Pastor John M. Taggatz, Carol Wentz, Secretary
December, 2011 Lela Rehmer, Custodian Kevin Kahle, Groundskeeper
Church E-mail: stjohnch@egyptian.net;
jtaggatz@yahoo.com
Church
Web Site: www.stjohnbaldwin.ctsmemberconnect.net
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Serving on the Altar Guild
for December are: Linda Schoenbeck, Renee Luthy &
Toni Rehmer
Ushers for the Month of December are:
Larry Erdmann, Kevin Luthy, Terry Rehmer, Cory Rehmer, Brian
Schoenbeck, Bruce Schoenbeck, Wes Stellhorn & Dennis Wegener
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.
“The Holy
Family & Kim Kardashian”
“The very rich are different from you and me.” F.
Scott Fitzgerald wrote that about Jay Gatsby in his book, “The Great Gatsby”,
but he could just as easily have said it about the famous Kardashian family. A
descendant of Armenian immigrants to Los Angeles, Robert Kardashian was one of
O.J. Simpson’s attorneys. His daughters have become West Coast “personalities.”
The most famous of them is Kim, who just caused yet
another stir by filing for divorce from her husband of 72 days, NBA basketball
player Kris Humphries. I have absolutely nothing to say about the “marriage,”
because there’s nothing there to learn about relationships. They are different
from you and me. It seems to have been just more entertainment for the masses
who seem to like the spectacle of rich people behaving badly. Kim and Kris were
reported to have been paid $17 million for their own wedding. Just the free
Perrier-Jouet champagne alone cost $400,000. There was a media frenzy over the
wedding and there is now another one over the divorce. Elizabeth Taylor’s marriages lasted a little
longer, but she had eight of them.
Jesus said, “What
God has joined together, let man not separate” (Matthew
19). Do you believe him? Do you believe that wrecking a marriage is sin and
brings his judgment? Do you believe that staying faithful “till death us do part” will bring his blessing?
Since we are in the season of Advent preparing our
hearts for Christ’s coming, it would be good for us to reflect on what took
place with Joseph the Guardian of Jesus and the Virgin Mary as they prepared to
become husband and wife. They did this
even in the midst of the controversy of Mary conceiving baby Jesus by the power
of the Holy Spirit and how in the midst of it all God sought to keep these two
together as husband and wife. Their
relationship in becoming husband and wife is far different from what we see in
the lives of celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor and Kim Kardashian. This is because Mary and Joseph understood
that marriage is not a man made institution, but an institution that has been
divinely designed by our Lord and Creator.
And, in fact, marriage as Paul says in Ephesians 5, is an illustration
of the relationship of Christ and His Church.
One illustration that shows us the
relationship of Christ and His church is the bridegroom and the bride. 2 Corinthians 11:2 says, “For I am jealous
for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I
may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.” “I have
betrothed you” is a figure of speech that Paul used—“I am making you engaged to Christ,” as it were. You’ll find that
John, in the Book of Revelation, used that same figure of speech in Rev. 19:7
it says, “The marriage of the Lamb has
come.” And James the Apostle used it
in a negative way. He said, Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know
that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to
be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. (James 4:4)
What words of warning for people like Kim Kardashian or Elizabeth Taylor
who have played with marriage so loosely and lightly.
In other words,
James compares a believer’s unfaithfulness to Christ to committing adultery! In a first–century marriage, the initial step
was taken by the young man who had fallen in love with some girl. What happened
was this: When he’d fallen in love with the girl and knew that she would marry
him, he traveled from his father’s house to the girl’s home, and he bargained
with the father of the girl about how much he would pay for her. The purchase
price that he was to pay for his bride was called a mohar, and when the
amount of the mohar was mutually
satisfactory to the father and also to the young man, then the young lady was
consulted. If it was also satisfactory with her, a marriage covenant was made.
The bride was then declared to be sanctified. And that means only that she was
set apart for the bridegroom. That is the picture we have at the opening of the
New Testament; Mary was espoused to Joseph, which tells us they had already
gone through the betrothal service.
Now
this betrothal service was actually like a marriage ceremony. It was concluded
by the prospective bridegroom and bride taking a glass of wine and each
drinking from it. She was now espoused to him. Then when the betrothal
benediction was pronounced, the young man returned to his father’s house to
prepare a place for his bride. During this time, the bride–to–be prepared
herself to become a bride and to enter married life.
