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ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
246 Benjamin Street....................................................................Romeo, Michigan 48065
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost.........................................................September 13, 2009
Church Office....……………………… ..........................752-4588
Pastor Mark Evans……752-2498 Hotline.........................752-1067
Website: www.stjohnromeo.org Email Address.
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WORSHIP 8:30 & 10:30 AM
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP P=Presiding, A=Assisting, C=Congregation
Prelude Jan Evans
Congregational Greeting and Theme of the Day:
Jesus, Who Are You?
ENTRANCE HYMN (stand, if you are able): “All Are Welcome” (See Song Sheet)
GREETING:
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
KYRIE: WOV Page 28
HYMN OF PRAISE: WOV Page 29
PRAYER OF THE DAY: WOV Page 30
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Let us pray…
C: Teach us your names, O God, spoken in acts of mercy and justice and grace. May we learn your names, O Jesus, by trusting who you are for us and for all. May we recognize your names, Holy Spirit, in the renewing of our lives and communities. Amen.
CHILDREN’S SERMON (2) Pastor Mark
PRAISE HYMN: I’ve Got Peace Like a River
I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river,
I’ve got peace like a river, in my soul, in my soul.
I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river,
I’ve got peace like a river, in my soul, in my soul.
I’ve got love like an ocean, I’ve got love like an ocean,
I’ve got love like an ocean, in my soul, in my soul.
I’ve got love like an ocean, I’ve got love like an ocean,
I’ve got love like an ocean, in my soul, in my soul.
I’ve got joy like a fountain, I’ve got joy like a fountain,
I’ve got joy like a fountain, in my soul, in my soul.
I’ve got joy like a fountain, I’ve got joy like a fountain,
I’ve got joy like a fountain, in my soul, in my soul.
BAPTISM (2): (No photographs, please, until after worship. The service of Baptism is an opportunity for all of us to remember our Baptisms.)
P: Dear Parents and Sponsors, you have brought Kayla Elizabeth Paul to this place because God wants her to be washed and cleansed. Through sin, we live in a broken world, but in baptism, by water and the spirit, we are reborn children of God and made members of Christ’s Body.
S: We present Kayla to be washed in God’s Baptismal water.
P: As parents and sponsors, you are now asked to see that this child grows up in the Christian Faith. That she learns the stories of our Faith. See to it that through your lives she understands the meaning of the Creeds, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments. Make sure that she experiences the love of Christ through your love, for it is Christ’s love which shall sustain her throughout her life. Will you keep these promises?
Parents & Sponsors: We will.
P: Together, with this Congregation of Believers, will you affirm your faith and the Faith into which Kayla is baptized?
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: (congregation together)
God is love, and in God is the source of all goodness and truth. God is the creator of the universe and continues to recreate with us a kingdom of compassion for all humankind. Jesus is God’s Son. Jesus was born of Mary, lived a life of kindness and concern, died a cruel death on an executioner’s cross, and was raised on the third day to a new life. Jesus’ life is our life. We can now live a life of kindness and concern; we can die and be raised to new life; we can live as forgiven sinners, confident of our place in eternity. We can respond to the call of Christ to follow him.
The Holy Spirit is the spirit of God, alive and at work, establishing and building the realm of God on this earth. The Spirit of God leads us into the true faith, guides us through the difficult choices of life, and comforts us when we feel as if we cannot go on. God is with us, living inside of us, through the Holy Spirit. Amen.
THE BAPTISM: Kayla Elizabeth Pauly, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen
BAPTISMAL PRAYER
P: Kayla Elizabeth Pauly, child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the Cross of Christ forever.
A: Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
CONGREGATIONAL WELCOME: We welcome you into the Lord’s family. We receive you as a fellow member of the body of Christ, child of the same heavenly Father, and worker with us in the kingdom of God.
Today we welcome Kayla Elizabeth Pauly into our family of Christ. Kayla is the daughter of Andrew and Kristi (Trambley) Pauly of Royal Oak. Kayla’s sponsors are Kenneth and Kelly Trambley.
THE WORD OF GOD
FIRST LESSON: Proverbs 1:20-33
20Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares; 21at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech: 22"How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? 23If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you. 24But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand, 25since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke, 26I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you--27when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. 28"Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me. 29Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD, 30since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, 31they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. 32For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; 33but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm."
Psalm 19
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his
hands.
2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.
3 There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.
4 Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the
heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,
5 which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion
rejoicing to run his course.
