Church News
Announcing the St. John's Pen Pal Project
As Pastor Elise shared in last month’s newsletter about embarking on a human-centered design project, the St. John’s Innovation Team has been meeting and working with the ELCA in shaping a program based on input from the community. That program involves our main core value of creating and engaging in meaningful relationships between school kids and caring adults in order to help kids build confidence, trust, and a sense of belonging.
With those tenets in mind, we are excited to announce the Pen Pal Project! We will ask for volunteers from St. John’s to be a pen pals to the second grade ESL class at Lincoln School for the next school year. We will exchange four letters, two per semester, with the students. Lincoln is so excited about this program, they are adding it to their curriculum, in hopes that all second graders can have a pen pal to help learn writing and communication skills.
This is where you come in. Please consider:
Would you like to exchange letters with a second grader? Would you like to encourage that child in his/her academic and emotional growth? Would you like to be a guest reader in the classroom? Would you like to help organize this fun project behind the scenes? Would you be willing to pray for the students and the project to be successful? Would you like to learn more about the Innovation Team? Everyone has a part in this program, whether you write, read, organize, or pray.
We will hold a kickoff meeting for our wonderful volunteers in August to discuss more details and guidelines. Please note that any volunteers must agree to a background check for the safety of the children. Please prayerfully consider being a part of this worthwhile project. If you’d like to take part, let the Innovation Team or church office know.
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11
With those tenets in mind, we are excited to announce the Pen Pal Project! We will ask for volunteers from St. John’s to be a pen pals to the second grade ESL class at Lincoln School for the next school year. We will exchange four letters, two per semester, with the students. Lincoln is so excited about this program, they are adding it to their curriculum, in hopes that all second graders can have a pen pal to help learn writing and communication skills.
This is where you come in. Please consider:
Would you like to exchange letters with a second grader? Would you like to encourage that child in his/her academic and emotional growth? Would you like to be a guest reader in the classroom? Would you like to help organize this fun project behind the scenes? Would you be willing to pray for the students and the project to be successful? Would you like to learn more about the Innovation Team? Everyone has a part in this program, whether you write, read, organize, or pray.
We will hold a kickoff meeting for our wonderful volunteers in August to discuss more details and guidelines. Please note that any volunteers must agree to a background check for the safety of the children. Please prayerfully consider being a part of this worthwhile project. If you’d like to take part, let the Innovation Team or church office know.
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Help Keep Our Sanctuary Looking Beautiful
St. John’s Service Team invites you to join them on the first Monday of every month to clean the Sanctuary. This will include cleaning the pews, polishing woodwork, and other tasks that our custodians do not always have time to get to. Please bring your own clean rags and a bucket. All other cleaning supplies will be provided. Men, women, and older children are all welcome to help clean Gods house.
First Monday of every month
9am-12pm
*Bring a sack lunch & drink *
Everyone will stop work at 12pm and enjoy lunch &
fellowship together before leaving.
Cleaning Days
July 6th
Aug 3rd
Sept 8th
(Tuesday—Due to Labor Day)
Oct 5th
Nov 2nd
Dec 7th
First Monday of every month
9am-12pm
*Bring a sack lunch & drink *
Everyone will stop work at 12pm and enjoy lunch &
fellowship together before leaving.
Cleaning Days
July 6th
Aug 3rd
Sept 8th
(Tuesday—Due to Labor Day)
Oct 5th
Nov 2nd
Dec 7th
Church Council Highlights
At its May meeting, the St. John’s council
Finance Report Year To Date thru April 2026: Budgeted Income $114,140 Actual Income $131,909 Budgeted Expense $119,303 Actual Expense $131,980 We are grateful for your continued financial support and blessed to have such a faithful St. John’s family. The St. John's Pray-ers
Maybe you wonder, what is required to join those who pray on Wednesday mornings? Or maybe you are pretty sure you don't belong in that group because there is no way that you could pray aloud in front of others? Please know that your prayerful presence is all that's required. While prayers are spoken, no one is obligated to pray aloud. We pray for the needs of people and situations named by our congregation; we pray for St. John's as a whole, our ministry, and the needs of the world. You are welcome to join us every week, or whenever you can make it.
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