ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Maytown, Pennsylvania
Keith Smith, Organist And Choirmaster
Vicki McConnell And Charlie Johns, Junior Youth Ministry
Diane Leonard, Parish Secretary
Becky Fleckenstein, Parish Sexton
Apostle to the Apostles 10:30 AM
Lillian Johnstin’s 97th Birthday
Today’s
Service Employs thee GREEN Hymnal and
THE ORGAN PRELUDE – “Cantabile for Mary” D. Eliot
THE OPENING HYMN - #177 “By All Your Saints in Warfare”
Sung standing and to the tune of “Webb”.
Sing Verse 1, then sing the special verse below, end with verse 3.
Verse 2 - “For Magdalene we praise you,
Steadfast at cross and tomb.
Your “Mary!” in the garden
Dispelled her tears and gloom.
Apostle to the Apostles,
She ran to spread the word;
Send us to shout the good news
That we have seen the Lord.”
THE INVOCATION
THE PSALMODY See Insert, and read responsively.
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY All sit following the Prayer.
THE FIRST READING – Ruth 1:6-18
THE SECOND READING – Acts 13:26-33a
THE CELTIC ALLELUIA Sung standing.
HOLY GOSPEL – John 20:1-2, 11-18 All sit following the Gospel.
THE WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE HYMN OF THE DAY – “For All the Faithful Women”
See page three.
Sung to the tune of “Angels Story”.
THE SERMON
THE APOSTLES’ CREED – p. 128
Confessed standing, all sit following the Creed.
THE ORGAN OFFERTORY – ”Contemplation” R. W. Thygerson
THE OFFERING
THE OFFERTORY – #406 “Take My Life, That I May Be” Sung standing.
THE PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
THE LORD’S PRAYER
THE BENEDICTION
THE DISMISSAL
THE CLOSING HYMN - #176 “For All Your Saints, O Lord”
THE SILENT PRAYER
THE ORGAN POSTLUDE – “Postlude In D” F. Couperin
THE FLOWERS
. . .are given in Honor of Lillian’s 97th Birthday. By Pat and Bill
THE BULLETINS
…are given to the Glory of God. By Esther Brown
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S
Today 10:30 Am Traditional Service
Noon After Church for Lunch Bunch
Tuesday 6:30 PM Praise Band Rehearsal
Next Sunday 10:30 Am Contemporary Service of the Word
Noon After Church For Lunch Bunch
Monday, the 30th 6:00 PM VBS starts with registration
THANKS
…to Mark Harnish, Jim Leonard and his grandson Drew Burford, Dick Baker, and Gordy Nell for helping with the repair/painting work on the parsonage front porch.
…to Sheri and Cliff Hafer, Diane Leonard her grandchildren Drew and Maya, Carol Bachert, Janet and Angelica Mohr, and Morgan Mackison, for your long hours of beautiful work in preparing murals for VBS…and PB too! Also, to Morgan, Janet and Angelica, Jamie and her friend Lois, Linda, Kristen and Rachel, Ruth Ebersole, Vicki, Sheri and Diane for their creation of the “fishes”.
…to the Shirks for hosting a wonderful catechetical class/mentor pool party two weeks ago!
…to Connie Longenecker, for confirming pictorial directory data
…to Betty Henny, for writing up and mailing invitations to VBS
…to Mark Harnish the “Keeper of The Parsonage Hedge”, for his “manicuring” of the hedge and “gardens” at our house!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LILLIAN!
We wish a Happy Birthday to our good friend and second oldest member, Lillian Johnstin, who turns 97 today. Lillian is the mother of our President, Pat Vogel. Long a resident of a Maytown farm, the Marietta native now lives at Moravian Manor, in Lititz.
PLEASE PICK UP YOUR NEWSLETTER!
When last we checked, about 30 families or individual members had not picked up their newsletter from the elevator lobby boxes, in which they have reposed for three weeks. If you haven’t picked your up…and read it, please do so today, and save the church a wasteful expense for postage. Thank you!
WOODY’S FOR CRABS AND SHOPPING
Our annual “Pilgrimage” for crab at Woody’s Restaurant in Northeast MD will occur on Sunday, August 12th. If you’d like to go along on the van, sign up by August 5th. There are only 12 seats available on the van, so sign-up soon if you want to occupy one. We leave after church, around 11:45 AM, dine at about 1:30 PM, walk around Northeast window shopping, antiquing, and ice cream cone licking for an hour or so, and get back home by 6:00 PM or so. We go “Dutch” and share the cost of gas.
WHITEWATER RAFTING!
Pastor is trying to put together another whitewater rafting adventure on the Lehigh River. This time, he’d like us to go on a “dam release day” which offers a faster, more exciting ride…but which is not a dangerous rapids.
We need at least 20 people to get a group discount, which is about $50 per person – plus $7 more for a box lunch. Teen members of St. John’s will have part or all of their cost subsidized by the church. Everyone age 8 and above can go along. Friends of teens can go too, if there is room, but they must pay the full price and we must have adequate adult supervision.
There are two dates that are possible – Saturday, August 18 and Saturday, September 15. The date that gets the biggest support will be the one chosen.
If interested, you must sign-up before July 22nd and indicate the dates that you could go, not just the one you prefer.
These are very popular trips so we must act quickly if we are to have a chance to get on the river.
If
you have never done this before, you really should experience it. It is
perfectly safe and loads of fun. Sign up today!
ST. JOHN’S OFFERS VBS ON JULY 30th to AUGUST 3rd
All are urged to encourage children ages 3-13 to attend our VBS next week, from 6:30 PM to 8:40 PM, Monday through Friday. Invite your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, neighbors, and friends. Let’s improve upon last year’s nice crowd of 65.
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE TODAY
Lector – Sheri Hafer
Acolyte – Kaycee Shirk
Head Usher – Ryan Boccagno
Altar Care – Ginny Zimmerman
Greeter – Jim and Diane Leonard
Flowers – The Vogels
Bulletins – Esther Brown
Offering Counters – Shirl Reich, Ruth Sweitzer and Pat Vogel
WITH THANKS
Pastor, thank you to you and the congregation for the token of appreciation for participating in the Praise Band. It was a privilege and a pleasure to serve.
Sincerely, Marilyn Rehkugler
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE NEXT WEEK – JULY 29, 2007
Lector – Joyce Boyer
Head Usher – Ryan Boccagno
Altar Care – Ginny Zimmerman
Greeter – Vicki McConnell
Flowers – The Chapmans
Bulletins – Rose Leas
Offering Counters – Shirl Reich, Ruth Sweitzer, Pat Vogel
ANNA MOVES!
Our senior member, Anny Houseal, who broke her wrist two weeks ago, has moved to Longwood Manor. She welcomes visitors from her church family and plans to stay an active participant in our community of faith…especially after her wrist heals. Her address is Anna K. Houseal, c/o Longwood Manor, P. O. 610, Maytown, PA 17550.
Urgent VBS NEEDS…
Cash gifts to buy craft materials – or in-kind donations of items listed on the sheet posted in the tower narthex. Place cash in the jar in the tower window sill today. Cash gifts to buy food for snacks are also needed. What is not contributed, will have to be taken from the church’s general income.