VOLUME 71, ISSUE 6

JUNE

2011 BUILDING ON

THE LEGACY

Thru the Windows

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH BENNINGTON, NE 68007

Congratulations St. John’s Class of 2011 Trevor Bohn-Bennington HS

Katherine Bridgeford-Bennington HS

Kaitlin Carl-Bennington HS

Jessica Curtsinger-Bennington HS

Jake Depperman-Bennington HS

Conor Dunn-Bennington HS

Kacey Eggink-Skutt HS

David Farris-Bennington HS

Kyle Fuchser-Bennington HS

Sam Giebelhausen- Bennington HS

Tayler Goertz-Bennington HS

Zach Heo-Concordia HS

Elizabeth Kuker-Bennington HS

Meade Laaker-Bennington HS

Max McDermott-Westside HS

Melayna Miller-Bennington HS

Hannah Misfeldt-Marian HS

Megan Nelson-Bennington HS

Brooke Sass-Bennington HS

Shelby Sass-Bennington HS

Taylor Sass-Bennington HS

Jacob Schneider

Dillon Steffes-Bennington HS

Andrew Taylor-Creighton Prep HS

Ann Weidner-Bennington HS

Congratulations to the following who have been awarded an Endowment

Fund Scholarship Seniors: Trevor Bohn, Kaitlin Carl, Jake Depperman, Kacey Eggink,

Kyle Fuchser, Tayler Goertz, Elizabeth Kuker, Meade Laaker,

Hannah Misfeldt, and Ann Weidner.

1st year recipient: Nicholas Yaksich.

2nd year recipient: Bailey Backhuus, Megan Bohn, Matthew Braden,

Dillon Eurek, Samantha Japp, Michael Jensen, Brandon Pierson and

Brock Pierson.

Congratulations to the following who have been awarded a St.

John’s Lutheran Church College Scholarship

Kacey Eggink, Nicholas Yaksich

UPCOMING

EVENTS

June 1

Financial Peace

University

June 11

Cooks 4 Christ

Tea & Style Show

June 13—17

Vacation Bible School

(details on Page 4)

June 19

Community Worship

Centennial Park 9:30 Coffee/Rolls

10:00AM Worship

First Fruits Table

Every Sunday

(details on Page 11)

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A Reflection As summer is making its entrance it is good to take some time to reflect on all the activities that

have taken place at St. John‘s. It has brought excitement and an unbelievable joy to my heart to see

how members from every possible demographic at St. John‘s have gotten involved in all the different

ministries and events that were launched or are in the planning stage. It is an answer to Christ‘s prayer

in John 17:20-21: My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me

through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May

they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. St. John‘s is a congregation

that is centered in the message of cross, and because of that people from all different walks of life and

worship preferences come together to bring hope and healing to everyone we are called to minister to.

It is amazing to see everyone at St. John‘s moving forward into the same direction. From my

perspective, the Rachel Scott event from May 1 was the clearest expression of this. Members from all

age-groups or backgrounds came and brought friends along. It was not an event of one group of the

congregation, but of St. John‘s! From young teenagers to advanced seniors - all came, enjoyed the

evening and glorified God!

Christ has called us to speak openly about our faith. But in the experience of many believers, that is

one of the most terrifying aspects of being a follower of Christ. To see five of our member on May 1

come up front and speak to a packed sanctuary about how they experienced God in the different

challenges of their lives was nothing short of incredible. It is my prayer for St. John‘s that we become

comfortable speaking about our faith whenever there is an opportunity. It is wonderful to see how the

ministries Christ is leading us to start provide opportunities for members to share their faith in dealing

with the specific challenges of life: Financial peace, being a young mother, divorce, exercise, etc.

