This Week at St. John’s

monday, July 21, 2025 - sunday, July 27, 2025

Monday
600: pm - 8:00 PM Open Playground
(Cancelled if raining at 6:00 PM)

Tuesday
6:30 PM Altar Committee

Saturday
6:00 PM Worship Service

Sunday
11:30 AM Outdoor Worship Service/ Potluck
Service and Potluck will be held at Williams Township Park, Auburn.

Church Newsletter

Church and School Weekly Announcements

1. With the Lord: The Lord called the soul of our member, Randy Noffke, out of this earthly life to heavenly glory on July 10th. Randy’s funeral was held in church on Thursday, July 17th. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. (Revelation 14:13)

2. Oscar & Patricia Behrmann will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary this Thursday, July24th. Happy Anniversary, Oscar & Patricia!

3. We are encouraging our members to reach out to Pastor Emile Burgess, who was recently called to be our next pastor. He is looking forward to speaking with us! You can contact him via email and set up a time to talk with him: emilejb@yahoo.com. Please keep Pastor Burgess and his family, as well as our brothers and sisters at Crown of Life Church, in prayer as he deliberates both calls.

4. Help needed! The Altar Committee is looking to add members to help with our monthly duties, like setting up for communion, changing of the paraments as needed, and other miscellaneous duties. We are going to have a meeting on Tuesday, July 22nd, at 6:30 pm to introduce what these duties include. Please join us to see how you can help.

5. Family Fun Nights: From July 7th through July 28th, Mrs. Peil will be having open playground, on Monday evenings from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, to give children and families a chance to get together and visit. The parking lot will be open, so bring your lawn chair and plan to have a great time visiting while the children have fun playing! Everyone is invited, so bring a friend. We will cancel if raining at 6:00 pm. Popsicles are provided, so come join us! Please, children must wear playground-appropriate shoes and be accompanied by an adult.

6. Church Picnic: Please join us for our church picnic on Sunday, July 27th, at Williams Township Park, Auburn. Activities begin with an outdoor worship service at 11:30 am. We will have a potluck dinner following the service. So we know how many to plan on, let us know you are coming by signing up on the sheet outside the church office.
   
   Hot dogs and brats will be provided. There are outlets there if you need to plug in a crock pot, etc. You may bring your own beverages (beer is OK for those of legal age); water and lemonade will be provided as well as table service. After the potluck, you are free to stay as long as you like until dark, taking a walk on the park’s paths, making use of the playground, participating in games, or just shootin’ the breeze. Come, and enjoy this big fellowship activity.

7. Please consider donating to our “Special Projects” fundraiser set up to cover the costs of the church roof repair and the drain project at he parsonage (234 S. Mountain). Special envelopes are on the hall table and may be placed in the payment box. Remember, these contributions are to be over and above your regular offerings. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and Christian love.

8. The Event Group is planning a Fall Bazaar on Saturday, September 27th, in our church Fellowship Hall. If you would like to rent a table to sell your crafts, there are forms available on the table in the church hallway. We are also opening this to our area WELS congregations.

9. Vacation Bible School: SAVE THE DATE! The Mt. Olive VBS is being planned for Wednesday, August 6th – Friday, August 8th under the theme: Soaring High! Enrollment is Preschool through the 6th grade. Contact the church office for an application (churchoffice@mtolivelutheranbc.org, or 989-684-0484). And if you would like to volunteer, please speak with Pastor Steinke.