This was the first stage, and I’m sure that
by now you’ve recognized the parallel to Christ and His church. Almost two
thousand years ago He left the ivory palaces of heaven. He left His Father’s
house and came to our house—this world in which you and I live—to seek His
bride. He gives us this tremendous movement in John 16:28, and many scholars
consider this verse to be the key to John’s Gospel. The Lord Jesus said, I
came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the
world and go to the Father. What a
tremendous movement: out of the glories of heaven and down to this earth for
just a brief period of time. And then, having made the engagement down here, He
goes back to heaven to prepare a place for us His bride the Church.
Hebrews 2:16-17
says, For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the
seed of Abraham. Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren,
that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to
God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. Now that is the wonderful, glorious picture
of the Lord Jesus coming from the Father’s house down to our house and becoming
a man.
And when Christ came down here, He paid a
price for His bride. He explains that price in Mark 10:45,
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to
give His life a ransom for many.
He paid a price for you and me through His death on the cross for our
sins. I wasn’t worth it, and neither were you. Someone has said that if we
could see ourselves as God sees us, we wouldn’t be able to stand ourselves. My
friend, what a price was paid for you and me! We were alienated from God. Paul
said to the Ephesians, “You were without
hope and without God in the world. Dead in trespasses and sins.” But Jesus
came down and paid a price, and what price did He pay? Peter tells us in 1
Peter 1:18 and 19, Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible
things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition
from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot.
He paid a
tremendous price! And all this was made possible
because God used a man named Joseph to guard, protect, and watch over the young
Virgin Mary so that Jesus could grow in the wisdom and knowledge of our Lord
through the Scriptures and ultimately die on the cross for our sins. My what a contrast between the celebrity
marriages of this world and the marriage that Christ has made to you and me by
making us His bride and giving us the glories of heaven through His death and
resurrection. Merry Christmas!
See You in Church!
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Pastor Taggatz
“It Was so Simple”
What Christian ever tires of hearing the Christmas
story? First we hear about the Angel
Gabriel. He was a busy guy, delivering
messages from God. He must have enjoyed
this task, though, because he was bringing good news. To Mary he said, “You’re going to have a son,
and you shall call His name Jesus.” To
Joseph, who understandably was a little unsure of how to proceed with Mary,
Gabriel said, “Don’t worry Joseph. This
is God’s doing. Mary’s going to have
God’s Son.” Simple, right? Just follow God’s plan.
Then there’s a decree from Caesar Augustus. He had no idea he was just a pawn in God’s
hands. As the powerful ruler he was, he
issued a decree: “Everybody has to go to his hometown to be registered for the
census.” And everybody went, including
Joseph and Mary. Even though Mary’s
pregnancy was quite advanced, she went on that arduous trip. Why not?
She was in God’s hands, too, although far from a pawn. She was God’s channel. Through her God would bring to earth the
greatest gift ever received.
Just in time, the innkeeper said they could stay in
his barn – just in time for the birth.
No hospital, no neonatal unit, no Lamaze – God brought His Son into this
world.
Some poor shepherds were out in the fields that
night, just like most nights. But it
wasn’t like most nights, for the night sky filled with light as angels appeared
and “the glory of the Lord shone around
them.” Those shepherds looked and
listened, and then they acted. “Let’s go
see what God’s been doing in Bethlehem,” they said to each other, and they
went. And they believed, and they told
others what they had seen and heard and now believed.
Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Not complicated like the world is today? Not exactly true. The world was complicated then, too. Political intrigue abounded; wars were being
fought; the greedy still coveted more and more; some people then, as now, were
too busy to see the angels or hear their message. But not everyone! Then as now, some will put aside the hustle
and clamor. We’ll slow down and listen
for angel’s wings, and we’ll hear the message of “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom
He is pleased!” We’ll take time to
peek into the manger and worship God’s Son and we’ll eagerly “[make] known the saying that [has] been
told [us] concerning this Child.”
We remember in our prayers— We pray for Lori Adair, Jason Mines,
Bonnie Highberger, Lee Hogandobler, Evan Saldana (son of (Kathy Hammel)) and
Dennis Bunte, all who are battling serious illnesses. We pray for Greg Laufer, as he continues to
be under rehabiltation. We also pray for
Verna Zanders, as she recovers from surgery that she recently had.
