Welcome to St. John's Lutheran Church!

God has blessed St. John’s since 1862 with faithful members, pastors, and newcomers. We’re a congregation of sinners and saints of all ages. Our worship blends traditional and contemporary, with opportunities for growth, fellowship, and service. We extend Christ’s welcome to all who seek to worship, know, and serve the Lord.

Worship Schedule 
Saturday Worship 5:00 pm.    
Sunday Worship 9:00 am
Sunday School 9:30 am
9:00 worship is also on Facebook Live.

 

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St. John's Lutheran Church ELCA Live Stream

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Events

Cookout/Campfire Worship

June 18, 2025 | 12:00 am - 12:00 am
We’ll do a monthly Cookout/Campfire on a Wednesday evening, especially for those of you who go away on the weekends. Plan on June 18, July 16, and August 20 at 6pm. And if you’d like to help out talk to Pam Stahl or Carrie Schoner!
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Covenant of Care

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Pastor's Message
Dear Friends in Christ,

The Roman Catholic Church has a new pope! And he was born and raised in the Chicago area! (A Sox fan, if I got that right!) Why should we Lutherans care? Well, because to a large degree, Pope Leo represents Christ to the world and speaks for Christians around the world. And he is really the only religious leader that has the status or the audience that is able to compete with Presidents and Prime Ministers in making news and messaging the human race.

We sense, that like Pope Francis before him, he has a great heart for the world’s poor and forgotten. Refugees and immigrants are high on his priority list. Not so with most Presidents and Prime Ministers. The poor and hungry get his attention. Not so often the case with other world leaders. Popes, pastors, bishops, and all of us as Christians are to operate by a different “play book”. World leaders operate on the basis of gaining and exercising and clinging to power. Often an idolatry to wealth and fame goes with that. But we as Christians are to operate on the basis of love and servanthood. Jesus teaches us pretty clearly what that means, and how important that is, and how the world might or might not welcome our commitment to love and service.

But that’s who we are called to be in baptism! Not power-brokers, or fame-seekers. But authentic servants, who care about this generation and the next, and the next one beyond them! And who care more for God’s creation than for the stock market. And who are willing to speak up for what is good and right. And who are willing to stand up against what is evil and short-sighted.

I don’t think we’re all called to be Sox fans, or Roman Catholics, like Pope Leo. But it seems like he (like his predecessor) knows how to love God, love people, love creation, and enjoy life. So even though he might not be ‘our’ pope, he still might be a good model and a good inspiration for millions, even billions of people. And we pray that he can influence world affairs right up there with the rich and the powerful, by such a commitment to God and to the whole human race. If he and we can point to Jesus, and imitate Jesus, and learn from Jesus, then our lives will make a difference in this crazy and wonderful world too. Seriously!

- Pastor Paul

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Posted on May 29 2024
JOB 31-JOB RESTS HIS CASE. JOB 38-GOD ANSWERS! Bible Background: Job makes his final plea for justice in chapters 29–31 and then ‘rests his case’. In 32–37, a new person, Elihu, speaks. His speech may be a later addition to the book to ‘soften’ some of
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Sunday, May 26, 2024

Posted on May 23 2024
Genesis 1=The First Story of Creation Bible Background: The 1st story of the Bible is fittingly, the 1st creation story! Genesis 2 offers another account, which is quite different! That tells us the writers/editors of Genesis weren’t trying to solve all the mysteries of creation, and left
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Sunday, May 19, 2024

Posted on May 17 2024
1 Corinthians 12 = The Body of Christ Bible Background: Paul’s letters to the church at Corinth have lovely words and harsh words. The Christians there were gifted and challenged at the same time: divided when they could have been united; cocky when they could have been humble; selfish
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Sunday, February 4, 2024

Posted on Feb 04 2024
MARK 6 REJECTION + SENDING + DEATH OF JOHN Bible Background: In Mark, Jesus’ popular appeal hits a roadblock. People in his home town can’t believe he’s a prophet. They can’t grasp the change and challenge and opportunity Jesus brings. Mark (who is usually brief on
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