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

We’re running a little low on juice to serve during our weekly fellowship times at St. John’s.  If you would like to donate a bottle or two of juice for use during that time, we would much appreciate it!

The Women of St. John’s met on Tuesday, July 2nd, at 4:30 with twelve members present. Pastor Zeratsky opened the meeting with a short devotion while the group enjoyed a snack provided by Joyce and Bette. Jan Jonet began the business meeting. In old business – we discussed the up-coming 125th anniversary that will take place in September and how we will be able to “help out”.   Our group has agreed to pay for the cake and main food, while individuals will be asked to bring extras such as salads. We will also need people to volunteer to help with either the set-up or the clean-up.  More information will be included next month.

In new business, it was voted and approved to send  $50 to each of the three BAM Missionaries assigned to our Women’s group. (Interesting information – Jan Gehloff was one of the missionaries – Jonathan Favorite’s – teacher when she was teaching in Minocqua. He was from Eagle River, WI). In other business, we agreed to purchase new coffee pots and any other small items needed in the kitchen before the anniversary  in September. Any suggestions, please let Jan Jonet know.

Our next meeting will take place on August 6th at 4:30. Hope to see you there!