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St. John Lutheran Church and Preschool August Issue 2015 Volume 26, Issue 8 The eagle

Sunday Morning

8:30 Breakfast/Opening

9:00 Sunday School

10:00 Worship

Tuesday

9:00 Quilting

Friday

Closed

EVERY MONTH

1st Sunday– Nursing Home Devotions 1:30pm

2nd Week– Board Meetings

3rd Saturday--Men’s Club 7:15am

See Calendar for more Information!!

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To The Ends of the Earth!

More than likely, as you read this newsletter, the Mission Uganda team will be on there way to Uganda or already there. With this trip, I can see how God is using St. John to fulfill his commissioning of the disciples before Jesus ascends to heaven. Jesus told the disciples in Acts

1:8, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my wit-nesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Sa-maria, and to the ends of the earth."

There is no doubt that we are being wit-nesses in Hamilton. We are reaching out to in-dividuals and families through the various min-istries that are a part of our church. We are being witnesses in other parts of our country through mission trips to Alaska and the youth going to Corpus Christi. And now to other parts of the world with our mission trip to

Uganda. God has called us to be witnesses to every single one of these parts of the world.

What I am hoping and praying is that this trip to Uganda will open our eyes and hearts to see the many mission opportunities locally, across our country and to the other parts of the world. And not only that we see the opportuni-ties, but that we take action in the mission of sharing the love of Jesus.

This mission trip to Uganda simply came about because God opened a door through some friends of a family here at St. John. If anyone has any ideas of a mission trip or mis-sion ideas, please let me know. We want to be open to God's leading and used by God wherev-er He opens the door for us to be used.

May we continue to be used by God with A Heart for Hamilton County and the World!


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1st Rhonda Geter

6th Cortney Wenzel

7th Sarah Zschiesche

9th Kathy Kensing

11th Bill Olsen

12th Philip Abdou

Barbara Jahns

Justin Squyres

14th Kay Zschiesche

16th Cara Finstad

Piper Hanson

19th Rachel Bottlinger

20th Kain Kunkel

22nd David Gromatzky

25th Riley Reich

26th Ruth Reneau

27th Shirley Gerald

30tth Ernie Moyers Jr.

31st Suzanne Jarvis

1st Rick Payne

3rd Mickey Koser

4th Barbara Jahns

5th Allen Dodson

8th Auden Martinez

9th Brandi Balzen

Bob Jarvis

10th Ethan Cathey

Sarah Cathey

Shirley Meissner

11th Ethan Chorenziak

12th Darman Wagner

14th Malinda Lange

15th Sydney English

Sawyer Hanson

Trint Jeschke

Patsy Krueger

Cynthia McElroy

Keaton Muxworthy

16th Riley Reich

17th Phiona Clark

19th Pat Bottlinger

Suzi Bottlinger

20th Wilma Gaydos

22nd Will Beber

23rd Sarah Bauman

Bucky Pate

Ruth Reneau

29th Brenda Arnett

30th Edward Looney

31st Shelby Smith

Casey Yates

1st Rick & Kathy Payne 28 years

Darman & Jane Wagner 56 years

6th Derrel & Lois Hungerford 39 years

Ryan & Misti Polster 21 years

Stanley & Delores Stanford 34 years

7th Lee Roy & Karen Tyson 39 years

15th Keith & Stacy Reich 28 years

16th Billy & Sharolyn Lawson 40 years

18th Doyle & Barbara Cook 59 years

19th Raymond & Patsy Krueger 26 years

23rd Tom & Connie White 41 years

25th Jerry & Kay Zschiesche 42 years

26th Neil & Lynn Muxworthy 37 years

30th August & Wilma Gaydos 46 years

31st John & Irene Zaruba 58 years


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Rock of Ages 1776

While many of our favorite hymns can boast of being written

in moments of great inspiration or in times of life-changing

crises, very few can trace their origins to an angry theologi-

cal battle. “Rock of Ages,” by Augustus Toplady, however,

was the product of just such a rancorous debate.

In the early 1770’s, great theological arguments raged in

England between the followers of John and Charles Wesley

and those of John Calvin. Early in his pastoral career, Au-

gustus Montague Toplady, an ordained minister in the An-

glican church, was attracted to the teachings of the Wesley

brothers. As time went on, however, Toplady found himself

at philosophical odds over the Wesleyan doctrine of sancti-

fication. This doctrine stated, in part, that it was possible

for a truly devout believer to attain a state of heavenly per-

fection here on earth and thus live without consciously sin-

ning. On the contrary, Toplady believed , along with the

followers of John Calvin, that only through the grace of

God, and on no amount of human effort or good intentions,

could one ever become justified in God.

In public debates, religious pamphlets, sermons, and angry

letters, Wesley and Toplady did theological battle. As a

final salvo in his attack on Wesley, in an essay published in

1776 in The Gospel Magazine, Toplady published the hymn

text we know today as “Rock of Ages,” It is interesting to

note that the poem included lines in direct contradiction of

Wesley’s theology: “Could my tears forever flow, could my

zeal no languor know, these for sin could not atone—Thou

must save, and Thou alone.”

