St.

John’s Lutheran Church ELCA

1300 W. Benjamin Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 371-1985
stjohn@cableone.net
www.stjohnsnorfolk.com

Our Mission: Disciples Through God’s Love, Celebrating In Jesus’ name.

SHORT TERM PRAYER CONCERNS AND JOYS:
Carol Ermels Carolyn Wilcox Hong at Delight Donuts
Tom Hagstrom
LONG TERM PRAYER CONCERNS:
Sara Fegley Sullivan Family Rosemary Westerhold
Joann White Susan Hansen Harlin Westerhold
Jo Schaefer Bonnie Hortness Orlo Rath
Darrell & Arlene Polenske Kurt Juracek Mike Wragge
Elvon & Vicki Suhr Betty Low Kenneth & Vendla Wrick
Conner Mitchum Pr. Norm Nelson Kevin Kluver
Lindsay (Brown) and son, River Jordyn (Wiebelhaus) & Brad Irlmeier
Jessica Rossiolis John Konken Roger Peters
Colton Wright Roger Echtenkamp Karen Widhalm
Lift up Jim & Kayla Mertz on the death of Kayla’s mother, Phyllis Roiger

Flowers on the altar this weekend are sponsored by Carolyn Wilcox in thanks for God’s
many blessings; and by Ken Wragge in celebration of Terry Hall’s birthday. Flowers on the
altar last weekend (cancelled due to snow) were sponsored by Warren & Pat Monson,
thankful for a happy and blessed Thanksgiving; and by Bill & Jodi Whitten for all the
blessings we have received.
WELCOME and thank you to Pr. Gary Harris who is helping with Sunday worship services
this weekend.
Lift up Mason James, son of Erin & Stewart Stachura, who will be baptized at the 11am
Sunday worship service. Mason’s baptism sponsors are Brittanie & Nathan Dobrovolny.

PRINTED COPIES OF THE NEW DIRECTORY ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE CHURCH OFFICE.

Worship Services can now be viewed in their entirety on St. John’s facebook page at
www.facebook.com/stjohnsnorfolk
ST. JOHN’S STAFF
The Rev. Randy Rasmussen –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
Mission Emphasis (DEC) ................. Good Neighbors
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 General offering for 12/9/2018 ................$1, 101.50
8:30 am ........................................................ Worship End of OCT General Fund Deficit ................ ($5,128.49)
9:45 am…………………….…………………..Fellowship Hour Year-to-Date General Fund Net Deficit ....... ($6,147.99)
9:45 am .............................................. Sunday School
Attendance 12/9/2018 ................ Services Cancelled
11:00 am ...................................................... Worship
Baptism of Mason James Stachura
6:30 pm.................... God’s Ambassadors ChristCare
Kristy Booras, 402-371-6218
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10
10:00 am .............................................. Staff Meeting
6:00 pm................ Fellowship Life/Evangelism Team
8:30 pm..................................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11
7:30 am ................................ Men’s Prayer Breakfast
2:00 pm................................................ WELCA Board
5:15 pm...................................... Finance Committee
7:00 pm....................................... Beloved ChristCare
Kristy Booras, 402-371-6218
7:00 pm................................. SHOCKED Youth Group
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12
10:00 am ............................ Bible Study/Communion
Homestead
12:30 pm....................................... Mission Life Team
Carol Waggoner, 402-371-7642
1:30 pm.................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
2:30 pm.......................... 5th–8th Grade Confirmation
5:00 pm........................ 5th – 8th Grade Confirmation
7:00 pm.............................................. Property Team
7:30 pm.......................................... Men’s ChristCare
Rollie Downs, 402-649-0256
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13
5:30 pm............................................ Executive Board
6:30 pm...............................Majesty Choir Rehearsal
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15
5:00 pm........................................................ Worship
Majesty Choir Cantata
5:00 pm............................................ Youth Bake Sale

