St.

Johns Lutheran Church ELCA

1300 W. Benjamin Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 371-1985
[email protected]
www.stjohnsnorfolk.com

Our Mission: Disciples Through Gods Love, Celebrating In Jesus name.

PRAYER CONCERNS AND JOYS:
Norman Moeller Calvin James Lance Smith Bernita Ebel

LONG TERM PRAYER CONCERNS:

St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Emerson First Lutheran Church, York
Sara Fegley Norma Hunter Carol Severa
Keagan Sullivan Diane Mouchka Randy Erkman
Rosemary Westerhold Kay Curtis Karmen Young
Harlin Westerhold Addie Scheve Susan Hansen
Jo & Leon Schaefer John Hysell Family
Jan Grosse Megan Curry Bonnie Hortness
Dora Ahlmann Joann White Connie Hagstrom
Mick Pick Robert & Betty Skalberg Orlo Rath
Phil Sykes Donna Hackman Anna & Victoria Claussen
Pastor Nicki Rick Uhlir Joanne & Roy Petersen
Burna Hershey Karen Widhalm Nancy Jacobs
Dennis Newman

Flowers on the altar this October weekend are sponsored by Janet Erickson in honor of her
mother, Anna Mae Erickson, who will be celebrating her 92nd birthday on October 24th; and
by Bill & Jodi Whitten in gratefulness for the blessing of their church friends and family.

SHOCKED Youth Group will not meet during October as previously scheduled. Watch for
updates for the November 8th SHOCKED!

Myron Meyer Transitional Senior 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
 THE WEEK AHEAD OFFERINGS
SUNDAY, OCT 22 Mission Emphasis (OCT) ...................... Mercy Meals
8:30 am ........................................................ Worship Greenfiber Funds for OCT ............................. Mosaic
9:15 am . Sunday School Christmas Program Practice General offering for 10/15/2017............... $4,075.00
9:45 am ............................................ Fellowship Hour End of SEPT General Fund Deficit .................-$5,923.79
9:45 am .............................................. Sunday School
Year-to-Date General Fund Net Deficit ...... -$12,021.79
11:00 am ...................................................... Worship
Youth Choir Attendance 10/15/2017 .................. (36,64,100) 200
6:30 pm................... Gods Ambassadors ChristCare
Kristy Booras, 402-371-6218
MONDAY, OCT 23
1:15 pm........................................ Chosen ChristCare
Carol Waggoner, 402-371-7642
8:30 pm..................................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, OCT 24
7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast
8:30 am ................................................ Staff Meeting
2:00 pm................................................ WELCA Board
7:00 pm....................................... Beloved ChristCare
Kristy Booras, 402-371-6218
WEDNESDAY, OCT 25
1:30 pm.................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
2:30 pm..................3rd/4th Grade Confirmation Class
4:00 pm..................SS Christmas Program Rehearsal
Speaking parts only
5:00 pm..................3rd/4th Grade Confirmation Class
5:30 pm................................. Last Wednesday Lectio
7:30 pm.......................................... Mens ChristCare
Rollie Downs, 402-649-0256
THURSDAY, OCT 26
1:30 pm......................................................... Quilters
6:30 pm..................................Majesty Choir Practice
7:15 pm.......................... Christmas Cantata Practice
SATURDAY, OCT 28
5:00 pm........................................................ Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

OCT 22 8:30 AM Linda Downs
11 AM Nancy Jacobs
OCT 29 8:30 AM Margie Frank
11 AM Cathy Erwin
 Fellowship Life Events!
Dont miss out, mark your calendars today!