6 It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing
is hidden from its heat.
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are
trustworthy, making wise the simple.
8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of
the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD
are sure and altogether righteous.
10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter
than honey, than honey from the comb.
11 By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
12 Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults.
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will
I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in
your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
SECOND LESSON: James 3:1-12
1Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check. 3When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. 7All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, 8but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. 10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (stand, if you are able): WOV No. 612
C: Celtic Alleluia
Al – le – lu – ia, al – le – lu – ia!
Al – le – lu – ia, al – le – lu – ia!
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the 8th Chapter
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
THE HOLY GOSPEL: Mark 8:27-28
27Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?" 28They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."
P: The Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON: “Jesus, Who Are You?” Pastor Mark Evans
OFFERING/OFFERTORY (stand and sing): WOV Page 35
C: Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord, and fill to the brim our cup of blessing.
Gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown, that we may be fed with the bread of life. Gather the hopes and dreams of all; unite them with the prayers we offer now. Grace our table with your presence, Lord, and give us a foretaste of the feast to come.
A: Let us pray. Merciful God
C: we offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given us--
ourselves, our time, and our possessions, signs of your gracious love.
Receive them for the sake of him who offered himself for us, Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
logon to the website to see the prayer listing.
After the updates of the People Concerns, the Congregation will stand and sing together,
“We Come to You for Healing, Lord”
We come to you for healing, Lord --- of body, mind and soul, And pray that by your Spirit’s touch --- our lives may be made whole.
You touch us through physicians’ skills, through nurses’ gifts of care --- And through the love of faithful friends who lift our lives in prayer.
THE PRAYERS (stand): WOV Page 34
A: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, and for all people according to their needs.
Each portion of the prayers concludes with these words:
A: Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
The prayers conclude with these words:
P: Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen
THE ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS:
P: Gracious God,
C: Our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name; what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in Your likeness and image; through Jesus Christ, the light of the world. Amen.
PARDON:
P: Jesus Christ our Savior gave himself for us, redeeming us from all sin and cleansing us to be people who are eager to do what is good. Through the water of rebirth and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, God saves us, renews us in grace and bestows on us eternal life.
C: Amen.
GREAT THANKSGIVING: WOV Page 36
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
P: It is indeed right and salutary that we should at all times and in all places
offer thanks . . . (Here the minister continues with the proper preface, concluding:) we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Congregation sings
C: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna. Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
P: In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.
THE LORD’S PRAYER: (stand if you are able)
P: Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:
C: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
COMMUNION (sit)
HYMNS DURING DISTRIBUTION LBW Nos. 200, 213, 214
(All baptized Christians are welcomed to the Lord’s Table today. Children who have not yet been instructed for Holy Communion will be given a blessing. Please fill out one communion card per family and follow the direction of the ushers. White grape juice is available for anyone who would prefer to not drink wine. There are also gluten free wafers for those people allergic to wheat.)
(Stand, if you are able)
P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
C: Amen
POST-COMMUNION HYMN (congregation sings): LBW Page 72
C: Thank the Lord and sing his praise; tell ev’ry-one what he has done. Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear his name. He recalls his promises and leads his people forth in joy with shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia. Alleluia.
A: Let us pray. (The Assisting Minister says a short prayer.)
C: Amen
THE BENEDICTION:
P: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.
C: Amen.
CLOSING HYMN: “Sent Forth by God’s Blessing” LBW No. 221
DISMISSAL:
A: Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude.......................................................................................................Jan Evans
VOLUNTEER MINISTERS FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2008
Assisting Minister: TBA
Acolyte: 1) Volunteers Please! 2) McKenna Witt
Greeters: 1) Sue Mueller
2) Denise Bonner
Reader: 1) Shirley Wilburn
2) Brenda Palmer
Nursery: 1) Volunteers Please!
2) Suzanne Jaroh
Comm. Care: 1) Herb & Karen Schroeder
2) Sid & Joyce Kelly
Comm. Bread: 1) Herb & Karen Schroeder
2) Sid & Joyce Kelly
Ushers: 1) Pat Hahn; Earl Proctor; Volunteers Please!
2) Sue Schwartz; Volunteers Please!!
Counters: Bob & Julie Miller
Coffee Hour: Karen Joyce
THE WEEKLY BULLETIN SEPTEMBER 12/13, 2009
GUESTS & VISITORS:
The members of St. John Lutheran Church and their Pastor extend to you a most cordial welcome and wish you a blessed worship hour with us. A staffed nursery is available for children 4 and under in the back of the church on Sundays.