It has become obvious that St. John‘s has realized that reaching out and praying about new ministries

is not about ―growing numbers‖ or ―feeding our ego‖. It is about being faithful to what Christ has

called us to do: To go to all nations and to make disciples wherever we go. If Christ has called us to do

this, he expects that we pour our heart, our soul, our time, our resources and our skills into it. And we

do! And so St. John‘s has begun to establish a reputation not through marketing tricks, but through

genuine expressions of faith that we can be proud about: This is the most welcoming and caring

church I have ever seen. This is not my opinion, but the voices of guests and visitors. Just the other

day I had the chance to visit with some first-time visitors. They made sure to emphasize what a friend-

ly, welcoming and friendly congregation St. John‘s is. This has already become the standard line

whenever I visit with new folks: Wow – what a welcoming and friendly congregation St. John‘s is! St.

John‘s is this because of you!

Where do we go from here? It would be pretentious to assume we know what the future brings. But

what we can say with a degree of certainty is that St. John‘s will continue to focus and to be centered

in the message of cross. St. John‘s will continue to operate based on the realization that our biggest

assets are the people of St. John‘s. Therefore we will continue to seek to involve everyone in all the

different ministries we are doing. St. John‘s will continue to take to heart the invitation of our Lord to

reach out and to make disciples wherever we go. These are more than clichés – these convictions form

the foundation of everything we are and will be doing. Wherever that is going to take us – Christ

knows. And because it is Christ who is in charge and who is leading we can be assured that He will

lead St. John‘s and us as individual believers into a land where milk and honey flows. A land of

blessing and healing! It is exciting to be on this journey! It is a joy to be on this journey together with

you!

Pastor Stein Shares

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Rachel Scott 2011

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Kingdom Quest

Thank you to all the Kingdom Quest families for allowing us to teach your beautiful children about

God and his word. We also couldn‘t do our program without the volunteers that show up each week

and help us out. We do appreciate each and every one of you. We ended our Sunday School year by

having the S.T.A.G.E.D. Puppet team from West Hills Church perform a show for us on May 1st. It

showed us how we need to ―Depend On God‖ every day. Enjoy your summer and we will see you

next September!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL—June 13 to 17, 2011 at St. John’s

Come join the fun with PandaMania, where God shows us how wild he is for us! Kids will explore Psalm

139 and experience God listening to them...watching over them...and loving them - no matter what!

Camp opens at 9:00 a.m. in the sanctuary

Closing Assembly is at 12:00 Noon

Preschool Children will attend from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Cost: $12 per child or $30/family of 3 or more

(No one will be turned away for inability to pay)

Please return registrations with payment to the church office or in the narthex. Registration forms are available

in the narthex or at www.stjohnsbennington.org.

If you are willing to help out in any way, please contact Kelly Witt at 402-238-2483.

Outreach Ministries

SJLC Outreach Ministry continues to reach out to the community through the Health by Design

program. Forty people participate in a series of fitness classes each week. We had a series of fitness

testing over the past month, in which several people lost over five pounds, inches and decreased the

cholesterol. Fitness class schedules will begin a new session in late June. If you are interested in

exercise and a healthy lifestyle planning, contact drheathergoertz@yahoo.com.

We have started a running/walking club for SJLC and the Bennington community called ―Faithful

Soles‖. Runs/walks occur every Saturday morning at 7:00 AM. Please join us in the west parking lot

of SJLC, if you are interested. Thank you to Heather Roth and Cindy Giebelhausen for leading the

―Faithful Soles‖.

Submitted by Heather Goertz

Submitted by Kelly Witt

Youth Ministry

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June 2011 Youth Newsletter Report

May has been a whirlwind month with all that was going on at St John‘s. The month started off with

our May 1st Rachel Scott event, continued with a great celebration with our graduates on May 15th,

and then we added in there the end of the school year and Memorial Day weekend. Throughout all

these events we continued our weekly meetings with the Senior High youth, and we ended the

confirmation year with a family fun night with food and some ―minute to win‖ it games.

Working with the students here at St John‘s has been amazing. The students here are full of life and

are passionate about the future. I am so excited to see what God has in store for us and the youth

ministry program.

