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4500 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, California 93311 www.sjlchurch.org

661-665-7815 Fax: 661-665-7821 Email: dholbrook@sjlchurch.org

St. John’s Lutheran School

661-664-8090 Fax: 661-664-1327 Email: hgreene@sjlschool.org

St. John’s Children’s Center

661-664-9127 Fax: 661-664-9195 Email: jguevera@sjlchurch.org

November 3, 2019 This Week

Campus Maps available at the Information Center WC: Worship Center BR: Bride’s Room KC: Kidz Connection OC: Off Campus LCR: Large Conference Rm in Admin. Office SCR: Small Conference Rm in Admin. Office WCL: Worship Center Lobby ECCR: Event Center Conference Room EC: Event Center-North or South

Sunday, November 3

8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship—Sanctuary 9:00 a.m. Launch Step One—New Member Class—ECCR 10:00 a.m. Family Worship—WC Adult Bible Study—ECCR Bob Schneider, 665-7815 5:30 p.m. SSM High School Youth Group—The Garage & Gym 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball—Gym

Monday, November 4

3:15 p.m. SSM Open Hours—The Garage 4:00 p.m. Mission Task Force Meeting— SCR Women’s Bible Study—OC Sue Hall, 205-7761 6:00 p.m. Endowment Committee Mtg.— LCR-West 6:30 p.m. Chapel Bells—Music Room Men’s Bible Study—OC Rick Hall, 978-5256

Tuesday, November 5

8:00 a.m. Senior Exercise Class—Gym 1:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study—LCR Jenny Lewis, 900-3904 Women’s Bible Study—ECCR Judie Fanucchi, 332-9364 5:30 p.m. Women’s Ministry Meeting— SCR 6:30 p.m. Elders Meeting—LCR

Wednesday, November 6

6:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study—ECCR Joe Dravis, 665-7815 9:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study— EC-South 11:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study—SCR Lon Kellenberger, 665-7815 11:30 a.m. Level 1 Yoga—The Garage 6:00 p.m. SSM Jr. High Youth Group— Gym & The Garage Adult Bible Study—ED-S 111 Shannon Atrops, 665-7815 Women’s Bible Study—BR Jillian Fritch-Stump, 378-3503 AWANA—KC & Gym Confirmation Class—LCR 6:15 p.m. Celebration Choir—Music Room

Thursday, November 7

8:00 a.m. Senior Exercise Class—Gym 9:00 a.m. Peace by Piece Quilting—Gym MOPS Meeting—ECCR

Friday, November 8

Saturday, November 9

7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study— Panera Bread, Stockdale Hwy

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We invite you to submit your prayer petitions using a Prayer Request card in the seat backs or by contacting Debbie Holbrook, 665-7815

PRAYER GUIDE Health Concerns & Illnesses *Hospitalized or Skilled Nursing/Rehab

Taryn, Celia, Johnny Bradford, Mike Guiarte, James Hulsey, Carol Hunsaker, Debbie Hunsaker, Julie Hunsaker, Jim Iwen, Cindy Kuntz, Janie Milner, Erin O’Brien, Jill Rinehart, David Schaub, Hardie Smith, James Stewart, Judie Stewart, Ed Tjaarda, Shirley Uhran, Kimberlee Willey, Robin Willis

Praise & Thanksgiving Marriage of Joshua Burner & Kelsey Gaines, 11/2

Comfort & Strength Family & friends of Pastor Chuck Brehmer at his passing on 10/29

Guidance & Strength in Transitions, Travel & Faith The Morris family, Davis & Gale Shuck & family, Michelle & family, Marianne, Glenn & Bev, Cameron Grogan, Colby & Sarah Hilken, Craig, Helen, Say YES, Alex, Brett, Felicia & children, Jason, SJVOF Pastor, those with financial and employment needs, our community, America, our nation’s leaders, military and their families, our world, Christians in the Middle East/Iraq, St. John’s church body, all staff, Children’s Center, School, Tanzania school, families, teachers, leaders, first responders

Continued Concerns Leah Appold, Jourdin Bacot, Eric Bartels, Helen Bees, Teresa Besinez, Marge Bierman, Martin Chernek, Doug Drasher, Cary Elliott, Larry & Tyler Epp, Kim, Tammy Fitzpatrick, Mary Flanagan, James Fowler, Clete Harper, David & Mary Harris, Sheree Johnson, Nancy Keppen, Matt Malerich, Sheri McBride, Kim Moisher, Dorothy Morris, Ken Myer, Dennis Palla, Kara Rand, Nonda Roth, Jesse Salinas, Tony Shackelford, Dorothy Sundberg, Kim G., Brad T., Chad S., John M., Margie, Fred, Lisa Vorhees, Michael Wagner

Prayers

Welcome to St. John’s!

