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
Dallas Esser
Norma Hunter
Tyrone Uhlir
Thad Murren
Nancy Jacobs
Glenda Hansen
Britany Sandles
Jana Kramer
Boston DeWald
Rosemary Westerhold
Kayla Mertz
Warren DeWald
Harlan Westerhold
Lee Stingley
Dennis & Sara Fegley
Ron Jahde
Connie Hagstrom
Jo Schaefer
Dale Tomka
Naoma Ronnfeldt
Connie Stauffer
Pr. David Cox
Carol Severa
Janet Farr
The family of Bill & Jodi Whitten as they mourn the death of Bills mother, Marjorie
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.

Please introduce yourself to our newest member at St. Johns -- Sydney Lowe who was
unable to be here on Easter Vigil due to the weather. We welcome her as a member
today!
Flowers on the altar this April weekend are sponsored by Rich & Diana Uhlir for the
glory of God; and by Warren & Pat Monson in memory of our beloved son, Marty
Warren.
THANK YOU to our Majesty Choir for presenting their cantata The Rose of Calvary
this weekend at all services.
JOIN US FOR DINNER after the 5pm Majesty Choir Cantata this evening. Parish
Fellowship will be serving a Chicken Casserole with extras in the Fellowship Hall after
this evenings worship.

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, APRIL 3
8:30 am ....................................................... Worship
Choir Cantata
9:15 am ................. Sunday School Program Practice
9:45 am .................................................... Fellowship
9:45 am .............................. Life of Christ Bible Study
9:45 am .............................................. Sunday School
11:00 am ..................................................... Worship
Choir Cantata
6:00 pm .................... Gods Ambassadors ChristCare
Kristy Booras, 402-371-6218
MONDAY, APRIL 4
10:00 am ............................................. Staff Meeting
2:00 pm ........................................ Chosen ChristCare
Carol Waggoner, 402-371-7642
6:30 pm .......................................... Stephen Ministry
7:00 pm ............................... Parish Fellowship Team
7:00 pm ............................................. Praise Forever
8:30 pm .......................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, APRIL 5
7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast
7:00 pm ....................................... Beloved ChristCare
Tracy Meister, 402-379-2484
7:00 pm .................................................... SEA Group
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
1:30 pm .................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
2:30 pm ....................... 7th & 8th Grade Confirmation
3:30 pm .................................................. Youth Choir
5:00 pm ....................... 7th & 8th Grade Confirmation
6:00 pm ................................ St. Johns Get Together
THURSDAY, APRIL 7
7:00 pm ................................. Majesty Choir Practice
SATURDAY, APRIL 9
9:00 am .................................................. Walk n Talk
Skyview Lake
5:00 pm ........................................................ Worship
Sunday School Easter Program

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

APRIL 3
APRIL 10

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

Alice Gentzler
Terri Denkinger
Linda Downs
Lisa Echtenkamp

OFFERINGS
Mission Emphasis (MARCH) .............. World Hunger
40 Days of Giving
Greenfiber Funds for JAN - MARCH .. Salvation Army
General offering for 3/27/16 .................. $10,927.74
End of FEB. Net Profit / (Loss) ...............($10,810.08)
Year-to-Date Net Profit / (Loss) ............($11,617.54)
Attendance 3/27/16 ..................... (89, 185, 156) 430
Good Friday..................................................... 121

Sign up now for summer camp @ Carol

Joy Holling Camp in Ashland, NE. For
more information, grab a flyer in the west
hallway.
Throughout the week at camp, we will
learn what it looks like to be a follower of
Jesus. In a world telling us that we need
the biggest and the best to succeed, and
that only the strong will prevail Jesus
shows us a completely different way of
living.

Women of Faith Belong Tour

August 26-27, 2016
Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE
The Stephen Ministry team has tickets available
to the popular Women of Faith / Belong
conference being held this year at the Pinnacle
Bank Arena in Lincoln.
Women of Faith has been encouraging women
since 1996 with compelling stories, laugh out-loud
humor, heart-tugging music, rejuvenating worship,
and more!
Now renamed Belong, this is a live event
bringing women together in arenas across the
country. Its where you will go to connect, reboot,
and hear from remarkable communicators who
have experienced Gods love in a profound way.
They will help you hone in on how to live a full,
faith-filled, purposeful life.
We have a limited number of tickets available
that will be at a discounted price of $105.00 for the
Friday night and all day Saturday sessions.
Deadline for the discount is March 27th. Join us
and youll discover, dreamand have fun in the
process. For more information please call:
Karen Widhalm 402-694-9031
Jackie or Jolene at the church office
402-371-1985

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF

SEWING KITS
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 Fabric Kits Lutheran
World Relief distributes are used to teach
young men and women useful and
marketable sewing skills.

Please give new items only

Please do not donate items with any

religious symbols, any items decorated
with a U.S. flag, patriotic or military
symbols, or references to the armed
forces, including camouflage.

Fabric should have no stains or holes.

Pieces do not need to match in size or
color/pattern. Fold thread and one piece
of fabric inside second fabric piece and
tie with yarn, sturdy string, ribbon or a
strip of fabric.
Include in your kit:
* 2 spools of neutral-colored thread
* 2 pieces of cotton fabric (no knits or
100% polyester) measuring:
2 1/4 yds (60) or
3 yds (44) or
4 yds (36)

We want to express our sincere thanks to Pr.

