The SJLC Minute MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH | MARCH 2022
First Friday is April, 1st (no foolin’)
Church Events •
Mar 29th Outreach Team Meeting
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Mar 30th Lenten Meal and Worship
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April 1st First Friday
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April 6th SAM’s Meeting/Lenten Meal and Worship
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April 9th Spring Clean Up
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April 10th Palm Sunday
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April 14th Maundy Thursday Worship
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April 15th Good Friday Worship
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April 17th Easter Sunday
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April 18th Church office closed
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April 24th Called Congregational Meeting
Where Sparks Fellowship Hall
When 5:30 to 7:00 April 1st, 2022 BYOB and an appetizer to share! Come hang out for a while and then head out to dinner, galleries, to meet friends or whatever, but have Fun!!! Our new neighbors on Emory Place, Pivot Point Fine Art Gallery will be also having their Grand Opening Celebration from 6 to 9 that night. We are invited to walk over and join them.
BREAKING NEWS! Beginning THIS SUNDAY (April 3rd) we will reopen The Nursery and start - Children’s Faith Formation too! The nursery will be open for both services and will accept children ages infant through kindergarten Children’s Faith Formation will begin an eight-week run through May 22nd led by Nancy Friedrich for Children in Kindergarten through Grade 5! Please Join us as we return to the blessings of Childcare and Children’s Faith formation! If you are interested in participating or you would like to lead a class or help in any way please contact Nancy Friedrich at nancy.o.friedrich@gmail.com.
Evening Wednesday Worship During Lent
5:30 PM Yummy Food...Tender Lovin’ Cookin’ (TLC) will provide a simple meal that supports conversation around tables in Sparks Fellowship Hall 6:30 PM Song, Prayer, and Reflection…”All for Love’s Sake: Compline” in-person in the sanctuary and livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook Live
Annual Spring Cleaning April 9th at 9:30 to 11:00
Please come early for fellowship over coffee and continental style breakfast
What: SAM’s When: Wed., April 6, 2022; 11:30 am Where: Fellowship Hall Lunch: Catered by St. John's own culinary artist, Nancy Maland. Your cost: $5.00 Program:
“The Life and Music of Alberto H. Barrios" Thea Peterson, a longtime member of St.
John's, will tell us about her father. Blessing Basket: Please bring dish soap for VMC Thank you for sharing with others. RSVP to Mary Cole:
memecole@comcast.net 865-584-3153 Please contact Mary ASAP.
•Inside: Condition the beautiful woodwork of the Welcome Center and Sanctuary, clean the windows inside and out, clean blinds, clean wax from sanctuary floors and pews, and arrange archive room upstairs •Outside: Trim tree limbs, prepare Courtyard Fountain for springtime operation, waterproof cement wall caps, and other outside beautification projects Seasoned and New Members alike are encouraged to come help keep our church home BEAUTIFUL! Please bring gloves; all other tools will be provided! •Questions? Please contact Darrell Murrell at 865-438-3132.
Specially Called Congregational Meeting Sunday, April 24 between services in the Sparks Fellowship Hall Agenda includes: *Review of the Mission and Vision statements *Final approval of specific ministry goals associated with both statements
*Q&A about next steps and opportunities to get involved