April 1, 2021 – Maundy Thursday

🙏 JESUS PRAYS IN THE GARDEN 🙏


Jesus and his disciples went to the garden of Gethsemane. Jesus was suffering in anticipation of his crucifixion and therefore, seeks support from the disciples and God the Father in heaven. He falls with his face to the ground and prays. (Matthew 26:36-46)

Your prayers are powerful and God hears them. He doesn’t always answer yes, He doesn’t always answer no. It might not be the answer you hoped for and it may not be clear. Just know that God loves us, He listens and He considers.

P raise

R epent

A sk for others

Y ourself

✝️ Be sure to check our website (www.stjohnsmontello.org) and Facebook page for our daily Holy Week videos created by our very own church and school members. ✝️


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e3vjOpFhhAHWslUrnnUN3j95EQSXu5Fp/view?usp=sharing

March 30, 2021 – Holy Week Tuesday

đź’§ JESUS: THE SERVANT đź’§


What was the significance of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet? Jesus reveals not only his true character but the character he wants to see in all who follow Him…Jesus leads by example. (John 13)


✝️ Be sure to check our website (www.stjohnsmontello.org) and Facebook page for our daily Holy Week videos created by our very own church and school members. ✝️


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qMAilMRTM_zhoe9lnBwV4_vjpjOtyF6K/view?usp=sharing

March 29, 2021 – Holy Week Monday

đź’ś WHAT IS LENT? đź’ś

Lent is an important season to Christians because we are given special opportunities to focus our attention on our Redeemer, Jesus Christ and what he has done for us. Jesus saved us by being our perfect substitute in life (Romans 5:19) and our innocent substitute in death (2 Corinthians 5:21). Lent furnishes opportunities to marvel at the forgiving, sacrificial love of God (Isaiah 53). The main focus of Lent is not what we give up for God. It is what God gave up for us on the cross, his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ (John 3:16).

✝️ Be sure to check our website (www.stjohnsmontello.org) and Facebook page for our daily Holy Week videos created by our very own church and school members. ✝️

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1esnzRsDShodLHKFfOcXqfMo-lSwic5iF/view?usp=sharing

March 28, 2021 – Palm Sunday

🌿 THE KING COMES TO US 🌿

Today is Palm Sunday. On this day, we celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection. Today marks the beginning of Holy Week, which concludes on Easter Sunday. The Bible reveals that when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowds greeted him by waving palm branches and covering his path with palm branches. Immediately following this great time of celebration in the ministry of Jesus, he begins his journey to the cross.
✝️ Be sure to check our website (www.stjohnsmontello.org) and Facebook page for our daily Holy Week videos created by our very own church and school members. ✝️

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kS2OanUd_obg92pgSA7zmw9mk2InT0sI/view?usp=sharing

Palm Branches to the Tomb: Telling HIStory

🌿 Join us on our online event! St. John’s and Emmanuel presents:

“Palm Branches to the Tomb: Telling HIStory”.

This event entails short, themed videos posted each day on Holy Week (Sunday, March 28-Sunday, April 4) created by our very own church and school members.

Be sure to check our website www.stjohnsmontello.org and follow us on our church Facebook page each day. Please share this information with your family and friends! 🌿

September 13, 2020 Announcement

Announcements

Next week’s theme:-

 September 20, 2020 16th Sunday after Pentecost

“Day of Trumpets” (special service)

Learn About St. John’s Befriended Missionary Paul Nitz

Hello St. John’s Members:

During September, we’d like to introduce you to the 4 WELS missionaries our church supports through the Befriend A Mission program.  Everyone wants friends.  Everyone can be a friend.  Jesus is our ultimate Friend, “who sticks closer than a brother,” (Proverbs 18:24b), and we Christians, no matter our age or circumstance, should take our cues for interacting with others from Him.

A friend shows interest in us & prays for us:  We hope you will read about Missionary Paul Nitz and his family.  The Nitz Family recently returned to the United States after 27 years in Malawi.  Pastor Nitz has accepted a new call stateside to serve as a world mission counselor.  An article that appears in the September issue of Forward in Christ is attached.  Here’s a prayer to use:

God and Father of All Nations:

Lord, you have called Missionary Paul and Susan Nitz and Family back to service in the United States.  After 27 years serving in Malawi, Africa, it makes their homeland almost a foreign country to them.  Aid their re-assimilation into the life and culture here in our country.   Make Pastor Nitz a blessing as he serves and supports WELS world missions worldwide in his new call as a missionary counselor.  Shower the Nitz family with grace in their own lives and the continued privilege and opportunity of seeing how powerful and effective God’s Word is in the lives of people around the world.   In Jesus’ name, we ask.  Amen.

