ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
(The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod)
Alma, Kansas
A family united by faith in Christ gathering around God's Word and Sacraments.
To reach out in Christ-like concern and Christ-borne love to each other and to those without Christ!
In This Month's
St. John Witness
JANUARY WITNESS
Spiritual Growth
EPIPHANY IS GOD REVEALING HIMSELF. He is made manifest in Christ by His Word, by His life, by his sacraments, and by His coming in glory. Prepare your hearts for worship with repentance, Scripture, and prayer.
MISSIONARY Michael Hageman and his wife Shanna will join us in church February 8. You may come and hear about his preparations to serve in Tanzania, Africa. Our Mission Festival will include a basket dinner (pot-luck) meal that day. A door offering will be held after church to support Together in Mission: for Missionary Hageman.
MISSION FESTIVAL at St. John is set for February 8, 2026. Rev. Michael Hageman will be our guest preacher, and we will celebrate with a special door offering, and a fellowship meal after the service.
UN-DECORATING FROM CHRISTMAS: We will meet after church Sunday, January 4 to take down Christmas decorations.
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN is our Bible Class on Thursday mornings. “If you are ignorant of God’s Word, you will always be ignorant of God’s will.” – Billy Graham
SUNDAY ADULT BIBLE CLASS will read the Book of Romans. We will begin January 18, and seek out the Biblical roots of our Lutheran beliefs concerning faith and good works, and teach us to live by the faith God provides.
F L O C K N O T E S are text messages or emails from the church to inform members of changes in worship or sending other announcements to our members. If you or a friend would like to be included on this list, please call the church office. If you would like to create Flocknotes for the congregation for a month, please tell Pastor Grimm.
RE:VITALITY begins with Scripture and continues as God’s Spirit leads us to live Christian lives of faith and witness. We have taken steps one and two, and now we proceed with our understanding of church and mission at St. John. Pray for God to bless us and our community with true faith in Christ Jesus! The ReVitality effort will be used as our Leaders Workshop to help us plan for the next decade of ministry to Christ here at St. John
BOOK STUDY: “Hopeful, Faithful, and Bold” is the new book for study this year. It is written by Rev. Lee Hagan, president of the Missouri District. It will begin January 15 at Bruce Schultz’s.
Date Bible Text Theme Hymns Order of Worship
1/4/26 Matthew 2:1-12 Spoken by the Prophet 361 - 397 - 399 - 370 - 400 - 412 - 390 DS4, page 203
1/11 Joshua 3:1-17 I Will Be With You 833 - 739 - 578 - 941 - 918 Matins, page 219
1/18 Exodus 33:12-23 Glory Revealed 814 - 507 - 684 - 628 - 835 - 619 - 835 DS1, page 151
1/25 Exodus 34:29-35 Transfiguration 481 - 798 - 414 - 415 - 537 Prayer, page 260
