Becky
Fleckenstein, Parish SextonST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Maytown, Pennsylvania
The Rev. Robert M. Lescallette, Pastor
Keith Smith, Organist and Choirmaster
Charlie Johns, Vicki McConnell and JoNan Shirk Youth Leaders
Diane Leonard, Parish Secretary
Becky
Fleckenstein, Parish Sexton
Lent I February 10, 2008
10:30 am
This Service of the Word Employs the GREEN Hymnal.
THE OPENING HYMN – #104 “In the Cross of Christ I Glory”
Sung standing.
THE INVOCATION
THE LITANY - pp. 168-173 Spoken - Kneel or Sit
L= Pastor R = People
In the case where several petitions are grouped together, as at the
top of p. 169, respond to each by the same response listed
immediately below the petitions.
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY All sit following the prayer.
THE FIRST READING –
THE SECOND READING -
THE LENTEN SENTENCE - p. 63 “Return to the Lord” Sung standing.
THE HOLY GOSPEL – All sit following the Gospel.
THE HYMN OF THE DAY - #99 “O, Lord, Throughout These 40 Days”
Sung to the tune of “St. Agnes”.
THE SERMON
THE HYMN OF RESONSE - #229 “A Mighty Fortress” Sung standing.
THE NICENE CREED - p. 64 All sit following the Creed.
THE TEMPLE TALK - “What’s Going On With the Visioning
Task Force?” By Pat Vogel, Congregation President
THE ORGAN OFFERTORY – “Solemn Litany” D. Paxton
THE OFFERING
THE OFFERTORY – “The Sacrifices of God” Sung standing.
THE PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
THE LORD’S PRAYER
THE BENEDITION
THE CLOSING HYMN – #343 “Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer”
THE SILENT PRAYER
THE ORGAN POSTLUDE – “Fugue in A Minor” J. S. Bach
The Altar Will Be Absent of Flowers During Lent
THE BULLETINS
…in are given to the Glory of God and in honor of Bob’s - ohh my - 60th Birthday this coming week. Love Wanda
WE WISH TO THANK
…Charlie Johns for serving as our “guest organist” this morning. His contribution helps us to enjoy this morning’s service by providing our music.
To pick up your Newsletter!
“The Wings of the Eagle” awaits you in your elevator lobby mail box.
THE FIRST LENTEN SUPPER
…of the season will be held on Wednesday, from 6 pm until 7:30 pm, in the social hall. Come and enjoy some fine beef noodle soup, egg and olive or egg salad sandwiches, a drink, and a dessert prepared and served by our WELCA ladies - then watch a stimulating video, discuss it, and share in a brief devotional time. Don’t miss the wonderful Lenten tradition at St. John’s - and bring a friend or two! The meal is free, but an offering basket is available to those who wish to donate cash, all ages welcome!
WORSHIP STATISTICS…Last Sunday 82 - Ash Wednesday 48
HIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S – February 10 to 17, 2008
Today 9:15 am Sunday School and Catechetics
10:30 am Traditional Lenten Service with
Litany and Temple Talk
11:30 pm After Church for Lunch Bunch?
Monday 8:00 PM Egg making - kitchen and social
hall
7:00 pm Property Committee
Tuesday 6:30 pm Praise Band rehearsal
7:30 pm Bible Study on Acts - in the parlor
Wednesday 10:00 am Bible Study at Longwood on Luke
6:00 pm Lenten Supper #1 hosted by WELCA
6:45 pm Junior Choir rehearsal
7:30 pm Senior Choir rehearsal
Thursday 7:00 pm Fellowship committee at Connie’s
Saturday 9:00am CIA meeting at the Art Ark
11:00 am MHS Soup and Sandwich sale
pick up in church kitchen
Next Sunday 9:15 am Sunday School
10:30 am Contemporary Communion
Service with Temple Talk by Todd
Beasley
SOUPER BOWL FOOD COLLECTION REPORT
The
congregation supported the Youth’s annual collection of food for the local food
bank on January 27th and February 3rd by donating 260
items. The breakdown was as follows:
81 jars of jelly 35 cans of soup
17 jars of peanut butter 8 tins of meat
8 jars of spaghetti sauce 3 jars of juice
18 cans of vegetables 8 boxes of crackers
5 cans of fruit 63 miscellaneous items
14 boxes of cereal
Thanks to all the generous donors and to Pat Vogel for taking the stuff to the Food Bank.
A
“big” thank you to the person or persons who cleaned up after the Ash Wednesday
service. What a nice surprise to find it already done when I stopped in after
work to do it. Again Thank
You! Wanda
LIKE TO BE PART OF A NICE GROUP OF PEOPLE
…who get to plan fellowship events for our church, who enjoy gourmet meal/snacks at our meetings, and who sure could use some more helpers? If that is YOU, talk to Pastor or just show up at Connie Longenecker and Bill Earhart’s house on Groff Avenue, in Elizabethtown, this Thursday at 7:00 pm.
MARDI GRAS/SHROVE TUESDAY 2008
A big thank you to our Fellowship Committee - Connie Longenecker, Bill Earhart, Jan Shelly, Alice Leas, and Pastor for hosting a fine “Fun Night” last Tuesday - and for generously donating all the food. Twenty-one adults and 12 children and youth supported the event with their attendance. They played Dominos, Password, Uno, Scatagories, and a host of card games, and devoured four and one half dozen Fasnachts, three dozen hot ham and cheese sandwiches, stuffed dates, chips, cream puffs, bologna, cheese, veggies, soda, coffee, and hot chocolate. It was grand!
