St.

John’s Lutheran Church ELCA

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

Our Mission: Disciples Through God’s Love, Celebrating In Jesus’ name.

PRAYER CONCERNS AND JOYS:
Richard Pfeifer Chuck & Bonnie Starkey LaVon Dike
Sandra Vaisvilas Rev. Dale Axen Michelle Hawkins family
LONG TERM PRAYER CONCERNS:
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Emerson First Lutheran Church, York
Sara Fegley Carol Severa Alaire Anderson
Randy Erkman Sullivan Family Scott Freese
Rosemary Westerhold Karmen Young Hysell Family
Harlin Westerhold Susan Hansen Joann White
Jo & Leon Schaefer Bonnie Hortness Robert Skalberg
Orlo Rath Phil Sykes Donna Hackman
Joanne & Roy Petersen Mark Hearn Burna Hershey
Don & Cleora Fisher Richard & JoAnn Berglund Darrell Polenske
Karen Widhalm Colton Wright Bill Kinney
John Burns Karen Schandler
Flowers on the altar this weekend are sponsored by Carolyn Wilcox in loving memory of
Ryan Lowell Wilcox; and by Dennis & Brenda Smith in thanksgiving for many blessings.
Additional flowers are in celebration of Pat Monson’s birthday from her daughters.
Welcome new member Russ Schwartz as he joins our St. John’s family at Saturday evening’s
worship service.

Congratulations to our newest Church Council members: Richard Pfeifer,

Danny Olson, Del Johnson, and returning members Cathy Erwin and Michelle
Dagerman. Thank you to Ron Lofgren and Patty Brasch for their dedication to
Council as they conclude their terms.
Congratulations to Dale Stephenson who will be succeeding Barb Pecka on the
Benefaction Board. Thank you, Barb, for serving!
ST. JOHN’S STAFF
Myron Meyer – Transitional Senior Pastor
Jacquie Samway – PMA, Coordinator of Congregational Care
Jolene Ziebell – Coordinator of Youth Ministries
Gail Ermels – Office Manager
Jim Carter – Custodian/Grounds Keeper Midge Hedrick – Office Assistant
 THE WEEK AHEAD
SUNDAY, FEB 4 OFFERINGS
8:30 am ........................................................ Worship Mission Emphasis (JAN) ................... Rescue Mission
9:30 am ..................................... Youth Choir Practice Greenfiber Funds for JAN, FEB, MARCH ... Salv. Army
9:45 am ............................................ Fellowship Hour
9:45 am .............................................. Sunday School General offering for 1/28/2018................. $4,924.40
10:00 am .......................................... Frolic First Faith End of DEC General Fund Profit .................. $18,874.31
Nursery Year-to-Date General Fund Net Profit ........... $5,435.18
11:00 am ...................................................... Worship Attendance 1/28/2018 ..................... (52, 80, 95) 227
MONDAY, FEB 5
1:15 pm........................................ Chosen ChristCare
Carol Waggoner, 402-371-7642
6:00 pm.................................... Fellowship Life Team
6:30 pm.............. Stephen Ministry Continuing Educ.
8:30 pm..................................................... Solid Rock
TUESDAY, FEB 6
7:00 am ................................ Men’s Prayer Breakfast
8:30 am ................................................ Staff Meeting
WEDNESDAY, FEB 7
1:30 pm................................... Searchers ChristCare
Connie Hagstrom, 402-649-4862
6:00 pm...................................... Family BINGO Night
6:00 pm........................................Worship Life Team
THURSDAY, FEB 8
5:30 pm.................................... Executive Board Mtg
7:00 pm...............................Majesty Choir Rehearsal

SATURDAY, FEB 10
12 Noon ........................ WELCA Valentine Luncheon
5:00 pm........................................................ Worship

SHOP FOR MINISTRY

FEB 4 8:30 AM Alice Gentzler
11 AM Cathy Erwin
FEB 11 8:30 AM Barb Timperley
11 AM Beth Bonderson
 This year during Lent, LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
Pr. Myron will be introducing PERSONAL CARE KITS
a noon brown-bag Lenten Personal Care Kits are the LWR project for
worship. Just like the idea of February through April. Each kit should
round table Lenten services include:
in the evenings, this noon service will be “at * One light-weight bath-size towel, dark
the table” with your brown bag lunch while color recommended.
we worship. If you choose not to eat while * Two or three bath-size bars of soap in
we worship, that’s OK, too. Just join us to original packaging.
worship each Wednesday during Lent @ * One adult-size toothbrush in original
12:10 pm in the Fellowship Hall. First packaging.
gathering: Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14. * One sturdy comb with packaging
removed.
* One metal nail clippers with packaging
removed.
Instructions and the list of materials to
include in each kit can be found in the west
hallway – look for the washtub. Thank you
Everyone needs for supporting Lutheran World Relief!
prayer!

