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
Thad Murren
Glenda Hansen
Jana Kramer
Mary Leone
Harlan Westerhold
Dennis & Sara Fegley
Dale Tomka
Ann Schroeder
Joann Spence
Dianne Horst
Keagan Sullivan
Alice Schultz
Norma Hunter
Rollin Olesen
Bob Henning
Lt. Col. Darin Huss (awaiting deployment to Iraq)

Nancy Jacobs
Rosemary Westerhold
Boston DeWald
Harlan Krebs
LaVon Dike
Carl Edwards
Carol Severa
Tom Hagstrom

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 weekend are sponsored by Sue Peterson & The Jorgensen
family in loving remembrance of Darrell; and by Don & Tracy Meister in celebration
of Aleiyahs 3rd birthday.

Sermons are now available online through St. Johns facebook @

www.facebook.com/stjohnsnorfolk
JOIN US TODAY @ 3 pm as Nebraska Lutheran Campus Ministry in Norfolk kicks
off its 6TH annual fundraising event FOLKS & FORKS!
We will be updating our military wall which is located just off the Narthex to the
east. If you have loved ones currently serving in the military, please send a photo
to the church office so that we may include them in our thoughts and prayers.
Email your photos to midgehe@cableone.net.
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, SEPT 18
8:30 am ....................................................... Worship
9:45 am .................................................... Fellowship
9:45 am .............................................. Sunday School
9:45 am .............................. Life of Christ Bible Study
11:00 am ..................................................... Worship
3:00 pm ................................................ Folks & Forks
NeLCM Fundraiser
MONDAY, SEPT 19
10:00 am ............................................. Staff Meeting
2:00 pm ........................................ Chosen ChristCare
Carol Waggoner, 402-371-7642
5:30 pm ........................................... Executive Board
8:30 pm .......................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, SEPT 20
7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 21
1:30 pm .................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
2:30 pm ....................... 7th & 8th Grade Confirmation
3:30 pm .................................................. Youth Choir
4:20 pm ...................................................... Bell Choir
5:00 pm ....................... 7th & 8th Grade Confirmation
7:00 pm ............................................. Church Council
7:30 pm .......................................... Mens ChristCare
Rollie Downs, 402-649-0256
THURSDAY, SEPT 22
7:00 pm ................................. Majesty Choir Practice
SATURDAY, SEPT 24
9:00 am .................................................. Walk n Talk
Skyview Lake
5:00 pm ........................................................ Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

SEPT 18 8:30 am
11 am
SEPT 25 8:30 am
11 am

Doris McMahon
Terri Denkinger
Linda Downs
Lisa Echtenkamp

OFFERINGS
Mission Emphasis (SEPT) ......... Norfolk Food Pantry
AND Peanut Butter Pyramid
Greenfiber Funds for SEPT .................... Mercy Meals
General offering for 9/11/16 .....................$8,155.35
Dedicated Funds spent to cover
General Fund expenses .....................$20,586.67
End of AUG General Fund Deficit .......... $6,874.73
Year-to-Date General Fund Deficit ....... $25,107.87
Attendance 9/11/16 ...................... (32, 104, 80) 216

ST. JOHNS
MAJESTY CHOIR
has begun
rehearsing for the
Sunday
8:30 AM worship
services.
Rehearsals are held
each Thursday @
7 PM. If you would be interested in singing
in the choir, just come by on Thursdays!
All voices welcome young and old!

LIONS CLUB
PARADE
SEPT. 24, 10 AM
Wear your yellow shirt
and walk in the parade
with the St. Johns entry
for the Lions Club
Parade on Saturday, Sept. 24. More
information will follow regarding where and
what time we will meet and what entry
number we are. Watch for info!

NEW MEMBERS CLASS

BEGINS OCTOBER 2
For those who are looking to join St. Johns
or simply have questions about
membership, this class will be for you!
There will be a series of 3 classes: Oct. 2,
9, and 16, in the Nazareth Room from
9:45-10:45 am each Sunday. Bring a roll
& coffee and your questions to the north
hallway upstairs, last room on the left.
See you Sunday, Oct. 2!

NORFOLK FOOD
PANTRY
The Norfolk Food
Pantry is staffed by
volunteers from St.
Johns (coordinated
by Shirley Frowick)
during September.
Please remember to keep all these folks in
your prayers while they serve as Gods
hands in our community. During the month,
we will continue to collect non-perishable
items in the boxes located throughout the
church. Also appreciated are monetary gifts
for the perishable items to be purchased.
Those donations can be received by marking
your envelope Food Pantry and placing it
in the offering plate on any weekend.
Thank you for your continued donations of
egg cartons and plastic grocery bags which
are used daily at the pantry.