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Volunteer Ministers for
September 20, 2009
Assisting Minister:
TBA
Acolyte:
1) Volunteers Please!
2) Kristin & Jennifer Stofflet
Greeters:
1) Trudie Seablom
2) Ron Weyersberg Family
Reader:
1) Trudie Seablom
2) Karen Palmer
Nursery:
1) Volunteers Please!
2) Angie Farkas
Ushers:
1) Rick Eggleston; Glen Douglas; Volunteers Please!
2) Hal Lanstra; Velma Springstubbe;
Volunteers Please!
Counters:
Pat Hahn; Joanne Banghart (Monday a.m.)
Coffee Hour
Rita Frech
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Weekly Attendance:
Saturday, 9/5.......................44
Sunday, 9/6..........................??
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Member Service Directory
Seamstress – Deb Aude
786-9189
E.P. Collision – Bumping, Painting, Glass - 752-4452
Mary Kay Consultant – Chelsea Colbert–248-765-6095
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May God bless the baptism today of Kayla Elizabeth Pauly, daughter of Andrew and Kristi (Trambley) Pauly of Royal Oak. Kayla’s sponsors are Kenneth and Kelly Trambley.
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Tuesday Night Euchre
Sponsored by the
St. John Men’s Club
Begins September 15th and continues on the 2nd Tuesday each month after that (off during summer months.)
6:00 pm Registration
6:30 pm Start time
$10 Fee includes snacks
COME JOIN IN THE FUN!
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There will be an interment for Irene Appel, who passed away last year, at the Romeo Cemetery on Saturday, Sept. 26th. The Rev. Dr. Walter Schmidt will officiate.
Please meet at the Roth-Muir Funeral Home at 2:15pm. Dinner will follow at the Apple Orchard Inn at 3:30. Please RSVP by Sept. 20th to Shirley Wilburn, 586-752-3507 or Norene Appel, 614-258-0686.
Are you a gardener who occasionally grows more than you can use? If so, we have a solution! We will have a table set up in the hallway during weekend worship where you can leave your extras for someone else to enjoy. If there are leftovers on Monday, we will donate them to Samaritan House. We hope that you will participate in this fun and yummy proposition!
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Come join us on September 19th immediately following the Saturday Worship Service for a Church Picnic.
Hot Dogs will be provided but please bring a dish to pass, your own drinks, table settings, and an outdoor chair. There will be games and prizes for children of all ages.
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Here I am again thanking all of the men of the church that helped park cars Sunday and Monday of the Labor Day Weekend. If it wasn’t for your help, it wouldn’t be a success. Also a thanks to these men’s wives for sharing their husbands for the hours they spent working at this event.
Thank you again!
Leon Petzold
Attention Grades 5 -12!
Interested in singing and having fun? Join Youth Choir on our new time and day. Practices on Wednesdays from 7:30-8:15pm after catechism. Practices held in the sanctuary beginning Wednesday, September 9th. For more info, please contact Darcy Mackenzie at 586-784-4238.
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We invite Pre-school thru 5th Grade children to join us! Kids of the Kingdom (KOK Kids) meet after 8:30 service from 9:45-10:20am upstairs in the room next to the library and then the children go down to Sunday School. Any questions or concerns, please contact Marlene (248-651-7394) or Karen (586-752-7734). We practice 3 times a month and usually sing once a month at the 10:30 service.
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Future Cub Scouts
If you have a son who is in 1st thru 5th Grade and is interested in becoming a scout, come join us and see what we’re about! Cub Scout Pack 259 is holding meetings in the Fellowship Hall. Monday, Sept. 21st, 7pm – Join Scouting Night. Monday, Sept. 28th, 7pm – Pack Meeting. For more info:
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SEPTEMBER WELCA PROJECT
Veterans at Saginaw Hospital
Disposable razors, shaving cream, toothbrush, toothpaste, note paper, writing paper, playing cards, envelopes, stamps, small games, magazines, paperback books, and other toiletries.
Thank You and God Bless America!
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‘BE THE CHURCH’ SUNDAY – OCT. 11TH
ITEMS NEEDED:
We need approximately 700 brown paper grocery bags for the confirmation/youth group food drive for ‘Be the Church’ Sunday, October 11th. Please drop your bags off at the church office.
