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

The
Eaglet 
a weekly newsletter
 
Second Sunday in Advent
 December 9

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

        
Hope from J & J 
 Interim Pastor: Rev. Len Knighton
             
Scriptures: Malachi 3:1-4
              Luke 3:1-6
                           
Musical Selections
Of the Father's Love Begotten, Gilbert M. Martin  
Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, arr. Albin C. Whitworth
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord, George Blake
   
Chancel Choir
Morning Star, Lloyd Larson 

December Passion Offering - The Christmas Fund

F ollowing worship - Congregational Meeting

Worship Volunteers

BLAST Linda Wood
SPARK Pam Garman
Nursery
Kelley Rudy
Greeters
David Werni
Head Usher
Mike Gipe
Announcements
Dawn Eisenhauer
Acolytes
Carl & Sally Bachman
Lector
Holly Gerhart
Sound System
Carl Lingle
   

Christmas Advent Series
December 16, Third Sunday in Advent - Glories Stream
December 23, Fourth Sunday in Advent - "Let us Sing"
December 24, Christmas Eve - "Calm and Bright"
December 30, Sunday after Christmas - "Is Born"
St. John's Angel Tree 
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 16. 
Don't forget when you remove an angel from the tree,
please replace it with an ornament, which is supplied.
        JOY to needy individuals at JOY           
Please provide socks & gloves for kids, women and men
        
For many folks at the JOY Pantry
it is their only Christmas gift!
 
Place in baskets provided.
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