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 Dallas Esser Evelyn Kleensang Waine Kruse Naoma Ronnfeldt Leona Pfeifer Phil Sykes Jo Schaefer Pam Dircksen Alverna Rathgeber Wave Prchal Keagan Sullivan Jim & Elenore Merritt as the mourn the death of her brother, Ken

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 John & Nancy Jacobs in celebration of Michaels 20th birthday; and by Tom & Midge Hedrick in thanks for Gods abundant blessings.

Be sure to wish a happy 90th birthday to Lee Stingley, who celebrates on August 5th. We wish you a happy birthday and the blessings it brings!

Everyone is invited to Fellowship Hour for coffee and rolls between

services each Sunday in the Fellowship Hall.

PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE if you or someone you know is hospitalized and would enjoy a visit. Our church staff and hospital visiting volunteers would be happy to greet, see, and pray with you. We are in need of 4 Communion Assistants to help with distribution @ the 8:30 am worship service once per month. If you have been looking for a way to get your confirmed youth involved in worship, here is the opportunity to serve together! Please contact the office or mark todays registration slip and we will contact you. NEEDED: BBQ grillers and pie bakers for light-hearted competition! If your family says you are the master of the grill or can bake pies like your grandmother, sign up on the chart in the west hallway the Traveling Trivet Trophy might be yours!

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, AUGUST 2 8:30 am ....................................................... Worship 9:30 am ........................................... Fellowship Hour 10:15 am ..................................................... Worship 5:30 pm ...................................................... VBS Meal

6:00 pm Vacation Bible School

BEGINS!

MONDAY, AUG 3 10:00 am ............................................. Staff Meeting 2:00 pm ........................................ Chosen ChristCare Carol Waggoner, 402-371-7642 5:30 pm ...................................................... VBS Meal 6:00 pm ................................... Vacation Bible School 6:30 pm ............................ Stephen Ministry Training 7:00 pm ............................................. Praise Forever 8:30 pm .......................................... Solid Rock TUESDAY, AUG 4 7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast 5:30 pm ...................................................... VBS Meal 6:00 pm ................................... Vacation Bible School 7:00 pm ............... Congregational Audit Committee 7:00 pm .................................................... SEA Group WEDNESDAY, AUG 5 1:30 pm .................................... Searchers ChristCare Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862 5:30 pm ...................................................... VBS Meal 6:00 pm ................................... Vacation Bible School

THURSDAY, AUG 6 5:30 pm ...................................................... VBS Meal 6:00 pm ................................... Vacation Bible School

SATURDAY, AUG 8 5:00 pm ........................................................ Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

AUG 2 8:30 am Doris McMahon 10:15 am Beth Bonderson AUG 9 8:30 am Lee Stingley 10:15 am Jeanne Timperley

ST. JOHNS EXECUTIVE BOARD Mike Widhalm, President. ...... 1-402-316-5382 John Skogstoe, VP ..................... 402-379-3148 Danny Olson, Treasurer............. 402-379-1036 Diane Sobotka, Secretary. ......... 402-371-3583

OFFERINGS Mission Emphasis (AUG) ..........Norfolk Food Pantry Peanut Butter Pyramid Greenfiber Funds for AUG .................... Mercy Meals General offering for 7/26/15 .................... $4,171.69 The above general offering figure reflects

weekly additions of direct deposits and advance pledges.

End of June Net Profit / (Loss)................. ($6,811.32) Year-to-Date Net Profit / (Loss) ............ ($10,922.22) Attendance 7/26/15 ......................... (40, 88, 68) 196

Support Group for Alzheimers CareGivers

Meets the 3rd Thursday each month @

Heritage of Bel Air, 1203 N. 13th St., Norfolk

Open to everyone

(Meeting rooms vary ask for directions

when you arrive)

JULY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

"Get Fired Up" was one of the many upcoming events that the council of St. John's Lutheran Church discussed at the July meeting. August 16 will be a fun day as we celebrate Rally Day for the Sunday School and also send off Aline Skogstoe as she begins her year with Young Adults in Global Mission. Please mark your calendars and plan to come and partake in the BBQ grilling and pie baking contest. After enjoying the noon meal you will vote for your favorites and enjoy some old fashioned games.

St. John's council spent time learning about the Good Samaritan Fund and its limits. As we hope to reach out to the community around us, we have requested that a group develop guidelines for the fund. We hope to be in a position to help with the needs of members as well as nonmembers.

The Property Committee report brought forward the list of projects that are being addressed now and those that are in queue to be worked on in the future. The report provided interesting information regarding where our property offerings are used and why.

A complete copy of the minutes is available by mail or email by contacting the church office.

Join us Sunday, August 9, @ 5:30 pm

for a bite to eat and a chance to learn about Stephen Ministries

Please RSVP to

Nancy Jacobs @ 402-841-1770 or

St. Johns Office @ 402-371-1985

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF SCHOOL

KITS

School Kits are the Lutheran World Relief

project for July and August. One school kit

should include:

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

School bags have already been purchased.

