The Winter Warmth Tree

Help keep someone warm this winter. Hang hats, gloves and scarves of all sizes for kids and adults on the Winter Warmth Tree in front of church. Your donations will go to Mr. Bob’s Under the Bridge and with the C...
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Fun & Fellowship Team

Fellowship is part of what it means to ‘be Church’. We have some fun events that gather people together, and we’ve enjoyed some things in the past (like a Dominoes group before Saturday service, or a monthly or bi-monthly Senior Lunch). Wendy Wolf would like to...
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Lutheran Relief Quilts

The Lutheran Relief quilts are on display until Sunday October 13th, when they will be transported and distributed to people in need, near and far away. You are invited to be part of the quilting group’s on-going Lutheran World Relief project with a monetary donation for...
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“Bible For Dummies”

“Bible For Dummies” anyone? We did a 4-session intro last spring, and Pastor would be happy to try another 4 weeks, either on Thursday evenings or Sunday after worship. Let him know!
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Welcome New Staff Member!

A special welcome to Brittany Moeller as our very part-time Social Media/Marketing person! Brittany will help us communicate within and beyond the congregation through FB and other platforms, and will help us get up-to-speed on the best ways to connect with and within St. John’s!
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YAGM Newsletter Update

Serving Abroad – Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM)

In his final newsletter, Michael Novotny shares how his final weeks in London have gone, serving through the ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission program. He also shares what his next three months will entail as a recruiter for ELCA Young Adults & YAGM in the Midwest...
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Created to Be Campaign

Crossways Camps – September Newsletter

If you haven’t yet read the most recent newsletter from Crossways Camps, follow the link below to learn more about their Summer 2024 campaign (Created to Be), along with ways to register for upcoming retreats and volunteer opportunities. Read September newsletter here.
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Show You Care with Underwear  

Bring new undies for kids and adults! Jackson School kids will benefit, as will the homeless folks served by “Mr. Bob’s Under the Bridge” ministries.
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Friberg Update May 2024 

….and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8  The HIV epidemic in Uganda in the 1980s was devastating. The middle-aged and most productive generation was lost over a decade. Grandparents were left...
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ELCA Civic Life & Faith

Civic Life & Faith

As the ELCA, our wider church creates “Social Statements” on a variety ofimportant societal and moral issues. Currently, we have a ‘working draft‘ of anew Social Statement on “Civic Life and Faith”, as in: how mightcongregations and members and...
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