vol. 29 issue 9 - october 25,...
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Vol. 29 Issue 9 - October 25, 2016
Foundations: The Meal
“I’m hungry!” These are two words that every parent hears a lot. Children love to eat and, if given their choice, would probably choose the best tasting, but least healthy option! The meal God gives us through Holy Communion (Luke 22:17-20) is a meal that is not only healthy for your spirit, it is also necessary and “tasty” for your soul. The sanctifying power of Christ’s body and blood is a healthy spiritual option for everyone! If you are interested in learning more about the meal of Holy Communion or worshipping our loving God and hearing more about Jesus, or being a part of a Life Group at St. John’s, find out more here.
Prayer for our school!
Chapel and Devotion
This Week’s Chapel Service
Orange Lutheran High School’s Missions Team will be leading chapel tomorrow. Scripture readings for the week are: Luke 22:7-20 and 1 Corinthians 10:16-17.
Chapel Offering
Chapel offerings for the month of October will go to the Compton Initiative. The Compton Initiative is an outreach ministry that works to build and rebuild community in the city of Compton. St. John’s Lutheran Church is actively involved with this ministry. If you would like to participate, follow the link: http://www.stjohnsorange.org/share/compton-initiative/.
Join us for chapel every Wednesday at 8:30 am in the St. John’s sanctuary!
Family Devotional
This week’s devotional features an exciting fictional story suitable for reading as a family and with young children. Adventure Bible Family Devotions
School Age Care – Holiday Care
For complete upcoming Noon Dismissal and Holiday care offered by School Age Care, please click HERE. Or email Susan Mitchell at [email protected]
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Important Dates
Wednesday, 10/26 - Orange Lutheran leads Chapel in the Sanctuary. Wednesday 10/26 - 4th gr. Parent Meeting for Sacramento Trip. 6:30pm in the Auditorium. Thursday 10/27 - Auxiliary Governing Board Meeting. 8:30am in the Dining Room. Friday 10/28 - 7th & 8th grade visitation to Orange Lutheran High School. 8:30am-12pm. Friday 10/28 - Jog-A-Thon - grades K-5 - various times. Friday 10/28 - NOON DISMISSAL - End Quarter I Friday 10/28 - Cheerleading Fundraiser at Blaze Pizza - Orange Circle from 12-2pm. See flyer below. Saturday 10/29 - St. John's Invitational Girls Volleyball Tournament. 8am-4:30pm - GO MUSTANGS! Sunday, 10/30 - Sunday School students sing at 9:30 am in the Auditorium. Family celebration Sunday! Monday, 10/31 - Grade 6 Jr. Martin Luther Competition - 8:15am in the Sanctuary. Tuesday 11/1 - Grade 3 field trip to the Muth Bay Interpretive Center. 8:45am - 1pm.
National Junior Honor Society
This year’s NJHS members are introducing the first service project of the year. The NJHS service project chosen is the Maxlove Project. For more information about the NJHS fundraiser/service project follow the link here.
Sweatshirt Orders
LAST CHANCE TO ORDER... If you missed the orders the first time around we have a couple options for getting a sweatshirt if you wanted to get one or two for your student.
We have a limited number of sweatshirts on hand that you can purchase now.
Adult Smalls, Adult Mediums, Youth Mediums, Youth Larges, Youth X Larges, 1 youth X small
If you would like to try to buy one now, without personalization email [email protected] and I can hold it for you for pick up in the office. Cost for youth is $32 and adult is $34. If you are looking for personalization, please go to the site and place your sweatshirt order http://stores.kustomimprints.com/st-johns/
Site will be open until this Friday October 28th only so please do not wait to order if you would like one.
Pizza Wednesdays 2nd quarter
Important info, please read through.. If you are interested in having your student receive pizza this quarter please email me with your order at [email protected] and I can get you set up with an invoice so your student can be added to the list. If your student received pizza the 1st quarter and paid quarterly, you were sent an invoice already to pay if you would like to continue pizza lunch. Please email me if you have any questions about order changes, to confirm that you are current with your student's account, to cancel pizza lunch or anything pizza related. We need to have all orders and payments by THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28th. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.
Jog-a-thon
Only half of our students have registered on the Jog-A-Thon Pledge site. Tonight is the Deadline for Students to Register Online and Be Eligible for Prizes. Please go to http://pledgestar.com/sjls to register and help raise money for our Auxiliary General Fund.
PIP HOUR OPPORTUNITY!! Some of the classrooms are short Jog-A-Thon volunteers. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in extra hours counting laps for other classrooms. We need 5 parent volunteers to support the 8th Grade Jog-a-thon on Oct 26th from 1:15 pm - 2:15pm. We need 4 volunteers for 7th grade on Oct 27th from 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm. We also need approximately 4 parents to support various grades lap counting on Friday, Oct 28th from 7:45 - 11:45 am. This can
include their own child's run time.
Run, Mrs. Gomes, Run!!
