Activities - News - Events

Updated 04/17/24    

Church Office Hours -  Monday through Thursday 9am to 3pm - Friday 9am to Noon.

Bulletins and Flowers for Sunday
 The 2023 bulletin and flowers sign-up calendars are posted in the narthex. Please consider sponsoring flowers and/or bulletins in honor of loved ones or special family events. Cost per week - Bulletins: $25 Flowers: $40  Just fill out the form envelope located below the calendars in the Narthex. Place your payment in the envelope and give to the church office or place in the offering plate.. Sponsors of altar flowers are invited to collect them following the 10.30am Eucharist. We will keep the altar flowers for sponsors to pick-up until Wednesday. On Sundays when the altar flowers have not been subscribed, worshippers are invited to take the flowers home with them following the 10:30am Eucharist.

Special Envelopes
 Marchs Special Giving Envelope is designated to the Southern Regional Police. The mission of the Southern Regional Police De-partment is to provide professional police services to the communities and citizens they serve.

Communion Pre/Altar Care - Committee Group Photo
 We are in the process of publishing a new website and would like to have a group pho-tograph of the Communion Preparation / Al-tar Care Committee for the project. We are scheduled to take a group photo-graph of the Communion Preparation / Altar Care Committee on Sunday, April 14th at 9.15am in the nave.

 Listening Post
 On the last Sunday of the month, members of council will be available following worship to serve as our monthly listening post. If you have any questions about the life of the congregation or would like to pass anything along to council, please gather at the Baptismal font after worship to speak with a member of council. Sunday, March 24th:
Worship Assistant Schedule
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Quilting
 The Life’s Thread Quilters will next meet on Thursday April 4th 9:30am in the Hoshall Family Life Center.

Prayer Shawl Group
The Knitting/Crocheting/Prayer Shawl Group will meet in the Social Ministry Room on Tuesday, April 9th at 11am.

Lunch Bunch
The Lunch Bunch will be going to Ruby Tuesday (1020 Far Hills Dr.) on March 13th at 11:45am. If you would like to attend or need additional information, please contact Shirley Dodge (717-885-3517) or Ginny Sohn (717-586-8159) by March 11th.

SpiriTrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice Volunteering Opportunities
As the Holiday season approaches please consider giving the gift of your time! SpiriTrust Lutheran Home Care and Hospice is looking for volunteers to join the Hospice Team. Volunteer to visit hospice clients in your community to offer friendly support. Volunteers also help with office work, bereavement calls and visits, sewing memory teddy bears. Call Cathy Sweeney, Volunteer Coordinator at 570-599-5390 to learn more.

 Southern York County Food Pantry
 Donations can be made payable to “SYC Pantry” and mailed to PO Box 8, Shrewsbury, PA 17361. The Pantry benefits the communities of Southern York County.
Solicitations Reminder
 ALL solicitations presented on church property, ranging from group requests presented to the congregation in church to individual requests, must be presented to and approved by the Stewardship/Finance Committee
Purpose Statement and Guiding Principles
 As part of our 150 Anniversary celebration, the congregational leadership used scripture to prayerfully discern both a Purpose Statement and a set of Guiding Principles to guide our shared ministry into the future.
Purpose Statement:
Our purpose is to share God’s love with one another and the world around us.
Guiding Principles
We will:
  • Have faith in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • Listen to God and one another.
  • Support one another in faithful living.
  • Seek to share the Love of Christ with others.
  • Be intentional and productive in the stewardship of our ministry.

God's Time
With God, there's always an appointed time for things, and when you put Him first, trust in His timing, and keep the faith, miracles happen!
A church--any church, but especially St. John's-thrives on the benevolence of its participants giving of their time. We are in need of your time, and it is while you are already here attending services. Please consider greeting people as they enter the church, handing out the Evangel, directing people to communion, lighting candles, or reading lessons. These are all things we need on Sunday mornings and there is no age requirement. If you can assist us with any of these services, please let the church office know and we will get you scheduled.

