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:
Jo Schaefer
Esther Harrom
Wilma Palmer
Gayle Short

Janel Jundt
Abbie Baack
Harriet Weber
Jerry Berney

Dallas Esser
Rachel Schoepf
Jerry Polenske
Janice Graber

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 first weekend in May are sponsored by Del & Kristi Johnson
in celebration of Bryces first birthday; and by Roger & Lisa Echtenkamp in honor of
Marcus confirmation.
Everyone is invited to Fellowship Hour for coffee and rolls between services each
Sunday in the Fellowship Hall. Sunday School for grades k-6th and adult Bible study
class (Community Room) can be found in the lower level.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE if you or someone you know is hospitalized
and would enjoy a visit. Our church staff and hospital visiting volunteers would be
happy to greet, see, and pray with you.
CONGRATULATIONS to our 2015 Confirmands:
Mercedes Barg
Marcus Echtenkamp
Kelsey Eisenmann
Kelsey English
Chloe Fischer
Jacob Miller
Jacob Pedersen
Emily Schwanebeck

Thank you to our Majesty Choir for their season of music.

The choir will be taking a

summer break after worship next Sunday, May 10.

LOOKING FORWARD: On Memorial Day weekend (May 24) we will be switching to

summer hours Saturday 6 PM, Sunday 8:30 & 10:15 AM.
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 Volquardsen Office Manager
Jim Carter Custodian/Grounds Keeper
Midge Hedrick Office Assistant

SUNDAY, MAY 3
8:30 am ....................................................... Worship
9:45 am ............................................ Fellowship Hour
9:45 am .............................................. Sunday School
9:45 am ...............................Life of Christ Bible Study
(Community Room Lower Level)
11:00 am ..................................................... Worship
Confirmation
7:00 pm.................... Gods Ambassadors ChristCare
Kristy Booras, 402-371-6218
MONDAY, MAY 4
8:30 am ................................................ Tidy-Up Crew
9:00 am ................. Fellowship Hall Kitchen Clean Up
10:00 am .............................................. Staff Meeting
2:00 pm........................................ Chosen ChristCare
Carol Waggoner, 402-371-7642
6:30 pm............................ Stephen Ministry Training
7:00 pm............................................... Praise Forever
8:30 pm..................................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, MAY 5
7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
1:30 pm.................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
FRIDAY, MAY 8
1:30 pm.............................................. Friendship Day
SATURDAY, MAY 9
6:00 pm........................................................ Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

MAY 3
MAY 10

8:30 am
11 am
8:30 am
11 am

Linda Downs
Lisa Echtenkamp
Margie Frank
Nancy Jacobs

ST. JOHNS EXECUTIVE BOARD

Mike Widhalm, President. ..... 1-402-316-5382
John Skogstoe, VP ..................... 402-379-3148
Danny Olson, Treasurer. ........... 402-379-1036
Diane Sobotka, Secretary. ......... 402-371-3583

OFFERINGS
Mission Emphasis (APRIL) ...... Fundraisers for Camp
General offering for 4/26/15 ..................... $5,309.66
The above general offering figure reflects
weekly additions of direct deposits and advance
pledges.
End of April Net Profit / (Loss)........................ 721.66
Year-to-Date Net Profit / (Loss) .............. ($3,949.01)
Attendance 4/26/15 ......................... (42, 89, 76) 207
THE GRAND FINAL TOTAL FOR WALK FOR WATER:
$8,931.78

Our Stephen Ministers are ready

to care for you.
If you or someone you know could
benefit from the care of a Stephen
Minister, please give us a call:
Stephen Leaders

Karen Widhalm (402-694-9031)

Nancy Jacobs (402-841-1770)
Jacquie Samway (402-371-1985)
Jolene Ziebell (402-371-1985)
Stephen Ministers

