St. John Lutheran Church LCMS - rural Ruma, Evansville, IL

05/19/2026

View Glenn W. Koester's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

05/11/2026

This week we had our last class of the school year. Since it was Mother’s Day we made family paintings, had brunch and played Bible Bingo for prizes for all!

04/21/2026

This week we started with some drawing activities. The kids had to draw what Kaley was drawing, but she couldn’t tell them the object, only say what she was drawing and they couldn’t see what anyone was drawing. Then Charlie gave instructions and showed how to draw the object he picked. We talked about how it was important for Jesus to show us how to live. Just as the picture activity was easier when we were being shown what to do. We discussed “cross” training activities we can do everyday to learn what God is trying to show us.

04/05/2026

Easter Egg hunt after Sunrise Service! He is risen!✝️

03/29/2026

This week we had a Sunday School field trip to the movies to see Hopper!🍿🎥

03/25/2026

This week we talked about God’s forgiveness. Forgiveness for everyone, even tax collectors! We played a game of tossing suckers into different size containers. If the suckers landed in, you got to keep it, if they did not land in the container, the tax collector Charlie got the sucker! Then we wrapped each other in sin. Talked about how sin is restricting just as the toilet paper was. Then we broke out of the sin with God‘s forgiveness! We also discussed the importance of forgiveness for others. We talked about how not forgiving others freezes God’s love like an ice cube. We tried to melt the ice cube while hearing Bible verses on forgiveness. We learned with warmth we can unfreeze our love and forgiveness, just as it’s able to melt the ice cube! 

03/12/2026

This week we discussed our Good Shepherd, Jesus! We pretended we were lost sheep (even Miss Kaley) and tried to get back to the fold blindfolded. We learned it was much easier when we listened to the shepherd to guide us! Then we had a visit from Woolina. She told us what to look for in a good shepherd.

02/26/2026

02/18/2026

Ash Wednesday worship service with Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion will be held at St. Peter’s at 6:30pm

02/11/2026

This week we talked about Jesus is the true light! We sat blindfolded in the dark to talk about sin and shared our “light” from Jesus with each other to create a circle of light!