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
Roy Kai
Thad Murren
Nancy Jacobs
Glenda Hansen
Britany Sandles
Jana Kramer
Rosemary Westerhold
Mary Leone
Harlan Westerhold
Boston DeWald
Dennis & Sara Fegley
Dale Tomka
Connie Stauffer
Harlan Krebs
Todd Sohl
Shirley Mastny
Bob Henning
Alice Schultz
Lynn Wattier
Keagan Sullivan
Carol Severa
Rose Nannen
Norma Hunter
Ann Schroeder
Rick Uhlir
Dan & Barb Pecka and family as the mourn the loss of Dans mother, Adeline
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 Diane Sobotka in thanksgiving
for the formation of the youth group; and by Linda & Rollie Downs in celebration
of their 27th wedding anniversary.
Lift up Benton Michael Wietfeld, son of Vance & Tiffany Wietfeld, who will be
baptized at the 10:15 am worship service this weekend. Bentons baptism
sponsors are Landon Wietfeld and Michkayla Dlouhy.
Be sure to give BIRTHDAY WISHES to Alaire Anderson, who will be turning 93 on
Friday. Continued prayers to you, Alaire!
Come join us for Youth Fellowship Time every other Sunday during the summer at
9:45 am in the newly designed room The Outlet downstairs. Dont forget -there will be donuts and rolls, too! (Look for us TODAY!)
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, JUNE 19
8:30 am ....................................................... Worship
9:45 am .................................................... Fellowship
10:15 am ..................................................... Worship
Wietfeld baptism
2:00 pm ................................................. Youth Group
Norfolk NorSports
MONDAY, JUNE 20
10:00 am ............................................. Staff Meeting
10:00 am ........................................................Friends
1-3 pm ................................................... Youth Group
Organizing, Creating, Constructing
2:00 pm ........................................ Chosen ChristCare
Carol Waggoner, 402-371-7642
6:30 pm ...................... Stephen Ministry Supervision
8:30 pm .......................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast
10-12 pm ............................................... Youth Group
Hospital, Nursing Home, Shut-In Visiting
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
1:30 pm .................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
6:00 pm .......................... Youth Group Activity (TBD)
7:00 pm ........................................... Education Team
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
9:00 am .................................................. Walk n Talk
Skyview Lake
5:00 pm ........................................................ Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

JUNE 19
JUNE 26

8:30 am
10:15 am
8:30 am
10:15 am

Carol Waggoner
Cathy Erwin
Donna Short
Pat Strom

Check the calendar this week for

the Youth Group Activities!
Sermons are now available online
through St. Johns facebook @
www.facebook.com/stjohnsnorfolk

OFFERINGS
Mission Emphasis (JUNE) .............. Automatic Doors
Greenfiber Funds for JUNE ...............Rescue Mission
General offering for 6/12/16 .................... $3,939.60
Dedicated Funds spent on General........... $9,797.22
End of MAY Net Profit / (Loss) ................ ($2,897.82)
Year-to-Date Net Profit / (Loss) ............ ($14,154.91)
Attendance 6/12/16 ........................ (31, 72, 66) 169

SATURDAY, JUNE 18
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
RON LOFGREN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
CONNIE HAGSTROM
GREETERS/USHERS Leroy & Tony Uttecht
READER Dale Stephenson
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DAN DENKINGER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
TRACY MEISTER
GREETERS/USHERS Leroy & Tony Uttecht
READER Carolyn Wilcox

Save the Date:

Our 6th Annual Garage
Sale to benefit Bright
Horizons, a local agency
to support victims of
domestic violence, will
be held in the Fellowship
Hall on July 8th from
9am-6pm. Please
consider supporting
Bright Horizons as you're
doing your Spring cleaning. We will be taking
donations for the sale on July 6 from 12-7pm
and July 7 from 9am-12pm in the Fellowship
Hall. We will graciously accept any of your
gently used items, except adult clothing. This
annual event has become very popular in the
community, and your continued support has
been a huge factor in that. The Garage Sale is a
tremendous fundraiser for Bright Horizons and
they rely on these funds every year to keep
their doors open. Supporting this event is
fulfilling our mission of Loving God...Loving
People...Reaching Out!
The Garage Sale Gang

Transform your kids' summer into an

unforgettable faith adventure with the
Sparkhouse 12-Week Summer Bible
Story Reading Plan. Every week kids will
explore a Bible story through art, cooking,
coloring, and other fun activities. The
journey continues this week with the 2nd
packet JOSEPH.
Packets are available on the table at the
back of the sanctuary.