 Swanson Family in Tanzania - Newsletter
 We have received a new Newsletter from our Missionary Family in Tanzania dated May 2018. Click here to read.

Choice Dollars
 Thrivent members may soon be receiving notifications that they have Choice Dollars that they can designate toward charities of their choice. Please consider directing those Choice Dollars to St. John Lutheran Church. If you do not know how to direct those funds, please contact the parish office, and we will walk you through the process.













Church Office Hours -  Monday through Thursday 9am to 3pm - Friday 9am to Noon.

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Confirmation
The liturgical season of Lent and Easter lifts up Jesus’ difficult journey to Jerusalem where he will die and rise. During these Sundays, confirmands will complete weekly Worship Notes and submit them to Pastor Schneider each Sunday.

 Children’ Sermon
As part of our continually re-opening strategy in these post-pandemic days we resurrected the Children's Sermon on the Feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord.
Adult Sunday School
 Adult Sunday school, every Sunday in room 3 of the FLC or via zoom.
 Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/95618419484?
    pwd=SWxybFZ5MG1BQmZuQThhc0pMZTZBUT09
     Meeting ID: 956 1841 9484
     Passcode: 256858
 We are currently studying the series, The Chosen, season three. ALL are welcome!

 Noontime Discussion Group - Book Study
Over the course of the next few months we will be discussing Karen Armstrong's groundbreaking work “A History of God”. We will gather together on Thursday,
March 21st at noon via Zoom to discuss Karen Armstrong's seventh Chapter "The God of the Reformers" (pages 257 to 292).

SpiriTrust Home Care & Hospice
Thinking about getting out to help a neighbor in need? Consider volunteering for SpiriTrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice. Make friendly visits to hospice clients in York County or make supportive phone calls to grieving families. For more information please call Cathy Sweeney, Volunteer Coordinator at 570-599-5390.

The Lord's Lunch
 The Lord’s Lunch is in need of more volunteers on Saturdays. Middle and high school students needing community service hours are encouraged to volunteer.
Two shifts are available:
     • 8:30-11:00 am for setup and food preparation
     • 11:00-1:00 pm for serving and cleanup
If you are interested in volunteering or for more information, please contact Maria in the office (717-235-2315).
The Lord’s Lunch is in need of the following items in their food pantry:
• Canned soup
• Small boxes of Cereal
• Coffee
• Shelf stable juice
Donations may be dropped off to the office during the week, between the hours of 9am and Noon.
 Volunteers Needed
The Lord’s Lunch is in need of more volunteers on Saturdays. Middle and high school students in need of community service hours are welcome. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Maria in the office (717-235-2315).

 Virtual Coffee Hour
 You are invited to join us on Sunday mornings at 12pm for a virtual coffee hour via Zoom teleconference. You will be asked to enter the Meeting ID (896 9595 8655) and the Password (652413). Or you can dial in by telephone using one of the following numbers: +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)

The New VANCO Mobile App
Our online giving provider has a new app. For those of you who use Give Plus+, please be aware as of April 30th, this app will no longer be available. Change now to be sure there is no interruption in your giving. The new app is: Vanco Mobile Faith Engagement. Please contact Linda Peterson (717.887.9419) if you need assistance in setting up the new app.

 The Simply Giving Program
 By participating in the Simply Giving Program (preauthorized automatic electronic donations), members insure that St John Lutheran Church is able to meet its financial obligations even during times of the year when members are typically on vacation.  This authorization carries no risk to the donor.**  If you wish to cancel, change, or even reverse a transaction, this can be accomplished with a phone call to the church or the Financial Secretary.  In this circumstance, please contact the church at least 3 days before the scheduled withdrawal. Members who wish to participate in the offering collection during the worship service can write “Simply Giving” on their envelope and put it (empty) into the collection plate.   Please click here to print the Authorization Form
If you have increased your pledge in 2014, please remember to submit an amended Simply Giving Authorization form to the parish office. You may find a copy of the Simply Giving Authorization Form here. Authorization Form

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