St.

Johns Lutheran Church ELCA

1300 W. Benjamin Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 371-1985
stjohn@cableone.net
www.stjohnsnorfolk.com

Our Mission: Loving God . . . Loving People . . . Reaching Out!

Please remember in prayer:
Jo Schaefer
Susan Hansen
Elmer Krause
Wilma Palmer
Janice Graber

Janel Jundt
Esther Harrom
Abbie Baack
Harriet Weber

Dallas Esser
Skylar Havranek
Rachel Schoepf
Jerry Polenske

If you know someone who is in need of prayer but whose name is not listed, it may be that
they have asked not to be included in the printed bulletin. Please remember them in your
personal prayers.

Happy Birthday to Mary Ann Heckman who will celebrate her 91st birthday on April
30th. Mary Ann lives at The Homestead. We wish you many blessings on your
special day.
Flowers on the altar this last weekend in April are sponsored by Zella Dederman in
loving memory of her husband, Don and daughter, Charlotte; and by Jeff & Cathy
Erwin in celebration of their 33rd wedding anniversary and in loving memory of their
infant son, Jason.
Everyone is invited to Fellowship Hour for coffee and rolls between services each
Sunday in the Fellowship Hall. Sunday School for grades k-6th and adult Bible study
class (Community Room) can be found in the lower level. FELLOWSHIP HOUR IN THE
BETHANY ROOM TODAY.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE if you or someone you know is hospitalized
and would enjoy a visit. Our church staff and hospital visiting volunteers would be
happy to greet, see, and pray with you.
NEXT SUNDAY St. Johns will celebrate the 2015 Confirmands as they reaffirm their
baptism. Photos and rehearsal will be this Wednesday, April 29, @ 5 PM.
LOOKING FORWARD: On Memorial Day weekend (May 24) we will be switching to
summer hours Saturday 6 PM, Sunday 8:30 & 10:15 AM.
Dr. David E. Cox Interim Senior Pastor
Justin Wiese Assistant Pastor, NeLCM-Norfolk Campus Pastor
Jacquie Samway PMA, Coordinator of Congregational Care
Jolene Ziebell Coordinator of Youth Ministries
Gail Volquardsen Office Manager
Jim Carter Custodian/Grounds Keeper
Midge Hedrick Office Assistant

SUNDAY, APRIL 26
8:30 am ....................................................... Worship
9:45 am ............................................ Fellowship Hour
9:45 am .............................................. Sunday School
9:45 am ...............................Life of Christ Bible Study
(Community Room Lower Level)
11:00 am ..................................................... Worship
Noon ................. Community Mennonite Ham Lunch
12:30 & 2 PM Presentations in Sanctuary
MONDAY, APRIL 27
10:00 am .............................................. Staff Meeting
10:00 am ...................................... Friends ChristCare
Pat Monson, 402-371-8803
7:00 pm............................................... Praise Forever
8:30 pm..................................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, APRIL 28
7:00 am ................................ Mens Prayer Breakfast
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29
1:30 pm.................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
5:00 pm...................................Confirmation Pictures
5:30 pm................................ Confirmation Rehearsal
5:30 pm................................. Last Wednesday Lectio
THURSDAY, APRIL 30
9:00 am ................... 5th Thursday Quilters & Potluck
SATURDAY, MAY 2
6:00 pm........................................................ Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

APRIL 26
MAY 3

8:30 am
11 am
8:30 am
11 am

Alice Gentzler
Terri Denkinger
Linda Downs
Lisa Echtenkamp

ST. JOHNS EXECUTIVE BOARD

Mike Widhalm, President. ..... 1-402-316-5382
John Skogstoe, VP ..................... 402-379-3148
Danny Olson, Treasurer. ........... 402-379-1036
Diane Sobotka, Secretary. ......... 402-371-3583

OFFERINGS
Mission Emphasis (APRIL) ...... Fundraisers for Camp
General offering for 4/19/15 ..................... $6,508.40
The above general offering figure reflects
weekly additions of direct deposits and advance
pledges.
End of April Net Profit / (Loss)........................ 721.66
Year-to-Date Net Profit / (Loss) .............. ($3,949.01)
Attendance 4/19/15 ....................... (40, 108, 79) 227

