Mark Your Calendar
Sunday, Nov. 16: Sunday School students will meet via Zoom.
Sunday, Nov. 23: The last day to turn in names and money for poinsettias to Deb
Sundays, Nov. 23 - Dec. 21: Sunday School Students will meet in church at 11 a.m. for lessons and preparation for their Sunday School Christmas program.
Thursday, Nov. 27: Our joint Thanksgiving Day service with Holy Communion will be held at St. Peter’s beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Wednesdays, Dec. 3, 10, and 17: Joint mid-week Advent services will be held here beginning at 6:30 p.m. This year’s theme for all three services and Christmas is “The King Is Coming!” An informal hymn-sing will begin at 6:15 each evening.
Midweek Advent and Christmas Services
This year’s Advent and Christmas theme: The King Is Coming!
Join us for an informal hymn-sing 15 minutes before each midweek service.
Joint Midweek Advent worship services
begin at 6:30 p.m. at St. John's, Ruma
Wed., Dec. 3: The King's Herald: Announcing the King!
Wed., Dec. 10: The King Will Have His Day.
Wed., Dec. 17: The King's Royal Roots: Back to the Future!
Wed. Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols begins at 6:30 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 25: Christmas Morning service is a joint service at 8:30 a.m. at St. John's, Ruma
Sunday, Nov. 30: The last day to let Jill know you want a subscription to the Lutheran Witness for 2026. The cost is $27.85 for the year. The payment is not due until January.
Sunday, Dec. 14: A special Voter’s meeting will be held immediately after the service to decide on issuing a call to Pastor Winterfeldt.
Sunday, Dec. 21: A joint Sunday School Christmas Program with students from St. Peter's, Evansville, will begin at 4 p.m. in the church. The students and teachers invite us to join them after the program for a dessert reception in the Fellowship Hall.
Susan Sochowski Family
At our request, Mark has put together a list of concrete and financial ways to help the family as they adjust to a new normal after Susan's stroke. As she continues to recover at home, Susan and the family can use everything from help cleaning the garage to supportive notes and cards to gift cards to help cover expenses.
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A list is available in the back of church. For more information, email stjohnlutheranruma@gmail.com.
Available now: Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council administers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in Randolph, Monroe, Jackson, and Perry counties. Applications are being taken now for assistance with home heating bills. Please see the flyers on the bulletin board for more information or call (618) 443-5231 for more information or to make an appointment.
Planning for the Future:
We can face competing priorities when we think about planning our estates someday. To work on your Christian Estate Plan today, you must decide if you are more controlled by past goals or future desires. What does your family look like today? How does that compare to what it looked like twenty years ago? You might have more children, or the presence of grandchildren. God may have called some family members home. Marriage may have changed circumstances of family. Some family might be facing a health crisis, a financial crisis or mental health challenge that wasn’t present before. Your estate plans may need to change as a result. Your LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Counselor can help you begin taking account of these changes, helping you to begin thinking of modifications needed for your estate plan. Contact Scott Radden @ 618-977-4049 or scott.radden@lfnd.org
