Volume 94, Issue 1 January 8, 2014
Excerpt taken from God’s Pause:
Psalm 29This psalm transports me, a land-locked Iowan, to the shore of an ocean or perhaps to one of the Great Lakes. A gale-force wind blows; waves pound the sand or break on the giant boulders. In the wild cacophony of nature I hear the "voice of the Lord." The Psalm proclaims God as Creator of the cosmos, able to shake the wilderness and cause the oak trees to whirl.
Why is this psalm appointed for the celebration of The Baptism of Our Lord? Perhaps because there are other waters over which God speaks, the waters of the font to which we bring people of all ages. Baptismal fonts come in all shapes and sizes, of course, from large tanks used for immersion to a small bowl on a table. But these are waters over which the voice of the Lord also thunders: You are my beloved child. Clothed in the Trinity, you are held in my love forever. The waters of baptism are mighty waters, made mighty, Luther reminds us, by God's Word and God's command. In and over them God's claim on us forever is proclaimed with thundering love.
Thank you, Mighty God, for declaring us your beloved children. May this gift of love free us to serve you with joy today and always. Amen.
Rachel Thorson Mithelman
Pastor, St. John's Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Iowa
Master of Divinity, 1983
Psalm 29 (NRSV)
1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; worship the Lord in holy splendor.
3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in his temple all say, "Glory!"
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
11 May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!
Sunday, January 12Burning of the Greens, 4:00 p.m. at
United Lutheran Church (Wolfe’s Crossroads)
Route 890, Sunbury (was postponed from 1/5/13)
Monday, January 13HLC, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 15Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 16Deadline for Messenger, 3:00 p.m.
Christian Education/Evangelism Committee, 7:00 p.m.
Scout Roundtable, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 18Kathryn’s Kloset, 9-11:00 a.m.
Sunday, January 19Little Caesar’s Pizza Kits orders and money due
Youth Group, 12 noon-2:00 p.m.
Girl Scouts, 1-4:00 p.m.
Monday, January 20HLC, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
WELCA, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 22Messenger folding, 9:30 a.m.
Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 23His Lighthouse Café, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
1 Corinthians 4-12
4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;5 and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord;
6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.8 To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
What type of work do you do
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What are your hobbies/interests that you would be willing to share with others
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What are your passions/interests
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Service Assistants
____Communion Assistant
8:00 10:15 Either
____Greeter
____Lector
____Usher
____Bread – supply communion bread
Christian Education
____Teach a class
____Team teach a study group
____Help with VacationBibleSchool
Choir
____Bell/Chime choir
____Senior Choir
____I play an instrument and could
play for special occasions
Youth Ministry
____Be a Youth Group Leader
____Be a Youth Group Helper
____Activities assistant/Chaperone
____Provide transportation
Adopt-a-highway
____Spring cleanup
____Fall cleanup
Administration
____Fold the Messenger, every other
Wednesday
____Provide office coverage, when
needed
Worship & Music
____ Lay Home Communion Minister
____Altar Guild (set up/clean up
communion, restock pew cards,
dust altar area, change
paraments)
____Help decorate sanctuary
____ Easter
____ Christmas
____ Harvest Home
Property
____Work on special building project
____Painting as needed
____Help with weeding/plant flowers
____Help shovel snow during the week
and prior to services on Sundays
Other Ministries
___ Transport a member to a
doctor apt.
___ Honor Leadership Corps
___ Homeschool Co-Op
___Help with set up
___Provide snack
___Provide hospitality support
___Provide a meal for someone just
home from the hospital
___ Provide a meal to a new mother
Social Ministry
____50 Year Membership Celebration
____Set up
____Clean up
____Prepare and serve food
____Fishing Tournament
____Set up
____Clean Up
____Help children fish
____Work a stand
____Games
____Food
____Crafts
____Cashier
____Kathryn’s Kloset
____Help pick up products
____Help with distribution
____Homebound deliveries to our
homebound members
____Easter delivery
____Christmas delivery
____Transportation – to provide vehicle
to help pick up fundraiser items
whenneeded
____Fellowship Meals
____Help prepare food
____Serve
____Clean up
WELCA
____Soup Sales
____Help prep meats for soup
making
____ Help cook various soups,
and fill orders
____ Rummage Sale
____Help with set up
____Help with clean up
____Cashier
____Work during sale,
restock items
____Donate baked goods
for bake sale
____Christmas Bazaar
____Help with set up
____Help with clean up
____Cashiers
____Wrap gifts
____Help children in
Santa Secret Shop
____ Kitchen
____ Cashier
____ Help bake cookies,
pies
____Help prepare food
____Server and cooks,
day of event
____ Donate ingredients for
baking & cooking
My Spiritual Gifts
Of
Time and Talents
To
St. John’s
LutheranChurch
Contact Information:
Name ______
Home Phone: ______
Cell Phone: ______
Email : ______
St. John’s Lutheran Church, 300 Queen Street, Northumberland, PA 17857.
Periodical postage paid at Northumberland, PA.
POSTMASTER: Send address change to St. John’s Messenger,
300 Queen Street, Northumberland, PA 17857.
ST. JOHN’S MESSENGER January 8, 2014 Volume 94, Issue 1
St. John’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church
570-473-3770
This Sunday at St. John’s
January 12, 2014
8:00 a.m. Worship Service with Communion
8:45 a.m. Sunday School for Preschool-6th Grade
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Worship Service with Communion
Next Sunday at St. John’s
January 19, 2014
Mark Geisen preaching
8:00 a.m. Worship Service with Communion
8:45 a.m. Sunday School for Preschool-6th Grade
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Worship Service with Communion
Church Office Hours Mon-Thurs 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Fri 8:30 a.m.-Noon
MarthaSue Moll, Pastor
William J. Jacavage, Director of Music