The Ladies Aid has been given a large amount of fabric to be used
to make comforters. Anyone in the congregation or anyone you know that would be
willing to take some to make comforters please contact Evelyn Schwartzkopf
785-2918 or Beverly Schoenbeck 785-2563. They are to be tied and will be given
to World Relief or a local charity. Quilters we have a quilt in the Ladies Aid
room. Anyone is welcome to come on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:00
p.m. to ?
The Ladies Aid will hold their Christmas Potluck on December 8th
at 11:30 a.m. Please bring a covered dish.
Everyone is invited so bring your spouse or good friend and join us.
Those wishing to purchase Poinsettias to be placed in the chancel
of the church during the Christmas Season may contact Lela Rehmer at 785-2593
by Dec. 4th. The cost is $6.00 per plant. Those who purchase their
own plant should bring them to the church by 9:00 a.m. on December 10th
and be sure to mark them with the donors name.
2012 Offering
Envelopes may be picked up at the school. 2012 OFFERING ENVELOPES—The 2012 Offering envelopes are larger in size,
(they are dollar size envelopes), this year than in years past, but the
cost for purchasing the envelopes has remained the same. The smaller envelopes that we’ve used over
the years are no longer being printed by CPH.
BIBLE STUDY—
Sunday Mornings (8:45 a.m.)
“Explaining
All of the Scary Stuff in Revelation” with Pastor Ken Klaus, Lutheran Hour
Speaker Emeritus…
Nobody said demons,
plagues, and an appointment with Armageddon would be fun, but it doesn't have
to be feared-at least not for the Christian. Often, the book of Revelation is
viewed with mixed emotions. Its fantastic imagery and cryptic phrasings can
leave people scratching their heads as they wonder about its real message.
Unfortunately, this impasse can lead the individual to side step the book altogether,
thus missing its power and significance as a one-of-a-kind text of Scripture. What awaits believers
according to Revelation's final chapter is a "new heaven and a new
earth" (Revelation 21:1a). Through an angel sent by God, John testified
"to everything he saw-that is, the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus
Christ" (Revelation 1:2). In this LHM Men's NetWork Bible study, you, too,
will glean fresh insights into this fascinating book and discover why-even for
all its horrendous descriptions and obtuse references, it stands first and
foremost as a text of enduring hope and ultimate victory for the Christian.
LYF UPDATE—
The LYF’s help is needed at the Christmas
Eve program here at St. John 7pm on Dec. 24th,
please be there 15 -20 minutes early to meet with Fleta)—we ask that you hand out the bags of candy to the younger
kids after the Christmas pageant. You
may even get some candy too!!! J
If you have any
questions email me (pastor): jtaggatz@yahoo.com or Fleta Junge: tfjunge@htc.net /call
282-4642 or 618-444-2764.
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.
All
you can eat Spaghetti and Homemade Meatballs Dinner on Sunday, December 11th from 11 am to 1 pm at St. John’s Lutheran
Church , Baldwin
, IL . $8 a plate
for Adults, $4 a plate for Children 5-12, and Children 4 and under free.
This price includes all you can eat homemade spaghetti, meatballs, Italian
salad, garlic bread, dessert and a drink. Carry outs included.
Proceeds go to our local Lutheran parochial schools for children’s
tuition. If you would like to donate
any items towards this fundraiser there is a signup sheet in the back of the
church. What we really need is donations
of desserts, especially pies for the fundraising dinner.
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
Early Bird Registration: From
now until December 15th you can register your student for the
2012-2013 school year. The early
registration fee is $150; 50% off regular price.
Boys Basketball Schedule:
Dec.1 First Baptist Academy Home
6:30
Dec. 16 @ Saxony
Lutheran, (Jackson, MO)
Away 6:30
Jan.6-7 Calvary Lutheran, Tournament Jefferson City, MO)
Jan. 11 Saxony Lutheran Home
6:30
Jan. 17 @ Marissa, Away
7:15
Jan. 24 @ First Baptist Academy (O’Fallon) Away
6:30
Feb. 2 Governer French Academy Home
6:30
Craft & Flea Market:
On December 10th
and 11th COSLHS will be
holding their annual Craft and Flea Market.
If you would like to set up a booth there is a $25.00 fee for a 10 x 10 area with one table and chair. More tables are available for $3.00
each. Call the office for more
info. (853-7300) COSLHS will be having a bake sale table and a
craft table so we are asking for any baked sale items, or extra crafts etc. you
may have.
