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!

PRAYER CONCERNS AND JOYS:
Eunice Mohl
Tom Hagstrom
Ken Rasmussen
Bev Olesen & family as they mourn the death of Pastor Rollin Olesen
LONG TERM PRAYER CONCERNS:
Dennis & Sara Fegley
Carol Severa
Rosemary Westerhold

Dale Tomka
Norma Hunter
Lt. Col. Darin Huss (deployed) Keagan Sullivan
Harlin Westerhold

Names will be listed in the bulletin for 2 weeks for immediate prayers and 3 months for long
term prayers. Those who wish names to remain on the list longer should contact the church
office @ 402-371-1985. 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 Gayle & Donna Short in
celebration of granddaughter Brylynns 3rd birthday; and by David & Penny
Pedersen in honor of Saras 18th birthday.

Sermons are now available online through St. Johns facebook @

www.facebook.com/stjohnsnorfolk
Join us for Fellowship (coffee, juice and rolls) following the 8:30 AM worship
service in our Fellowship Hall. If youve never had Delight Donuts, youll want to
stop by. If you have had them, youll want to join us for coffee each week!

Walk & Talk around Skyview Lake on Saturday mornings has ended for
the season. Well see you in the spring!
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, OCT 9
8:30 am ....................................................... Worship
9:15 am Sunday School Christmas Program Practice
Sunday School Music Room (lower level)
9:45 am .............................................. Sunday School
9:45 am .................................................... Fellowship
9:45 am .............................. Life of Christ Bible Study
Hoppe Community Room (lower level)
9:45 am ...................................... New Member Class
Nazareth Room
11:00 am ..................................................... Worship
6:00 pm .................... Gods Ambassadors ChristCare
Kristy Booras, 402-371-6218
MONDAY, OCT 10
10:00 am ............................................. Staff Meeting
8:30 pm .......................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, OCT 11
7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast
2:00 pm ............................................... WELCA Board
5:15 pm ............................................... Finance Team
5:30 pm ........................ NeLCM Governance Council
6:30 pm ..............................Lay Educational Institute
7:00 pm ........................................Temple ChristCare
Pat Monson, 402-371-8803
WEDNESDAY, OCT 12
12:30 pm ...................................... Mission Life Team
1:30 pm .................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
2:30 pm ...................... 3rd & 4th Grade Confirmation
3:30 pm .................... SS Christmas Program Practice
Speaking parts only
5:00 pm ...................... 3rd & 4th Grade Confirmation
6:00 pm .............................. Shocked! (Youth Group)
6:00 pm ....................................... Worship Life Team
THURSDAY, OCT 13
7:00 pm ................................. Majesty Choir Practice
SATURDAY, OCT 15
5:00 pm ........................................................ Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

OCT 9 8:30 am
Carol Waggoner
11 am
Cathy Erwin
OCT 16
8:30 am
Donna Short
11 am

OFFERINGS
Mission Emphasis (OCT) ...................... Mercy Meals
Greenfiber Funds for OCT .............................. Mosaic
General offering for 10/2/16 .....................$4,678.22
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 10/2/16 ........................ (18, 94, 66) 178

NEW MEMBERS CLASSES

CONTINUES
Classes have already started, but its not
too late for those who are looking to join St.
Johns or simply have questions about
membership. There will be one more class
on October 16 in the Nazareth Room from
9:45-10:45 am. Bring a roll & coffee and
your questions to the Nazareth Room
(north hallway upstairs, last room on the
left). See you @ 9:45 AM!

Do you have a
favorite hymn
or 3?
As part of an effort
to help our Pastors
choose music we all
love for worship
services, please
note your 3 favorite
hymns on the back
side of todays Registration Slip.
We will try to get to every request, so look
up and list your favorites today!

