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 Karl Reeder Bonnie Sykes
Ivan Waggoner Bill Damme Connie Hagstrom
Ken Hansen Leon Schaefer Norma Henrickson
Stephanie Rabbass

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 Ken & Susan Hansen in
celebration of their 23rd wedding anniversary; and by Dennis & Brenda Smith in
honor of Rachels birthday.

Majesty Choir practices have started! Everyone is invited to join in and lend a voice
on Thursday evenings @ 7pm.

The Tidy-Up Crew will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 2, @ 8:30 am. Bring the tools of
your choice and see you there!

Join us Sunday, Sept. 21 @ 3 pm for the
4
th
Annual NeLCM fundraising event!
Late Night talk show bits, one-on-one
with Bishop Brian Maas, Cooking for One segment, silent auction (many, many items
to bid on), and dont forget the pie and ice cream! Help us raise $$ for Nebraska
Lutheran Campus Ministry and this FUN event! For additional information, go to:
www.folksandforks.com


Join us @ 11am on Sept. 7 and -- go fly a kite!


Pastor David E. Cox Interim Senior Pastor
Pastor Justin Wiese Assistant Pastor, NeLCM-Norfolk Campus Pastor
Jacquie Samway Coordinator of Congregational Care
Jolene Ziebell Coordinator of Youth Ministries
Gail Volquardsen Office Manager
Jim Carter Maintenance Engineer Midge Hedrick Office Assistant
SUNDAY, AUG 31
8:30 am ........................................... Festival Worship
9:30 am ..................................................... Fellowship
10:15 am .................................. Celebration Worship

MONDAY, SEPT 1
LABOR DAY (Office Closed)
8:30 pm ..................................................... Solid Rock

TUESDAY, SEPT 2
7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast
6:00 pm ........................................ Temple ChristCare
Pat Monson, 402-371-8803
7:00 pm ............................................... Praise Forever

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 3
1:30 pm .................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
7:00 pm ......................... Christian Cross Festival Mtg

SATURDAY, SEPT 6
6:00 pm ....................................... Gathering Worship






SHOP FOR MINISTRY
AUG 31 8:30 am Doris McMahon
11 am Beth Bonderson
SEPT 7 8:30 am Lee Stingley
11 am Jeanne Timperley






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 (Aug. & Sept.) Norfolk Food Pantry
General offering for 8/24/14 ..................... $5,149.18
The above general offering figure reflects
weekly additions of direct deposits and advance
pledges.
End of July Net Profit/(Loss) ................... ($5,059.97)
Year-to-Date Net Profit/(Loss) .................. $2,536.26
Attendance 8/24/14 ....................... (74, 94, 102) 270











































Our Stephen Ministers
are ready to care for you.

Jeann Granstra Jan Henning
Kristy Booras Jolene Ziebell
Iva Thelander Katrina Tomsen
Laurel Moore Susan Skogstoe
Kris Dahlkoetter

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)




School Kits are the Lutheran
World Relief project for August
and September. Pick up a
supplies needed page in the
west hall washtub and build a
kit today! WE ALSO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
SEWING AND HEALTH KITS.




If you are hospitalized, PLEASE CALL THE
CHURCH to let us know and PLEASE ASK to
be added to the Lutheran List. This will
help our hospital visitors, pastors and
Jacquie Samway (Coordinator of
Congregational Care) find you when
hospitalized.








Rally Sunday, September 7! Help us
KICK OFF 2014-15 Sunday School. Festivities
begin @ Noon with BBQ and PIE baking
contests! Sign up on todays Registration Slip
or on the poster in the west hallway. All
activities and games will be held on the north
side of the church from Noon to 2 PM. Lets
GET FIRED UP!



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 non-
perishable food items and monetary gifts to
purchase the perishable foods and by
volunteers who sack groceries for 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
placed in the offering plate or dropped
off in the church office.
To give of your time to help at the
pantry, check todays Registration Slip
or call Shirley Frowick @ 402-644-7882.
(Thank you for your donations of egg cartons
and plastic grocery bags which are also
needed!)

