Volume XX I Issue 1 Monthly Buckley, Illinois January 2015

We give thanks to God always for all of you,

constantly mentioning you in our prayers,

remembering before our God and Father your

work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of

hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Thessalonians 1:2-3

St. Paul expresses so well the thanks my family

and I have for you the saints here at St. John’s.

From the start your faith and love in Christ were

expressed in such tangible ways to us: cards with

well wishes and prayers, helping hands to aid us in

our move (so many boxes and yet so many

hands!), kind gifts of food, money and gift cards to

assist us with the transition, all the hard work and

expense that went into improving the parsonage

and making it ready for our arrival, the speedy

response of the trustees with some needed repairs,

and all the personal encouragement and words of

warm welcome. We are overwhelmed and give

thanks both to you and to God for you!

While the world has already ended its holiday

celebrations on December 26, dragging the torn

shreds of wrapping paper and the tree to the curb,

we in the church are still celebrating the birth of

the Savior and the Christmas Season through

January 4; peering with the shepherds at that child

sleeping in a manger and singing with wonder and

awe, “What Child is This?”

And we will continue exploring the answer to

that question more fully as we enter the season of

Epiphany. Epiphany is the Greek word that means

“to make manifest” or “to reveal.” During this

season our Gospel texts reveals to us who Jesus is

and what He has come to do.

Epiphany is also known as the Gentiles’

Christmas, for it begins with the remembrance of

when the Gentile Magi came to worship the young

child Jesus in Bethlehem. What child is this whom

the heavens honor with the birth of a new star and

kings bow before? The LORD and Creator of the

heavens and the earth, the King of kings. Our first

Sunday of Epiphany will bring us to the Jordan

River and the Baptism of our LORD. What child

is this? The Father reveals the answer there at

those banks: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I

am well pleased.” Why is the Father well pleased?

For there in those waters Jesus is fulfilling all

righteousness for us.

Over the next Sundays we will see Jesus call

His first disciples, heal the sick, and cast out

demons. What child is this? He is Savior who

gathers His people and by those miracles gives

them and us little previews of the day when He will

make all things new and perfect. Epiphany will

end when we stand blinking on that mountaintop

and looking at the LORD transfigured in all His

divine glory. What child is this? He is God come

into our flesh to save us.

I invite you to come and have an “epiphany”

each and every Sunday as our LORD reveals and

makes manifest more and more of Himself and His

saving work for us. For it is here—where two or

three are gathered—that our LORD reveals Himself

in the Words of the Good News for weary souls

that return us to those Baptismal waters where He

fulfills all righteousness for us, washing us clean of

each and every stain. And where He reveals

Himself in, with, and under the bread and wine;

making manifest for us His body and His blood for

the forgiveness of sins, life and salvation, thereby

giving us a foretaste of the great feast to come

when He will make all things new. What child is

this? It is God in the flesh come to save you and

me.

A blessed Christmas and Epiphany to all!

Pastor J. Kevin Wyckoff

Chili/Oyster Luncheon - The Ladies Aid will

have their annual chili/oyster luncheon on January

18. Serving will be between 10:30 a.m. and 1:00

p.m. In addition to chili and oyster soup,

sandwiches and homemade pies will be available.

New Church Pictorial - If you are willing to

work on this project, your help would be greatly

appreciated. Computer skills would be helpful for

scheduling appointments and composition of the

directory, but not a must. Please contact the

church office to volunteer!

College Scholarships for Freshman Men in Fall

2015 - Beta Sigma Psi, an organization that serves

the Lutheran community as part of the National

Lutheran Fraternity for college men and alumni, is

offering a Christian Leadership Award of $1,500

scholarship toward the cost of tuition at

University of Illinois, Indiana University, and

Purdue University. They also award the Martin

Luther Scholarship of $2,000 to first year young

men at any accredited 4-year college or university.

Applicants should be male, confirmed members of

a Lutheran congregation, and attending college in

the fall of 2015. Applications can be downloaded

from http://scholarships.betasigmapsi.org or you

may pick one up from the church office.

