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2006
2005
August 2005 - Board of Parish
Fellowship
Outdoor Service & Church Picnic - Sunday, August 28, 2005
May 2005 - Board of
Elders
Confirmation Sunday greeting of this year's confirmands.
2004
December 2005 Walther League Chorus
71st Annual Walther League Chorus Christmas Concert with St. John's School
Christus Chorus & King's Kids and members of LaPorte Symphony Orchestra
June 2004 Board of Elders
Installation of Rev. Ronald Brauer - June 27, 2004
May
2004 - Board of Parish Fellowship
St.John's church building 50th Anniversary Celebration (1954-2004)
2003
December 2003 - Board of Elders
Our new Vicar Timothy Sassaman and wife Altagrace.
October 2003 - Board of Parish Education
Adult Bible study with Pastor David Young, Fall 2003. Topic: Luther's
Small Catechism.
October 2003 - Board of Parish Education
St. John's Sunday School opening devotions October 2003 with Pastor Young,
Sunday School Superintendents & Sunday School teachers.
September 2003 - Board of Public Relations
Our new church sign installed September 2003 by the Board of Public
Relations with the Board of Trustees.
September 2003 - Board of Parish Fellowship
Outdoor Rally Day Service and Church Picnic, featuring speaker Dave Ebeling
of Indiana District office and the ministries of St. John's.
July 2003 - Call Committee
Installation of Rev. David Young as pastor of St. John's July 6, 2003.
June 2003 - Board of Trustees
Dedication of the new Handicapped Accessible ramp on north side of church
leading to rear Chapel entrance of church building.
June 2003 - Missions & Evangelism
One of our mission projects, Duneland Lutheran High School in Michigan City, has
their first graduating class!
2002
December 2002 - Church Council
Church Interior decorations at Christmas (as done by St. John's Church Council).
October 2002 - Trustees
St. John's Thrift Shop, "A" Street, La Porte exterior and interior
September 2002 - Elders
Worship Service & Baptism in St. John's Church
August 2002 - School
Board
New Teachers Reception
July 2002 - Board of Parish
Education
Vacation
Bible School, theme "Jesus Loves the Little Children" July 29
to August 2 (VBS Director Susan Rosselli)
July 2002 -
Worship Committee
Modern Worship Services as held in School Gym at 10:45am each Sunday in the
Summer of 2002
June 2002 - School
Board
Eighth Grade Graduates at Reception in Cafeteria
March 2002 - Youth
Board
Youth Easter Breakfast in School Gym March 30, 2002 - 8-9am
February 2002 -
Parish Fellowship
Duneland Lutheran High School Bell Choir entertains the St. John's Senior's
Group February 2002
2001
December 2001 - Board of Parish Education
Sunday
School Christmas Program in the School Gym (during Handicap
Accessible Service) and Christmas Tea afterward in the Cafeteria
December 2001 - Board of Public Relations
Islamic
Seminar by Rev. Karl Koch with supper (sponsored by St. John's
Lutheran Hour Ministries group)
December 2001 - Music Committee
Walther
League Chorus Christmas Concert at the La Porte Civic Auditorium
with the Christus Chorus and Kings Kings
November 2001 - St. John's Seniors Group
Elementary
children sing for the St. John's Seniors at their monthly meeting
November 2001 - Board of
Missions & Evangelism
Fall New
Member Reception in Cafeteria
October
2001 - Board of Trustees
St.
John's Fall Fish Fry
October 2001 - Staff Care
Welcome
Reception for new teachers Cheryl Hoard & Jennifer Van't Hof,
and honoring new Principal Dave Wippich by
School Board & Staff Care Committee Sunday, Oct 7.
September 2001 - Day School Activities
PTL Open House &
Ice Cream Social Wed, September 26, 2001
September 2001 - Day School Activities
Fall
sports activities for St. John's School (volleyball, soccer).
