SERVING IN January

Kitchen: Bonnie Schumacher

Altar: Donna Havemann

Usher: Dwayne Beran (Council)

James & Debbie Schumacher

Bonnie Schumacher

6th

13th

Beverly Blinka

In Memory of Mary Maresh

20th

Debby and James Schumacher

In Memory of Charlotte Jurek

27th

FLOWERS

Please pray for our soldiers,

the shut-in, the lonely, those in

need of healing and their

families: Dennis Hejtmancik,

Melanie Becka, Coy Becka,

Larry Maresh, Myhrun Hurst, Mildred

Miman, Courtney Wade, Janet Stinson,

Dan Gerdes, Dendy Brown, Jamie

Brown, Ronnie Langham, Baby Harrison

Pharis, Steve Hodges, Roy Havemann,

Mike Noak, Gail Hardin, MaeDell

Cowan, Gladys Kocurek, Adele Zboril,

J.D. Lambrecht, Jake Cedidla, Kim and

David Hardin, Martha O’Roark, Amelia

Wearden, Dena Doonan Matcek, Lou

Frances Mahon, Chris Jadlowski, Jeff

Krueger, Eric Payonk, Patricia Tarnowki,

Bernice Brinkman the family of Willie

Mae Groce and Helen Bernice Schneider.

Mailing Address for Dennis Hejtmancik:

Accel at College Station

1500 Medical Avenue

Room 408

College Station, Texas 77845

New Year Prayer

Thank you Lord for giving me

The brand new year ahead

Help me live the way I should

As each new day I tread.

Give me gentle wisdom

That I might help a friend

Give me strength and courage

So a shoulder I might lend.

The year ahead is empty

Help me fill it with good things

Each new day filled with joy

And the happiness it brings.

Please give the leaders of our world

A courage born of peace

That they might lead us gently

And all the fighting cease.

Please give to all upon this earth

A heart that's filled with love

A gentle happy way to live

With Your blessings from above.

Amen

The Sunday School went to see the Grinch movie on Saturday,

December 15th after their program practice. What a fun time!

“How the “Grinch Stole Christmas” is a Dr. Suess classic that has been

around since 1957, but on Sunday, December 16th the children of St.

John’s taught the Grinch who didn’t understand what Christmas was

really about “THE FACT THAT JESUS CAME TO THIS EARTH FOR US.”

Thanks to the teachers, parents and those who played a part in prepara-

tion of the program and most of all the children for a great presentation.

Special Music “Go Tell It On The Mountain” presented by the Choir directed by Michelle

Blackmon on Sunday, December 16th. Thanks to these children for a great job!

Followed by children singing

“Feliz Navadid” on Sunday,

December 23th.

Thanks to the Kocurek for the

Poinsettia Christmas Ornaments

that everyone received.

Children’s Sermon “

The Legend of the Poinsettia”

Candlelight Service Christmas Eve 2018

What a fun night celebrating Jesus’s birth!! Lights of Tejas had some fun activities and beautiful fireworks to

round out the night!

December 13th was such a BLESSED day!!!! It was the last day for my

treatment and I had the best friends and family by my side to help cele-

brate. Back in June, December seemed like a lifetime away, but here it

was..December 13...a day that I had SO been looking forward to. I have

had my moments and sometimes this has seemed like a crazy dream,

BUT I have seen so much beauty and I have been blessed with strength

and healing beyond my own ability—my mind and body have both stayed

so strong and positive and I have learned and experienced so many

things that I will always be grateful for.

Thank you so much to my friends and family that took the day off of

work to celebrate with me...I don’t have the words to express how much

it means to me. Thanks to everyone that has gone to a treatment with

me, those that have brought food to us, those that have volunteered to

help, to my prayer warriors, to my church family, to my co-workers who

are like family and have given me so much support, to everyone that has

texted or called to check in on me, to those that have sent cards, for

every single thing that every single person has done to show their love

and support...it has all given me strength and has helped me along the

way and I appreciate it so much. Most importantly, thanks to my Lord

and Savior Jesus Christ for strength, healing and for so many

BLESSINGS.

Melanie Blinka Becka

Dear Members of St. John’s,

I want to than you for you generous honorarium. I was not expecting to

receive that. I came to St. John’s to share God’s Word and to give

something back to the chuch that has given me so much. I thank you

all for the chance to lead worship and share God’s Word. I pray all

continues to go well for St. John’s.

Thank you all very much and God’s Blessings,

Michael Zwernemann “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.” Phillipppians 1:3

A great big thank you to St. John’s Sunday School, the Ladies Group

and James and Debby Schumacher for providing fruit, candy and

goodies to place into the gift baskets for the Adult Shut-ins and the

Children’s Christmas Bags. Your generosity is much appreciated. If

you would like to provide monetary support next year please let Debby

Schumacher know. We are always open for more sponsorships.

Cindy and Gene Rex for printing, copying, and assembling

the newsletter each month. It is greatly appreciated!

