​Calendar
Sun       04/11   Worship          10:00am
Wed     04/13    Quilters             8:00am
                                Council Mtg     6:30pm
                             
Members Serving in Worship Today
Pastor:  Jeff Remelius
Reader:  Nancy Jenkins
 
Members Serving in Worship Next Week
Pastor:  Jeff Remelius
Reader:  Margot Schmidt
 
Birthdays:     
04/11  Devin Baxter
04/12  Alexis Branson
04/13  Renee Shaw, Ali Carey
04/15  Phillip Thompson
04/16  Jorja Johnston
04/17  James Ley
                                             ...Birthday Blessings
Anniversaries:
No anniversaries this month, too tired after Holy Week and Easter to get married…
            ...Congratulations & Blessings
 
Mission/Social Concerns Committee
Mission for  April:
Pay it forward at Snowensville Diner—Owensville.  Buy a meal for those in need in our community.  The donations we receive will go towards a pre-paid meal.  For every $5 collected it will buy a hot meal for a dine in service meal (one meal per person present).  You can donate at church or at the diner, through
St. John’s UCC, Bem.
 
Mark Your Calendars
St. John’s UCC, Bem’s Annual Picnic will be Saturday, May 29th!  Look for more information soon.
 
New Ad-Hoc Committees
The Church Council decided at the recommendation of Pastor Jeff to institute 3 new temporary committees.  Please let Linda Haman or Pastor Jeff know if you are interested in serving on any of these.
 
History/Archive Committee — work on preserving the rich history of our congregation, and finding new ways to share it within our building and the larger community.
 
Worship Committee — work with Pastor Jeff on worship themes and special worship services.
 
Building Usage Committee — last Fall we voted to not move forward with any renovation/building plans.  There are still too many unknowns before we move forward with anything.  However, a comprehensive study of how we currently use our campus focusing on what we have and what we are missing for ministry should take place. 
 
Missouri Mid-South Conference Annual Gathering
This year for the Conference Annual Gathering, we will join together via Zoom.  Instead of a few days of workshops and meetings, this year there will be a variety of events throughout the week, beginning April 18.  The Business Meeting will be Saturday, April 24.  To register for any of these events, visit www.missourimidsouth.org or see Pastor Jeff.
 
Sun 4/18
Youth Events
2-2:45 pm Grades K-5
3-3:45 pm Middle School
4:30-6 pm High School
For everyone:
6:30 pm Opening Worship
7:30 pm Hang Out & Chill
Mon
4/19
9:30 am Church Finance
12 noon Prayer Space
3 pm Technology in Church
4:30 pm Young Adult Gathering
6:30 Beer with your ACM, Damien Lake!

Tues
4/20
9 am Prayer Space
2 pm Pivoting in Ministry
4 pm Budget Chat
 
Wed
4/21
9 am Morning Meditation
10:30 am Pastoral Relations Comm
1:30 pm Prayer Space
4 pm General Synod Conversation
6 pm Pets in Ministry

Thur 422
12 Pivoting in Our Mission
2:30 Afternoon Yoga
4:30 Prayer Space
5:30 Wine & Wonder with our CM, Ginny Brown Daniel
7 pm Bylaws Conversation
Sat
4/24
9 am - 2 pm Conference Annual Business Meeting