St. John’s has welcomed new members into our fold. John and Jill Benoit have transferred to us from St. John’s in Grover, WI. Also, Jenette Chiamulera and her girls Lexi and Lyric Jones have had their long-time transfer officially approved. Yet, Jenette has a new last name now, as she is newly married to Ryan Gunville as of February 14th. Congratulations to her and a welcome to all our new members!
The new red paraments are here and they are looking good! The cost of the paraments was covered by a donation in memory of Bill Parker and proceeds from the fall pasty sale. Red is the liturgical color for the day of Pentecost, Reformation and church festivals, so we’ll get to see them in action come June.
The Women of St. John’s are offering another pasty sale! Sign-up sheets are in the back, same process as before. Pasties will be available for pick-up on Saturday, March 1st between 2-4pm. Proceeds from this sale will go towards the angel paintings at the front of the church.
On February 12, 2014, St. John’s will be throwing our annual Jesus Loves Me Valentine’s party for all children, age 3-11. We’ll be having songs, games, crafts and treats. The party starts at 3:30pm right after school; kids can even take the bus straight here from school, and we’ll run until about 5pm. Please join us for an afternoon of fun!
The Women of St. John’s met on October 1st at 4:30 with 12 members present. After a devotion by Pastor Zeratsky the meeting was opened by Jan Jonet. We then met with Rick Lund, the Council President to discuss the responsibilities of the the Women,s Group and how we could state this clearer in our Constitution and By-Laws. This will be worked on at the same time as the Protocol Manual is worked on. We also discussed how “nice” the church looks and that the 125th Anniversary weekend went perfectly!
In new business, we will be organizing a pasty sale and saving Super One and Econo Foods grocery receipts in order to purchase red paraments for the church. The pasty sale will be October 26 -27. It was voted and approved to send $100 to the Martin Lutheran College – Early Childhood Learning Center which will soon be opening.
The Women of the Church Christmas party is tentatively set for December 8th at Maxsells 1-3:00. Save the date!
The next meeting will take place on November 5th. Snacks will be provided by Shelly Lund. Any concerns or ideas please talk to Jan Jonet or just bring them to the meeting. Everyone is welcome!
The Women of St. John’s met on September 3rd at 4:30 with 12 members present. After a devotion by Pastor Zeratsky, Jan Jonet opened the business meeting. In old business, we made final plans for the Work Bee planned for September 7th and for the 125th Anniversary weekend. Everything seems to be coming along very well!
In new business, a committee is working on a Protocol Manual to be used as a resource for various activities, such as funerals, baptisms, new members, communion, confirmation, etc. This manual will provide steps that need to be taken when something “comes up”. The committee will including the input of some of the older members who have been taking care of these activities for years.
The next meeting will take place on October 1st at 4:30. Snacks will be provided by Barb Chiamulera. Any new ideas or concerns are welcome. Hope to see you there!
Check out the photos from our 125th Anniversary Sunday at this link!
Interested to see more of how the work progressed during our recent remodeling project? Check out the full photo album this link.
Very soon we will begin celebrating our 125th anniversary at St. John’s Lutheran of Florence, WI! We’ve been gearing up for this all year long and it’s going to be an exciting celebration. Our remodeling efforts will be completed and we’ll be able to enjoy our new worship space for the celebration. Our schedule of events for the weekend of the anniversary are as follows:
Saturday, Sept 14th
11am-2pm—Open House at St. John’s Lutheran
12pm-1pm—Lunch served
Sunday, Sept 15th
9am—Anniversary worship with Communion
11am—Anniversary luncheon
We would encourage all our members to be available for the open house, to meet and greet visitors from the community and larger area, as well as to get a chance to catch up with some of our previous pastors who will be in attendance. Please plan on coming if you are able to!
Our Sunday service will be led by Pastor Roekle with Pastor Schwartz preaching, followed by a meal served for all our guests. We look forward to celebrating with you all in just a few weeks!
Vacation Bible School concluded this past Friday to great success! We had over 20 children participate in the many crafts, snacks and stories that were prepared by our volunteers. This year, the children took a “road trip” throughout the week and “visited” many famous locations like the Grand Canyon, Disney World and the Statue of Liberty. At each location we learned a lesson about God and the love he has for us all in forgiving our sins by Christ. We thank all those who helped and participated in the event!
For more photos, check out our VBS photo album: HERE