Daven Metzroth graduated from the TEEX

Academy in Bryan on December 11th. Daven is a

2108 graduate of Caldwell High School and the

son of Jackie and Ray Thompson and grandson of

Jim and Jeanette Peed of Deanville!

I thank my church family for their kind words of comfort, sympathy,

cards and memorial donations at the death of my sister, Esther Elliott.

Viola Bartek

During the December meeting of

Hermann Sons Life-Deanville, Marsha

Kocurek was awarded the

Humanitarian of the Year award from

the lodge! She has helped our lodge get

three grants this year from the Texas

Dance Hall Preservation Group. She is

also a member of several organizations

in the area including Deanville Heritage

Foundation, Deanville Memorial Park

Association, Deanville Baseball, St.

John’s Lutheran Church in Deanville,

Burleson County Go Texan, Dime Box

Lions Club, Caldwell Education and

Leadership Foundation, Caldwell Ele-

mentary School PTO, and Burleson

County Fair Pet Show. She also volun-

teers as a youth soccer coach and t-

ball coach.

The Lodge would like to thank Marsha for all

she does for the Lodge and would like to thank

everyone who supports the Lodge and wishes a

Happy New Year to all!

New Year’s Eve in Deanville

Jake Penrod

Funeral services for Helen Schneider, 83, of Dime Box, Texas, are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Friday,

December 28, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Old Dime Box with Rev. Bernie Schey officiating. Burial

will follow in the St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Dime Box. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December

27, 2018 from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Friday, December 28, 2018 from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. at

Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings. The family will be present for visitation Thursday evening

from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Helen Bernice (Drosche) Schneider was born on June 7, 1935 in Fedor, Texas, the daughter of Erich and

Frieda (Urban) Drosche. She was baptized and confirmed at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Fedor. Helen

was united in marriage to Werner Wilbert Schneider on June 12, 1955 also at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

in Fedor. They were blessed with four children, Janice, Libby, Alyce and Werner Jr. Helen worked Invader

Boat Factory in Giddings for many years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Old Dime Box

where she was active in the Ladies Aid, had served as a Sunday school teacher and quilted for Lutheran

World Relief. Helen also spent many hours working at the Lutheran Braille Center in Giddings. She

enjoyed quilting and embroidery, and taking care of her two puppies.

Helen passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at her home in Dime Box.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Erich and Frieda Drosche; her husband of 55 years, Werner

Schneider Sr.; her daughter, Alyce Schneider; her son-in-law, Mike Blaha, and her three brothers and

sisters-in-law, Leroy and Jean Drosche, Maurice and Bernice Drosche, and Alton Drosche.

Helen is survived by her three children, Janice Schneider and her husband, Gary of Lexington, Libby Blaha

of Caldwell, and Werner “Junior” Schneider Jr. of Dime Box; seven grandchildren, Eric Schneider and his

wife, Christy of Azle, Jessica Schneider of Dime Box, Cory Schneider and his wife, Nicole of Brenham,

Christen Schneider and W.E. Meuth of Lexington, Kristine Faust and her husband, Branden of Caldwell,

Laura Winkler and her husband, Kyle of College Station, and Gary Schneider Jr. of Lexington; seven great

grandchildren, Alycen and Madalyn Faust both of Caldwell, Addison, Abigail and Karly Winkler all of

College Station and Cash Schneider and Bailee Kidd of Azle; three sisters-in-law, Evelyn Boriack of

Lincoln, Marilyn Woelfel of Lexington, and Wandine Pearce of Austin, as well as several nieces and

nephews. Pallbearers will be Eric Schneider, Cory Schneider, Billy Beard, Glenn Jatzlau, Gary Schneider

Jr., Kyle Winkler, Branden Faust and W.E. Meuth. Honorary pallbearers will be John Wolff, Cash Schnei-

der, Keith Kersten, Alycen Faust, Madalyn Faust, Addison Winkler, Abigail Winkler, Karly Winkler,

Bailee Kidd and the members of the Trinity Lutheran Church Ladies Aid.

Memorials may be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church Ladies Aid or to the charity of one’s choice.

Sympathy Is Extended To The

Schneider Family

On The Loss Of Their Loved One

Helen Bernice Schneider June 7, 1935 - December 22, 2018

We Remember Those Who Passed From This Life This Past Year And Their Families!

Raymond Newman, Ricca Ann Love, Mary Frances Saunders, Mary

Elizabeth Roberts, Connie Mantey, Louis Martin Wiederhold, Ollie Frank

Roberts, Eldie Lee Koehler, Walter Matcek, Jr., Raymond Valigura, Jimmie

Lee Lafffere, Karen Jo Brinkman, Katherine Lorine Korth, Lisa Gaye Kieke

McGuinness, Esther Olga Ludedke Heine, James W. Perry, Verdee Esther

Brinkman, Viola Elizabeth Milek, Fontaine Wilhelm and Esther Elliott.