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COFFEE KOINONIA COFFEE MUGS
These special coffee mugs are available (at a cost of $7.00) after the Sunday 9am Worship Services.
DORCAS WOMEN’S CELEBRATION SET UP: APRIL 30
Help is needed from the men on Tuesday, April 30 at 2:00pm for set up. Also, on Wednesday, May 1, for men to help serve and clear up for our celebration festivities.
MINISTRY FAIR 2024: Saturday May 18 (2-3pm), Sunday May 19 (after worship) Coffee and cookies will be available for worshippers to enjoy as they view the display tables from our Boards, Committees, and Groups to show/tell how they continue to be God’s instruments and share His Love with our Church, community, and the world.
ABBAFAB: AT THE SOUTH MILWAUKEE PERFORMANCE ARTS CENTER
Social Concerns invites you to join them on Friday, June 14 at 8:00pm to see ABBAFAB. The cost is $53.50. Having performed before sold out crowds, ABBAFAB is a stunning multimedia tribute to ABBA. Deadline for sign-up is May 5. Checks can be made payable to Julie Monson. Contact Julie at 414-248-2729 if you have any questions.
(WSHS) WISCONSIN SLOVAK HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPEN HOUSE - MAY 5
There will be an Open House held at the Wisconsin Slovak Historical Society located at 3702 E. Layton Avenue, Cudahy from 1-4pm. Take time to stop in and see the Museum and learn about the Slovak Heritage.
CUDAHY LIONS COMMUNITY SHREDDING DAY
Community shredding will be held May 18 from 8am-noon in the Cudahy Library parking lot. Things accepted: all paper and file folders. See the notice on the small red bulletin board in the church hallway for further information.
NOUR TOUR: A TOUR OF THE HOLY LAND
You are invited to join this 26th tour of the Holy Land Nour Tour. A native of Israel, born in Nazareth on a Journey to the Holy Land for an experience of a lifetime to visit Israel for a spiritual NOUR-ishment. We will depart from Chicago on June 24 and return on July 6, 2024. During this 13-day tour, you will experience the life of the land in new ways-sounds, smells, and sights of two civilizations the old and the new. You will stand at the crossroads of history-HIS STORY and your heart will be renewed with the love and truth of Scripture. The Bible will be our map and guide. Please join in on this blessed adventure. The price is $4,950.00 p/p including: air fare from Chicago to Tel Aviv and back to Chicago, hotel accommodations (for double occupancy) tips, entry fees and all meals. For further information contact:
Rev. Nabil S. Nour, Pastor, 46448 263rd St. Hartford, SD 57033
605-526-3571 (O) 605-201-6998 (Cell) preachermanfootwasher@gmail.com
(Please see printout on the bulletin board in the main hallway if interested.)
WHEELCHAIR NEEDED
If you or someone you know has a large wheelchair that is in good condition and is no longer needed, please consider donating it to our Church. Our current wheelchairs are in need of repair. Please contact the church office at 414-481-0520 to make arrangements. Thank you.
TRIP TO ISRAEL - JUNE 2024
Do you want to go to Israel in June 2024? Learn more by attending the Israel trip ZOOM session, led by Pastor Dan Lepley, or email him pastorlepley@giaml.com to learn more. Zoom sessions - https://lcef.zoom.us/j/83651175982 are held at 7pm Central Time.
2024 INSTITUTE ON LITURGY: JULY 9-12, 2024
The LCMS will host the 2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music at Concordia University Nebraska, in Seward, NB in 2024. The theme will be “Songs of Deliverance: Psalms in the Great Congregation.” Participants will be able to choose from a variety of instructive and interactive sessions addressing practical topics of interest to musicians, pastors, teachers etc. More information, including how to register, will be available soon at: lcms.org/2024-worship-institute.
LCEF ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!
The Take Heart Scholarship was developed for Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) Young Investors Club World Changers, who are high school seniors. LCEF’s Young Investors Club offers financial support through the Take Heart Scholarship program with up to three awards, $3,000, $1000, and $500. Visit lcef.org/scholarship to learn more.
