St. John’s Lutheran Church 4500 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, California 93311 www.sjlchurch.org

661-665-7815 Fax: 661-665-7821 Email: office@sjlchurch.org

St. John’s Lutheran School

661-664-8090 Fax: 661-664-1327 Email: school@sjlschool.org

St. John’s Children’s Center

661-664-9127 Fax: 661-664-9195 Email: preschool@sjlchurch.org

Welcome to St. John’s!

We’re glad you chose to worship with us today.

If this is your first time at St. John’s, we invite you to come to the Infor-

mation Center in the Lobby. We’d like to meet you, and we have a sweet treat for you!

Nursery (Age 0 through 35 months) is available during both services. Our nursery is

located in the Lobby to the left of the Worship Center.

Sunday School (Age 3 years through 6th grade) Parents! Check your child into Sunday

School at the Express Check-in (located in front of the Nursery) between 9:30-9:55 a.m.

During the 10:00 a.m. services children ages 3 years through 6th grade will be dismissed to

Sunday School and their teachers will walk them to class. You may pick them up in their

classrooms after the service.

Restrooms with diaper changing stations are located in the lobby, across from the

nursery. Exiting from the Sanctuary, turn left; exiting from the Worship Center, turn right.

Need information? Questions about current activities? Try the Information Center in

the Lobby between worship services.

In the back of the chairs you will find Prayer cards for your prayer requests and

Communication cards (one per family) to register your worship attendance and note

any contact information changes. Prayer cards will be collected by the ushers during the

first song. Communication cards may be placed in the offering plate as it is passed.

A friendly reminder to all, please silence all devices.

June 12, 2016

TODAY! Annual Congregational Meeting In the Worship Center, 11:15 a.m. The agenda includes the 2016-17

budget, teacher call, information on moving forward with the building

project, and the year-end congregational review. The budget is posted

in the Worship Center Lobby.

Did she make the putt? Of course, she did! 22nd Annual St. John’s Lutheran Schools Golf Tournament & Dinner Auction

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News & Notes

Many thanks to the

LIFEGroups led by

Pastor Eric and Sam

Vorhees/Joe Dravis. They bravely navi-

gated the Lutheran World Relief website

LWR.org and found the Thrivent Action

Team application for Lutheran World Re-

lief. If you are a Thrivent member and

want to participate through the Action

Teams, contact any of them and they will

help you. Or, write a check to St. John’s

and put LWR on the memo line. Thank

you! Contact Jenny, 444-3674 or jen-

nyjanuary55@yahoo.com if you have

questions.

2017 marks the 500

th Anniversary of the

Protestant Reformation led by Martin Luther in

Germany. Our Director

of Worship and Music Arts,

Karissa Lystrup, will host

a two-week trip in July 2017 visiting areas

of Germany including important sites asso-

ciated with Martin Luther and the Refor-

mation. We hope that St. John’s choir can

form the core of this tour and sing at some

of the churches. Karissa will play some of

the magnificent organs at famous churches

in Germany. Please contact Larry Schal-

lock, the_schallocks@pacbell.net or 396-

1015 if you are interested in joining us.

Upcoming Holy Land Tour Pastor Dennis and Judy will

be hosting a tour to Israel

November 2-14 and you are

invited. For information,

call Larry Schallock, 396-1015.

The Perry family of

five needs housing from

July 23 to August 6 while

on furlough from their

mission work in Scotland. If you have a

large home with extra bedrooms in the

vicinity of St. John's and are able to offer

your hospitality, please contact Pam

Schallock, 396-1015.

Sandy Vorhees’ Farewell Open House

Reception is Monday,

June 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

in the St. John’s Kidz

Connection. Please stop

by and help us honor

her for her 32 years of

service at St. John’s

Children’s Center.

Dealing with Grief Do you know the stages

of grief? Lead by

Daniel Burke MS,

LMFT, this seminar

will help you recognize

normal stages of the grieving process as

you walk a path toward healing. The sem-

inar is sponsored by Thrivent and takes

place in the Worship Center, August 2,

11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Please sign up at

the Information Centers, the Children’s

Center, School or at the Admin Office.

Our Graduates! We offer apologies to the

individuals whose names were

misspelled or inadvertently left

off the graduation list:

Hayden O’Brien Corona del Mar

Middle School

Drew Persons Rosedale Middle School

Bryan Burke California State

University, Bakersfield

Find St. John’s on

Facebook & Yelp.

See what’s going on at St. John’s! See pictures

of the Golf Tournament and

Vacation Bible School at

St. John’s Valley of Faith in

Arvin! Go to

www.facebook.com/SJLCBakersfield.

Get in on and share all the fun! LIKE us!

St. John’s SCRIP You can purchase scrip at

the school office during the

week or at the Information

Center between services

only on Sunday.

What is SCRIP? Scrip is face value

gift cards. You purchase SCRIP as gift

cards from Amazon, Honey Baked Ham,

Eureka Burger and Wiki’s, as well as

Elephant Bar, and many other local and

national retailers and restaurants.

Why use SCRIP? It is easy and a

percentage of every purchase of SCRIP

comes back to support our School and

Children’s Center.