Lutheran Hour Ministries Position Available

Outreach Manager, Evangelism Training Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) is seeking

an energetic and organized individual to fill the

position of Outreach Manager, Evangelism

Training. This person has the opportunity to

greatly impact the Kingdom of God by the

development of evangelism ministries and their

implementation in the life of the church. The

person in this position, in consultation Lutheran

Hour Ministries teams, is also responsible for

identifying and encouraging the best practices for

outreach in congregations and schools.

Responsibilities include identifying and managing

contracted professionals, serving as the producer

and coordinator various modes of training,

managing task forces and focus groups, training

and managing presenters, serving as liaison

between congregations and workshop presenters,

coordinating logistics for workshops and events,

and working with internal support staff to

establish efficient procedures.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in related field, especially

in the area of evangelism

Spiritually mature in Christian faith

Experience in outreach ministry

Strong organization and communication skills

Ability to form and maintain strong

interpersonal relationships

Demonstrated strong writing and preferred

public presentation skills

Send Resume to: Human Resources Lutheran

Hour Ministries, St. Louis

e-mail: LHMjobs@lhm.org website: www.lhm.org

The above listing is a full-time position with

benefits through Concordia Plan Services. (See

www.concordiaplans.org for benefit details: The

Church’s Plan.) For more information on Lutheran

Hour Ministries, please visit www.lhm.org.

Thank you for the calls, visits, prayers, and

any act of kindness shown to us during Paul’s

hospitalization, nursing home stay, and since

returning home. Thank you also to Pastor Allen

for his visits.

Paul & Donna Steiner

Thank you to everyone who purchased

poinsettias for the church this year.

St. John’s Ladies Aid

We wish to thank everyone for their thoughts

and prayers, visits, cards, calls, and other help

while Elmer was in the hospital and nursing

home. Blessings to all. In grateful

appreciation, we have given a donation to the

School Renovation Fund.

Elmer & Alberta Weber

St. John’s Board of Parish Education Meeting

November 4, 2014

A meeting of the Board of Parish Education was

held on November 4, 2014. The meeting was

opened at 7:45 p.m.

Opening Devotion - Dave Bruens

Opening Prayer - Dave Bruens

Attendees: Jay Goldenstein, Dave Bruens, Eric

Dippel, Corey Grohler, Kara Teske, and Gary Teske

Guests: None

October Meeting Minutes: Approved

Financial Reports: Financial reports were

unavailable.

Written Reports: Approved

Principal’s Report:

St. John’s will hosted a speech meet October 17

and it went well.

The visit by Scott Garrelts went very well.

Girl’s basketball 8th grade night will be

November 17.

Committee Reports:

PTL - No news

Tuition Assistance - No news

Picnic - No news

Vision - No news

Building Renovations - No news

Old Business:

Policy Manual Review (Part II: Faculty Hand

Book Section 5: Student Responsibilities) - no

changes

New Business:

Board members need to have ideas for All Day

Pre-K for next meeting.

Principal candidate packets were given to all

board members.

Outstanding accounts were discussed.

Field trip permission were discussed and

approved.

Bus maintenance was discussed. Corey Grohler

will call on a door issue and Eric Dippel will

schedule an oil change and the scratch estimate.

Discussion on having a booth at the fairs.

Jump for Heart was approved.

St. John’s School News 217-394-2422 www.stjohnsbuckley.com

St. John’s Lutheran School exists to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to assist families

in following our Lord’s commands by providing sound Christian training for children.

Philosophy We, at St. John’s Lutheran School in Buckley, Illinois, believe that each child is a child of GOD; created by the Father, redeemed by the Son, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, empowered by the congregation and supported by the children’s parents, we teach using developmentally appropriate methods and practices. Our goal is to fulfill each child’s potential by teaching excellence in character, education, and leadership throughout the integrated curriculum using sound Lutheran doctrinal principles based upon scriptural truth.

Staff and School Board Christmas Party will be

Dec. 19 @ Inside Out in Gilman.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. and was closed

with the Lord’s Prayer.

Next Meeting - December 3, 2014

December Devotions - Advent Service

November Balcony Offerings - Corey Grohler and

Cory Uden

December Balcony Offerings - Justin Poplett and

Tim Luhrsen

St. John’s Board Of Parish Education Meeting

December 3, 2014

A meeting of the Board of Parish Education was

held on December 3, 2014. The meeting was

opened at 8:05 p.m.