Jan Henning
Jeann Granstra
Laurel Moore
Iva Thelander
Nancy Jacobs

Kristy Booras
Kris Dahlkoetter
Susan Skogstoe
Katrina Tomsen
Karen Widhalm
Jolene Ziebell

Dear Members of St. Johns

I want to thank everyone for the cards
and visits I have received since I have
moved to Park View Haven in Coleridge. I
miss seeing everyone so I really enjoy
hearing from you!
Your friend,
Bob Strivens

ATTENTION GRADUATES
Are you preparing to graduate from high
school or college? We would like to
celebrate with you at our 8:30 AM worship
service on May 17. Following worship,
there will be a reception in the Fellowship
Hall. You are all invited to join us and
share your plans for the future. Bring a
friend to worship and celebrate with you.
Bring a senior picture to the church office
(we can scan it in seconds) or email a
picture of yourself to
midgehe@cableone.net. Watch for more
information!

The Garden Clubs next cleanup day is Wednesday, May 6,

@ 5pm. We will continue
planting as needed and make
decisions on new pots for the
front doors. Gardeners are welcome and
can come when it fits into their schedule
earlier or later. If you have questions,
please contact Diane Sobotka @ 402-8410181 or email dsobotka@gmail.com.
Everyone is invited to help!

Lutheran
World
Relief

Teach a person to sew and youve

given them tools they can use to earn
an income, support their family, and
break out of poverty. Many of the
thousands of Fabric Kits Lutheran
World Relief distributes are used in
vocational training programs to teach
young men and women useful and
marketable sewing skills.
During the months of April and May, we
will be collecting Fabric (Sewing) Kits for
Lutheran World Relief. Watch for the
washtub in the west hallway to pick up an
information sheet and/or leave your
completed kits.

St. John's families: get your kids & their

friends signed up for summer camp with
NLOM this summer! Talk with Pastor Justin
for more information about how you can go
to Carol Joy Holling Camp near Ashland for
just $50! Check out all the options online
at http://www.caroljoyholling.org.

MOSAIC MONDAY @ PIZZA HUT

Pizza Hut has generously offered to donate
a portion of their proceeds to Mosaic to help
provide meaningful lives for people with
disabilities in Northeast Nebraska. Dine in or
carry out at Pizza Hut and mention Mosaic and
10% of your meal total will be donated to
Mosaic.
Either location: 910 W. Benjamin Ave OR
506 S. 25th St., Norfolk
May 4
5 PM Close

CLEAN-UP
OPPORTUNITIES
The Tidy-Up Crew will be
at St. Johns on Monday,
May 4, at 8:30am. If
youre a fast worker, you
will be able to help with the Fellowship Hall
Kitchen clean-up @ 9am! Everyone welcome
and bring your tool of choice.

Please lift up Aline Skogstoe in your prayers as

she has been offered and accepted a YAGM
(Young Adults in Global Mission) position in
the United Kingdom. After several interviews
in Chicago, she will return a final time on
August 19 for orientation before flying to the
UK on August 26. From a field of 254
applicants, 79 were accepted and 14 assigned
to the UK.
A year of service through the Young Adults
in Global Mission program invites young adults
to become the hands and feet of Jesus in the
world, providing critical support to ministries
and projects in communities of need. It also
invites volunteers into a journey of selfreflection, providing space to consider their
sense of identity, Gods work in the world, and
their place within it all.
Watch for information about a sending
service later this summer.

Thank you so much to Pastor Justin and all

members of St Johns who either worked
and/or attended the Ham Dinner this
past Sunday. Approximately $2500 was
raised for the Mennonite Disaster Fund.
Thank you for the contributions. Without
all the support and effort this would not
have been possible.
Mission Life Team

Church Women United of Norfolk

celebrates

May Friendship Day

WELCA will again be collecting

Campbell Soup Labels and Box
Tops for Education to donate to
Mosaic. These programs enable
the special education program,
which has 25 students, to receive
free educational equipment and learning
materials for their classrooms. To support
these projects, interested people need only to
save and send box tops and Campbell soup
UPC labels.
We are always very grateful for the
support of caring people who have given so
freely of their time and talents to help Mosaic
at Bethphage Village provide quality lives for
those who live in our community.
Look for the green basket in the west hallway
to drop your labels. Thank you for your
contributions!

