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.
PRAYER CONCERNS AND JOYS:
Duane Timperley Betty Low
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 Scott Freese
Rosemary Westerhold Karmen Young Karen Chandler
Harlin Westerhold Susan Hansen Joann White
Jo & Leon Schaefer Bonnie Hortness Colton Wright
Orlo Rath Donna Hackman Joanne & Roy Petersen
Mark Hearn Burna Hershey Don & Cleora Fisher
Richard & JoAnn Berglund Darrell Polenske Karen Widhalm
Mike Wragge Scott Leader Rev. Gail Axen
Lift up the Hysell Family as they mourn the death of Heath’s mother, Lela
Flowers on the altar this weekend are sponsored by Don & Bettie Miller in loving memory of
their granddaughter; and by Gayle & Donna Short in celebration of Kyle’s & Rachel’s
birthdays. Additional flowers are sponsored by Ken & Paula Rasmussen in loving memory
of Marilyn and Warren.
Thank you for your support and contributions in our fundraising for the National Youth
Gathering. The girls are well on their way to Houston! With the help of Thrivent we will be
hosting the Lenten meal on March 21st, and will be serving some of Brian Brasch’s prized
pulled pork. Thank you for your continued support!
REMINDER TO CONFIRMATION STUDENTS: Sermon note blanks can be found in the
Usher’s Room at the back of the sanctuary. Please fill out the forms as you attend worship
and return them to your assigned folder. You may take home those that have been marked
with a red number (which means Pastor Myron has noted them). Thank you!
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
THE WEEK AHEAD OFFERINGS
SUNDAY, MARCH 11 Mission Emphasis (MARCH) ..... ELCA Disaster Relief
8:30 am ........................................................ Worship Greenfiber Funds for JAN, FEB, MARCH ... Salv. Army
9:30 am ..................................... Youth Choir Practice General offering for 3/4/2018................... $7,283.90
9:45 am ............................................ Fellowship Hour End of JAN General Fund Deficit ................... ($314.00)
9:45 am .............................................. Sunday School
Year-to-Date General Fund Net Deficit .......... ($314.00)
10:00 am .......................................... Frolic First Faith
Nursery Attendance 3/4/2018 ....................... (49, 94, 80) 223
11:00 am ...................................................... Worship
6:30 pm.................... God’s Ambassadors ChristCare
Kristy Booras, 402-371-6218
MONDAY, MARCH 12
8:30 pm..................................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, MARCH 13
7:30 am ................................ Men’s Prayer Breakfast
8:30 am ................................................ Staff Meeting
2:00 pm................................................ WELCA Board
5:15 pm................................................Finance Team
6:00 pm............................... SHOCKED! Youth Group
6:00 pm........................................ Temple ChristCare
Pat Monson, 402-371-8803
7:00 pm....................................... Beloved ChristCare
Kristy Booras, 402-371-6218
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14
12:10 pm................................. Lenten Meal Worship
BYOBB (Bring your own brown bag lunch)
Fellowship Hall
12:30 pm....................................... Mission Life Team
1:30 pm................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
5:15 pm........................................Worship Life Team
6:00 pm................................... Lenten Meal Worship
Fellowship Hall – Walking Tacos
THURSDAY, MARCH 15
9:00 am .............................................. Rebekah Circle
5:30 pm............................................ Executive Board
6:30 pm............................................... Majesty Choir
7:15 pm............ Maj. Choir Easter Cantata Rehearsal
SATURDAY, MARCH 18
5:00 pm........................................................ Worship
SHOP FOR MINISTRY
MAR 11 8:30 AM Donna Short
11 AM Cathy Erwin
MAR 18 8:30 AM Elenore Merritt
11 AM Beth Bonderson
Dear Friends in Christ, Don’t forget to direct
Am sharing the following update from Katlinn Choice Dollars®
Sullivan on Keagan that was written on 2-28-
2018: Grant funding from Thrivent Financial
This week we were excited to have some through its Thrivent Choice® program can
visitors! Grandma Marilyn and Aunt Beth flew to help support organizations you care about.
see us and help out! Keagan also had physical Don’t let Choice Dollars expire.
therapy and transplant clinic. Keagan will have
to have his tonsils and adenoids out so we are Eligible Thrivent Financial members who have
just waiting on an appointment to get those Choice Dollars available have until March 31,
out. Again, thanks to all of those who have sent 2018, to direct any remaining 2017 Choice
cards, gift cards, meals, monetary gifts, toys for Dollars. Help support St. John’s Lutheran
Keagan, helped with McKenna, and sent words Church. Go to Thrivent.com/thriventchoice to
of encouragement! We appreciated everything learn more. Or call 800-847-4836 and say
that has been done for our family! “Thrivent Choice” after the prompt.
Please lift Keegan and his family up in prayer.