Opening Devotion - Advent Service

Opening Prayer - Pastor Wyckoff

Attendees: Jay Goldenstein, Dave Bruens, Eric

Dippel, Corey Grohler, Kara Teske, Tim Luhrsen,

Mike DeBella, Pastor Wyckoff, and Gary Teske

Guests: None

November Meeting Minutes: Approved

Financial Reports: Approved

Written Reports: Approved

Principal’s Report

There is a new Kindergarten student.

Committee Reports:

PTL - No news

Tuition Assistance - No news

Picnic - No news

Vision - No news

Building Renovations - No news

Old Business:

Policy Manual Review (Part II: Faculty Hand

Book Section 6: Home/School Relations and

Communications) - no changes

Preschool - Kara Teske and Corey Grohler will

meet with Mrs. Kief to discuss all day preschool.

Principal for 2015-2016 - Pastor Wyckoff will

look over candidates and let the school board

know when he wants to meet.

Staff and School Board Christmas party will be

December 19 @ Inside Out in Gilman.

New Business:

Candy, fruit, and peanut bags will be put

together after church December 21.

Jay Goldenstein will get fruit, Dave Bruens will

get the peanuts, and Corey Grohler and Kara

Teske will get candy.

Meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m. and was closed

with the Lord’s Prayer.

Next Meeting - January 7, 2015

January Devotions - Cory Uden

December Balcony Offerings - Justin Poplett and

Tim Luhrsen

January Balcony Offerings - Dave Bruens and

Mike DeBella

Jr. LYF will meet on Sunday, January 25, from

3:00-5:00 p.m. at the school. Please RSVP to Miss

Meyer via email (rmeyer@stjohnsbuckley.com) or

call/text (217-840-0660).

St. John’s Eagle Award Last year we established the St. John’s Eagle

Award to recognize both alumni and friends of our

school who have made significant contributions to

the school and to society. The Eagle Alumni

Award recognizes alumni whose achievements

have been an inspiration to others and have

excelled in their fields. Dr. Derald Brackmann was

recognized for his lifetime achievements in the

medical fields of Otology and Neurotology; Scott

Garrelts was recognized for this achievements in

Major League Baseball.

The Eagle School Supporter Award

recognized Mary Cowan for her dedication and

valued contributions in developing young students

in academics and sports.

Members are encouraged to submit

nominations for this year’s awards in both

categories. Nominations should include brief

background and supporting information as to why

individual is being nominated and submitted to the

school office no later than March 15. Also include

the name, phone number, or email address of

individual submitting nomination so contact can be

made if further information is needed. Individuals

selected will receive recognition at the 8th grade

graduation exercise.

Pre-Kindergarten

Merry Christmas!! It's been a fun and

busy month for Preschool. We've been

focusing on the true meaning of Christmas. By

the end of December when asked what

Christmas meant they all answered "Jesus's

Birthday “ instead of "presents." We also had

our Elf on the Shelf "Fudge" come and

surprise us everyday this month. They all loved

shopping at the Christmas Shop for their

families and pets. I enjoyed seeing them so

excited about picking out gifts on their own.

Our Christmas parties were a nice way to start

break and I can't wait to hear how each and

every one of their Christmas' were!! Happy

Holidays!

Kindergarten

A lot of learning has still been going on

during this Christmas season. In the “regular,

routine” subjects the kindergartners have

been learning about such things as what is

required for a group of words to be a sentence

and how to add “s” to a verb for one noun and

how to add “will” for a future tense verb. They

continue to work with nouns and adjectives,

too. In math, the kindergartners have been

counting money with dimes and pennies, have

weighed and compared the weight of objects,

have sorted and graphed, and have put sets

and numbers in order. They've also talked a

lot about “change”...how people and animals

change as they grow and how technology and

machines change through the years.

The most important thing they have

learned, however, is that God's love for us

doesn’t change; it is eternal. Throughout the

Bible lessons of Zechariah and Elizabeth and

the birth of John the Baptist, the children

were reminded that God had a plan for them,

blessing them and using them for His plan of

salvation. God hears our prayers, too, and

knows what we need and when we need it. We

are included in God's great plan and need to

trust that He is better than we are at guiding

our lives.

