The annual meeting of St. John Ev. Lutheran Church will be held on Sunday, January 24,
following an 11:30 potluck meal. Members
who are confirmed and have a record of having communed and contributed in 2009
are eligible to vote. The annual bulletin of reports of the congregation may be
picked up from the church lounge anytime after January 16. Please bring a dish to share (meat,
rolls, drinks and table service will be provided) and plan to stay for the
meeting.
Winter
Bible Study
The adult bible study will resume on
Jan. 13. The general topic for the winter/spring session will be "The
Bible and Human Relations," with special attention to topics which have
been of recent concern in our church and
others, such as human sexuality, straight or same-sex orientation, and the
relationship between Christian Love and the love of the Law. As has been our
practice, we will begin 6:00 p.m. with a meal.
Fifty-eight
women under the direction of Celeste Faber will begin to rehearse
this month for performances in March.
Rehearsals will be Sundays 1:30-2:30 p.m. starting January 3 with the
first three rehearsals held here at St. John, the second three at Zion Lutheran Church (Clarion township, rural LaMoille) and the last three at St. Matthew in Princeton.
The choir was conceived to provide
women, 7th grade and up, with an opportunity to discover their best
voice including those who’ve sung for years, those who last sang in grade
school, those too afraid to open their mouth to sing, those who were told “to
sing real softly” when last in choir. The choir will focus on American Spirituals
and Folk songs.
On Sunday, February 7, you are asked by our youth to bring your quarters to church to fight hunger and poverty. 60% of what is donated will be given to local food pantries and the remainder will go towards the ongoing “Fill the Ark” project adopted by our Sunday school. The Souper Bowl of Caring is the result of thousands of young people joining together to fight hunger. This, unique, youth-led movement of caring is transforming the nation’s biggest weekend of football into its largest weekend of giving.