ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
MAYTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Keith Smith, Organist and Choirmaster
Janie Mohr, Junior Choirmaster
Vicki McConnell and Charlie Johns, Junior Youth Ministry
Diane Leonard, Parish Secretary
Becky Fleckenstein, Parish Sexton
11:00 AM This Service employs the BLUE Hymnal.
THE GATHERING SONG – #742 “Come, We That Love the Lord”
Sung standing.
THE GREETING – p. 46
THE VERSICLES – p. 46 “Season After Pentecost”
L = Pastor C = People
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY All sit following the prayer.
THE FIRST READING – I Kings 17:8-16
THE ANTHEM – Junior Choir “All Night, All Day” - Spiritual
THE SECOND READING – Hebrews 9:24-28
THE GOSPEL ACCLAMATION – p. 48 Sung standing
THE HOLY GOSPEL – Mark 12:38-44 All sit, following the Gospel.
THE CHILDREN’S SERMON
THE HYMN O FTHE DAY - #746 “Day by Day”
THE SERMON
THE RESPONSE TO THE WORD – pp. 49-50 Please rise.
THE OFFERTORY – pp. 50-51 “Season after Pentecost”
Sung standing.
THE PRAYERS – pp. 51-52
“God of Love”…Hear our prayer
THE LORD’S PRAYER
THE BLESSING
THE DISMISSAL
THE SENDING SONG - #771”Great is Thy Faithfulness”
THE SILENT PRAYER
THE ORGAN POSTLUDE – “Praise and Thanksgiving” - F. Ritter
The altar flowers
…are given to the Glory of God. by C Smeltzer
THE BULLETINS by The Chapmans
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE TODAY
Contemporary Service Lector – M Harnish
Traditional Service Lector – K Sweitzer
Acolyte – K Sipling
Crucifer – R Boccagno
Head Usher – B Earhart
Altar Care – P Johns
Greeters – R and A Leas
Offering Counters – J Boyer, S Hafer, and R Boccagno
WANTED: NEW HATS, MITTENS, GLOVES AND SCARVES
…for need kids. Won’t you please help needy children from our community stay warm this winter? Our local food bank needs NEW hats, gloves, mittens and scarves for the 50 children, boys and girls, infants through teenagers, it serves. To help, please place your unwrapped donations in the wicker basket located in the tower window by December 10th. Thank you so much for your support! S Hafer.
OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU, BETTY!
B Henny goes into the hospital tomorrow for hip surgery and she will be “out of commission” for some time thereafter. Keep our friend in your prayers and thoughts as she recuperates.
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S:
Today 12:30 AM After Church for Lunch Bunch
Monday 7:00 PM Property Committee
7:00 PM WELCA
Tuesday 6:30 PM Praise Band Rehearsal
7:00 PM Maytown Historical Society
Wednesday 10:00 AM Bible Study at Longwood
6:45 PM Junior Choir rehearsal
7:30 PM Senior Choir rehearsal
Thursday 7:00 PM Christian Education
7:00 PM Chime Choir introduction
Saturday 8:30 AM Seminar on New Hymnal – at St.
Paul’s, Lititz
4:30 PM CIA Christmas Candy Lane outing
Next Sunday 9:00 AM Contemporary Service
10:00 AM Sunday School/Catechetics
11:00 AM Traditional Service. with Baptism of Kyra Barnes
Noon Newsletter Distribution
12:30 PM After Church for Lunch Bunch
2:00 PM David Hoffmann Eagle Scout
Ceremony
5:00 PM SYG
ATTENTION ALL COMMITTEE CHAIRS!
Don’t forget to work on your budget request for 2007 at your November meeting. Please have it to A Getz, J Leonard or Pastor as soon as possible, but before November 30th.
ON THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK
…Pastor drove the van down to the LWR warehouse in New Windsor, MD. Loaded with 19 blankets, 36 school kits, 18 homemade quilts, and several St. Johners. Thanks to all who contributed to this outpouring of love!
