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News and Events - November 14, 2019 Issue
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Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost
November 17, 2019
9:15
AM Bible Study
10:30 AM Worship
Sermon
"Mirror, Mirror?"
Rev. Doug Compton, Guest Pastor
Scriptures
Pr
elude - Shirley Fortna
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
John Wyeth
Faith Promise - Shirley Fortna
Meditation on "Be Thou My Vision"
Arr. Robert Lau
Postlude - Shirley Fortna
Postlude in F
Rex Koury
Musical Gifts -- Chancel Choir
Be Still, My Child
Lee Dengler
Serving Today, November 17th
All Gathered
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Ministers
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Rev. Len Knighton
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Interim Pastor
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Shirley Fortna
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Organist
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Heather Innes
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Chancel Choir Director
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Christie Schaeffer
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Handbell Choir Director
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Danielle Koch
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BLAST
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Pam Garman
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SPARK
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Cindy Myers
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Nursery
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| Carl Bachman |
Head Usher
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Doris Edris
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Greeters
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Holly Gerhart & Dave Werni
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Acolytes
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Sue Miller
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Announcements
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| Linda Wood |
Lector
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Greg Innes
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Sound
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JOYful Information
48 W. Market Street, Jonestown
Please continue to support this ministry with your prayers. If you can provide any of the items requested, that would be greatly appreciated as well.
The following are specific requests:
Canned Soup, Cereal Bars,
Canned Fruits, Canned Meats, Noodles, Canned Beef Stew,
Spam, Kidney & Lima Beans, Laundry Detergent
NOVEMBER SCHEDULE
Sorting: Tuesday 11/19 9:30 AM
Distribution: Thursday 11/21 12:30 PM
Distribution: Friday 11/22 5:30 PM
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Practice Schedule
Handbell Choir - Wednesday at 6:15 pm
Chancel Choir - Wednesday at 7:30 pm
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St. John's UCC
Christmas Nativity Ornament
$15.00 each
Order form is on the bulletin board in the Gathering Room along with an ornament to look at. These ornaments are a beautiful keepsake and make great Christmas gifts too.
Proceeds benefit St. John's UCC.
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Church Office Hours
The office will be open from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
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Sunday Morning Bible Study
Please join us for o
ur weekly Bible Study on
Sund
ays at 9:15 am. We are studying the book of Philippians.
Children are welcome to our Sunday School
each week at 10:30 AM.
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Jonestown Council of Churches Thanksgiving Worship Service
will be on SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24 at 7 pm, at Zions Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Let us come together as a community of neighbors, and a community of faith, to give thanks to God for the many blessings we have in our lives.
Pastor Len Knighton from St. John's United Church of Christ will be preaching.
The offering collected this night will support the Jonestown Council of Churches Re-lease Time Christian education program at Jonestown Elementary.
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Power Packs Project
Volunteers needed for Power Packs: The Jonestown Council of Churches supports this program at Jonestown Elementary, which is an initiative to 1) provide weekend food for children who receive free/reduced price lunches during the week and 2) to teach families how to cook healthy, frugal meals.
Each week, we need two volunteers to serve at the school from 2:45-4 PM. Volunteers help with sorting the bags, and distributing to families when they arrive.
Volunteers can expect to serve once every four to six weeks, during the school year (program is canceled on snow days!)
If you are able to help with this project, please reply to Pastor Caitlin Kurtz at 717-865-3652 or
pastorckurtz@gmail.com
as soon as possible!
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
The last day for offerings to be included in the 2019 tax year will be Sunday, December 29. It must be in the offering plate on December 29 to be counted for this year. Anything given after that Sunday will be included in 2020.
Envelopes will be renumbered again for 2020. Your number may or may not change. It's important to use the correct year's envelopes. E-givers do not have envelopes but do have a number, which also could change in 2020. The 2020 envelopes should be ready for you to pick up by mid-December.
If you received a contribution report in past years, you will receive one again for 2019. If you haven't received a report and would like one, please contact the church office at 717-865-4453 or Peggy Miller at 717-507-4376; e-mail: pimiller@comcast.net.
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Nar-Anon Meetings
Thursdays, 6:00 PM
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Pastor Search Committee Members
Dawn Eisenhauer Brian Miller
Heather Innes Chris Miller
Danielle Koch Christie Schaeffer
Jim Myers
Please include this group of dedicated individuals in your prayers asking God to guide them to the person who will best serve our congregation.
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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.
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Gift Card Fundraiser
For each gift card used, St. John's UCC gets a percentage of the total amount. By purchasing gift cards to use for your grocery shopping, you are helping make this ongoing fundraiser a success.
Please see the following individuals to purchase these Gift Cards:
BG cards - Carl or Sally Bachman
Giant cards - Cindy Myers
Weis cards - Sharon Salter
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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.
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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.
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