St. John Lutheran Church to host open house

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[St. John in Chester will host an Open House on Sunday, April 18, from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. in the Veterans Memorial Parish Hall. "Come See What We're About".

St. John offers:

a food pantry

Sunday School for ages 2-21 at 9 a.m. on Sunday

adult Bible study at 9 a.m. on Sunday in the church; also at 6 a.m. on Wednesdays in the church office (at 1325 High Street) behind the church, plus various others

Vacation Bible School, June 14-18, for ages pre-3 thru 6th grade, registration forms will be available soon

Elementary School, preschool ages 3 & 4 and Kindergarten & grades 1-8

extended care before and after school

Summer Day Care, with activities

Youth group, ages 13-18, activities including ultimate frisbee, laser tag, much more

ladies quilting group

men's monthly pinochle club, and many more!!

counseling by Pastor: grief counseling, marriage counseling, etc.

choirs: Primary Choir, Junior Choir, Adult Choir, & Handbells

meditation phone line: 826-2135

Staff includes: Pastor Mark Willig, 826-3545; church secretary Kelly Walls, 826-3545; principal Chris Urquhart 826-4345. Feel free to call the office with any questions (826-3545). The website address is: www.stjohnchester.com.

St. John Lutheran Church is located at 302 W. Holmes, Chester, IL. Worship services are held: Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:45 a.m. & 10 a.m. Sunday Worship is broadcast on KBDZ 93.1 FM and KSGM 980 AM.