We will kick off the New Year with our regular monthly donation to the Food Pantry at Christ Milwaukee. As the pandemic restrictions continue, your gifts are more and more necessary and appreciated by the families who rely on them. Please bring your gifts to the box in the narthex from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or anytime you are at church for worship. Monetary donations may be placed in the “Feeding America” box at any time. Please make checks payable to St. John’s.

Beginning January 1
We're kicking off a new year of By Scripture Alone in 2021, and we'd love to have you read along with us! Beginning January 1, By Scripture Alone will feature three daily readings: one from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament, and one from Psalms or another book of Wisdom Literature. Click here for more information, a reading schedule, and to subscribe to our weekly e-mails.

Wednesday, December 23
Tune in this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at www.sjtosa.org/video for our children's Christmas service (or watch the archived video anytime). Who can you share the link with and invite to hear the good news of salvation this Christmas? 

Sunday, January 17
Join us in the Fellowship Hall after the second service (around noon) for a presentation by WELS Christian Giving counselor Rick Kneser. The presentation will be broadcast online for those unable to attend in person, and individual financial planning appointments will also be available in the weeks following the presentation. Watch for more specifics in early January. 

Wednesday, December 23
Mark your calendars for our children's Christmas service, which will be broadcast online at 1:00 p.m. (or archived for viewing anytime) at www.sjtosa.org/video. Who can you share the link with and invite to hear the good news of salvation this Christmas? 

December 24 & 25
Registration for our Christmas Eve and Day worship services is now open. Click here to register for our Christmas Eve Lessons & Carols service (3:00, 4:30, 6:00 & 7:30 p.m.) and our Christmas Day Festival service (8:30, 9:45 & 11:00 a.m.) If you aren't able to attend in person, we hope you'll join us virtually by watching at www.sjtosa.org/video.

St. John's Help Fund
In Galatians 6:10, God directs us: “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” For this reason, St. John’s maintains a Help Fund to provide emergency assistance to those within our congregation who find themselves in need due to unforeseen or unplanned circumstances. Click here to donate.

Wednesday, December 23
Mark your calendars for our children's Christmas service, which will be broadcast online at 1:00 p.m. (or archived for viewing anytime) at www.sjtosa.org/video. Who can you share the link with and invite to hear the good news of salvation this Christmas? 

December 24 & 25
Thank you to everyone who filled out our Christmas worship service survey! Based on your responses, we are scheduling four worship services for Christmas Eve and three services for Christmas Day. Christmas Eve services will be held at 3:00, 4:30, 6:00, and 7:30 p.m., with Christmas Day services at 8:30, 9:45, and 11:00 a.m. We look forward to celebrating the birth of our Savior with you, whether in-person or virtually!

Since beginning By Scripture Alone in 2017, we've read through the entire Bible chronologically, have spent a year in the New Testament, and are working through the basic truths of the Lutheran faith as taught and explained in Martin Luther's Small Catechism. Next year, we're going back to reading through the entire Bible - but in a slightly different way. In 2021, By Scripture Alone will feature three daily readings: one from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament, and one from Psalms or another book of Wisdom Literature. Click here for more information and a reading schedule.