Council Corner: Rally Day is September 18th from 10:30 – 12:30. Come and enjoy our continental breakfast and carnival-themed games as we kick off the start of Sunday School. This year we are excited to feature the “Waxed Hands,” where kids can make a 3D replica of their own hand in wax. Kids will be […]
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50th Anniversary Open House for Jerry & Betty Adams will be held on Sunday, September 18th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Please omit gifts. Please come and join them in celebrating their 50 years of marriage.
Read moreWe will re-start the ‘noisy offering’ during worship in September. The offerings collected will be used to provide Christmas gift for LSSI and Nachusa youth who otherwise would not have a Christmas.
Read moreLooking Ahead September 4 – Acolyte training September 11 – God’s Work Our Hands, Worship at St. John’s, at 9:00 a.m. September 18 – Rally Day September 21 – Confirmation starts at St. John’s at 7:00 p.m. September 25 – Forum for Visioning / Planning October 30 – Reformation Sunday, Affirmation of Baptism
Read moreCouncil Highlights – August 8, 2016 1. Church sign is being considered for replacement. The present sign at the corner is too small to read clearly when passing by, and the letters no longer hold securely. Glass is also cracked. 2. Name badges are being considered for ease of identification of members and guests, especially to assist […]
Read moreBowling Organizational meeting will be held after worship on Sunday August 14th in the fellowship hall. We are always in need of bowlers. This nonsanctioned league bowls at Blackhawk Lanes in Sterling every other Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. All high school age through adult are welcome. If you can’t make the meeting but are […]
Read moreAppreciation to All who Helped with LOMC Swing Choir Concert A huge thank you is extended to those families who volunteered to open their homes to members of the LOMC Swing Choir and their adult escorts on July 28: Gerald & Mary Foskitt, Matthew Hicks, Bill & Linda Wescott, Lynette Masini,Tom & Betty Clementz, Lyle […]
Read moreUshers Needed Four ushers are needed each Sunday, to hand out bulletins, collect the offering, count the number of people in worship, and guide people to communion. Adults, feel free to invite the older children and youth to assist you. They love to be helpful!! In addition to Sunday morning duties. you will be asked […]
Read moreA Job for “Anybody” The following cautionary tale teaches us in yet another way that we to communicate, listen to each other and seek ways to engage one another. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody […]
Read moreTri-Church consists mainly of Council members and Pastors from Immanuel, St. John’s and St. Paul’s. At the request of the three churches and with the assistance of Pastor Christine Stienstra and Pastor Gary Erickson from the Northern Illinois Synod, we have been meeting since March of this year to share and discuss our church life […]
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