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:
Pr. Mike Sorsen Karl Reeder Bonnie Sykes
Ivan Waggoner Bill Damme Connie Hagstrom
Ken Hansen

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.

Pray for Kathryne Paige Gooch who will be baptized at the 10:15 am worship service
today.

Birthday wishes and prayers to Wave Prchal who celebrates her 91
st
birthday on
August 17. Gods blessings, Wave!

Flowers on the altar this weekend are sponsored by Gayle & Donna Short in honor of
Kyle & Rachels 1st wedding anniversary; and by Don & Bettie Miller in thanks for
Gods abundance and in celebration of their 68
th
wedding anniversary.


On Labor Day weekend, August 30-31, the 10:15 am Worship Service will
return to 11 am. Sunday School will begin at 9:45 am on Rally Sunday,
September 7.

If you are hospitalized, PLEASE CALL THE CHURCH to let us know and PLEASE ASK to
be added to the Lutheran List. This will help our hospital visitors, pastors and
Jacquie Samway (Coordinator of Congregational Care) find you when hospitalized.


THANK YOU to everyone who donated food and camel items and helped in
supervisory roles for Vacation Bible School. Watch for a full listing in next weeks
bulletin.

Pastor David E. Cox Interim Senior Pastor
Pastor Justin Wiese Assistant Pastor, NeLCM-Norfolk Campus Pastor
Jacquie Samway Coordinator of Congregational Care
Jolene Ziebell Coordinator of Youth Ministries
Gail Volquardsen Office Manager
Jim Carter Maintenance Engineer Midge Hedrick Office Assistant
SUNDAY, AUG 10
8:30 am ........................................... Festival Worship
9:30 am ..................................................... Fellowship
10:15 am .................................. Celebration Worship

MONDAY, AUG 11
10:00 am .............................................. Staff Meeting
6:30 pm .......................................... Stephen Ministry
8:30 pm ..................................................... Solid Rock

TUESDAY, AUG 12
7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast
5:15 pm ................................................Finance Team
5:30 pm ................................................ WELCA Board
7:00 pm ............................................... Praise Forever
7:00 pm ....................................... Beloved ChristCare
Tracy Meister, 402-379-2484

WEDNESDAY, AUG 13
12:30 pm ....................................... Mission Life Team
1:30 pm .................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
7:00 pm ............................................. Ministry Teams

THURSDAY, AUG 14
7:00 pm .................................................. Benefaction

SATURDAY, AUG 16
6:00 pm ....................................... Gathering Worship
Backpack Blessing



SHOP FOR MINISTRY
AUG 10 8:30 am Carol Waggoner
10:15 am Cathy Erwin
AUG 17 8:30 am Donna Short
10:15 am Pat Strom


ST. JOHNS EXECUTIVE BOARD
Mike Widhalm, President. ..... 1-402-316-5382
David Merritt, VP ...................... 402-379-0020
Dan Olson, Treasurer. ............... 402-379-1036
Diane Sobotka, Secretary. ......... 402-371-3583









OFFERINGS
Mission Emphasis (Aug.) ........... Norfolk Food Pantry
General offering for 8/3/14 ....................... $9,010.25
The above general offering figure reflects
weekly additions of direct deposits and advance
pledges.
End of June Net Profit/(Loss) ........................ $300.71
Year-to-Date Net Profit/(Loss) .................. $7,596.23
Attendance 8/3/14 ......................... (33, 78, 108) 219










































Our Stephen Ministers
are ready to care for you.


Jeann Granstra Jan Henning
Kristy Booras Jolene Ziebell
Iva Thelander Katrina Tomsen
Laurel Moore Susan Skogstoe
Kris Dahlkoetter

If you or someone you know could benefit
from the care of a Stephen Minister,
please give us a call:
Karen Widhalm, Stephen Leader
(402-694-9031)
Nancy Jacobs, Stephen Leader
(402-841-1770)
St. Johns Church Office
(402-371-1985)





Council Highlights -- July 16, 2014
The St. John's Congregation Council
approved a Benefaction Board donation at
their monthly meeting on July 16. The
Benefaction Fund will provide an initial gift of
$19,950 to the Lutheran Disaster Relief Fund
for recent Northeast Nebraska storm damage.
Pastor Justin updated the council on
Vacation Bible School, scheduled for the first
week in August. Tent leaders and donated
items are still needed for the week.
The Property Committee has spent
many hours completing the upgrade to the
basement. The Communication Work Group
reported to the council that they are
beginning work to improve communication
within St. Johns and to the community.

NOTE: A complete copy of the Council
minutes is available upon request.




School Kits are the Lutheran
World Relief project for August
and September. Now is the
time to shop for school supplies
with all the Back-to-School
sales! These are the items you will need for
one kit:
4 70-sheet notebooks (wide or college
ruled). No loose leaf paper.
1 ruler with inches and centimeters.
1 pencil sharpener
1 blunt end safety scissors
5 unsharpened #2 pencils with
erasers (secure together with a rubber
band)
5 black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel
ink) secured with a rubber band.
1 box 16-24 crayons
1 2 eraser
SEWING AND HEALTH KITS CAN ALSO CONTINUE
TO BE RECEIVED. WATCH FOR THE WASHTUB IN
THE WEST HALL.


