Parking Lot Service - Saturdays 7:00 pm
Beginning on Saturday, July 11th, we will host weekly drive-in services of Holy Communion at 7pm.  Please park in a space not blocked by an orange traffic cone and tune your car radios to FM 91.3.  
If you wish to bring a portable lawn chair and an FM radio, you may find a space on the lawn.  Please abide by social distancing guidelines and remember to wear a mask.
We are asking you to bring your own elements for Holy Communion.  Please treat the elements respectfully.  We are recommending that you bring only enough bread and grape juice for you and your family to consume during worship.

Kids Feeding Kids - May 17th - August 23rd  
Plans are underway to open a bit earlier than normal this year. We are going to open Sunday, May 17th. In light of the current Stay at Home order, we have revamped how we are going to operate this year’s program in order to provide the safest distribution of food for families, as well as, our volunteers. To that end, we have developed a contactless system.

1. We are registering children in advance. Along with the Family registration form, families will be given a checklist for each child. The checklist contains an extensive list of breakfast, lunch, snack, and beverage items to choose from. They will be asked to check off every item the child likes and add any we may have missed. We will use this list every week to put together customized bags for each child.

2. Each Sunday, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, we will distribute a pre-filled bag for each registered child curb-side in our parking lot utilizing the youth lounge. Families will not need to bring the children with them since they will not be shopping themselves.

3. Our volunteers will be wearing masks and gloves at all times. We will limit the number of volunteers to no more than 5 at any given packing or distribution.

4. When Families arrive, they will pull into the circle where the youth lounge door is. We will bring the bags out one vehicle at a time. A volunteer will go to the passenger side window to ask the names of the children so that their bags can be brought out. Families will be asked to have their trunk open so that our volunteers can place the bags in their trunk.

If you know any families who are financially struggling due to the Stay at Home order, please have them call the office (717-235-2315) to register for this program.

What we need:

Volunteers
   We need volunteers on Thursday and Friday mornings (9am – 11am) to help put together customized bags.
   We need volunteers on Sunday (5:15pm - 6:30pm) to help with curbside distribution.

This is a great opportunity for our youth to get involved. Call the church office (717-235-2315) to sign up for volunteer slots.

We are currently looking for donations of individually packaged items:
 Cereal cups
 Tuna/chicken salad cups
 Microwave spaghettio cups
 Lunchables
 Juice pouches
 Bottled water
 Milk cartons
Healthy items are always appreciated as well.
Donations can be dropped off to the church office Monday through Friday, 9am to Noon.


Special Envelopes
The June Special Giving envelopes are designated for COVID-19 expenses.

Roof Appeal - Donations Update



Special Roof Appeal envelopes are now in the pew racks.


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

Southern York County Food Pantry
The pantry is looking for donations of Canned Potatoes, Sauerkraut, Red Beets, Carrots, Beans (any kind) .

Gift cards to local  grocery stores and monetary donations are always welcome also. 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. Thank you for all your past help. Please place all donations in the donation bin located in the Narthex.

Please remember that the 2nd Sunday of the month for the Pantry. The Pantry benefits the communities of Southern York County. Thank you for all your past help.


York County Pantry is a volunteer driven organization. Whether you are a student, retiree, or looking for a volunteer commitment, volunteers of any age (volunteers 10 and under will need adult supervision) can help in a number of ways, including: Assist in stocking the pantry, Assist in packing groceries, Assist in off-loading deliveries, Pick up food donations from local businesses, Help in harvesting produce from local farms, Deliver to those clients who cannot pick up food, Answer the Pantry phone, and schedule deliveries or pick ups. If you would like to know how you can help, Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Janice Elsen at feedthehungrysycfp@gmail.com ..... Click here to go to their website.

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

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.