The usher committee consists of 10 teams with each team serving 2 months out of the church year. Each team takes turns serving the worship service during the summer months (1-2 Sundays) and special worship services.  There are over 50 men, women and confirmation students serving on the usher teams.  New members are always welcome. Please contact the parish sectretary for further details.

Every Tuesday morning at 8:30 the ladies of the church gather to make quilts for Lutheran World Relief. They are then shipped all over the world for relief efforts sponsored by LWR. If you have sewing talents and wish to make a difference for those less fortunate then this group may be calling you. For further details please call the parish secretary.

The Skaalen Home is located in Stoughton Wisconsin. It provides daily care for our senior Lutheran brethren. St. John’s church members are called to volunteer there periodically. For more information you may contact Phylis Garbrecht.

Each worship service requires a soundboard operator and projectionist.

Soundboard operation involves operating a sound mixer. Start-up involves turning on amplifiers, setting up microphones and setting sound levels prior to the church service. During the service various microphones need to be turned on and off with some sound adjustment. Training is straightforward and not too technical. Operators are called upon every 6-8 weeks to serve in that capacity.

Projectionists are required to operate a computer with pre-loaded “slides” that must be cued in proper order during the worship service. Additional responsibilities may be to periodically create the “slides” for the service. It typically takes about 1 hour to accomplish that task. Operation of the program and sequencing the slides is not a difficult task for those with computer savvy.

If you are interested in either or both teams call the church secretary so she maypass along your interest to the proper parties.

Vacation Bible school will be a one week session held each summer for elementary and intermediate school age children. Watch for website postings announcing dates and theme for the session.

Sunday school is available to all parents who wish to have their children instructed in the Christian faith. It is held at 10:00 immediately following 9:00 Sunday service. Children in 1st through 5th grade are welcome to attend.

Please contact the church secretary or our Sunday School Superintendent, Raquel Michel, for further information.

All confirmed members of St. John’s are invited to assist at Saturday and Sunday worship services. The assistant will actively participate in presentation of the service alongside the minister. For further details of those responsibilities and to volunteer your services please contact the pastor.

Other ministries include:

• Assembling bulletins and visionotes when volunteers are needed.
• Assisting with Monday morning of counting offerings.
• Delivering sermon tapes to the shut-ins.
• Maintaining “Quiet Time” bags with new colors, coloring books, etc.

Families and church groups are invited to offer the congregation the fruits of their baking talents following Sunday service. Coffee and juice supplies are provided by the church. You may sign up with the church secretary or on the bulletin board in the narthex.