News/Events at St. John Lutheran Church, York, PA

Door Offering for June - Fred Bretz Memorial Fund. When you give to this fund, you support persons entering the Seminary.

We need teachers for the Summer Sunday School program.

We need volunteers to run the Church Office during June 23 through June 27.

July 20 - Church picnic at Rudy Park

Aug 1-3 - "Tending the Flame" conference in Richmond VA.

Men's Ministry Event sponsored at St. John - Pictures

Latest Versions of St. John's: Monthly Herald

LCMS Lectionary Series-Scripture Readings Lutheran Hour Ministries Daily Devotion

St. John is looking for church member volunteers to fill positions of ushers, lectors, offering tellers, and altar guild workers.

SCRIP
St. John is now sponsoring SCRIP cards-cards you purchase at a set amount (this amount varies from card to card) on a WIDE variety
of different stores and store types. Each card has a fixed discount associated with it, that when the card is used in that store for whatever you want to purchase, that percentage is sent to the church as income in support of some of our ministries. Please help us!
Here is the file to download: SCRIP Please download the file, indicate the cards you will use to buy food or products in stores that you frequent, and send a check to the Church at the address listed at the top of this page. Make the check payable to St. John Lutheran Church. On the bottom of the envelope, please write: ATTN: Tim Gabbert, SCRIP Coordinator. Thank you.

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Romans 12:11-13
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1Thess. 16-18

Bible Study groups:

Matthew - an in-depth study - Sept 2007 - May 2008; Mondays 7-8:30 PM and Wednesdays 10-11:30 AM
(Starts week of Sept 17/19)

Soul Care for Women meets twice a month for worship and Bible study. Please let Denise know if you are interested.
Dates and times are 2nd and 4th weeks of the month: Tuesdays at 9:30 am and Thursdays at 7 pm. All women welcome and encouraged to attend ! (starts Sept 25/27)

'Blessed Piecemakers' Quilting Group - meets the third Thursday of every month at 6 PM. If interested, please call Sib Barley at 244-7888.
For March '08, this group will be meeting on Wed. Mar. 6 at 6 PM. Please note the change for March only, because of Holy Week.

Every 2nd and 4th Sunday evening 6:30-8:30PM - Youth Group meetings - planning and fun!

50 Plus! Bible Study - 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at 10:30 AM

Small Group Bible Study - 1st and 3rd Friday evenings at 7 PM

Men's Bible Study - 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 8 AM

Please prayerfully consider visiting our shut-ins with the HeartWarmer's ministry. Please contact Donna Merritt or Carolyn Grothe for details.

Prayer Warriors with Tim Gabbert - every Tuesday at 9 AM in the Church ! See you there!

Moms 'n' More meets every second Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. for fellowship, prayer and Bible Study. Contact Ellen Keough at 244-6956 for details.

Sewing Group - meets every Monday morning in the Annex from 9-Noon

All Members of St. John - don't forget to check your mailboxes on a regular basis.

Food Box needs :
All canned goods, especially fruits, vegetables, soups, sauces and gravies.
Boxed or bagged potatoes, rice, noodles.
Cake mixes, frosting, dessert mixes.
Pasta-macaroni, spaghetti, rigatoni, tomato sauces.
Cereals-boxed, instant oatmeal, cream of wheat, pancake mixes and syrup, etc.
Jelly, peanut butter, jello, pudding, instant boxed desserts, etc.
Canned meats-tuna, salmon, chicken, turkey and spam.
Paper towels, toilet paper, tissues, bath bars, dish detergent
Deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo.
Salt, sugar, flour, etc.

PLEASE REMEMBER US WHEN YOU ARE SHOPPING !!! THANK YOU !!!
Please place your grocery contributions in the basket located in the narthex and THANK YOU !

Giant Gift Cards are available in the church office each Sunday and benefits the Social Concerns ministry. St. John's Social Concerns Ministry gets 5% of every dollar purchased on these cards.

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Check out the link to the LCMS Daily Devotion and information on ABlaze! on the LINKS page.

Fellowship Breakfasts are held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 9 am in the banquet room of the Meadow Hill Restaurant, approximately 1 mile east of the church.
No RSVP needed.

Other News

Giant Food Stores A+ School Rewards - If you shop at Giant, you can set up an account such that St. John School gets extra points for school supplies. This is available to all NOW for the 2007-2008 school year.
Go to this web site: http://www.giantaplus.com/SchoolDesignation.html and enter your Giant Bonus Card #, the first 3 letters of your last name,
and the School Designation code of 01184 for St. John Lutheran School. You need to do this again this school year even if you did this last school year. Thank you!

Reminder - If you have an email address, and the Church doesn't have it, please call the Church Office at your earliest convenience. Thank you !
York is creating new Zip Codes. If you are receiving a new zip code, let the Church Office know !

Blood Pressure screenings are a free offer extended to all friends and members of St. John by the Parish Nurses. It is held the 1st Monday morning of each month.

Recent On-line Issues of The Witness LC-MS Magazine:
(these may take some time loading - Adobe Acrobat(free) is needed to view)
Go to www.lcms.org/witness and select your issue from the LCMS Witness web site