Pastor John M. Taggatz, Carol Wentz, Secretary
July, 2011 Lela Rehmer, Custodian Kevin Kahle, Groundskeeper
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Serving on the Altar Guild for July are: Marla Huebner and Diane Luthy
Ushers for the Month of July are:
Leland Junge, Gary Huebner, Tony Junge, Carl Laufer, Gene Luthy, Corey Roscow, Mark Schoenbeck & Kyle Junge
CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE…
(618) 785-2344 (or)
(618) 785-2602
-When a member of your family is admitted to the hospital, so a visit can be made by Pastor Taggatz.
- When your group plans to hold a meeting, so it can be cleared and placed on the church calendar.
-When your home or business phone number or address is changed, so church records can be corrected.
- When you are planning to move either out of town or locally.
- When you know you are pregnant so that we will be able to assist you in any way we can with prayers, encouragement and support.
- When a new baby arrives in your family or in the family of another church member.
- When you are planning a wedding or baptism.
“A Time for War”
As our country begins to celebrate July 4th and our nation’s independence, I thought it would be fitting for us to hear a story of a Lutheran Pastor named Peter Muhlenberg, who on January 21st, 1776, announced to his congregation that he was going off to fight in the Revolutionary War. May this story be a reminder to us that freedom isn’t free, and that we Christians living in America more than 200 years later, still have a responsibility to use the freedoms God has so graciously given to us in a thoughtful and dutiful way. The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ also reminds us that freedom isn’t free. Our Lord Jesus had to lay down His life on the cross in order to make us free from sin, death and the power of the devil. Paul writes in Romans 6:1-4, “1What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” Here’s the story.
Pastor Muhlenberg stood in the vestry of his church, putting on his traditional pastoral robes as he had so many other Sunday mornings. A sense of destiny filled the air around him. This was the last time he would enter his pulpit, the last time he would open the Bible and share the words of life with his congregation.
He knew the sermon he had to preach—yet he knew that some of his people would not understand or accept his position. He himself had wrestled with it for months: How involved should a pastor be in the affairs of government? Didn’t Jesus say, “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s?” Would Christ get involved? Would He runt to the battle? It was hard to imagine Jesus carrying a weapon. But it was equally hard to imagine Him not taking a stand.
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heave,” Pastor Muhlenberg proclaimed, reading from Ecclesiastes chapter 3. “A time to be born, and a time to die… A time to weep, and a time to laugh… A time of war, and a time of peace.” He stopped and looked at the people God had put in his care—hard working famers and their wives, merchants, recent immigrants. The tine town of Woodstock New England . And the Blue Ridge Mountains had kept its citizens from hearing the news of events in their own state in early January 1776.
“It’s a time of war!” Pastor Muhlenberg declared. “And not only in New England . War has come to Virginia Williamsburg
“It is time for war! ‘We are only farmers,’ you may say. Patrick Henry has rallied five thousand men—farmers just like you—to fight back and drive the British out. It is time to act! Many of us came to this country to practice our religious freedoms. It is time to fight for those freedoms that we hold so dear. It is time for war!
“Let us pray.” With that Pastor Muhlenberg bowed his head and offered the traditional closing prayer. Then, breaking with all tradition, while still standing in the pulpit, he began to remove his pastoral robes and vestments. “I am a clergyman, it is true. But I am also a patriot—and my liberty is as dear to me as to any man. Shall I hide behind my robes, sitting still at home, while others spill their blood to protect my freedom? Heaven forbid it!” “I am called by my country to its defense. The cause is just and noble. I am convinced it is my duty to obey that call, a duty I owe to my God and to my country.” With that, he threw off the final layer of his robes—and now stood before his stunned congregation in the full uniform of an officer of the Continental militia. He marched to the back of the church, declaring to all, “If you do not choose to be involved, if you do not fight to protect your liberties, there will soon be no liberties to protect!”
Just outside the church army drummers waited. At Pastor Muhlenberg’s command, they began to beat out the call for recruits. God’s conviction fell on the men of the congregation. One by one they rose from their pews and took their stand with the drummers. Some 300 men from the church joined their pastor that day to fight for liberty.