FAMILY BIBLE JOURNEY DAILY PODCASTS
If you are interested in listening to these podcasts, check out familybiblejourney.com. Join the journey of journaling through the Bible.
ST. JOHN CHILD DAY CARE AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
How can you help? Come read stories to the children, or share a talent with the children (play an instrument, play a special game, do a cooking activity, etc.). You can share your knowledge with the children (occupation, cultural, ethnic, etc.). How about helping by fixing broken equipment or donating items from the donation tree. Any of these ideas can bring interesting new information to the children, or suggest something that you would want to do to help out. Contact Karen at 414-482-0554.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED - ST. JOHN DAYCARE VAN DRIVERS
Day Care is seeking volunteers to drive the van in the mornings (7:45am-8:30am), to take children from Day Care to Cudahy Schools, ALSO to pick up from schools in the afternoon (2:00pm-3:30pm), and bring to our Day Care. Volunteers must have their driving record on file in the Day Care Office. Karen Erickson, our Day Care Director, will submit your drivers license number to the state. It can take a couple weeks to get back the needed information. Contact Karen Erickson 414-482-0554 get more information.
ST. JOHN DAY CARE - NEW EMPLOYMENT NEED
Do you know anyone who needs a job for the summer? The Day Care is in need of a person to oversee our summer program working with 6-11 year olds. We are also still looking for part-time help, and substitutes to fill in when a staff member takes vacation, or may be sick. Call 414-482-0554 and speak to Karen Erickson for more information.
COFFEE KOINONIA NEEDS YOUR HELP
If you are interested in volunteering to help with our Coffee Koinonia Fellowship Time after our Sunday Worship Services, your services would be greatly appreciated. Please contact SaDonna Antonia at 414-483-6228 for further information.
THE ECONOMY CENTER THRIFT STORE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
The Thrift Store urgently needs volunteers on Fridays and Saturdays at their W. Burleigh St. location. All proceeds from the Economy Center Thrift Store support the mission of the LCFS. If interested, please see the flyer on the Communication Board in the hallway, or contact Gayla Boehlke at 414-630-1214.
LCEF OFFERS A 6.25% NOTE
Did you know your investment can have a bigger impact this season with LCEF? Their limited-time, 6.25% term note empowers you to grow your savings while strengthening, sustaining, and starting Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Ministries.
Your investment with LCEF directly supports SLCMS ministries through this 2.5year term note. Visit lcef.org/invest to learn more about this opportunity.
RAISERIGHT NEWS!!
Our St. John Day Care is part of a pilot program designed to get more people to use RaiseRight to purchase gift cards. They have been given “re-loadable” cards for Amazon, Starbucks, Pick ‘N Save, Target and Walmart. They will be available with instructions on how to go to the website to load them with the amount you desire. To order other cards online go to: RaiseRight.com/Enroll and enter the enrollment code: L493D3LE18725. Cards are available after our worship services. Contact Karen Erickson at 414-482-0554 if you have any questions.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Are you willing to help? We are in need of Ushers to help at funeral services that are held at St. John. The duties to be performed can be easily explained, and walked through with you. If you are interested, please contact the Church Office.
We also need someone to go through the church pews, making sure that the pencils are sharp, the prayer & attendance cards are available, etc. Please contact CynDee in the Church office if you are willing to help with this.
HEALTH AND SCHOOL KITS FOR MISSIONS
Showing MERCY opens doors to tell about Jesus. Victims of tragedies need the essentials of life. Impoverished children need supplies to learn. Our St. John LWML will be donating: 53 SCHOOL KITS: each with a drawstring backpack filled with 4 notebooks, 1 ruler, 1 pencil sharpener, 1 pair blunt scissors, 5 pencils, 5 ink pens, 1 box of 24 crayons, and 1 large eraser. 15 HEALTH KITS: 2 bars of soap, 1 sturdy comb, 1 toothbrush, 1 metal nail clipper wrapped and tied inside a large bath towel. Thank you to all who donated items or cash for these kits.
