This Week @ St. John

• TUES 10/8- Pastors' Conference, Midway
• 1:00pm Quilting
• WED 10/9- 9:00am Ladies' Bible Study
• 3:30pm Confirmation
• 7:30pm Church Council Meeting
• THURS 10/10- 6:30pm Quilting
• SUN 10/13- 8:45am Bible Study/Sunday School
• 10:00am Worship- LWML Sunday; bring your loose change for a "noisy" offering collection for mission projects.
• 11:00am Finance Board Meeting 
• WED 10/16- 7:30pm Quarterly Voter's Meeting

2014 Church Offices Ballot

President: Kevin Pester | Ted Mallory

Vice President: Brady Goslar | Kevin Clausen

Council Secretary: Linda Nepper * | Becki Berens

Treasurer: Becky Dorale*

Finance Secretary: Otto & Jane Kunze*

Assistant Finance Secretary: Roger & Patty Kunze*

Board of Elders: Steve Beeck* | STILL IN NEED OF FURTHER NOMINATIONS

Board of Education: Bethany Mallory | STILL IN NEED OF FURTHER NOMINATIONS

Trustees: Dan Kuhlmann

Finance Board: Aaron Broderson, Brad Elwell, Rod Kunze, Bob Stoltze Jr.

Mission Secretary: Don Friedrichs* | Jason Kuhlmann

Stewardship Secretary: Byron Weiss* | Ralph Dorale

* Denotes Incumbent

Please Call Kevin Clausen, or let Linda know in the Church Office, if you'd be willing to run/serve or if you know someone you'd like to nominate. Thank you for your willingness to serve. You ARE the church, you ARE the Body of Christ.

Helping the Homeless; The Veterans Auxiliary is collecting new or gently used coats, blankets, winter clothing etc. for our homeless veterans and their families. There will be a tub in the lobby for donations. Furniture is also being collected for an apartment building for the homeless. If you have furniture you would like to donate, call Ed Nemitz or the church.

Lutheran Education; An opportunity to assist Lutheran education AND receive an Iowa state tax credit is now in its seventh year.The Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization (STO) assists families who meet certain income guidelines, and your contribution can help the STO help others. THis year over 700 students received $500,000 in tuition assistance to attend Lutheran elementary or secondary schools in Iowa. Visit the STO website at www.iowalutheransto.org or call the Iowa District West STO program manager Dewey Torkelson at (712) 260-2991 for more information and to see how your contribution can help.