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This Week’s Memory Verse

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Colossians 3:13

As We Gather This Lent, we are invited to go on the 40 day journey once again. Although we will be reading the same devotions and pursuing the same challenges, our Sunday worship will take a different direction, a Lent direction. Discipleship is all about following and imitating Jesus. So we will focus on Jesus as He approaches the cross, and we will see in Him the blessing and challenge of the five targets of the Red Letter Challenge: Being, Forgiving, Serving, Giving, Going.

Sunday’s focus is “Serving.” Jesus came to serve, offering Himself as our Savior. The foundation of our identity and faith is the service of our Savior. He continues to serve us today by forgiving our sins, hearing and answering our prayers, and providing for our needs. His service to us enables us to serve others in His name. How is Jesus calling you to serve?

First Reading Exodus 4:10-17

Psalm Psalm 113:1-6

Second Reading Philippians 2:1-11

Gospel Matthew 26:57-68

Children’s Church: Joy Dahl and Jenny Gass

St. John’s and Coronavirus. Please note the attachment which provides an update to our response of to the spread of COVID-19.

Principal Call: We are forming a call committee to begin the process of seeking the Lord’s will regarding the call of our next principal. Please keep this committee and the process in your prayers. If you would like to suggest a name for the committee’s consideration, please forward the name to Pastor Mike (pastormike@stjohnslutheran.net).

Lent Midweek Service: The Wounds of Murder. We continue our series “By His Wounds We Are Healed.” In this service, we remember that the wounds of murder and violence we committed against our Lord were laid on Christ on the cross. Our Lenten observance reminds us that though we have been brought low by sin, our Lord will bless us with new life in him through the cross. Service at 7:00 pm.

Needed: Sound Techs for 10:15. We are looking for several additional sound techs for the 10:15 service. Training and mentoring will be provided. If you are interested, contact Pastor Mike (pastormike@stjohnslutheran.net).

St. John’s March Dine & Donate

Thanks for supporting our school!

Saturday, March 14^th all day at Butter Cream Bakery & Diner – 20%

You can find required flyer in the church and school offices and in the Narthex (church entryway). or click on the restaurant of your choice for the flyer.

Spanish Teacher needed – Our current Spanish teacher at St. John’s Lutheran School has left us. So, we are currently searching for a new Spanish Teacher. If you know of anyone, please let Joel Wahlers know. It is a part time position (9 hours a week), teaching 5th – 8th grade.

Needed: Projector Techs for 10:15. We are looking for several additional projector techs for the 10:15 service. Training and mentoring will be provided. If you are interested, contact Pastor Mike (pastormike@stjohnslutheran.net) or Dawn Wahlers (dwahlers@stjohnsnapa.org )

YOUTH NEWS

Crew 34 will be back in action on Thursday, March 26th, from 6-7:30 in the preschool. Looking forward to seeing y’all then!

Surge is off this week, but will be back on Tuesday, March 24th, from 6-7:30 at SJL. Come hang out at Surge and see what it’s all about!