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
10:30 AM
THE FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR
…are given to the Glory of God. By The Chapman Family
THE BULLETINS
…are given in memory of my Mother’s birthday, July 30th. By Rose Leas
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S
TODAY 10:30 am Contemporary Communion
Noon ACFLB
MONDAY 6:00 pm VBS Registration begins
6:30 pm VBS Program starts
8:40 pm VBS Program ends
TUESDAY 6:30 pm VBS
WEDNESDAY 6:30 pm VBS
THURSDAY 6:30 pm VBS
FRIDAY 6:30 pm VBS
NEXT SUNDAY 10:30 am Outdoor Communion Service
Celebrating VBS at Fuhrman Park
Pavilion
Noon Congregational Picnic
VBS 2007
Our Annual Community Bible School starts on Monday night and continues for four more nights. This year’s theme is “Great Bible Reef” and the children will be treated to Bible stories, crafts, games, snacks, songs, and videos set in a beautifully decorated “underwater world” of the parlor, nursery, and social hall. Please make sure that your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and neighbors know that they are welcome, if they are between the ages of 3 and 13. Registration starts at 6:00 PM on Monday through Wednesday with the program starting at 6:30 PM SHARP. Each night concludes by 8:40 PM. Join the fun!!
THANKS
…to Pastor and all that visited, sent cards, flowers and remembered Lillian on her 97th Birthday. She truly enjoyed seeing you and looking at the beautiful flowers and reading her cards. You made her day!
THANKS, DICK!
Dick Shelly recently retired from Hamilton Precision Metals, Inc. and, rather than have the usual retirement party, he asked that his company give, what it would have spent on the party to us, his congregation! We received a check for $1,000 in the mail on the 21st. Thanks so much for your creative and generous gift to our church, Dick! Have a Happy Retirement!!
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE TODAY
Lector – Joyce Boyer
Head Usher – Ryan Boccagno
Altar Care – Ginny Zimmerman
Greeters – Vicki McConnell
Flowers – The Chapman Family
Bulletins – Rose Leas
Offering Counters – Shirl Reich, Ruth Sweitzer, Pat Vogel
LAST SUNDAY’S STATS
Worship attendance 62
Offering $2,760 – includes $1,000 Shelly Gift
ACFLB participation 13
CHURCH
PICNIC, NEXT SUNDAY!
Next Sunday we shall meet at the Fuhrman Park pavilion – behind Maytown’s Fire Hall at 10:30 am, for an outdoor service celebrating VBS. We will display crafts, show a few decorations, and, hopefully, show a video of this year’s school. After the service of Holy Communion concludes, we shall enjoy a picnic lunch. Your are asked to bring a covered dish to share and whatever utensils and tableware you like. Church will provide drinks and ice. Also, please bring along Bingo prizes suitable for all ages, and whatever games you like. Let’s try to equal or exceed last year’s excellent turn-out of almost 100!
WOODY’S FOR CRABS AND SHOPPING
Our annual “Pilgrimage” for crab at Woody’s Restaurant in Northeast MD will occur on Sunday, August 12th. All van seats appear to be taken, but several cars are going down and car pooling is possible – so sign up even if you aren’t able or willing to drive your own car. 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 – LAST CALL!
Eleven adults and youth signed up to go whitewater rafting on Saturday, August 18th. That means there are two empty seats on the van that could be filled. If you are 8 years old or older, you can fill them. You must however, tell Pastor TODAY. The cost per adult is $65.00 plus supper at a fast food restaurant and 1/13 of the cost of gas. The cost per youth is free (plus supper and your share of gas). The Youth Group will pay for the youth’s participation. Six people fit in a raft, so even if we only get one more participant, that would be great. If more than two want to go they may, only someone will have to drive another private vehicle. Speak up by noon today. Also, because the cost has increased due to the failure to get the group rate, anyone who signed up and who is now unwilling to pay the price of the trip is free to back out. We will understand.
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE NEXT WEEK…at Fuhrman Park – August 5, 2007
Lector – Sheri Hafer
Acolyte – Samuel Thomas and Ashley Funk
Head Usher – JoNan Shirk
Altar Care – JoNan Shirk
Flowers – Pat Kirchner
Bulletins – Harold and Janie Mohr
Offering Counters – Jim Leonard, Denny Weller, & Ryan Boccagno
LOOKING AHEAD – DATES TO REMEMBER
August 5 10:30 am Church Picnic
August 6 7:00 pm Council meeting
August 8 7:00 pm Stewardship Committee meeting
August 12 noon Woody’s Crab Expedition
August 16 7:00 pm Christian Ed Sunday School planning
August 18 8:00 am Whitewater Rafting
August 19 10:30 am Joint Outdoor Service with Reformed Church
August 26 noon Newsletter deadline
September 4 7:00 pm Council meeting
September 5 7:30 pm Senior Choir resumes
September 9 9:15 am Rally Day with Magician
10:30 am Traditional Communion
September 16 9:15 am Catechetical Year Two/Sunday School begins
10:30 am Contemporary Communion with Shelter offering