ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
MAYTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
THE REV. ROBERT M. LESCALLETTE, PASTOR
KEITH SMITH, ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER
JANIE MOHR, JR. CHOIRMASTER
JONAN SHIRK, PARISH SECRETARY
BECKY FLECKENSTEIN, PARISH SEXTON
SUE FRANK, SENIOR YOUTH GROUP LEADER
VICKI McCONNELL, JUNIOR YOUTH MINISTRY LEADER
PENTECOST 18 September 18, 2005
A Service of the Word.
THE PRELUDE MUSIC – “Praise, My Soul, the King of
Heaven” G. Blake
(This Service employs the Blue hymnal .)
THE GREETING pg. 46
THE VERSICLES pg. 46 (Season After Pentecost)
THE SCRIPTURE SONG – #713 “Lord, Let My Heart Be
Good Soil”
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY
(All sit, following the prayer)
THE FIRST LESSON – Jonah 3:10-4:11
THE ANTHEM – “Let The Whole Creation Cry Alleluia”
J. B. LeDoux
THE SECOND READING – Philippians 1:21-30
THE GOSPEL ACCLAMATION – pg. 48 (sung standing)
(All sit, following the Gospel)
THE HYMN OF THE DAY #666 “Great God, Your Love”
(Tune: St. Catherine)
THE HOMILY
THE RESPONSE TO THE WORD (Standing)
THE CREED pg. 49
THE CONFESSION OF SINS pg. 49-50
THE SHARING OF THE PEACE
(All sit following the Peace.)
THE ORGAN OFFERTORY – “Melodie Celeste” T. Koscat
THE PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS pg. 51 (Right column)
(All sit, following the prayer.)
THE INSTALLATION OF THE YOUTH LEADER
THE PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (All stand)
THE BLESSING
THE DISMISSAL
THE SENDING SONG # 752 “I, The Lord of Sea and Sky”
THE SILENT PRAYER
THE ORGAN POSTLUDE – “Praise and Thanksgiving”
…are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of the celebration of Esther Shirk’s birthday, by her children and grandchildren.
THE BULLETINS…
…are dedicated to the Glory of God and in celebration of Morgan and Scott’s birthday, with love Mom and Grandma Rose.
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE TODAY
Morning Lector – Dan Nichols
Evening Lector – Pat Vogel
Crucifer – Kelsey Hafer
Acolyte – William Weller
Head Usher –
Altar Care – Pat Kirchner
If you (or son or daughter) are in grades 6 – 12, please know that the Youth Group (SYG) will hold a meeting at 4:30 pm today, in the youth room. Come and support your new adult leader, Sue Frank, and discuss what you’d like to see our group do in the coming year. Friends of member youth are welcome, too!
ONE REASON….
…we moved our Contemporary Service to 6 pm from 7:30 pm, was so that families with children could more easily attend the service. Now, we need you young families to support the service. Hope to see you tonight.
Our meeting will be held Monday September 18th, 7:00 at church. We will not be dining out this month.
We shall rehearse on Tuesday at 6:30 so that the sound consultant from “Sight and Sound” can hear us and offer his advice on how to better enhance our music electronically. Everyone please be there. Also members of the task force are asked to attend. Questions? See Jo.
On Tuesday at 7 pm, the organizational meeting for the Annual Crop Walk will be held in our parlor. If you’d like to help organize the walk, join us.
…began last week with a number of new faces present from Longwood Manor and our church. It’s not too late for you to join us. Just bring a Bible to Longwood Manor on Wednesday at 10 am. We are only on Chapter 1.
SENIOR CHOIR STILL NEEDS SINGERS
If you are a teen or an adult, show up on Wednesday at 7:30 pm, and we’ll give you some music! St. John’s has always had a big choir for the size of our church, and we are down to 13 – so we need you. Join us!
SPECIAL COLLECTION NEXT SUNDAY
The last Sunday in September is traditionally the Sunday we call “Blanket Sunday:, because we, along with the other churches of our Synod, collect cash and blankets on that day. The need is always great – and this year it’s even greater, with all the natural disasters. Please donate new or used (clean) blankets, or at least $5.00 to buy a blanket and help clothe your neighbor.
URGENT NEED!!!
We have a great Sunday school program now with a number of dedicated and skilled teachers and almost 20 enthusiastic students, but we desperately need 3 or more people to volunteer to fill 2 jobs. (Our teaching staff has to fill in the gaps until someone steps forward, and this is not right. Christian education is all of our business.)
We are in need or someone (or someones) to serve a light snack. (You need not pay for it yourself, but you have to get it at the store and serve it to the kids. Church will reimburse you.)
We are also in need of 2 “shepherds”. Shepherds go with the children to their workshops and help them and the workshop teacher to have a better experience. At present, we have only 2 shepherds because 2 did not return from last year, and that means the shepherds have to work every Sunday. It would be so much nicer if they could work only twice a month.
Please see Pastor or Missy Chapman if you will help us with these important jobs. Thanks for caring.
WE THANK…
…those who continue working on our new shed. It looks great!
…the Getzes, for donating another computer for our “Bible Bytes” workshop.
…to Ginny Zimmerman for her gift of coins saved for our Sunday School program by her mother, Minny Wittick. It will be put to very good use as we start our Sunday School Season.
HOSPITALIZED
Beverly Wenzel (Ceil Marx’s daughter)
Lancaster Regional Hospital
RECUPERATING AT HOME
Frank Zimmerman (Quadruple heart-by-pass)
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE ON 9/25/05
Morning Lector – Pat Vogel
Evening Lector – Bob Frank
Crucifer – Paul Rehkugler
Acolyte – Lauren Ross
Head Usher –
Flowers – JoNan Shirk
Bulletins – JoNan Shirk
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S:
Today Noon ACFLB
4:30 pm SYG
6:00 pm Contemporary Service 6:50 pm Food n’ Fellowship – host - Judy
Monday 7:00 pm Social Ministry Committee
Tuesday 6:30 pm Praise Band Rehearsal w/ sound
tech
7:00 pm Crop Walk Organizational Mtg.
Wednesday 10:00 am Bible study at Longwood
7:30 pm Senior Choir Practice
Thursday 7:30 pm Worship & Music Committee
Next Sunday 9:00 am Sunday School/Catechetics
10:30 am Traditional Service w/Blanket Collection
Noon ACFLB
6:00 pm Contemporary Communion
Service
6:50 pm Food n’ Fellowship – host- Vicki