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!
NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
“Endure” Hebrews 12:1-3
“Providing a foundation in Jesus Christ and developing the God-given talents of learning.”
Just a little over a month ago we said congratulations to another 8th grade class at SJLS. What did they learn during their time at SJLS? How did they grow? What impact did the staff and their parents have on their learning experience? How did God use us to help them?
SJLS is so much more than the 3 R’s – Reading, Writing, Arithmetic – that have been stressed in education over the decades. Our duty, our responsibility, and most importantly our privilege has been and will always be to nurture the faith of our students with the Word of God. This nurturing takes place during devotions, daily prayers, Bible classes, conflict resolutions, discipline, recess, sporting events, lunch, and yes it does happen all day long. At the end of the school day, we hand off this awesome responsibility to parents and grandparents. This partnership is critical to the growth of our students. Thank you to parents for allowing us to be a part of this unbelievable task. May God grant us the
knowledge, strength, and perseverance to be His hands and feet for this glorious task!
Chapel Offerings: Fourth quarter's offering of $205 was designated for the benevolence fund at St. John Lutheran Church.
"Big” Field Trip: We worked out a rotation of “big” field trips in the upper grades. In grades 6th thru 8th, we will have a three-year rotation of Creation Museum (2026), Concordia University Nebraska (2027) and a ski trip (2028). In the 4th and 5th grade room, we will alternate between an Outdoor Ed experience and a ski trip. The Creation Museum trip is scheduled during spring break of 2026 (March 14-22). We would like to invite anyone and everyone from the congregation to join us (the more the merrier). More info will be included in the August newsletter. Talk to Mr. Butler if you have questions or to sign up. Save The Date!
Mr. Butler, SJLS Principal
A MUSIC NOTE TO THE 4TH THROUGH 8TH GRADE ST. JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL PARENTS
Dear Parents,
This summer break is going pretty quickly and as you know, there are so many opportunities for you and your child/ren to learn and grow outside of the school building. There are also many music, art, and theater opportunities for you and your children to grow together and build lasting memories during the summer vacation. There are numerous music events everywhere, including nearby in Manhattan, The Manhattan Community Band puts on a free concert at the City Park Bandshell on Tuesday evenings at 7:30. You might even recognize some people from church that play in the band. These are truly wonderful concerts that would be fun for the whole family to attend. I hope to see you there!
Kathy Schultz, Music Instructor at St. John Lutheran School
LUTHERAN PARENT TEACHER LEAGUE
WAYS TO SUPPORT ST. JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL
LPTL FUND RAISER: PTL will again be running a fireworks stand from July 1st through July 4th at the Dillon’s east parking lot in Manhattan. Times the stand will be open: July 1st 12pm-10pm; July 2nd and 3rd 8am-10pm; July 4th from 8am-12am. If you would like to help, contact Stephanie Shannon at 785-765-250 x 205 (work) or 785-477-0143 (cell).
STOP TO SHOP: St. John Lutheran School now has a Kickback Card at Stop 2 Shop! When you check out, just tell them you would like to use the SJLS Kickback card and then key in 7-8-5-7-6-5-3-9-1-4 (the school’s phone number). It’s so easy…be sure to participate all year long!
DILLON’S COMMUNITY REWARDS: We encourage anyone who is a Dillon’s PLUS card shopper to please take a couple of minutes to sign up for the rewards program. This is a program offered by Dillon’s to give back to local schools. Each time you make a purchase using your PLUS card, a percentage of your sales is donated back to SJLS in the form of cash. There is no extra charge to you, it is simply a donation by the Dillon’s company. Please use the following link to add your PLUS card to the rewards program: www.dillons.com/communityrewards and use the code AU093 to support SJLS.
In This Month's
St. John Witness
JULY WITNESS
The Eagle Cry