We will also need about 1000 hangers for the coat store that will happen on that day. Please drop off your hangers in the box by the coat racks in the entry hall.
Your used coats are needed. Please save your gently-used coats for the coat drive that will be taking place beginning in September. Your used coats will be given out at the “coat store” on “Be the Church” Sunday.
FLU SHOT CLINIC:
A Flu Shot Clinic will be available on Sunday, October 11th in the Conference Room on “Be the Church” Sunday. Flu shots will be $25 and Medicaid will be accepted. You MUST register for this shot – please call the church office at 752-4588.
SEPTEMBER PANTRY NEEDS
FOR SAMARITAN HOUSE
Peanut Butter * Pancake Mix & Syrup * Fruit * Hamburger Helper * Ramen Noodles * Bar Soap * Toilet Paper * Toothpaste * Jam/Jelly * Soup * Green Beans, Corn, Carrots * Rice * Juice * Deodorant * Laundry Soap * Diapers size 4 thru 6 *
NOTE: We need low-sodium and sugar-free foods in our pantry for clients with health problems. Samaritan House will be closed Sept. 4-9 for Labor Day.
We appreciate any non-perishable food items and toiletries that you can donate. Drop off your food donations during our normal business hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10-6 and Friday 10 – 4. We are located at: 62324 Van Dyke, Washington, MI 48094, (586) 336-9956
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2009 CROP Walk for Hunger
The NW Macomb County CROP Walk will be held Sunday, October 4th. The 6 mile walk starts and ends at St. John. If you would like to walk, Please see or contact Sue Schwartz (586-752-9145) or Leslie Hauptli (586-752-7594). We will try to be available between and after services. If you can’t walk, please consider donating to one of the many walkers who represent St. John. Our own Samaritan House receives 25% of all money donated! Please help alleviate hunger at home and around the world!
The Can-Do Ringers Bell Choir is open to anyone 4th grade on up. You don't have to know how to play a bell or read music to join. We take it slow and show you how to ring properly and follow the music. Rehearsals are on Mondays at 6:30pm. We play one Sunday a month at both services. Choir members must commit to make as many rehearsals as possible. If you are interested, call Pat Koleda at (586) 992-0646 or just come to our first rehearsal on Monday, September 13, at 6:30.
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE RECYCLING
Thank you for the tremendous response with this! In July we recycled 4.19 tons and received $68.39. Year to date – $287.68. Landfill space saved – 14.23 cubic yards. The total collected since the program began in 2005 is $3,787.00. Thank you!
PLEASE, NO CARDBOARD or PHONE BOOKS
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Meijer Community Rewards for August
$20.51
YTD for 2009: $176.07
Thank you, Shoppers!
Coming Next Month:
More Than Money Matters
A 3-Part Money Mangement Workshop developed by Thrivent. Learn how to identify what’s most important in your life and set goals. Also learn how to make sharing, saving and spending decisions in line with your values and use basic tools to help you budget, reduce debt and find money to save. Meal provided.
Sessions will be held Saturdays: October 10th, 17th and November 7th.
For more info, call Stephen Schocke at 586-726-8899, ext. 115.
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN, SEPTEMBER 12-20, 2009
Saturday -Worship, 5pm
Sunday -MCREST Ends
-Worship with communion, 8:30 & 10:30 am
-Sunday School, 10:15am
-Blood Pressure Screening, 9:30-10:30am
Monday -Can-Do Ringers, 6:30pm
-Stephen Ministry, 7pm
-Pack 259 Committee Mtg., 7pm
Tuesday -Men’s Club Euchre, 6:30pm
-Council, 7pm
-Symphonia Chorale, 7pm
-Weight Watchers, 7pm
Wednesday -Tai Chi, 10:30am
-Confirmation, 6:30pm
-Praise Ringers, 6:30pm
-Praise Singers, 7:30pm
-Youth Choir, 7:30pm
Thursday -Bible Study, 7pm
-AA/Alanon, 8pm
Saturday -Worship with communion, 5pm
-Church Picnic following Worship
Sunday -Worship, 8:30 & 10:30 am
-Sunday School, 10:15am
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St. John Lutheran is a Stephen Ministry Congregation.
WE CARE...BUT ONLY GOD CURES!
Are you in need.....
Of a caring Christian who will listen, empathize, encourage, pray, provide confidential care, and patiently support you as you work through a crisis or difficult time? Or...
