Daylight Savings time is back this Sunday. Spring ahead or be late for church.

Plan on reserving your spot for the Mystery Dinner, March 22. Reservations are due March 7. Cost is $25 per person. Contact Kim at 641-330-5441 to confirm.

Click the link above to be transferred to the Sunday Service March 9th at 9 a.m. or it can be watched later.

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Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Service

No Sunday School

March 9 Spring break...No Sunday school

March 12 No After School program because of spring break/ No meal

March 16 No Sunday School

March 17 Newsletter deadline

March 18 Council

March 19 Do Day Quilters

March 22 Mystery dinner

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No Game night in March. No Sunday School March 9 and 16.

Please keep the following in your prayers.

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Please pray for all serving in the Armed Forces & their families: Kaleb Bilharz, Mackenzy Bilharz, Kaylie Fox, Hannah Fox, Kim Hall, Daniel Jacobs, Drew Roethler, Robson Shankland, Tyler Brockney and Peter Smith.

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Wednesday Night Supper

No Wednesday night supper March 12.

Serving from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

$5 for adults

Children through 12th grade eat free thanks to

Kans for Kids

The organizers of the suppers would gladly accept volunteer help for these suppers in preparation or serving. Please let them know if you are interested. Give the church a call to volunteer.

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After Worship Social Time



Coffee & a treat are served in the Parish Hall or outside each Sunday! If you would like to volunteer to bring the treats let Toni know in the office.

What you choose to bring for a treat is entirely up to you! Quantity: Three dozen treats

Coffee & napkins are provided by St. John.

**Special note: We do need people to sign up for bringing treats. There is a sign up sheet by the narthex door.

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Altar Flower & Radio Sign-up 2024: If you would like to sign up to sponsor the Altar flowers &/or the radio broadcast contact Toni in the office at 641-228-3397. We will continue to have flowers as they are on the online service & the radio broadcast reaches many of our at home congregation!

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As precautionary steps for safety and security, we would like to ask all attendees and visitors of St John, to make sure you are locking your vehicles anytime you are inside.

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Scholarship Applications:

Those students attending a Lutheran college who would like to receive an EPIC grant must notify the church by May 1st.

St. John scholarship applications for non-Lutheran colleges can be emailed to you and should be returned via email or dropped off to the office by May 1st.

Call the office to donate towards the Easter Lilies by April 14th

641-28-3397

Easter Sunday, April 20th

Worship/Communion

Will be at 8:00am & 10:00am

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Grief Share will meet on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.in the chapel. Tuesday, April 8, is the last week. Any adult from the community who has experienced the death of a loved one is invited to join us for this healing and hopeful experience.

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There's a whole lot of stuff going on!

We're up to number 3:

3. Mystery dinner is March 22 6-9pm. The fee is $25 per person. Dinner will be Olive Garden salad, garlic bread, lasagna and tiramisu dessert. Contact Kim Watson to sign up by March 7th. 641-330-5441.

4. Ladies luncheon will be May 4 from 12-2. We will have a short devotional, entertainment, activity and craft. The meal will be sandwiches and sides. Looking for table hosts, make dessert for the 8 people at your table and decorate table how you like. There will be some silent auction items available. We are asking for $10 per person.

5. Family fun day will be May 17 at noon. We will float the cedar river from Brantingham bridge to Nashua. We will end at Linda and Ron cabin. This will be a potluck event. Canoe, kayak, and tubes will be available. If you are not floating, you can meet us at the cabin around 3pm. We will have yard games, bonfire, and possibly an outdoor movie.

6. Snowflakes in the narthex. We are asking that members make a paper snowflake. We will hang them as decorations. 

7. You will be seeing Hug mugs in the pews. Pick it up and take it home, follow the directions and return the following Sunday with a mug to share. 

8. Soup Sundays will be the first and third Sundays. Soup will be made on Friday before at 3pm in the kitchen. All are welcome to help. Soups will be packaged in 8-12 oz containers. You may pick up following the service in the parish hall. This will be a free will donation. We ask that members help with the ingredients. A list of items will be on the bulletin board by the business office. Money from donations will cover the cost of supplies any extra will be donated to the kitchen fund.

Mar 2- Mac & cheese soup or tortilla soup with black beans

Mar 16- chicken noodle, wild rice

All of these events will need helpers. Please call Kim or Bev for more information.

St John Lutheran Preschool is Hiring

A Full-time Preschool Director / Lead Teacher

An exciting and fulfilling position

with salary + benefits package + recruitment bonus

To apply send a cover letter and resume to Pastor Russ Leeper at

rleeper@stjohncharlescity.com

For full job description go to www.stjohncharlescity.org

Life can be difficult, but you don't have to go through it

alone. Stephen Ministers are trained caregivers who

provide one-on-one, confidential, Christ-centered

support during life's challenges. Whether you're

experiencing grief, illness, or another hardship, a

Stephen Minister can walk alongside you with care

and prayer. If you or someone you know could use a

listening ear and spiritual encouragement, contact

Pastor Russ Leeper, Pastor Intern Beth Hurt, or Linda

Johnson.

Wednesday Lenten Series

Join us Wednesdays during Lent at 5:30 PM, starting March 5 (Ash Wednesday),

for a series in the Gospel of Luke called “Everything In Between: Meeting God In

the Midst of Extremes.” Our theme invites us to explore how we can live faithfully

in a world seemingly filled with opposites. Jesus, himself, will be our guide as we walk with Him to Jerusalem through the Gospel of Luke. Here are our weekly themes:

Wednesday, March 12 – Luke 10:25-37

Between Stranger & Neighbor (Parable of the Good Samaritan)

Wednesday, March 19 – Luke 10:38-42

Between Faith & Works (Mary and Martha host Jesus)

Wednesday, March 26 – Luke 13:6-9

Between Rest & Growth (Parable of the fig tree)

Wednesday, April 2 – Luke 15:1-7

Between Lost & Found (Parable of the lost sheep)

Wednesday, April 9 – Luke 19:1-10

Between Righteousness & Mercy (Zacchaeus greets Jesus)

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St. John Finance Board has put into place a new spending policy.  There is a new form in the mailbox outside of the Parish Hall that will need to be filled out and pre-approved before any purchase over $100 is made or reimbursed on behalf of the church. Please see Business Manager if you have any questions about the form.

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St. John Christian Preschool would like to remind everyone that we sell Kwik Star gift cards. Please stop in the church preschool if you are interested in purchasing a gift card. The preschool receives 5% of the gift card’s face value. Please contact Whitney or Toni if you are interested.

Please call 228-7274 or email us at wfranke@stjohncharlescity.com for more information.

Registration for the new school year is beginning. See the newsletter for details

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Wednesday activities schedule (Except for March 12...no activities)

2:15 After School Program

4:15 Kids Choir

4:30 Supper

5:30 Lenten Service

6:00 Tone Chime Choir

7:00 Trinity Choir

***Note for After School. The program will be dismissed at 4:45 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. during the Lenten season because of the supper and service schedule.

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click below for the

March Good Newsletter

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To get to the church website, click at the top of this page on the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church logo.

You can pick up the Sunday bulletin as well as the Taking Faith Home reading sheets on the website.

https://www.facebook.com/stjohncc will get you to the Facebook page

Our intern, Beth Hurt's email beth@stjohncharlescity.com

Email address you can use to get a message to the church office  office@stjohncharlescity.com

Other emails are available on the website.

To call the church (641)228-3397

Editor: Janet Petefish