We serve all of God's people by sharing the love of Christ and ministering to our community.

The
Eaglet 
a weekly newsletter
 
Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost
 November 18

9:30 AM - Bible Study                     1 0:30 AM - Worship

        
Tradition
 Interim Pastor: Rev. Len Knighton
             
Scriptures: 1 Timothy 2:1-7
             Mark 13:1-8
                           
Musical Selections 
Come, You Thankful People, Come, Gerald Peterson
Thanks Be To Thee, Handel/Landan
Now Thank We All Our God, Robert J. Hughes

Children's Choir
Say to the Lord, We Thank You

Handbell Choir
With a Grateful Heart 

Chancel Choir
A Thanksgiving Gathering, Joseph Graham

November Passion Offering - Lancaster Theological Seminary

Worship Volunteers

BLAST Danielle Koch
SPARK Pam Garman
Nursery
Cindy Myers
Greeters
Ray & Betty Hower
Head Usher
Craig Smith
Announcements
Denise Eiceman
Acolytes
Cody & Jordan Felty
Lector
Greg Innes
Sound System
Carl Lingle
   

Ephesians - Your Identity in Christ
9:30 AM each Sunday

Ephesians contains only six chapters. It's a mere 155 verses. If you read it straight through, it would take you about 20 minutes. Yet the rich wisdom packed in this book will take you much longer than 20 minutes to apply and live out.
It may seem obvious, but in order to follow Jesus as His disciple, you have to see Him as He truly is. Once you have a clear picture of Jesus, you can fully understand who you are.

The book of Ephesians has an abundance of wisdom.

Topics
"The Struggle in Ephesus": where our identity is centered
"New Life in Christ": our identity reconciled with God
"New Life in Community": our identity reconciled with people
"Pursuing Unity in Christ": our identity unified in the local church
"Pursuing Holiness in Christ": how our identity shapes our behavior
"Be Strong in Christ": the war against our identity

We hope everyone will dig deeply into the truths of Scripture as we pursue honesty with ourselves and our group. The more we're vulnerable with our weaknesses, the closer and safer our group will become. The closer and safer our group becomes, the healthier we'll become, and the more we'll begin
living in freedom and strength of our identity in Christ.
St. John's Angel Tree
will appear on Sunday, November 18th.
Please help some of our unfortunate local families and children by taking an angel and providing the appropriate gift. 
Please wrap and place  the angel tag on the outside of gift,
and return by Sunday, December 10. 
Don't forget when you remove an angel from the tree,
please replace it with an ornament, which is supplied.
Christmas Family Dinner
Sunday, December 2, following worship
hosted by: Program Ministry
Turkey and Ham for sandwiches, and beverages will be provided. Please bring a covered dish/dessert to share.
Please plan to join us to celebrate the season.  
Share your Talents
Prior to our 8:00 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 
we would like to provide a time of Christmas music.
If you would like to volunteer your talents, please contact Heather or Kaye and provide them with the talent and title to be performed.
Contact deadline-Sunday, December 2 .
Christmas Poinsettia Orders
(envelopes are located on windowsills outside the sanctuary)
     Poinsettias are in 6" pots, available in red or white.
The cost per poinsettia is $8.00.
Orders are due by Sunday, December 2
Checks can be made payable to St. John's.
Poinsettias will be placed in the sanctuary  for Sunday, December 23 and for our  Christmas Eve Service.
Congregational Meeting
On Sunday, December 9, 2018, immediately after worship, we will hold our annual congregational meeting to elect church board members and church members who serve and represent St. John's in  organizations such as Jonestown Council of  Churches, Lebanon Association,
and Penn Central Conference. At this time, we will also present the proposed budget for 2019 for acceptance.
Pastoral Care
Rev. Len Knighton is serving as our interim minister.
If you have a family member in the hospital or that would
benefit by a home visit, please contact Rev. Knighton
at (717)304-3007. Also, please free to contact 
Wendy Lingle at (717)319-5951, with any concerns.
Gift Cards Available
          
BG cards are available from any WOW member.
          
Gift cards available from Relay for Life Team,
  please see Cindy Myers for Giant cards
and Sharon Salter for Weis cards     
Attention Amazon Shoppers
If you shop on Amazon, please use www.smile.amazon.com as the web site when you do your shopping. This is a small way you can help your church. Even your family members and friends can participate. At the top of the menu, search for St. John's United Church of Christ Jonestown. Once you select that charity anything you buy, the church will receive a portion of what you've spent.  There is no difference in pricing or selections when using the smile.amazon.com web site. Thank you for supporting St. John's.
Enjoy the Convenience of Electronic Giving
It is encouraging to see both new and familiar faces at our worship services. Throughout the year, many of you already support the congregation with your time, talent and financial contributions but greater participation is always welcome. We encourage you to look into our electronic giving program. It takes just a few minutes to set up a recurring giving plan. Contact the church office for more details or pick up an authorization form today.
              
                We serve all of God's people by sharing the love of Christ
                  and ministering to our community