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:
Janet Jundt
Dallas Esser
Waine Kruse
Naoma Ronnfeldt
Phil Sykes
Jo Schaefer
Wave Prchal
Keagan Sullivan
Bailey Suehl
Bradley Wise
The family of Sharon Thompson as they mourn her death
The family of Alverna Rathgeber as they mourn her death

Evelyn Kleensang
Leona Pfeifer
Pam Dircksen
Kim Martinson
Boston DeWald

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.

Lift up Roman Daniel Gerald Scott, son of Daniel & Paige Scott, as he is baptized at the
11 AM worship service on Sunday. Romans baptism sponsors are Megan Moran and Joe
Bauer. Welcome dad, Daniel Scott, as a new member, too!
Flowers on the altar this weekend are sponsored by Gayle & Donna Short in celebration of
Kyle & Rachels wedding anniversary; and by Ron & Lauran Lofgren in celebration of their
40th wedding anniversary.
Everyone is invited to Fellowship Hour for coffee and rolls between
services each Sunday in the Fellowship Hall.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE if you or someone you know is hospitalized and
would enjoy a visit. Our church staff and hospital visiting volunteers would be happy to
greet, see, and pray with you.
We are in need of 2 more Communion Assistants to help with distribution @ the 8:30 am
worship service once per month. Please contact the office or mark todays registration
slip if you are interested in helping.
SUNDAY IS SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY DAY! JOIN US IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL AT NOON
FOR BBQ AND PIE, GAMES AND FUN LETS GET FIRED UP!

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 Ermels Office Manager
Jim Carter Custodian/Grounds Keeper
Midge Hedrick Office Assistant

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
RALLY SUNDAY
8:30 am ....................................................... Worship
Blessing for Aline Skogstoe, Backpack Blessing
9:30 am ........................................... Fellowship Hour
Proceeds to support Aline Skogstoe, YAGM
9:45 am .............................................. Sunday School
11:00 am ..................................................... Worship
Baptism of Roman Scott, Backpack Blessing
12:00 pm ................................... Rally Day -- Fire Up!
Fellowship Hall & front lawn
MONDAY, AUG 17
10:00 am ............................................. Staff Meeting
10:00 am ...................................... Friends ChristCare
Pat Monson, 402-371-8803
2:00 pm ........................................ Chosen ChristCare
7:00 pm ............................................. Praise Forever
7:00 pm ........................................... Executive Board
8:30 pm .......................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, AUG 18
7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast
5:30 pm ............................................... WELCA Board
WEDNESDAY, AUG 19
1:30 pm .................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
7:00 pm ............................................. Church Council
7:30 pm ......................................... Mens ChristCare
Rollie Downs, 402-649-0256
THURSDAY, AUG 20
9:00 am ............................................. Rebekah Circle
1:30 pm .................................................... Ruth Circle
FRIDAY, AUG 21
5:30 pm ...................................... Wedding Rehearsal
SATURDAY, AUG 22
3:00 pm ........................ Eisenmann/Brown Wedding
5:00 pm ........................................................ Worship
6:00 pm ....................................... Openhouse Dinner
Sponsored & Served by Parish Fellowship Team

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

AUG 16
AUG 23

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

Elenore Merritt
Terri Denkinger
Linda Downs
Lisa Echtenkamp

ST. JOHNS EXECUTIVE BOARD

Mike Widhalm, President. ...... 1-402-316-5382
John Skogstoe, VP ..................... 402-379-3148
Danny Olson, Treasurer............. 402-379-1036
Diane Sobotka, Secretary. ......... 402-371-3583

OFFERINGS
Mission Emphasis (AUG) ..........Norfolk Food Pantry
Peanut Butter Pyramid
Greenfiber Funds April June:..................... $224.00
Paid to Norfolk Rescue Mission
Greenfiber Funds for AUG.................... Mercy Meals
General offering for 8/9/15 ...................... $8,292.75
The above general offering figure reflects
weekly additions of direct deposits and advance
pledges.
End of June Net Profit / (Loss).................($6,811.32)
Year-to-Date Net Profit / (Loss) ............($10,922.22)
Attendance 8/9/15 ........................... (50, 88, 65) 203