We pray that the peace and joy that the

shepherds had will be yours, too. May God

bless you in the New Year.

Grade 1

It is hard to believe that school year is half

over! The first graders were as busy as ever

throughout the month of December. We had

so many things to do and so many preparations

to make. We prepared for our Christmas Eve

service by memorizing speaking parts and

songs, we made and wrapped presents for our

parents, and we made ornaments for our tree.

Most importantly though, throughout the

Advent season, we prepared to celebrate

Christ’s first-coming on Christmas morning, and

we look forward to His second-coming as well!

The first graders worked hard in math,

memorizing adding 2 and subtracting 2 facts.

We wrote letters and personal narratives in

English, and worked on sequence in reading. In

religion we learned about the prophets in the

Old Testament who told of the coming Savior,

and, of course, we studied the Christmas story

as well. In science we learned about weather,

seasons, and how animals prepare for winter.

We look forward to the many exciting learning

opportunities that will come our way in January!

Happy New Year!

Grades 3 & 4

The third and fourth grade class wishes you

a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It

is hard to believe we are halfway through the

school year. We enjoyed all the preparations

of Christmas that took place in the month of

December; such as decorating the room, making

parents' gifts, memorizing parts for the

Christmas service, and singing Christmas carols

for the Ladies Aid. We hope that you and your

family have a joy-filled celebration of Christ's

birth.

The third graders are working towards

mastering their multiplication facts, while the

fourth graders are putting those basics to use

as they multiply greater numbers and perform

long division. In Social Studies, the fourth

graders have been studying the Northeast and

Middle West Regions along with their states

and capitals, while the third graders learned

about inventions that helped shape communities

in our country. Did you know that the first

skyscraper was built in Chicago?

Grades 5 & 6

Wow! It's already Christmas time. We

have enjoyed so much fun and learning in the

classroom. This past month, we lead chapel, and

our message was about why we decorate

Christmas trees and what many of the

decorations represent. We've also focused on

Advent during our class devotions and religion.

We enjoyed lighting the class Advent candles

and read our Advent devotional every day.

In literature, the 6th graders have been

reading "Bud Not Buddy," and ended the unit

with researching the Great Depression and the

1930s. The 5th graders have been reading

"Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen.

In English, we have been focusing on writing

with the ideas trait. We will continue with our

grammar lessons after Christmas break.

In History, we have been learning about

early cultures in the world. And, in Science we

have been learning about motion and gravity.

One of our favorite lessons each Christmas

season is with our class Christmas Angel. Each

year she comes and spends the Advent season

with us. Students can hold her and keep her at

their desks throughout the day if they wish.

They always enjoy looking to find her in the

mornings. The Christmas Angel focuses on

helping others and doing for others during

Christmas. Each year our class takes that

message and helps a family in need. The

students buy a gift for a needy family rather

than doing a gift exchange in class. They

always look forward to wrapping the gifts

Annual Chicken Dinner, Carnival, and Silent Auction

Sunday, February 15 3:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

Dear Members of St. John’s: Once again it’s time for the annual fundraiser to support the children of St. John’s. We will be hosting our event on February 15 from 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. This event serves as our sole fundraiser and is imperative to provide the latest technology and resources for our students. We are in need of donations for our silent auction. Would you, your family, or your business be willing or interested in helping provide for the auction? In addition to items for the auction, we also greatly appreciate gift certificates, discount coupons, and monetary donations to purchase items. Please think creatively: Perhaps your family could put together a basket full of holiday items (Valentine’s Day, Christmas, etc.). Perhaps you could put together a sports basket, spa basket, movie night basket, rainy day basket, etc. Are there any goods or services you could provide (i.e. a certificate for 1-hour of house cleaning, 1-hour of your handy-man services, babysitting for 3 hours, etc.)? Perhaps you are an excellent cook, baker, seamstress, quilter, etc., and would be willing to donate something you have or could make. Do you have any relatives that own or manage a business and would be willing to donate a coupon, certificate, or item/product? Each year we are in desperate need of baskets to put donated items in. Do you have any baskets, of any shape or size, which you could donate? Any help that can be provided would be of great assistance. Please note that you do not need to donate a whole basket of items. Individual items that are donated can be combined by the committee members to make a complete basket! Donations are tax exempt-please contact the office for a tax exempt letter. In order to ensure we have adequate time to set up our auction items we ask that all donations (non-perishable) be given to a committee member or dropped off at school no later than Monday, February 9. If you are donating perishable items, please contact a committee member to make arrangement for pick up. If you have any questions or suggestions that can help with this event, please don’t hesitate to call the school or the event coordinators. Thank you so much for your support.