Thank you for delivering Meals on Wheels for

April 27 - May 1:
Dennis & Lois Braesch
Roger & Alice Gentzler
Jerry & Ruth Paulson
Phil Sykes
John & Susan Skogstoe
Jack & Audrey Prater
Integrated Life Choices
You have made many people happy with the
delivery of hot meals.

@ First United Methodist Church

4th & Phillip Ave.
Friday, May 8 @ 1:30 pm
Program Theme:
Journey of the Caregiver
Speaker: Christine Chrisman
For information, call 402-371-8164
Christine Chrisman from Faith
Regional will talk about caregivers and
hospice and palliative care. We are
encouraged to journey with those in
our midst who find themselves in the
role of caregiver and to show our
appreciation for all they are doing.

2015 St. Johns Confirmands

Front row: Mercedes Barg,

Jacob Miller, Chloe Fischer,
Kelsey Eisenmann.
Back row: Pr. David Cox,
Emily Schwanebeck, Jacob Pedersen,
Marcus Echtenkamp, Kelsey English,
Pr. Justin Wiese.

SATURDAY, MAY 2
6 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
TRACY MEISTER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
MIKE / KAREN WIDHALM
GREETERS/USHERS Leroy & Tony Uttecht
READER Shirley Hughes
PRAYER LEADER __________
SOUND Jacquie Samway
SUNDAY, MAY 3
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
TRACY MEISTER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
MIKE / KAREN WIDHALM
GREETERS Naoma Ronnfeldt, Carol Sorsen
USHERS Phil Sykes, Dennis & Lois Braesch,
Jack Prater
READER Diane Hansen
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Mission Life Team
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Rollie & Linda
Downs, Sherri Kuk, Carol Waggoner
PRAYER LEADER Maureen Bivens
SOUND Susan Skosgstoe
POWERPOINT John Skogstoe
SUNDAY, MAY 3
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
TRACY MEISTER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
MIKE / KAREN WIDHALM
GREETERSMichelle Dagerman,
Martha Thompson
USHERS Kevin Bonderson, Don Meister,
Carol Severa
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Beth Bonderson,
Brenda Carhart, Kristy Booras, __________
PRAYER LEADER Carol Severa
SOUND Logan Strom
POWERPOINT Thompson Family
LECTIONARY READINGS:
Acts 8:26-40
Psalm 22:25-31
1 John 4:7-21
John 15:1-8

SATURDAY, MAY 9
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
CINDY NELSON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS/USHERS Rod & Shirley Hughes
READER Pat Monson
PRAYER LEADER Pat Monson
SOUND Susan Skogstoe
SUNDAY, MAY 10
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
CINDY NELSON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS Bob & Jan Henning, Dick &
Barb Adams
USHERS Mark Polenske, Mike Frank,
Mike Kai
READER Sara Fegley
FELLOWSHIP HOUR __________
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Richard & Leona
Pfeifer, Diane Sobotka
PRAYER LEADER Sara Fegley
SOUND Susan Skogstoe
POWERPOINT John Skogstoe
SUNDAY, MAY 10
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
CINDY NELSON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERSEline Brosh, Zella Dederman
USHERS Dennis & Brenda Smith,
The Echtenkamp Family, Mike Sunderman
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Carol Timperley,
Carol Severa, Ken Wragge, Terry Hall
PRAYER LEADER Brenda Smith
SOUND Alex Thonmpson
POWERPOINT Emma Dagerman
LECTIONARY READINGS:
Acts 10:44-48
Psalm 98
1 John 5:1-6
John 15:9-17