Last chance to be a part

of the group to study the
layout (liturgy and
music) of the
Contemporary Worship
Service. What would
you like to see the
Contemporary Worship
look like? There are
only 2 spots left to fill in
this small group, so if you are interested in this
short-term study, please sign up on todays
Registration Slip. A first meeting time and date
will be set soon.

On Sunday, Dec.11,
we will celebrate 50
Years on the Hill with
a special worship
service at 10 AM and
showcase a
Celebration of
Wreaths made by
YOU, the individuals
and households of St.
Johns. Start thinking and assembling now
how would you be represented? Wreaths will
be displayed all of advent throughout St. Johns
and should not necessarily be a reflection of the
season. Contact Pr. Justin or Carol Waggoner
for more information.

Gods Work was going on at the Norfolk Food

Pantry in September. Volunteers of St. Johns
family with caring hearts, time, talents, food,
money and prayers gave our hands to pack
groceries for about 200 households. THANK YOU
to everyone for your dedicated services. You are
appreciated by many people!
Shirley Frowick
Food Pantry Coordinator
(And St. Johns special thanks to Shirley for her
many hours organizing, calling volunteers, and
gathering groceries for the pantry. St. Johns
volunteers rock!)

BE SURE TO PICK UP A DEVOTIONAL PAGE

TO SUBMIT FOR THE STEWARDSHIP
BOOKLET. DEADLINE: MUST BE IN THE
OFFICE BY OCTOBER 20! Pages are
available in the back of the sanctuary.

COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS
September, 2016

We will be updating our military wall

which is located 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.

Harriett Weber has moved. Her new address is

c/o Community Pride Care Center, 901 S. 4th St.,
Room 307, Battle Creek, NE 68715.
Lee Stingley can now be found at Heritage of Bel
Air, 1203 N. 13th St., Room 113, Norfolk, NE
68701.

At the St. Johns September Council meeting,

two changes were discussed to the church
constitution that will be presented to the
congregation at the annual meeting
Several church leaders and Pastor David are
drafting bylaws for a proposed Legacy Fund. The
fund is being presented to provide additional
funding for congregation operation and ministries
into the future. A task force was also appointed to
make changes in the constitution that are required by
decisions made at the 2016 ELCA Churchwide
Assembly.
Both committees will forward their
recommendations to the council for approval and
will then be voted on at the annual meeting in
January. Watch for more information on these two
initiatives.
The council heard reports on the new youth
group and its accompanying parent group; the
October Get Together; results of Folks & Forks
campus ministry event; and a wrap up of Gods
Work Our Hands Sunday.
A complete copy of the minutes is available
outside the church office or by mailing or emailing
the church office.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERS/USHERS Brian & Shellie Raabe
READER Pat Monson

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
CATHY ERWIN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
TRACY MEISTER
GREETERS/USHERS Brian & Shellie Raabe
READER Dale Stephenson

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERS Richard & Leona Pfeifer,
Wendell & Ethelyn Fossum
USHERS Mark Polenske, Mike Frank, Mike Kai
READER Richard Pfeifer
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Rollie & Linda Downs
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Rollie & Linda
Downs, Rick & Diane Uhlir
POWERPOINT Janet Erickson

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
CATHY ERWIN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
TRACY MEISTER
GREETERS Donna Short, Doris McMahon
USHERS Merlin Milander, Gayle Short, Jim
McMahon
READER Rollie Downs
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Parish Fellowship
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Duane & Cindy
Nelson, Tom & Midge Hedrick
POWERPOINT John Skogstoe

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER
GREETERSKen Wragge, Terry Hall
USHERS Dennis & Brenda Smith, Echtenkamp
Family
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Ken Wragge, Terry
Hall, Carol Timperley, __________
POWERPOINT Claire Thompson
LECTIONARY READINGS:
2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c
Psalm 111
2 Timothy 2:8-15
Luke 17:11-19

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
CATHY ERWIN
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
TRACY MEISTER
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:
Genesis 32:22-31
Psalm 121
2 Timothy 3:144:5
Luke 18:1-8