m. Girls B VB
6:30 p.m. Worship with Holy Communion
6:30-8:00 p.m. Girls A VB
7:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday: 4:00 p.m. Cross Country meet at Pilgrim
Thursday: 5:00-6:30 p.m. Girls B VB
6:00 p.m. Handbells
6:30-8:00 p.m. Girls A VB
7:30-9:00 p.m. Senior Choir
Friday: 3:30 p.m. Cross Country
Saturday: 1:30 p.m. Kulpa/Hawk Wedding