Parish Fellowship-Upcoming Events: The Lenten Soup Suppers have begun, and will continue each Wednesday through March 12, 2008, at 5:30 p.m.; we’ll serve until 6:15 p.m. We will not chase you out at 6:15, but we need time to clean up after supper so we can go to the worship services too. This leaves you time for fellowship. As usual there will be three choices of soup to choose from, along with breads, crackers, fruit, dessert and beverages. This week, we’ll have split pea with ham, broccoli with cheese and chili. A freewill offering will be accepted.. See you all soon.

From St. John’s Seniors: St. John’s Seniors will have their monthly potluck meeting at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, February 20, in the school cafeteria, and all senior members of St. John’s are cordially invited to attend. Please bring your own table service and a covered dish to share. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Joseph Rosenblum, Executive Medical Director of the Heart and Vascular Institute at La Porte Hospital and a member of the La Porte Regional Physicians Network.

Loving Jesus - The Many Languages of Praise! Come and join us 6:30 P.M. this evening, in the gym for a wonderful family evening sharing the love and praise of our Lord in many languages and in many ways. Returning guests who were with us last year will be Anthony Brewer and the Morning Star Choir, and Pastor Jim Keller and his Burmese youth singers. This year we will also be blessed by offerings from Kat Peters with Hispanic singers from Gloria Dei, some worship dancers, and an exciting group of young people, the Michigan City Soul Steppers, who combine music, Scripture and movement. Our own Walther League Chorus and some of our students will sing as well, and we will all have opportunity to sing and pray together. Refreshments and fellowship will follow in the cafeteria. Bring some friends, meet some friends!

From the Altar Guild: The next regular meeting will be March 5, immediately following the Lenten Service. We are desperately in need of additional members. If anyone is interested, please stay for our meeting.

Discipleship Class: Prospects for our next Discipleship class are being gathered for a class to begin sometime in March. If you or someone you know who would be interested in studying the basics of Christian doctrine and would like to become a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, then please call the church office and be included on the list. We will contact those who sign up to inform when and where class will begin and meet.
This class is always open to all members as well, serving as a way to refresh their understanding of the catechism as well as to meet those new to St. John’s. Please consider this as a way of in-reach for yourself and your out-reach to family or friends who would like to know more about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Help Needed: We have a member, living on the west side of town, who needs a ride to church services at 10:45 AM. If you can help, please call the church office.

Donations: Sherry Waters made a donation to the Church Door Fund in loving memory of her husband, Howard, whose death date February 6.

Weekly Schedule

2/19/2008 (Tues.) 5:30p-Board of Public Relations-LL 7:00p-Church Council-CAF

2/20/2008 (Wed.) 7:30a-Wom. Ex. Class-GYM 8:00a-Chapel 10:00a-Matins 10:30a-Wed. Warriors-LL 11:30a-Senior Potluck 5:30p-Soup Supper.-CAF 6:00p-7th/8th Catechism Class-LL 7:00p-Lenten Worship

2/21/2008 (Thurs.) 12:30p-Circle 6-LL 2:30p-Brownies #204-YR

2/22/2008 (Fri.) Pastor Young’s Day Off 7:30a-Wom. Ex. Class-GYM 10:30a-Bible Study-LL

2/23/2008 (Sat.) 9:30a-Market Day-CAF 4:30p-Contemporary Wrshp/Communion-GYM 6:00p-Worship/Communion

2/24/2008 (Sun.) 8:00a-Worship 9:15a-Coffee-CAF 9:30a-Sunday School-CHLL 9:30a-Bible Study-CAF 10:45a-Worship/Communion

111 Kingsbury Ave., La Porte, IN 46350

219-362-3726 email-churchoffice@stjohns-lpin.org

Rev. David M. Young, Pastor—Home phone: 219-324-9049

Rev. Ronald A. Brauer, Pastor—Home phone: 219-362-4703

Wednesday 10:00 AM, Saturday 6:00 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:45 AM

TO OUR VISITORS: We extend a warm welcome to the assembly of believers gathered to worship with us at St. John’s! First time visitors, please sign the visitors section of the pew pad located at the end of the pew. We want to know who you are! For your convenience, restrooms, first aid, telephone needs and a nursery room for children ages 5 & under are provided in the church basement under the Narthex. God bless your worship!

PETITIONS, INTERCESSIONS, AND THANKSGIVING PRAYERS before worship can be found in Lutheran Service Book, inside front cover and beginning on page 305.

SPECIAL NEEDS: Persons unable to climb stairs to the altar are invited to sit in the extra-wide front pews to receive communion or to place a walker.

FELLOWSHIP COFFEE: All are invited to our Fellowship Coffee across the driveway in our School Cafeteria following the 8:00 AM Sunday Service.

BIBLE CLASSES: Adult Bible Study follows the Fellowship Coffee in the Cafeteria at 9:30 AM.

SUNDAY SCHOOL: Sunday School begins at 9:30 in the Church Lower Level.