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Our typical Sunday morning schedule:

  • 9:00 AM: Divine Service (first, third and fifth Sundays) with Holy Communion or Service of the Word (second and fourth Sundays)
  • 10:00 AM: Fellowship Time (Coffee, donuts and conversation in the Large Fellowship Hall)
  • 10:30 AM: Bible Study Hour for all ages.





Stewardship Encouragement

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Written by Pastor Shawn Nettleton Pastor Shawn Nettleton
Created: August 01 2014 August 01 2014

What a privilege and joy it is to be called here to serve as your pastor. My family and I have appreciated your warm welcome and support during our transition. We look forward to getting to know you and walking with you in the Lord.

In my short time here, I've been impressed by so many things at Saint John's! Stewardship, managing God's gifts of time, talent and treasure, has been one of those positive first impressions. Many of you are actively involved here at Saint John's, giving your time and using your God-given gifts. Our 2014 financial offerings have remained steady thanks to your faithful contributions. These are things which we should thank the Lord!

In our Sunday morning Bible class, we have been studying what it means to be Church, the body of Christ. A few Sundays ago we read from Acts chapters one and two. There we get a picture of the first gathering of Christians, the first Christian Church. Luke records:

And they devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers … and they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.Acts 2:42, 45

Even at the onset of the first Christian Church, generosity and giving were at forefront of what it means to be Church. This was not just the faithful response of a few, but the faithful response of the whole community.

As we have come to the halfway point of our calendar year, we have a current deficit of $16,378. Most of this deficit is due to call-related expenses. In thanksgiving to the Lord for His faithful guiding of Saint John's during the call process and providing a new pastor, I would ask you to pray about and consider giving an extra thank offering for this calendar year. As we respond together as the community of Christ here at Saint John's we will close the gap of this deficit, if not erase it all together!

The Lord of the Church has wonderful and exciting things in store for us here at Saint John's! He has been, is, and will be faithful!

Rev. Shawn Nettleton is Senior Pastor at Saint John’s Lutheran Church. You can reach him in the church office, by email at nettleton@StJohnsFC.org or at 970-305-2420.

This Sunday

In worship we add our voices to those of the “great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages,” crying out, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne.” Faith-filled saints from every time and place unite their voices to magnify the Lamb of God. As His beloved children, we “shall see Him as He is.” Joined with the throng of angels and myriad of saints, we will “serve Him day and night in His temple.”

In our earthly tension between saint and sinner, faith and doubt, sacred and profane, we earnestly seek Jesus to calm our fears, comfort our spirits and forgive our sins. The Holy Spirit, through faith in Christ, propels us toward our heavenly home while fortifying us in Word and Sacrament for the joys and trials of our earthly home. In the midst of our constant struggle as believers, we need to be blessed. And so we are. The poor in spirit, the meek, the hungry, the thirsty, the merciful, the pure and the persecuted are all part of the throng that will most certainly inherit the kingdom of heaven.

Pastor Nettleton’s message (mp3)

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