David, Pr. Justin and Jacquie for their visitations,
prayers, and support during the time of our mom,
Jean Andersons hospitalization and passing. Also
thank you to the congregation for your support
and expression of sympathy. We feel blessed by
the kindness and thoughtfulness of our church
family.
Linda & Dale Stephenson
and family

Many thanks to Carol Timperley and the Team 4

ladies who prepared and served the Sharon
Polenske funeral luncheon.
Pat Monson

Family and friends are invited to

attend an Easter program

Because
He Lives
Saturday, April 23
9am 3:30pm
$10 per participant
Carol Joy Holling Camp, Ashland, NE
Grades 1-6
Explore is a day retreat designed for
elementary aged kids to discover the
magic of exploring creation and life at
camp. As imitators of Christ, we are called
to love and care for the creation around us.
Join us as we love and care for the
outdoors at CJH! Bring your own sack
lunch. Pre-registration for Explore is due
Wednesday, April 13. For more
information, contact Jolene @ 402-3711985 or http://cjhcenter.org/explore.

A Praise & Worship Musical

for Kids presented during
the regular worship service
(offering and communion
included)
Saturday, April 9th at 5:00 p.m.

A combination of five modern worship

songs and familiar tunes of the church
connects all ages with Gods grace and

victory with the story of Christs

death and resurrection. Please come
and support our youth!

CALL COMMITTEE UPDATE

St. John's call committee has recently
received two more candidate names from
the Nebraska Synod office. After
considerable review of the candidate's
RLP (rostered leader profile) a decision
was made to have conversation with them
via Skype.

Walk n Talk
The Parish Fellowship Team would like to invite
you to Walk n Talk with us on Saturday mornings
starting March 19th (unless its raining). Join us up
at Skyview Lake at 9 AM meeting at the
playground equipment and we will walk around
the lake. Bring your kids, strollers, scooters, or
pets along for the walk. Lets have some fun
walking and getting to know each other!

As we call a new pastor to St. John's, let us

pray together for faith:
Lord God,
You have called your servants to ventures
of which we cannot see the ending, by
paths as yet untrodden, through perils
unknown. Give us faith to go out with good
courage, not knowing where we go, but
only that your hand is leading us and your
love supporting us; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen

In the month
of May, four
First
Communion
confirmation
class times
will be made
available for
any baptized youth whose parents have
discerned that their children are ready to
receive the Lords Supper for the first time.
These dates and times for class are May
4, 2:30-3:30pm, May 4, 5-6pm, May 11, 2:303:30pm; & May 11, 5-6 pm. All classes will be
held in the sanctuary.
As St. Johns Church Council has supported
and endorsed the practice of baptized
members of any age being able to receive
communion after mutual conversation and
instruction between the child, parent(s), and
pastor(s), these confirmation classes are open
to children and adults of any age. Attendance
is required at only one of the four scheduled
class opportunities. Families must RSVP their
intent on attending a class no later than noon
of the day of the class by calling the church
office (402-371-1985) or by registering
online. If no RSVPs are received for a class, it
will not be held. If these times do not work for
a family, Pastor Justin will help schedule a
personalized time as scheduling allows. In
each hour-long class, we will review how God
loves us and that God feeds us, using stories
from the Spark Story Bible. Students will also
practice and learn how communion is received
at St. Johns and other churches. It is strongly
preferred that children attend the class with
their parent(s).
Baptized children of God at St. John's who
attend a May 2016 First Communion Class will
be invited to receive First Communion on May
14 or 15 as we celebrate Pentecost. If this
weekend does not work for a family, please be
in conversation with Pastor Justin or Pastor
David to discuss other options.
We look forward to celebrating First
Communion with the families of those baptized
young people who will be taking part in the
Lord's Supper for the first time.

Its time again for Meals on Wheels!

Volunteers are needed (young or old) to help
deliver meals to shut-ins from May 9 through
June 3. More information will follow or
contact Carol Sorsen if you have questions.
402-371-7482. Sign up on todays
Registration Slip to volunteer!

SATURDAY, APRIL 2
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
KEVIN BONDERSON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS/USHERS Lonnie & Clare
Kleensang
SUNDAY, APRIL 3
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
KEVIN BONDERSON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS Dick & Barb Adams, Claribel Wulf
USHERS Dennis & Lois Braesch, Phil Sykes
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Roger & Lisa
Echtenkamp
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Rollie & Linda
Downs, Sherri Kuk, Diane Sobotka
POWERPOINT Midge Hedrick

SUNDAY, APRIL 3
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
KEVIN BONDERSON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERSMichelle Dagerman, Martha
Thompson
USHERS Kevin Bonderson, Don Meister,
Carol Severa
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Beth Bonderson,
Tracy Meister, Kristy Booras, __________
POWERPOINT Emma Dagerman
LECTIONARY READINGS:
Acts 5:27-32
Psalm 118:14-29
Revelation 1:4-8
John 20:19-31

SATURDAY, APRIL 9
5 PM
YOUTH EASTER PROGRAM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DAN DENKINGER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERS/USHERS Lonnie & Clare
Kleensang
READER Pat Monson
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DAN DENKINGER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERS Richard & Leona Pfeifer, Jack &
Audrey Prater
USHERS Mark Polenske, Mike Frank,
Mike Kai
READER Richard Pfeifer
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Rollie & Linda Downs
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Duane & Barb
Timperley, Rick & Diana Uhlir
POWERPOINT John Skogstoe

SUNDAY, APRIL 10
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DEN DENKINGER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERSKen Wragge, Terry Hall
USHERS Dennis & Brenda Smith,
Echtenkamp Family
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Carol Timperley,
Carol Severa, Ken Wragge, Terry Hall
POWERPOINT Claire Thompson
LECTIONARY READINGS:
Acts 9:1-20
Psalm 30
Revelation 5:11-14
John 21:1-19