Dear St. John S Church Family and Friends

St. John’s Messenger Volume 96, Issue 2 February 17, 2016

Dear St. John’s Church family and friends,

Who doesn’t love a good competition? An opportunity to wrestle with ideas and see who can come up with a great one?

Now’s your chance to use your creativity and help us sort through all the great words you submitted to describe our church family! 

Your Mutual Ministry Team has sorted into seven all those wonderful words you used to describe St. John’s in the Fall. Now we need you to help us come up with a renewed statement that will lead us in the mission God gives us every day.

Our invitation to you is that you use the following words:

Giving Tradition Home Nourishing Faith Anchor (and) All Are Welcome

to describe God’s purpose for us here.

Get a good night’s sleep….pray those words before you do….and see what mission statement God might give you to define what God calls us to do!

There will be a special prize for the lucky winner – designed especially for you! The winner will be chosen by the Mutual Ministry Team – but finalists will be announced on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016.

So jump in and compete with your brothers and sisters of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Deadline for submission is NO LATER THAN March 15!

See you in church!

Pastor Pat 

“Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it…” 1 Corinthians 9:24

March 10 Dakota Brennen Brian Lauffer Tyler Malone David Shipe Pastor Patricia Pittsnogle William Reitz March 11 Nancy Walker March 1 George Bickel, Jr. March 17 Patricia Billman Desiree Cromley Patricia Ferguson Cheri Drake Danny Ramer, Jr. Patricia Klock Samantha Reedy Julie Shearer March 18 March 2 Frances Brouse Kale Gallo Misty Volinski Mallory Gallo Patty Gautsch March 19 Jonathan Gresh Kenneth Heim

March 3 March 20 Trish Long Todd Billman March 12 Justin McAllister Nancy Hendricks Nicholas Chiarkas Emily Mertz March 4 Blaine Shaffer MacRay VanKirk Joseph Gebhardt Eric Shearer Heather Tobias March 13 March 5 Tory Bright Kaitlyn Billman Michelle Reitz Ruth Ramer March 21 March 14 Nevin Brungard March 8 Graham Feaster Thomas Fiori Brenda Buch Danielle Klock Ian McAllister Sharon Pittiglio March 15 Margaret Rantz Nathan Shipe H. Gene Kistner March 22 March 9 Kathy Kohler Michael Erdley Holly Zeigler Joshua Snyder Timothy Hallden Gavyn McAllister March 16 Lori Swanger March 24 Nancy Erdley

March 25 Richard Mayer

March 26 Brandon Deans Shawn Dodge Peg Feaster Jennifer Kremer Jennifer Smith

March 27 Judy Boyer Loye Hallden Melissa Klock Cindy Manning Betty Radel

March 28 Robin Heintzelman Michael McWilliams, Sr.

March 29 Roger Biddinger Elizabeth Bierly Caroline Hoffman

March 30 Steffany Berry Steven Leitzel Margaret Rinella Terri Smith

March 31 Michael McWilliams, Jr. March 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 2 3 4

Boy Scouts 6:30 Girl Scouts 6:15- Worship & Music p.m. 7:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m. AA 8:00 Lenten Service Al-non 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. p.m. Bible Study AA 8:00 7:30 p.m. p.m. 6 7 8 9 10 11 Girl Scouts 6:15- Worship w/Comm. 8:00 TOPS 5:15- Troop 325 6:00 7:15 p.m. Messenger deadline a.m. 6:15 p.m. p.m. Lenten Service 3:00 p.m. Sunday School PreK-6 8:45 Daisy/Brownies Boy Scouts 6:30 7:00 p.m. Social Ministry 6:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. p.m. Bible Study p.m. Sunday School 9:00 Finance Council Meeting 7:00 7:30 p.m. Al-non 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. p.m. p.m. Worship w/Comm. Cub Scouts AA 8:00 10:15 a.m. 7:00 p.m. p.m. Cub Scouts/FH 12-8:00 p.m.

