September 13, 2015 Liturgical Color: Green 8:00 am

PRELUDE Mary Stevens

THE RINGING OF THE BELL

+HYMN OF PRAISE No. 10 O Worship the King Rev. Stephen Folmar

O worship the King, all glorious above, and gratefully sing His wonderful love;

Our shield and defender, the ancient of days, Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.

+CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 24:1,9-10 page 862 Rev. Steve Wood Lighting of the Altar Candles

THE CHURCH IN PRAISE

+HYMN No.106 Praise Him, Praise Him Rev. Folmar

+HYMN No. 92 Love Divine All Loves Excelling Rev. Folmar

INVOCATION Rev. John Richter

MESSAGE IN MUSIC I Will Not Be Shaken Chancel Choir

THE CHURCH IN FELLOWSHIP WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS Rev. Folmar

+FELLOWSHIP CHORUS Song of Togetherness Rev. Folmar

(words printed on inside back cover of hymnal)

CHILDREN’S TIME Rev. Wood

+HYMN No. 102 There’s Something About the Name Rev. Folmar

CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH Rev. Richter

SPECIAL MUSIC Grace Steve and Kim Wood

HEARING GOD’S WORD SCRIPTURE READING Jeremiah 7:1-11 page 1182 Rev. Wood +Gloria Patri, +Apostles’ Creed, +Prayer of Affirmation

A TIME OF GIVING

THE GIVING OF GOD’S TITHE AND OUR OFFERINGS Rev. Wood

Offertory, +Doxology and +Prayer of Dedication

PROCLAMATION OF GOD’S WORD

THE MORNING MESSAGE Who We Are Rev. Richter John 2:12-25 page 1648

THE CLOSING PRAYER Rev. Richter

THE LORD’S PRAYER Rev. Richter

DEPARTING TO SERVE THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S Rev. Richter

+BENEDICTION Rev. Richter

+POSTLUDE

___________________________________________________________________________________ + Please Stand September Ushers: Jack Pelletier, Charles Goeller, Blake Hice

Acolytes: Sawyer Trimble, Will Bolzle NOTE: Our children’s offerings support the missions and ministries of St. John’s.

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DEPOSITS DUE THIS WEEK By September 15

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2016 GREECE

PILGRIMAGE If you are planning on going to Greece, a

$300 deposit per person is due this week.

Turn your check and your paperwork into the

church office.

In the check memo section write:

GREECE DEPOSIT.

The first 50% will be due November 21 and balance

due February 4TH

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Sassy Sages

Mystery Trip Sept. 24th

Leave at 7am

Return by 5pm

North, South, East or West…. You

take a guess!!

Bring spending money and $10

gas money.

Sign up soon so travel can be

arranged.

ST. JOHN’S CONFIRMATION PICTURES

We are currently in the process of updating our class photos in Confirmation Hall. We are missing a few

of our early years confirmation pictures since our incorporation in 1874.

If your family has any of the missing years photos, we would love to have a copy for Confirmation Hall.

Class photos missing are: 1875, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888,

1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1895, 1896,1896 Searcy-Henkel private baptism, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901.

Families last names from classes 1875-1883 are:

1875: Beckert

1876: Rambow, Schmalze, Schottlen, Kessler, Schwan

1878: Alberding, Gfeller, Fishbach, Kessler, Beckert, Dismiller, Nobinger

1879: Wiltenberger, Graf, Herfurth, Treptau, Munster

1880: Vollbrecht, Seitz, Schneider, Wolf, Steindorf, Schor, Allreding, Kessler, Kullman

1881: Schank, Schuler, Fischbach, Zeigler, Fricke, Vossler, Treptau, Rambow, Beck, Hoenig,

Wiltenburger, Dreher, Appelman, Brunner, Mayer, Gerken

1882: Eyer, Arnold, Graf, Fleishamel, Steindorf, Qung, Wiegand, Hoffmeyer, Voobrecht, Schusler,

Phail, Roth, Schnider, Nobinger, Zeigler, Bolte, Brunner

1883: Dismuller, Armbruster, Hoffmeyer, Hartwig, Werner, Wolf, Herchenhahn, Koester, Treptaw,

Brodrecht, Torzieu, Lessman, Vogel, Brandes

Additional classes to be listed next week.

St. John’s Church is…..

Rooted in the doctrines of the Protestant Reformation. We believe we are saved by grace through faith in

Jesus, that the Bible is the rule for Christian life and faith, and that the Good News of Jesus should be

proclaimed in word and deed. Sacrament Celebrating. We believe God ministers to the community of believers in unique and special ways

though Baptism and Holy Communion. Liturgically Oriented. We believe remembering the whole life of Christ is important for spiritual maturity. We

follow the church calendar, celebrating seasons like Advent and Lent. Ecumenically Minded. In the context of our heritage, we believe all those who call upon Jesus as Lord will

share in his eternal blessings and so we welcome all believers who join us to participate fully in worship.

