St. John’s Newsletter

Committed to Jesus Christ and the spiritual growth of all God’s children.

Feb/March 2018

Our church is about to

experience God’s power through

prayer. Ultimately, the key to spiritual growth is commitment to prayer. 40 Days of Prayer is a church-wide cam-paign that will unite us in prayer. We will learn how to pray with more confidence and greater faith than ever before. Through this season of Lent our goal is to: • Develop a powerful prayer life • Learn how to pray for a break through • Unlock the secret to answered prayer • Grow closer in unity We begin on Ash Wednesday, February

14th, at the evening service and will con-tinue each Wednesday evening at 7 PM. Join us for this time with God. Small Group time is on Sunday mornings at 9:45 – 10:45 AM. Join us for these fur-ther discussions. Journals are also availa-ble. Themes for the Wednesday evenings are: February14 Do you really want to grow up? February 21 A beginners guide to prayer February 28 Who do you think you’re talking to? March 7 Praying in five dimensions March 14 How to Pray throughout your day March 21 How to pray for healing and restoration

Easter is April 1

6:30 A.M. -Sunrise Service

8:30 A.M. —Early Service

11:00 A.M. —Late Service

7:30—10:30

Easter Breakfast

Lent 2018

40 Days of Prayer

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St. John’s Ev. Lutheran

Church and School

4247 W. 183rd Street Country Club Hills, IL

60478 708-798-4131

708-798-4193 fax secretary@sjcch.com

www.sjcch.com

Rev. Dr. Peter B. Dorn Pastor

Matthew Kamien

Principal

Pat Couch Parish Nurse

Cheryl Joynt

Parish Secretary

Jayna Lowe School Secretary

Rev. Dr. Louis Dorn

Visitation

Dwayne Cook Organist

Jennifer Rives

Music

Movie: Heavens to Betsy The movie filmed at St. John’s, Heavens to Betsy, was well received during the Christmas season on pureflix.com. A sequel is in the works. Filming is at St. John’s during the month of April. There will be opportunity to participate in the filming as there was last time. More information will come later.

...to Mr. & Mrs. David McNichols, Mrs. Irene Nietfeldt, Mr. & Mrs. Norm Schilling and Mrs. Bette Unger for their generous donations to St. John's Steeple Fund in loving memory of Doris Zum Mallen. ...to Mrs. Beverly Suhr for her generous donation to St. John's Steeple Fund in loving memory of Fritz Nietfeldt. ...to Mrs. Emily Stelter for her generous donation to St. John's Church in loving memory of Norm Meyer. ...to Mr. & Mrs. Bill Walker for their generous donation to St. John's Altar Guild. ...to Mr. & Mrs. Robert Zum Mallen for their generous donation to St. John's Cemetery Fund.

...to Mr. & Mrs. Neal Miller, Mr. Marvin Kollmann and Mrs. L.J. Stemmons for their generous donations to St. John's Steeple Fund. ...to Mrs. Dorothy Stelter for her generous donation to St. John's Steeple Fund in loving memory of Nancy Meinheit Buletty who was baptized at St. John's 73 years ago. ...to Dr. & Mrs. Robert Biel for their generous donation to St. John's School in loving memory of Matthew Friesser. ...to Ms. Judith Dorn for her generous donation to St. John's Church and School.

Easter Breakfast Yes, there is Easter Breakfast! All that good stuff and more! Speak to Marlon Taylor if you would like to help. Easter Sunday is on April 1—April Fools Day—No Foolin’!

2018 Spring FAB! And Talent Show Well, we cannot let things get boring , so by request, we added a Talent Show to the Spring FAB! this year.

Who can be in the Talent Show? Parents, teachers and students of St. John’s School. Also any church members interested may also audition. Auditions will be in March, watch for audition date. The student Fashion Show will be led by Mrs. Gilton again. Watch the bulletin and notices for that information. The auction will feature baskets again. The Beef Dinner will be lead by Kim Wilkinson. Watch for tickets for the April 14th event. Prices have not been set. Questions? Willing to help? Contact Teena Dorn @ 708-957-4491. See you there!

Are you getting caught up in the “winter blah’s?” Will you be asking yourself one week before Memorial Day, “Why

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P a g e 3 C h r i s t i a n E d

Bible Classes

40 Days of Prayer Pastor’s Bible Study on Sunday morn-ings will be devoted to 40 Days of Prayer during the season of lent. These Bible Studies will coin-cide with the Wednes-day evening service. Those attending the Bi-ble Study will receive a journal to use along for their personal devotion. Join us each Sunday from 9:45 – 10:45 AM. The themes for the Sun-days are as follows: February 18 The Purpose of Prayer February 25 How to Pray with Confi-dence March 4 The Pattern for Prayer (Pt 1) March 11 The Pattern for Prayer (Pt 2) March 18 Praying for a Breakthrough March 25 How to Pray in a Crisis

Leader’s Retreat The elders are plan-ning a one day leaders’ retreat for all the lead-ers of St. John’s Church. This will take place at the Hazel Crest Commu-nity Center on Saturday, April 21st. More infor-mation will come later.