SUNDAY, APRIL 26
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
NANCY JACOBS
GREETERSJana Kuhlman, Ken Wragge,
Terry Hall
USHERS Greg & Sandra Korth, Mark Nelson,
Ken Wragge & Terry Hall
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jeann Granstra,
Laurel Moore, Kristi Johnson,
Tracy Meister
PRAYER LEADER Lon Timperley
SOUND Pat Strom
POWERPOINT Claire Thompson
SUNDAY, MAY 3
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
TRACY MEISTER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
MIKE / KAREN WIDHALM
GREETERSMichelle Dagerman, Martha
Thompson
USHERS Kevin Bonderson, Don Meister,
Carol Severa
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Beth Bonderson,
Brenda Carhart, Kristy Booras, __________
PRAYER LEADER Carol Severa
SOUND Logan Strom
POWERPOINT __________

Our Stephen Ministers are ready

to care for you.
If you or someone you know could
benefit from the care of a Stephen
Minister, please give us a call:
Stephen Leaders

Karen Widhalm (402-694-9031)

Nancy Jacobs (402-841-1770)
Jacquie Samway (402-371-1985)
Jolene Ziebell (402-371-1985)
Stephen Ministers

Jan Henning
Jeann Granstra
Laurel Moore
Iva Thelander
Nancy Jacobs

Kristy Booras
Kris Dahlkoetter
Susan Skogstoe
Katrina Tomsen
Karen Widhalm
Jolene Ziebell

YOU ARE INVITED to the Mennonite Disaster

Service Awareness & Appreciation Ham Dinner
Openhouse on Sunday, April 26, from 12 2 PM.
in the St. Johns Fellowship Hall. Come learn
about and meet the Mennonites who are helping
with the rebuilding efforts in Pilger and across
northeast Nebraska. Presentations will be made in
the sanctuary at 12:30 & 2 PM. The ham has been
generously donated by Tyson Fresh Meats of
Madison and will be served continuously from 12
to 2 PM. A free-will offering will be gathered to
help support the work of Mennonite Disaster
Service in northeast Nebraska. The public is
invited to attend!

Dear Members of St. Johns

I want to thank everyone for the cards and visits
I have received since I have moved to Park View
Haven in Coleridge. I miss seeing everyone so I
really enjoy hearing from you!
Your friend,
Bob Strivens

ATTENTION GRADUATES
Are you preparing to graduate from high
school or college? We would like to
celebrate with you at our 8:30 AM worship
service on May 17. Please bring a senior
picture to the church office (we can scan it
in seconds) or email a picture of yourself to
midgehe@cableone.net. Watch for more
information!

It is once again St. Johns

privilege to deliver Meals
on Wheels from April 27
May 15. (To round out 4
weeks of delivery, an additional week of
deliveries will be Nov. 2 5). If you would be
interested in signing up for a route or need
more details, please contact Carol Sorsen @
402- 371-7482.

The Garden Club is looking for

people who enjoy getting
their hands dirty and helping
keep the landscaping of St.
Johns in good shape. The first
scheduled clean-ups are at 5pm on
Tuesday, April 28, and Wednesday, May 6.
We will be doing a bit of planting as
needed and make decisions on new pots
near the front doors. Gardeners are
welcome at either date and can come
when it fits into their schedule earlier or
later. If you have questions, please contact
Diane Sobotka @ 402-841-0181 or email
dsobotka@gmail.com. Everyone is invited
to help!

Lutheran
World
Relief

Teach a person to sew and youve

given them tools they can use to earn
an income, support their family, and
break out of poverty. Many of the
thousands of Fabric Kits Lutheran
World Relief distributes are used in
vocational training programs to teach
young men and women useful and
marketable sewing skills.
During the months of April and May, we
will be collecting Fabric (Sewing) Kits for
Lutheran World Relief. Watch for the
washtub in the west hallway to pick up an
information sheet and/or leave your
completed kits.