Thanks for visiting with us today! Feel free to call one of the pastors, Rev. John, Rev. Steve, or Rev. Stephen

734-0344 or check out our website www.sjepc.com to learn more about St. John’s.

NURSERY

Nursery is available for newborns up to 3 yrs. of age at all worship services and Sunday School. Please see any

usher or greeter this morning and they will direct you to the nursery.

FLOWERS

Flowers are placed on the altar today to the Glory of God and in loving honor Alan and Susan Merz and in

celebration of their marriage on August 29, 2015 by their family.

A white rose is placed on the altar today for the baptism for Cooper Nicholas Harbison by St. John’s Church.

BAPTISM

We rejoice in the sacrament of Christian baptism today for Cooper Nicholas Harbison, son of Shelby Schwaiger

and Jordan Harbison in a family service held in the sanctuary today immediately following the last worship

service.

NEW ARRIVAL

Congratulations to Kyle and Susan (Johnson) Nichols on the birth of their son Elijah Nichols who was born on

September 1, 2015 at St. Vincent’s Hospital weighing 7.9 oz.

SYMPATHY’S

Christian love and sympathy is extended to the family of Mrs. Flora Bright, mother of Max (Kay) Townson and

grandmother of Matt (Melanie) Townson and Kim (Mark) Hall. Funeral services were held last week at Moss

Service Chapel by Rev. John Richer with interment at Hopewell Cemetery.

Christian love and sympathy is extended to the family of Mrs. Mildred Smith, mother of Fuller (Janice) Smith.

Funeral services will be announced at a later time.

Christian love and sympathy is extended to the family of Mr. Roy Glasscock, brother of Jan (Jim) Witte,

Virginia Richter, and brother in law of Betty Blair. A memorial service will be held this afternoon in the

Sanctuary at St. John’s Church.

WOMEN’S FELLOSHIP SEPTEMBER MEETING

Women’s Fellowship will meet on Monday- September 14th in Heritage Hall at 6:00 p.m. Hostesses this month

are Susan Powell, Lauren Harding, Lucinda Harding and Gloria Hewett. The program this month is Fun with

Photos.

CHURCH COUNCIL SEPTEMBER MEETING

The Church Council will hold their regular scheduled monthly business meeting Tuesday September 15 at

6:00 pm in the confirmation room.

INTERESTED IN JOINING ST. JOHN’S?

Think you would you like to become a member? Been attending St. John’s for a while? Have questions?

If so, contact the church office (256-734-0344) to schedule a meeting with Rev. John.

KITCHEN ITEMS MISSING

We have a number of items missing from the church kitchen. If you have borrowed items from the kitchen for a

groups event, please return them as soon as possible back to the kitchen. A few of the missing items are: black

or gray bus pans, small clear salt and pepper shakers, plastic square tea dispensers with bases and lids, large

commercial flat sheet pans, 2” steam table pans, utility carts, etc. If you need items for your groups event,

please check them out thru the church office before removing from the kitchen.

WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP OKTOBERFEST DINNER

Monday October 5, 2015 Tickets: $10 each

5:00-7:00 pm Christ Hall Eat in or Drive Thru

Menu: Wiener Schnitzel (Vienna Art) , Kartoffel Salat (Potato Salad), Rot Kohl (Pickled Red Cabbage), Brot (bread), Apfel Kuchen (Apple Cake), tee (tea)

Music by: The Revelations and The Potentials Tickets now available at O.F. Richter and Sons and St. John’s Church Office

HEAR THIS…….

Have you got a song in your heart?

Then prayerfully consider singing in choir this Fall and Advent Season. The Chancel Choir : No audition, only a

love of singing for the glory of God.

Praise Team:

Vocal Team: Singers with solo abilities are selected from the Chancel Choir for this team.

Play a band instrument?

Band: Instrumentalists with prior experience accompany congregational music for the 10:30 service and in

other services from time to time.

Do you have an interest in sound or visuals in worship?

Audio Visual Team: Enables the congregation to hear and see in worship services.

