Living and Sharing a Passionate and Life-Changing Faith in Jesus Christ

Welcome to ALL! Please let us know any questions you

may have or anything we can do for you.

Our volunteers are ready to help!

FIRST TIME GUESTS!

GUEST INFO CARDS can be found

in the pew racks in the Sanctuary &

in the black pads in the Faith & Life

Center. If you are willing

to put your contact info

on the card and bring it

to the Welcome Center,

we have a gift especial-

ly for you and can get to

know you better!

RESTROOMS are located near the

Sanctuary and on the lower level near

the staircase.

CHILDREN are welcome in worship.

Our nursery is available for infants/

toddlers under age 3.

Interested in receiving our ENEWS

weekly email? Sign up through our web-

site by clicking on about-us/publications.

SERMONS are uploaded to the worship

page of our website for you to listen to.

PRAYER SHAWLS AND PRAYER

BEARS are available from the rack in

the atrium for you to take for family &

friends to offer warmth & peace to those

in need of special prayers.

March 17, 2019

Text your donation amt to 217-636-5370!

For Information & Registration Online: www.stjohncf.org Call the office: 319-268-0165 Stop at the Welcome Center Follow us on Facebook: stjohncf

If you were not at the Ash Wednesday wor-

ship service, you are invited to pick up the

purple handout with nail from the tables

located at each end of the atrium. Hold on-

to the nail throughout LENT as a reminder

of the sacrifice Jesus made for us and

bring it with you to Good Friday worship!

SUMMER CAMP

Jesse from EWALU will be here next Sunday, March 24 to share infor-

mation on their upcoming Summer Camp opportunities. At 10:30, he will

lead a conversation about “How Summer Camp Makes a Difference” and

is needed in the lives of young

people. If you’d like to learn

more about camp, here’s your

chance!

See page 3 for an opportunity

for our 7th & 8th graders to at-

tend the Dirty Feet Retreat at EWALU in April while our 9th graders are

there for their Confirmation Retreat!!!!

CHURCH FAMILY (all ages): Lenten Worship

The Lent Wednesday evening services are at 6pm and feature the Holden

Evening Prayer and Communion. As part of the worship service, we will have

dramatic representations of what might have been – as we hear an original

conversation overheard by the Cross. The conversations feature these voices &

stories:

March 20: Pilate and His Wife March 27: Simon and the Centurian

April 3: The Two Thieves April 10: Mary and John

Join your church family for a MEAL on

Wednesdays in Fellowship Hall from 5-6pm.

This Week’s Meal: Tatertot Casserole

Free-will offering accepted to help with costs

WANT TO LEARN MORE? Facebook: STJOHNCF

Website: www.stjohncf.org

TRANSITION TASK FORCE QUESTIONNAIRE THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the Ques-

tionnaire! Your input is invaluable as we continue on

this process. If you have not taken the survey and

would like to:

Online survey link is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StJohnCedarFalls

Contact the church office to request an additional paper copy of the survey.

Please complete/return the survey by March 24.

ADULTS: Book Study

Life Together Book study +

Join Pastor Paul and others in

exploring Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s

book on what Christian commu-

nity looks like. Our five ses-

sions will focus on the book’s 5

chapters: Community, The Day

with Others, the Day Alone,

Ministry and Confession/

Communion. Copies of the

book are available for $10.

The class will meet in the library on MONDAYS,

March 18-April 8 from 6:30-7:30pm

ADULTS: Grief

Healing Our Grief: Everyone who has faced a loss

or change knows how difficult the grief journey can be.

Led by Pastor Don, this class will help our understand-

ing of grief and assist us through the journey of grief.

No sign-up needed, invite others to join you! Meeting

March 17, 31 and April 7 in the library from 10:45-

11:45.

ADULTS: 55+ (Young at Heart)

All those age 55 and older are invited on the next

“Young at Heart” trip. The plan for Tuesday April

23, is to go to The Markket (not misspelled) in Edge-

wood, IA, and also take a tour of the Kendall Forest

Products offers to see how logs are turned into the

boards used for lumber and woodworking products.

For a sneak preview visit http://www.themarkket.com.

Ladies, this offers unusual shopping. Sign up at the

Welcome Center & indicate if you can drive.

PRAYERS Healing & Concern

Jim Wagner (Ruth Anne Lugg’s brother); Victoria Helvie;

Paul Dickson; Russ McComber & Pat Larsen (Kattleman

friends); Kasey Kohagen (Kohagen’s daughter-in-law); Jane

Gerrard (Lin Schutte’s sister); Kelly; Richard Dean (Julie

Clark’s father).

Comfort & Consolation... To the family of Florence Dahl upon her death.

Military Service . . . Sam Meyne; Robert Stavnes; Hayley Ritter

Altar Flowers

The Sanctuary altar flowers are given by Marv Ihnen in loving memory of Gloria Ih-

nen. The Faith & Life Center altar flowers are given by Terry Phillips in celebration

of the Irish in all of us — Happy St. Patty’s Day!

Prayer is an important way

we can support each oth-

er. If you’d like to receive a

text message when a

prayer request is made,

please contact Jenny in

the church office to be

added to the Prayer Team.

Are you or a family mem-

ber hospitalized or having

surgery? Due to the feder-

al privacy rules, we won't

know unless you tell us or

indicate to hospital staff

that you’d like St. John to

be notified!

YOUTH: Scholarships

In 2019, St John plans on providing scholarships based

upon the guidelines of the St John Mission Endowment

Fund, availability of funds, and number of applicants.