ERVING GOD’S PEOPLE TODAY
Lector – JoNan Shirk
Acolyte – Gabrielle Thomas
Crucifer – Harry Rehkugler
Head Usher – Bob Long
Ushers - Wanda Long, Dick and Louise Baker
Altar Care – Wanda Long
Flowers – no flowers during lent
Bulletins – Bob and Wanda Long
Greeter – Bill Earhart
Offering Counters – Cliff Hafer, Mark Harnish and
Jamie Sine
THE
FOOD BANK does not need any more egg
cartons. Thanks
MALE AND FEMALE DELEGATES TO SYNOD ASSEMBLY
…are needed. If you are a confirmed, communing, voting member of St. John’s - you are qualified to serve as our representative - you need only volunteer! This year, the assembly will be held at Messiah College in Grantham, York County (Harrisburg Metro area) on Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14. We shall elect a new Synod Treasurer and several other persons, meet the new ELCA Secretary, David Swartling, Ordain some seminarians, worship, do Bible study, and learn about the wider church. Talk to Pastor if you would be interested in joining him at the event, as soon as possible.
YOUTH GROUP RUMMAGE SALE:
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Please
mark your calendars…
The annual youth group rummage sale has been scheduled for the Memorial Day weekend. We will be open for business in our social hall on Saturday, May 24th from 8am to 1pm and Monday, May 26th from 8am-12noon.
The rummage sale has been a major fund raiser for our youth program for years. Now more than ever, a successful rummage sale depends upon the participation of our congregation. If you are available, we could use your help in setting up, selling, and/or packing up the weekend of the sale. We need your new, gently used or collectible items as merchandise (we will pick up and store items beginning now). And of course, we need you as customers. Please contact Vicki or Sheri for further information or item pick-up. Thank you.
BIBLE
STUDY
…will meet at 7:30 pm. Everyone in the congregation – is invited to attend a Bible Study on Acts. We get together each Tuesday at 7:30 PM, in the parlor, and are led by JoNan Shirk and Carol Bachert. Please read chapters 13-15.
CIA MEETING
… will be on the 16th of February in the back half of the social hall by the Art Ark from 9am until 10:30 am.
ERVING GOD’S PEOPLE NEXT WEEK - February 17, 2008
Contemporary Service
Lector – Bob Frank
Head Usher – Bob Long
Ushers - Wanda Long, Dick and Louise baker
Altar Care – Wanda Long
Flowers – no flowers during lent
Bulletins – Dick and Esther Shirk
Greeters – Jim and Diane Leonard
Offering Counters – Cliff Hafer, Mark Harnish and
Jamie Sine
ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING ST. JOHN’S AS A MEMBER
…should let Pastor know of your desire. A class on Lutheran Christianity, which is a requirement for those who do not come from Lutheran backgrounds, will be offered in April and May, if the need exists. Persons transferring to St. John’s from other Lutheran congregations and those confirmed and raised in such churches need not attend the class, but are welcome to do so.
SOUP AND SANDWICH SALE
The
Maytown Historical Society will hold a Soup and Sandwich
sale on Saturday, February 16th. The profits from the sale will aid
the restoration of the Hastings House, a 1760 era log house that is the site of
the Maytown/East Donegal Museum. The beef vegetable soup is $3.50 per quart.
The ham and cheese sandwiches are $2.00 each. To order, sign up on the sheets
posted in the narthex and elevator lobby or call 426-3262 or 426-2786.
SOAP!
The Social Ministry Committee is again asking the congregation to support a collection of bath size bars of soap which will be given to Lutheran World Relief. Our goal this year is 1,000 bars. Please remember to buy soap each time you go to the grocery store and bring it to church with you, setting in the tower window sill. Pastor has started us out with 48 bars - so we are almost 5% on our way to achieving the target! Let’s all contribute to a cleaner, healthier human family!
FELLOWSHIP
TRIP - DEADLINE TODAY!
If our church is again going to sponsor an over-night, multiple day bus trip to either Western Long Island - the Hamptons, or Cape Cod in the fall, we MUST have a larger indication of congregational support. So far only about 15 people have indicated a willingness to go on a trip and we cannot begin to plan in earnest until about 20 or more of you express an interest. Please take the time to check out the display in the tower window sill and fill out a form. You must take action this Sunday or next. Fellowship trips are always great fun, they are affordable vacations, and best of all, they help us to get to know one another better. Tell our Fellowship Committee that you value their work by signing up today! Thank you!
IT’S
EASTER EGG TIME!
The Women of the church will have handmade Easter Egg candy available beginning February 11th. Order blanks are at each entrance to the church. Orders may be placed in the same basket. The cost is $3.90 per ½ dozen. Orders will be filled in the sequence they are received and may be picked up anytime after 12 noon on Mondays. If you have time to help with the project any Monday morning, please consider aiding our small group to package the eggs and fill orders. We are applying to Thrivent Financial for matching funds for our congregation.
MAYTOWN 250TH?
In
May of 2010, Maytown will celebrate the town’s 250th Birthday. If a
celebration is to be mounted that is anything like the grand anniversaries of
1910, 1960, and 1985, it will take the volunteerism of many people, in every
town organization, to pull it off. If you would be willing to help plan and
carry the celebration off, PLEASE come to a meeting in our church’s social hall
on Tuesday, February 19, at 7:00 pm. Pastor will chair the meeting, whose
object will be to determine if there is enough community-wide support to go
ahead with the endeavor. All residents of East
Donegal Township are welcome to lend a
hand.