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

September Door Offering - Peace Officer Ministries, Inc.
Latest Version of St. John's Newsletter: Monthly Herald Prayer Request
News from the LCMS

Upcoming Events
Friday September 10 - Back to School Pot Luck at 6:30PM
Sunday September 12 - we return to 2 Services - 8:30 AM and 11 AM
September-"Grief Share"-coming soon-a program designed for those who have lost a loved one-all invited
                   (Grief Share website)
September-October-November-"The Truth Project"-DVD series taught by Dr. Del Tackett, from Focus on the Family, in conjunction with the Barna Research Group, talking about current (bad/downward) trends of today's believers becoming like that of non-believers.
September 18-Beth Moore Simulcast at Mountain Christian Church in Joppa, MD - cost is $25.00 - pre-registration is required
September 24-26 - LWML Convention
October 2-Senior Luncheon-hosted by Fellowship Committee
October 10 - Voter's Meeting immediately following the 11:00 AM Service
November 6 - 8AM-2PM - St. John Bazaar

Ongoing Events
Weekly Bible Study on the Gospel of John - stay tuned for details coming soon!
Wednesday Night Prayer Hour (7-8 PM)
Women's Ministry - Tuesday mornings at 9:30 and Thursday evenings at 7 PM
Parish Nurses will be hosting health care seminars the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:15 PM

Recent Events
Week of July 18 was National Youth Gathering
New Members and Fellowship Hour
August 15 - Celebrating the Naumann's - 70th year of ministry

Other news, pictures, devotional resources and assorted tid-bits that are newsworthy....

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 currently unavailable now: it will be available again in September 2009 for the 2009-2010 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 register each school year. Thank you!

Pastor's 10th Anniversary Pictures      Senior Luncheon PICTURES!!!

Downloadable Time & Talents Pledge Form      Time & Talents Stewardship Message

Lutheran Hour Ministries Daily Devotion

LSB Propers with Series C Readings - for 2010 Church Year       2010 Series C Calendar of Readings and Colors

New Building Pictures     Confirmation Pictures

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: SCRIP Coordinator.    Thank you.

Please use this link to Angel Food Ministries to: view the Monthly Menu, find your closest host site, and place an order.

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

If you would like to help the needy in your community, you can by referring them to Servants, Inc. Servants' Home Helps Ministry provides home maintenance & handyman services to needy homeowners in York County. Their primary focus are single parents, persons with disabilities and senior citizens. You can call to refer those in need to Todd Jackson at Servants at 717-378-0336 or email him at todd@servants.org. (Your questions are welcome). HELPING YOU TO SERVE OTHERS.

Bible Study groups:

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

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.

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 church lobby (narthex) and THANK YOU !

Giant & Weis 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. The proceeds from these cards goes toward helping local families in need.

Volunteers are needed to help out at the Lutheran Mission Society Compassion Center in York to help out in their store, sorting clothing donations and with general duties. If interested, please contact Toni Gingrich at 717-846-0990.

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

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 !

If your mailing address is changing, don't forget to 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