September 2001 - Board of Parish Fellowship
11th
Annual Outdoor Service & Church Picnic and Sunday School
Rally Day Sunday, September 9
August 2001 - Board of Parish Fellowship
2nd
Annual Family Reunion Picnic at Kesling Park, La Porte on
Saturday, August 4, Linda Woodruff, director
July 2001 - Board of Parish
Education
Vacation
Bible School, theme "Seaside with the Savior" July 30
to August 3, Christel Bublitz, director
July 2001 - Youth Board
Senior
Youth Group July Guatemala Mission Trip July 8-22 and "Taste
of Guatemala" Trip Presentation on Saturday, July 28, cheri Schuelke and Al
Vollmer, directors
July 2001 - Staff Care
Farewell
Reception for Principal Mindy Bremer by School Board & Staff
Care Committee Sunday, July 22
July 2001 - Missions &
Evangelism
Some
of the students and tutors in the English-as-a-Second Language
Class Summer 2001 taught by Congregation Coordinator Debra Trowbridge
June 2001 - Staff Care
Organist
Mary Ann Scholz Retirement Luncheon Reception, after 27 years of
service, by Staff Care & Walther League Chorus.
June 2001 - Staff Care
25th
Anniversary of Karen Ulmer as a 1st grade Aide & 15th
Anniversary of Julie Stelter as a Called Teacher for 8th Grade by
School Board & Staff Care Committee
May 2001 - Board of Stewardship
Stewardship
Open House Sunday, May 20, 2001 9am to 10:30am
May 2001 - Day School
School
Musical "100% Chance of Rain" featuring St. John's
Grades 1 to 4, Ruth Radke, director
May 2001 - Senior High Youth Group
Dinner/Theater
Outreach & Fundraising Event for Guatemala Mission Trip, Ruth Radke,
director
April 2001 - Senior High Youth Group
Fundraisers &
Outreach for their Summer Mission Trip to Guatemala (Easter
Breakfast, Car Washes), Cheri Schuelke & Al Vollmer, directors
April 2001 - Staff Care Committee
Pastor
& Jane Ungrodt Farewell Reception
April
2001 - Board of Trustees
St.
John's April Fish Fry - Paul Tibbs, Director
April 2001 - Day School Activities
Spring artwork by St.
John's students & mobile Planetarium visits St. John's
April 2001 - School Facilities Tour
St. John's Day School
photo tour of facilities
March
2001 - Board of Trustees
St.
John's March Fish Fry by the Board of Trustees, Paul Tibbs, director
March 2001 - Staff Care Committee
Pastor
& Annelie Schoop Farewell Reception
March 2001 - Senior High Youth Group
Fundraisers &
Outreach for their Summer Mission Trip to Guatemala (Orchard Tree
Trimming, Wednesday Night Lenten Suppers) & "Aquire the
Fire" Trip to Indianapolis (Jr. & Sr. High Youth), coordinated by Cheri
Schuelke, Youth Leader.
March 2001 - Day School Activities
St. John's School
Lutheran
Schools Week, Book Fair, Steven's Puppets
January 2001 - Day School Activities
Singer/songwriter
Doug Larson visits St. John's School
2000
November 2000 - Recruitment Committee
Trip
to Concordia University, River Forest, IL with St. John's Junior
& Senior High Youth Groups organized by Recruitment Committee and
Congregation Coordinator
November
2000 -
Joint Family Activities
Family
Reformation Day party activities, one of several events during a fall series of
"It's a Family Event" activities by Sunday School, VBS. Day School and Youth
Board, coordinated by Congregation Coordinator, Debra Trowbridge
October
2000 -
Ladies Circles
Circle #1 making
quilts for mission projects fundraisers.
August 2000 - Board of Parish Fellowship
Church
Family Reunion Picnic at Kesling Park, La Porte
June 2000 - Church Council
Pastor
Schoop's 20th Anniversary at St. John's Celebration
February 2000 - Senior High Youth Bible Study
30-Hour
Famine Fundraiser for the Needy Event
This page prepared
by Debra Riemer Trowbridge St. John's Archivist and Web Servant 2000 - 2006. For questions, additions or corrections,
e-mail her at debra @ dreamercreative.com.
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