St. John’s HELPER

St. John’s United Church of Christ

1513 West Street

Rosenberg, Texas 77471

Church Office: 281-342-5159 Church Email:

Church Website: www.stjohnsunitedchurchofchrist.org

Rev. Daniel Haas, Minister Cell phone #801-368-1180

August 5, 2015 Rev. Donald Kolkmeier, Pastor Emeritus

No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome at St. John’s United Church of Christ

“Hiroshima Prayer of Remembrance”

On the occasion of the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, local churches are encouraged to pray and offer witness for peace in the world and the elimination of all stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Another world is possible. It must be possible. A world void of nuclear weapons with their devastating and long lasting effects on the peoples of this world, and on the earth.

A Prayer of Remembrance:

O God, tender and just,

the names of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

cut through our denial
that we are capable of destroying the earth
and all that dwell therein.
Forgive us –

and help us to always remember.
We must remember because this must never happen again.
We must remember because you would have us live
in harmony with each other,
seeing the joy of your creation in our

sisters and brothers.

Holy God, God of all the ages,

lead us from death to life, to the stockpiling of hope, and of possibilities,

and of love

rather than the stockpiling of weapons, or stones to throw, or of hate.

We pray for the healing of the earth and of its peoples,

especially for our sisters and brothers

upon whom a nuclear rain poured down.

Help us to imagine that another world is possible

and guide our actions towards the peace

you envision, the peace you have already given us.

In the name of the One who came so that we might have life,

and have it abundantly, we pray.

Amen.

Written by Rev. Loey Powell

Blessings,

Rev. Daniel Haas

Offering for August 2, 2015

General Fund …………………. 2,278.00
Loose plate ……………………. 30.00
Benevolence ………………….. 184.00
Improvement …………………. 75.00
Rental donation………………………….. 50.00
Non-Members…………………. 50.00
Total Offering $ 2,667.00

THOSE IN OUR PRAYERS

Prayer has the ability and power to change lives and to heal the body, mind and spirit of those who are hurting. Therefore, you are invited to keep the following persons in your daily prayers. Knowing that your church family is praying for you can truly help make a difference in recovery.

Hannah Calaway Patsy Crow

Brenda Dresner Janet Enax

Johnnie Filipp Anna Finke

Patricia Hubenak Gilbert Jimmy Gutowsky

Morgan Jones Bonnie Kaminski Dorothy Krell Angie Krueger

Ed Marek Denver McFarland

Edna Schmidt Johnny Scott

Linda Velasquez Gloria Zdunkewicz

Long Term Prayer Concerns:

Gary Ashley Tom Atkins
Gladys Barta Herman Barta
Joann Barton Brandon Beck
Allen Christ Tommy Crayton

Sharon Seiler Davis Kervin Finke

Wayne Fredensprung Dale Hans

Rev. John Huegel Rev. Dale Krampe

Pat Lucky Melvin Loesch

Judy Macura Kim Martin

Gene Myska Allen Newell

Shirley Niemeyer Rose Rabata

Ella Mae Schmidt Lawrence Schmidt

Kim Schnell Mildred Scott

Mattie States Betty Weber

Alice Welch Edgar Wendt

Ernest Stubby Wendt Makayla Williams

James Wrobliski Mike Woods

Cheryl Zwahr

Attendance for August 2, 2015

Church Attendance 54

Adult Sunday School 5

Children’s Church 2

Preparing for Sunday, August 9, 2015

Healing Service with Holy Communion

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-8

John 6:35-51

Sermon: “Get Up and Eat”

Loss of Former Members

It is with sadness to report the passing of a former member of St. John’s UCC, Wilma Mesecke. Mrs. Mesecke passed away on August 1 at the age of 94, and will have a graveside service on Friday, August 7 at 10:00 a.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg. A visitation will be held Thursday, August 6 from 5-8 p.m. in the Stateroom at Davis Greenlawn Funeral Home.

The church office has been notified by one of our members that many of you may remember Ava and Elliott Koehn who were members of St. John's for many years before they moved to Weimar. This is just to let the congregation know that Ava passed away Saturday afternoon. Her memorial service will be Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at the UCC church in Weimar.

Please keep both of these families in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time of loss.

August Food Drive for Helping Hands

August is once again one of our months to host a food drive to benefit our local Helping Hands. A wooden crate has been placed in the Narthex so that you are able to drop off any non-perishable food items. Thanks in advance for your support.

Women’s Luncheon

The ladies of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Rosenberg invite the women of St. John’s to a salad luncheon, silent auction and program on Saturday, August 8th at 11:00 a.m. The program is based on “Famous Women of the Bible” and will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church (1208 Fifth Street). Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit Krause Children’s Center in Katy and Restoration House in Victoria. To make your reservation please contact Joyce at 281-341-7500.

Kroger’s Reenrollment

Soon we will begin relinking Kroger’s courtesy cards to the St. John’s Brotherhood account for the Kroger’s Community Rewards Program. August is also a great time for new members to join this program as well. You can actually enroll in this program at any time throughout the year. Remember that this is a great way to have a percentage of your groceries total sent to the Brotherhood to be used for various projects benefiting the church.

Women’s Retreat

The ladies of the church are invited to the Women’s Retreat on September 11-13 at Slumber Falls in New Braunfels. The theme for the retreat will be “Fruits of the Spirit” and will be hosted by Immanuel UCC of Needville and Friedens UCC of Beasley. Registration can be done online at www.slumberfalls.org. For more information please contact Debby Wendt at or Erna Thielemann at or by calling Erna at 281-232-6321.

Choir News

The choir has been enjoying their summer break and will resume choir rehearsals on Augusts 19th and be back singing in church on Sunday, August 23. This would be a great time to consider joining the choir when they resume, new voices are always welcomed.

Holy Communion

Reminder that this Sunday we will have a Healing service along with Holy Communion. Immediately following the worship service there will be a Celebration of Joy in the Parish Hall which is a wonderful time for fellowship and refreshments.

Bible Study

Next Tuesday, August 11 Rev. Haas will begin his Bible Study on the Apostle’s Creed. This study will be on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month over the next several months from 6-7 p.m. Please mark your calendars and feel free to invite family and friends.

Calendar

For Sunday, August 9, 2015

Lay Reader: Sandra Croft

Flowers for Altar: Lori Peschel

Greeters & Ushers for August:

John Eixmann, Nathan Gaskamp,

JoAnn Myers and Don Myers

Lay Readers for August:

Karen Sikes, Sandra Croft, Janet Enax,

Tommy Gaskamp, Michelle Gutowsky

Altar Flowers for August:

Wanda Cook, 8/2

Lori Peschel, 8/9

Pat Lucky, 8/16

Darwin & Janet Enax, 8/23

Diana & Keith Beck, 8/30

August 9, 2015

Rev. Daniel Haas delivers the

morning message entitled,

“Get Up and Eat”

Healing Service

Holy Communion

Celebration of Joy

Looking Ahead

Helping Hands August Food Drive

Healing Service, 8/9

Holy Communion, 8/9

Celebration of Joy, 8/9

Bible Study begins, 8/11

Women’s Guild, Teachers Breakfast, 8/12

Church Council, 8/17

Mature Adults, 8/18

Family Ministry Communion, 8/19

Choir Rehearsal resumes, 8/19

Bible Study, 8/25

Confirmation Class begins in September

Alzheimer’s Presentation, 10/6

Thought for the week:

“Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are the seeds, you can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds.”

Link to Kroger’s Community Rewards website: https://www.kroger.com/communityrewards

(On your computer push Control and click your mouse at the same time while hovering the mouse over the above link and it will take you directly to the Kroger registration page.)