April 19, 2015 Liturgical Color: White 8:00 am

PRELUDE Mary Stevens

THE RINGING OF THE BELL

CHORAL INTROIT Doxology with Praise the Lord! Chancel Choir

Lighting of the Altar Candles

THE CHURCH IN PRAISE CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 95:1-2 page 933 Rev. Steve Wood

+HYMN No. 228 Rejoice the Lord is King Rev. Folmar

+HYMN No. 234 Crown Him with Many Crowns

INVOCATION Rev. John Richter

MESSAGE IN MUSIC Wallace State Concert Choir Tiffany Richter, director

THE CHURCH IN FELLOWSHIP THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Rev. Richter

RECOGNITION OF NEW MEMBERS Rev. Richter

WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS Rev. Richter

+FELLOWSHIP CHORUS Because He Lives Rev. Folmar

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, Because He lives all fear is gone;

Because I know He hold the future. And life is worth the living just because He lives.

CHILDREN’S TIME Rev. Wood

MESSAGE IN MUSIC Wallace State Concert Choir Tiffany Richter, director

HEARING GOD’S WORD SCRIPTURE READING 1 John 3:1-10 page 1900 Rev. Richter

+Gloria Patri, +Apostles’ Creed, +Prayer of Affirmation

MESSAGE IN MUSIC Wallace State Concert Choir Tiffany Richter, director

A TIME OF GIVING

THE GIVING OF GOD’S TITHE AND OUR OFFERINGS Rev. Richter

Offertory

+Doxology, +Prayer of Dedication

PROCLAMATION OF GOD’S WORD

THE MORNING MESSAGE Luke 24:36-49 page 1644 Rev. Richter

THE CLOSING PRAYER

THE LORD’S PRAYER

DEPARTING TO SERVE THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S Rev. Richter

+BENEDICTION / +POSTLUDE Mary Stevens

_____________________________________________________________________________________ + Please Stand April Ushers: Mike Murphy, Jennifer Bolzle, Randy Bolzle, Jim Witte

Acolytes: Bailey Schuman, Samantha Johnson NOTE: Our children’s offerings support the missions and ministries of St. John’s.

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Tenor with the Gaither Vocal Band

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This season be a follower of Christ first

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WES HAMPTON Gaither Vocal Band Member

MAY 3RD

at 6:00 pm ( Doors open at 5:30)

Tickets: $10.00 each

Limited seating…………..Don’t delay

get your tickets today!!!

Tickets available at: OF Richter and

Sons and St. John’s Church Office

Tickets available this morning after each worship

service today in the Church Office and

Christ Hall.

Come and enjoy and wonderful evening with

Wes!

Caring for Cullman

Day of Service for the Community April 26

th 12:30-5:00pm

Come join with us as we join in with

the Day of Service for the entire

community. St. John’s Church will be

volunteering at Cullman Memory

Gardens.

Call the church office (256-734-0344)

to let us know if you can help.

Bring your work gloves, rakes, weed

eater, any tools or supplies you might

need.

Everyone meet at Depot Park at 12:30

then dismiss from there.

WALLACE STATE

CONCERT CHOIR

CONCERT Under the direction of Tiffany Richter

presents

Psalms, Hymns and

Spiritual Songs

A celebration of Sacred Music

Today

2:00 pm in the sanctuary.

Everyone invited to attend.

St. John’s Church is…..

Rooted in the doctrines of the Protestant Reformation. We believe we are saved by grace through faith in

Jesus, that the Bible is the rule for Christian life and faith, and that the Good News of Jesus should be

proclaimed in word and deed. Sacrament Celebrating. We believe God ministers to the community of believers in unique and special ways

through Baptism and Holy Communion. Liturgically Oriented. We believe remembering the whole life of Christ is important for spiritual maturity. We

follow the church calendar, celebrating seasons like Advent and Lent. Ecumenically Minded. In the context of our heritage, we believe all those who call upon Jesus as Lord will

share in his eternal blessings and so we welcome all believers who join us to participate fully in worship.