This summer we will continue to meet with both the Jr High and Sr High youth. We will be doing

Bible studies, activities, trips, and spend the summer building relationships to encourage our faith in

Christ. Please watch the Sunday bulletins and your mail for details on the activities we will be doing

this summer. This should be a summer to remember.

We are also preparing for ministry next fall. We are planning confirmation, as well as a new Jr High

ministry program. The Sr High ministry is planning some exciting things as well. Please keep all our

students in your prayers along with all the adults who work with them.

One last note, if you have felt God calling you to work with our youth program in any way, please

give me a call. Please pray what God has planned for you, because I want you to use the gifts you

have been given. I look forward to hearing from you.

God Bless,

Pastor Nick

Coming Events Fair Trade Sales

June 12 in the Narthex between services

Coffee, Tea, Cocoa,

Hot Chocolate,

Nuts and Chocolate Bars

Saved to Serve

Opportunities

Hospitality Helpers at the

Nebraska Synod Convention

Fremont, NE

June 2—5

General Meeting

July 25 7:00 PM

Speaker—Karen Arp

Learn, Share, Serve

Asian Cultural Exchange

Dakota City, NE

Aug 19-21

Join Us in Bible Study! All Women are Welcome!

Faith Circle Bible Study

June 14, at 1:30 PM

Fellowship Hall

Lesson Leader –

Dorothy Bauermeister

Refreshments – Erma Trisler

Rejoice Circle Bible Study

June 20, at 7:00 PM

Conference Room

Lesson/Refreshments – Jane Frost

Busy Women’s Bible Study

June 28 at 7:00 PM

Contact

drheathergoertz@yahoo.com

for time and place

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St. John’s Women in Action

Let’s Start a

New Bible Study Group! This is for busy women who would like to share in Bible study and enjoy

fellowship with other women.

―Unity in the Midst of Diversity‖ is the current topic. If you are interested

in being part of a Bible study group that meets once a month,

Please contact Karen Anderson at kaanders@q.com or Deb Sass at

vsass@msn.com or see us at church.

Sheets for Quilters If you have any bed sheets that you no longer

need, please bring them to church and put them on

the coat racks by the fellowship hall. The quilters

use them as fillers in the quilts they make to give

away.

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St. John’s Women in Action

Young Women of the ELCA

BE BOLD!

Check out these websites! www.boldcafe.org

www.twitter.com/Womenofthe ELCA

http://blogs.elca.org/women

Café is a free, monthly on-line magazine for young women offered by Women of the ELCA.

Women of all ages are reading it!

Café stands for Community, Advocacy, Faith, and Enlightenment. Also, check out all the info

about Women of the ELCA at www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Ministry/Women-of-the-ELCA.aspx

Looking for understanding, communication, self worth, communality, and a better insight of where each of us

is in our daily life? Join a Men‘s Ministry group.

Saturday Group is studying the Apostle Paul‘s travels and letters, which took place in the first 100 years after

our Lord‘s resurrection. Contact Dick Fritz for information on meeting dates and times.

Men’s Ministry

The Social Ministry’s Card Ministry Team believes that relationships are key to the outreach

ministries and wants you to know that we are here for you. On your birthday, & special

occasions, you should receive a personalized note from us!

Would you consider being a Card Ministry Sponsor? Sponsors are asked to give a donation to

fund the expenses of the card supplies & postage for the month of their birthday or anniversary.

We will then recognize the sponsor on the back of each card that is sent out.

Thank You June Card Sponsors

Karen & John Ueberrhein Family and Roger & Alice Bunz Family

in honor of Erma Bunz‘s 90th Birthday on June 14 (Flag Day)

Julie & Lori Rothermund in honor of Sarah Rothermund‘s 21st Birthday on June 12.

Card Ministry

Quilter’s Prayer Thank you for blessing me with the ability to quilt.

Thank You for the joy, peace and blessing it brings into my

life. It is a gift that has brought me countless hours of

pleasure & enjoyment. Father, I return this gift to You.

