St. John's March 21, 2021 weekly announcements

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Fifth Sunday in Lent

We will hold midweek worship on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.
Reservations will no longer be required for the Wednesday services.

Holy Week Worship

Maundy Thursday Service
April 1 at 5:30 p.m.

Good Friday Tre Ore Service
April 2 starting at 12:00 p.m. ending at 3:00 p.m.

Saturday Service
April 3 at 5:30 p.m.

* There will be no service on Wednesday, April 31.

Easter Worship

Easter Sunrise Service
April 4 at 6:00 a.m.

Easter Service
April 4 at 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m., and 10:30 a.m.

St. John's Golf Outing 2021
Join us for fun, fresh air, and fellowship! St. John's is hosting a golf outing fundraiser. The proceeds for the golf outing will go to St. John's Lutheran School and Rockford Rescue Mission.

When: June 6, 2021
Where: Saddle Ridge Golf Course,
Hwy 33 East, Portage, WI 53901
Time: Lunch is served at noon
Tee-off is at 1:00 p.m.

4 Person Team Scramble, Best Ball Format

Click here for more details and registration information.

Click here to sponsor a hole.

Do you need a ride to get your Covid Vaccine?

Contact the church office, 608-742-9000, provide your name, date/time of your COVID vaccine appointment, and the name of the facility. Someone will call you back to confirm your ride.

Your Brothers & Sisters in Christ,
Health & Wellness

St. John's Lutheran School is currently enrolling students for the 2021-2022 school year.

St. John’s Lutheran School exists to prepare children for a life of faith and service to Jesus Christ. We value every child as a gift from God. Students at St. John’s Lutheran School are taught by dedicated, Lutheran-trained, and state-certified teachers. We participate in a variety of academic assessments in all subject areas to ensure the continued development and progress of every child.

Private tours are available. Call to schedule appt.

For more information visit our website, stjohnsportage.com/admissions, or call St. John’s Lutheran School, 608-742-9000 x108.

Crusader Parent Organization

Thanks to the generosity of Portage area businesses and supporters, the children of St. John’s Lutheran school were blessed with school supplies for the 2020-2021 school year. It is the goal of the Crusader Parent Organization to keep this a continuing effort for the next 2021-2022 school year.
Click here for more information.
Thank you for your generous support!

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Have you thought about who will be in heaven? Believers from every nation, tribe, and language will be there, praising God together! Look online for pictures of people from around the world. Then draw a picture of heaven.

Read Revelation 7:9–12

Fifth Sunday in Lent
Mark 10:32–45
Click here for this week's
activity sheet.

Click here for some fun Lent activities from the Children's Ministry at Concordia University Wisconsin.

Take pictures of your activities, send us a note of what you learned, or make a comic strip of what you learned. Then, ask your mom or dad to email it to us at churchoffice@stjohnsportage.com. We will post your activities on Facebook and/or publish them in our Cornerstone newsletter.

- Sunday School Teachers.

March 21, 2021
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Click here for lesson 5
Mark 10:32–45

March 28, 2021
Sunday of the Passion
Click here for lesson 6
John 12:20–43

*Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.

Saturdays 5:30 p.m.

Sundays 8:00 a.m.

*Sundays 9:15 a.m.

(Reservation recommended for this service.)

Sundays 10:30 a.m.

*Visit stjohnsportage.com to make a reservation for this service.

Our goal is to keep the worshiping body to 50 individuals per service. This is a self-imposed number with social distancing as the goal. Depending upon the size of the households gathered and where seats are available, we may be able to go over that number slightly.

Individual/household communion at the front of the sanctuary will continue to be offered Wednesdays, 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

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