Preference will be given to those attending ELCA semi-

naries and colleges. Applicants must be members of St

John. Applications are available at the Welcome Center

or on the church website (About Us / Publications).

Deadline: March 31.

COLLEGE CARE PACKAGES

Interest has been expressed in reviving the "College

Care Package" tradition. Please add the name & cam-

pus address of your college student to the sheet at the

table in the atrium. Later there will be an appeal for care

package items and/or postage donations.

YOUTH: “Dirty Feet” Retreat

Get your feet dirty as you follow Christ out into

the world! Learn and practice living out your faith

in spite of the world’s pressures, because of

God’s awesome love and grace. The Dirty Feet

Retreat at EWALU is a fun weekend of lasting

growth and encouragement in faith. Camp Ewalu

staff will provide awesome, engaging activities to

help youth strengthen bonds with each other and

learn about God.

April 5-7

We'll meet at the Church at 6:45 pm on Fri-day (come fed, there will only be a snack when we arrive).

We'll return to the Church at about 12:00-12:30pm on Sunday.

Cost: $85 $50 for youth; $60 for adults. We will be using the donations from our last Cin-namon Roll Sunday sales to offset the $85 cost (student pays $50 and church pays $35 of the fee).

This is taking the place of confirmation. With the 9th graders also going, this retreat allows the 7th and 8th graders to get out and do something dif-

ferent with their confirmation peers.

St. John Staff Tim Bass…………………………Worship Tech, Part-time

Katharine Benya…………Youth Ministry Team, Part-time

Karen Black………………………….. Organist, Part-time

Chandar Boyle..….9:30 Worship Team Leader, Part-time

Joe Boyle…..……..9:30 Worship Team Leader, Part-time

Kathy Duke ………….……Operations Manager, Full-time

Steve Ferguson…...Pastoral Ministry Assistant, Part-time

Tricia Freeman……………..Children’s Ministry, Part-time

Jon Fry….………Youth & Young Adult Ministry, Part-time

Nicole Green.…………………………….Pianist, Part-time

Miah Han………………………………..Organist, Part-time

Karl Haugen…………..………………Custodian, Part-time

Jenny Hemesath………………Admin Assistant, Full-time

Jay Kramer IV….………………..Worship Tech, Part-time

Sandy Livingston..……...Kitchen/Ministry Asst., Part-time

Jim Miller…..……..9:30 Worship Team Leader, Part-time

Daniel O'Brien..………….Youth Ministry Team, Part-time

Kathy Thompson …Dir. Preschool & Childcare, Full-time

Tommy Truelsen ..9:30 Worship Team Leader/Worship Tech, Part-time

Al Ward ……………………………….Custodian, Part-time

Church Council Jim Langel ………………….…………..……Marie Prachar

Charisse Folken ……………………..…..Gordie Sorensen

Brian Burkhardt ……………………………..Katy Clapham

Gary Jones …………………………………..Nate Schmidt

Transition Task Force Mission/Vision Focus Team: Scott Leisinger, Carolyn

Martin, Larry Prohaska, Sandra Stavnes

Staffing/Leadership Focus Team: Marty Postel, Sa-

mantha Tetmeyer, Melanie Wirtz

Self-Study Focus Team: Carlene Gardner, PJ Mills,

Adam Puls, Kelly Turner

Facilitator: Denise Hanson

Recording Secretary: Robin Abraham

This Week at SJLC Sunday, March 17 NO Sunday School or Confirmation: Spring Break 8am Worship (Sanctuary) 9:30am Worship (Faith & Life Center) 10:30am Children’s Chimes (Rm. 312) 10:30am help at NewAldaya w/ worship 10:45am Worship (Sanctuary) 10:45am Grief Group (Library PM—Bel Canto Rehearsal Monday, March 18 PM—Piano Lessons 6:30pm Life Together Book Study (Library) 7pm Esther Book Study (Fireside Chapel) Tuesday, March 19 10am Ladies Book Study (Library) PM—Piano Lessons, Zumba, YA 12-step group 6:30pm Bible Study (Library) 6:30pm TTF meeting (Rm. 321) Wednesday, March 20 PM—Piano Lessons 5-6pm Family Meal*: Tatertot Casserole *free-will offering accepted 5:30pm Jubilation Bells Rehearsal (Rm. 312) 6pm WORSHIP (Sanctuary) 7pm 9:30 worship rehearsal (F&LC) Thursday, March 21 7:30am Thirsty Thursday Guys (Library) PM—Piano Lessons Friday, March 22 Saturday, March 23 9am Zumba, AA, Al-Anon 12:30-3pm open Knit/Crochet time (Library) Sunday, March 24 NO Sunday School or Confirmation: Spring Break EWALU Camp Rep available between services 8am Worship (Sanctuary) 9:30am Worship (Faith & Life Center) 10:30am Children’s Chimes (Rm. 312) 10:30am help at NewAldaya w/ worship 10:30am Camp Talk (Library) 10:45am Worship (Sanctuary) PM—Bel Canto Rehearsal

Financial Data Feb Revenue Feb Expenses Net Preschool $40,635.04 $36,477.24 $4157.80 Church $50,737.51 $75,946.89 $ (25,209.38) Total $91,372.55 $112,424.13 $ (21,051.50)

Date Attendance Gen Fund Electronic Gen Fund Offering March 10 286 $1,355.54 $ 6,674.00 March 3 353 $3,991.54 $20,072.00 Feb 24 Weather closure $1,711.54 $ 2,094.00 Feb 17 168 $5,236.54 $ 5,335.00 Feb 10 331 $1,990.54 $11,711.00