Church Business
Tidings Deadline
Articles for the August issue of the John Knox Tidings are due by Wednesday, July 16. The preferred way to turn in your articles is email them to Cyd Kladden (click to email) or the church office (click to email).
Pop-In Ministry
| July 6: |
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Stephanie & Lois Charboneau |
| July 13: |
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Barb & Bob Weetman |
| July 20: |
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Patty McKinnon |
| July 26: |
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Jim & Bonnie Graves |
Please check with the office to see if you have any calls to make.
Attendance
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9:00 Worship |
11:00 Worship |
Sunday School |
| May 4 |
166 - One Service |
| May 11 |
155 |
38 |
34 |
| May 18 |
103 |
30 |
38 |
| May 24 |
72 - One Service at 7pm on Saturday |
| June 1 |
One Service |
129 |
37 |
| June 8 |
109 |
77 |
26 |
| June 15 |
79 |
32 |
17 |
| June 22 |
83 |
45 |
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Financial Update 2008
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Actual Giving |
Budgeted Giving |
| March Pledged & Non-Pledged |
$26,480.87 |
$22,700.00 |
| March Debt Retirement |
$2,568.00 |
$2,017.26 |
| April Pledged & Non-Pledged |
$22,684.83 |
$22,700.00 |
| April Debt Retirement |
$2,953.17 |
$2,017.26 |
| Year-To-Date Pledged & Non-Pledged |
$90,762.04 |
$90,800.00 |
| Year-To-Date Debt Retirement |
$9,348.83 |
$8,069.04 |
Annual Meeting Packet 2007
Click on the link below to download the 2007 annual meeting packet in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
 AnnualMeetingPacket2007.pdf (2.75 MB)
Can You Smile, Greet, and Say “Hi”?
You’re The One We Want!
One of the ideas which came out of the joint officers meeting in June was to develop a pool of people who would enjoy being ushers at both the worship services each Sunday. Many have done this in the past, others would like to do so but have never been asked. If you fall into either category, here is your chance to serve in an incredibly easy yet influential way. What’s required? Greeting regular attendees and visitors who arrive for worship; offering bulletins and other items which worship attendees might need; collecting the offering at both services. Would you like to help but you’re unsure as to how to do what is needed? No problem! The Worship Ministry Team will walk anyone through what is required and make sure you feel comfortable with this form of service when you are ready. Either contact Vivian Hale (852-3641; click to email), Frank Mansell (291-0308; click to email), or sign-up on the sheet outside the church office. Thank you for being willing to make our church a welcoming place!
Thank You for Your Hospitality
The Worship Ministry Team and Hospitality Group thanks everyone who has responded so positively to our request for help on Sunday mornings. Many people have shared coffeecakes, donuts, muffins, and other breakfast foods with the congregation, others have helped place food out or with clean up after church. If you would like to join in this effort, or have helped before, please know you will find opportunities to sign-up for this ministry on the bulletin board outside the office. What’s needed?
Providing Food – If you enjoy baking breads, cookies, or don’t mind buying cheese, crackers, breakfast foods, or other snacks, then consider signing up on the sheet outside the office for a specific week.
Setting Up and Cleaning Up on Sundays – For some of us, it is hard to commit to other meetings or events throughout the week, but Sundays are a time we can assist with important tasks. Perhaps you could help set the food out before the 9:00 service, or clean up the food after the 11:00 service? This would not include any of the ushering duties – just the food!
Brewing the Coffee – There is no doubt this is the most important preparation made for Sunday morning – certainly more important than Frank’s sermon preparation! If you live close by or don’t mind coming by on Saturdays, it takes 10 minutes to set up the coffee and plug it in to a timer which turns it on early Sunday mornings.
Thank you for all you have done to assist making Sundays warm and welcoming for visitors and members at John Knox, and if you have any questions, you may contact Frank Mansell (291-0308), Ann Hamel (243-3170), or Vivian Hale (852-3641).
Email Addresses
Do we have your email address? Send your email address to Frank (click to email) or Barbara (click to email), and we will add you to our list for news and events at the church!
Recycling at John Knox
We have a paper recycling bin on the church’s north parking lot near the High School Road entrance for your convenience. This bin is provided by Abitibi Recycling Corporation, and all monies received for recycling will go to support the church’s ministry and mission.
We can take the following types of paper:
Newspaper
Magazines
Catalogs
Mail and Envelopes
Folders
Fax, Copy and Office Paper
Colored Paper
We cannot take cardboard or phonebooks. Be sure to shred any documents which have personal information on them.
The church is paid by the ton, so bring your papers to church on Sundays and during the week, and let’s help keep God’s world clean!
The Speedway Co-Op Preschool now has an aluminum recycling bin in our church parking lot, by the storage barn in the southwest corner. Now, when you bring your newspapers and other paper recycling to John Knox, you can also bring your aluminum cans and know that you are supporting the wonderful ministry we host in the Co-Op Preschool. Thanks for your support!
Earn Funds for John Knox
Ponderosa Steakhouse is offering the church an easy way to earn funds for the church. Just visit the Ponderosa anytime and ten percent of your sale will be given to the church.
Offer is good any time a church member goes there to eat. Just give your receipt to the cashier or manager and write the church’s name on the back of the receipt. This can’t be used with senior discounts or coupons. A check will be written to the church at the end of month.
Provocative Proposals
Click to view the Provocative Proposals that were presented by the Discovery Team to the congregation on Sunday, October 23, 2005 during the "Shaping Our Future Summit." These four Provocative Proposals are statements which cover four different areas of our life as a congregation: Worship, Education, Fellowship, and Mission. What is a Provocative Proposal? It is a statement which incorporates the stories we have heard you share about John Knox, and then suggests some future direction we might be led in according to those strengths. They are statements which are meant to stir discussion, and to reflect how we feel God has been, is, and will present with us as a congregation.
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