We’re glad you chose to worship with us today.

If this is your first time at St. John’s, we invite you to come to the Information Center in the Worship Center Lobby between services. We’d like to meet you and we have a special gift for you.

Nursery (Age 0 to 35 months) is available during the services. Our nursery is located in the Lobby to the left of the Worship Center.

Sunday School (Age 3 years through 6th grade) Parents! Check your child into Sunday School at the Express Check-in (located in front of the Nursery) between 8:10-8:30 a.m. and 9:30-9:55 a.m. During both services, children will be dismissed to Sunday School and their teachers will walk them to class. You may pick them up in their classrooms after the service.

Restrooms with diaper changing stations are located in the lobby, across from the nursery. Exiting from the Sanctuary, turn left; exiting the Worship Center, turn right.

Need information? Try the Information Center in the Lobby between worship services. It’s a great place to get information or find out about current activities.

In the back of the chairs you will find PRAYER Cards for your prayer requests and CONNECT Cards (one per family) to register your worship attendance and note any contact information changes, including new e-mail addresses. Prayer Cards will be collected by the ushers early in the service. If you would like more information on our ministries, fill out a NEXT STEPS Card. Connect Cards and Next Steps Cards may be placed in the offering plate as it is passed.

A friendly reminder to all, please silence all devices.

Prayer support, if you would like someone to pray with you, please come to the front, following the worship service.

In today’s service we celebrate the Lord’s Supper. Please review the card in the seat backs in preparation for this holy event.

Gluten-free wafers and alcohol-free wine are available at each station.

If you need communion served at your seat, assistance getting to and from your seat or any other assistance during worship, please speak with an usher or the Elder of the Day prior to the service.

A Bountiful Affair 2019

Weekly Amount Needed to Meet Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget—$1,944,074 Last Week’s Giving—$21,514.51 Budget to Date—$602,274 Year to Date—$548,198 Year to Date Variance—$(54,076)

News & Notes

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Honoring Our Veterans If you are a veteran, you know a veteran or you have a veteran in

your family, please put their name and branch of military service on the sign-up sheets in both the Information Centers. They will be honored at a special service on Sunday, November 10. Questions, contact the church office, 665-7815.

St. John’s Student Ministry

High School SSM Sunday Nights

TONIGHT! 5:30-7:00 p.m. in The Garage.

This happens 1st & 3rd SUNDAYS of the MONTH.

Jr. High Youth Group WEDNESDAY Nights,

6:00-7:30 p.m. in The Garage.

Still want to join AWANA? We meet Wednesday Nights, 6-7:30 p.m. AWANA is our

mid-week ministry that blends Bible teaching, Scripture

memorization, and tons of fun! Register at: sjlchurch.org/awana

SSM SUNDAYS SSM Sunday occurs the 2nd and

4th Sundays of the month. Students will be dismissed from the 10:00 a.m. service, then head over to

The Garage. See you there!

1 SAMUEL 17 David and Goliath

SAY THIS: Honor others by giving them a chance.

We are offering an opportunity to worship Wednesday, November 27, 6:15 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Invite your family and

friends to join us for this service! Each family is asked to bring a bag or two of non-perishable groceries. During the service, everyone will be invited to bring the groceries forward and place them in front of the altar. We will then dedicate them, asking the Lord to multiply these gifts to feed the hungry. The food offerings will be donated to The Mission at Kern County. There are no services Thanksgiving Day.

Show God’s Love at Thanksgiving with an Arvin Thanksgiving Bag! We are seeking

donations of full Thanksgiving Bags for St. John’s Valley of Faith Blessing Boxes. Our target is 70 families who are identified as the most needy in the community. Pick up a blue Thanksgiving Bag at the H.I.S. Kiosk in the Worship Center Lobby. Attached to the bag is the list of items to purchase and put into the blue bag as donations. Please return filled bags by Sunday, November 17. These filled blue bags will be added to the Arvin Blessing Boxes and distributed to the families in Arvin before Thanksgiving. Questions, contact Don Marquez, donaldmarquez50@gmail.com or 331-1091.

Milestone Anniversaries It has been a tradition here at St. John’s to recognize those

celebrating milestone wedding anniversaries (25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and 60+) at the Sunday services prior to Thanksgiving. This year we will do this on Sunday, November 24. Letters have been sent out to those couples based on records available to us. If you are celebrating a milestone anniversary and have not yet received a letter, please call Stacey in the office, 665-7815. We would like to recognize all couples celebrating a milestone anniversary.

A Bountiful Affair Thank You! We are so incredibly thankful to our amazing sponsors, donors and volunteers for making

this year’s event so successful. We are truly humbled and blessed. Thank you again for making a World of Difference!