Thanks for visiting with us today! Feel free to call one of the pastors, Rev. John, Rev. Steve, or Rev. Stephen

734-0344 or check out our website www.sjepc.com to learn more about St. John’s.

NURSERY

Nursery is available for newborns up to 3 yrs. of age at both worship services and Sunday School. Please see any

usher or greeter this morning and they will direct you to the nursery.

FLOWERS

Two white roses are placed on the altar today for the baptism of Adalynn Kate Joiner and Ansley Jane Joiner by

St. John’s Church.

SYMPATHY

Christian love and sympathy is extended to the family of Mrs. Barbara Richardson, mother of Dr. Bill Myers

(Dr. Lisa Joines). Funeral services were held in Durham, NC last week.

Christian love and sympathy is extended to the family of Mrs. Gaynell Posey, sister of Evelyn (Ed) Harbison.

Funeral services were held last week in Jasper, Al.

WELCOME SPECIAL GUESTS TODAY

Today we welcome Larry Taunton as our special guest in the Ruehl Building during Sunday School and in the

10:30 worship service.

We also welcome to our worship services this morning, the Wallace State Concert Choir under direction of

Tiffany Richter.

NEW MEMBER RECOGNITION SUNDAY

Today we welcome several new families into our church. Take a moment at the conclusion of the service and

welcome them to St. John’s!

THANK YOU

We would like to thank St. John’s for the beautiful peace lily and our church family for the heartfelt cards,

prayers and love shown during the passing of our wonderful mother, Marge McKenzie. We were at peace

knowing that you were praying for us during this difficult time. Don & Nancy McKenzie

Special thanks to OF Richter and Sons and Maria Schultz for your contribution this year to the Children’s Choir

Progam. ~Linda Schgier

BAPTISM

We rejoice in the sacrament of Christian baptism today in the 8:00 service for Adam Joiner, and daughters

Ansley Jan Joiner and Adalynn Kate Joiner, daughters of Adam and Michelle Joiner.

PHOTOS

The following families have directory pictures to be picked up in the church office: Kelly Baker, Bette Brown,

Amy Chambers, Don Cornelius, Wayne Dean, John Frutiger, Richard Gibbs, Sonny Glaser, Sue Glaser, Vicky

Goeller, Doug Glasscock, Allen Green, Jerry Hendrix, Jeff Johnson, John Lambert, John McPhillips, Bob

Moody, Ronnie Pattillo, Lachlan Powell, Tim Quattlebaum, Paulette Trimble, Barbara Yost. Photos are available

for pick up during the week or before or after services.

HERITAGE SUNDAY BREAKFAST MAY 3

Come and help us honor and celebrate our Heritage Sunday by bringing your favorite breakfast food or casserole

to share during the breakfast time. In addition to this being Heritage Sunday , we will also honor the Women’s

Guild. They were established on May 10, 1884 as the Ladies Aid. The Guild was instrumental in transforming an

old school building into a parsonage. Over $7,500 was contributed by the Guild in the 1920’s for the present

church. Come as we celebrate the 131st anniversary of the Women’s Guild and fellowship together in Christ Hall

from 9:00 am to 9:25 am.

INTERESTED IN CRUISING GREECE IN 2016??

Rev. John has started an interest group to see how many would be interested in taking a cruise to Greece. An

information meeting will be held this spring. For more information contact him at: john.richter@sjepc.com

QUARTLEY MEETING

A quarterly meeting has been scheduled for April 21st at 5:30pm prior to the April Church Council meeting.

The meeting will be held in the Confirmation Room upstairs next to the elevator.

SASSY SAGES APRIL ROADTRIP

April 21st 7:30-5:00pm

MOTHER’S DAY

May 10th St. John's will celebrate a special mother's day as Tiffany Richter will share with us about spiritual

motherhood in all three services.