WE CAN HELP FIGHT WORLD HUNGER
St. Johns will be participating in two
important events during the coming months
that will help reverse malnutrition worldwide.
From now until Sunday, September 7th, we
will be collecting PEANUT BUTTER for the local
food pantry. Bring jars of peanut butter and
help us build a pyramid.

* * * *
On Saturday, October 4th, St. Johns will once
again be participating in the PACK AWAY
HUNGER DAY at Northeast Community
College. Last year participants had a
wonderful time packing a record 57 boxes
(17,100 meals) for hungry children. This year
we plan on having 4 teams and beating that
record! Reserve the day and plan to bring
family and friends to help fight world hunger.



MERCY MEALS PACKING
Packing Mercy Meals at the Mercy Meals
warehouse at 7th & Madison will be several
new times:
The first Monday / month: 4-5:30 pm or
5:30 7pm
The first Tuesday / month: 12:30 2 pm



WELCA Autumn Renewal Event
Saturday, Sept. 13
St. Andrews Lutheran Church
Lincoln, NE
A day of spiritual renewal for all women.
Registration fee is $18 and registration forms
can be picked up at the church office.
Deadline to register is Sept. 5. We will car
pool and plan to leave church at 6 am. Please
notify Carol Severa if you plan to attend.




LIFE OF CHRIST
Class on the
Four Gospels
Starts
September 7,
2014
9:45am
Bethany Room

If you are looking for a class to examine the
gospels and seek information on Jesus, this is
the course!

Pastor David will begin leading this course on
Sunday mornings at 9:45am in the Bethany
Room. The course is set up to use the
Synopsis of the Four Gospels, a book that
gives the reader a topical study of each story
that is written in the gospels. For Example: if a
particular story about Jesus is found in both
Matthew and Luke, the synopsis presents both
versions of the story, side by side, so they can
be read at the same time and examined. If you
would like a copy of this book, please contact
the church office. The price (discounted) is
$26.

Pastor David also uses small group discussion
and visualization of the Biblical Story in the art
of the church to encourage conversations
about the texts. The purpose of this course is
to help Christians to know Jesus Christ more
fully. To know the grace of Christ, the love of
Christ, the ways of Christ for our daily lives.
That is what we want for ourselves, our family,
our friends, and our world around us. By
carefully studying the life of Christ, it is our
hope that the Spirit of Jesus Christ may come
to live in us more fully.










BRIGHT HORIZONS DIAPER DRIVE
During the month of September, Bright
Horizons is asking our help in collecting
diapers for children in need in the community.
diapers will be collected in the large box in the
west hallway. They are especially in need of
sizes 4, 5 and 6.




What a gift I received in a
new kidney! Blessings to
the unknown donor who
gave me new life. Thank
you to everyone who sent prayers and cards.
Thank you to Jan Henning for all the meals she
provided. Praise the Lord for all He has done!
Ken Hansen





Be Someones Hero
Attend an informational meeting on
Volunteering with Hospice to be held on
Thurs. Sept. 25 at 7pm. at the Asera Care
Hospice Office, 1909 Vicki Lane, Norfolk.
Aseracare Hospice needs volunteers to help
in the Norfolk area providing support to
terminally ill patients and their families.
Flexible schedules in volunteering. Online
and individualized training is provided. To
sign up or find out more, please contact:
Jean Hughes, Volunteer Coordinator at the
Aseracare Hospice Office at 1-866-300-
3479 or e-mail
jeanette.hughes@aseracare.com.






September 14 is WELCA Sunday
Officers will be installed at the 8:30 am
worship service. Homemade goodies will be
furnished at coffee hour by WELCA with
offering going toward Campus Ministry. A
Noisy Offering will also be collected which
helps defray the shipping expense of items
made and donated throughout the year by
members of St. Johns for Lutheran World
Relief.