Support Group for Alzheimers CareGivers

Meets the 3rd Thursday each month @
Heritage of Bel Air, 1203 N. 13th St., Norfolk
Open to everyone
(Meeting rooms vary ask for directions
when you arrive)

SEPTEMBER
MEANS FOOD
PANTRY
Time again to
think about the
Norfolk Food Pantry
and how you can
help! St. Johns
supports the pantry
by donations of nonperishable food items,
monetary gifts to
purchase the perishable foods, and by
volunteers who sack groceries during
September for two hours each weekday
morning. THANK YOU!
* Non-perishable food may be left in the
collection boxes in the west hall, the narthex
and by the church office.
* Monetary gifts (placed in an envelope
designated Food Pantry) may be placedin the
offering plate or dropped off in the curch
office.
* To give of your time to help at the
pantry, check todays Registration Slip or call
Shirley Frowick @ 402-644-7882.
Thank you, too, for your donations of egg
cartons and plastic grocery bags which are
also needed!

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF SCHOOL

KITS

School Kits are the Lutheran World Relief

project for July and August. One school kit
should include:
4 70-sheet notebooks (wide or
college ruled). No loose leaf paper.
1 ruler with inches and centimeters.
1 pencil sharpener
1 blunt end safety scissors
5 unsharpened #2 pencils with
erasers (secure together with a rubber
band)
5 black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel
ink) secured with a rubber band.
1 box 16-24 crayons
1 2 eraser
School bags have already been purchased.
Donated items may be placed in the washtub in
the west hall. Thank you for helping MAKE A
DIFFERENCE!

BRIGHT HORIZONS DIAPER DRIVE

During September, Bright Horizons
will be collecting diapers for children in
the community. Disposable diapers are
required by daycare providers, and
average $100/month. We are especially
in need of sizes 4, 5, 6 and baby wipes.

THANK YOU for the cards, food,

prayers and thoughts. Thank you,
Pr. Justin, for the nice service, Steve
for playing the organ, and the ladies
for serving the lunch for Kevins
funeral. It was greatly appreciated.
The family of Kevin Starkey

Come check out St. John's August 22-23

during our

Open House Weekend!

Join us for worship Saturday(5pm)
or Sunday (8:30 & 11 am) and learn
about the variety of ministries that
happen through our congregation.
Saturday evening worship will be
followed by a fellowship meal.
On Sunday morning between worship
services, Nebraska Lutheran Campus
Ministry - Norfolk will host donuts &
coffee. Visit with a variety of groups
during a ministry showcase. Come on
your own, or bring friends & family. It's an
Open House Weekend at St. John's!

Mission emphasis in
August is the Norfolk
Food Pantry. There is
always a need for the
staples, but particularly
peanut butter. A
PEANUT BUTTER
PYRAMID has been
started in the west
hallway under the coatrack. Stack your
donations for a visible reminder of how
we can help!

MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) is a

Christian group of women who support each
other in our mothering journey and grow
together in our relationship with Christ. All
mothers of children age newborn through
kindergarten are welcome. Free childcare is
provided. The morning MOPS group meets the
first Wednesday of the month, September
through May, from 8:45 AM 11 AM at Victory
Road Evangelical Free Church, 1201 N. Victory
Rd., Norfolk. The evening MOPS group meets
the third Thursday of the month, September
through May, from 6 PM 8:30 PM at Christ
the Servant Lutheran Church, 1100 E.
Benjamin Ave., Norfolk. All Christian
denominations are welcome.

God's Work, Our Hands Sunday is coming

Sept. 13th! Take a
look at the sign up
sheets in back of the
church for your choice
of how you can be
involved in this
fun day!