SASSY SAGES MAY ROAD TRIP

Hyundai Automobile Tour, Montgomery al

May 13th

7:00 am -5:00 pm

You are invited to come watch the process of building over 1,500 Hyundai cars each work day. After checking

out the display cars in the showroom, you will watch a brief video before boarding the tour tram and putting on a

headset and safety glasses. Your tour guide will drive you through the manufacturing plant and explain the many

steps involved with making a car. Tour is free. Then we will eat lunch at the Irish Bread Pub and Restaurant.

Bring spending money and room for delicious peach ice cream on the way home!! $10.00 for gas in 2015.

SIGN UP DEADLINE IS MAY 3RD

SO TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFAST CHANGE Beginning May 24

th (Memorial Day Weekend) and continuing through the summer months, the Sunday

morning breakfast will change. We will offer pastries, juice and coffee only. This will enable our Sunday

Morning Breakfast Volunteer Teams to have a much needed break and to help us be good stewards of God’s

Grace by not having a lot of leftover food as many families are away on vacation.

We always welcome new serving teams for the breakfast hour!! If you are interested in serving on the Sunday

morning Breakfast Team, contact Karen Hassell (256-734-0344) to sign up for next year’s rotation schedule.

MEN’S DISCOVERY WEEKEND

May 15-17 Birmingham Al. will be 36 Hours that could change your life! Life is so demanding. Is it time to

press the pause button? 6 inspirational stories of truth that will change you. Come…join …. your life may never

be the same. Register for the men’s event online at : discoveryweekends.org

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SEAFOOD BUFFET

Menu: catfish, frog legs, fried shrimp, grilled shrimp, hushpuppies, fries, slaw, dessert

May 13th

at 5:00 pm we will conclude our Wednesday night meals with a seafood buffet!!Balance on meal cards

will not apply to seafood buffet night. Call the office (256-734-0344) to make your reservations. Adults: $10

Children (12 and under) $5

Vacation Bible

School

June 7-11

6-8pm

Pre-k4--5th

grade

Wednesday Night Activities 4:00-5:00p Children’s Handbells

5:15p-6:00p Praise (K4—2nd

) and (3Rd

—5th

)

5:00-5:45p Meal (hamburger steak, baked potato, salad)

ONLY 3 MORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEALS TIL FALL!!

May 13th

we will conclude our Wednesday night meals with a seafood buffet!!

Balance on meal cards will not apply to seafood buffet night.

Call the office to make your reservations.

6:00p Small Groups, SJ Kids, Youth

7:00p Chancel Choir

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

A little boy was in a relative's wedding. As he was coming down the aisle he would take two steps, stop, and turn

to the crowd (alternating between bride's side and groom's side). While facing the crowd, he would put his hands

up like claws and roar! So on he went, step, step, ROAR!!...step, step,…ROAR!!... all the way down the aisle.

As you can imagine, the crowd was near tears from laughing so hard by the time he reached the pulpit. The little

boy, however, was getting more and more distressed from all the laughing, and he too was near tears by the time

he reached the pulpit. When asked what he was doing, the child sniffed and said….. 'I was only being the Ring

Bear!!'

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Vacation Bible School

SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST Serving time 8:45a.m. until 9:15a.m. Sunday School begins at 9:15 am

Sausage / Biscuit $1.00 Gravy / Biscuit $1.00

Coffee $.50 Juice $ 50 Muffin or Danish $.50

Reflections of Our Faithfulness:

Attendance –Sunday April 12, 2015

8:00 119

9:30 81

10:30 209

Total: 409

God’s People Gave $16,209.83

In Hospital: Pam Key, Cindy Walker Home: Teena Milligan

SJ’s Student Ministry

Youth Center

Special Youth Night Sunday April 26

th 5:30-8:00 pm

Come join us for

Pizza, Wings of Hope Praise Band, and special guest Andrew Winfrey

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Mt. Doom Paintball-- Sunday May 3

leave at 12:30- return by 5:30 pm

Must have waiver form and money ($35) turned in by April 20th to Bertha or

Maria. Forms available in the Youth Center.