Rebekah Meyer rmeyer@stjohnsbuckley.com or 217.840.0660

Nichole Martinez nursnd@yahoo.com or 217.841.6176

during our Christmas party and get so much joy

out of helping others. This year, we adopted a

family with three young kids, including a

newborn. The students have really enjoyed

bringing in their gifts throughout the month.

Grades 7 & 8

Can you believe we have reached the end of

the first semester of the school year? Most

of the seventh and eighth graders cannot. The

days are filled with so much activity that they

seem to just fly by. This month we were busy

trying to wrap up units in most of our

subjects. In English, we completed a chapter

on modifiers; in social studies our lessons

focused on life in the 13 colonies. Our science

lessons were based on the foundations of

geology and included the examination of the

fossil record, as well as learning about

uniformitarianism and catastrophism. At the

end of the month the class said goodbye to

Pastor Batchelor, who has been the 7 & 8 grade

religion instructor since the beginning of the

school year; Pastor Wyckoff will begin teaching

religion in January.

Volleyball Schedule

Jan. 13 6:00 @ Next Generation Jan 22 6:00 vs PBL

Jan. 26 5:30 @ Fisher Jan. 27 6:00 vs Gifford Jan. 29 5:30 @ Tri-Point

Feb. 2 6:00 @ Cissna Park Feb. 5 6:00 vs St. Malachy

Feb. 9 6:00 @ Crescent City Feb. 10 6:00 vs St. Thomas-Philo Feb. 13 & 14 LIC @ St. John's

Feb. 17 6:00 @ Holy Cross Feb. 19 5:30 @ GCMS

Feb. 23 6:00 vs Donovan Feb. 24 6:00 vs Milford

Feb. 27 & 28 County Tournament March 3 6:00 @ Thomasboro March 7 Regionals TBA

Church Attendance Saturday & Sunday Services

2014 2013 November 23 262 287 November 30 274 284 December 7 333 265 December 14 280 215

Average for the Month: 287 263

(Average does not include mid-week services.)

November 26 (Thanksgiving) 129 133 December 3 120 114 December 10 145 121 December 17 115 100

St. John’s Ladies Aid

December 4, 2014

St. John’s Ladies Aid held its regular meeting

on December 4 at St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Children from grades K-4 presented a program

of beautiful Christmas carols, and the 7th-8th

graders played several Christmas songs on the

choir chimes.

The meeting was called to order, and Norma

Niemann and the LWML committee presented

devotions, “Return to the Inn.” The hymn, “While

Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night” was

sung.

Roll call was taken with 23 members and 8

guests present. The minutes were read and

approved as corrected. Thank you notes were read

from seminary student, Julian LaMie, and the

Concordia Food Bank. Rena Wagner read the

treasurer’s report which was filed for audit.

Arliss Dettmering reported that the food drive

was very successful, and that 3 truckloads of

donations were taken to the PBL food pantry.

Phyllis Henegar reported that devotions books

have been sent to students and to members in the

military, and Jane Wagner and Donna Steiner

reported that they made baskets with items such as

lotion, socks, shampoo, candy and cookies for

shut-ins.

Lois Krumwiede reported that quilting for

Lutheran World Relief will resume after the

holidays.

Donna Schumacher will mail the quilt to our

seminary student for a Christmas gift.

Four shoeboxes were sent by the Ladies Aid to

Operation Christmas Child.

Poinsettias need to be ordered by December

14. The committee will pick up the poinsettias on

December 19.

Rena Wagner talked about the need for new

members and asked the guests to consider joining

the Ladies Aid/LWML.

Glenda Weisenbarn reported that 32 people at

Prairieview participated in bingo last month.