The Worship Life Team would like to

propose a new prayer practice beginning on
Ash Wednesday, February 14. We will be
praying through our membership at St.
John’s. Each week near the calendar in the
bulletin we will list ten families to include in
your prayers. By October we will be through
our entire membership! Don’t forget special
celebrations and prayers for our Prayer Tree,
too.
FAMILY BINGO NIGHT
Wednesday, Feb. 7
6 pm Supper – Bingo until 7:30 pm
All ages invited!
Dear Friends in Christ, Should you want to write to Katlinn and
I am sharing the following update from Keegan with a note or card, their address near
Katlinn Sullivan on Keegan that was written on Houston, TX is:
1-30-2018: 3219 Burke Road Suite B-1
Today, Keagan was officially listed on the Pasadena, Texas 77504
waiting list for a double lung transplant! He was
listed as a Priority 1 due to him being on the We are coordinating a schedule of meals to
ventilator. They list kids under the age of 12 as be delivered to Bob and McKenna. Should you
either a Priority 1 or Priority 3. Kids 12 and over want to help and share a meal with them,
are listed with a Lung Allocation core (LAS). It is please contact me at bbondeo@ptcnet.net or
exciting news for our family, but also emotional by cell, 402-841-6289.
knowing that someone will have to say goodbye
to their child in order for Keagan to receive new
lungs. Please pray for Keagan and our family as
we wait for lungs, but also pray for the donor’s
family as they will have to make the hardest
decision of their life. I hope tht someday they
know they have given Keagan the ultimate gift
of life with their unselfish decision and that we
will not ever take these lungs for granted!
Keagan has had to repeat some testing and
blood work the past couple of weeks since he
hasn’t been here since June. He had an EKG,
Sedated Echocardiogram, CT scan, abdominal
ultrasound and Doppler to check vessels, chest
X-ray, and labs. Dr. Mallory the transplant
director said that his CT scan actually looks a
little worse than June’s did because there is a
little bit more of his lungs not getting the
oxygenation they need. His Echocardiogram still
showed very mild pulmonary
hypertension. Today we met with Dr. Bedwell
who will be Keagan’s ENT while we are here and
he would like to do a Bronchoscopy in the OR to
check his trachea. He is also checking to see if
the Transplant Surgeon Dr. Heinle and Director
Dr. Mallory would like to also be involved with
the bronch so they can see his trachea before
going into transplant. So we just have that to do
now while we wait as they have to coordinate
schedules.

Please lift Keagan and his family up in

prayer.
 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10
5 PM 5 PM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK – COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
MICHELLE DAGERMAN DAN DENKINGER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JACQUIE SAMWAY BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS/USHERS – Leroy & Tony Uttecht GREETERS/USHERS – Leroy & Tony Uttecht
READER – Shirley Hughes READER – Pat Monson
SOUND – Mark Nelson SOUND – John Skogstoe

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11

8:30 AM 8:30 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK – COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
MICHELLE DAGERMAN DAN DENKINGER
WORSHIP ASSISTANT WORSHIP ASSISTANT
JACQUIE SAMWAY BRENDA CARHART
GREETERS – Dick & Barb Adams, Claribel Wulf GREETERS – Richard & Leona Pfeifer, Audrey
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Duane & Barb Prater
Timperley, Sara Fegley, Diane Sobotka USHERS – Jack Prater, __________
USHERS – Mike Frank, Duane Timperley COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Rollie & Linda
READER – Jolene Ziebell Downs, Richard & Diana Uhlir
POWERPOINT – John Skogstoe READER – Richard Pfeifer
FELLOWSHIP HOUR – Rollie & Linda Downs POWERPOINT – Carhart Family
SOUND – Mark Nelson SOUND – John Skogstoe
FELLOWSHIP HOUR – Joyce Coleman, Joanne
Claussen
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4
11 AM
COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
MICHELLE DAGERMAN SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11
WORSHIP ASSISTANT 11 AM
JACQUIE SAMWAY COUNCIL PERSON OF THE WEEK –
GREETERS – Michelle Dagerman, Terri DAN DENKINGER
Denkinger WORSHIP ASSISTANT
USHERS – Bonderson Family, Doug & Bobbi BRENDA CARHART
Heineman GREETERS – Ken Wragge, Terry Hall
READER – Tracy Yost USHERS – Dennis & Brenda Smith, Dan
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Beth Bonderson, Denkinger
Janet Erickson, Kristy Booras, Terri READER – Amanda Brasch
Denkinger COMMUNION ASSISTANTS – Ken Wragge, Terry
POWERPOINT – Ben/Aaron Bonderson Hall, __________, __________
SOUND – Spencer Dagerman POWERPOINT – __________
LECTIONARY READINGS: SOUND – John Skogstoe
Isaiah 40:21-31 LECTIONARY READINGS:
Psalm 147:1-11, 20c 2 Kings 2:1-12
1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Psalm 50:1-6
Mark 1:29-39 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
Mark 9:2-9