Pastor Muhlenberg and his men became the 8th Virginia Regiment, who fought valiantly in many of the battles of the Revolutionary War. During the war, Muhlenberg was promoted to major-general. After the war he was a hero second only the General George Washington among the Germans of his native state of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Pastor Peter Muhlenberg also had a brother, Pastor Frederick Muhlenberg. At first, Frederick New York City Frederick Frederick America
Ecclesiastes 3:1–11 says, “1For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. 9What gain has the worker from his toil? 10I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. 11He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.”
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God Rewards His Followers
Most of us are familiar with the story of the Rich Young Man (Matthew 19) whom Jesus told to give all his possessions away to the poor. Because he loved his money, the Rich Young Man could not obey Jesus’ command, so he left in sadness with his wealth. After hearing this story, Peter, speaking for himself and the other disciples, said, “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?” (Matthew 19:27).
In response to Peter, Jesus directed the attention of Peter and the other disciples away from any expectations that they would be receiving material blessings. Jesus wanted them to focus on the joy that was in store when God’s kingdom would reign supreme. Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel” (Matthew 19:28).
Jesus directed the disciples’ attention to the glorious fulfillment of the divine purpose in which they were privileged to share. In the same way, we are part of God’s divine plan and are privileged to share in the joy of being part of God’s master plan. This plan can be illustrated by the replies of three men engaged in a building project to the question of what they were doing. One said, “I am laying bricks.” Another said, “I am making one hundred dollars a day.” But the third replied, “I am building a church.”
After providing insight into the ultimate goal, a vision of the new kingdom, Jesus goes on to associate the satisfactions of the eternal kingdom to present existence: “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for My sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life” (verse 29). Not only will we receive life eternal with Jesus, we will experience the joy of being part of God’s kingdom now on earth. We will not escape the hardships of a hostile world, but we will be equipped and strengthened to face them. Out of sheer love for us, God offers us the blessings that come from being part of His kingdom.
BIBLE STUDY—(if you would like to have another opportunity to Study God’s Word other than the time listed below, I as your pastor, am always willing to meet with you and a group of people to learn, study and grow in the grace and knowledge of God in Christ Jesus. Just let me know and we can work out a time that best suits you.)
Sunday Mornings (10:15 a.m. ) “The Truth Project”—Focus on the Family…
In a recent study, the Barna Research Group revealed a stunning statistic that continues to reverberate throughout the evangelical world. Only 9 % of professing Christians have a biblical worldview. (The Barna Update, "A Biblical Worldview Has a Radical Effect on a Person's Life," December 1, 2003 .) In fact, a newer Barna Survey is titled, "Most American Christians Do Not Believe that Satan or the Holy Spirit Exist" March, 2009. Because of this, today's believers live very similarly to non-believers. A personal sense of significance is rarely experienced, we spend our money and time on things that fail to satisfy and we begin to wonder what life's ultimate purpose really is. We are, in short, losing our bearings as a people and a nation.The Truth Project is a DVD-based small group curriculum comprised of 13 one-hour lessons taught by Dr. Del Tackett. Each lesson discusses in great detail the relevance and importance of living the Christian worldview in daily life.
We remember in our prayers— We pray for Jason Mines, John Eggerding, Bonnie Highberger, and for Lee Hogandbobler, all who are battling serious illnesses. We pray for Susan Piel, as she continues to go through rehabilitation after her knee surgery. We also pray for Rhonda Nieweglowski, as she prepares to undergo some medical tests and for Pastor Taggatz’s brother Eric, who is currently undergoing some medical treatment. We pray for Dorothy Junge, who also is currently hospitalized and for Jeremy Nieweglowski, as he recovers from his recent surgery.
We mourn with: Wes Stellhorn, over the death of his brother Wayne, with Edgar Junge’s family, as Edgar recently passed away, with the family of Greg Liefer, who was called home to heavenly rest last month, and with the family of Laura Conway, over the death of her Uncle Max. May God give to these families the remembrance and hope of the promise of our Lord Jesus Christ who says in John 11:25 -26, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.”