New Worship Steward schedules will be

coming out soon. If you would like to help
out on a monthly rotation (or less) with
greeting, ushering, reading, communion
assistant, or sound/power point, please
contact the office as soon as possible by
email: midgehe@cableone.net.
or 402-371-1985.

FREE CONCERT
Tangled Blue, an indi-folk duo, will be in
concert sharing their music and faith on
Saturday, Oct. 8 @ 7 PM at Zion Lutheran
Church, 319 S. 5th St., Albion. The concert
is free, open to the public, and will receive a
free-will offering to benefit Lutheran World
Relief hunger programming. For more
information, see their poster in the west
hallway.

UPCOMING
CHANGES TO PRAYER LIST

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BRIGHT HORIZONS
DIAPER DRIVE
During the month of
September, we will be
collecting disposable
diapers for Bright
Horizons. They are
especially in need of
sizes 4, 5, and 6. Look for the collection tote
in the west hallway near the peanut butter
pyramid. Thank you! Diapers cost approx.
$100/mo. and all daycare providers
REQUIRE disposable diapers. Your
donations are greatly appreciated!

We are changing the way we do our prayer list

at St. Johns. On Saturday Oct. 1 and Sunday
Oct. 2 we will begin two prayer lists. If you
have someone on the prayer list now you must
submit their name again for it to remain there.
1. To place anyone on the prayer list you
can write them on the registration slip or
2. e-mail St. Johns at
midgehe@cableone.net.
3. There will be two lists.
4. The first list is Prayer Concerns & Joys.
When you place a name on this list, it will
be listed for two weeks unless you request
up to 4 weeks.
5. The second list is Long Term Prayer
Concerns in which names will be left on for
3 months.
6. If you want names on longer or taken off
the list, please contact the office and ask for
Midge.
7. Please get the permission of any person
before you place their name on the
prayer list.
BENEFACTION BOARD of St. Johns Lutheran
Church met Aug 9th, 2016.
A presentation from Lutheran Family Services
educated us about the LFS At Ease program
that helps veterans with mental health issues.
They are working on a telepresence method from
their offices to the Northeast Nebraska area.
$4000 was given but we will request that LFS
report back to us in February to show how our
contributions are serving the veterans in our
area. Additional funding will be considered in
the future pending the development.
A request from Mercy Meals for food and
supplies in the amount of $2500 was approved.
A bill in the amount of $4232.50 was
approved and paid for 15 youth from our
congregation who attended camp at Camp Carol
Joy Hollling this past summer.
The Lutheran Magazine publication quarterly
bill in the amount of $529.23 was approved for
payment. The magazine is mailed to all registered
members of the congregation.
The next meeting will be on November 8, 2016 at
7:00 PM.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
TRACY MEISTER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERS/USHERS __________, __________
READER Dale Stephenson
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERS Claribel Wulf, Carol Sorsen
USHERS Merlin Milander, Gayle Short,
Denny Braesch
READER Sara Fegley
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Mission Life Team
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Duane & Cindy
Nelson, Tom & Midge Hedrick
POWERPOINT Midge Hedrick
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
ROLLIE DOWNS
GREETERSKristi Johnson, Jeann Granstra
USHERS Greg & Sandra Korth, Del Johnson,
Ken Wragge, Terry Hall
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jeann Granstra,
Laurel Moore, Kristi Johnson,
Brenda Carhart
POWERPOINT Rachel Carhart
LECTIONARY READINGS:
Amos 8:4-7
Psalm 113
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Luke 16:1-13

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
RON LOFGREN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS/USHERS __________, __________
READER Carolyn Wilcox
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
RON LOFGREN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS Richard & Leona Pfeifer,
Dan Melkus
USHERS Richard Uhlir, Roger Gentzler, Linda
Downs
READER Dan Melkus
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Richard & Mary Ann
Jenson
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jim & Elenore
Merritt, Carol Waggoner, Sara Fegley
POWERPOINT Janet Erickson
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
RON LOFGREN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
BRENDA CARHART
GREETERSJana Kuhlman, Ron Lofgren
USHERS Jeff & Cathy Erwin, Mark Nelson
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Lon & Jeanne
Timperley, Jeff & Cathy Erwin
POWERPOINT Marcus / Adam Echtenkamp
LECTIONARY READINGS:
Amos 6:1a, 4-7
Psalm 146
1 Timothy 6:6-19
Luke 16:19-31