Jul 22, 2024 | President's Letter
Congregation Letter July 2024 This month has been set as a month for no meetings if possible. It is fitting that the Gospel for yesterday was about taking a break from the important things to become refreshed. But like the Gospel, there is plenty going on, for us...
Jul 15, 2024 | Letters From Pastor
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, If you go through the drive through at McDonalds, they have a number of things posted with days remaining to those events. One makes me laugh. An employee who is counting her days to retirement. She has over a year to go, but...
Jul 8, 2024 | Letters From Pastor
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I hope you had a happy 4th of July weekend. We had a very busy and crowded house in Lake Wildwood. Both my daughters and their families came for the long weekend. My sister-in-law also came along with my niece with her three...
Jul 1, 2024 | Letters From Pastor
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Well, they did it to me again. Someone used my position to text and ask for a favor. Then they wanted you to respond to and purchase an Apple Gift Card. Instead of meeting you , they would ask you to just give them the code on...
Jun 23, 2024 | President's Letter
On Saturday and Sunday, I was honored to provide the sermon at Worship. It was not a typical one. It was about Relationships, in particular with those we haven’t seen for awhile at St. John’s. It isn’t necessarily about seeing them at Worship, it’s about...
Jun 17, 2024 | Letters From Pastor
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Last Friday and Saturday, I attended the Northern Illinois Synod Assembly held at Augustana College. To be honest, I don’t really do well at these types of events. I think it really is the fear of the unknown. Will it be a place...