Ruth Jones thanked the work committee for all

they have done and also thanked all the people

who helped with the recent funeral, welcome

potluck for Pastor, bake sales, and cookies for

Advent services. She also asked for volunteers to

sign up to work on the various committees for

next year.

Cards were signed for members, Carole

Wells, Julia King, Nadine Schumacher, and Viola

Sheetz, who are in nursing homes.

The stove in the church basement has been

leaking gas because the pilot light blows out.

Doris King graciously volunteered to replace it,

and we thank her very much.

Ruth Cluver and Alberta Weber were

appointed to the auditing committee.

Our next meeting will be held January 8, 2015.

The January Serving Committee is Donna Steiner

and Ruth Jones. Jane Wagner and Donna Steiner

are serving on the December Flower Committee

and the Visiting Committee, as well as the

Christmas Gift Committee.

The Birthday Song was sung for Phyllis

Henegar, Norma Niemann, and Mary Theesfeld.

Pastor Wyckoff closed the meeting and led us

in the Lord’s Prayer and Common Table Prayer.

Following the business meeting, we held our

Christmas party and played games. Refreshments

were then served.

Ruth Biggs, Secretary

Tyler & Beth Rieches 1/1/1999 Louie & Sue Chandler 1/4/1956 Arnold & Arleen Jacobs 1/4/2014 Wally & Molly Weppler 1/11/1986 Ryan & Amanda Donaldson 1/18/2003 Ralph & Marie Stroup 1/20/1946 Mark & Pamela Baillie 1/23/1982 Armin & Adda Luening 1/26/1952

OFFICIAL ACTS December 2014

Marriage

Elliott Hasselbring & Amie Burke

December 13, 2014

Louie Chandler 1/18 Dawn Garrelts 1/18 Trent Janssen 1/18 Tomola Weber 1/18 Rick Wilson 1/19 Elizabeth King 1/20 Lexie Kirkley 1/20 Vicki Mikoff 1/20 Megan Munro 1/20 Jan Nieman 1/20 Danielle Decker 1/21 Hadley King 1/21 Billie Lohrbach 1/21 Gloria Roemer 1/21 Regan Kanosky 1/22 Craig Teske 1/22 Lori Carter 1/23 Bailee Burr 1/24 Rachel Krumwiede 1/24 Allan Lee 1/25 Carol Liston 1/25 Mackenzie Tavenner 1/25 Brian Weber 1/25 Marvin Knieriem 1/26 Jean Drilling 1/27 Allison Perkinson 1/27 Dylan Williams 1/27 Amber Wisely 1/27 Alexis Wisniewski 1/27 Wilma Zeidler 1/27 Kynnedi Kanosky 1/29 Samantha DeBella 1/30 Scott Kuchel 1/30 Amber Weber 1/30 Cindy Wyckoff 1/30 Gretchen Davis 1/31

Kevin Kretzer 1/1 Glenn Neukomm 1/1 Earl Rinkenberger 1/1 Kenneth Link 1/2 Julie Schuldt 1/2 Dawson Weppler 1/2 Arliss Dettmering 1/4 Eileen Hoke 1/4 Roy Roemer 1/4 Nancy Tavenner 1/4 Kennedy Witheft 1/4 Suzie Breymeyer 1/5 PeeWee Cluver 1/5 Kyle Goetting 1/5 Jason Niemann 1/5 Clyde Schmidt 1/5 Brendan King 1/6 Betty Plath 1/7 Keisha Luhrsen 1/8 Bill Houtzel 1/9 John Mingee 1/11 Laura Tholen 1/11 Sue Chandler 1/12 Riley McNeeley 1/12 Franca Foltz 1/13 Elmer Weber 1/13 Luke Cowan 1/14 Jascee Cuppernell 1/14 Jeff Teske 1/14 Brian Dippel 1/15 Marie Fuoss 1/15 Rudolph Kuchel 1/15 Amber Cluver 1/16 Dalton Cowan 1/16 Elizabeth Teske 1/16 Carson Dudley 1/17 Payton Jeakins 1/17 Mil Schuldt 1/17 Martha Theesfeld 1/17

Paul & Donna Steiner have given a gift to

the School Renovation Fund as a way to thank

the school children and adults that raked their

leaves in November.