We began our next set of classes on Saturday. Saturday class dates are as follows from 1:30 to 2:30 PM in the gym: February 24 and March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. Wednesday night class dates are from 6-7 PM: February 14, 21, 28 and March 7, 14, 21. Cost for the classes will be $5/class or $40/10 classes for St. John’s members; and $10/class or $80/10 classes for the public. You need to be 13 years old and up to register. Seniors 65+ are free. Attendees should bring a towel, water and a yoga mat. You will also be required to sign a liability waiver. Payments can be made through PayPal and the first day of class. Contact Vania Perry 708.910.4767 or vania.thatlady@outlook.com for more information.

didn’t I get started in the winter?” Then come join us now so you’re ready for the summer months ahead. How? PiYO! What is PiYO? PiYo is Pilates +

Yoga + Nonstop Movement.

You sweat, stretch, and strengthen, all in one class!

It combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility benefits of yoga.

Because you’re always in motion, you’re burning crazy calories.

There are no weights or jumps. You use your body weight.

It’s low impact, high intensity.

It’s restorative, empowering, and set to uplifting music.

It’s a way for you to begin to seek out a healthier YOU and maybe even incorporate some lifestyle changes while having fun!

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P a g e 4 S t . J o h n ’ s N e w s l e t t e r

St. John’s Securing Each Child’s Future

Jeremiah 29:11

National Lutheran Schools Week St. John’s Lutheran School would like to thank the congregation for their continued support. Dur-ing Lutheran Schools Week, the students spent time learning that no matter what we do or what goes on in our lives, it’s still all about Je-sus. The students had opportunities to hear how God’s message is translat-ed into different cultures, make blessing bags for the homeless, keep our bod-ies that God gave us safe and active, and much more.

Introducing New Achievement Testing We are excited to an-nounce that St. John’s Lutheran School will be switching to NWEA MAP testing this school year. This will be in place of the traditional paper/pencil achieve-ment tests that the school has taken in past years. MAP Growth tests are taken on the com-puter instead of paper/ pencil. MAP Growth tests are unique in that they adapt to your child’s level of learning. If the student answers a question correctly, the next question is more challenging. If they an-

swer incorrectly, the next one is easier. This results in a detailed picture of what your child knows and is ready to learn—whether it is on, above, or below their grade level. Since MAP Growth tests provide immedi-ate and accurate infor-mation about your child’s learning, it’s easy for teachers to identify students with similar scores that are generally ready for instruction in similar skills and topics, and then plan instruction accordingly. We are truly excited to focus on your child’s individual growth

and achievement!

Geography Bee & Spelling Bee Students in fourth through eighth grades had the opportunity to compete in the National Geography Bee in Janu-ary. Two students from the listed grade levels advance to compete against each other for a school winner. We had a battle of two pairs of sisters in the competi-tion. Congratulations to Aramie Lyte who won for our school. Aramie com-peted in the national competition through an online test. Students in first through eighth grades competed to be in the South Subur-ban Regional Spelling Bee. This event is made up of St. John’s Lutheran and five other area Lu-theran Schools. The re-gional competition takes place Saturday, February 24th at St. John’s Luther-an in Lansing. Best of luck to our students!

Calendar

Feb. 14, Wednesday Ash Wednesday chapel (10:00 AM)

Feb. 19, Monday Presidents’ Day—no school

Feb. 28, Wednesday Parents’ Track meeting

Mar. 11, Sunday Daylight Savings Time begins

Mar. 19-23 Girls’ A & B Basketball Tournament

Mar. 23, Friday 3rd Quarter ends

Mar. 25, Sunday Palm Sunday

Mar. 29, Thursday Holy Week chapel (10:00 AM)

Mar. 30, Friday Good Friday (7:00 PM service) Easter Recess begins— No school April 9, Monday Classes Resume

Second Quarter Honor Roll & High Honor Roll Congratulations to the fol-lowing students who made honor or high honor roll for the second quarter:

4th Grade High Honors Jamari Thomas Denzel Wright 4th Grade Honors Davia Cobb Rachel Davis Marvin Douglas Nicholas Guillory Emeir White

5th Grade High Honors Jalen Allen Richard Taylor Jackson Willis 5th Grade Honors Cyncere Barksdale Kendall Pace