Do you know someone.....perhaps a friend, neighbor, co-worker, colleague, or relative, who could benefit from this type of care? Then contact one of our Stephen Leaders below or Pastor Mark.
Jan Gallagher 586-752-5329
Bob or Jan Gallardo - 586-781-5803
Jan Alling 586 586-752-7016
Jerry Foor 586 586-752-9227
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Please remember to visit our website!
www.stjohnromeo.org
We now have a Youth link under Groups that will be updated frequently with upcoming events!
Shakin it up and changing it around.........Cut for this week
E-Care Needs from Samaritan House
If you are able to meet any of these needs, please feel free to drop them off anytime during our hours of operation: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 am until 6 pm and Fridays from 10 am until 4 pm. If you have any questions, we can be reached either by email (
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) or phone at 586-336-9956. We are located on the east side of Van Dyke between 28 Mile and 29 Mile Roads at 62324 Van Dyke in Washington, MI.
E-Care #50
We have a 13 year old male in need of tennis shoes size 10, summer clothes size 28-30 (waist) or small shirts, underwear size 28-30, and socks size 9-11.
Also a 2 year old female in need of summer clothes size 18 month.
E-Care #51
We have a 52 year old male in need of tennis shoes size 11.
E-Care #52
We have a 20 year old male in need of pants size 36(w)X32(l), shirts size L, underwear size L, shoes size 11, sweat shirts and sweat pants size L.
E-Care # 53
We have an 8 year old male in need of pants & shorts size 8 slim, PJ's & shirts size 8, shoes size 1, socks, and underwear size 6-8, and a spring coat size 8; we also have a 5 year old female in need of pants and shorts size 5 slim, shirts and PJ's size 5, socks, shoes size 9, underwear size 4 and a spring coat size 5.
Extra stuff to keep!:
Debra Circle – Meets at 9:30am on the first Tuesday of the month at a member’s home.
Church Group – Meets at 12:30 on the first Wednesday of the month at the church.
Love Day – Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month from 9am to 3pm at the church.
Love Day 2 – Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month from 9-12am at the church.
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(Put back in WB in Jan. 2010)
Interested in using your gift of music for worship? Saturday service is looking for just a wee bit of your time to sing or play one song at the beginning of our 5pm Saturday service. Contact Cathy Vestrand at 586-752-2262 even if you just want to do it one time!
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Please save your pop can tabs and turn them in at the church for the purchase of kidney machines. Over 124 & ¾ lbs. have been collected since February 2007! This fundraiser is for the purchase of kidney machines.
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More ways you can save!
1. Box Tops for Education
2. Campbell’s Soup Labels
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In our continuing efforts to “Go Green” and save money too, we would appreciate you using one communion card per family. Simply note the names on that card of the people who took communion. Thank you kindly.
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JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE
There are about 200 giving units in our church and if each unit gave an extra $10 each month at the end of the year we would have an additional $24,000. Please consider a slight increase in your commitment to the ministry here at St. John and help solve our financial problem.
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UPCOMING SERMON SERIES
Do you have any suggestions for Pastor Mark? Are there any subjects you would like to see turned into a Sermon Series? Do you have any questions or concerns that you would like to see PM
develop into a Sermon Series for this fall? If you do then tell Pastor or call the church office.
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If you have an extra vehicle you have been considering donating, please call Charity Motors Car Donation Program and tell them you want to donate your vehicle and designate the proceeds to St. John Lutheran Church. You will receive a tax donation while helping our church!
Call 313-933-4000.
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The Macomb County Community Services Agency is looking for volunteers to deliver ‘Meals on Wheels’ to homebound seniors twice a month at lunchtime. Routes can be close to your home or work. Please call 586-469-5228 or visit www.macombcountymi.gov/mccsa to volunteer.
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The Sharing Tree in July?
Yes, the Sharing Tree is up! This is to help us “stock the church” for MCREST. Some tags are for food items, some for the Health Care kits that each guest receives from us, and some are for Birthday gifts and Bingo prizes. The white envelopes are for donations for perishable items. Please consider taking a tag or two. We ask that you place items under the tree by August 23rd. Please place the envelope in the collection basket by August 23rd. Thank you!
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You can recycle:
+Magazines
+Mail
+Shopping Catalogs
+Newspaper
+Office & School Papers
You can recycle anything listed here from your business as well. The Bin is located in the back lot next to the garage.
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