So intent was Toplady upon making the poem as personal

an attack on Charles Wesley as possible that he used many

of Wesley’s own figures of speech in writing “Rock of Ag-

es.” In a hymn of his own, Wesley had described Jesus

Christ as a “Rock struck for me” and had continued, “let

those two streams of Blood and Water which once gushed

out of Thy side bring down Pardon and Holiness into my

soul.”

Although the first two verses seem a well-aimed rebuttal at

Wesleyan theology, the third can be seen to be a very per-

sonal affirmation of Toplady’s faith. Having lived most of

his life in poor health, he was, at the time of the hymn’s

composition, suffering from tuberculosis. Within two

years, in 1778, he died, at the age of thirty-eight. It is ironic

that a hymn born out of such dissension and controversy

would have brought such peace and hope to Christians over

the past two centuries.

Yes, Augustus Toplady died at age thirty-eight, but his po-

em outlived him and has been called “the best known, best

loved, and most widely useful" ” hymn in the English lan-

guage.

Ref: Hymns of Faith and Inspiration by Ideals Publication

Inc., Nashville, Tennessee

Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.

Let the water and the blood. From Thy wounded side which flowed.

Be of sin the double cure. Save from wrath and make me pure

Could my tears forever flow? Could my zeal no languor know?

These for sin could not atone; Thou must save and Thou alone

In my land no price I bring; Simply to thy cross I cling.

While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyes shall close iln death.

When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold Thee on Thy throne.

Rock of Ages cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.


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When: August 21, 2015

Where: St. John Lutheran Church

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Pre K-Kindergarten—Erica Bussey with Boofy Mishnick as backup

1st-2nd—Linda Moore with Kim Tyson as backup

3rd-4th—Misti Polster

5th-8th—Jason Bussey

9th-12th—Ryan Polster with Tammy Wagner

You will be contacted

about what to bring.

Senior Youth

The Sr. youth would like to begin service pro-jects for members that are unable to various task (cleaning windows, yard work, moving, minor repairs, painting and etc.) at there house.

If you are interested, please con-tact Tammy Wagner at 254-386-6716 or the church office.

Junior Confirmation It's time to start planning for confirmation.

There will be a parent informational meeting

Sunday, August 16th immediately after wor-

ship. The first day of confirmation will be

Wednesday, September 2nd.

tel:254-386-6716

tel:254-386-6716


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August is here! For many families that means

school is just around the corner! Shopping for

school supplies, books, and fall clothes becomes a

part of everyone's schedule. Here at St. John Lutheran

Church, on Sunday, August 16th, we want to celebrate

and bless the beginning of another school year.

Students, preschool through adult, bring your backpacks

to worship services at 10:00. The service will lift up chil-

dren and students of all ages, dedicating them to God's

glory as we begin a new school year !!

Promotion Sunday, August 16 What better way to share the light of Jesus than with

your friends and family in Sunday School. Come join

us at 8:30 for breakfast then Sunday School at 9:00 as

we kick off our year.

Meet your new teacher and classmates

Make a Craft to decorate your room

Get a picture for our Wall of Shining

Lights


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2015-2016 will be August 27th! * Little Lambs (3's) 5:30-6:00 pm * Mighty Lions (4's) 6:00-6:30 pm

*Kindergarten 6:30-7:00 pm

August 27, 2015

5:30-7:00pm

August 27, 2015

5:30-7:00pm

August 27, 2015

Children’s Choir & Pre-Confirmation

classes will be starting September 2, 2015 be watch-ing for information in the mail. If you are interest-ed in helping contact Misti Polster 254-248-2350.

Ways for parents to help:

Drive the vans, Set up Snacks, Bring Snacks


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TO ALL BOARDS!! PLEASE WORK ON YOUR

BUDGETS FOR 2016!! PLEASE HAVE THEM

READY BY YOUR SEPTEMBER MONTHLY

MEETING. THEN WE WILL COMPILE AND PRE-

SENT IN THE OCTOBER VOTERS MEETINGS

MARY ELLEN WILL HAVE EACH BOARDS

BUDGET INFORMATION IN THE OFFICE.

THANKS!!

The time has come again to elect New Officers and Board Members for 2016. If you would like to run for a particular position, church members can con-tact the church office to be placed on the ballot. Please have you name in by September 10th if you would like to be an Officer or a Board Member.

Baby Bottle Campaign

Hamilton CareNet has started there baby bottle

fundraiser. You can pick a baby bottle up this Sun-

day and start putting your change in the bottle to

help support Hamilton CareNet.

Sunday

August 30, 2015

Following the morning

worship service.

Be sure and join us

and bring a friend.

Pot Blessing meal

set up is

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St. John Lutheran Church & Preschool

122 Cheyenne Mesa

Hamilton, TX 76531

Address Service Requested

Non Profit

Organization

U.S. Postage Paid

Permit No. 10

Hamilton, TX

Phone: (254) 386-3158

Fax: (254) 386-3159

Preschool: (254) 386-3332

E-mail: Pastor—[email protected]

Secretary—[email protected]

Preschool—[email protected]

Website: www.stjohnhamilton.org

May we continue to be used by God as we live by and share the Gospel

with A Heart for Hamilton County and the World!!

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