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 Patty
Theobald
Red Bud Nursing
Home 402 W.
2nd St.
350 W. South 1st Apt. F.
Red
Bud, IL 62278 Sparta, IL 62286
Dorothy
Junge Mr.
& Mrs. Russell Mahan
Baldwin,
IL 62217 New Athens, IL
62264
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Present: Terry Rehmer, Gerald Poenitske, Toni Rehmer,
Susan Piel, Connie Buch, Fleta Junge, Linda Schoenbeck, Tony Junge, Mark
Schoenbeck, Brian Schoenbeck , Marvin Liefer, Bob Wirth, Darla Porter and
Pastor Taggatz
Opening Devotions
were led by Pastor Taggatz
"Atheists Don't Have No Songs."”
Psalm 18:49-50; Psalm 27:6; Psalm 30:4; 2 Corinthians
4:8; Revelation 7:12 (TLH 36)
Minutes of the
last meeting were read. Corrections were made regarding the fee for the guest
pastor for November 13th. Marriage Encounter will pay his fee.
October minutes also reported that The Lutheran Witness
distribution would be discussed at the Annual Meeting. No discussion or motion
was made at the October meeting. However, due to the renewal deadline of
November 15th it was decided by the Pastor’s Office to ask members
to sign up to receive The Lutheran Witness. Those members who do not sign up
will no longer receive the magazine through the church.
Financial Secretary’s
Report: Total receipts for October,
2011 $14,358.09.
Treasurer’s Report:
Ending balance of the General Fund October, 2011 (-$4,141.62).
Spiritual Ministries: Suggestion was made to release two members,
Shirley Liefer and Zach Deffenbaugh, from membership. Motion was made and
seconded. Motion carried.
Church Properties:
Marvin and Jonathan Liefer
installed the new Carrier school furnace.
The furnace was purchased from Vogel Heating and Cooling through
Jonathan at a reduced price. Vogel also donated the duct work that was
needed. Thank you to Vogel Heating and
Cooling and to Jonathan and Marvin Liefer for their work and contributions to
this project.
Rich Heuman will continue with the
service contract on all heating and cooling systems in the church, parsonage
and school.
Brian Schoenbeck is working on
electrical work bids. The parsonage sump pump still needs some finish work.
Sunday School: The Christmas Eve Program is titled
“Jesus-God’s Greatest Gift”. Practice will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays in
November and December except for November 27th.
LYF: The youth would like to thank everyone who
donated items for the Chili Dinner. Also thank you to everyone who supported
the youth at the Chili Dinner.
Pastor and Roxanne will attend the Marriage Encounter on 13th
November.
Thrivent Choice Program for October
and November has amounted to $921.00.
Advent Midweek Services begin at 7:00 p.m. during November
and December.
Members have discussed with Pastor
about sponsoring a fund raiser for the parochial school tuition. A spaghetti
dinner would b e held along with auctioning off ½ of a hog.
Pastor’s Report:
Pastoral Acts from Oct. 12th
‘11 through Nov. 8th, 2011—
-Regular
Saturday & Sunday worship responsibilities & catechetical youth
instruction
- 4 Bible Study class sessions (Sunday mornings)
-1 COSLHS Meeting—Oct. 13th
-Attended visitation for Lori Adair’s family on the death of her brother,
David--Sat. Oct. 15th
-Attended COSLHS Fall Fundraising Banquet and led them in prayer on Fri. Oct. 21st
-1 Counseling session
-1 Hospital Visit
-11 Homebound Visits
-Attended Pastor’s Circuit meeting at St. John Red Bud—Tue. Nov. 1st
-Oct. 16th did chapel at Red Bud Nursing Home
-R. County Care Center Chapel—Oct. 26th
- 12 Homebound/ Member visits
-1 Bi-Circuit Reformation Service @ Holy Cross Renault Oct. 30th
DOXOLOGY FOR Pastor Taggatz & a member or members
of our church council—Would our
congregation consider having me enroll in DOXOLOGY for the next year? It is a program that helps pastors to learn
how to be more effective in the spiritual care and pastoral duties within their
congregations. There are three
sessions. The training sessions are in
Rockford, IL next year in 2012, with the last session at Our Lady of the Snows
in Belleville, IL. Early registration is
$1200, but can be paid over a period of two years. I would be willing to pay towards half of
it or more, if the congregation would be able to pay part of my way. Pastor Leistico has attended this program and
my brother-in-law, Rev. Matthew Wurm, is involved in it this year. It also allows members of the church
leadership to participate as well.
