St. John’s 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

If you know someone who is in need of prayer but whose name is not listed, it may be thatthey have asked not to be included in the printed bulletin. Please remember them in your

 personal prayers.

Birthday wishes and prayers to Doris Hansen who celebrates her 90th

 birthday on

August 10. God’s blessings, Doris! 

Flowers on the altar this weekend are sponsored by  Jim Carter  in memory of Sandy

on their anniversary; and by Maureen Bivens in celebration of her birthday on

Monday. Thank you also to the family of Pat Thorell for the donation of flowers.

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.

Vacation Bible School begins TONIGHT!  Hope to see you there!

A light dinner is served at 6pm, with opening activities at 6:30pm.

First Monday Tidy Up will be Monday, Aug. 4. @ 9am. Bring your favorite cleaning

“tool” and join us for a quick tidy up of the church!

Pastor David E. Cox – Interim Senior PastorPastor Justin Wiese – Assistant Pastor, NeLCM-Norfolk Campus Pastor

Jacquie Samway – Coordinator of Congregational CareJolene Ziebell – Coordinator of Youth Ministries

Gail Volquardsen – Office ManagerJim Carter – Maintenance Engineer Midge Hedrick – Office Assistant

 

SUNDAY, AUG 3

8:30 am ........................................... Festival Worship9:30 am ..................................................... Fellowship10:15 am .................................. Celebration Worship6:00 pm .................................................... VBS Dinner6:30 pm ................................... Vacation Bible School

MONDAY, AUG 4

9:00 am ..................................Tidy Up Cleaning Crew10:00 am .............................................. Staff Meeting2:00 pm ........................................ Chosen ChristCare

Ivan & Carol Waggoner, 402-371-76426:00 pm .................................................... VBS Dinner6:30 pm ................................................................ VBS8:30 pm ..................................................... Solid Rock

TUESDAY, AUG 5

6:00 pm ........................................ Temple ChristCarePat Monson, 402-371-8803

6:00 pm .................................................... VBS Dinner6:30 pm ................................................................ VBS7:00 pm ............................................... Praise Forever7:00 pm ..................................................... SEA Group

WEDNESDAY, AUG 6

1:30 pm .................................... Searchers ChristCareConnie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862

6:00 pm .................................................... VBS Dinner6:30 pm ................................................................ VBS7:00 pm ............................................. Ministry Teams

THURSDAY, AUG 7

6:00 pm .................................................... VBS Dinner6:30 pm ................................................................ VBS

SATURDAY, AUG 9

6:00 pm ....................................... Gathering Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

AUG 3 8:30 am Margie Frank

10:15 am Nancy Jacobs 

AUG 10  8:30 am Carol Waggoner

10:15 am Cathy Erwin

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

OFFERINGS

Mission Emphasis (Aug.) ........... Norfolk Food Pantry

General offering for 7/27/14 ..................... $5,639.20

The above general offering figure reflects

weekly additions of direct deposits and advance

pledges.

End of June Net Profit/(Loss) ........................ $300.71

Year-to-Date Net Profit/(Loss) .................. $7,596.23

Attendance 7/27/14 ......................... (38, 70, 75) 183

 

 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

BEGINS TONIGHT!

6:30-8:30 pm

(Dinner @ 6 pm)

Parents are invited to attend any or all

nights of VBS and join in the adventure!

Our Stephen Ministersare ready to care for you. 

Jeann Granstra Jan HenningKristy Booras Jolene Ziebell

Iva Thelander Katrina TomsenLaurel Moore Susan Skogstoe

Kris Dahlkoetter

If you or someone you know could benefitfrom 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. John’s Church Office

(402-371-1985)

hank you  to all who brought food

and worked in the kitchen for Pat Thorell’s

funeral. We are blessed to have you!-- Carol Timperley

School Kits are the Lutheran World Relief

project for August and September. Now is the

time to shop for school supplies with all the

Back-to-School sales! More information will

follow, but these are the items you will need

for one kit:

  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 ½” eraser SEWING AND HEALTH KITS CAN ALSO CONTINUE

TO BE RECEIVED. WATCH FOR THE WASHTUB IN

THE WEST HALL.

Council Highlights -- July 16, 2014

The St. John's Congregation Council

approved a Benefaction Board donation at

their monthly meeting on July 16. The

Benefaction Fund will provide an initial gift of

$19,950 to the Lutheran Disaster Relief Fund

for recent Northeast Nebraska storm damage.

Pastor Justin updated the council on

Vacation Bible School, scheduled for the first

week in August. Tent leaders and donated

items are still needed for the week.

The Property Committee has spent

many hours completing the upgrade to the

basement. The Communication Work Group

reported to the council that they are

beginning work to improve communication

within St. John’s and to the community. 

NOTE:  A complete copy of the Council

minutes is available upon request. 

