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:
Duane Timperley Betty Low Jim Carter
Zelda Anderson
LONG TERM PRAYER CONCERNS:
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Emerson First Lutheran Church, York
Sara Fegley Ken Wragge Kenneth & Vendla Wrick
Randy Erkman Sullivan Family Rosemary Westerhold
Karmen Young Karen Chandler Rev. Gail Axen
Joann White Harlin Westerhold Susan Hansen
Jo & Leon Schaefer Bonnie Hortness Colton Wright
Orlo Rath Donna Hackman Burna Hershey
Don & Cleora Fisher Richard & JoAnn Berglund Darrell & Arlene Polenske
Scott Leader Kurt Juracek Mike Wragge
Flowers on the altar this Sunday are sponsored by Tom & Midge Hedrick in celebration of
April birthdays; and by Cody & Aubrey Weitzenkamp in thanksgiving for the fellowship at
St. John’s. An additional arrangement is in celebration of Warren & Pat Monson’s 55th
wedding anniversary from their daughters.
Welcome to Lindsay Jaster as she joins St. John’s today at the 11AM worship service.

THANK YOU to our Majesty Choir for their gift of music through “Come to the Cross and
Remember”, the Easter Cantata presented at all services this weekend.

The Garden Club will be renovating the area south of the Fellowship Hall with plantings that
will require less maintenance. These will be hearty Nebraska perennials which will add
beautification and curb appeal to St. John’s. The Garden Club has set a goal of $10,000 to
purchase the new plantings. Donations can be placed in the offering plates marked
“Garden” or in the watering cans at the back of the sanctuary.

Thank you to all who provided the beautiful Easter lilies for our Easter worship. If you
sponsored a lily and would still like one to take home and plant in your garden, please stop
by the church. We still have several available.

ST. JOHN’S STAFF

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
 OFFERINGS
Mission Emphasis (APRIL) ............................. Mosaic
Greenfiber Funds APRIL-- JUNE .......... Norf. Rescue Mission
General offering for 4/1/2018................. $10,530.05
End of FEB General Fund Deficit................. ($2,043.35)
Year-to-Date General Fund Net Deficit ....... ($2,357.35)
Attendance 4/1/2018 ...................(82, 210, 101) 393
THE WEEK AHEAD
SUNDAY, APRIL 8
8:30 am ....................................................... Worship
Majesty Choir Easter Cantata
9:45 am………… ....................... ……….Fellowship Hour
11:00 am ...................................................... Worship
Majesty Choir Easter Cantata
MONDAY, APRIL 9
8:30 pm..................................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, APRIL 10
7:00 am ................................ Men’s Prayer Breakfast
8:30 am ................................................ Staff Meeting
2:00 pm................................................ WELCA Board
5:15 pm................................. Finance Team Meeting
6:00 pm........................................ Temple ChristCare
Pat Monson, 402-371-8803
7:00 pm....................................... Beloved ChristCare
Kristy Booras, 402-371-6218
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
12:30 pm....................................... Mission Life Team
1:30 pm.................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
2:30 pm......................... 7th / 8th Grade Confirmation
5:00 pm......................... 7th / 8th Grade Confirmation
6:00 pm............................... SHOCKED! Youth Group
Scavenger Hunt
6:00 pm........................................Worship Life Team
7:30 pm.......................................... Men’s ChristCare
Rollie Downs, 402-649-0256
THURSDAY, APRIL 12
7:00 pm...............................Majesty Choir Rehearsal
SATURDAY, APRIL 14
5:00 pm........................................................ Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

APR 8 8:30 AM Alice Gentzler
11 AM Terri Denkinger
APR 15 8:30 AM Barb Timperley
11 AM Lisa Echtenkamp
 For all youth who have completed the Thank you for
1st grade up through the lifting up the
6th grade -- following folks this
week:
Jeff & Cathy Erwin
Eugene & Julene Farr
Sara Fegley
Amie, Chloe & Hayden Fischer
Camp Carol Joy Holling Day Camp Don & Cleora Fisher
2018 is coming to Sandy Flege
St. John’s Lutheran Church! Wendell & Ethelyn Fossum
Robert & Mary Frady
Monday, June 18th to Thursday, June 21nd,
Mike & Margie Frank
9 AM to 3 PM: Friday, June 22, 9 AM to
Nathan, Deborah & Jayden Frauendorfer
1 PM with closing program at noon for
friends and family! Save the dates!
Through a generous grant from St.
John’s Benefaction Fund, Camp Carol
Joy Holling of the Nebraska Lutheran
Outdoor Ministries is coming to St. LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
John’s in Norfolk. This is a chance for PERSONAL CARE KITS
your children to experience the energy, Personal Care Kits are the LWR project for
talent, and music of trained camp February through April. Instructions and the
counselors FREE!!!! list of materials to include in each kit can be
found in the west hallway – look for the
Registrations were included in the washtub. Thank you for supporting
April Spark Update newsletter. If Lutheran World Relief!
you need additional registrations for
family, friends and neighbors,
registrations are available in the
BUSY BAGS
back of the sanctuary, in the west Thank you to the second period Soar Class
hallway or in the church office. from Norfolk Junior High School for making
There is a limit of 80 campers, so and donating "Busy Bags" for the children at
be sure to REGISTER EARLY TO St. John's Lutheran Church. Busy Bags --
SAVE YOUR SPOT! cloth bags full of coloring books, crayons,
puzzles, etc. – are for children to use during a
worship service. Bags are now available at
both entrances to the sanctuary!
CONFIRMATION REHEARSAL
AND PHOTOS – MAY 2 @ 5 PM
While thinking about Mosaic as the Mission
of the Month for April, please consider
making a donation of an item. Monetary
donations are always welcome, but some
items to consider donating would be:
activities, games, puzzles, adult bibs or
plastic kitchen ware. Thank you for your
support!

