Gabriel’s Horn May 2025
Upcoming Events
02: Disco Home School 10AM-1PM
04: Sunday School 10AM-The Great Deceiver-FLC
04: Jr Confirmation-Both Services
04: Board of Education Meeting 12:15 PM-FLC
06: Ladies Small Group 10:30 AM
07: Bible Study 10 AM Hebrews
07: Small Group 6 PM Community
09: Men's Group 8 AM Cracker Barrel
09: LWML Rummage Sale 9AM-5PM
10: LWML Rummage Sale 9AM-12PM
10: Fare Piano Recital 2PM-4PM
11: Mother's Day
11: Sunday School 10AM-The Great Deceiver-FLC
11: Board of Discipleship Meeting 12:15 PM-FLC
13: Ladies Small Group 10:30 AM
14: Bible Study 10 AM Hebrews
14: Small Group 6 PM Community
16: Men's Group 8 AM Cracker Barrel
18: Sunday School 10AM-The Great Deceiver-FLC
25: Church Council Meeting 12:PM-FLC
20: Ladies Small Group 10:30 AM
21: Bible Study 10 AM Hebrews
21: Small Group 6 PM Community
21: Youth Group 6 PM-7:30 PM
23: Men's Group 8 AM Cracker Barrel
23: Developmental Services Art Class 11AM
25: Deaconess Sunday *Collecting Donations
25: Sunday School 10AM-The Great Deceiver-FLC
27: Ladies Small Group 10:30 AM
28: Bible Study 10 AM Hebrews
28: Small Group 6 PM Community
30: Men's Group 8 AM Cracker Barrel
Sunday School – The Great Deceiver Series
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
DECEIVER
10AM-FLC
NEW SERIES
LUTHERAN HOUR MINISTRIES
VIDEO SERIES
"THE GREAT DECEIVER"
In The Great Deceiver
explore a being so diabolical he
will stop at nothing to
separate us from God.
LCMS Mid-South District East Pastor's Conference
The LCMS Mid-South District East
Pastor's Conference will be held
at Montgomery Bell State Park.
Tuesday May 6
Saint John will host a 7 PM Service
with communion.
The congregation is WELCOME to
attend.
Bible Study – Hebrews
Bible Study
Wednesday Mornings
10 AM
The Book of Hebrews
Serving Our Lord: May 2025
Greeters
8:30 David Heitz & Phyllis Burt
11:00 Allan Langsdorf
Usher:
8:30 Marshall Stark
11:00 Sheri Langsdorf
Lectors:
04: 8:30 Dan Falkenstein
11:00 Jackie Grover
11: 8:30 Bruce Burnett
11:00 Terry Spena
18: 8:30 Marshall Stark
11:00 Johanna Seeger
25: 8:30 Janice Brown
11:00 Sherry Zier
Altar Guild:
MB Pomeroy & Terry Spena
Counters: ТВА
Nursery: TBA
Slideshow: ТВА
Elders:
04: Robert Hay
11: Chip Gray
18: Dan Falkenstein
25: Robert Hay
Creekwood High School Graduation
Creekwood High School
Graduation
May 15, 2025
Look for the
Shelby Waczkowski Spotlight in
the May Mid-Month Edition of
the Gabriel's Horn
SAINT JOHN
Attendance
April 20: 148
April 27: 107
Christianity 101
Christianity 101
A Class to Learn Lutheran,
Christian Teachings.
Please See Pastor Nathan
for More Information.
Thank you
Mother's Day Message
Charm is deceptive, and beauty
is fleeting; but a woman
who fears the Lord
is to be praised.
PROVERBS 31:30 NIV
Wishing you God's unending
favor, kindness and love this
Mother's Day
and always.
HAPPY
MOTHER'S
DAY
LWML Rummage Sale – Save the Date
Save the Date
LWML Rummage Sale
Friday May 9: 9AM-5PM
Saturday May 10: 9AM-1PM
Household items, Clothing, Crafts, Artwork, &
Bake Sale Goodies
Saint John Lutheran Church
2300 HWY 96; Burns, TN 37029
Church Info & Service Times
Saint John Lutheran Church
2300 HWY 96
Burns, TN 37029
615-446-2332
Blessedbythelord.org
Service
Times:
Traditional 8:30 AM
Sunday School: 10 AM
Contemporary 11:00 AM
Slideshow & Ladies Small Group
Slideshow Volunteers
Needed for the 2nd
Service on Sundays
Jesus loves me
Meeting
Board of
Education
May 4
12:15 PM
SHANNON BREAM
THE WOMEN
OF THE BIBLE
Speak
WORKBOOK
Ladies Small
Group
New Study!
Tuesdays 10:30
Feel Free to Join Us
The Elders Among Us
THE ELDERS AMONG US
Feel Free
To reach out to
your elder if
you have any
questions.
Robert Hay
Chip Gray
Dan Falkenstein
Youth Group & VBS
YOUTH
GROUP
Wednesday May 21 6-7:30 PM
YEE HAW
Celebrating Jesus's Greatest O
Spend your VBS weekend here at Saint John
for a Yee-Haw good time!
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday June 6, 7, & 8
Deaconess Sunday & Greeting Cards
Sunday April 27
Deaconess
Sunday
Our adopted LWML
deaconess is Nicole
DeCoux-Manners. Please
keep her in your prayers as
she continues her studies at
Concordia Theological
Seminary. Please place your
donations in the deaconess
basket. Thank You.
Brighten Someone's Day
Greeting Cards
All proceeds go to the
LWML Mite Boxes
Just drop 35 cents in the coin
box and pick your card.