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We still have more baby bottles waiting to be

claimed! Get yours now and

start filling it up. The Bakers-

field Pregnancy Center ac-

cepts change, currency and checks! Our

goal this years is for St. John’s to collect

$2,000. Every little bit helps this great

cause! Please return all bottles by next

Sunday, June 19. Thank you!

Women’s Bible Study Join us as we study The

Christian and Obedience by

Bill Bright. Learn why it is so

important to obey God and

how to live daily in His grace.

Each week’s lesson is meaningful as a

stand alone study, so jump in anytime.

We meet Tuesdays 2:00-4:00 p.m. at

2302 Edingal. For information, please

call 332-9364 or 663-4177.

Job Opportunities are available at St.

John’s Children’s Center. We have part

time positions for a receptionist and also

for qualified early education teachers.

Pick up an application at the Children’s

Center. Bring your completed application

to the St. John’s Children’s Center. Need

more information? Contact Abigail Iron

Rope, 664-9127.

Summer Schedule for Peace-by-Piece Quilt-ing Ministry meets 9:00-

11:00 a.m. in the Gym

Lobby on June 16, July 14,

and August 18. Call Jacqie, 832-0668, for

information.

A new DVD has

been made for the

Golden Eagles Tues-

day/Thursday Exer-

cise Class. Since the group does not meet

during the summer months, this DVD will

lead you through the exercises. It is avail-

able at the WC Information Center.

A donation of $5 is appreciated but not

necessary. The exercise sessions resume

Tuesday, August 16.

Going to UCLA? Consider being a sexton.

The sextons are the heart-

beat of the University Luth-

eran Chapel. Their hard work

and dedication to serving Christ inspire us

and keep our ministry running! Potential

sextons can find useful information related

to the program and their duties at https://

ulcbruins.wordpress.com/sexton-program/.

Your help is needed! Join us Tues-

day, June 28

at the Arvin

campus, 500

Campus Dr. at 6:30 p.m. for the next plan-

ning meeting. Mariachi San Pablo, an

LCMS (that’s right!) Mariachi group that

brings a message of deep hope in Jesus

Christ to its performances, is coming to

Arvin! The Mission Task Force will

sponsor two performances: Saturday, July

30 at Arvin High School, and Sunday,

July 31 at our sister campus St. John’s

Valley of Faith. Help bring the Gospel to

literally thousands of people by being part

of the event! Everyone is welcome (and

needed!). Gracias!

Too busy this summer for an in depth weekly con-

secutive Bible study? Come

join us on Wednesday nights

starting June 15 in the

Bride’s Room, 6:00–7:30

p.m. Angela Thomas’ study

Brave is for busy summer schedules so

you can drop in as often as you want.

Bring your H20 and Bible! The study

addresses insecurities that we all have,

but if we can be brave enough to ask the

questions, God will answer. Please sign

up at the Women’s Ministry Kiosk or

the Information Center, or call the office,

665-7815.

Monday Evening Bible Study REVELATION-Worthy is

the Lamb by Griffin, Dumit,

& Rathmann. This study

begins June 13, 6:30-8:00

p.m off campus.

For the location information

please call Susan Pacheco, 319-1812 or

Sue Hall, 654-8921.

A giant THANK YOU to all the volunteers who

helped

make

VBS at Arvin’s St. John’s

Valley of Faith a joyous

success!

St.John’s

Student

Ministry

Summer Kick Off Party! June 12 at The Garage

Jr. High 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Sr. High 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Invite all your friends and help celebrate

the beginning of summer! Free BBQ &

snow cones! Karaoke and a Slip N

Slide! And much more!

Sunday Morning Remix is Bible class for

Jr. & Sr. High students.

We meet the 2nd & 4th Sun-

days of the month! During

10:00 a.m. service!

Come to the 10:00 a.m. service, and

leave when children are dismissed to

Sunday School. Cary and/or Dereem

will meet you in the lobby by the Youth

Booth (by the restrooms), and we will

head to The Garage. We will study

God’s Word and apply it to the place

where you as students are in your lives

today. When church is over, we will

walk back to the Worship Center.

Want to stay connected to SSM? Join our text updates on

Remind to receive the most current info

on SSM programming!

Jr. High text @ssmjrhigh to 81010

Sr. High text @ssmsrhigh to 81010

The Garage Hours: We are open Monday,

June 13, 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Come and hang out!

Jr. High Youth Group This Wednesday, June 15,

5:30-7:30 p.m. at The Gar-

age. Be sure to invite your

friends!

Have you registered? St. John’s

VBS is July 18-22 8:30-12. You can

register your child or volunteer at

sjlchurch.org/vbs Participants will take

part in games, crafts,

snack, music, and best

of all, learning more

about God’s word.

TODAY! Kids will move up a grade. At

check-in, please check child into the

grade that they will attend for the 2016-

2017 school year. Preschoolers who will

attend kindergarten can move up. K-6th

line up in the church lobby.

Preschool early drop off starts at

9:45 a.m. for preschool kids attending

10:00 a.m. Sunday School.

