Growing in Christ, we welcome, worship and witness. Worship services are Saturday 5:00pm, Sunday 8:00am and 9:45am. Facebook Live services are Sunday 9:45am.
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.
Saturday Worship 5:00 pm.
Sunday Worship 8:00 & 9:45 am
9:45 worship is also on Facebook Live.
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Pastor Paul Mittermaier
In the days Jesus walked the earth, Good News was passed mainly by word of mouth. After Jesus found Philip (in The Gospel of John, chapter 1) Philip invited Nathanael — an honest skeptic — to “Come and see!’
When St. John’s came into being in 1862, the Good News was spread largely by word of mouth, partly in print-especially books, and partly by sign and by newspaper. Now, it’s the 21st century and churches have the Internet to help spread God’s Good News instantly to folks near and far!
Would Jesus use the Internet? I’m certain that the One who communicated wonderfully with insiders and outsiders would! If you are a person searching for a church home, we invite you to Come and See if this is a congregation where you could feel welcome and could grow your faith and share your faith.
If you’re currently one of the insiders at St. John’s, we hope this website will communicate relevant information about the mission and ministry you are part of, and also link you to other important sites in the wider church. We also ask you to send our link to friends, relatives, neighbors, who might like to see what’s going on — with God’s help — at St. John’s.
St. John’s has been a welcoming church for over 160 years. We’re growing with the Jackson, Germantown, Slinger, Richfield, West Bend, and Cedarburg areas and we understand that God has blessed us to be a blessing. If you’d like to worship, if you’d like to look into our Christian Education programs, if you’d like to explore baptism, confirmation, or are thinking of getting married, contact us. We have already made room in our building and in our hearts for you!
Peace and joy,
Paul Mittermaier, Pastor
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Posted on Jan 05 2023
JOHN THE BAPTIST + BAPTISM OF JESUS MATTHEW 3:1-17 Bible Background: John the Baptist appears and acts like one of the prophets. He attracts people and scares them away at the same time. Jesus and John are cousins. John issues a call to serious repentance. People respond! Maybe John has tapped
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Posted on Dec 16 2022
Matthew 1:18-25 The Birth of Jesus Bible background: Only Matthew and Luke report Jesus’ birth. The Gospels of Mark and John do not. Matthew approaches Jesus’ birth from the perspective of Joseph-Jesus’ adoptive father. We read of Joseph’s dilemma and Joseph’s
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Posted on Dec 10 2022
Isaiah 42 = God’s Servant Bible Background: The book of Isaiah is rich in poetry and promises, and was likely written by more than 1 author over 100 years. This “servant poem” comes from what most scholars refer to as “Second Isaiah” (because of the timeline
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Posted on Dec 02 2022
The Story of Esther-“For Such a Time As This!” Bible Background: A little Bible trivia: What’s one of two books of the Bible that never mentions God? One would be Esther! (The other would be Song of Songs!) Esther should be considered a short story, more than an historical
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Greetings from Michael Novotny!![]()
Good day to you all! This has been a busy but good couple of months for me over here in the UK. Feel free to read all about in the newsletter I have prepared below entitled, New News!![]()
I have appreciated the support from you all so far this year in all the amazing forms it has come in. Thank you again for all that. If you would like to support me financially, that link is here.![]()
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Hello! For those of you who do not know me my name is Michael Novotny and I come from Wisconsin, USA. This year I will be serving Oxygen in Kingston Upon Thames doing a variety of work with them in their Youth Programs! I have been spending days in their charity shop that they own. Along with that I have been working at the different Youth Clubs throughout the week. Additionally, I have been putting in office hours helping with administrative and social media tasks. Along with all these tasks at Oxygen, I have also been partnered through them with a local church doing Youth Ministry at the Church of St Matthews, an Anglican Church in Surbiton. I am excited to be in the UK this year working with Oxygen and continuing to learn about their programs and resources for young people!![]()
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OXYGEN RESIDENTIAL - In February I was invited to take some youth to a residential with a few of my coworkers from Oxygen. We went to a place called Hindleap Warren in a place called Wych Cross, two hours south of London. The youth participated in team building activities, a “forest adventure” where we got to walk through the mud, and some high ropes. It was an interesting experience seeing the similarities & differences in how a retreat experience for young people is run in the UK and reflecting on![]()
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MID-YEAR RETREAT - In early February I joined my US cohort in Kidderminster for our midyear Time for God retreat. We were able to welcome Kari, who joined us in January in her placement in Edinburgh. She had been placed there after her year in Jerusalem had been cut short. It was great to meet with my cohort and strengthen those bonds. Also to see Time for God friends I had met at the first retreat and meet new ones as well! It was a nice space to reflect on the first half of my year and what I am was and![]()
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GOOD FRIDAY - I was invited to participate in a walk of witnesses with the church my host family attends. We walked across the main streets in Kingston following the cross bearer and would stop sing![]()
songs and one of the clergy from the churches in the area would offer a prayer(pictured right). It was an interesting experience watching people around us watch and some even joined in! That afternoon I joined my supervisor Charlie at his church. The service was quite reflective and intense. It was a wonderful experience.![]()
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EASTER SUNDAY - This Easter I went to St Marks Church in Surbiton up the road from St Matthew’s! I went to the children’s service with my supervisor and his family. A big tradition that they do is tying![]()
flowers to the cross to signify the beautiful growth of what the death of Jesus brings. I definitely got to see the full spectrum of the Anglican Holy Week services! Afterwards I joined Charlie at his parents home and spent the afternoon with him and his family. We had a traditional British Easter lunch of lamb and other roasted potatoes and vegetables. We spent the day hanging out and going for a walk in the park. In the evening I was able to join my host family at for dinner where we had another lovely roast lamb.![]()
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PLACEMENT FEATURE - This month I had spent a great deal of time in Oxygen’s charity shop. In the UK instead of large warehouse thrift stores each charity runs a shop, typically on a main road. Oxygen’s is located in New Malden. It serves as a community hub for people of all ages to come to volunteer, shop, and for support. It is a big part of my week to go there and engage with the other volunteers. It is always a surprise what experience I will have there, but in the best way.![]()
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REFLECTIONS - Throughout my life I have been a person that is focused on the “destination” of life. Something I struggle with is focusing on the journey and finding peace in that. This year has really shown me that through the compassion of my community. There have been many moments where I think a need or wish for the year and set it aside and continue on. Then through the kindness of my community it will magically appear. One thing I had hoped for was a plant. As I am only here for a year I did not see![]()
the need to go out and buy one. One day during a conversation in the charity shop, one of Oxygen’s volunteers Annchi asked if I had a plant. I said I had thought about it. That next week she walked in for her shop shift and plopped a plant down in front of me! It was such a simple thing, but to me it meant so much. There have been many acts of kindness such as this, where my community has shown up in ways like this showing my presence here means something to them.
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