Car Seat Giveaway
CAR SEAT GIVEAWAY
We Would Like to Thank
Thank
You
High Noon Rotary Clubs
and the Good Morning &
SAINT JOHN
LUTHERAN CHURCH
For Your Donations
With Their Support, We Were Able to Supply 11 Convertible Car Seats
Junior Confirmation – Catechism Presentations
Congratulations
Junior Confirmation
Catechism Presentations
May 4th
Both Services
Jon-David Collins
Commandments
Adam Wiesmueller
Holy Baptism
Asher & Abigail zier
Prayer
Rummage Sale Drop Off Hours
Rummage Sale
Drop Off Hours
Sunday 11-2
Monday 9-7
Tuesday 9-7
Wednesday 9-12
Bake Sale Items Needed
Thank You for all your help!
Sanctuary Enhancement Ideas Requested
Ideas Requested to Further Enhance the Sanctuary
It has been 25 years since the sanctuary at St. John Lutheran Church opened. When first built, the sanctuary served multi-purposes, but with the addition of the Fellowship Building, it is used primarily for worship services. Although changes have been made over the years, additional enhancements could include items such as church banners and window treatments.
We would like to form a group of members to think about ways to further enhance the sanctuary. If interested, please contact Greg Stevenson.
Special Announcements – Quarterly Voters' Meeting Schedule Change
Special Announcements
Quarterly Voters' Meeting Schedule Change
The Church Council has voted to change the schedule for the quarterly voters' meetings. This new change will allow Sunday School to be held and will avoid Pastor Nathan needing to rush to the second service.
This change will be effective beginning with the June 29, 2025, voters' meeting. With this change, the schedule will align with the services held on the fifth Sunday of a month.
Sunday School will begin at 9 a.m. with the church service beginning at 10 a.m. The voters' meeting will follow the church service and will include a potluck meal.
LWML Meeting – April 6, 2025
St. John's Lutheran Women's Missionary League
Meeting April 6, 2025
Open Prayer Pastor Nathan
Devotions Shanna
Attendees Shanna, Linda, Nancy, Betty, Jackie, Sarah, Debbie, Barb, Michaela, Sheri
Old Business
Reading and approval of last meeting minutes. Motion to approve Debbie, 2nd Sarah, so moved
New Business
Easter breakfast April 20 Sarah will make up the sign-up list for the food/drink needed.
Rummage Sale - May 9-10. Sarah will be head this up. Janice will be calling Shanna. $5 Bag day is Saturday. Items that came in a box will need to remain in the box. Items donated for the rummage sale can be brought beginning the Monday before. We need to have 2 evenings included. Bake sale too. Sign-up sheets
Reports:
Treasurer report. Audit request and record upkeep for Treasury. Balance as of March 31st, 2025 - 5670.04 Motion to approve Betty, 2nd Debbie, so moved. Discussed purchasing a square for the various fund raisers. Discussion will be continued.
Quilting report - 2 more quilts, 2 more weeks. Starting back up in August
LWML Fall Prayer Service 2026 - hosted by us. We will discuss this in the fall. 2025 is 9:00 am October 24th Ascension Lutheran, Madison TN.
LWML- Lutheran World Relief - We will discuss this at a later date.
Blessing of mites
Constitution- Article II change the word from society to groups, on all pages. Missing our affiliation, it has to say we are affiliated with Mid Tn Zone, Article III. Remove the last sentence in Section 1. Motion to approve Debbie, 2nd Sarah, so moved.
Bylaws - Changes approved motion by Sheri, 2nd by Shanna, so moved
Close prayer
Next Meeting July 13th
Respectfully submitted,
Sheri Langsdorf
Recording Secretary
Summer Update from Nicole – Our Adopted Student Deaconess
Blessings to you all and the saints at St. John! I am so touched by your congregation's continued, faithful support. Our family has gone through some difficulties recently, and I was moved to tears when I received my student account balance and saw the Lord's provision through the last gift that was posted to my account by St. John. I was reminded of the words in James 1:17, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." He has proved Himself faithful time and time again, making my participation in this program possible through your generosity.
As I am preparing to fly out on Saturday (July 6) for my summer intensive session in Fort Wayne, I wanted to share a little bit about where I am in my program. My cohort just finished up our Books of Moses class with Dr. Jeffrey Pulse, along with our second semester of Deaconess Practicum with Dcns. Rosie Adle. Our upcoming intensive is from July 8 through July 19, although we are already hard at work preparing for, with much to read and write between now and Monday! We have three courses this session: Pauline Epistles with Dr. Charles Gieschen; Heaven on Earth: Worship of Lutherans Today with Dr. Paul Grime; and Intro All the World with Confession and Care with our program advisor, Dcns. Amy Rast. It is a hefty schedule, but the four of us and my cohort are looking forward to seeing one another again in person and working through this incredible content together in the same room!
When this summer session ends on August 2, I will be officially halfway through the Deaconess Studies program. What an incredible privilege it's been—I've learned and grown so much during my time in the program and look forward to seeing what the Lord has in store for all of us when, if He wills, we complete this training next July.
I also wanted to share some happy news from the home front: Richard and I are delighted to announce that we will be grandparents again! Miss Robin, who will be two in October, is going to welcome her little brother in January. We rejoice at the news and thank the Lord for continuing to grow our daughter and son-in-law's family.
May all of you at St. John be blessed richly with grace, joy, and the peace that surpasses all understanding through Christ Jesus.
In Him,
Nicole De Coux-Manners
Remember we have a door collection for Nicole the last Sunday of each month. The monies collected go directly to her student account at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne. Continue to pray for her and her family as she follows God's call to serve.
LWML News – Summer Update
LWML News
Summer Update from Nicole, our adopted student deaconess