Baptism—We
are planning to have a baptism for Mackenzie Schmoll, the daughter of Ken &
Julie Schmoll on Sunday Nov. 27th.
Thanksgiving Day Service w/ Communion will be on Thur.
Nov. 24th @ 9am—Would it
be alright for my family and I to go to my father-in-law’s place on Nov. 24-25th
to visit them in Wisconsin over the Thanksgiving Day weekend? We will still be back by Sat. Nov. 26th,
so that I will still be ready for the Sunday Service and the Annual Meeting…
Annual Meeting—will
be on Sun. Nov. 27th @ 7pm in the Church… Encourage all of our voting members to be
there.
Candace Ford & Tammy Moll—spoke with me recently about putting together a
fundraising dinner on the first or second weekend of December to raise money
for our parochial school tuition. It
would be a spaghetti dinner, along with auctioning off half a hog, we could get
Thrivent matching funds on this too if we have at least 6 Thrivent members
working in this, but Juila Kahle needs to have this in before Dec. 17th…
Encouragement to attend Bible Study—We will be doing, “Explaining
all of the Scary Stuff in Revelation” with Pastor Ken Klaus (Lutheran Hour
Speaker, Emeritus) on Sunday mornings starting Sun. Nov. 20th… After this we will be focusing on the life of
Joseph the Guardian of Jesus in a video Bible study series with the current
Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Gregory Seltz
Marriage Encounter—I will be at Lutheran Marriage Encounter in St. Louis on Nov. 11-13th. Pastor Ken Young will be filling in for me
while I’m gone on Sunday Nov. 13th…
He will be talking about his mission work in Taiwan, both in his sermon
and Bible class…
Consider doing Mission U with Lutheran Hour Ministries
for next year—We might be
able to do this in partnership with some of the other Lutheran Churches in our
area as a way for our laypeople to gain the tools in witnessing about Jesus to
those God has placed into their midst.
Giving through
Thrivent Choice for Oct. –Nov. ‘11—
I am pleased to announce that our giving through the Thrivent Choice program
for October and November has amounted to:
$921.00…
-Total
amount our church has received from the Thrivent Choice program since February
2011: $5,246.00
OLD BUSINESS:
Bob Wirth will oversee the cemetery plot map.
New Business:
Offering envelopes have been ordered. Concordia has
changed the size of the envelopes. Some members have not used their envelopes
in several years. Motion was made and seconded for Linda Schoenbeck, Pastor and
the Elders to discontinue providing envelopes to some members to decrease the
expense of purchasing the envelopes.
Discussion was held regarding Thanksgiving Offering. In
the past the church has designated 50% of the offering to Operation Blessing.
Due to the fact that the General Fund is operating in the red, a motion was
made and seconded to designate the Thanksgiving Day Offering to the General
Fund. The council discussed the possibility of holding a door offering to
support Operation Blessing.
Budget Committee has suggested increasing the rental fees
of the school building as follows:
Congregation members: Non-Members
Gym (dinner) $10 - $25 $50 same
Kitchen
$10 - $25
$25 - $50
Classroom per room $5 - $20 $20 - $40
Gym rental for use other than dinners is $20/hour
Increase would take effect on January 1, 2012. Voting
will be held regarding rental increase at the Annual Meeting.
As there was no other business the meeting was adjourned
Terry Rehmer, President
Darla Porter, Secretary
We Believe,
Teach and Confess.
Martin Luther’s Small
& Large Catechism
“Who Receives What Baptism Gives and Profits?”
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
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.)
49 The Baptism of infants is pleasing to Christ, as is proved well enough
from His own work. For God sanctifies many of those who have been baptized as
infants and has given them the Holy Spirit. There are still many people even
today in whom we perceive that they have the Holy Spirit both because of their
doctrine and life. It is also given to us by God’s grace that we can explain
the Scriptures and come to the knowledge of Christ, which is impossible without
the Holy Spirit [1 Corinthians 12:3]. 50 But if God did not
accept the Baptism of infants, He would not give the Holy Spirit nor any of His
gifts to any of them. In short, during the long time up to this day, no person
on earth could have been a Christian… Since the holy Christian Church cannot
perish until the end of the world, the sects must acknowledge that such infant
Baptism is pleasing to God. For God can never be opposed to Himself or support
falsehood and wickedness, or for its promotion impart His grace and Spirit… 51
The sects shall not take from us or overthrow this article: “I believe in … the
holy Christian Church, the communion of saints.”