Sunday School 9:15-10:15am

Invite a

Friend!!

Wednesday’s 6-7p all ages (7th

-12th

)

Remember to pray for the Youth Search Committee (Julie Apel, Brannon Ray, Jo Webb, Shane Guest, Stacie Wren,

Rev. Steve Wood, Rev. John Richter). We look forward to seeing what God will do and what He will teach us during this

season.

Gifts Given Last Week:

Glory to God:

…memory of Beulah Richter by Lucinda Smith;

…memory of Evelyn Goodwin by Jean Clingan;

Music Fund:

…memory of Bill Marty by Jimmy Marty;

Burn the Note:

..memory of Barbara Richardson by Jo Webb;

…memory of Micky Tankersley by Curtis and Jean Driver;

WELCOME BOOTHS IN CHRIST HALL Volunteers are needed to help on Sunday mornings to staff the information / welcome booths in Christ Hall

before the service begins. This could be a husband / wife team or a couple friends working together. If you

would be interested in volunteering 20 minutes before the service, please see Brother Steve to be scheduled.

EMAIL ADDRESSES

Please notify us when your email address changes by emailing karen.hassell@sjepc.com so you can receive the

church wide email messages.

Face book

If you have a Smartphone, ipad, laptop, tablet or home computer, search “St. John’s, Cullman” and “like” our

page to add us to your newsfeed. Articles of interest to read, announcements and prayer requests are posted

regularly on our St. John’s Face book page. Remember prayer requests posted here, are for your church family to

see. (Remember FB is a public forum so please word prayer requests carefully.)

CONTRIBUTIONS

When making contributions to any fund other than the general fund (Burn the Note, Music Fund, or

Youth Fund, Women’s Guild / Whit’s Place) please write a separate check made specifically to that fund.

CONTACT INFORMATION

To make sure you can receive the latest announcements about events at our church, please take a second and

email your new information to : karen.hassell@sjepc.com or by calling the church office.

CREDIT / DEBIT CARDS …..YES!! NOW ACCEPTED!!

Visa, MasterCard, Discover and debit cards are now being received for your contributions to the church. You can

sign up for weekly, bi-monthly or monthly contribution debits. Forms are available in the church office during

regular business hours

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STAFF EMAIL AND CONTACT INFORMATION:

Rev. John: john.richter@sjepc.com

Rev. Steve:steve.wood@sjepc.com

Rev. Stephen: stephen.folmar@sjepc.com

Gyzelle Warren: gyzellew@sjepc.com

Regina Baker: regina.baker@sjepc.com

Karen Hassell: karen.hassell@sjepc.com

St. John’s Evangelical Protestant Church 512 2nd

Ave SE Cullman Al 35055

256-734-0344

CHURCH CALLING INFORMATION CARDS

Have you filled out yours? Notification choices are: text message; email, or by calling your home phone.

PLEASE SELECT ONLY ONE METHOD FOR THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT YOU. Cards available

in the information rack in the education building. Turn in at the office.

Assisted Living:

Westminster Assisted Living: Virginia Richter

Falkville Nursing Home: Mildred Martin; Assisted Living, B’ham.: Charlotte Newman

ST. JOHN’S UPDATED PRAYER LIST

St. John’s prayer list is renewed the first of each month. Please fill out a new prayer card with

your individual requests each month and indicate clearly if you would like it published in the

bulletin—otherwise it will remain on the Pastor’s Prayer list only. Likewise as your prayer

request needs to be removed from the list, please let us know that too. The Prayer lists are

published in the bulletin as space allows each week.