BLESSED AGAIN RESALE
Blessed Again Resale is located at 7624 W. Hampton Ave, Milwaukee WI 53218.
They offer high quality, low cost items in support of “A PLACE OF REFUGE” Ministries. Donations needed are: Clothing (all sizes, all types), shoes, books, housewares, furniture, electronics, appliances, toys, linens, sporting goods, antiques, collectibles, and seasonal items. (They cannot accept refrigerators, air conditioners, gas appliances, lawn mowers or computers over 5 years old.) Volunteers are always needed to work behind the scenes to sort, price, ring up sales, and assist on the floor or transport donations. If you are interested, please contact Betty at 414-355-5198 for more information, or to volunteer.
A PLACE OF REFUGE (APOR) For Pregnant Women & Preborn Children Refuge House is a safe place that provides a loving, nurturing environment for women and their preborn children. Refuge House encourages women to make positive changes in their lives that will offer opportunity, direction and hope for their futures. APOR seeks to contribute to the mental, physical and spiritual growth of women facing an unplanned pregnancy. APOR has been sharing God's love since 1993, one mother at a time. Check the display in the Fellowship Hall for ways you can share with and support APOR. Playpen for donations is located in the Narthex.
CUDAHY/ST. FRANCIS INTERFAITH PROGRAM
The Cudahy/St. Francis Interfaith Program for Older Adults (CSFI) is looking for older adults that want to help and/or connect with other older adults, or if any older adult needs help with things around the house. People can sign up for our companionship call/visit programs if they would like calls or visits periodically, or if they would like to make calls or visits to other older adults. Please contact Pat Mull at Cudahy/St. Francis Interfaith program at 414-483-4474 for more information.
LCFS
Are you wondering what LCFS is, and what they do? LFCS is Lutheran Counseling & Family Services of Wisconsin. They work year-round to assist those struggling with mental health and addiction. In addition, they work diligently to bring families together through their adoption program, help to heal relationships and improve family dynamics, give hope to those suffering from trauma. And to meet a strong, growing need in our community, they continue to expand mental health services to children through our inschool counseling program and through expanding our in-clinic child therapy services. We give thanks for all the healing that they provide.
FLOWER CHART
The 2024 Flower Chart has been posted in the Narthex. Please fill in your date(s) for sponsoring the flowers. If there would be more than one sponsor for the flowers on a given weekend, then the cost for them would be split. If you have questions, please contact Alice Grant at 414-630-6792.
AMAZON SMILE - Do you order from Amazon? Enter the Amazon site, clicking on smile.amazon.com; a list of charities will appear. Look for: St John Ev Lutheran Church CDC Dev Ctr. and our Day Care will receive 0.5% of eligible purchases. No extra cost to you!
ARE YOU UP TO DATE?
Have you gone to the St John Website, (www.stjohncudahy.org) and signed into the St. John member login? (on the bottom left of home page). Even if you have never set up an account, this is the time to do it! Sign in, go to the home tab, my profile, and make sure the info St. John has is up to date. Many people have gotten rid of their land lines and now only have a cell phone, or have a new email address, or even moved and haven’t told us! You can even see where you are with your giving for the year. We want to be sure to stay in touch, so please check out the web page, and then make sure we have your current info.
WANT TO BE INVOLVED AT ST. JOHN?
There are many ways you can get involved. Volunteer as an Usher, Altar Guild, Serve Coffee, Handyman jobs, Weeding the flower beds, Vacuuming, join a group or board and the list goes on. (Especially needed: Altar Guild and Ushers!) Please call the Church Office (414-481-0520) if you can to help.
ELECTRONICS! ELECTRONICS!
St. John praises God and says “Thank You” to all who support our Church with offerings by cash or check! But if you want to use electronics, St. John offers “Electronic Giving” that can be easily set up for your convenience. Contact the Church office for more information. (414-481-0520)
If you have something you would like included in the church bulletin, please send an email to STJCUD@yahoo.com. Thank you.