Rally Sunday, September 7! Help us
KICK OFF 2014-15 Sunday School. Festivities
begin @ Noon with BBQ and PIE baking
contests! Sign up on todays Registration Slip
or on the poster in the west hallway. All
activities and games will be held on the north
side of the church from Noon to 2 PM. GET
FIRED UP!




Would you like to see
ELCA Presiding
Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
in person? We have
booked a 55-passenger
Arrow Motorcoach for
Sunday, August 17,
2014, to depart St. John's (Hwy 81 &
Benjamin Ave) at 3 p.m. that day, with a
pick-up stop along the way at Klub 81 near
Humphrey, arriving at Southwood Lutheran
Church in Lincoln in time for the 6:30 p.m.
public event with Bishop Eaton. The event
will include a meet-and-greet, presentation,
devotion, and Q&A time. Following the
event, the motorcoach will return north
with drop offs once again at Klub 81 and
St. John's in Norfolk. Each seat on the bus
is $15, which includes gratuity for the
driver. Payment (cash or check) is due at
the time of your reservation. Checks may
be made payable to St. John's Lutheran
Church, Norfolk, NE. Call today to reserve
your spot before the bus is filled! Please
contact St. John's at 402-371-1985 or sign
up on todays Registration Slip.




















SEPTEMBER MEANS FOOD PANTRY
Time again to think about the Norfolk Food
Pantry and how you can help. St. Johns
supports the pantry by donations of non-
perishable food items and monetary gifts to
purchase the perishable foods and by
volunteers who sack groceries for during
September for two hours each weekday
morning. THANK YOU!
Non-perishable food may be left in the
collection boxes in the west hall, the
narthex and by the church office.
Monetary gifts (placed in an envelope
designated Food Pantry) may be
placed in the offering plate or dropped
off in the church office.
To give of your time to help at the
pantry, check todays Registration Slip
or call Shirley Frowick @ 402-644-7882.
(Thank you for your donations of egg cartons
and plastic grocery bags which are also
needed!)




Dear Colleagues in Ministry,
Zion Lutheran Church in Albion, NE, is pleased
to offer a free workshop on Sat., August 16,
9-11:30 am. Pastor Neill Morgan, a minister in
the Presbyterian Church for thirty years, will
offer some perspectives on how lay Bible
study leaders can approach challenging texts.
This workshop is for anyone who is
interested, but may be best suited for those
who lead Bible study in any capacity in your
congregation (mens group, womens group,
small group, youth group, Christian
education/Sunday School).

To register and receive the free preparation
packet, please email:
neill.s.morgan@gmail.com with Zion Event
in the subject, or call Zion Lutheran Church at
402-395-2043.



SATURDAY, AUG 9
6 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
KAYLA MERTZ
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERS/USHERS Ken & Nancy Berney
READER Pat Monson
PRAYER LEADER Pat Monson
SOUND Susan Skogstoe

SUNDAY, AUG 10
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
KAYLA MERTZ
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERS Dan Melkus, Claribel Wulf
USHERS __________, __________
READER Tom Hedrick
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Joyce Coleman,
Joanne Claussen
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Tom & Midge
Hedrick, Jim & Elenore Merritt
PRAYER LEADER Sara Fegley
SOUND Susan Skogstoe
POWERPOINT Janet Erickson

SUNDAY, AUG 10
10:15 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
KAYLA MERTZ
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERSMichelle Dagerman, __________
USHERS Dennis & Brenda Smith,
Carol Severa
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Carol Severa,
Carol Timperley, __________, __________
PRAYER LEADER Brenda Smith
SOUND Alex Thompson
POWERPOINT Emma Dagerman









SATURDAY, AUG 16
6 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
LORI STRATTON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERS/USHERS Ken & Nancy Berney
READER Pat Monson
PRAYER LEADER Pat Monson
SOUND Susan Skogstoe

SUNDAY, AUG 17
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
LORI STRATTON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERS Diane Sobotka, Jack & Audrey
Prater
USHERS Phil Sykes, Dennis & Lois Braesch
READER Rollie Downs
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Roger & Alice Gentzler
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Diane Sobotka,
__________, __________, __________
PRAYER LEADER Rollie Downs
SOUND Brenda Carhart
POWERPOINT Midge Hedrick

SUNDAY, AUG 17
10:15 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
LORI STRATTON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERSEline Brosh, __________
USHERS Jeff & Cathy Erwin, Carhart Family
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Lon & Jeanne
Timperley, Cathy & Jeff Erwin
PRAYER LEADER Dave Pedersen
SOUND Hannah Carhart
POWERPOINT Rachel Carhart