September 2024 Newsletter
Click the link below to view or download the latest version of St. John’s monthly newsletter, The Herald.
Food Truck Night
Wednesday, Aug 28th from 5pm-7pm in the parking lot at St. John.
- Food trucks: Namaste Kitchen (Indian cuisine) & Adibon (African fusion cuisine)
- Lawn games provided by the Congregational Life Committee
- Kids’ games provided by St. John Christian Preschool
- Soft drinks sold by St. John Youth
- Information & Fall Programming Table: Children, Youth, & Family Ministry Team
Invite your friends and neighbors! All ages are welcome. This event is open to the public.
St. John Cornfeed
St. John’s annual Cornfeed will be Wednesday, August 14th from 5pm-7pm in the fellowship hall. Please join us for corn on the cob, brats, and homemade desserts!
This event is open to the public.
The proceeds made at the Cornfeed fundraiser will go toward the purchase of an entire new sound system for the sanctuary at St. John. We presently have 3 old systems, piecemealed together. In addition, our sound system is out of compliance with the FCC. The new system aims to provide a clearer sound to ALL areas of the sanctuary and bring back functionality of the narthex speakers. The church council has approved this project and is happy that the Worship & Music Special Music funds can provide half the cost (so far).
This is an ambitious project. If this is a passion of yours, we encourage you to give above and beyond at the Cornfeed. We need about $20,000 more. We are also able to do this project in phases. Checks should be payable to “St. John Lutheran Church,” with “Special Music Fund” in the memo line.
Thank you to Kevin Kroke’s company, LKA Engineers, for matching the first $500 raised!
Please click here to sign up to volunteer at the Cornfeed.
Thank you!! —Dawn Papenfuss, Director of Music
August 2024 Newsletter
Click the link below to view or download the latest version of St. John’s monthly newsletter, The Herald.
Way to Go, St. John!
At the 2024 Eastern North Dakota Synod Assembly this past June, St. John received two special awards!
Our St. John congregation received the Care of Creation Award–for honoring, treasuring, and stewarding Gods creation through worship, education, fellowship, and service. This is the first time our synod has recognized a congregation for Care for Creation. If you helped plan or participated in one of our Care for Creation/NRG events, supported our congregation through your giving, and especially if you prayed for God’s Creation, then you helped us achieve this recognition. But, of course, much work remains. One invaluable action we can do as a congregation is to encourage our neighbor congregations to be more active in Care for Creation.
St. John also received The Fresh Loaf of Thanks award for supporting ELCA World Hunger in 2023 with a donation of $26 per baptized member.
We are a Reconciling in Christ congregation!