Remember: Every 3rd Sunday of the month we are praying for people who are in the military. If you have a relative or friend who is an armed serviceman and woman in our Nation’s military please let the Church know so that we may be able to pray for them on the third Sunday of the month.
On the back table in the church there is a copy of the Book, “The Story Bible” by CPH which would make a great gift for any children in your home. There are over 130 bible stories in this book with beautiful realistic art. If we order 10 or more copies from our church we can get a $10 discount on this book, plus free shipping. There’s a signup sheet in the back of the church available for you.
The Southern Illinois District Convention will take place on February 16-18, 2012 in O'Fallon. Our congregation has the privilege to nominate people for the following positions: President and Secretary (pastors), Treasurer (lay person), Board of Directors (lay people and commissioned ministers), Board of Missions and Board of Congregational Support (pastors, lay people and commissioned ministers). Our congregation needs to return these nominations to the district office by October 14. If you are interested in serving God's people in our district in this way, please speak to Pastor Taggatz or our Church President Terry Rehmer. Thank you!
CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN HS
Phone 618-853-7300 Fax 618-853-7361
www.coslhs.org; E-mail: admin@coslhs.org
Mr. John Christman, Principal
Summer Hours: The office summer hours are 9:00 -3:00, Monday through Friday. Someone will be in the office during these hours for phone calls or if you would like to drop by. If we can help you in any way please let us know.
Your Opinion: The year 2007 was the last time we held an auction at COSLHS. Is anyone interested in trying it again? If you have large items you would like to donate to this auction please let us know. If you have items you would like to sell for yourself that would be ok also. There would be a small handling fee. Please give us some feed back as to your ideas and thoughts.
Rummage Sale: The annual rummage sale will be held on Friday and Saturday August 5 & 6. The Village of Evansville
Host Families Needed: Christ Our Savior is inviting anyone interested in hosting an international student for the 2011-2012 school year to contact the school for more information. This is a special mission opportunity for the COS family and your family to share the love of Jesus Christ. Thank you for your prayerful consideration.
Coming Events:
July 9, 14, 16, Randolph County Fair and 4H Horse show
July 16, Ward Auction at Renault
July 16, Mud Bog at Ames
The theme this year is “Pandamania: Where God is Wild About You” based on Psalm 139. The Bible stories that the children will be learning about will all focus on the fact that God has a purpose and a plan for everyone and that he crafted each of us with his own loving hands. So we will be studying Genesis chapter 1 and God’s creation of the world, 1 Kings 18, with Elijah and the Prophets of Baal, Jonah chapters 1-3, The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus from Luke’s Gospel, and finally the story of Hannah & Samuel in 1 Samuel chapters 1 & 2.
The kids will also participate in a mission project. Registration forms are available in the back of the church and IN THIS JULY NEWSLETTER. For more information please contact the church office at 618-785-2344.
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ST. JOHN 2011 VBS REGISTRATION FORM
Child’s name:
Child’s age Date of birth: Last school grade completed:
Name of Parent(s)_:
Street Address:
City: State: Zip:
Home Phone #:
Parent/caregiver’s cell phone:
Home E-mail address:
In case of emergency, contact:
Relationship to child:
Allergies or other medical conditions:
Home church:
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Food Donations Needed for Vacation Bible School St. John Vacation Bible School St. John School
Zuehla Rowold Laverna Luthy
Red Bud Nursing Home Three Springs N. Home
350 W. South 1st 161 Three Springs Rd. Bud , IL 62278 Chester , IL 62233
Opal Luthy Aurelia Harms
Red Bud Nursing Home 10291 Hickory
350 W. South 1st Baldwin , IL 62217
Red Bud , IL 62278
Dorothy Junge Patty Theobald
Patsy Schoenbeck Mr. & Mrs. Russell Mahan
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Present: Terry Rehmer, Darla Porter, Mark Schoenbeck, Gerald Poenitske, Linda Schoenbeck, Fleta Junge, Tony Junge, Marvin Liefer, Brian Schoenbeck, Stan Gegel and Pastor Taggatz
Opening Devotions were given by Pastor Taggatz
The meeting was called to order by Pres. Rehmer
Minutes from last meeting were read and approved
Financial Secretary’s Report: Total receipts for April 2011 $18,211.54
Treasurer’s Report: Ending monthly balance for April,2011, for the General fund $2,544.08. Total deposits for April, 2011 $18,101.54 which included the chicken dinner and Lenten folder receipts. Total expenses for April, 2011 $13,585.36. ending monthly balance for all individual funds $17,057.05.