Donated items may be placed in the washtub in

the west hall. Thank you for helping MAKE A

DIFFERENCE!

Thank you so much for getting me to Montpelier, VT! At $2 a mile, I still have a long way to go to get to the St. Swithuns Boarding School for Girls in Winchester, UK. If you want to help get me to England, you can put your

contribution in the offering plate. Make checks payable to St. Johns and put for Aline in the memo line. Keep checking the bulletin to see how far Ive travelled.

~Aline Skogstoe

Come check out St. John's August 22-23 during our

Open House Weekend! Join us for worship Saturday(5pm) or Sunday (8:30 & 11 am) and learn about the variety of ministries that happen through our congregation. Saturday evening worship will be

followed by a fellowship meal. On Sunday morning between worship services, Nebraska Lutheran Campus

Ministry - Norfolk will host donuts & coffee. Visit with a variety of groups

during a ministry showcase. Come on your own, or bring friends & family. It's an

Open House Weekend at St. John's!

THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO ORDER T-SHIRTS FOR SEPT. 13

GODS WORK, OUR HANDS SUNDAY.

Order today using the Registration Slip and circling a size for each member of your family. A free-will offering for the

shirts is requested with a suggested amount of $10/shirt. Checks can be made out to St. Johns designated for

t-shirt.

Get Fired Up! St. John's Norfolk 2015 Rally Day will be held on Sunday, August 16, 2015. Come join us for worship at either 8:30 or 11 AM. Sunday School will kick off the year at 9:45 AM, as students & teachers gather in their classrooms for some fun "get to know you" activities. At noon, come and EAT as BBQ grillers & pie bakers COMPETE for Best BBQ & Best Pie. Around 12:30 PM, Games For All will be held by age group, as Pre-K & K, 1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th, and 5th & 6th graders, High Schoolers, College Aged, and Adults compete in Musical Chairs, Bubble Gum Blowing Contest, Water Balloon Toss, Egg On A Spoon Race, and the classic Foot Race. Bring your family & friends as we get fired up for the fall at St. John's!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

5 PM

COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK

CINDY NELSON

WORSHIP ASSISTANT

CONNIE HAGSTROM

GREETERS/USHERS Darrell Jorgensen,

Gerald Schweer READER Dale Stephenson PRAYER LEADER __________

SOUND Ron Benson

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

8:30 AM

COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK

CINDY NELSON

WORSHIP ASSISTANT

CONNIE HAGSTROM

GREETERS Bob Henning, Dick & Barb Adams USHERS Jim McMahon, Gayle Short,

Merlin Milander

READER Sherri Kuk FELLOWSHIP HOUR Beloved ChristCare COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Rollie & Linda Downs, Sherri Kuk, Susan Skogstoe PRAYER LEADER Sara Fegley SOUND Ron Benson POWERPOINT Mary Lynn Benson

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

10:15 AM

COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK

CINDY NELSON

WORSHIP ASSISTANT

CONNIE HAGSTROM

GREETERSMichelle Dagerman, Martha Thompson

USHERS Kevin Bonderson, Don Meister,

Carol Severa

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Beth Beonderson, Janet Erickson, Tracy Meister,

Kristy Booras PRAYER LEADER Lon Timperley SOUND Alex Thompson POWERPOINT Emma Dagerman

LECTIONARY READINGS:

Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15

Psalm 78:23-29

Ephesians 4:1-16

John 6:24-35

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

5 PM

COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK KEVIN BONDERSON

WORSHIP ASSISTANT

ROLLIE DOWNS

GREETERS/USHERS Darrell Jorgensen,

Gerald Schweer READER Pat Monson PRAYER LEADER Pat Monson

SOUND Jacquie Samway

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9

8:30 AM

COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK KEVIN BONDERSON WORSHIP ASSISTANT

ROLLIE DOWNS

GREETERS Dan Melkus, Claribel Wulf USHERS Richard Uhlir, Roger Gentzler,

Linda Downs

READER Dan Melkus FELLOWSHIP HOUR Joyce Coleman, Joanne Claussen COMMUNION ASSISTANTS __________,

__________, __________, __________

PRAYER LEADER Carol Waggoner SOUND John Skogstoe POWERPOINT Susan Skogstoe

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9

10:15 AM

COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK KEVIN BONDERSON

WORSHIP ASSISTANT

ROLLIE DOWNS

GREETERSKen Wragge, Terry Hall,

Mike & Cathy Sunderman USHERS Dennis & Brenda Smith,

Mike Sunderman, the Echtenkamp Family

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Carol Timperley, Carol Severa, Ken Wragge, Terry Hall PRAYER LEADER Brenda Smith SOUND __________ POWERPOINT Claire Thompson

LECTIONARY READINGS:

1 Kings 19:4-8

Psalm 34:1-8

Ephesians 4:255:2

John 6:35, 41-51