These special coffee mugs are available (at a cost of $7.00) after the Sunday 9am Worship Services.
DORCAS WOMEN’S CELEBRATION SET UP: APRIL 30
Help is needed from the men on Tuesday, April 30 at 2:00pm for set up. Also, on Wednesday, May 1, for men to help serve and clear up for our celebration festivities.
MINISTRY FAIR 2024: Saturday May 18 (2-3pm), Sunday May 19 (after worship) Coffee and cookies will be available for worshippers to enjoy as they view the display tables from our Boards, Committees, and Groups to show/tell how they continue to be God’s instruments and share His Love with our Church, community, and the world.
ABBAFAB: AT THE SOUTH MILWAUKEE PERFORMANCE ARTS CENTER
Social Concerns invites you to join them on Friday, June 14 at 8:00pm to see ABBAFAB. The cost is $53.50. Having performed before sold out crowds, ABBAFAB is a stunning multimedia tribute to ABBA. Deadline for sign-up is May 5. Checks can be made payable to Julie Monson. Contact Julie at 414-248-2729 if you have any questions.
(WSHS) WISCONSIN SLOVAK HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPEN HOUSE - MAY 5
There will be an Open House held at the Wisconsin Slovak Historical Society located at 3702 E. Layton Avenue, Cudahy from 1-4pm. Take time to stop in and see the Museum and learn about the Slovak Heritage.
CUDAHY LIONS COMMUNITY SHREDDING DAY
Community shredding will be held May 18 from 8am-noon in the Cudahy Library parking lot. Things accepted: all paper and file folders. See the notice on the small red bulletin board in the church hallway for further information.
NOUR TOUR: A TOUR OF THE HOLY LAND
You are invited to join this 26th tour of the Holy Land Nour Tour. A native of Israel, born in Nazareth on a Journey to the Holy Land for an experience of a lifetime to visit Israel for a spiritual NOUR-ishment. We will depart from Chicago on June 24 and return on July 6, 2024. During this 13-day tour, you will experience the life of the land in new ways-sounds, smells, and sights of two civilizations the old and the new. You will stand at the crossroads of history-HIS STORY and your heart will be renewed with the love and truth of Scripture. The Bible will be our map and guide. Please join in on this blessed adventure. The price is $4,950.00 p/p including: air fare from Chicago to Tel Aviv and back to Chicago, hotel accommodations (for double occupancy) tips, entry fees and all meals. For further information contact:
Rev. Nabil S. Nour, Pastor, 46448 263rd St. Hartford, SD 57033
605-526-3571 (O) 605-201-6998 (Cell) preachermanfootwasher@gmail.com
(Please see printout on the bulletin board in the main hallway if interested.)
WHEELCHAIR NEEDED
If you or someone you know has a large wheelchair that is in good condition and is no longer needed, please consider donating it to our Church. Our current wheelchairs are in need of repair. Please contact the church office at 414-481-0520 to make arrangements. Thank you.
TRIP TO ISRAEL - JUNE 2024
Do you want to go to Israel in June 2024? Learn more by attending the Israel trip ZOOM session, led by Pastor Dan Lepley, or email him pastorlepley@giaml.com to learn more. Zoom sessions - https://lcef.zoom.us/j/83651175982 are held at 7pm Central Time.
2024 INSTITUTE ON LITURGY: JULY 9-12, 2024
The LCMS will host the 2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music at Concordia University Nebraska, in Seward, NB in 2024. The theme will be “Songs of Deliverance: Psalms in the Great Congregation.” Participants will be able to choose from a variety of instructive and interactive sessions addressing practical topics of interest to musicians, pastors, teachers etc. More information, including how to register, will be available soon at: lcms.org/2024-worship-institute.
LCEF ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!
The Take Heart Scholarship was developed for Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) Young Investors Club World Changers, who are high school seniors. LCEF’s Young Investors Club offers financial support through the Take Heart Scholarship program with up to three awards, $3,000, $1000, and $500. Visit lcef.org/scholarship to learn more.