Rehearsals for Christmas music are just beginning, and now is a great time to hear and sing the wonderful

music planned for the season. See Rev. Stephen for details! stephen.folmar@sjepc.com or call church office

(256)734-0344, ext.227

Ephesians 5:18b-20 (ESV)..be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual

songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God

the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

3rd Annual Christmas Festival And Outdoor Market December 12, 2015

We would like to invite you to be a part of our 3rd Annual Christmas Festival and Outdoor Market! Thank you to everyone that has served and/or sponsored rides and activities in the past! We are going to need your help again to make our 3rd Festival a great community outreach to others! Vendor registration forms are now being accepted for our market. Forms may be picked up in the church office or visit our church website at www.sjepc.com. Also, like our Facebook page “Cullman Christmas Festival and Market” For more information contact: Karen Hassell 256-734-0344 or Gyzelle Warren 256-595-2775

A community festival celebrating the wonders of the Christmas Season!

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS @ SJ’s 5:15 pm Meal --- Menu: BBQ Plate, Beans, Slaw, bread, dessert, drink cashier: Melanie Townson

Kids: 12 and under chicken fingers or small adult plate

Adults: $5 Children: $3 (MEAL CARDS AVAILABLE)

Fall Adult Classes 6:00 pm---Women’s Class- Before Amen – facillated by Tammy Knight and Melissa Aderhold;

6:00 pm Men’s Class- Knights of the 21st Century—facillated by Steve Wood;

Fall Children’s Ministries

SJ Kids

Nursery- for children birth up to age 3

Pre k3---5th

Grade Schedule: 5:45-6:00 Playground Open (parents please supervise)

6:00-7:00 Truth Lab (lesson, craft, experiment, music)

SJ Tweens

(4th

-5th

Grades Schedule) 5:30-6:00 Rec Time (Ruehl Building) Sonya Whiting

5:45-7:00 Youth: Grades 7-12 (Youth Center)

6:00-7:00 Truth Lab-2nd

Floor Ruehl Building (lesson, craft, experiment, music)

6:00-7:00 Confirmation (6th

Grade) (Confirmation Room)

6:00-7:00 Praise Team (Choir Room)

7:00pm Chancel Choir (Choir Room)

CHURCH FUNNY

SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST 8:45a.m. until 9:15a.m.

Sunday School begins @ 9:15 am Sausage/ biscuit $1.00

Gravy / biscuit $1.00

Muffin or Danish $.50 each

Coffee / Juice $.50 each Meal cards available

Reflections of Our Faithfulness:

Attendance –Sunday September 6, 2015

8:00 119

9:30 75

10:30 215

total 409

God’s People Gave $ 18,151.14

In Hospital: Grayson Clark

SJ’s Student Ministry Sunday School 9:15-10:15am

Wednesday 5:45 pm Nate Randall: nate.randall@sjepc.com Lauren Randall: lauren.randall@sjepc.com

Gifts Given Last Week:

Glory of God…

…honor of the birth of my grandson Elijah Nichols by Yon Johnson

…honor and to the Glory of God by Terry and Debbie Stone

…memory of Euell Mann and Dave Brannon by Clark and Janie Keller

BTN….

..memory of Mildred Smith by Roger and Reta Stewart

..memory of Whitney Glasscock by Alan and Sara Grostick

..memory of Roy Richter and Flora Bright by Ray and Linda Bolzle

EMAIL ADDRESSES

Please notify us when your email address changes by emailing karen.hassell@sjepc.com so you can receive the

church wide email messages.

THINGS TO KNOW

Church wide Emails: if you are not receiving occasional church wide emails, please email Karen Hassell

at: karen.hassell@sjepc.com

To receive proper credit for your tithes, gifts and offerings, please make sure you are using the 2015

offering envelopes.

Face book

If you have a Smartphone, ipad, laptop, tablet or home computer, search “St. John’s, Cullman” and “like” our

page to add us to your newsfeed. Articles of interest to read, announcements and prayer requests are posted

regularly on our St. John’s Face book page. Remember prayer requests posted here, are for your church family

to see. (Remember FB is a public forum so please word prayer requests carefully.)

CONTRIBUTIONS

When making contributions to any fund other than the general fund (Burn the Note, Music Fund, or

Youth Fund, Women’s Guild / Whit’s Place) please write a separate check made specifically to that fund.

CONTACT INFORMATION

To make sure you can receive the latest announcements about events at our church, please take a second and

email your new information to : karen.hassell@sjepc.com or by calling the church office.

CREDIT / DEBIT CARDS …..YES!! NOW ACCEPTED!!

Visa, MasterCard, Discover and debit cards are now being received for your contributions to the church. You

can sign up for weekly, bi-monthly or monthly contribution debits. Forms are available in the church office

during regular business hours.

CHURCHWIDE EMAILS

If your email address has been changed, please notify Karen at: karen.hassell@sjepc.com so you will not miss

any important information about upcoming or special events or possible changes in schedules or events

happening at St. John’s.

