St. John Lutheran Church, ELCA

Come and See!

January 11, 2012 by stjohnlutheransd

When was the last time you received an invitation? To a Christmas Party, a birthday party, a baby shower, a wedding, etc…?

It was exciting, wasn’t it? An event- and YOU are invited! You know that whoever sent you the invitation thought specifically of you and wanted YOU to be there.

This Sunday, I have an invitation for you. Come and See. Come and see what God is doing here and everywhere.

Who do you want to invite to join you? You can you share the excitement with? Who are you thinking about that would just love to hear from you?

Invite someone. And Come and See.

PS. It’s Camping Sunday- and it will be great fun as we celebrate the ministry of camp! Come and See!

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12 Days of Christmas- Bread Making style!

December 22, 2011 by stjohnlutheransd

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Yesterday was a busy day at church! Today, people all over Madison are enjoying fresh bread. Thank you to the many people who worked hard baking and delivering!

Sing all about it to the tune of “12 Days of Christmas”!

12- oz yeast

11- dishtowels used

10- bags of flour

9 -hours of labor

8- batches made

7- pounds of butter

6- groups delivering

5-friends a baking

4-hands a kneeding

3- pots of coffee

2-jars of honey

1- succesful day of 74 loafs of bread

(Credit to Dotta Jo Walker for the picture and Dotta Jo and Gayle Cole for their lyric writing creativity!)

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Christmas Program 2011

December 21, 2011 by stjohnlutheransd

St John Lutheran worshipped last Sunday with song, laughter, and with hearts that were moved.

Thank you for the best Christmas Program Ever!

(Check out more pictures on Flickr!)

Pastor Elizabeth

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Christmas Eve & Christmas Day services & Community Dinner

December 19, 2011 by stjohnlutheransd

ALL ARE WELCOME to our Christmas Eve Candlelight services at 6.00pm & 10.30pm and our Christmas Day service at 10.30am. Then at 11.30am we begin serving our Community Christmas Day Dinner! It’s FREE!
Note also that on New Year’s Day we have only one service at 9.30am.

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!

December 12, 2011 by stjohnlutheransd

Friends,

Tonight I am giving the devotion for our council meeting tonight. My inspiration comes from a book I read over and over while growing up. Maybe you’ve read it- “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”. Recently, I discovered a children’s illustrated version of the story.

If you haven’t read it, I encourage you to find a copy. The story is about a family of children with a troubling reputation who appear at church and want to be a part of the Christmas Program. Having never heard the Christmas story before, they are filled with questions, awe, and suggestions on better gifts the wise men should have brought.

As we at St John are preparing for Christmas and for the Christmas program, this story is a wonderful reminder to listen to the Christmas story with new ears this season.

It’s also a reminder that even if things don’t turn out just the way they always have this year… maybe instead it will turn out to be the best Christmas pageant ever.

Advent Blessings,

Pastor Elizabeth

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A picture is worth a thousand words

December 5, 2011 by stjohnlutheransd

Have you clicked on our “Flickr” link on the right side of the page lately?

We have updated and added a bunch of pictures from the last few months. Take some time to look through the pictures.

If you have some pictures of ministries happening at St John, be sure to send them to Pastor Elizabeth- and then look for them on the website!

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Are you looking?

November 21, 2011 by stjohnlutheransd

Where have you seen God today?

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You are Invited!

September 25, 2011 by stjohnlutheransd

The church building is busy with all kinds of activities!

Come to St John Lutheran and join us in worship, for food, and great conversations!

Check out all that is happening!

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Fall is almost here!

August 30, 2011 by stjohnlutheransd

Dear Friends,

I’m always a little sad to see summer go, as we are in the last days of August. But with September comes new excitement, new experiences, and new opportunities!

Activities are charging up at St John. Choir, Hand Bells, and Confirmation Orientation are next week, Wed. September 7th.

We will celebrate Rally Sunday on Sept 11th and our big Wed night kick-off is Wed, Sept 14th!

Details are in your newsletter or in the bulletin. Come for lots of food, lots of fun, but especially to join together with your family in Christ!

See you soon!

Pastor Elizabeth

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