STEPHEN MINISTRY
Our Stephen Ministers are
here to help you with this
one-to-one caring ministry. If
you would like to visit with a
minister, please contact one
of our leaders:
Karen Widhalm 402-694-9031
Jacquie Samway 402-371-1985
Jolene Ziebell 402-992-1328
Nancy Jacobs 402-841-1770
Our Stephen Ministers are:
Jeann Granstra Susan Skogstoe
Kristy Booras Laurel moore
Katrina Tomsen Kris Dahlkoetter
Jan Henning
Stephen Ministry is starting a new class
on Monday, September 14th. If you are
interested in becoming a Stephen Minister and
would like to attend this class, please stop by
the church office for an application form. For
any questions regarding the class please contact
one of the Stephen Leaders.

Thank you so much for al the

cards and phone calls for my
90th birthday.
Lee Stingley

VBS
Thank you to all of the volunteers
and all of the donations and borrowed
items for this years Vacation Bible
School program. It was an awesome
week because of your generous
support of this ministry. Everyone
had a great time learning that God
has the power to provide, comfort,
heal, forgive, and to love us forever.
HOLD ON! A complete list of
volunteers, lenders, and donations
will be forthcoming.
Items that were loaned for VBS
may be picked up from the table
on the north wall of the
Fellowship Hall. If you would like
to make other arrangements for
picking up your items, please
contact Jolene in the church
office during office hours.
402.371.1985

Thank you so much for getting me to Nova

Scotia! At $2 a mile, I still have a
long way to go to get to the St.
Swithuns Boarding School for
Girls in Winchester, UK. If you
want to help get me to England,
you can put your contribution in
the offering plate. Make checks payable to St.
Johns and put for Aline in the memo line.
Keep checking the bulletin to see how far Ive
travelled.
~Aline Skogstoe

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
RON LOFGREN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS/USHERS Gerald Schweer
READER Shirley Hughes
PRAYER LEADER __________
SOUND Spencer Dagerman

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
CATHY ERWIN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERS/USHERS Gerald Schweer
READER Carolyn Wilcox
PRAYER LEADER __________
SOUND Spencer Dagerman

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
RON LOFGREN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS Lynn Milander, Donna Short
USHERS Dennis & Lois Braesch
READER Duane Nelson
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Roger & Alice Gentzler
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Duane & Cindy
Nelson, Tom & Midge Hedrick
PRAYER LEADER Maureen Bivens
SOUND Spencer Dagerman
POWERPOINT Midge Hedrick

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
CATHY ERWIN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERS Alice Gentzler, Carol Sorsen
USHERS Dennis & Lois Braesch
READER Sara Fegley
FELLOWSHIP HOUR NeLCM
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jim & Elenore
Merritt, Carol Waggoner, Sara Fegley
PRAYER LEADER Susan Skogstoe
SOUND Spencer Dagerman
POWERPOINT __________

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
RON LOFGREN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERSKristi Johnson, Jeann Granstra
USHERS Greg & Sandra Korth, Del Johnson,
Ken Wragge, Terry Hall
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jeann Granstra,
Laurel Moore, Kristi Johnson,
Brenda Carhart
PRAYER LEADER ___________
SOUND Spencer Dagerman
POWERPOINT Rachel Carhart

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
CATHY ERWIN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERSJana Kuhlman, __________
USHERS Jeff & Cathy Erwin, Mark Nelson
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Lon & Jeanne
Timperley, Cathy & Jeff Erwin
PRAYER LEADER Carol Severa
SOUND Spencer Dagerman
POWERPOINT Marcus/Adam Echtenkamp

LECTIONARY READINGS:
Proverbs 9:1-6
Psalm 34:9-14
Ephesians 5:15-20
John 6:51-58

LECTIONARY READINGS:
Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18
Psalm 34:15-22
Ephesians 6:10-20
John 6:56-69