Welcome to St. John Lutheran Church-LCMC
April
Important Events for April
Lutheran Men -Monthly Breakfast - Come One and Come All!
Lutheran Men -Monthly Breakfast - Come One and Come All!
On April 5, we will have a Lutheran Men Monthly breakfast. Breakfast will be served at 8:00 a.m. We will have a hot breakfast, devotion, and
a short Bible study.
Celebrate the Death and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
Lenten Services
We continue our Lenten journey on Wednesday, April 2nd and the 9th
with service at 7:00 p.m. and a meal at 6:00 p.m.
The meals are a free-will donation.
April 13 - Palm Sunday ~ Celebrating the Triumphant Entry of Jesus
into Jerusalem.
April 17- Maundy Thursday ~ 7:00 p.m. with Communion ~
Celebrating the Institution of the Lord’s Supper and the new
command Jesus gave to love one another.
April 18 - Good Friday ~ 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ~ Remembering the
suffering and death of Jesus for our sin and our salvation.
April 20 - Easter Sunday ~ Celebrating the Triumphant Resurrection
of Jesus!
Easter Breakfast at 9:00 a.m.
Easter Egg Hunt to follow.
Celebration Sunrise Service ~ 10:15 a.m.
Shepherd's Heart Work Day
We will be hosting a distribution for Shepherd’s Heart ministry on April 14, from 8-10 a.m. Please plan to help if you can. We will get started about 7:00 a.m.
Women's Bible Study
The Ladies Bible Study will meet on April 10th at 10:00 a.m. They are having a Bible study on “Joy”. Please plan to join them for time in God’s Word. For more information speak to Pastor, Kay Bulgerin, Linda Richter, Romadene Mohel, or Sharon Moreno.
Movie Night
- We will begin to have a Movie Night on April 25. We will meet at 6:30 for a light supper and then will watch a movie. The movie that we will watch is called, “God’s Not Dead ~ A light in the Darkness”. If you have not seen this movie, it will be one that you don’t want to miss. Here is some information about this movie. “The Rev. Dave Hill faces an unexpected setback when his beloved church burns down -- prompting the officials at the adjoining university to try and kick his congregation off campus. Battle lines are quickly drawn between the church and the community as the reverend now finds himself at odds with his longtime friend - the president of the school. Facing a legal battle, Hill soon seeks help from his estranged brother -- a big-city lawyer and atheist -- in a fight to help rebuild the church.”
Shepherd 's Heart
FROM THE DESK OF PASTOR GESKE
From the desk of Pastor Geske....
Greetings in the name of Christ! In April we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord on Easter. As we go through this special time in the church year, we renew again what our faith is all about. As we share our faith, we believe, we teach, and we confess to our world the Good News that forgiveness of our sins and eternal life are ours in Jesus Christ. How wonderful it is on Easter to shout and proclaim that Christ has risen, He is risen indeed! Alleluia! The third week of April we will be celebrating Holy Week and we will recall all of the events that led up to the first Easter. I love Paul’s words in the fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians where he writes a wonderful message of the resurrection. Just think about these powerful words from this awesome chapter, “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.” (1 Corinthians 15:3-5 NIV) At the end of the chapter, Paul proclaims, ‘“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?’ The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:55-58 NIV) Did you catch Paul’s exhortation for you and me? We have this Good News message of forgiveness and eternal life in Christ. We are not to keep it to ourselves, but we are to share it with our community and to the very ends of the earth.
I am excited to see how God might work through us in the future. God wants us, individually and collectively, to share the powerful gospel message
of what Christ has done to give us the victory over sin. Please join me in worshipping, growing, and serving through your time, talents, and resources, so that we may continue to be led by God to share the hope and love of Jesus so that people know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. A blessed Holy Week and Easter to you!God’s blessings!
In Christ,
Rev. Jeffrey Geske
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