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Help Needed for South Sudan
Right now, more than seven million people need humanitarian assistance in South Sudan because of the ravages of civil war, drought, and government instability. The ELCA is poised to respond…
Read MoreStudents Visit “Luther Land”
Rebecca Agner, Caroline Parrott, and Victor Pereira were among a group of 48 students and chaperones who traveled to Germany with the University of North Carolina’s Lutheran Campus Ministry program…
Read MoreEnvironmental Sustainability Program – LED Lighting
In our continued effort to be good stewards of our environment, the Property Committee has started replacing all conventional lighting with far more efficient LED lighting throughout the campus. Improved…
Read MoreFirst Communion – 5th Grade Milestone
Since March, our fifth graders and their families have been gathering together for an in-home study about Communion. This is a special opportunity for students and parents to learn about…
Read MoreHenry Trexler to Retire as Scoutmaster after 36 Years
By Susan Shinn Turner Longtime Scoutmaster, Henry Trexler, retired from Troop 443 on April 30. During his tenure at St. John’s, some 120 young men attained the rank of Eagle…
Read MoreA Brief History of the Luther Children
Luther and Katie had six children: Hans (June 7, 1526), Elizabeth (December 10, 1527), Magdalene (May 4, 1529), Martin (November 9, 1531), Paul (January 29, 1533, and Margaret (December 17,…
Read More1st Grade Milestone – Lord’s Prayer
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] We were excited to celebrate a wonderful milestone with the first graders and their families at St John’s – Exploring the Lord’s Prayer. Milestones are special events that…
Read MoreAlabama – Bayou La Batre Day 5
Alabama Blog Day 5: (Sorry for the late post – we lost wifi access! Better late than never though!) “Today I worked on painting houses and cleaning an old food…
Read MoreAlabama – Bayou La Batre Day 4
Alabama Blog Day 4: “Today we went out and did work projects and we worked on two houses and we painted both of them and scraped the second house and…
Read MoreAlabama – Bayou La Batre Day 3
Alabama Blog Day 3: “The past two days we have been working at a church up the road painting and cleaning the church rooms. The hosts were so nice and…
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