A friend encourages us:  We hope you will take a few minutes this week to write a note, send a card or email, draw a picture (Children can befriend also!) and send it as an encouragement to the Nitz Family: Address:https://forwardinchrist.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Nitz-photo1.png

      Paul & Susan Nitz & Family

      c/o Ann Tolly

      546 N. Tolly Court

      Midland, MI 48636

Email:  pnitz@seelsorger.org

Please sign in this way:

      Your Name(s)

      St. John’s-Montello, WI

      Beaver Dam Circuit

A friend shares with usPresently a fall mission offering is being collected at St. John’s by the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society (LWMS) to support our WELS home and world missions.  Everyone with a heart for missions is invited to share a special gift!  A collection container is located in the entrance of church where you pick up your bulletin or contact Linda Wachholz, LWMS Reporter, 608-369-2635. 

For St. John’s LWMS,

Reporter Linda Wachholz

St. John’s Lutheran Church Montello & Emmanuel Lutheran Church Mecan

Updated Response to Worship Concerns Created by COVID-19

July 30, 2020

When will we worship?  An outdoor Saturday service is being added to help members worship in a safe environment. This service will replace the Wednesday evening service.

  • Saturdays @ 4:30 pm  (Any St. John’s or Emmanuel members)-Beginning Saturday, August 15
  • Sunday @ 8:00 am  Emmanuel  (Emmanuel members)
  • Sunday @ 10:00 am  St. John’s (St. John’s members 55 and older)
  • Online worship services continue found at  stjohnsmontello.org 

Where will we worship? Groups should be 50 or less indoors. To provide safe worship experiences, the new Saturday worship service will be held outdoors when weather permits. 

  • Saturday @ 4:30 pm will be an outdoor service on the lawn behind the parking lot of St. John’s. In case of inclement weather, we will move to the sanctuary. 
  • Sunday @ 8:00 am at Emmanuel in the sanctuary
  • Sunday @ 10:00 am at St. John’s in the sanctuary

How will we worship? Providing a safe worship experience is a high priority for the leaders in our congregations. Because the virus continues to spread, and because of the science regarding singing and speaking, the following policies will be continued and new ones enacted immediately:

  • Please use the hand sanitizer upon arrival at the worship service.
  • Masks will currently be optional at all services (see below**) Masks will be available.
  • Designated seating will be provided indoors to provide for social distancing.
  • Please bring lawn chairs for the outdoor service. Some seating and a canopy may be available. 
  • The congregation is asked to not sing for the time being.
  • Services will be shortened to a length of approximately 40 minutes. 
  • A soloist will sing the hymns and any liturgical responses.
  • Continuous communion will be practiced on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month. The Saturday before the 2nd and 4th Sundays will also include communion. Family units are encouraged to commune together. 
  • The congregations should exit the sanctuary from the back at the end of the service, taking all belongings including the bulletin along with them. 
  • The sanctuary will be cleaned and sanitized between services.
  • **We will abide by any state or local mandates that may change any of these policies

As we hold firmly to the truths of scripture, we know that God continues to keep his promises to us. He has promised the wonderful spiritual blessings of forgiveness, life, and salvation. He has not, however, promised that things will always remain the same. In the words of our synod president, Mark Schroeder, “we recommit ourselves–as individuals, as congregations, and as a synod–to the mission that God has called us to carry out, trusting that he will bless us in that work.” Let us work together as we move forward as a congregation. Let us help, support, and encourage each other as we gather around God’s Word. 

Question or Concerns?  Contact your Elders or pastor

Emmanuel Elders: Darrell Buchholz (608) 215-7871, Wayne Stelter (608) 369-1790 

St. John’s Elders: Jerre Duerr (608) 697-8706, Jay Eisermann (608) 297-8171, James Wachholz (608) 369-4006 – Pastor Pete Zietlow (608) 408-7830
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