Starting Wednesday, June 4^th St. John’s will be trying out a mid-week summer service option.  The format of the service will be more devotional in nature, but will mirror the previous Sunday in content, readings, sermon, etc.  The service will run through Labor Day, so feel free to check it out if you were unable to join us on the previous Sunday!

The Women of St. John’s voted to go on a summer outing as we have in the past.  The destination that was voted on was “Princeton Gardens” just west of Felch, MI.  It is a lovely development of ponds, rock gardens, flower beds, gazebos, and outdoor dining areas. Thursday, July 17th, 2014 has been selected as the date for the luncheon/outing. The ladies from the Tri-Parish and Mt. Olive  will be invited to join us.  The cost of the luncheon is $12.00 and will include coffee/tea, dessert, and tax.  Tip will be at your discretion.  A sign up sheet will be placed at the back of church and needs to be filled out by June 8th.  Please be prepared to pay the $12.00 at the June meeting or get the money to Jan Gehlhoff, Treasurer by July 1st. We will be celebrating God’s beauty in nature with hymns of praise in this outdoor setting.  All women of St. John’s are welcome!

Easter for Kids will be taking place on Saturday, April 12th from 9am to 11:30am at St. John’s Fellowship hall. All children from pre-k to 6th grade are welcome to join us that day! There will be snacks and songs about Jesus. Also, if you’d like to volunteer your time to help us out, we’d love to have you as well!

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 14^th.  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.