HERE WE GO AGAIN! VBS 2016

A great part of the success of last years
VBS was due to the generous donations
we were able to collect. This year again
we will need many things donated and
borrowed. Food items for suppers will be
collected next month (July).
Borrowed:
Large wicker or reed baskets
10x10 canopy
Ferns, greenery
Ice cream buckets
Wading pool
Hula hoops
Large piece of plywood (4x8)
Large wheelbarrow (sturdy enough
to carry a kid)
Donated:
Bale of straw
Bags of garden soil or topsoil
Clear packing tape
(Commercial grade)
Old towels
Brown paper grocery bags
Paper towels
Toilet paper (for wrapping mummies)

If you would like to recycle some of the

larger cottage cheese containers, we would
love to help you do that! The deeper
containers work well with flowers that are
removed from the altar vases and delivered
to shut-ins. Bring any donations to the
church office and THANK YOU!

SAVE THE DATE:

Sunday, September 11TH
GODS WORK, OUR HANDS
Community Day of Service
St. Johns will join other ELCA churches
across the U.S. again this year in Gods Work
Our Hands Sunday. With the date of the
event this year on 9-11, the ELCA is
encouraging churches to reach out to and
thank first responders in their communities
(Law Enforcement, Firefighters) for all they
do each & every day in service to us.
We will model the day as we did last year; A
variety of mission projects will be available
to sign up to help with on Sept. 11th. The
projects will be both inside and outside, with
projects suitable for all ages to make it easy
for everyone to be involved. More than 100
people from St. Johns participated in this
event last year. Lets make this year even
better!!
Yellow T-Shirts will be available to buy
soon. Price of the shirt is $10 and will be
available to purchase until August 7.

The Garden Club

continues to keep
St. Johns looking
beautiful through
tidy-up gatherings and a watering
schedule. This labor of love is a visual
and aesthetic benefit to us all! You can
help, too, by your donations to continued
replacement and upkeep.
Thank you for your help!

Have you seen Joseph?

Rumor has it that
his brothers sold
him into slavery and
hes ended up in
Egypt. By an
incredible twist of
fate, hes become
second in command
to Pharoah! If you (or someone you
think would be perfect for the task) would
like to impersonate this dreaminterpreting fellow for five days starting
on Sunday, July 31, please contact
Jolene as soon as possible.
REGISTER NOW online @
vbs.stjohnsnorfolk.com

5th Thursday Quilting Potluck

Thursday, June 30
9am
Bring your tools of choice and something
to share for lunch. Well meet
downstairs. See you then!

As of August 1,
Campbell Soup will no
longer redeem labels for
education. Thank you
for the very kind
donations in the past,
but we are at the end of
an era!

SATURDAY, JUNE 18
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
RON LOFGREN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
CONNIE HAGSTROM
GREETERS/USHERS Leroy & Tony Uttecht
READER Dale Stephenson

SATURDAY, JUNE 25
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DAN DENKINGER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
TRACY MEISTER
GREETERS/USHERS Leroy & Tony Uttecht
READER Carolyn Wilcox

SUNDAY, JUNE 19
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
RON LOFGREN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS Donna Short, Doris McMahon
USHERS Merlin Milander, Gayle Short,
Jim McMahon
READER Tom Hedrick
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Temple ChristCare
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Duane & Cindy
Nelson, Tom & Midge Hedrick
POWERPOINT Janet Erickson

SUNDAY, JUNE 26
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DAN DENKINGER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
TRACY MEISTER
GREETERS Alice Gentzler, Carol Sorsen
USHERS Richard Uhlir, Roger Gentzler, Linda
Downs
READER Sara Fegley
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Vern & Wilma Steinman
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jim & Elenore
Merritt, Carol Waggoner, Sara Fegley
POWERPOINT Carhart Family

SUNDAY, JUNE 19
10:15 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
RON LOFGREN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
TRACY MEISTER
GREETERSKristi Johnson, Jeann Granstra
USHERS Greg & Sandra Korth, Del Johnson,
Ken Wragge, Terry Hall
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jeann Granstra,
Laurel Moore, Kristi Johnson,
Brenda Carhart
POWERPOINT Rachel Carhart
LECTIONARY READINGS:
Isaiah 65:1-9
Psalm 22:19-28
Galatians 3:23-29
Luke 8:26-39

SUNDAY, JUNE 26
10:15 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DAN DENKINGER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
TRACY MEISTER
GREETERSJana Kuhlman, Dan Denkinger
USHERS Jeff & Cathy Erwin, Mark Nelson
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jeff & Cathy
Erwin, Lon & Jeanne Timperley
POWERPOINT Marcus / Adam Echtenkamp
LECTIONARY READINGS:
1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21
Psalm 16
Galatians 5:1, 13-25
Luke 9:51-62