“MOO MONEY” FOR THRIVENT BUILDS – HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Specially marked “Moo Money” milk caps are being collected to help receive funding from Turkey Hill Dairy. Simply save any of the sticker lids from milk products purchased at a Turkey Hill Mini Market. A collection box will be placed in the Narthex for your collecting any of them. Thanks!
CIA…Children’s Youth Group
All elementary school age youth are invited to go on an outing to Christmas Candy Lane on Saturday, November 18th from 4:30 until 10:00 PM. Details are posted on the bulletin board. A sign-up sheet is also on the board in the Tower Narthex.
FELLOWSHIP NEWS:
1. Amish Christmas Dinner
Join us for a feast of Amish food at the Fischer Farm on Saturday, December 2, and rediscover a simpler way of celebrating the season. The sign-up sheet hangs in the Tower Narthex and informational sheets are found atop the radiator.
2. Overnight Trips in 2007
Your input is requested in planing another overnight, multi-day trip for next year. Details about the five options – Asheville, Montreal, West Virginia Trains, Cape May, and Williamsburg – are posted in the Tower Narthex sill. Please fill out the survey form and place it in the box in the sill.
SEMINAR ON NEW “ELW”
Keith and Pastor will attend a seminar at St. Paul’s in Lititz, on Saturday, to learn about “Evangelical Lutheran Worship”, the new Lutheran hymnal. At some time in the not too distant future, we shall have to decide if we want to purchase the new hymnals…at $20 each, or purchase software that downloads and prints the hymnal in our weekly bulletins – or do both or neither. The new resource has more hymns – 700 and more liturgies – 8 than any of its predecessors and it contains both new material and material that we already know from the SBH, LBW, WOV, and W&P hymnals.
KYRA BARNS’ BAPTISM
…will take place at the traditional service next Sunday. Please share in this joyous event!
DAVID HOFFMANN
…becomes an Eagle Scout at a special ceremony in our church, at 2 PM next Sunday. We congratulate David, and his family, on this great achievement. Dave planned and carried out the construction of our new church shed as his Eagle project.
NEW SOUND SYSTEM
After much work, the Task Force that is looking into the improvement of our sound system in the Sanctuary has come up with a plan. The plan calls for new speakers, multiple microphones, a “mixer” to control sound from a panel at the rear of the church, and possible “ear buds”, which are wireless devices which can be used by individual congregants who have severe hearing problems which a general system might not adequately address. The goal of the system is to improve sound quality for ALL services and events at church, and it is meant to enhance pageants, plays, choral offerings, soloists, and all service leaders’ speech.
Council has endorsed the plan and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to come up with a proposal on how it might best be funded. When a plan is finalized, it will be laid before the congregation for approval and support.
If you have questions, please talk to J Shirk, the Chair of the Task Force.
CHIME CHOIR
…on Thursday, November 16th at 7:00 PM, there will be an introduction to ring a chime instrument. Come and try it -–you'’l like it! If you have any questions, please call R Sweitzer 426-3272.
THANKSGIVING EVE SERVICE
Be sure and come to the Maytown Reformed Church, on East Elizabeth Street, here in Maytown, on November 22, at 7:00 PM for a fine Thanksgiving Eve service and reception. Rev. Patrick Walker, the Regional Director of CROP, will preach and the other pastors in town will do the Liturgy. Pat Vogel will fill us in on the final results of the CROP Walk and afterwards, there will be food and fellowship time. Let’s all remember to celebrate Thanksgiving by thanking God in church for our many blessings – not just taking time off, or watching football on TV, or eating too much turkey! See you at church!
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE NEXT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2006
Contemporary Service Lector – J Frank
Traditional Service Lector – B Frank
Acolyte – S Frank
Crucifer – P Rehkugler
Head Usher – B Earhart
Altar Care – P Johns
Greeters – E Shirk
Flowers – The Longs
Bulletins – J Shirk
Offering Counters – J Boyer, S Hafer, and Boccagno
ALTAR FLOWERS
If you would like Diane to order your altar flowers, please let her know no later than the Tuesday morning before that Sunday…the florist needs to have their flower order placed that day. Her phone number is 426-3072 or email address jdleonard5@comcast.net. Thanks.