Gifts

Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary

Savings Account Balances

As of 11/30/2014

Collections The following are being collected in the church

basement as well as in the west hall at the school.

Stamps for Missions

Campbell’s Soup Labels

Box Tops for Education

IGA Receipts

Toner & Ink Cartridges

These are being collected in the church basement.

Unwanted Shoes

Devotion Books

Bibles & Magazines

Eyeglasses

*A total of $10,000 was borrowed from the Reserve Fund in July & August to meet general expenses.

School Renovation Fund Update as of December 2 Bank Loan as of December 1 $594,235.40 Interest paid December 2 1,839.94 Principal paid December 2 _ 2,301.32

Amount Owed December 2 $591,934.08

MISSION GOAL FOR 2014 $28,000.00

MISSION YEAR TO DATE 21,172.00

CLHS MISSION GOAL 2014 $15,000.00

CLHS YEAR TO DATE 14,497.00

MEMORIALS

In Memory of Helen Niemann

School Renovation $60.00

2014 Christmas Greeting to

Office Equipment Fund - $3,065.00

Account Last Month’s

Balance

Current

Income

Monthly

Disbursements

Current

Balance

Building 11,944.94 547.00 12,491.94

Bus 636.81 110.00 746.81

Cemetery 4,905.32 860.68 5,766.00

CLHS Scholarship 1,224.21 576.00 1,800.21

Concert 970.38 970.38

Gross-Winterstein 3,164.63 3,164.63

Historical 432.47 432.47

Office Equipment (4,972.95) (4,972.95)

Organ 1,891.21 76.00 1,815.21

Recorder 1,805.10 213.06 1,592.04

Reserve 932.96 827.50 1,760.46

School Renovation 369.96 70,079.94 67,187.64 3,262.26

TOTALS 23,305.04 73,001.12 67,476.70 28,829.46

November 2014 Comparison Report

Beginning Balance 11/1/2014

($9,264.82) Current Month YTD

11/1/2014 - 11/28/2014

7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015

INCOME

After School Program Income 327.50 1,475.00

Bulletin 0.00 100.00

DivInc 0.00 0.00

Envelope 35,412.90 143,562.68

Gifts 0.00 1,142.19

Interest Income 1,175.00 1,635.00

Loose Plate 2,431.66 9,924.71

Lunch Salary 0.00 5,172.08

Memorials 0.00 1,535.00

Reimbursements (43.98) (83.08)

Transfer 0.00 11,000.00

Tuition 5,529.85 53,748.10

TOTAL INCOME 44,832.93 229,211.68

EXPENSES

After School Program Expenses 625.00 1,933.22

Bldg Maint Ch 0.00 0.00

Bldg Maint Parsonage 50.00 150.00

Bldg Maint Sch 478.00 1,102.73

Church Exp 1,384.46 2,341.53

Concordia Plan Services-Ch 140.93 3,392.61

Concordia Plan Services-Sch 7,846.08 30,488.19

Conference Exp 0.00 0.00

Insurance 1,250.50 9,288.71

Janitor Spls 333.69 3,109.75

Mileage 0.00 379.12

Mileage - Guest 164.64 3,428.29

Office Exp 657.94 2,314.84

Organist 376.00 2,469.00

Paper Shipment 173.23 361.95

Payroll Taxes 889.15 4,310.46

Postage 142.83 533.36

Salaries-Ch 1,867.33 15,288.62

Salaries-Guest 3,320.00 11,696.47

Salaries-Sch 27,945.88 138,710.93

Sub. Teachers 147.76 291.95

Substitute Help 0.00 46.20

Sunday School 307.14 666.08

Utilities-Ch 738.69 2,376.02

Utilities-Parsonage 343.84 1,394.22

Utilities-Sch 1,029.03 4,507.46

VBS 0.00 (130.08)

TOTAL EXPENSES 50,212.12 240,451.63

OVERALL TOTAL (5,379.19) (11,239.95)

Ending Balance 11/28/2014

($14,644.01)

$5,000 was transferred from the Reserve Fund to meet expenses on July 15.

$5,000 was transferred from the Reserve Fund to meet expenses on August 19.

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