52 Further, we say that we are not very concerned to know whether the
person baptized believes or not. For Baptism does not become invalid on that
account. 53 But everything depends on God’s Word and command.
Now this point… rests entirely on what I have said, that Baptism is nothing
other than water and God’s Word in and with each other [Ephesians 5:26]. That
is, when the Word is added to the water, Baptism is valid, even though faith is
lacking. For my faith does not make Baptism, but receives it.[1] (Large
Catechism IV, 49-53)
Concordia : The Lutheran
Confessions. 2005 (Edited by Paul Timothy McCain) (428). St. Louis, MO:
Concordia Publishing House..
The deadline for getting articles and reports
in to be included in the Newsletter is the 18th
of every month.
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.
If you as an individual or your organization would like to
help someone less fortunate this Christmas,
please consider joining Lutheran Child
and Family Services as we strive to make the season a joyous one for the
people we serve. We will provide names, ages, sizes and special interests/needs
of client. Please call Wanda Rollins, Janet Keiser or Precious Fowler at
618-234-8904.
The Sunday
School Children will be practicing for their Christmas Eve Pageant starting at 8:30am on Sunday
mornings during December
in the Church.
TALK RADIO
FOR THE THINKING CHRISTIAN… Do any of
these topics interest you?: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread, The Season of
Advent, The Ten Commandments, First Century Bishop of Rome Clement and more. Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show hosted by
LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken and produced by Lutheran Public Radio. You can
listen live from 4-5 p.m. on KSIV, 1320 AM in St. Louis. You can also
listen to what you want when you want at www.issuesetc.org.
Advent
Midweek Series Coming to St. John—“The Hymns of Advent”
On Wednesday nights @ 7pm during the months of November
& December we will once again be having our Advent Midweek services. We will be following the Order of Vespers
from TLH and the services will be on: Nov. 30th, Dec. 7th,
14th, and 21st.
This year we will be looking at the “The
Hymns of Advent.” The messages will be as follows:
1.
Wed. Nov. 30th @ 7pm— “The Season
before the Season” (Matthew 25:1–13) “Wake,
Awake, for Night Is Flying”
2.
Wed. Dec. 7th @ 7pm— “The
Uncomfortable Work of Comforting” (Isaiah
40:1–5) “Comfort, Comfort Ye My People”
3.
Wed. Dec. 14th @ 7pm— “From the
General to the Specific” (Luke 3:1–15) “On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry”
4.
Wed. Dec. 21st @ 7pm— “His Exquisite
Birth” (Luke 1:31–33) “Savior of the Nations, Come”
Please Note: Due to the Advent Midweek Series Confirmation
& Pre-confirmation will be meeting at different times on Wednesdays. Pre-Confirmation will be meeting at 4:30pm
and Confirmation will be meeting at 5:30 pm…
Results from the 2011 St. John Ballot for Church Offices @
our Nov. 27th Annual Meeting—
ELDER: Marvin Liefer
PRESIDENT: Gene
Luthy
SECRETARY: Marla
Huebner
ASST FINANCIAL SECRETARY:
Renee Luthy
TRUSTEE: Kevin Luthy & Corey Roscow
STEWARDSHIP: Linda
Schoenbeck
SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: Traci Liefer
EVANGELISM:
A Special Task
Force Was Put together at the Annual Meeting to work on reaching out to our
community and our inactive members: The task force will consist of: Toni Rehmer, Kevin Luthy, Dean Buch, Julia
Kahle, and Darla Porter.
You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating Marvin Rosenberg’s 95th
birthday today at an Open House at the American Legion Hall in Baldwin from
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
TO ALL MEMBERS OF ST. JOHN DURING
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
Pastor Taggatz, Roxanne, Eddie, & Marty would like
to extend our warmest Christmas regards to everyone of you! Because when you get right down to it, the
true reason for the season is, Jesus.
John 17:3—And
this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and
Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
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ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
[1]Concordia
: The Lutheran Confessions. 2005 (Edited by Paul Timothy McCain) (). St.
Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House.