 

 

Dear Colleagues in Ministry,

Zion Lutheran Church in Albion, NE, is pleased

to offer a free workshop on Sat., August 16,

9-11:30 am. Pastor Neill Morgan, a minister in

the Presbyterian Church for thirty years, will

offer some perspectives on how lay Bible

study leaders can approach challenging texts.

This workshop is for anyone who is

interested, but may be best suited for those

who lead Bible study in any capacity in your

congregation (men’s group, women’s group,

small group, youth group, Christian

education/Sunday School).

To register and receive the free preparation

packet, please email:

neill.s.morgan@gmail.com with “Zion Event”

in the subject, or call Zion Lutheran Church at

402-395-2043.

Rally Sunday, September 7!  Help us

KICK OFF 2014-15 Sunday School. Festivities

begin @ Noon with BBQ and PIE baking

contests (COMPETE SO WE CAN EAT!) Sign up

on today’s 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. GET FIRED UP!

Would you like to seeELCA PresidingBishop Elizabeth Eatonin person? We have

 booked a 55-passengerArrow Motorcoach forSunday, August 17,2014, to depart St. John's (Hwy 81 &Benjamin Ave) at 3 p.m. that day, with a

 pick-up stop along the way at Klub 81 nearHumphrey, arriving at Southwood LutheranChurch in Lincoln in time for the 6:30 p.m.

 public event with Bishop Eaton. The eventwill include a meet-and-greet, presentation,devotion, and Q&A time. Following theevent, the motorcoach will return northwith drop offs once again at Klub 81 andSt. John's in Norfolk. Each seat on the busis $15, which includes gratuity for thedriver. Payment (cash or check) is due atthe time of your reservation. Checks may be made payable to St. John's LutheranChurch, Norfolk, NE. Call today to reserveyour spot before the bus is filled! Pleasecontact St. John's at 402-371-1985 or signup on today’s Registration Slip.

 

SATURDAY, AUG 2

6 PM

COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –  

MIKE WIDHALMWORSHIP ASSISTANT

KAREN WIDHALM

GREETERS/USHERS   – Ken & Nancy Berney

 READER –  Shirley Hughes

 PRAYER LEADER –  __________

SOUND –  Ron Benson

SUNDAY, AUG 3

8:30 AM

COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –  

MIKE WIDHALMWORSHIP ASSISTANT

KAREN WIDHALM

GREETERS   –  Doris McMahon, Donna Short

USHERS   –  Jim McMahon, Gayle Short

 READER –  Duane Nelson

 FELLOWSHIP HOUR –  Naoma Ronnfeldt,

Sharon Thompson 

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS –  Duane & Cindy

Nelson, Roger & Alice Gentzler  

 PRAYER LEADER –  Maureen Bivens

SOUND  –  Ron Benson

 POWERPOINT   –  Mary Lynn Benson 

SUNDAY, AUG 3

10:15 AMCOUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –  

MIKE WIDHALMWORSHIP ASSISTANT

KAREN WIDHALM

GREETERS  — Jana Kuhlman, Jim & Kayla

MertzUSHERS   –  Kevin Bonderson, Dennis Swanson,

Roger Echtenkamp

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Beth Bonderson,

Janet Erickson, Brenda Carhart,

Kristy Booras

 PRAYER LEADER –  Carol Severa

SOUND –  Logan Strom

 POWERPOINT   –  Marcus/Adam Echtenkamp

SATURDAY, AUG 9

6 PM

COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –  

KAYLA MERTZWORSHIP ASSISTANT

JIM CARTER

GREETERS/USHERS   – Ken & Nancy Berney

 READER –  Pat Monson

 PRAYER LEADER –  Pat Monson

SOUND –  Susan Skogstoe

SUNDAY, AUG 10

8:30 AM

COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –  

KAYLA MERTZWORSHIP ASSISTANT

JIM CARTER

GREETERS   –  Dan Melkus, Claribel Wulf

USHERS   –  Naoma Ronnfeldt, __________

 READER –  Tom Hedrick

 FELLOWSHIP HOUR –  Joyce Coleman,

Joanne Claussen 

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS –  Tom & Midge

Hedrick, Jim & Elenore Merritt  

 PRAYER LEADER –  Sara Fegley

SOUND  –  Susan Skogstoe

 POWERPOINT   –  Janet Erickson 

SUNDAY, AUG 10

10:15 AMCOUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –  

KAYLA MERTZWORSHIP ASSISTANT

JIM CARTER

GREETERS  — Michelle Dagerman, __________

USHERS   –  Dennis & Brenda Smith,

Carol Severa

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Carol Severa,

Carol Timperley, __________, __________

 PRAYER LEADER –  Brenda Smith

SOUND –  Alex Thompson

 POWERPOINT   –  Emma Dagerman