PASTOR CHRIS SANSOM ACCEPTS CALL - INSTALLATION ON OCTOBER 12TH Pastor Chris Sansom has been led to accept our call to serve as another pastor here at St. John Sand Prairie. He is a great preacher & teacher and will take on the responsibilities of youth ministry at our church. He & his wife, Amanda, have 2 children Eliya (5) and Jacob (3) and are in the process of getting settled into the parsonage that has been completely transformed by the dedicated sacrifice of the Trustees and the help of numerous faithful volunteers. Our church has been growing a lot! In the last 3 years, God has led over 130 people to join our church and/or come to faith (22 baptisms this year so far). With Pastor Chris joining our ministry team with Pastor Kevin and DCE Bill, along with the rest of our staff and volunteers, we can better serve our members and the people of our community. You’re invited to the Installation of Pastor Chris Sansom at 4pm on Sunday, Oct 12th. The service will involve area clergy, our choir, brass players, praise team, & a song sung by children of our church & school. Pastor Ron Miller will preach & Pastor Kevin will be the officiant. Circuit Visitor, Pastor Tom Heren will perform the installation. Please join us immediately afterwards for supper in the church fellowship hall.

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_________________________________________________ MIA KOEHNE MINISTRY CONCERT Mia Koene is a nationally known speaker and singer who spoke & sang at the LWML Convention in Pittsburg & the LCMS Youth Gathering in San Antonio. We are blessed to have her stop at our church on her tour to share her music & stories of recovery at 7pm Tuesday October 14th. Please invite others to this rare, special event. It will be a blessing to you and those you bring. If you can't come that night, she will also be sharing her music during chapel at Good Shepherd Lutheran School the next morning, Wednesday October 15th at 9:30am. Mia Koehne’s Website: http://www.AboutMidnight.com See the video of her invitation to us at: www.SandPrairieLutheran.org

St. John’s Lutheran Church Newsletter

Sand Prairie – Green Valley, IL

October 2014

The ParishScope

EPIPHANY SOCIETY will

meet on October 2nd with a

1:00pm meeting time. Pastor

Kevin & Marlene Baker will give

the program. Hostesses are

Sandy Lutz, and Eloise Golden.

Sunday School News

Perfect Attendance

August 2014

3rd Grade

Hannah Cantrall

PARISHSCOPE DEADLINE: The

Parishscope will be published the 3rd

week of every month. Please get your

Parishscope news to the Church office

by October 19, 2014.

CONFIRMATION SERVICE

PROJECTS: Each confirmand,

grades 6-8 is asked to do 3 service

projects, plus one of their own

choosing, this coming year. By

serving others, a student can

demonstrate the reality and power

of Christ’s influence in his/her life.

Following are some of the projects

they will be participating in:

restocking the busy bags, helping

our elderly on a October/November

workday, assisting with Ewe’s

Treasure’s change over, helping at

the Midwest Food Bank, wrapping

and delivering Christmas presents

for the Angel Tree program, and

carrying our purchases at the fall

bazaar. Please encourage and thank

them as you have opportunity.

SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE

CLASSES - 9:30AM

“Heaven & Hell” meets in the Fellowship

Hall and is led by Pat Hanley.

Various Topics meets in the Conference

Room and is led by Jim Fairchild.

New Members meets in Classroom and is

led by Ward Sirotak /Pastor Kevin

TO WELCOME PASTOR CHRIS

AND HIS FAMILY to our church, there

will be a “Food/Gift Card Shower” held

after the installation service Sunday,

October 12th

. Please bring non-

perishable food items and/or a gift card

for restaurants or local stores in the area.

(Don’t forget Script is available).

Donations will be gathered that evening

on the stage in the Fellowship Hall.

There will be a basket provided for cards.

Lets all give Pastor Chris and his

family a very warm Sand Prairie

Lutheran Church welcome!!!

OCTOBER IS PASTORS

APPRECIATION MONTH:

"Now we ask you, brothers

and sisters, to acknowledge

those who work hard among

you, who care for you in the

Lord and who admonish you."

1 Thessalonians 5:12

SENIOR CHOIR will begin

practicing for the Christmas

Cantata on October 6th

. The first

part of the rehearsal will be

dedicated to Cantata practice. If

you would like to join us in

singing on Sunday Morning,

you’ll want to stay for the rest of

the rehearsal, also. Come and

lend your voice in praises to God

for the gift of the Babe of

Bethlehem.

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

WIND SYMPHONY: Be sure

to hear Adam Friedrich play

along with Concordia’s Wind

Symphony at Bethel Lutheran

Church 425 N. Missouri Ave.

Morton at 6:30pm on Sunday,

October 26th

.

A RECORD 17 Kindergarten children

received special storybooks, entitled

“My first Bible”, at a special Milestone

Ministries service on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Please pray for this ministry to touch

the hearts of all of our members.

Good Shepherd Lutheran School

34th

Annual Jog-A-Thon

Will be held at Good Shepherd

Lutheran School on Saturday, October

4th

. Jogging will start at 10:30am &

Lunch will be served from 11:30am-

1:30pm. Participants jog, run, or walk

to raise funds for GSLS. All donations

are tax deductible. The funds raised

helps to keep the tuition charges

affordable and provided needed funding

to continue the quality of Christian

education that children receive.

ANGEL TREE is a ministry in which

members of our congregation have an

opportunity to purchase gifts for children

who have a parent in prison. A

Christmas tree will be set up in the

Fellowship hall at the end of this month.

