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Don writes a monthly column called "Joyful Noise" in our St. John Lutheran Church monthly newsletter. For those of you with no access to that publication, you might enjoy reading some of the articles... To read an article, just CLICK the MONTH in the index table below. (NOTICE- if you check this page regularly, the NEWEST stories appear at the TOP of the list!) We publish 11 months of the year (none in August). These files require Adobe Acrobat READER version 3 or greater. You probably ALREADY HAVE that on your computer, even if you don't realize it. You will see the entire two-page publication, INCLUDING PICTURES! Allow a minute or so for Adobe to open and download ach file.

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Date Published Short synopsis
July 2001
  • 150th Reunion Choir sings
  • Question: Why read lessons from the balcony?
June 2001
  • The GOSPEL CHOIR story
  • Question: Why don't we ever use the RED books anymore?
  • Meet the Choir: This month, meet Renalda Owen.
May 2001
  • V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! That's the Christian''s Battle Cry!
  • Question: Where do those funny Cartoons come from?
  • Meet the Choir: This month, meet Audrey Monroe.
April 2001
  • HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY to Word & Worship contemporary service
  • Question: Why do people go to the 9:30 contemporary service?
  • Meet the Choir: This month, meet the John Rosenbohm family.
March 2001
  • March Madness - and do you Go to CHURCH or Go to WORSHIP?
  • Question: What was that beautiful HARMONICA music heard lately?
  • Meet the Choir: This month, meet the Dave Snedden family.
February 2001
  • Lent Lite or Lent LIGHT? - how to you observe this season?
  • Question: What was that beautiful HARMONICA music heard lately?
  • Meet the Choir: Meet Betty Lyons and Suzanna Tietjen
January 2001
  • I love Dark, Dreary December Days.
  • Question: Can ANYBODY join Choir?
  • Meet the Choir: Meet Sharon and Joan Resler
December 2000
  • Take the Advent Adventure!
  • Questions: Are Christmas Trees Christian or Pagan??
  • What happens to Hymn Requests?
November 2000
  • Fall Back - a call for REFORMATION
  • Look Back - at life 150 years ago when St. John was organized.
  • Meet Karen Davis - Worship Committee member.
July 2000
  • What gives us TRUE Freedom?
    • History behind the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
    • Joke: The Perfect Pastor
June 2000
  • God IS LOVE - what's that mean on Mother's and Father's days?
  • Question: What's in the communion bread used at the 9:30 service
  • Meet: Don Bauer
May 2000
  • Resurrection WHAT IF's
  • Question: Why do some Lutheran make the "sign of the cross" in church?
  • Meet: Pepper Bauer
April 2000
  • History of the Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs
  • Question: What determines the date of Easter?
  • Meet: Joshua Hearn
March 2000
  • Marked with the SIGN of the CROSS
  • Question: Why do people "give up" something for Lent?
February 2000
  • BLINK...BLINK...BLINK...(What SIGNALS are you sending?)
  • Meet: Wilma Bruninga
January 2000
  • Ring in the NEW MILLENIUM
  • Question: Canticle? Hymn? What's the difference?
  • Meet: Jan Wheeler
December 1999
  • PREPARE THE WAY!
  • The meaning behind CHRISTMAS TREES
  • Question: Why aren't we singing Christmas Songs in church?
  • Meet Alice Bledsoe and Carolyn Tolo
November 1999
  • QUICK! Say the FIRST THING that comes to mind when you hear . . .!
  • Question: What are YOU thankful for?
  • Meet Scott Frerichs
October 1999
  • Be Reformed!
  • Question: Why do we STAND during the reading of the Gospel?
  • Meet Rose Scherer
September 1999
  • Polka Music IN CHURCH!?
  • Question: Who picks the HYMNS we sing?
  • Meet Deloris Graber

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