BENEFACTION BOARD HIGHLIGHTS
August 14, 2014
The St. Johns Benefaction Board approved
additional funds for storm relief in Pilger at
their August 14th meeting. The board
provided $5,000 to St. Peters for operational
costs in response to Pastor Paulas report that
the Pilger community was using the St. Peter
facility 24/7 for various needs.
The benefaction fund will also provide
$1056 to match money raised for the Norfolk
Food Pantry by VBS students in a penny war.
During the meeting, the Benefaction Board
considered seven requests and heard six
presentations on those requests. Funds were
approved for The Zone Afterschool Program,
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska and
Mercy Meals. Nebraska Lutheran Disaster
Funds Mitch McCartney will make a
presentation at the coffee hour on Oct. 5.











AUGUST COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS
The members of St. John's Lutheran Church
are in store for a really big Sunday, Sept.
13/14. The council hopes everyone finds an
opportunity to worship that weekend to be a
part of the surprise.
Watch for future announcements
regarding "Looking Forward to the Journey",
the Stewardship Program which will be
ongoing through the fall and early. The
program will provide multiple levels and layers
of communication and interaction for
community members to sense ownership of St
John's Lutheran Church in its programs,
ministry, vision for mission, and life together.
"Get Fired Up" is the theme for our 2014
Rally Sunday event. A special 11:00 a.m.
service will be held, followed by a noon meal.
There are three areas for members to
compete - BBQ grilling, pie baking and games
in the field. The council is hosting this event.
A complete copy of the minutes is available by
mail or email by contacting the church office.
















Great Place to:
Relax
Read & Study
Conduct Meetings & Classes
Watch Videos
Take home books/videos and return
when finished.

Features:
Posted guide to the number system
Large table & chairs
32 flat-screen TV with DVD & VCR
Large collection of new books, old
favorites, and kids books
Growing video library
Free bookmarks with guide to the
number system (bookmarks also
available in the Narthex).

PLEASE VISIT & ENJOY!








our
out LIBRARY

SATURDAY, AUG 30
6 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERS/USHERS Ken & Nancy Berney
READER Amanda Brasch
PRAYER LEADER __________
SOUND Ron Benson

SUNDAY, AUG 31
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERS Diane Sobotka, Kayla Mertz
USHERS Phil Sykes, Dennis & Lois Braesch
READER Sara Fegley
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Bob & Jan Henning
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Duane & Cindy
Nelson, Roger & Alice Gentzler
PRAYER LEADER Sara Fegley
SOUND Nancy Jacobs
POWERPOINT Midge Hedrick

SUNDAY, AUG 31
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERSEline Brosh, __________
USHERS Jeff & Cathy Erwin, Carhart Family
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Lon & Jeanne
Timperley, Cathy & Jeff Erwin
PRAYER LEADER Dave Pedersen
SOUND Hannah Carhart
POWERPOINT Trey Porter











SATURDAY, SEPT 6
6 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
JOHN SKOGSTOE
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS/USHERS Ken & Nancy Berney
READER Shirley Hughes
PRAYER LEADER Susan Skogstoe
SOUND Susan Skogstoe

SUNDAY, SEPT 7
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
JOHN SKOGSTOE
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS Doris McMahon, Donna Short
USHERS Jim McMahon, Gayle Short
READER Maureen Bivens
FELLOWSHIP HOUR __________
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jim & Elenore
Merritt, __________, __________
PRAYER LEADER Maureen Bivens
SOUND Susan Skogstoe
POWERPOINT Midge Hedrick

SUNDAY, SEPT 7
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
JOHN SKOGSTOE
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERSJana Kihlman, Jim & Kayla
Mertz
USHERS Kevin Bonderson, Dennis Swanson,
Roger Echtenkamp
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Beth Bonderson,
Janet Erickson, Kristy Booras, __________
PRAYER LEADER Carol Severa
SOUND Logan Strom
POWERPOINT Marcus / Adam Echtenkamp