Activities-News-Events

Rally Day
On Sunday, September 8th we will celebrate Rally Day with a back to school blessing of the backpacks. If you are going back to school or beginning kindergarten, bring your backpacks to have them blessed during the children's sermon.

Sunday School Meeting & Child Protection Training
On Sunday, August 25th all Sunday School teachers and assistants are invited to meet to plan for the 2019/2020 Sunday School year and to receive the mandatory Child Protection Policy Training.

2020 Budget Process
The finance committee is beginning the 2020 budget planning process. All committee budget requests for next year need to be submitted by August 19th. Please place your requests in Linda Peterson’s mailbox.

150th Anniversary Dinner
On Saturday, October 19th we will gather at 6.00pm for a gala dinner to celebrate our 150th Anniversary! The event will be catered by Tasteful Occasions and will include music and entertainment. On September 1st tickets will be available to purchase at the cost of $10 per meal.

Sunday School Holy Baptism Challenge

Sunday Schoolers are encouraged to meet with Pastor Schneider before Sunday School to take the Holy Baptism Challenge. Sunday Schoolers who can recite Luther's Small Catechism definition of Holy Baptism can earn a candy bar!

The Adult Sunday School

The Adult Sunday School class that meets in room 3 will be studying John Ortberg’s, “I’d Like You More if You Were More Like Me; Getting Real about Getting Close.
” All are welcome! Come join us!

Kids Feeding Kids - June 9th - August 18th
Many children depend on school for breakfast and lunch during the school year. Once school is out for the summer, many families find themselves struggling. Once again the Kids Feeding Kids outreach program will assist these families in need. Plans are currently under way for this summer. We will be open Sundays, 5:30-6:30pm, starting on June 9th.

What We Need
1. Lots of Teen and Preteen volunteers to help the young children shop, to help with setup and cleanup, etc. We are looking to schedule a rotation of teens so no one has to commit to the entire sum-mer. You can commit to as few as one Sunday dur-ing the summer. Please contact Maria in the office (717-235-2315) to sign up or see the signup sheet in the Narthex.
2. We also need donations of individual size food items. In April, we are looking for donations of single serving sized spaghettios, individual mac & cheese cups, tuna or chicken salad paks with crackers.
Click Here for the Kids Feeding Kids Facebook Page

Life Line Screening
Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will offer their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings at St. John Lutheran Church on Thursday, August 29th. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the
risk of osteoporosis. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 888-653-6441 or text the word circle to 797979 or visit this link: https://www.lifelinescreening.com/community-circle/ .

Christian Education - Sunday School
See the Sunday School Page here

St. John Lutheran Quilting Ministry
Our quilting ministry at St. John Lutheran Church meets the first Thursday of each month at 9.30am. Every year Lutheran World relief distributes many quilts worldwide. In 2014 a total of 408,245 quilts were distributed to people in 21 different countries. The Women of the ELCA actively support this ministry through the giving of their time, talents and prayers. Our quilting ministry is currently in need of material and batting, as well as people who are willing to assemble quilts for LWR. If you have any questions, or would like to par-ticipate in this ministry, please contact Gardenia Wallace (717.235.2274) or Barbara Spink (717.235.5785). Our quilting ministry is a great opportunity to fellowship and serve with others!

Lunch Bunch
On Wednesday, August 14th, the Lunch Bunch will meet at Friendly Farm, 17434 Foreston Rd, Uppersco, MD, at 11:45am. Contact Loretta Mellinger, 717-235-7797 to make your reservation.

Life’s Thread Quilters
The Life’s Thread Quilters will be meeting on September 5th at 9:30am in the Hoshall Family Life
Center.

Daytime Knitting and Crocheting Group
The next meeting of the Daytime Knitting and Crocheting Group is scheduled for August 13th at 11am in the Youth Lounge. If you have any questions, contact Barb Spink (717-235-5785).

Adult Zumba®

Adult Zumba® classes are held on Monday evenings in the Hoshall Family Life Center from 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
Classes are strictly pay-as-you-go. The cost per class is $5.

Men over 35 Basketball Group
Our men over 35 basketball group has started up again. This year they meet in the Family Life Center, 8:00-10pm ever Monday.and Wednesday There is no pre-registration for this, it is strictly pay-as-you-go. The cost per week is $2. Come one week or come when it fits your schedule! If you have any questions, please contact John Simpson.

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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