Use this talent to serve your purpose in the world. Bless each

item we quilt so that it radiates Your love to the person who

receives it. Amen.

Quilters in Action

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―Many are the plans in a man‘s heart, but it is

the Lord‘s purpose that prevails.‖ Proverbs

19:21 (NIV)

Have you noticed the things don‘t always turn

out the way you want them to? That sometimes

God has a better idea? It‘s okay to make your

plans, but remember that life is unpredictable

and God says we shouldn‘t presume on it. On

the other hand, we shouldn‘t worry about it

because God is in control.

James 4 tells us the proper attitude to have:

―Now listen you who say ‗Today or tomorrow

we will go to this or that city, spend a year

there, carry on business, and make money,

‗Why, you don‘t even know what will happen

tomorrow….. Instead, you ought to say, ‗if it is

the Lord‘s will, we will live and do this or

that.‖‖(vs. 13-15, NIV). James is saying it‘s

OK to make plans, but just realize that

ultimately God has the final word.

The right attitude is to always keep your plans

submitted to God. Make your plans but say,

―God, if this is what You want, this is the

direction I‘m going to go. I‘m doing this with

flexible faith.‖ Then when interruptions come,

you‘ll remember God is in control. It will

dramatically lower the frustration level in your

life as you remember it is not all up to you.

Quilting Servants In May the following 9 ladies met to cut, sew,

serge, and tie quilts. They are as follows:

Emily Laaker, Doris Gottsch, Karen Arp,

Addie Backhuus, Lorene Andersen, Mary

Weberg, Norma Collins, Delores Thorell, and

Betty Deardoff.

We completed 5 baby quilts, 21 premie pads,

and 8 full size quilts. We readied and

delivered 9 crocheted afghans and 1 baby quilt

to the Lydia House and 6 quilts to the Open

Door Mission.

To the Childrens Hospital: 18 baby quilts, 28

premie pads and 3 crocheted baby afghans.

For the L.W.R. we packed 16 full size quilts.

For the quilt auction in July, we prepared 6

quilts and 2 wall hangings. These will be

shown on Sunday, May 29th, in the fellowship

hall, so all may look them over before we

deliver them on June 1st to Camp C.J. Holling

in Ashland, NE.

June Quilting Days June 13 - 9:00AM, All Day

June 14 - 9:00 AM, 1/2 Day

Submitted by Betty Deardoff

2011 Quilt Auction

Mark your calendars for the 2011 Quilt

Auction to be held at Camp Carol Joy

Holling on Saturday, July 30, 2011.

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY

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Financial Peace University (FPU) will empower you to handle money according to biblical principles. Over a million families have

enrolled in FPU and the average family eliminates $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700 during the 13 week class.

So, what is the goal of Financial Peace?!? Incredible things happen when you learn to manage your money according to scripture.

FPU will reach you to live like no one else, so later you get to live like no one else. What does that really mean? Does it mean we

want you to earn and have lots of money, so you get really wealthy and can buy whatever you want for the rest of your life? Of

course not.

There is nothing wrong with having money. There are a lot of people who have the idea that rich people are somehow evil. This

is simply not true! You see, money is amoral. It doesn‘t have any guiding principles on its own. Having money or not does not have

to change you. If you are a generous person and you become wealthy, you may become a generous, wealthy person. It is all about

whose hands the money is in.

So there is nothing wrong with having money. But as Dave Ramsey says, ―If you eat enough lobster, even it will start to taste like

soap.‖ Having stuff will never satisfy you. That is why the ultimate goal of taking control of your money is not about building

wealth for wealth‘s sake.

There are a lot of incredible things that happen when you learn to manage your money instead of letting it manage you. Here are

some ways families have experienced financial peace:

Financial peace strengthens relationships.

You may not realize how much your relationship with money affects your relationships with others. FPU will teach you how to get

on the same page as your spouse and eliminate money fights for good. Getting rid of this source of conflict is life changing!

Financial peace brings a sense of hope and freedom.