FAMILY BIBLE JOURNEY DAILY PODCASTS
If you are interested in listening to these podcasts, check out familybiblejourney.com. Join the journey of journaling through the Bible.
ST. JOHN CHILD DAY CARE AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
How can you help? Come read stories to the children, or share a talent with the children (play an instrument, play a special game, do a cooking activity, etc.). You can share your knowledge with the children (occupation, cultural, ethnic, etc.). How about helping by fixing broken equipment or donating items from the donation tree. Any of these ideas can bring interesting new information to the children, or suggest something that you would want to do to help out. Contact Karen at 414-482-0554.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED - ST. JOHN DAYCARE VAN DRIVERS
Day Care is seeking volunteers to drive the van in the mornings (7:45am-8:30am), to take children from Day Care to Cudahy Schools, ALSO to pick up from schools in the afternoon (2:00pm-3:30pm), and bring to our Day Care. Volunteers must have their driving record on file in the Day Care Office. Karen Erickson, our Day Care Director, will submit your drivers license number to the state. It can take a couple weeks to get back the needed information. Contact Karen Erickson 414-482-0554 get more information.
ST. JOHN DAY CARE - NEW EMPLOYMENT NEED
Do you know anyone who needs a job for the summer? The Day Care is in need of a person to oversee our summer program working with 6-11 year olds. We are also still looking for part-time help, and substitutes to fill in when a staff member takes vacation, or may be sick. Call 414-482-0554 and speak to Karen Erickson for more information.
COFFEE KOINONIA NEEDS YOUR HELP
If you are interested in volunteering to help with our Coffee Koinonia Fellowship Time after our Sunday Worship Services, your services would be greatly appreciated. Please contact SaDonna Antonia at 414-483-6228 for further information.
THE ECONOMY CENTER THRIFT STORE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
The Thrift Store urgently needs volunteers on Fridays and Saturdays at their W. Burleigh St. location. All proceeds from the Economy Center Thrift Store support the mission of the LCFS. If interested, please see the flyer on the Communication Board in the hallway, or contact Gayla Boehlke at 414-630-1214.
LCEF OFFERS A 6.25% NOTE
Did you know your investment can have a bigger impact this season with LCEF? Their limited-time, 6.25% term note empowers you to grow your savings while strengthening, sustaining, and starting Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Ministries.
Your investment with LCEF directly supports SLCMS ministries through this 2.5year term note. Visit lcef.org/invest to learn more about this opportunity.
RAISERIGHT NEWS!!
Our St. John Day Care is part of a pilot program designed to get more people to use RaiseRight to purchase gift cards. They have been given “re-loadable” cards for Amazon, Starbucks, Pick ‘N Save, Target and Walmart. They will be available with instructions on how to go to the website to load them with the amount you desire. To order other cards online go to: RaiseRight.com/Enroll and enter the enrollment code: L493D3LE18725. Cards are available after our worship services. Contact Karen Erickson at 414-482-0554 if you have any questions.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Are you willing to help? We are in need of Ushers to help at funeral services that are held at St. John. The duties to be performed can be easily explained, and walked through with you. If you are interested, please contact the Church Office.
We also need someone to go through the church pews, making sure that the pencils are sharp, the prayer & attendance cards are available, etc. Please contact CynDee in the Church office if you are willing to help with this.
HEALTH AND SCHOOL KITS FOR MISSIONS
Showing MERCY opens doors to tell about Jesus. Victims of tragedies need the essentials of life. Impoverished children need supplies to learn. Our St. John LWML will be donating: 53 SCHOOL KITS: each with a drawstring backpack filled with 4 notebooks, 1 ruler, 1 pencil sharpener, 1 pair blunt scissors, 5 pencils, 5 ink pens, 1 box of 24 crayons, and 1 large eraser. 15 HEALTH KITS: 2 bars of soap, 1 sturdy comb, 1 toothbrush, 1 metal nail clipper wrapped and tied inside a large bath towel. Thank you to all who donated items or cash for these kits.