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STAFF EMAIL AND CONTACT INFORMATION:

Rev. John: john.richter@sjepc.com

Rev. Steve: steve.wood@sjepc.com

Rev. Stephen: stephen.folmar@sjepc.com

Nate Randall: nate.randall@sjepc.com

Lauren Randall: lauren.randall@sjepc.com

Gyzelle Warren: gyzellew@sjepc.com

Regina Baker: regina.baker@sjepc.com

Karen Hassell: karen.hassell@sjepc.com

St. John’s Evangelical Protestant Church

512 2nd

Ave SE Cullman Al 35055

256-734-0344 website: www.sjepc.com

CHURCH CALLING INFORMATION CARDS

Have you filled out yours? Notification choices are: text message; email, or by calling your home phone.

PLEASE SELECT ONLY ONE METHOD FOR THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT YOU. Cards

available in the information rack in the education building. Turn in at the office.

Assisted Living:

Folsom Center: Martha Keel (rehab)

Westminster Assisted Living: Virginia Richter

Falkville Nursing Home: Mildred Martin; Assisted Living, B’ham.: Charlotte Newman

Woodland Village: Carolyn Huck

ST. JOHN’S UPDATED PRAYER LIST

St. John’s prayer list is renewed the first of each month. Please fill out a new prayer card with

your individual requests each month and indicate clearly if you would like it published in the

bulletin—otherwise it will remain on the Pastor’s Prayer list only. Likewise as your prayer

request needs to be removed from the list, please let us know that too. The Prayer lists are

published in the bulletin as space allows each week.

CHURCH MEMBERS:

Mavous Speegle, David York, Theolene Moon, Jackson Ray, Gary Dean, Bobbie Cleghorn, Pam Campbell,

Gail Mauldin, Carolyn Huck,; Steve Hinkle; Jack Mack; Janice McNeal

EXTENDED CHURCH FAMILY AND FRIENDS:

Myrl Dobbins, Tamika Powell, , Sue Patton,; Linda Bergeron; Ron Johnston; L.E.Shaneyfelt; Madison Casey;

Beverly Denney; Martha Sellers; Brenda Heatherly; Betty Skinner McSwain; Nick Brown

Military Prayer List: Help us update our Military Prayer list. Please look over the list and see if your family member or friend has

changed locations or has now arrived back at home.

MILITARY ADDRESSES

If you have friends or family currently serving in the US Military, our card ministry would like the opportunity

to send cards to them throughout the year. Please submit (clearly print) complete mailing addresses to Geraldine

Hendrix or bring them by the church office during regular business hours.

Chaplain Chris Hester—Virginia Beach, Va;

CW4 James Williams—Fort Lee, Virginia; Col. Philip Clemmons, Jr.—Pentagon;

Captain Kellie Scott Hyatt—Birmingham, Al ; Lt. Cmdr. Scott and Lt. Cmdr. Roz Love, Guam, US Navy; A1C

Will Sapp US Air force, Key West, Fl; Sgt. Tony Parker, Air Force, Kandahar; John Lancaster, US Navy; Jason

Beck, US Army, Afghanistan; Sgt. Arron Wayne Cosper, US Army, Fort Poke, La.; Adam Ramos, Sasebo,

Japan; US Navy; Derek Ramos – 1st LAR Camp Pendleton, CA; Cpt. John Forbes, Pentagon; NC; Sgt. Zach

Whisenhunt, Camp LeJune, NC

PLEASE EXCUSE OUR ACTIVITY!

When you notice any of the staff slipping out of 8:00 worship on Sundays, please know we are preparing for

Sunday School, or conducting rehearsals for the upcoming service, etc. If you see us on the move, please pray

for us and for all of our worship services!

CHECKS TO DIFFERENT FUNDS

Please remember when writing a check to the church for your gifts, tithes or offerings, if you are giving to a

different fund (Burn the Note, Music Fund, or Youth Fund) other than general fund, please be sure to write a

separate check. Women’s Guild / Whit’s Place donations go to The Women’s Guild. Most of the time we do not

have enough cash on hand to transfer monies in house.

Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

8:00-9:00 Worship- Sanctuary

8:40-9:10-Light Breakfast

9:15-10:15 Sunday School

*9:30-10:25 Communion Service-Sanctuary

(*Note: this time does conflict with the Sunday school hour. Please understand if you intend to bring your

children to this service they will miss this important time of Christian education.)

10:30-11:30 Worship-Christ Hall

CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS

Mike Baker, Jimmy Barnes, Tricia Fuller, Lucinda Harding , Jason Kelly, Mike Murphy, Tim Richter, Robin

Sandlin, Pam Scott, Steve Stanford, Melanie Townson, Rusty Turner