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
Nancy Jacobs
Jana Kramer
Harlan Westerhold
Dale Tomka
Todd Sohl
Alice Schultz
Carol Severa
Ann Schroeder

Roy Kai
Glenda Hansen
Rosemary Westerhold
Boston DeWald
Connie Stauffer
Bob Henning
Lynn Wattier
Rose Nannen

Thad Murren
Britany Sandles
Mary Leone
Dennis & Sara Fegley
Harlan Krebs
Rick Uhlir
Keagan Sullivan
Norma Hunter

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 Lee Stingley in loving memory
of her husband, Lyle; and by Don & Tracy Meister in thanksgiving for their new
grandson, Gabriel, born June 18, and in celebration of their 34th wedding
anniversary on June 26.
Have you ever thought about playing the guitar with a praise band? Nows your
chance! Praise Forever is looking for a guitarist to help provide music every other
weekend at the late Sunday service. Practices are scheduled for Monday
evenings. If you would be interested in helping in this ministry, please contact the
church office or Jolene @ 402-371-1985.
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 next week, July 3rd).
Because of the holiday weekend, home communion kits will be distributed
on July 9-10.
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 26
8:30 am ....................................................... Worship
9:45 am .................................................... Fellowship
10:15 am ..................................................... Worship
MONDAY, JUNE 27
10:00 am ............................................. Staff Meeting
1:00 pm ................................................. Youth Group
Organizing, Creating, Constructing
8:30 pm .......................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, JUNE 28
10:00 am ............................................... Youth Group
Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Shut-Ins
7:00 pm ....................................... Beloved ChristCare
Tracy Meister, 402-379-2484
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
1:30 pm .................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
5:30 pm ................................ Last Wednesday Lectio
6:00 pm .................................... Youth Group Activity
AquaVenture Water Park
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
9:00 am .......................5th Thursday Quilting Potluck
SATURDAY, JULY 2
9:00 am .................................................. Walk n Talk
Skyview Lake
5:00 pm ........................................................ Worship
Norgales baptism

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

JUNE 26
JULY 3

8:30 am
Donna Short
10:15 am
Pat Strom
TH
NO SALES JULY 4 WEEKEND

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 (JULY) .......... Norfolk Food Pantry
Greenfiber Funds for JULY ................... Mercy Meals
General offering for 6/19/16 .................... $3,252.00
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 6/19/16 ...................... (38, 84, 107) 229

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 3rd
packet KING DAVID.
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!

LINK+ED NEEDS YOU!

University of Nebraska
Medical Center College of
Nursing-Northern Division is
teaming up with NeLCM to
sponsor a program titled
LINK+ED. The purpose of this program is
to reach out to UNMC nursing students and
help them connect to the community of
Norfolk. This LINK involves taking the time to
connect with the UNMC student about once a
month for lunch, bowling, a movie, or some
type of social event so that they become more
familiar with the community and the great
people of Norfolk. If you are interested in
being matched with a nursing student please
contact Dr. Liane Connelly at
liane.connelly@unmc.edu. Match day (based
on hobbies, interests) will occur August 21
from 4:30 to 6:45 in the Fellowship Hall.
Thank you!

JOIN IN THE 4th of JULY FUN

by being a part of the parade!
St. Johns will be represented by a float
with walkers in the parade. Everyone is
invited to wear your yellow Gods Work
T-shirt and walk with us! Meet at the
VFW @ 9:30 am on July 4 help us
celebrate 150 years of Norfolk and
St. Johns 50 Years on the Hill!

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

SATURDAY, JULY 2
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
KEVIN BONDERSON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERS/USHERS Gerald Schweer
READER Shirley Hughes

SUNDAY, JUNE 26
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DAN DENKINGER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS Alice Gentzler, Carol Sorsen
USHERS Richard Uhlir, Roger Gentzler, Linda
Downs
READER Sara Fegley
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Vern & Wilma Steinman
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Tom & Midge
Hedrick, Rollie Downs, Sara Fegley
POWERPOINT Carhart Family

SUNDAY, JULY 3
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
KEVIN BONDERSON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERS Wendell & Ethelyn Fossum
USHERS Dennis & Lois Braesch, Phil Sykes
READER Diane Hansen
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Mike & Margie Frank
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Rollie & Linda
Downs, Sherri Kuk, Diane Sobotka
POWERPOINT Midge Hedrick

SUNDAY, JUNE 26
10:15 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DAN DENKINGER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
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

SUNDAY, JULY 3
10:15 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
KEVIN BONDERSON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERSMichelle Dagerman, Martha
Thompson
USHERS Kevin Bonderson, Don Meister
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Beth Bonderson,
Janet Erickson, Tracy Meister, Kristy Booras
POWERPOINT Emma Dagerman
LECTIONARY READINGS:
Isaiah 66:10-14
Psalm 66:1-9
Galatians 6:1-16
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20