When you find out where your money is going instead of wondering where it went, it is amazing how much less stress you

experience in life. Not only are you not worrying about bills, but you have a plan for the future. This brings about a sense of

confidence and hope, and freedom!

Financial peace changes your family tree.

What kind of legacy do you want to leave for your family? You may not leave millions behind someday, but it is important to de-

cide what type of legacy you want to create. Let generations come to benefit from the wisdom you chose to live by. That‘s chang-

ing your family tree!

Financial peace allows you the freedom to give generously.

If you have ever experienced what it is like to freely give to someone else, then you have tasted the joy of giving. There is nothing

more fun and fulfilling to do with money than this! When you have debt payments out the wazoo, it is hard to feel like you can

give. It robs you of your opportunity to give from your God-given desire to help others and to meet the needs you feel most

passionate about. When you get in control of your money, you are able to meet needs with joy instead of guilt.

Experience life to the fullest and discover a sense of peace and freedom that reaches beyond your wallet.

Please join us Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm beginning June 1. Register online at www.davermsey.com/fpu, or at church by singing up on the sheet outside the sanctuary, or by calling the church

office. The first class is free. If you wish to continue then we ask for a donation to cover the cost of the materials, which is $100

total per family or $7.70 per week. Financial assistance available if needed.

*Excerpts of article from daveramsey.com on May 10, 2010

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Church Council Summary May, 2011

Pictorial Directories will be ready soon.

Reflection was made on Holy Week services and the Rachel Scott event.

The revitalization meeting for the Property Committee will be held on May 25, 2011.

St. John‘s Scholarships were awarded to Kacey Eggink and Nicholas Yaksich. An ad hoc committee

will be formed to reassess the criteria for this scholarship.

The Endowment Committee awarded scholarships to Trevor Bohn, Kaitlin Carl, Jake Depperman,

Kacey Eggink, Kyle Fuscher, Taylor Goertz, Elizabeth Kuker, Meade Laaker, Hannah Misfeldt, and

Ann Weidner.

Also awarded was one first-year scholarship to Nicholas Yaksich, and eight, second-year

scholarships to Bailey Backhuus, Megan Bohn, Matt Braden, Dillon Eurek, Samantha Japp, Michael

Jensen, Brandon Pierson and Brock Pierson.

Paul Holtapp will fill out Darrell Kading‘s term on the Endowment Committee.

Church Council

CHURCH STAFF Church Pastor Rev. Andreas Stein

Office Administrator Debbie Misfeldt

Director of Outreach Heather Goertz

Youth Pastor Nick Yaksich

Director of Music Jan Braden

Chancel Choir Director Kerry Greunke

Pre-school Director Nicki Nutter

Bookkeeper Gail Pfahl

Custodians Tom & Cindy Koziol

Pre-school Teachers Mindi Gansebom &

Shannon Lutter

2011 CHURCH COUNCIL Deb Almquist President

Chris Tomjack Vice President

Scott Pierson Treasurer

Emily Laaker Secretary

Wayne Andersen Financial Secretary

Jan Braden Special Funds Treasurer

Katie Iltzsch Youth Representative

Nick Pinegar

David Sandstedt, Jr.

Stacy Laue

Mary Pat Schmidt

Tricia Schneider

Giving At-A-Glance

May Budget: $ 25,706.50 YTD Budget: $ 118,582.00

Giving Thru May 19: $ 20,278.00 YTD Giving Thru May 19: $ 130,410.00

Submitted by Emily Laaker

Upcoming Events & Community News

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G.R.O.W. With ME!

(God Renewing Outstanding Wom-

en) Are you a busy wife or mother try-

ing to balance the demands of your life

with the things you really WANT to do?

Ever feel like you are a circus clown

frantically juggling numerous balls in

the air and afraid you‘re going to drop

one? Then please join Stacy Laue every

month as we focus on challenges and

interests facing us each day.

Location is Panera Bread on 138th and

Maple. RSVP at Stacy.Laue@kci1.com

or find GROW with Me on facebook!