November 30th: Date Night on Thursday

evening 5 8 PM. Drop off your infants thru
5th graders and enjoy a few hours without
the kids. The perfect time to Christmas Reformation Commemoration Service
shop or enjoy a romantic dinner! Well on October 29
A Reformation Commemoration Service is
provide dinner for the kids. Watch for an
to be held jointly by the Nebraska and
opportunity to rsvp.
Western Iowa synods on Sunday, Oct. 29,
2017, from 2-3:15pm with reception to
follow. The service will be held at St.
John's Parish on the Creighton University
campus in Omaha, Nebraska.
Bishop Brian Maas of the Nebraska Synod
and Bishop Rodger Prois of the Western
Iowa Synod will be leading the worship
service. The service also will feature choral
music to help commemorate the occasion.
5th MONDAY DUTCH LUNCH Representatives of the ELCA's ecumenical
Chosen ChristCare invites everyone to partners will be invited to attend and
join in for fellowship and Dutch-treat participate. Registration to attend the
lunch at Godfathers Pizza on Monday, event is now open online
October 30, @ 11:30 AM. at nebraskasynod.org.
See you there! St. John's in Norfolk will host a livestream
of this worship service on Sunday, October
29, with seating open in St. John's
sanctuary starting at 1:30 PM. Holy
Communion will be included as a part of
St. John's Livestreaming of the Worship
Service.
FREED for LIFE
November 12, 2017 Individuals may also watch the worship
6-8 PM live on their own devices
Sheridan Lutheran Church at https://is.gd/cuchapel.
79th & Old Cheney Rd.
Lincoln, NE
Reservations - $25/each or
$200 for a table of 7
Speaker: Warden Denise Davidson
Proceeds support: A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who made
Follows of Christ salads, baked cakes, volunteered your time to
Bridges to Hope help serve and clean up, and just pitch in where
FEAST @ Our Saviours Lutheran needed for Pastor Justin's luncheon. We are so
fortunate to have all of you.
 HOLY LAND VISIT WILL INCLUDE
AUGUSTA VICTORIA HOSPITAL
The Nebraska Synod group NSHLA will Please consider sharing your talents by
take another travel group to the Holy participating as a member of: St. Johns Church
Land April 16-28, 2018, with Rev. Megan Council, a member of the Benefaction Board or
Morrow as the leader. Lutheran World as a representative of our congregation at the
Federation (LWF) is active in Jerusalem,
Synod Assembly. Church Council duties include
serving Palestinian people through
attending monthly meetings, getting to know
education and health care. Augusta
Victoria Hospital serves displaced the congregation through being Council
Palenstinian people who often are unable Member of the Weekend, assist with church
to pay for health care. gatherings, being a liaison for a Ministry
AVH highlights from 2016 include Leadership Team, and attending any specially
establishment of a diabetes care center, called council meetings. Benefaction Board
the opening of the bone marrow members meet on a quarterly basis during the
transplant unit, and the establishment of year and review presentations on the spending
a school for children hospitalized long- of outreach dollars citywide, state wide and
term for chronic diseases. All of this and country wide. Representatives to the Nebraska
much more happens in a beautiful, Synod Assembly from St. Johns will travel to
unique building on the Mount of Olives. Kearney May 31 June 1, 2018 to represent our
Pick up a brochure about the trip at the
congregation. A planning meeting is also held
church office or by contacting Rev.
Morrow at 402-580-7222 or on Saturday, February 10, 2018. Check the
[email protected]. registration slip in this weeks bulletin or visit
with Pastor Myron for more information!

Bright Horizons would like

to thank everybody who
made such generous
donations of diapers and
wipes to our agency during December 7, 2017
12 Noon
our 2017 Diaper Drive.
PRIMETIME Christmas Dinner
Because of your kindness,
Bright Horizons was able
to collect 5,104 diapers and 73 packages of
wipes for our victims and their families! Our
staff truly appreciates all of the continued
support, as this makes it possible for us to
continue to serve victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault.
 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
5 PM 5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
CINDY NELSON CATHY ERWIN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT WORSHIP ASSISTANT
SARA FEGLEY BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS/USHERS Tony & Leroy Uttecht GREETERS/USHERS Tony & Leroy Uttecht
READER Deb Freese READER Carolyn Wilcox
SOUND Brenda Carhart SOUND Mark Nelson

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29

8:30 AM 8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
CINDY NELSON CATHY ERWIN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT WORSHIP ASSISTANT
SARA FEGLEY BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS Roger & Alice Gentzler, GREETERS Donna Short, Doris McMahon
Carol Sorsen COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Duane & Cindy
USHERS Merlin Milander, __________ Nelson, Tom & Midge Hedrick
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Tom & Midge USHERS Gayle Short, Jim McMahon
Hedrick, Carol Waggoner, __________ READER Carol Waggoner
READER Tom Hedrick POWERPOINT Brenda Carhart
POWERPOINT Carhart Family FELLOWSHIP HOUR Tom & Midge Hedrick
SOUND Brenda Carhart SOUND Spencer Dagerman
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Tom & Midge Hedrick

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 11 AM
11 AM COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK CATHY ERWIN
CINDY NELSON WORSHIP ASSISTANT
WORSHIP ASSISTANT BRENDA CARHART
SARA FEGLEY GREETERS Kristi Johnson, Jeann Granstra
GREETERS Jana Kuhlman, Janice Matthies USHERS Greg & Sandra Korth, Del Johnson,
USHERS Mark Nelson, Echtenkamp Family Ken Wragge, Terry Hall
READER Lica Echtenkamp READER Kristi Johnson
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Lon & Jeanne COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Beth Bonderson,
Timperley, __________ Janet Erickson, Kristy Booras, __________
POWERPOINT Marcus/Adam Echtenkamp POWERPOINT Ben/Aaron Bonderson
SOUND Brenda Carhart SOUND Spencer Dagerman
LECTIONARY READINGS: LECTIONARY READINGS:
Isaiah 45:1-7 Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 96:1-13 Psalm 46
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Romans 3:19-28
Matthew 22:15-22 John 8:31-36