St. John's families: get your kids & their

friends signed up for summer camp with
NLOM this summer! Talk with Pastor Justin
for more information about how you can go
to Carol Joy Holling Camp near Ashland for
just $50! Check out all the options online
at http://www.caroljoyholing.org.

MOSAIC MONDAY @ PIZZA HUT

Pizza Hut has generously offered to donate
a portion of their proceeds to Mosaic to help
provide meaningful lives for people with
disabilities in Northeast Nebraska. Dine in or
carry out at Pizza Hut and mention Mosaic and
10% of your meal total will be donated to
Mosaic.
Either location: 910 W. Benjamin Ave OR
506 S. 25th St., Norfolk
May 4
5 PM - Close

Please lift up Aline Skogstoe in your prayers as

she has been offered and accepted a YAGM
(Young Adults in Global Mission) position in
the United Kingdom. After several interviews
in Chicago, she will return a final time on
August 19 for orientation before flying to the
UK on August 26. From a field of 254
applicants, 79 were accepted and 14 assigned
to the UK.
A year of service through the Young Adults
in Global Mission program invites young adults
to become the hands and feet of Jesus in the
world, providing critical support to ministries
and projects in communities of need. It also
invites volunteers into a journey of selfreflection, providing space to consider their
sense of identity, Gods work in the world, and
their place within it all.
Watch for information about a sending
service later this summer.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25
6 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
NANCY JACOBS
GREETERS/USHERS Rod & Shirley Hughes
READER Carolyn Wilcox
PRAYER LEADER __________
SOUND Jacquie Samway

SATURDAY, MAY 2
6 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
TRACY MEISTER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
MIKE / KAREN WIDHALM
GREETERS/USHERS __________
READER Shirley Hughes
PRAYER LEADER __________
SOUND Jacquie Samway

SUNDAY, APRIL 26
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
NANCY JACOBS
GREETERS Alice Gentzler, Claribel Wulf
USHERS Richard Uhlir, Roger Gentzler,
Linda Downs
READER Duane Nelson
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Men in Mission
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Tom & Midge
Hedrick, Jim & Elenore Merritt
PRAYER LEADER Rollie Downs
SOUND __________
POWERPOINT Janet Erickson

SUNDAY, MAY 3
8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
TRACY MEISTER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
MIKE / KAREN WIDHALM
GREETERS Naoma Ronnfeldt, Carol Sorsen
USHERS Phil Sykes, Dennis & Lois Braesch,
Jack Prater
READER Diane Hansen
FELLOWSHIP HOUR Mission Life Team
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Rollie & Linda
Downs, Sherri Kuk, Carol Waggoner
PRAYER LEADER Maureen Bivens
SOUND Susan Skosgstoe
POWERPOINT John Skogstoe

SUNDAY, APRIL 26
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
DIANE SOBOTKA
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
NANCY JACOBS
GREETERSJana Kuhlman, Ken Wragge,
Terry Hall
USHERS Greg & Sandra Korth, Mark Nelson,
Ken Wragge & Terry Hall
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Jeann Granstra,
Laurel Moore, Kristi Johnson,
Tracy Meister
PRAYER LEADER Lon Timperley
SOUND Pat Strom
POWERPOINT Claire Thompson

SUNDAY, MAY 3
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK
TRACY MEISTER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT
MIKE / KAREN WIDHALM
GREETERSMichelle Dagerman, Martha
Thompson
USHERS Kevin Bonderson, Don Meister,
Carol Severa
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Beth Bonderson,
Brenda Carhart, Kristy Booras, __________
PRAYER LEADER Carol Severa
SOUND Logan Strom
POWERPOINT __________

LECTIONARY READINGS:
Acts 4:5-12
Psalm 23
1 John 3:16-24
John 10:11-18

LECTIONARY READINGS:
Acts 8:26-40
Psalm 22:25-31
1 John 4:7-21
John 15:1-8