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St.

Johns Lutheran Church ELCA


1300 W. Benjamin Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 371-1985
stjohn@cableone.net
www.stjohnsnorfolk.com

Our Mission: Disciples Through Gods Love, Celebrating In Jesus name.


PRAYER CONCERNS AND JOYS:
Amanda Brasch
LONG TERM PRAYER CONCERNS:
St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Emerson First Lutheran Church, York
Sara Fegley Carol Severa Alaire Anderson
Keagan Sullivan Diane Mouchka Randy Erkman
Rosemary Westerhold Karmen Young Hysell Family
Harlin Westerhold Susan Hansen Joann White
Jo & Leon Schaefer Bonnie Hortness Dora Ahlmann
Connie Hagstrom Mick Pick Robert & Betty Skalberg
Orlo Rath Anna & Victoria Claussen Phil Sykes
Donna Hackman Joanne & Roy Petersen Rick Uhlir
Nancy Jacobs Mark Hearn Burna Hershey
Dean Dahlkoetter Donna Short Ken Rasmussen
Don & Cleora Fisher Richard & JoAnn Berglund Darrell Polenske
Scott Freese Katlinn Sullivan

Flowers on the altar this weekend are sponsored by Sara Fegley in loving memory of
husband Dennis; and by Don & Bettie Miller in loving memory of their granddaughter.
The 2018 Flower Chart is now available in the west hallway. Sign up now to sponsor
flowers for our altar throughout the year! Arrangements that you sponsor are available for
your to take home after the late service. Those left behind will be delivered to shut-ins.
Thank you!

We are looking for greeters/ushers at both evening services for Christmas Eve. If you
know which service you will be attending (5pm or 7pm), please check todays
Registration Slip where you could help. Thank you!

2018 Offering Envelopes are now available in the west hallway.

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
SUNDAY, DEC 17 OFFERINGS
8:30 am ........................................................ Worship Mission Emphasis (DEC) ................. Good Neighbors
Majesty Choir Cantata Greenfiber Funds for DEC .............................. Mosaic
9:45 am ............................................ Fellowship Hour
9:45 am .............................................. Sunday School General offering for 12/10/2017............... $4,557.75
Birthday Party for Jesus End of NOV General Fund Profit.................... $1,341.67
11:00 am ...................................................... Worship Year-to-Date General Fund Net Deficit ...... -$13,439.13
Majesty Choir Cantata Attendance 12/9-10/2017 .............. (171, 66, 59) 296
MONDAY, DEC 18
8:00 am .............................. Good Neighbors Packing
10:00 am ...................................... Friends ChristCare
Pat Monson, 402-371-8803
1:15 pm........................................ Chosen ChristCare
Carol Waggoner, 402-371-7645-2
8:30 pm..................................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, DEC 19
8:00 am .............................. Good Neighbors Packing
8:30 am ................................................ Staff Meeting
9:45 am .......................... Good Neighbors Delivering
WEDNESDAY, DEC 20
7:00 pm.............................................. Church Council
THURSDAY, DEC 21
9:00 am .............................................. Rebekah Circle
SATURDAY, DEC 23
5:00 pm........................................................ Worship
Majesty Choir Christmas Cantata
SUNDAY, DEC 24
8:30 am ........................................................ Worship
9:45 am ............................................ Fellowship Hour
11:00 am ...................................................... Worship
5:00 pm.................................Christmas Eve Worship
7:00 pm.................................Christmas Eve Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY


DEC 17 8:30 AM Margie Frank
11 AM Beth Bonderson
DEC 24 CHRISTMAS EVE NO SALES
HURRICANE RELIEF GIFTS
During December, Benefaction will match
congregational giving to hurricane relief
thru the Lutheran Disaster Response up
to $4,000.

The St. John's Sunday School thanks everyone


who helped behind the scenes for the
Christmas program. Thank you to the parents
who brought students to practice before
Please consider sharing your talents by Sunday School and who brought students to
participating as a member of: St. Johns Church extra practices. We wish to thank the people
Council, a member of the Benefaction Board or who helped with assembling and disassembling
as a representative of our congregation at the the scenery, ushered, served communion,
brought cookies and served refreshments after
Synod Assembly. Church Council duties include the program. We thank St. John's for your
attending monthly meetings, getting to know support of our youth.
the congregation through being Council
Member of the Weekend, assist with church
gatherings, being a liaison for a Ministry This is the LAST
Leadership Team, and attending any specially CHANCE to purchase
called council meetings. Benefaction Board a poinsettias for our
members meet on a quarterly basis during the Christmas altar!
year and review presentations on the spending Plants are $13 for a
of outreach dollars citywide, state wide and large,
country wide. Representatives to the Nebraska 5-bloom plant.
Synod Assembly from St. Johns will travel to Please include a
Kearney May 31 June 1, 2018 to represent our check in your
congregation. A planning meeting is also held envelope and place in the offering plate, or stop
on Saturday, February 10, 2018. Visit with by the office between 8am and 5pm and wed
Pastor Myron for more information! be glad to take your order. Poinsettias can be
taken home after the Christmas Eve worship of
your choice or at the office on or after
Wednesday, Dec. 27. Thank you!