Tanzania Student Sponsors Update Thank you for all the prayer and financial support you have given for this ministry. We have

400 children attending our Christian school, 307 of them have been sponsored. You are changing their lives forever. If you are interested in knowing more or if you want to sponsor a child, Patrice will be at the Worship Center Information Center before and after the 10:00 a.m. service or you can contact Patrice, pappold@sjlschool.org or 664-8090.

Christmas Wreath Fundraiser St. John’s Lutheran Church Cub Scout Pack 38 is selling holiday evergreens through November 6. Please support our

goal to raise money for dues, supplies, community service events and camping trips! Pack 38 offers opportunities for fun and personal growth while creating a lifetime of memories. To order, please see your favorite Scout or order online with secure payment, through PayPal at www.sffsalestrack.com/sjlcpack38. Thank you for your support. Questions, contact Scouts.Pack38@gmail.com.

Prayer Requests In October, we received a total of 320 prayer requests. Thank you for allowing us to

pray for you.

Find St. John’s on Facebook & Yelp

Find out what’s happening and what’s happened. Go to:

www.facebook.com/SJLCBakersfield. Get in on and share all the fun! LIKE us!

Thank you for worshiping with us! Come again, soon.

Altar Flowers Celebrating? Remembering? Enjoying the beauty of His earth? Share with your family and friends here at St. John’s.

Reserve your Sunday now to provide flowers for our worship. Contact Leslie, 665-7815, to sign up.

The Worship Team Set List is posted the Tuesday after Sunday morning worship. No sign up necessary. www.twitter.com/sjlcworship.

Wifi password: Welcome2SJLC

The people of St. John’s LOVE God and others,

LEARN to be and make disciples of Jesus Christ, and

LEAD others to discover and live out their calling as God’s people.

Enjoy the holiday tradition of a fresh, fragrant Christmas tree! Order your Christmas trees by Friday,

November 15. Order from your favorite St. John’s 7th or 8th

grader or use forms in the school office or the Information Centers. St. John’s is partnering with Alpine Christmas Trees. Alpine Christmas Trees are grown on their own tree farms in the lush Willamette Valley of Oregon, and are freshly cut and delivered to Bakersfield on a daily basis. Trees are available at Alpine’s lot on Wible the day after Thanksgiving. This fundraiser helps send the 8th Graders on their Washington, D.C. Trip.

St. John’s SCRIP You can purchase SCRIP at the school office during the week or at the Information

Center between services only on Sunday. SCRIP is face value gift cards. You can purchase SCRIP as gift cards from local and national retailers and restaurants. Why use SCRIP? It is easy and a percentage of every purchase of SCRIP comes back to support our School and Children’s Center.

This would be a good time to stock up on grocery Scrip for

Thanksgiving!

St. John’s Lutheran School Job Opportunities Lunch Time Recess Aide—Days needed: Mondays

and Fridays, 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Substitute Teachers—Minimum Requirement: Teaching Credential. If you are interested in either of these positions, contact Patrice Appold, pappold@sjlschool.org.

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church A sister congregation from our circuit located in Lake Isabella is having a 50th Anniversary

Celebration Banquet on Saturday, November 9 at 4:30 p.m. Please RSVP,(760) 379-2343, if you are planning to attend. On Sunday, November 10, their 50th Anniversary Worship Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. The church is located at 377 CA-155, Lake Isabella.

Memorial Service St. John’s Lutheran Church has a memorial service scheduled in the Sanctuary for Pastor Chuck Brehmer, Friday,

November 8 at 1:00 p.m. A reception will follow in the Event Center. Golden Eagles

is a seniors Bible study that meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. Join

us for study and lunch in the LCR at 11:00 a.m.

St. John’s Valley of Faith Work Day! A big thank you to Ron Lundy and Scott Rossi for

their help during the Saturday, October 26 work day at St. John’s Valley of Faith. It was very much appreciated.

Kidz 56 Winter Camp 2020

Forest Home January 24-26

This is a great opportunity for your 5th and 6th graders to explore God’s word and His creation. Forest Home focuses on Biblical teaching, cabin chats, and heart-felt worship. Plus, they have tons of fun, winter outdoor recreation and games designed just for your children. Register online today: www.sjlchurch.org/kidz56

Pizza and Movie

Jr. High Guys Night

FRIDAY NIGHT, November 15, 4:00-7:00 p.m. in The Garage! Jr. High guys get the word out

free pizza, soda, and chips.

Sunday Night Basketball Tonight at 7:30 p.m., St. John’s Gym. Guys, lace ‘em up and get ready to play some hoops. Invite your friends. Call or text Jon Mueller for information,

302-7497.