Manes of children planed on ‘angel’

cutouts may be taken from the tree on

Sunday mornings. Each child receives

two gifts: one for clothes and one for

toys (each worth around $20), or a

monetary gift may be given by an

individual, family, or organization. Each

child also receives a religious book. Last

year 37 children’s Christmas was made

happier due to the generosity of members

of our congregation. If you have any

questions, please contact Cherie Reagan,

coordinator (217)482-3953, or Bill

Krueger.

VOTERS MEETING

will be held on Sunday

October 26th

at 1:00pm.

All New Members are

WELCOME.

October Birthdays

Oct 01 Stephanie Barth

Cheryl Bong

David Friedrich

Mark Simpson

Oct 03 Julie Urish

Oct 04 Pat Fairchild

Dave Woodruff

Oct 05 Maddie Singley

Oct 06 Donna Hilst

Oct 08 Sharon Friedrich

Oct 10 Tammy Glass

Gary Hilst

Harold Toepke *

Oct 11

Carol Krohn

Cyril Willard *

Oct 12 Dara Frazier

Diane Wattles

Oct 13 Ellery Hand

Oct 15 Jody McFarlin

Jason Proehl

Patti Schaefer

Oct 16 Drew Brown

Jan Schleder

Oct 17 Nancy Fairchild

Rick Leesman

Oct 19 Shari Duval

Oct 20 Joey Baldwin *

Roy Singley

Oct 21 Kendall Graff

Oct 22 Hope Watts

October Anniversaries

Oct 06 Wes & Kim Williams

Oct 07 Kevin & Debbie Bresnahan

Oct 13 Kenny & Ann Lutz

Oct 15 Mark & Reva Simpson

Oct 16 James & Joy Sprague

Oct 17 Chris & Christie Martis

Oct 18 Robert & Pattie Arms

Oct 19 Greg & Bonnie Dodd

Oct 20 Bob & Vergie Friedrich

Jeff & Patti Schaefer

Oct 23 Adam & Stephanie Simpson

Oct 24 Scott & Stacey Mutchler

Oct 25 Eric & Jennifer Walker

Oct 28 Jeff & Amanda Bong

Happy

Anniversary!!

Oct 23 Austin Whiteside

Oct 24 Brianna Throener

Oct 25 Brenda Gosteli

Oct 27 Judi Hicks

Virginia Hilst *

Oct 28 Brittany Clouse

Keith Friedrich

Oct 29 Barb Fuelberth

Don Lutz

Oct 30 Matt Garlisch

Barb Mills

Oct 31 Carley Bueltmann

Debbie Lutz

Isaac Thomas

Happy Birthday

Flower Chart for

October

Oct 5th

Altar - Epiphany

Society

Pulpit - Kevin & Debbie

Bresnahan

Oct 12th

Altar - Epiphany Society

Oct 19th

Altar - Bob & Patti Arms

Oct 26th

Altar - Epiphany Society

October Preaching

Schedule

Oct 5 - Pastor Kevin

Bueltmann

Oct 12 - Pastor Kevin

Bueltmann

Oct 19 - Pastor Chris

Sansom

Oct 26 - Pastor Chris

Sansom

Worship Participant

SCHEDULE

October

8:00am Worship

Elder: Mark Simpson

Acolytes: Caleb Willmert,

Kirk Knott

Altar Duty: June Berndt,

Vergie Friedrich

10:45 am Worship

Elder: Mark Schleder

Acolytes: IzaBelle Cobb,

Lane Prather

Phone Directory

Changes

Matt & Lucy Hall

2216 Nebraska Ave.

St. Louis, MO 63104

(309)267-7339

Aaron Bueltmann

c/o Immanuel Church

570 Loch Raven

Baltimore, MD 21239

Millie Friedrich

John Evans

1320 Executive Ct. Apt 218

Pekin, IL 61554-6023

(309)477-8877

Brenda Gosteli

Apt 5

1621 Caroline St

Pekin, IL 61554

Lucille Knaak

Pekin Estates

Apt 336

1540 El Camino Dr

Pekin, Il 61554

(309)863-1378

Betty Weyhrich

(309)657-9700

Angela Evans

1330 El Camino Dr

Pekin, IL 61554

Brett & Nicole Forsberg

(217)280-0779

John & Nikki Leman

(309)347-3625

I have had several requests for Pastor and Harriet Hinkle’s address: Pastor Marvin & Harriet Hinkle 2818 Hazelwood Ave Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805 Church office

St. John’s Lutheran Church – Sand Prairie 13443 Townline Road - Green Valley, IL 61534-9216

(309)348-3180 – Secretary@SandPrairieLutheran.org

www.SandPrairieLutheran.org Pastor Kevin Bueltmann

Pastor Chris Sansom

DCE Bill Krueger

School Principal Joel Kilgus

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8:00 am Traditional Worship

9:30 am Sunday School & Bible Classes

10:45 am Contemporary Worship

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Paid Green Valley, IL

Permit No. 1

October 2014

Another Shepherding Pastor

Jeremiah 3:15 “‘And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding."

I am greatly looking forward to working with Pastor Chris Sansom. He will be a blessing to our church and ministry. As God continues to call more people into our fellowship, we need more 'shepherds' to take care of God's sheep. While DCE Bill is not an ordained pastor, he also helps us in our ministry as Philippians 4:11 says, "And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,"

Why do we need these people? Verse 12 answers that question: "to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ."

This also helps us as we strive to, in verses 13-16, "attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God...so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine...Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love."

I look forward to our church continuing to grow in faith and in fellowship as this family of God is built up in love.

In Christ’s Love,

Pastor Kevin