Watch for Haley Sterud &


Amanda Brasch with a The Christian Cross
Bake Sale Part II this Festival is having a
weekend to help raise fundraiser at both
funds for their trip to the Norfolk Pizza Huts on
National Youth Gathering Tuesday, Dec. 19, from
in Houston next year. 5 PM to close. Carry Out
Yummy things will be available at all services or Dine In a portion of
Dec. 16-17. the sales will be donated to Christian Cross.
Thank you for the support!
The Good Neighbors Holiday meal is again Chosen ChristCare will
being distributed out of St. John's, and we need again be collecting money
your help! If and cookies to be given to
you'd like to help the Madison County
organize and Juvenile Detention Center
pack boxes for for Christmas and New
distribution, Years meals. Any
please plan to join us in the Fellowship Hall on additional funds remaining
Monday, December 18th at 8 am. Packers will will be used to purchase board games.
meet again on Tuesday morning at 8 am when Monetary donations may be dropped off
the fresh foods items are received from Lous. at the office or placed in the offering
If you'd like to help with the delivery, please plate designated for JDC. Cookies
plan to join us in the Fellowship Hall on can be brought to the office closer to
Tuesday, December 19th at 9:45 am. We need the pick-up date of Friday, Dec. 22.
individuals for onsite preparations, as well as
individuals willing to take the food boxes and
gift packages to families' homes.
Once all the deliveries are made, we invite CHRISTMAS GIFTS
you to stay for lunch. If you'd like to help, In this season of gift giving to family,
please contact the church office to put your name friends and those less fortunate, we hope you
on the list! If you have any questions, please will also consider your gift to St. Johns
contact Mandy Sterud at (605) 695-2920. Lutheran Church. It is through the donations
of every individual and family in the
congregation that we are able to carry on our
work. You can use our electronic giving
option for both regular offerings and one-
time gifts.
To help us achieve a more consistent level
of funding, we encourage you to use
Make a Huge Difference in the World
electronic giving for your regular offerings.
This Christmas! Visit the display of ELCA Good
Automating your financial commitments
Gifts in the west hallway. Simply select an
means your contributions will be received on
ornament of the item you wish to donate from
the Memorial Window. List the donation and the
a steady, uninterrupted basis. To set up a
amount on the envelope. (Yes, you may take as recurring giving schedule, visit us online at
many as you need!) Enclose the donation in www.stjohnsnorfolk.com, locate the Online
the envelope and leave it in the basket on the Giving button and set up your recurring
table. Keep the ornament or give it someone giving schedule. The first time you give, you
else to let them know you have made a will select a password that will enable you to
donation in their honor. Enclose the ornament in log in at any time and make changes to your
the "Your gift was hard to wrap" card while the giving or view your complete online giving
supply lasts! history. Or if its easier, ask us in the church
office for a paper authorization form to
complete.
Thank you for all you do to support our
mission here at St. Johns!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23
5 PM 5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
ROLLIE DOWNS CINDY NELSON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER ----------
GREETERS/USHERS Rod & Shirley Hughes GREETERS/USHERS Rod & Shirley Hughes
READER Dale Stephenson READER Carolyn Wilcox
SOUND Mark Nelson SOUND Mark Nelson

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24


8:30 AM 8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
ROLLIE DOWNS CINDY NELSON
WORSHIP ASSISTANT WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JIM CARTER ----------
GREETERS Doris McMahon, Tom & Midge GREETERS Roger & Alice Gentzler, Carol
Hedrick Sorsen
USHERS Gayle Short, Jim McMahon COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jim & Elenore
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Duane & Barb Merritt, Carol Waggoner, Sara Fegley
Timperley, Tom & Midge Hedrick USHERS Richard Uhlir, Denny Braesch
READER Tom Hedrick READER Brenda Carhart
POWERPOINT Midge Hedrick POWERPOINT Carhart Family
SOUND Mark Nelson FELLOWSHIP HOUR Vern & Wilma Steinman
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Temple ChristCare SOUND Spencer Dagerman

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 11 AM
11 AM COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK CINDY NELSON
ROLLIE DOWNS WORSHIP ASSISTANT
WORSHIP ASSISTANT ----------
JIM CARTER GREETERS Jana Kuhlman, Janice Matthies
GREETERS Kristi Johnson, Jeann Granstra USHERS Jeff & Cathy Erwin, Echtenkamp
USHERS Greg & Sandra Korth, Del Johnson, Family
Ken Wragge, Terry Hall READER Lisa Echtenkamp
READER Kristi Johnson COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Lon & Jeanne
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jeann Granstra, Timperley, Jeff & Cathy Erwin
Laurel Moore, Kristi Johnson, POWERPOINT Marcus / Adam Echtenkamp
Brenda Carhart SOUND Brenda Carhart
POWERPOINT Rachel Carhart LECTIONARY READINGS:
SOUND Mark Nelson Isaiah 9:2-7
LECTIONARY READINGS: Psalm 96
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Titus 2:11-14
Psalm 126 Luke 2:1-20
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28

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