BLESSED AGAIN RESALE
Blessed Again Resale is located at 7624 W. Hampton Ave, Milwaukee WI 53218.
They offer high quality, low cost items in support of “A PLACE OF REFUGE” Ministries. Donations needed are: Clothing (all sizes, all types), shoes, books, housewares, furniture, electronics, appliances, toys, linens, sporting goods, antiques, collectibles, and seasonal items. (They cannot accept refrigerators, air conditioners, gas appliances, lawn mowers or computers over 5 years old.) Volunteers are always needed to work behind the scenes to sort, price, ring up sales, and assist on the floor or transport donations. If you are interested, please contact Betty at 414-355-5198 for more information, or to volunteer.
A PLACE OF REFUGE (APOR) For Pregnant Women & Preborn Children Refuge House is a safe place that provides a loving, nurturing environment for women and their preborn children. Refuge House encourages women to make positive changes in their lives that will offer opportunity, direction and hope for their futures. APOR seeks to contribute to the mental, physical and spiritual growth of women facing an unplanned pregnancy. APOR has been sharing God's love since 1993, one mother at a time. Check the display in the Fellowship Hall for ways you can share with and support APOR. Playpen for donations is located in the Narthex.
CUDAHY/ST. FRANCIS INTERFAITH PROGRAM
The Cudahy/St. Francis Interfaith Program for Older Adults (CSFI) is looking for older adults that want to help and/or connect with other older adults, or if any older adult needs help with things around the house. People can sign up for our companionship call/visit programs if they would like calls or visits periodically, or if they would like to make calls or visits to other older adults. Please contact Pat Mull at Cudahy/St. Francis Interfaith program at 414-483-4474 for more information.
LCFS
Are you wondering what LCFS is, and what they do? LFCS is Lutheran Counseling & Family Services of Wisconsin. They work year-round to assist those struggling with mental health and addiction. In addition, they work diligently to bring families together through their adoption program, help to heal relationships and improve family dynamics, give hope to those suffering from trauma. And to meet a strong, growing need in our community, they continue to expand mental health services to children through our inschool counseling program and through expanding our in-clinic child therapy services. We give thanks for all the healing that they provide.
FLOWER CHART
The 2024 Flower Chart has been posted in the Narthex. Please fill in your date(s) for sponsoring the flowers. If there would be more than one sponsor for the flowers on a given weekend, then the cost for them would be split. If you have questions, please contact Alice Grant at 414-630-6792.
AMAZON SMILE - Do you order from Amazon? Enter the Amazon site, clicking on smile.amazon.com; a list of charities will appear. Look for: St John Ev Lutheran Church CDC Dev Ctr. and our Day Care will receive 0.5% of eligible purchases. No extra cost to you!
ARE YOU UP TO DATE?
Have you gone to the St John Website, (www.stjohncudahy.org) and signed into the St. John member login? (on the bottom left of home page). Even if you have never set up an account, this is the time to do it! Sign in, go to the home tab, my profile, and make sure the info St. John has is up to date. Many people have gotten rid of their land lines and now only have a cell phone, or have a new email address, or even moved and haven’t told us! You can even see where you are with your giving for the year. We want to be sure to stay in touch, so please check out the web page, and then make sure we have your current info.
WANT TO BE INVOLVED AT ST. JOHN?
There are many ways you can get involved. Volunteer as an Usher, Altar Guild, Serve Coffee, Handyman jobs, Weeding the flower beds, Vacuuming, join a group or board and the list goes on. (Especially needed: Altar Guild and Ushers!) Please call the Church Office (414-481-0520) if you can to help.
ELECTRONICS! ELECTRONICS!
St. John praises God and says “Thank You” to all who support our Church with offerings by cash or check! But if you want to use electronics, St. John offers “Electronic Giving” that can be easily set up for your convenience. Contact the Church office for more information. (414-481-0520)
If you have something you would like included in the church bulletin, please send an email to STJCUD@yahoo.com. Thank you.