Garden Club Ministry

As you plan your summer flower and

vegetable gardens, please consider

planting an extra row to donate your

surplus to this ministry to feed the

hungry and beautify the church.

Drop off your extra potted plants that

can be used to beautify the church

exterior in the Fellowship Foyer.

Questions, please contact Becky Jensen

at BeckyLJensen@yahoo.com, Harry

Junker at 238-2863 or

harryandmary@hotmail.com

COOKS 4 CHRIST

Hosting a Tea & Vintage Style Show

June 11, at 11:30 AM

Women of all ages are invited. Ladies

75 and older will receive special

recognition. The event will be held

Saturday, June 11, in the fellowship hall

at 11:30 AM.

Wearing a hat is encouraged, especially

a vintage one. If you have vintage

clothing for the style show, or would

like to help, please contact Jodi (238-

2109), Mary Pat (238-2453) or the

church office (238-2483).

FIRST FRUITS TABLE

Begins May 28, 2011

Beginning Sunday, May 28 and each

Sunday after, until the end of growing

season, please bring your garden

―extras‖ or extra potted plants to help us

show God‘s bounty!

The plants and produces will be

available for a free will donation with

any surplus going to the hungry in our

community.

For more information, please contact

Becky Jenson at 605-415-5389.

BeckyLJensen@yahoo.com

Joys and Concerns

May 8, Alyjah Jude Miller was received into

God‘s Holy Kingdom through the washing of

Holy Baptism at the 11:00AM service. Alyjah

was born on September 20, 2010, and is the

daughter of Jeremiah Miller and Alycia

Hansen. Alyjah‘s sponsors are Brandon and

Becky Miller and Jeremy & Tiffany Siffring.

Flowers near the pulpit were given in honor

of the baptism of Alyjah Jude Miller by her

grandparents, Judy and Randy Hokamp.

Flowers near the altar were given in loving

memory of Gene Baldwin by his family.

Gene passed away on April 29 and the funeral

service was held at St. John‘s on May 4.

Please keep the family in your prayers.

May 15, Danielle Frost was received into

God‘s Holy Kingdom through the washing of

Holy Baptism at the 11:00AM service. Her

sponsors were Diane Weihs and Janie Frost.

Thank you to the People of St. John’s. It

has been an honor and privilege to serve you

these past 6 years. I wish nothing but the best

for this congregation. Please know that you

will be in my thoughts and prayers. Thank

you for all the support & love that has been

extended to me since I arrived here. May your

collective dance as the people of God be

enlivened by beauty in the years to come.

Godspeed, Michael Bauer.

A heartfelt ―Thank you‖ to everyone who

helped with the Rachel Scott Event May 1st.

There were so many people that helped with

appetizers, moving tables & chairs, helping

out in the kitchen, serving food, cleaning up,

greeting guests . . . Just know that you are all

appreciated! We also wanted to thank

Thrivent for their generosity along with our

other donors and sponsors.

CHURCH OFFICE

Hours, Due Dates & Such

Please help our office to be as efficient

and helpful as possible by keeping the

following in mind:

Monthly Publication:

Thru the Windows

The due date for information for the

monthly newsletter, ―Thru the Windows,‖

is the 15th of each month. Any articles or

information after that date will not be

included. Please submit all articles to

ttweditor@gmail.com .

Office Hours

Monday through Friday are 8:00am-

4:00pm. The church staff meets at 10am

on Mondays. Usually there are volunteers

to answer the phones during that time. If

not, the phone will go to voicemail.

Occasionally, the staff will have lunch

offsite on Tuesdays so please call before

coming to make sure we are here. If you

need access to the church at other times,

please call and we will work with you to

make other arrangements.

Voice Mail & E-mail

All voicemail & email messages will be

answered as soon as possible. Messages

left after 4:00pm on Friday will be

returned on the next business day.

Do you read your newsletter

on-line?