NEW 8:00 a.m. Service SJ Kidz Sunday School Beginning June 19 SJ Kidz Ministry

will offer Sunday School during the

8:00 a.m. service. Before service please

check-in children at the Sunday School

Check-in Kiosk. Children start in the

service then are dismissed by the pastor.

Sunday School teachers will be waiting

in the lobby. Following service pick up

children at Kidz Connection.

SSM Step Up Sunday Starting TODAY, gradu-

ated 6th graders are wel-

comed to the SSM fami-

ly! Graduated 8th graders, time to move

on up, you’re in high school now!

Seniors, you are still welcome to SSM

events throughout the summer!

Sr. High Small Groups This Thursday at 1:00 p.m.

Guys meet in The Garage.

Girls, contact Dereem for

location.

Sr. High Youth Group! This Wednesday, June 15,

7:00-9:00 p.m. at The

Garage. Be sure to invite

your friends!

This Week

We invite you to submit your prayer

petitions using a Prayer Request

card in the seat backs or by contact-

ing Patsy Van Leeuwen, 589-7075.

PRAYER GUIDE

Health Concerns and Illness *Hospitalized or Skilled Nursing/Rehab Pastor D, Steve & Johna, Peter A.

Andre, Nona Lee Bliss, Bob Brandt,

Mark Brinkmann, Carol Burkert,

Mireta Burns, Joann Diuri, Kathy

Fackler, David Harris, James

Hulsey, Sheree Johnson, Saundra

Joiner, Kari Lee, Stephanie Lopez,

Norma Martin, Ken Myer, Van Van

Leeuwen

Guidance & Strength in Transitions, Travel & Faith Amber, Helen, Jason, Alex, Felicia

& children, Derek Vincent, those

with financial and employment

needs, our community, America, our

nation’s leaders, military and fami-

lies, our world, Christians in the

Middle East/Iraq, St. John’s church

body, Children’s Center, School,

missionaries, all staff involvement

for the Arvin Mariachi event, law

enforcement, students Continued Concerns Brad, Margie, Steve’s mom, Leah

Appold, Wanda Badgley, Al &

Dawn Bouthillier, Bertha Bruschi,

Brandy Felts, Tammy Fitzpatrick,

Mary Flanagan, Marcie Gray, Clete

Harper, Arvid Johnson, Cindy

Kuntz, Dennis McDonnell, Norma

Purdie, Michael Wagner, Elaine

White, Connie Wilson

Prayers

The Worship Team Set List is posted the

Tuesday after Sunday

morning worship.

No sign up necessary.

www.twitter.com/sjlcworship

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Sunday, June 12 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship—Sanctuary

10:00 a.m. Family Worship—Worship Center

10:00 a.m. Choir Meeting—SCR

SSM Sunday Remix—The Garage

10:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study—Bride’s Room

11:15 a.m. Congregational Meeting—WC

1:00 p.m. Open Arms Mission Training—BR

5:30 p.m. SSM Jr. High Summer Kick Off—

The Garage

7:00 p.m. SSM Sr. High Summer Kick Off—

The Garage

Monday, June 13

6:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study—WC Lobby

9:00 a.m. First Place 4 Health—LCR

6:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study—OC

Tuesday, June 14 2:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study—OC

Judie Fanucchi, 663-4177

Wednesday, June 15

12:00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study—Bride’s Rm

5:30 p.m. SSM Jr. Youth Group—The Garage

6:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study—Bride’s Rm

7:00 p.m. Sr. High Youth Group—

The Garage

Thursday, June 16 6:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study—Lorene’s

Clete Harper, 832-0195

9:00 a.m. Quilting Ministry—Gym

1:00 p.m. SSM Jr. High—OC

5:30 p.m. Poland Mission Mtg—Bride’s Rm

6:30 p.m. Men’s Bible Study—OC

Rick Hall, 589-4255

Friday, June 17

Saturday June 18 7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study—

Panera on Stockdale

Campus Maps available at the Information Center WC: Worship Center BR: Bride’s Room KC: Kidz Connection OC: Off Campus LCR: Large Conference Rm in Admin. Office SCR: Small Conference Rm in Admin. Office

Celebrate your life events,

praises and thanksgivings with us

by providing flowers to beautify

our altars on Sunday mornings.

Please contact Georgia, 665-7815, to help you

reserve a date.

Contributions 06-05 Actual Budgeted

Fiscal Year to Date 1,884,690 1,869,871

Amount + or - 14,819

Wifi password: Welcome2SJLC

Stephen Ministers care for people

who are experi-

encing grief, divorce, job loss, ter-

minal illness, loneliness, spiritual

crisis, hospitalization, relocation and

other life difficulties. There is no

fee. Call Debbie for information,

665-7815.

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‘More Blessed…’ Acts 20:32-36

“[Jesus] Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to ________________ than to

______________________” (Acts 20:35).

The power of a

For whom does your heart ________________?

1. ________________________?

2. ____________________?

3. ______________?

Deuteronomy 10:15-16:

- God’s heart beats for ____________;

- God wants ____________ heart.

When my heart beats for God and like God’s, it will

“_____________________________” beat for others.

Where your heart is directed, everything else will follow.

June 12, 2016 – Pastor Eric Van Scharrel