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

DEC 9 8:30 AM Margie Frank
11 AM Jeanne Timperley
DEC 16 8:30 AM Ken Hansen
11 AM Terri Denkinger
Thank you for lifting up the following folks in
prayer this week:
Chosen ChristCare will again be collecting
Mike & Sarah Dittmer
Aaron, Abigail, Joshua money and cookies to be given to the
Robert Downing Madison County Juvenile Detention Center
Rollie & Linda Downs for Christmas meals. Any additional funds
Gene & Bernita Ebel remaining will be used to purchase a
Roger & Lisa Echtenkamp
Marcus, Adam
pingpong table. Monetary donations may be
Leslie Eisenmann dropped off at the church office or placed in
Kelsey, Aaron the offering plate designated “JDC”. Cookies
Stacey & Julie English can be brought to the office closer to the
Hannah, Kelsey
pick-up date of Monday, Dec. 24 (no later
Janet Erickson
Christ & Gail Ermels than noon). Thank you!
Jeff & Cathy Erwin

The NORFOLK CHAMBER SINGERS will

Thank you for your continued support for present “Sing Noel” Friday, Dec. 14 @ 7PM
the Norfolk Food Pantry. Staples that are and Saturday, Dec. 15 @ 2PM at the Norfolk
always needed are: beans, tomatoes, Art Center. Tickets for the performance are
crackers, peanut butter, canned meat, $15 and a limited number are still available
pancake mix and syrup, meat extenders, and at the Norfolk Art Center or from any
monetary donations. Canned vegies and member of the Chamber Singers.
fruits and “instant” meals with a shelf life are
good to stock, too. ALL donations are greatly
appreciated! Donations can be placed in the
Poinsettias are now available
grocery carts in the west hallway and
to order from Floral
narthex.
Expressions. If you would like
to order a poinsettia for the
An anonymous donor will match up to
Christmas altar area, please
$1,000 designated for the new windows!
enclose your check in the
Through your generous donations, the cost is
amount of $13 in your
nearly complete. Windows were purchased
offering envelope marked “poinsettia” and
AT COST and ALL the finish work and
your flower will be available for you to pick
installation labor has been donated by some
up after the Christmas Eve service of your
talented folks. We are blessed and will
choice. Thank you for adding to the beauty
continue to be blessed through the winter
of the season!
months!
 2nd Annual Youth
Fundraiser
Christmas Bake Sale
December 15th and 16th
(before and after all three services)
West Hallway
Let us do your Christmas baking!
If you would like to donate Christmas goodies
to be sold, creative creations can be dropped
at the Office on or after Wednesday, Dec. 12.
Please attach your name to the item.
Needed: Four (4) new Council
Members for January
elections. Please let the office
or a current council member
know if you are interested or
have someone you’d like to
nominate. Also Benefaction Board will need one
new member in 2019. Please prayerfully
consider helping!
The Norfolk
Men’s Chorus
will be
presenting
their
Christmas
production
“This Little Babe” under the direction of Ron
Lofgren on Sunday, Dec. 22 @ 3 PM at the
Johnny Carson Theatre. Tickets are $5 in
advance and $6 at the door, and may be
purchased at The Abbey, Companion Animal
Clinic, Lou’s Thrifty-Way, and from chorus
members. (This has been re-scheduled
from Dec. 2.)
The NEW 2019 Flower Chart is now hanging
in the west hallway. Thank you all for
sponsoring altar flowers in the past! If you
would like to remember a special occasion or
a love one, please add your name to the
calendar as soon as possible as dates fill up
quickly. Thank you for your generous
sponsorship!
FIRST COMMUNIONS
that were previously scheduled for Dec. 1-2
have been rescheduled for Dec. 15-16.
Please mark your calendar and join us at the
first altar during your service of choice next
weekend.
It’s time again for
GOOD NEIGHBORS
and we need your help! After the youth
Sunday School program on Saturday, Dec. 8,
@ 5 PM, boxes will be brought up from the
basement music room. On Monday.
Dec. 17. beginning at 8AM, boxes will be
packed for delivery, which is scheduled for
Tuesday, Dec. 18 @ 9AM. After all have
returned from deliveries on Tuesday, there
will be chili and bars/cookies served. This is
a great opportunity for fellowship and it’s
guaranteed you will leave with a full heart!
Sign up to help on today’s Registration Slip.
If you have questions, please contact Carol
Severa @ 402-371-3324.
 ANGEL TREE GIFTS
All Angel Tree gifts should be returned to the
office no later than Dec. 16. Those who have
red tags need to have those particular gifts
returned by Dec. 10. They will need to be
shipped by Dec. 11 to be received for
Christmas! Thank you all for your support!