Church Properties:
The Parsonage basement flooded after all the rain on Easter weekend. There is currently no sump pump in the basement only a drain. The furnace took on water. Heuman was called to inspect the furnace for damage. Inspection is scheduled in May.
The school basement also flooded when the pump burned out due to all the water. A temporary pump has been placed in the school basement. A larger sump pump pit will need to be installed. The furnace in the school also took on water. And Heuman was called to also inspect that furnace.
A “work day” will be scheduled to replace the sump pump, add a sump pump in the Parsonage, replace the school kitchen air conditioner and install new fans in the church.
LYF:
The youth would like to thank members for their support at the Easter breakfast and for their donations.
The youth will help with VBS on July 10th – 14th.
MAY PASTOR’S REPORT
Devotion— Matthew 6:25 -34
Pastoral Acts for the month of April 13th ‘11 through May 10th ‘11—
-Regular Saturday & Sunday worship responsibilities & Catechetical Instruction on Wednesday nights
- 4 Bible Study class sessions (Sunday mornings)
-3 Counseling Sessions
-1 Southern Illinois District Pastor’s Conference on May 10th @ Camp Wartburg
-1 Randolph County Care Center
-Guest Preaching @ St. John Chester
- 13 Homebound/ Member visits
- 6 Hospital Visits
-COSLHS Board Meeting Thur. April 14th
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Pastor’s Vacation Dates—June 5th-June 12th, 2011 and July 17th-24th (Pastor Ken Young is filling in for me on June 12th and Pastor Bramstet is filling in for me on July 24th)
-Ascension Day Worship will be on Thursday June 2nd at 7pm …
An Update on the Parsonage—we’ve had water in the basement recently and have been doing a lot of work to keep it at bay. We need to replace the furnace filter, and still need to clean up some sewage that’s behind the washer and dryer. Roxanne has been cleaning the basement with Bleach and Borax, but still is unable to get some of the mold out.
-There’s a hole in the plastic surround to our shower that we need to fill again…
OLD BUSINESS:
New ceiling fans will be purchased for the church
Inventory has been completed. The Insurance company will be contacted to update the current insurance coverage of the church and school.
NEW BUSINESS:
A request was received by the Martin Sommer family that all memorial donations made in honor of Martin be donated to the roofing fund. Receipts from the Lenten Folders will be made to the General Fund. Motion made, seconded and approved.
Council has great concerns regarding the church’s current financial situation. A congregational meeting will be held on Sunday, 22 May to inform and discuss the church finances. A complete Treasurer’s Report will be available prior to the meeting for all congregational members.
Gross receipts for the Chicken Dinner were $4,404.35. Thank you to all the committee and all who donated and supported the event.
Motion was made to adjourn
The meeting was closed with the Lord’s Prayer
President Terry Rehmer
Secretary Darla Porter
CONGREGATION MEETING – 22 May, 2011
The meeting was called to order by Pres. Terry Rehmer
Pres. Terry announced the purpose of the meeting was to inform the congregation of the council’s concern regarding the church finances. Pres. Terry reviewed the April Treasurer’s Report. The report shows that in order to meet current monthly expenses the council had to dissolve some individual funds and re-allocate the chicken dinner and Lenten Folder monies to the General Fund. Pres. Terry stated this was a “short fix” for the church’s financial situation.
CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES June 14, 2011
Present: Terry Rehmer, Connie Buch, Tony Junge, Brian Schoenbeck, Bob Wirth, Marvin Liefer, Gerald Poenitske, Linda Schoenbeck, Darla Porter and Pastor Taggatz
The meeting was called to order by Pres. Terry Rehmer
Opening devotions were given by Pastor Taggatz
The minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved.
Financial Secretary’s report: Total receipts for May, 2011 $25,033.19.
Treasurer’s Report: ending monthly balance for May, 2011 in the General Fund is $3,060.30. Total deposits for May, 2011 $25,033.19. Total Expenses for May, 2011 $26,476.88. Ending monthly balance for all individual Funds $14,798.37.
Church Properties: New water heater was installed in the Parsonage basement
Graves were filled in at the cemetery
Discussion was held regarding filling in the cistern on the south side of the Parsonage.
New Business: If any member has an undamaged, unused cell phones, please bring the cell phone to the church. The church donates the phones and receive funds for the phones. Empty ink cartridges-palm size-can also be donated. Thank you to the member whom suggested this fund raiser.
Motion was made and seconded to adjourn
The meeting was closed with the Lord’s Prayer.
President: Terry Rehmer
Secretary: Darla Porter
JUNE PASTOR’S REPORT
Devotion— 1 Kings 19:11-12
Pastoral Acts for the month of April 13th ‘11 through May 10th ‘11—
-Regular Saturday & Sunday worship responsibilities
- 4 Bible Study class sessions (Sunday mornings)
-3 Counseling Sessions
-1 Wedding—Chris Moll & Sarah Mehring—Sat. May 14th @ Trinity Lutheran
-1 Randolph County Care Center
-COSLHS Graduation Service on Friday May 20th, I did the Invocation, Benediction & Prayers
-1 Trinity Lutheran Chapel Service on Wed. May 11th
- 12 Homebound/ Member visits
-COSLHS Board Meeting Thur. May 12th
-Ascension Day worship on Thur. June 2nd @ 7pm
I will be Pastor of the Week at Camp Wartburg from July 3rd through the 8th—I will still be doing my pastoral duties that week, but will also be leading Bible Studies with the camp staff, leading the children in prayer and their campfire and morning devotions…
VBS @ St. John will be: July 10th –July 14th –On Sunday July 10th it goes from 5:30pm-8:30pm . And on Monday through Thursday it will be from 6:00pm till 8:30 pm … The theme this year is “Pandamania: Where God is Wild About You—Psalm 139”
Pastor’s Vacation Date— July 17th-24th (Pastor Bramstet is filling in for me on July 24th).
A Special VBS Planning Meeting will be held on June 21st at 7pm . All those who are volunteering for VBS this Summer are asked to attend.
The congregation will need to place a nomination for District President, Circuit Counselor, and Delegate from our congregation for the Southern Illinois District by October 14th, 2011 . Congregational members are asked to consider nominations.
S.I.G.H.T. Ministry Update—
The following is the current work schedule and will be adjusted as needed.
Work nights will be canceled if there is no school due to inclement weather.
We Believe, Teach and Confess.Martin Luther’s Small & Large Catechism
As the Head of the Family Should Teach Them in a Simple Way
HOLY BAPTISM
Introductory Note: Baptism is not our work, but God’s work. It is a priceless treasure God gives and faith receives or grasps. God’s Word of Gospel-promise makes Baptism what it is. Baptism gives us great comfort and strength when our sins accuse us, when we realize how we stand guilty before God. Then, says Luther, the Christian is to say, “But I am baptized!” Luther comments about infant Baptism in his Large Catechism since, in his time as today, some Christians deny infants this precious Sacrament. Luther’s defense of infant Baptism is interesting. He says simply that if God did nothing through Baptism, how do baptized children believe in Him? For Luther, the fact that the gift of the Holy Spirit is given even to very small children is proof enough that God works in and through Baptism. Luther also explains how Baptism encompasses what was known as “penance.” So for Luther, Confession and Absolution are subsumed under Baptism and the proclamation of the Gospel. True repentance is daily returning to Baptism. Baptism is our daily garment, by which we suppress the old Adam and grow up in the new Adam, being clothed with the righteousness of Christ. (See AC IX; SA III V.)
Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Matthew: “19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19 ESV)
Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Mark:
“16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. “ (Mark 16:16 ESV)
St. Paul says in Titus, chapter three: “5he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 8The saying is trustworthy...“ (Titus 3:5–8 ESV)
Concordia : The Lutheran Confessions. 2005 (Edited by Paul Timothy McCain) (423). St. Louis , MO
The deadline for getting articles and reports in to be included in the Newsletter is the 18th of every month.
THRIVENT WORKSHOP & DINNER—On Wednesday, July 13th the Randolph Chester , Illinois 6:00p.m. , Mr. David Wegenke will give us a market update presentation from 7p.m.-8p.m. For reservations call, Mike Welge @ 618-826-5453 or Julie Ratz @ 573-579-3592 or 618-282-3873 by July 6th.
Do You Have a Question? There are tracts in the narthex that may be able to help… Take a moment as you come into church to check out the Lutheran Hour Ministries tract rack. These pamphlets are free for you to take home. You may see one that would be interesting, maybe not for yourself, but for a friend or relative who is experiencing or questioning a particular topic.
Volunteers Needed for Flood Relief
Pastor Jim Rivett of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Golconda
For information or to volunteer, contact:
Rev Overstreet, Volunteer Coordinator
(618) 683-3383
(***Our recent door collection for Joplin
at our church was: $420.00)
Immanuel Lutheran Church of Joplin, MO want to thank all who have responded with prayers, assistance, and words of encouragement. The challenges that they face are beyond words, but their faith in Almighty God is very evident. The Red Cross has established a command center at Immanuel. The challenge is that the church does not have large enough refrigerators and freezers to neither store food, nor proper space for other donations that are starting to arrive. Lutheran World Relief & Lutheran Disaster Relief are giving the following advice on how to help those affected by the Joplin Tornado:
Keep everyone in your prayers.
- Send financial contributions to the organization of your choice. See addresses below.
- Volunteers are being coordinated through United Way 211. Groups can register by calling 211 (landline) or (800) 427- 4626 (cell). Registration can also be done online at http://www.211missouri.org/.
- Phone calls should not be placed to
- Volunteers of the congregation are attempting to keep the website updated. Please go to www.immanueljoplin.com
Agencies providing assistance:
The Missouri District Disaster Fund LCMS Orphan Grain Train
The Missouri District - LCMS (402) 649-3893 or (402) 649-3896
Lutheran World Relief and Human Care
Lutheran Disaster Response
39330 Treasury Center
St. John Fundraiser for the School Roof--If any member of St. John, or maybe a friend that you know of, has an undamaged cell phone that's no longer in use. Please bring the cell phone to the church. Also, if you have an unused Palm Pilot or other sort of PDA device, even empty ink cartridges (palm sized), these items can be donated as well. The church can donate these items and receive money for them at 100% profit. Other groups and organizations have taken part in a fundraiser like this and have been able to raise up to $6,000. Please tell your friends and family about this too. If you have any questions feel free to contact Pastor Taggatz at 618-785-2344. Thank you to the member who suggested this fundraiser.
Recent Thrivent Choice Donations to our Church as of June 7th, 2011—Thrivent is pleased to let us know that they have made a deposit into our account on behalf of the
Thrivent Choice program.
- Amount of deposit: $346.00.
-Total amount our church has received from the Thrivent Choice program since February 2011: $2,730.00
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How Do I Direct My Designated Choice Dollars?—Choose from Lutheran organizations nationwide, including your local congregation. It's easy!
1. Search for your preferred organization(s).
2. Direct Choice Dollars online now by going to: https://www.thrivent.com/thriventchoice/
or call 800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836) and
state "Thrivent Choice."
We heartily thank those members of our Church who are involved in the Thrivent Choice Program. Thank you for your Christian generosity & charity!
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