March, 2015
The Monthly Dispatch
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, WHITE CREEK
MARCH ACTIVITIES
LENTEN WORSHIP
Midweek Lenten worship will be
held on each Wednesday evening
during Lent at 7:00 PM.
***Please note***
Supper will be served at 5:45 PM
before the services on February
25 and March 4 and 11. There
will be NO SUPPERS on March
18 and 25.
YOUTH GROUPS
The Youth Groups will meet on
the first and third Sunday of the
month at 7 PM.
GUILD
Guild members will meet at 7:00
PM on Tuesday, March 10, in
the Fellowship Room. Members
are reminded to bring their donations (enough for 30 baskets)
for our shut-ins.
SENIOR LEAGUE
The Senior League will meet on
Sunday, March 15, at 5:30 PM
for supper and then return to the
Fellowship Room for their
monthly meeting and socializing.
LADIES AID
The Ladies Aid will meet on
Wednesday, March 25, at 9 AM
for Bible study with the business
meeting following from 10-11
AM.
QUARTERLY
VOTERS’ MEETING
Due to Easter on Sunday, April
5, the Quarterly Voters’ Meeting
will be held on Sunday, April 12,
at 7 PM in the Fellowship Room.
STUDENT
CONFIRMATION
Four students will be confirmed
on Palm Sunday, March 29, at
9:00 AM. (Please note that since
we have a small class, there will
only be one service that morning.)
Those students are Riley Bartells,
Ethan Bundy, Delaney Maschino,
and Keggin York.
Please keep these young people in
your prayers as they have reached
this milestone in their lives.
Examination of these students
will be Saturday, March 28, at 9
AM.
God’s blessings, also to
Chancelyn York and Hannah
Fisher as they will be received into
adult Confirmation.
WHITE CREEK
LUTHERAN SCHOOL
FLOWER/GARDEN
PLANT/PRODUCE
COUPON SALE
White Creek Lutheran School will
be sponsoring a spring flower/
garden plant/produce coupon
sale, beginning Wednesday, February 25. This year the sale will
offer $10 gift coupons from
Whipker’s Market. Coupons are
also good on garden produce
from Whipker’s throughout the
summer and fall. See any WCLS
student or check with Becky in
the school office to place an order. Orders with payments will be
due by Friday, March 13, with
coupons available for distribution
on Thursday, April 2. All proceeds from this sale will go to
special school projects.
ANNIVERSARY
ORNAMENTS ARE STILL
AVAILABLE FOR $12.
CHECK WITH BECKY IN
THE CHURCH OFFICE.
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
Following are events coming up
for our 175th celebration:
April 26 - Re-enactment
Sunday/Church History Sunday
May 31 - Memorial Sunday
June 28 - Confirmation Class
Reunions/Pastor and Teacher
Recognition Sunday - Pastor
Jauss will be our guest speaker
July 26 - Mission Sunday/
Church Picnic
August 30 - Music Heritage
Sunday
September 27 - 175th
Anniversary Celebration
More detailed information will
be printed in the bulletin as
each event comes up.
KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Our shut-ins Tillie Bode, Don & Wilma
Voelker, Helen Roberts, Richard & Bettie
Noblitt, Dallas & Hazel Kreinhagen, Libby
McKinney, Norman Schroer, and Betty
McCrory
Those battling cancer: Joan Hercamp, Tirzah
McCrory, Les Stanley, Denise Mikkelson
Those with various health concerns: Richard
Hercamp, Sharon Dettmer, and Lee Barnett
Cody Ross as he continues to heal from his
knee surgery
Chuck Durnil & Family, Pastor Cook &
Family, Anna Condra & Family, and Melanie
Meyer & Family as they mourn the passing of
their loved ones
Larkin Arietta Meyer, newborn daughter of
Matthew & Lorna Meyer
Theodore August Lienhoop, newborn son of
Dan & Jeanne Lienhoop
Halie Brumley as she continues seeking treatment for epilepsy
March Birthdays
1-Dawn Boyd
Autumn Bontrager
3-Trevor Peters
4-Rebecca Garrison
Kylie Lemmon
Griffin McGaha
5-Riley Bartells
Kyle Jaggers
6-Seth Cook
8-Tracey Engelau
Cameo Hildreth
Addison Vickous
10-Beau Hoene
Carmen Kreinhagen
11-Becky Eckelman
Zoe Plummer
12-Lora Ballard
Shane Bontrager
Brock Burns
Sharon Dettmer
13Wyatt Fleming
15Todd Garrison
Hannah Mensendiek
16-Kim Ross
Ryan Hoene
Hazel Kreinhagen
17-Shel Rockhill
18-Lisa McGaha
19-Jeremie Dunn
Alex Hughes
Charlotte Otte
Norman Schroer
20-Abigail Anderson
Owen Ballard
Travis Eckelman
21-Presley Meyer
Katie Otte
22-Shelly Burns
Lauren Smith
23-Amelia Bliton
Jordan Buss
Sharon Kinsey
Karen
Schlehuser Keggin
York
24-Ruth
Bushur Mark Buss
25-Ashley Bramble
Mindy Setser
27-Dale Burbrink
Liam Buss
Trudy Shelton Robert Dale Sims
28Halie Brumley
Donna
Kyler
29-Leah
Ross
30-Tillie
Bode
31- Emma
Mensendiek
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Mo. Synod
16270 S. 300 W. Columbus, IN 47201
www.whitecreek.org
whitecreekweekly.blogspot.com
Pastor Joshua Cook
Office: 342-3516 Home: 447-8696
[email protected]
Mrs. Jan Buss, Principal
Office: 342-6832 Home: 342-4645
[email protected]
Becky Eckelman, Secretary
Church/School Office: 342-3516; 342-6832
[email protected]
April news needs to be
submitted to Becky by
March 23.
MARCH ANNIVERSARIES
1 – Eric & Amanda Kerkhof (’08)
5 – Jason & Lori Hill (’00)
16 – Mark & Ashley Meyer (’12)
Matt & Kelly Sullivan (’02)
19 - Matthew & Lorna Meyer (‘11)
20 – Chuck & Angie Durnil (’99)
23 – Steve & Jackie Shroyer (’75)
27 – Tim & Jane Brandt (’92)
28 – Terry & Connie Meyer (’81)
29 – Louis & Imogene Mensendiek (’64)
Apologies to anyone we might have missed!
Please contact Becky in the church office if a name has
been omitted from either of these lists.