Let us know if you read the

newsletter exclusively on-line by

sending an email with the word

―On-Line‖ in the subject to the ed-

itor at ttweditor@gmail.com

Thanks You!

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Service Schedule—June Servants

6/5/11 8:30am 10:30am

Greet ` Brad & Hayden Renter Di Loptin

Usher Winston & Karen Anderson Dick & Leanna Flynn

Lector David Mills Michelle Pierson

Acolytes Dylan Renter, Gage Sorensen Nick Brown

6/12/2011 8:30am 10:30am

Greet Karen Arp Linda Bohn, Michaela Bohn

Usher Wade Junker, Mark Sukraw Greg Bohn, Trevor Bohn

Lector Wade Junker Kelly Witt

Acolytes Kassidy Goertz, Zachary Goertz Nick Brown

6/19/2011 10:00am Outside Worship-Centennial Park

Usher Jim Pinegar, Nick Pinegar

6/26//2011 8:30am 10:30am Greet Melvin Family Mary Bequette

Usher Winston & Karen Anderson Wendy Christensen, Gloria Sass

Lector Fred Barnhard Julie Rothermund

Acolytes Haley Melvin, Zach Westfall Jadyn Tomjack

June Counters:

Catherine Iltzsch, Scott Pierson, Jan Braden

The church mouse scurries around St. John‘s and notices those who have put

in an act of good works or service for our Lord. These servants of God

may not always be noticed for they often work behind the scenes. Our

church is full of wonderful members who help others and the church

mouse likes to bring that to our attention so we can express a warm

THANKS. Let us know who has helped you…

Email Sharon at ttweditor@gmail.com

THANK YOU….Sarah Misfeldt for the weekly organization of the Children’s

Sunday Busy Bags.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1 Julie Krause

2 Carol Backhuus

Michelle Christensen

Racine Hadan

3 Joan Havekost

4 Joanna Ziemba

Taylor Dreessen

Heather Roth

Nick Yaksich

5 Rayden DeLawter

Gil Sass

6 Mary Finn

Kurtis Moeller

7 Caitlin Sandstedt

Andrew Mattson

8 Celia Nevin

Myrna Nelson

Mary Larsen

Ann Weidner

Jake Crawford

9 Irwin Bridgeford

Jim Dunn

Sarah Junker

10 Jacob Mohr

Conor Dunn

Chris Burchell

11 Thomas Giebelhausen

Maddison Johanek

Mark Carl

Sharon Howells

12 Walter Sass

Juli Logemann

Sarah Rothermund

Eric Nelson

Tricia Knock

Julie Dunn

14 Erma Bunz (90)

Ryan Fuchser

Peggy Dall

Caleb Simmons

15 Wendy Christensen

Beau Kinser

Bailey Hartman

Kaitlyn Scott

Garrett Cox

16 Jared Mills

Kyle Fuchser

Maria Greunke

17 Kaitlyn Smith

Cyndi Musel

18 Ted Kirby

19 Melayna Miller

Alec Smith

Nathan Stier

20 Bernetta Schroeder (89)

Chris Tomjack

21 Nicholas Pinegar

Nicole Spies

22 Chad Blacketer

23 Christopher Havekost

24 Lois Petersen (83)

Patrick Mueller

Nicole Japp

Robyn Snyder

26 Butch Redel

Lisa Kramer

J.J. Smith

27 Marisa Tomjack

Kevin Flesner

Wayne Ruff

Meg Sass

28 Deena Slechta

Jodie Tulson

29 Mindi Laaker

Katie Dose

30 Jean Biesendorfer (90)

LaFern Dierks (87)

Bruce Pierson

Michael Braden

Jason Jensen

Jesse Grothendick

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

1 Michael & Marlene Smith

Jerry & Amy Kuhl

2 Matthew and Janice Cox (10)

Don & Kristina

Wallingford, (10)

3 William & Verjean Bohn

Darrell & Shirley Kading

4 John & Betty Davis

5 Phil & Laurel Lang

6 Al & Rhonda Logeman

8 Mike & Lindsey Schellhardt

Irwin & Helen Bridgeford

9 Joseph & Laura

Gochanour, (10)

