11:00 AM ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
MAYTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Keith Smith, Organist and Choirmaster – 426-3180
Vicki McConnell & Charlie Johns, Junior Youth Ministry
426-2773 & 426-3164
Diane Leonard, Parish Secretary – 426-3072
Becky Fleckenstein, Parish Sexton
11:00 AM
THE FLOWERS
…are given in honor of our 2nd Wedding Anniversary.
By Mark and Chris Harnish
THE BULLETINS
…are given to the Glory of God. By Michael and Jamie Sine
SEMINARIAN SUPPORT OFFERING REPORT
Last Sunday, the congregation gave $437 in support of our Seminarian, Amanda McConnell. Thanks to our donors – and please remember to periodically use the Seminarian Support envelopes, throughout the year. Thanks also to our WELCA, for donating $500 toward the fund!
GERANIUM DEADLINE TODAY
…if you wish to purchase geraniums for decorating our Pentecost Sanctuary…and later your yard, you must order them today using the enclosed order form.
MUSUCALE REHEARSAL TODAY
Singers are reminded of today’s 3 PM rehearsal. We must also decide when our final rehearsal will be in the coming week.
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S
TODAY 9:45 AM Adult Sunday School
10:00 AM Children’s Sunday School
11:00 AM Contemporary Communion Service
Noon Deadline for ordrering geraniums
12:30 PM After Church For Lunch Bunch
3:00 PM Musicale Rehearsal
5:00 PM SYG Meeting
MONDAY 7:00 PM Social Ministry Committee
WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM Bible Study at Longwood
7:30 PM Final Senior Choir Practice
THURSDAY 7:00 PM Worship and Music Committee
SATURDAY 10:00 AM Pick-up Chicken Corn Soup
NEXT SUNDAY 9:45 AM Last Adult Sunday School
10:00 am Children’s Sunday School
11:00 AM Traditional Pentecost
Communion Service with
reception of new members
12:15 PM Post-service reception honoring
new members
1:00 PM After Church For Lunch Bunch
PM Final Musicale Practice
MEMORIAL DAY
4:30 PM Church Float Judging – at Legion
5:00 PM Parade
6:30 PM Program in the Square
7:30 PM Patriotic Musicale
9:00 PM Strawberries and Ice Cream
THE FOOD BANK…needs canned soup, if you have some extra, place it in the shopping cart. Thanks!
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE TODAY
Lector – Becky Thomas
Head Usher –
Altar Care – JoNan Shirk
Greeter – Ann Weller
Flowers – Mark and Chris Harnish
Bulletins – Michael and Jamie Sine
Offering Counters – Jim Leonard, Vicki McConnell, and Ryan
Boccagno
NEXT SUNDAY
…we shall receive three new members into our church family in Scott Mackison, and Janet and Angelica Mohr (yes, they aren’t already members, even though it seems like they are!) Please be in a pew with your family.
ON MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 28TH
…you can ride the church float in the parade - if you dress in red, white, and blue and are at the Maytown Legion grounds by 4:30 PM.
…you can attend our 6th Patriotic Musicale, at church, starting at 7:30 PM, followed by strawberries and ice cream. This year’s theme is “Broadway Rhythms” and it features 14 of our singers singing lots of solos, duets, and ensemble pieces – plus leading a sing-a-long. The Boy Scouts will be there, and so will the Bainbridge Band. An offering will benefit the wounded troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Please come for a great evening – and invite all your family and friends! Let’s have over 200 like in previous years.
CHICKEN CORN SOUP
…is for sale this week. You can place an order on the narthex sign-up sheet today or talk to a Social Ministry Committee member (i.e. Louise, Gladys, Pauline, Betty, Sheri, Esther S., Anna, Jan, Wanda, Esther B., Jennifer, Alice, Ginny, Rose, Diane or Pastor.) Soup can only be picked up on Saturday, May 26th, from 10 AM until Noon, at the church kitchen. No Memorial Day sales this year. The cost is $4.00 per quart.
…it is the best chicken corn soup in all of Lancaster County!!
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE for MAY 27, 2007 – Traditional Service
Lector – Jennifer Repine
Acolyte – Kaycee Shirk
CRUCIFER – Paul Rehkugler
Head Usher –
Altar Care – JoNan Shirk
Greeters – Alice and Rose Leas
Flowers – Anne Leonhart
Bulletins –
Offering Counters – Jim Leonard, Vicki McConnell and Ryan
Boccagno
RUMMAGE SALE
Once again the SYG will be having a rummage sale in July. We have begun collecting gently used clothing, household items, and jewelry. Donations can be dropped off in the youth room. If you have any questions, please see Susan Frank or Charlie Johns.
Thanks!! Susan
ATTENTION SYG - we will meet this evening at 5:00 to work on plans for CreationFest! If you signed up you need to come to the meeting. Today is the deadline for signing up!
OPERATION FIRST RESPONSE (OFR)
Social Ministry is currently soliciting your contribution to fill OFR backpacks with a new set of clothing, travel size hygiene products handmade blanket and international phone card, to insure our wounded service personnel have the necessary items to sustain them until they return home. Place your items…listed in the May/June Newsletter, into the basket in the stairwell. Cash contributions in support of the project are also welcomed and should be given to Gladys Ney or Louise Baker. Please place your receipts for items purchased in the basket also, as we hope to receive matching funds from Thrivent. Please help us support our troops.
NURSERY COVERAGE
We thank Judy Purnell and Chris Harnish for volunteering to cover our nursery during services from now on. In this way, it is hoped that young families with young children will share in our congregational life more readily - knowing that, if the little ones get “antsy”, there is always a refuge place to take them for the hour.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – LAST CALL
Pastor is looking for people to help prepare and serve strawberries and ice cream after the Memorial Day Concert on May 28th, and to help usher at the concert itself. If you will help, please say something today. Profits from the concert will be augmented by Thrivent and will benefit the appeal to help our wounded troops. So far, only Paul Purnell has agreed to usher. We need three more people to step forward. Also – only a few have agreed to help serve the strawberries sand ice cream. Please volunteer today.
BULLETIN SPONSORS ARE STILL NEEDED
…for May 27, June 10, July 8 and 22, and August 26. If you’d like to do this for your church, just sign up on the narthex sheet and, on the Sunday you have chosen put $20.00 in a plain white envelope marked “Bulletin Reimbursement” …or increase your current gift on the regular envelope by that amount and place in the plate
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS
…through its Care in Congregations program, gave us $1,300 – a matching fund gift. That money will be placed in the needy “Current” fund and will also pay for the repairs to our church freezer, at the recommendation of WELCA. Thanks everyone!