St. John s Lutheran Church Happenings February 2019 Team Peanut Butter Team Strawberry Team Grape Jelly Join us as we care for our community! Last day to bring your food item is this Sunday, February 3rd. All peanut butter and jelly collected will be given to WARM! Let s see which team wins. Baked Potatoes, Baked Goods, and Appetizers! Don t forget to pick up your pre-ordered baked potato lunches on Sunday, February 3rd, between 10:45 and noon! There will also be a baked goods and appetizer sale at this time, too! Join the fun by baking, mixing, and sharing your favorite baked good and/or appetizer or purchase something new for your Super Bowl festivities! All proceeds help to defray costs of summer youth activities. AND
The Growing In Faith Together (GIFT) Stewardship Appeal has begun. Thank you Dede Heidt and Carl Paben for your heartfelt and inspiring messages as we grow together and make an impact in our community. Please be in prayer and join us February 10th for Commitment Sunday. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 ================================================================= The third annual Second-Year Confirmation Retreat was a great success! Our four 2019 confirmands participated in a retreat in Galveston where they experienced God in many different ways! As part of the agenda, each experienced personal devotion time, made communion bread, started their very first faith statement, selected their Bible verse, experienced communion on the beach, and enjoyed Christian fellowship!
Confirmation Retreat at Zion in Galveston, Texas.
Anniversaries and Birthdays FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS FEBRUARY WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES February 1 John & Kathy Turnquist February 12 Tom & Nadine Wildrick February 23 Laurie & Rafael Loya February 25 Berry & Eunice Harrison, Sr 2/3 Kinleigh Guidry 2/6 Tyler Beazzo 2/7 Caleb Seres 2/8 Kathy Turnquist 2/11 Kelsey Hurry, Calen Pfeiffer 2/13 George Bartges 2/16 Noelia James, Pat Shelfer 2/17 Mickie Hooper, Betty Rheman, Art Grant 2/19 Milton Marburger 2/21 Eunice Harrison 2/22 Brady Dygert 2/23 Clayton Dennison 2/24 Ray Stelter 2/25 Bubba Ploss 2/27 Dylan Babineaux PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS We ask for prayers of healing for: Those in our congregation: Dorothy Bremer (healing from surgery), Lou Wawarofsky (at The Heights in Tomball for healing and cancer), William Gunderson (healing from surgery for cancer), Lois King (healing), Betty Jean Hoff (healing), George Bartges (healing), and Jimmy Hooper (spreading of cancer). Friends in need of prayers: Rusty Brown (friend of Sharon Thomas for healing of wounds), Gary Richards (healing), Bob Willis (Cora Langdon s brother-n-law for healing for cancer and back surgery), Darlene Zabava (Kathleen Hargrave s sister, for lung cancer treatments), Keith Whitten (Brother in law of Linda Braun in Methodist Hospital), Brenda Mize (Herman & Betty Hoff s daughter for healing), Andrew Mize (Herman & Betty Hoff s grandson for healing ), Robin Hoff (Herman & Betty Hoff s daughter in law for healing), Patrick Dube (friend of Paul & Carol Tesch for healing), Gabriel Werner (healing), and Pat Bruegger (healing). We remember our members who are either homebound or in care facilities: Waller - Dora Braun, Berry & Eunice Harrison; Hempstead Tim Perkins; Tomball - Rosetta Guess; Brenham - Frances Frey AND Cypress - Elsa Hoff. We remember the children for whom we collect special offering each month: Chintya from Indonesia and Ely from Guatemala
HAPPY HOUR MEAL MENU:..Baked Potato Fundraiser & Souper Bowl of Caring 2/3..LAMP 2/6 Feb. 6: Chicken Noodle Casserole Feb. 13: Hot Dogs Feb. 20: Hamburger steak Feb. 27: Pot Pie..Commitment Sunday 2/10..Install New Members 2/10..H.S. Retreat @ Lutherhill 2/8-2/10..Women s Bible Study 2/14, 2/28 Please remember we ask for a dollar donation for meals each week...warm Collection & Church Council 2/17..1st Communion Class 2/17, 2/24..Soup Luncheon 2/18..Change for Children 2/24 March 1-3, 2019 at Lutherhill UNWIND Retreat WARM Sunday February 10th Ramen Noodles Come explore the gracious, unwavering, vibrant spirit of God. With this exploration, we are reminded that our own source of love and life flows from God! Cost: $155 per person Dates: March 1-3, 2019 Register at lutherhill.org or contact Angela Wilson @ 281-723-1018 (cell) ieduc8@sbcglobal.net (email) January Attendance Worship Sunday School Text Study Wed. Bible Study Women s Bible Study 01/06 68 01/06 45 01/22 2 01/09 22 01/17 8 01/13 75 01/13 49 01/16 24 01/31 6 01/20 76 01/20 37 01/23 30 01/27 75 01/27 35 01/30 18
YOUTH & FAMILY Sunday, January 3rd is our last day to collect food for Souper Bowl of Caring! All food items go to WARM! Special food items we are collecting this year are Peanut butter, grape jelly and strawberry jelly. Join in on the fun and join Team Peanut Butter, Team Grape Jelly or Team Strawberry Jelly! Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper Join us for an all you can eat pancake supper on Tuesday, March 5! Tickets are $6 per plate. YUM! Lutherhill High School Retreat. Fourteen high school youth and two sponsors will be attending the high school retreat at Lutherhill on February 8-10. Dessert Raffle Starting in February, we will be holding a dessert/baked goods raffle each month. Tickets will be sold throughout the month for $1 a ticket, and the drawing will be held on the last Sunday. If you would like to purchase tickets or if you would like to donate your signature dessert, please see Barbara, Shelbi or Dede. Our first dessert will be Sadie Suggit s Brownstone Cake.
Please remember our Seasoned members this Valentines Day with a card. Addresses are on the table in the Narthex. Ms Joyce telling kids about Jesus & John the Baptist. Come join us for drama, science, videos, music, cooking, storytelling and arts& crafts for Sunday School. Dear St. John s Family and Friends, Thank you very much for all the prayers and cards through my recent illness. ~Nadine Wildrick Cooking up some fun in Sunday School!!