10 Londo & Lorna Auch

11 Mark & Kris Carl, (20)

13 Doug & Carol Stephens, (30)

14 Winston & Karen Anderson

Greg & Caryn Stichler (30)

Jeffrey & Angela Coe

17 Bruce & Nina Pierson

Kevin & Lisa Flesner

Tyler & Kimberly Fritz

19 Bill & Jackie Weidner

20 Jacob & Courtney Sukalski

21 Jim & Connie Dunn

23 Jim & Sheri Pinegar

25 Van & Nancy Mohr

26 Kevin & Jan Braden

Mike & Wendy Christensen

Jeffrey & Nicole Flynn

27 Greg & Jodi Pooley

28 Ryan & Katie Korth

30 Richard & Lois Musel

Dennis & Freddie Schroeder

Kelsey & Tricia Schneider

JUNE CELEBRATIONS

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

5:30/8:15 FIT

9:00 LIFT

9:00 Over 60

7:00 Financial

Peace Univ. (FPU)

7:00 Exultation

7:30 BYG

2

5:30 FIT

3

5:30/8:15 FIT

9:00 LIFT

Synod

Assembly-

Fremont

4

7:30 Men‘s

Ministry

Synod

Assembly-

Fremont

5

Synod Assembly-

Fremont

8:30 Worship

9:30 Coffee Fellowship

10:30 Contemporary

2:00-4:00 Shower-FH

TBD-CFC Taste of Omaha

6

5:30/8:15 FIT

9:00 LIFT

7:00 Worship

Meeting

7

5:30 FIT

5:00 Pre-school

Meeting

8

5:30/8:15 FIT

9:00 LIFT

9:00 Over 60.

7:00 FPU

7:00 Exultation

7:30 BYG

9

5:30 FIT

9:30 Premiere Club

10

5:30/8:15 FIT

9:00 LIFT

11

11:30

Tea/Vintage

Style Show

12

8:30 Worship

9:30 Coffee Fellowship

10:30 Contemporary

13

9-12 noon VBS

9:00 Quilting

(All Day)

14

9-12 noon VBS

9:00 Quilting

(1/2 day)

1:30 Faith Circle

7:00 Council

15 9-12 noon VBS

9:00 Over 60

7:00 FPU

7:30 BYG

16

9-12 noon VBS

17

9-12 noon VBS

Bennington

Daze

18

7:00-10:30

BHS

Varsity

Cheerleader

Pancake

Feed

Bennington

Daze

19

Father‘s Day

Centennial Park

9:30 Coffee/Rolls

10:00 Outdoor Community

Worship

20

5:30/8:15 FIT

9:00 LIFT

7:00 Rejoice

Circle

21

5:30 FIT

7:00

Endowment

Committee Mtg

22

5:30/8:15 FIT 9:00 LIFT

9:00 Over 60

7:00 FPU

7:00 Exultation

7:30 BYG

23

5:30 FIT

1:30 Lutheran Club

24

5:30/8:15 FIT

9:00 LIFT

25

7:30 Men‘s

Ministry

26

8:30 Worship

9:30 Coffee Fellowship

10:30 Contemporary

27

5:30/8:15 FIT

9:00 LIFT

28

5:30 FIT

29

5:30/8:15 FIT 9:00 LIFT

9:00 Over 60

7:00 FPU

7:00 Exultation

7:30 BYG

30

5:30 FIT

June 2011

P AGE 15 THRU THE W INDOWS

St. John‘s Lutheran Church 322 North Molley Street

Bennington, NE 68007

Reverend Andreas Stein

402-238-2483 (Church)

402-238-3398 (fax)

www.stjohnsbennington.org

STJOHNSOFFC@msn.com

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

June 13—June 17, 2011

3 year olds – 6th grade (2010-2011 school year) Must have turned 3 by October 1st, 2010