6th Grade High Honors Aramie Lyte 6th Grade Honors Caleb Conner Jordyn Elem-Simelton Dianna Marie Horton Alexandria Johnson Briana Stewart Mason Torres

7th Grade High Honors Jakia Baker Sungie Cobb

8th Grade High Honors Aaron Dorn Chloe Dunigan Brianna Edwards Arayah Lyte Roniah Valentine 8th Grade Honors Andrew Felder Chris Forson Steffon May Sancia McCullar Brooklyn Miller

Tamaya Pitts Imoni Sharp Cahari Thomas Donovan Traywick Desiree Wrather

Vikings Court The boys’ basketball sea-son has recently end-ed. The junior varsity team was at the top of the conference this year. The varsity team had an up and down season, but they played strong every game and had good results in the tournaments they were in. The girls’ basket-ball season has just be-gun. Come out and sup-port the Lady Vikings! Plans are in the works to have a Boys’ Volleyball Team this year. A Parents meeting for the Track sea-son will take place on Wednesday, February 28th at 6:30 PM.

Bright Start change A change in Illinois law as of January 1, 2018, states that money placed in the Bright Start program can be used for “expenses for tuition in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or sec-ondary public, private, or religious school.” This means that people who contribute to your child’s Bright Start program can get a tax deduction for that contribution and the money can be used for tuition payments. Former-ly the money could only be used for college expenses.

Is it a cold or the flu?

Copied from the CDC Website

Recovery from the flu usually takes a few days to less than two (2) weeks. Sometimes, the flu can lead to pneumonia, especially in the elderly, very young, or those with illnesses such as Asthma /Heart disease, Sickle Cell Disease, Kidney or Liver disease, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, COPD or Extreme obesity. To help prevent the flu, the most important thing to do is get the flu vaccine each year, per the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). It is not too late to get a flu shot for this year. Check with your doc-tor or pharmacy. The flu is widespread across 42 states, up from 39 states two (2) weeks ago, so it would be better to be safe and get the vaccine. The entire state of IL has reported flu illnesses. The next important thing to do to help prevent the flu is to try to stay away from ill people. Also cover coughs and sneezes and teach young ones to do the same. The easiest thing to do is hand washing any time you touch any surfaces where there may be germs. If you do get the flu, stay home and rest so you don’t get exposed to other illnesses and so you don’t infect others. If you have the above-named illnesses or become very ill with the flu, see your physician. There are antiviral medications that can be given that can help prevent other illnesses and help you get better faster.

Until next month, “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you…” III John 1:2.

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Symptoms Cold Flu

Headache Rare Common

Chest discom-fort, cough

Mild or moderate

Common

Sore throat Common Sometimes

Stuffy nose Common Sometimes

Sneezing Common Sometimes

Chills Uncommon Fairly common

Aches Slight Usual

Fever Rare Usual

Symptom Onset Gradual Abrupt

Fatigue Sometimes Fairly Common

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and School

All are welcome to services

4247 W. 183rd Street Country Club Hills, IL 60478

Phone: 708-798-4131 Fax: 708-798-4193 www.sjcch.com secretary@sjcch.com Address service requested

Summer Schedule June 7-September 6 Sunday Worship 9:00 AM Sunday Bible Classes 10:00 AM Wednesday Worship 7:00 PM

Sept—May Schedule (2nd Sunday in Sept to 1st Sunday in June) 2 services Sundays 8:30am and 11am

Bible Study & Sunday School from 9:45—10:45am

risk for developing other flu-related illnesses. The flu spreads by droplet infection from sneezing, coughing, and talking. These droplets can then enter your nose or mouth if you are near them. Plus, if the ill person sneezes or coughs into their hand and then touches things like door knobs or desks they leave the germs and you can pick them up from those objects. You then get infected by touching your nose or mouth. If you don’t have

Do you sometimes become confused in the winter when you are ill?

Do you have the flu or is this just a common cold? Be-

cause both are respiratory illnesses, it is confusing. Even though they both cause respiratory prob-lems, they are caused by different viruses. A cold is a milder illness than the flu. The flu can lead to pneu-monia, bacterial infections, hospitalizations, and even death, especially in those over 65 and under 5. Preg-nant women, people who live in long-term facilities, American Indians, and Alas-ka Natives are all at higher

Nurse

Notes

By Pat Couch,

RN, BSN,

Parish Nurse

Faith

Community Nurse

a tissue to sneeze or cough in and then throw away, use the elbow ar-ea to sneeze or cough. You can become in-fected with the flu by being near someone who is sick one (1) day

prior to their showing symp-toms and up to five (5) to seven (7) days after they become sick. The most contagious time is three (3) to four (4) days after

the illness begins. Symptoms usually begin one (1) to four (4) days after exposure and infec-tion.

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