13 Girl Scout 14 15 16 17 18 Sunday Al-non 7:00 TOPS 5:15- Boy Scouts 6:30 Messenger Folding p.m. 6:15 p.m. p.m. 9:30 Worship w/Comm. 8:00 AA 8:00 Daisy/Brownies AA 8:00 a.m. a.m. p.m. 6:00 p.m. p.m. Girl Scouts 6:15- Sunday School PreK-6 8:45 Cub Scouts 7:00 7:15 p.m. a.m. p.m. Lenten Service Sunday School 9:00 7:00 p.m. a.m. Bible Study Worship w/Comm. 7:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. . 20 PALM 21 22 23 24 MAUNDY 25 GOOD SUNDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY TOPS 5:15- Boy Scouts 6:30 Girl Scouts 6:15- 6:15 p.m. p.m. 7:15 p.m. Service 7:00 Worship w/Comm. Daisy/Brownies AA 8:00 Lenten Service p.m. 8:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. p.m. 7:00 p.m. Service w/communion Sunday School PreK-6 8:45 Cub Scouts Bible Study 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. p.m. Sunday School 9:00 WELCA Al-non 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. p.m. Worship w/Comm. AA 8:00 10:15 a.m. p.m. Scouts Palm Sunday Breakfast 7:00 a.m.- Noon 27 EASTER 28 29 30 31 APRIL 1

TOPS 5:15- Boy Scouts 6:30 Girl Scouts 6:15- Lighthouse Café Sunrise Service w/Com 6:15 p.m. p.m. 7:15 p.m. 4:30-6:00 6:00 a.m. Daisy/Brownies AA 8:00 Bible Study p.m. Sunday School PreK-6 6:00 p.m. p.m. 7:00 p.m. Al-non 7:00 8:45 a.m. Cub Scouts . p.m. Sunday School 7:00 p.m. AA 8:00 9:00 a.m. p.m. Worship w/Comm. 10:15 a.m. Date Lector Greeters Communio Bread Ushers Crucifer n Assistants March 6 Pat Propst Lori 8:00 AM Tom Propst Bogovich Rebekah Mike Erdley March 6 George Teresa and Amerman Lori Glen Weaver Madalynn 10:15 AM Shearer Lee Miller Barb Moyer Bogovich Brian Sawyer Cunningham Mack Fleming March 13 Jamie 8:00 AM Feaster Teresa Miller Brenda Herbert Eryn Swanger March 13 Girl Scouts Girl Scouts Ginny Butler Teresa Miller Girl Scouts 10:15 AM Trish Long

Palm Sue Billman Esther Sunday Bill Troutman Bartholomew March 20 8:00 AM Palm Caitlin Trish Long Sunday Choir Joanne and Cunningham Esther Ginny Butler Hanna Long March 20 Don Steele Trey Bartholomew Nancy Erdley 10:15 AM Cunningham Barb Moyer

Maundy Lee Miller Thursday Mike Erdley Pat and Tom Nancy Erdley Laurie Ken Reigle Madalynn March24 Propst Mike Erdley Robinson Todd Deans Sawyer 7:00 p.m. Larry Redington Good Friday Bob Berry March 25 Bonnie Berry Brayden 7:00 p.m. Maryann Varney Berry Mike McWilliams Easter Owen Long Sunrise Caitlin Jacki and Brenda Carol Diehl Trey Madalynn March 27 Cunningha Brian Herbert Cunningham Sawyer 6:00 AM m Cunningham David Caitlin Herbert Cunningham Kobe Swanger Easter Barb Moyer Service Dean Trish Long Dean Cindy Gloria Ian McAllister March 27 Siemsen Ginny Butler Siemsen Manning Auman 10:15 AM Blaine Teresa Miller Shaffer Judy Hoffman

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ST. JOHN’S MESSENGER February 17, 2016 Volume 96, Issue 2

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 570-473-3770 [email protected]

8:00 a.m. Worship Service with Communion 8:45 a.m. Sunday School for Preschool-6th Grade 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service with Communion

Church Office Hours Mon-Thurs 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Fri 8:30 a.m.-Noon Rev. Patricia Pittsnogle, Pastor William J. Jacavage, Director of Music