Should you want to write to Katlinn and Keegan
with a note or card, their address near Houston,
TX is:
Katlinn and Keegan Sullivan, 3213 Tulip Street
Unit B, Pasadena, Texas 77504
There are envelopes in the back of the church
with this mailing label on them....please take
one and include a card or note in it to them. During Lent, we will begin a new prayer
practice of lifting up ten individuals or
Thank you so much to the groups or individuals
who have delivered or signed up to share a
families from St. John’s to include in your
meal with the Sullivan family. Should you want weekly prayers. Thank you for including
to help and share a meal with them, please sign these names this week:
up on the registration slip in your worship Salesia Books, Jesse, Betty, MaKyla
folder. Or you can contact Beth Bonderson Andrew & Kristy Booras
at bbondeo@ptcnet.net or by cell, 402-841- Sharon Bowman
6289. God bless you today and always!! Tim & Michelle Brabec
Denny & Lois Braesch
Brian & Patty Brasch, Amanda
St. John’s is in need of decaf Craig Braun,
coffee! Any donations can be Kendall, Ashton, Quinlan, Emery Braun
brought to the church office Eline Brosh
during the week, or dropped Brock Brower & Gina Smith,
off in the kitchen on Sunday Taylor & Mason
morning. Your donations are Frieda Brown
greatly appreciated.
THANK YOU!
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF FEBRUARY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS
PERSONAL CARE KITS The Council met together with its new
Personal Care Kits are the LWR project for members for the first time in February. New
February through April. Each kit should members were introduced to the responsibilities
of the council and all members have chosen a
include: committee to work with during 2018.
* One light-weight bath-size towel, dark The church council reviewed some
color recommended. opportunities brought forward toward saving
* Two or three bath-size bars of soap in money during the next year. The office copier
original packaging. will be replaced with a new machine and a new
* One adult-size toothbrush in original lease that will save over $10,000 over the next
packaging. five years. Offering envelopes will be mailed to
* One sturdy comb with packaging congregational member’s homes next year with
removed. an expected savings in this plan also.
The Ministry Profile for St. John’s has been
* One metal nail clippers with packaging
updated and ready to be utilized in the process
removed. of Call for a Senior Pastor following the changes
Instructions and the list of materials to in our congregation at the end of last year. We
include in each kit can be found in the west continue to pray for healing in our congregation
hallway – look for the washtub. Thank you as we move forward in our ministry. We thank
for supporting Lutheran World Relief! Pastor Meyer for his leadership and
compassion during this transition.
A complete copy of the minutes is available
by mail or email by contacting the church office.
Easter lilies are now
available to purchase for
$13 each. Simply include
your check in your
offering envelope marked
“lily” and we’ll have one
ordered for you. They
will be available for you to take home after
Easter Sunday worship. Thank you in
advance for the lilies that will make our altar
look like Easter!
Join the Men’s Prayer Breakfast as they
begin the study “The Jesus I Never Knew”.
Tuesdays 7:30-9 AM
WEEKLY SERVANTS’ SCHEDULE
Breakfast provided!
A copy of the current week and next weeks’
Bring a Bible, a pencil and enjoy the morning
servants’ schedule will be posted in the west
fellowship. Hope to see you there!
hallway each week for those who may want
to plan ahead for a different worship service.
When there is room in the bulletin, we will
include one there as well. A weekly posting
also appears on the St. John’s blog each
week: http://www.stjohnsnorfolk.com.
The Fellowship Life
Team invites
everyone to see the
movie “I Can Only
Imagine” at Kings
Norfolk 7 Theatre on
Tuesday, March 27,
at 7 PM. Cost is $5
and the movie is
rated PG.
SATURDAY, MARCH 10 SATURDAY, MARCH 17
5 PM 5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK – COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
CINDY NELSON RICHARD PFEIFER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JOLENE ZIEBELL BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS/USHERS – Warren & Pat Monson GREETERS/USHERS – Warren & Pat Monson
READER – Carolyn Wilcox READER – Jolene Ziebell
SOUND – Brenda Carhart SOUND – John Skogstoe
SUNDAY, MARCH 11 SUNDAY, MARCH 18
8:30 AM 8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK – COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
CINDY NELSON RICHARD PFEIFER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JOELEN ZIEBELL BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS – Dan Melkus, Wendell & Ethelyn GREETERS – Donna Short, Doris McMahon
Fossum COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Duane & Cindy
USHERS – Dennis & Lois Braesch, Jack Prater Nelson, Tom & Midge Hedrick
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Rollie & Linda USHERS – Gayle Short, Jim McMahon
Downs, Rick & Diana Uhlir READER – Tom Hedrick
READER – Dan Melkus POWERPOINT – Midge Hedrick
POWERPOINT – Carhart Family SOUND – John Skogstoe
SOUND – Brenda Carhart FELLOWSHIP HOUR – Bonderson Family
FELLOWSHIP HOUR – Carol Sorsen, Carolyn
Wilcox
SUNDAY, MARCH 18
SUNDAY, MARCH 11 11 AM
11 AM COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK – RICHARD PFEIFER
CINDY NELSON WORSHIP ASSISTANT
WORSHIP ASSISTANT BRENDA CARHART
JOLENE ZIEBELL GREETERS – Kristi Johnson, Jeann Granstra
GREETERS – __________, __________ USHERS – Greg & Sandra Korth, Del Johnson
USHERS – Dennis & Brenda Smith, __________, READER – Kristi Johnson
__________ COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Jeann Granstra,
READER – Amanda Brasch Laurel Moore, Kristi Johnson,
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Carol Timperley, Brenda Carhart
__________, __________, __________ POWERPOINT – Rachel Carhart
POWERPOINT – __________ SOUND – John Skogstoe
SOUND – Brenda Carhart LECTIONARY READINGS:
LECTIONARY READINGS: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 51:1-12
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Hebrews 5:5-10
Ephesians 2:1-10 John 12:20-33
John 3:14-21
