ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Maytown, Pennsylvania

The Rev. Robert M. Lescallette, Pastor

Keith D. Smith, Organist and Choirmaster

Lisa Moss, Parish Secretary

(717-201-0437 or email lmoss218@gmail.com)

Charlie Johns and JoNan Shirk, Youth Leaders

Jennifer King, Parish Sexton

www.stjohnsmaytown.com

Easter 6                                                                                May 29, 2011

Memorial Day Weekend                                                           10:30 AM   

Today, St. John’s gathers to worship in what some have termed a “contemporary” style.  While the structure of the service is fairly traditional, albeit simpler, the music is largely from the modern era, and we are led by a “praise band” consisting of a pianist, flutist, another keyboard player, and lead singers, rather than an organist and choir (as happens on other Sundays here).

All you need to do to become involved in the service is to listen and to respond, watching for instructions and words which will be projected on to the front wall of the sanctuary.  You need not use a hymnal, and this bulletin does not contain service information. It only provides announcements concerning our life together outside of worship.

Thanks for joining us today, to praise our Lord!

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THE ALTAR FLOWERS…

…are given to the Glory of God and in remembrance of all who served and are serving our country allowing us to continue to live freely...by John and Missy Chapman

THE BULLETINS…

...are given to the Glory of God….by Mark and Chris Harnish

SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE TODAY

LECTOR – JACK FRANK

            HEAD USHERS – PAT VOGEL

            ALTAR CARE – GINNY ZIMMERMAN

            GREETERS – KAY YODER

            ALTAR FLOWERS – JOHN AND MISSY CHAPMAN

            BULLETINS – MARK AND CHRIS HARNISH

OFFERING COUNTERS – NINA GASKILL, MIKE

                                             WOLFE, AND JOYCE BOYER

THIS WEEK AT ST.JOHN’S:

TODAY:                     9:00 AM - Sunday School

                                    10:00 AM - Store Card Sale

                                    10:30 AM - Contemporary Service with

                                                  Pastor Bill Martin and Praise Band

                                    11:30 AM - Store Card Sale

                                    7:30 PM -   Musicale Dress Rehearsal

MONDAY (MEMORIAL DAY):    10:00 AM - Strawberry Prep

                                                            7:30 PM - Musicale!

WEDNESDAY:           7:30 PM - Last choir practice of the season

FRIDAY:                    ALL DAY - Synod Assembly

SATURDAY:              MORNING & AFTERNOON - Synod Assem.

NEXT SUNDAY:        10:00 AM Store Card Sale

                                                10:30 AM - Traditional Service with Kelly

                                                        Moss’s Baptism

                                                11:45 AM - Store Card Sale

                                                7:00 PM - Alpha and Omega Bible Study

SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE NEXT SUNDAY – June 5^th:

            LECTOR – RYAN BOCCAGNO

            ACOLYTE –

            CRUCIFER –

            HEAD USHER – ESTHER SHIRK

            ALTAR CARE – PAULINE JOHNS

            GREETERS – ROSE LEAS

            ALTAR FLOWERS – GLADYS NEY

            BULLETINS – ANDY, LISA, AND SARAH MOSS

            OFFERING COUNTERS – CLIFF HAFER, BOB LONG,

                                                         AND CHRIS HARNISH

DRESS REHEARSAL…

…for the Memorial Day Musicale will be tonight from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Please be here on time.                          Thanks, Keith

SYNOD ASSEMBLY

Pastor will attend the synod assembly on Friday and Saturday, at Messiah College. No lay member of the congregation volunteered to serve as our male and female delegates, so he will go alone for the first time in 33 years. Too bad.

NEXT SUNDAY…

….will feature Kelly Moss’s baptism at the service, and the Alpha and Omega Bible Study in the evening, at 7.

WELCOME ONCE AGAIN…

…to Pastor Bill Martin, who will again preach to us in Pastor Lescallette’s absence.   (Pastor Lescallette will likely return to Maytown from the Bermuda trip sometime this afternoon and be able to attend the final musicale rehearsal.

THE SOCIAL MINISTRY COMMITTEE….

……will clean and cut strawberries tomorrow morning at 10 AM,

after Pastor retrieves them from the Masonic Homes, who annually supply them to us at a discounted rate. Thanks, masons!

Dear St. Johners,

Your kindness and concern you showed to Joyce and I during my illness was greatly appreciated by both of us. Please keep us in your prayers as we continue on this journey. Thank you for all your prayers, thoughts, cards and words of encouragement. May God Bless you all!                                                                    Butch Boyer

AN INVITATION FROM THE MOSS FAMILY…..

We would like to extend an invitation to our family at St. John’s to join us next Sunday, June 5th for a picnic from approximately 1 PM to 5 PM at our home (222 Fallowfield Drive in Leola) to celebrate Kelly’s baptism. If you are able to attend, please let us know by Friday, June 3rd so that we can make sure we have enough food and beverages. Our contact info is as follows: home 717-656-6455, Andy’s cell 717-201-3272, Lisa’s cell 717-201-0437, or you can email me at lmoss218@gmail.com or Andy at amoss@psualum.com. We hope you can join us!                     Andy, Lisa, Sarah, and Kelly

INCLUDED IN TODAY'S BULLETIN…

...is an order form for ordering red geraniums for decorating our altar area at Pentecost this year, June 12^th.  YOU HAVE ONLY TODAY AND NEXT SUNDAY, JUNE 5^TH TO PLACE AN ORDER, SO PLEASE DO NOT DELAY.  SEE LISA MOSS BEFORE OR AFTER CHURCH TO GIVE HER YOUR ORDER OR PLACE YOUR ORDER FORM AND MONEY IN HER BOX IN THE OUTER OFFICE. The flowers are lovely, inexpensive, and they can do "double duty", once planted in your yard, to beautify not only the day of Pentecost, but also the whole season!  Thank you!

ANNUAL JUNE CONGREGATIONAL MEETING…

…Official notice is hereby given, of the next annual congregational meeting, which will take place on Sunday, June 26^th, 2011, immediately after the morning worship service. The agenda is limited to two items of business: the election of 4 deacons to the Congregation Council and the approval of the annual audit of the church’s finances. All baptized and confirmed members who have participated in the life of the congregation in 2010 and/or 2011, and who have received Holy Communion and given of themselves to the support of this body are encouraged to attend and permitted to vote.

            So far council has not been able to find anyone willing to serve at this time. Leaving council are: Andy Moss, Bob Long, Chris Harnish, and Jim Leonard.

            Additional nominations can be made from the floor, by the congregation, but such nominees must be “voting” members, they cannot have served on council for at least the previous year, and they must have given their assent to serve if elected.

DEADLINE FOR JULY, AND AUGUST NEWSLETTER….

…will be Thursday, June 30^th. Newsletter will come out Sunday, July 3^rd owing to the fact that our secretary won’t be back from vacation until late June 25^th. (The newsletter was originally slated to come out June 26^th.) Please email all articles to Lisa at lmoss218@gmail.com no later than Thursday, June 30^th. Thank you!