Mrs. Gomes, our favorite K-5 assistant principal will be running/walking with our kids in the Jog-a-thon on Friday! If you would like to support her with a pledge, here is the link to her fundraising page: https://pledgestar.com/sjls/pledge/?LgAdGRVZegEBHX5TXXxX
Excellent to Exceptional Annual Campaign - Athletics
Our after-school Athletics program at St. John’s is continuing to grow. The 2015-16 school year saw over 220 students involved in basketball, flag football, track, volleyball and cheer. The Boys Varsity Volleyball and both Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball teams were league champions! In fact, a majority of our SJLS student-athletes move on to compete in high school and college sports. This area of giving in our Excellent to Exceptional Annual Campaign helps supplement our low athletic fees at St. John’s Lutheran School. Every year, new costs arise such as the purchase of new uniforms and equipment. For more information or to give, please visit www.stjohnsorange.org/e2e.
Staff Anniversary Celebration - SAVE THE DATE - November 13, at 9:30 a.m., in the Sanctuary
Five people on our staff have achieved a milestone in their service to St. John’s and our Lord Jesus:
Pastor Tim – 25 years, Sue Vogt – 25 years, Durwin Coustaut – 25 years, Caroline Hall – 10 years, Pilar Demarest – 10 years
We are looking forward to recognizing and honoring them during our worship service on Sunday, November 13, at 9:30 a.m., in the Sanctuary. We hope you will join us as we celebrate together!!
25thAnnual Gala & Auction Kickoff Meeting – Tuesday, November 8th
Help plan the best party of the year and support the students of St. John’s! We will be having a Gala Kickoff Meeting on Tuesday, November 8th from8:30-10:00am in the Walker Hall Parlor. The Gala is a great way to earn PIP Hours, and is truly a blessing to be a part of. We’ve got jobs for every level of availability. How can YOU bless St. John’s? Come find out! Childcare is available with RSVP. Please contact Kelly Early to volunteer or RSVP at [email protected].
CONNECT at Sunday School
Sunday School - Follow link for classroom locations
GROW in Life Groups
Children enjoy a time of Bible study, worship and fun. Each class is tailored to be age appropriate and engaging for each age group. Kid’s Quest (3 years – 3rd Grade)
Breakout (4th – 6th Grade)
Junior High Bible Study (7th and 8th Grade)
High School Bible Study
Family Ministries
Junior High Dance: Join us on October 28th from 7-9:30pm for a COSTUME dance you won’t want to miss!! more info
Family Celebration Sunday: October 30th 9:30am in both the Auditorium . The mission starts at home. Come gather with us this Reformation Sunday as we celebrate being families who are built on the foundation of the faith and love of Jesus. There will be no Sunday School. more info
Play Dough Sale: November 6th. Our 3rd grade share team is selling play dough in the courtyard to raise money for Project 23. Please come support them.
Operation Gratitude: November 9th 6:30 – 8pm in the Dining Room. Come support our troops. more info
Family Teaching Day: November 13th: As a part of supporting your family, St John’s believes that there are 3 essential things that every family can do TOGETHER to Grow in the faith and Love in Christ Jesus. more info
Preteen Advent Study: November 30th 3-4:30pm in the Cornerstone for 4th – 6th graders.
Candy Trade-In – Thursday, November 3rd
Bring your Halloween candy to school for a chance to win a free dress day! Please separate chocolate into a separate bag. Candy will be donated to Operation Gratitude,and sent in care packages to our military. Parents! This is also a great PIP Hour opportunity. We are looking for volunteers to help collect candy at classroom doors that morning. Please contact Heidi Byrnes at [email protected] to help!
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St. John’s Lutheran Auxiliary - Labels for Education
Please collect and bring your Labels for Education to your homeroom class! Participating products include Campbell’s, Pace, V8, Swanson, Pepperidge Farm, and Spaghettios. This is last year program is being run, so let’s make the most of it! Please contact Sarah O’Loughlin with questions at [email protected]
St. John's Library Book Club 2016-2017
Thank you to the following students and their families for donating a book to our Birthday Book Club in August and September. Happy Birthday and wishing you God’s best in this upcoming year!
Abigail Anderson, 1st Grade, Mrs. Demarest
Joji Keane Law, 1st Grade, Mrs. Demarest
Natalie Pearce, 2nd Grade, Mrs. Morner
Sydney Schmidt, 2nd Grade, Mrs. Morner
Nadia Winovitch, 2nd Grade, Mrs. Meier
Austin Thomason, 4th Grade, Miss Clark
Madison Timone, 4th Grade, Miss Clark
Angelina and Helena Madden, 6th Grade, Miss Doyle
Jacob Pascal, 6th Grade, Miss Doyle
Baptism Information Meeting
Interested in finding out more about Baptism? What it means to be baptized at St. John’s or why we have baptism? Please come to an informational meeting with an Elder. These meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. For more information, please visit our website www.stjohnsorange.org/baptism or call the Christina Meadows at 714 288 4425.
Auxiliary Meeting THIS WEEK – Thursday, October 27th
Please join us at the Auxiliary meeting this Thursday, October 27th, at 8:30am in the Walker Hall Dining Room. This is a great way to keep up with the happenings at St. John’s. ALL PARENTS are members of Auxiliary and are welcome to attend. Childcare available in the nursery. PIP Hours given for attendance.