CHURCH MEMBERS:

Mavous Speegle; David York; Theolene Moon, Jackson Ray, Gary Dean, Bobbie Cleghorn; Pam Campbell,

Tommy Durden; Jim Witte; Gail Mauldin; Carolyn Huck; Steve Miller

EXTENDED CHURCH FAMILY AND FRIENDS:

Myrl Dobbins; Johnny Laney; Brenda Heatherly, Mike Duke; Tamika Powell; L.E. Shaneyfelt; Mollie Shelton;

Chuck Shafer ; James Terry; Jerry Higginbotham, Darlene Nuss; Freddy Byrd ; Joyce Cox; Sharon Hicks; Betty

Marks; Tim Bramlett; Paula Bolzle; Sue Patton

Military Prayer List:

Help us update our Military Prayer list. Please look over the list and see if your family member or friend has

changed locations or has now arrived back at home.

MILITARY ADDRESSES

If you have friends or family currently serving in the US Military, our card ministry would like the opportunity

to send cards to them throughout the year. Please submit (clearly print) complete mailing addresses to Geraldine

Hendrix or bring them by the church office during regular business hours.

Chaplain Chris Hester—Virginia Beach, Va;

CW4 James Williams—North, Little Rock, Ark; Col. Philip Clemmons, Jr.—Pentagon;

PFC Justin Williams—Ft. Stewart, Ga; Captain Kellie Scott Hyatt—Birmingham, Al ; Lt. Scott and Lt.

Commander Roz Love, Portsmouth, VA- US Navy; A1C Will Sapp US Air force, Qatar; USAF; Sgt. Tony

Parker, Air Force, Kandahar; John Lancaster, US Navy; Jason Beck, US Army, Afghanistan; Sgt. Arron Wayne

Cosper, US Army, Fort Poke, La.; Adam Ramos, Sasebo, Japan; US Navy; Derek Ramos – Naval Air Station

Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla; Cpt. John Forbes, Pentagon; Danny Durkin, Camp LeJune, NC; Sgt. Zach

Whisenhunt, Camp LeJune, NC

PLEASE EXCUSE OUR ACTIVITY!

When you notice any of the staff slipping out of 8:00 worship on Sundays, please know we are preparing for

Sunday School, or conducting rehearsals for the upcoming service, etc. If you see us on the move, please pray

for us and for all of our worship services!

CHECKS TO DIFFERENT FUNDS

Please remember when writing a check to the church for your gifts, tithes or offerings, if you are giving to a

different fund (Burn the Note, Music Fund, or Youth Fund) other than general fund, please be sure to write a

separate check. Women’s Guild / Whit’s Place donations go to The Women’s Guild. Most of the time we do not

have enough cash on hand to transfer monies in house.

Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

8:00-9:00 Worship- Sanctuary

8:40-9:10-Light Breakfast

9:15-10:15 Sunday School

*9:30-10:25 Communion Service-Sanctuary

(*Note: this time does conflict with the Sunday school hour. Please understand if you intend to bring your

children to this service they will miss this important time of Christian education.)

10:30-11:30 Worship-Christ Hall

CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS

Mike Baker, Jimmy Barnes, Tricia Fuller, Lucinda Harding , Jason Kelly, Mike Murphy, Tim Richter, Robin

Sandlin, Pam Scott, Steve Stanford, Melanie Townson, Rusty Turner

YOUTH DIRECTOR / MINISTER SEARCH COMMITTEE

Please remember to keep the members of the Youth Search Committee in your prayers as they seek God’s

guidance in the calling of a new Youth Director / Minister. Committee members are:

Julie Apel, Brandon Ray, Jo Webb, Shane Guest, Stacie Wren, Rev. Steve Wood, Rev. John Richter.

REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE 8:00 Worship (Sanctuary) 8:40-9:15 Fellowship Breakfast (Christ Hall) 9:15 Sunday School 9:30 Communion Service (Sanctuary) 10:30 Worship (Christ Hall) 4:00p Prayer Brothers 5:00 Youth REGULAR WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE 4:00p Children’s Handbells 5:00-5:45 Mealtime 5:15-5:55 Children’s Praise Groups 6:00-7:00 Pioneers, Youth, Adult Classes 7:00 Choir