ELCA GOOD GIFTS

Each year, Americans
spend over $300
billion on Christmas
shopping. Imagine
what would happen if
we could redirect that
spending toward the
things that really
matter, like putting
an end to hunger.
With ELCA Good Gifts, you can do just that.
Choose from more than 50 charitable gifts to
give in honor of loved ones – from goats to
water wells, school uniforms to food for
refugees. All of these gifts can be given in
honor of friends or loved ones and make
great alternatives to traditional Christmas
gifts. Shop now by visiting
ELCA.org/goodgifts or watch for the “St.
John’s window display” in the west hallway.
 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 ADVENT 3
ADVENT 2 MAJESTY CHOIR CANTATA
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM 5 PM
5 PM COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK – DEL JOHNSON
GREG KORTH GREETERS/USHERS – Rod & Shirley Hughes
GREETERS/USHERS – Rod & Shirley Hughes READER – Dale Stephenson
SOUND – Brenda Carhart, Jacquie Samway SOUND – John Skogstoe
ACOLYTE – Maryn Mead ACOLYTE – Maggie Merritt

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16

ADVENT 2 ADVENT 3
8:30 AM MAJESTY CHOIR CANTATA
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK – 8:30 AM
GREG KORTH COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
WORSHIP ASSISTANT DEL JOHNSON
ROLLIE DOWNS WORSHIP ASSISTANT
GREETERS – Dick & Barb Adams, Claribel Wulf BRENDA CARHART
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Duane & Barb GREETERS – Richard & Leona Pfeifer
Timperley, Margie Frank, __________ COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Rollie & Linda
USHERS – Mike Frank, Duane Timperley Downs, Rick & Diana Uhlir
READER – Sara Fegley USHERS – Denny & Lois Braesch
POWERPOINT – John Skogstoe READER – Richard Pfeifer
SOUND – Brenda Carhart POWERPOINT – Carhart Family
FELLOWSHIP HOUR – Ron & Mary Lynn Benson SOUND – John Skogstoe
ACOLYTE – Phoebe Miller FELLOWSHIP HOUR – Friends ChristCare
ACOLYTE –Zac Carhart
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9
ADVENT 2 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
11 AM ADVENT 3
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK – MAJESTY CHOIR CANTATA
GREG KORTH 11 AM
WORSHIP ASSISTANT COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
ROLLIE DOWNS DEL JOHNSON
GREETERS – Jana Kuhlman, Janice Matthiew GREETERS – Kristi Johnson, Jeann Granstra
USHERS – Dennis & Brenda Smith, Ken Wragge, USHERS – Greg & Sandra Korth, Del Johnson
Terry Hall READER – Kristi Johnson
READER – Tracy Yost COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Jeann Granstra,
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Ken Wragge, Laurel Moore, Kristi Johnson,
Terry Hall, Carol Timperley, Carol Severa Brenda Carhart
POWERPOINT – __________ POWERPOINT – Rachel Carhart
SOUND – Brenda Carhart SOUND – Spencer Dagerman
ACOLYTE – Charles Yost ACOLYTE –MaKyla Books
LECTIONARY READINGS: LECTIONARY READINGS:
Malachi 3:1-4 Zephaniah 3:14-20
Luke 1:68-79 Isaiah 12:2-6
Philippians 1:3-11 Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:1-6 Luke 3:7-18

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15