MARCH COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

Pastor Megan Morrow from the NE Synod
and Jon Fredricks from Campus Ministry
program met with the Church Council during the
March meeting. Campus Ministry continues in
northeast NE and hopes to have a continued
partnership with St. John’s in the future. The
Folks and Forks fundraiser will not occur this
year, but funding is in place for Campus Ministry The family of
in the coming year. Scott Freese would like to
Use of the Community Room for outside thank the church family
organizations gives St. John’s a presence in the for the cards, words of
community as we welcome others to our comfort, hugs, and
church. Narcotics Anonymous will be using the memorials during this
Community Room on Monday evenings. The difficult time. Thank you to the church ladies for
Council has approved the use of the Fellowship a wonderful luncheon. Thank you, Pastor
Hall to the Girl Scouts for an event in April as Myron, for your guidance and continued words
well. of support. Jaccquie, thank you for a beautiful
The NE Synod has submitted three memorial service and continued words of
candidates to the Call Committee for review for support and hugs.
Senior Pastor. We pray for patience and
understanding as the Call Committee moves
through the process.
A complete copy of the minutes is available by
mail or email by contacting the church office.
 SATURDAY, APRIL 14
SATURDAY, APRIL 7 5 PM
5 PM COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK – MARLA MUEHLMEIER
KEVIN BONDERSON WORSHIP ASSISTANT
WORSHIP ASSISTANT JOLENE ZIEBELL
-CANTATA- GREETERS/USHERS – Lonnie & Clare Kleensang
GREETERS/USHERS – Lonnie & Clare Kleensang READER – Pat Monson
SOUND – Mark Nelson SOUND – Brenda Carhart

SUNDAY, APRIL 15
SUNDAY, APRIL 8 8:30 AM
8:30 AM COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK – MARLA MUEHLMEIER
KEVIN BONDERSON WORSHIP ASSISTANT
WORSHIP ASSISTANT JOLENE ZIEBELL
-CANTATA- GREETERS – Donna Short, Doris McMahon
GREETERS – Richard & Leona Pfeifer, Audrey COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Duane & Cindy
Prater Nelson, Tom & Midge Hedrick
USHERS – Dennis & Lois Braesch, Jack Prater USHERS – Gayle Short, Jim McMahon
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Rollie & Linda READER – Duane Nelson
Downs, Rick & Diana Uhlir POWERPOINT – Midge Hedrick
POWERPOINT – Carhart Family SOUND – Brenda Carhart
SOUND – Mark Nelson FELLOWSHIP HOUR – Fellowship Life/Evan.
FELLOWSHIP HOUR – Rollie & Linda Downs Team

SUNDAY, APRIL 8
11 AM SUNDAY, APRIL 15
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK – 11 AM
KEVIN BONDERSON COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
WORSHIP ASSISTANT MARLA MUEHLMEIER
-CANTATA- WORSHIP ASSISTANT
GREETERS – Ken Wragge, Terry Hall JOLENE ZIEBELL
USHERS – Dan Denkinger, Ken Wragge, GREETERS – Kristi Johnson, Jeann Granstra
Terry Hall USHERS – Greg & Sandra Korth
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Ken Wragge, Terry READER – Kristi Johnson
Hall, Carol Timperley, __________ COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Jeann Granstra,
POWERPOINT – Carhart Family Laurel Moore, Kristi Johnson, Brenda
SOUND – Mark Nelson Carhart
LECTIONARY READINGS: POWERPOINT – Rachel Carhart
Acts 4:32-35 SOUND – Brenda Carhart
Psalm 133 LECTIONARY READINGS:
1 John 1:1—2:2 Acts 3:12-19
John 20:19-31 Psalm 4
1 John 3:1-7
Luke 24:36b-48