St. John's Lutheran Church Founded July 4, 1775- An ELCA Congregation
101 W. Martin Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Office: 304.263.9291
FAX: 304.263.4559
Pastor James D. Riley, Jr.
E-mail: ShowFaith@AOL.com
Announcements
2010 Congregational Officers Elected Monday, January 6th
President - Andrew Banks;
Vice President - Teddy Roberts;
Secretary - Priscilla Horner;
Treasurer - Lee Chamber;
Financial Secretary- Bill Agee
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The Sacrament of Holy Baptism and New Members
The Sacrament of Holy Baptism The sacrament will be administered to Kaylee Ava Lore Saturday July 31in St. John's. Kaylee is the daughter of Michelle Dawn Smith Lore and Kevin Matthew Lore.
7/25/10 welcome Mrs. Peggy L. Anderson into membership. Peggy is joining us by Letter of Transfer from Crusader Lutheran Church in Rockville, Maryland.
New addition: Donald BRYAR Moss born to proud parents Jennifer and Brad Moss,Wednesday May 12, 2010
Connor James Herbert was baptized during the second service 5/2/210
March 21, 2010 – Keith Riley Curry Vogel, son of our member Tyler Jordan Vogel and Sarah Almedra Curry in St. John's. Keith is grandson of members Jonathan and Heather Edwards.
The Sacrament was administered April 17 at St. John’s to Alexandra Nicole Haarman, daughter of Barbara Jean Haarman and granddaughter of our members John and Deborah Haarman.
The sacrament was administered this weekend (2/27)to Keith Riley Curry Vogel, son of Tyler Vogel and Sarah Curry.
The sacrament was administered also to James Edgar Crockett, IV, son James Crockett, III and Melissa Crockett.
January 31 We welcome Judy Hinnerichs into our fellowship. She comes to us by fromEvangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, MD. by Letter of transfer
January 24 We Welcome New Members January 24 - Mr. and Mrs. Jamie F. Ferenchick (Amanda J.) Agee
2 new additions to St. John's family: Mason Edward Janney- son of Allison and Michael and brother of Peyton born today (4/29). And born yesterday, Audrey Victoria Leitzke, daughter of Reverends Tim and Emily Leitzke , granddaughter of Arlene and Peter Leitzke
5/30, 4:30PM Justin Ruble-Danielle DeLauter Wedding in St. John's
May 22, 2010- 3:30PM Jenks-Newman Wedding
619 Marriage of Dr. Adria Hartman and Dr. Jonathan Mobley.
6/12 The marriage of Allison Lynn Losh and Kevin Edward Flynn
6/6 Stroech-Brooks Wedding
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LINDA AND JERRY KIRKPATRICK NAMED 2010 MOTHER AND FATHER OF THE YEAR PICTURES
Recognition of Graduates – Sunday, May 30 (both services) Graduates HIGH SCHOOL Joseph Reidy, Hedgesville; Tyler Vogel, Martinsburg; Logan Crowley, Martinsburg POST GRADUATE DEGREE Jennifer Moss – Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from Grand Canyon University; Jonathan Edwards – Master's Degree in Business Education from the Univesity of Phoenix.
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MAY 23 Pentecost Sunday And Confirmation ONE WORSHIP SERVICE AT 10AM Special Sunday School Session At 9am Please Join Us! This year's confirmands and their sponsors are: Tyler Gambino (Andrew Banks), Zachary Grove (Mary Nicole Bennett), Logan Murphy (Linda McQuaid) and Travis Propst (Scott Wood).
Relay for Life Registration Forms are available in the Narthexes, the church office, or see Millie Dunmire. All monies collected, or donations, are due by May 16th; checks should be marked "Relay For Life".
Thank You Easter Lily Committee Thank you Gail Newman and the members of your committee for ordering and arranging the lilies this year. They are beautiful!
4/8/10 The Jesse David Hall Memorial Funds will go toward scholarships to Camp Caroline Furnace in honor of the enjoyable times Jesse spent there with FLYTE. Please mark your envelope or memo line of check “for Jesse”.
Lenten Self-Denial Folders Included with the March newsletter is your family's Lenten Self-Denial folder. You are encouraged to give a small gift (25¢) each day in remembrance of our Lord's sacrifice on the cross for your sins. Part of our Lenten discipline should be a purposeful attempt to limit our lives in some way to enable our Lord's gift of his life on Good Friday to become more meaningful to us. The monies received from this project will go to benefit a number of community charities. At least half of your gifts will go to benefit Relay for Life and the other half will be shared with the Martinsburg Rescue Mission. I want to invite each of you to participate in this opportunity to learn more of Lent and giving. Pastor Riley To date $1,4353.05 has been received. -
Easter Memorials Given in Lieu of Flowers The monies raised through this portion of our Easter lily flower project will see their gifts split in the following ways: half of all monies received will go to Hospice of the Panhandle, a quarter will be given to Bethany House (Community Network) and a quarter to the Children’s Shelter. A total of $643 has been given in lieu of flowers. Hospice of the Panhandle will receive one half and Bethany House and the Children’s Shelter will receive one fourth each. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
Communion Kneelers Dedicated On Sunday, March 14
We dedicated these beautiful new additions to our worship area. This was the conclusion of an effort that started in January, 2007 and ended in December of 2009. We are all indebted to those fellow members who took the time and energy to provide these beautiful kneelers. The following members were responsible for sharing their talent: Elaine Bennett, Pat Hartley, Bernice Windholz, Pat Weinrich, Lori Taylor, Jean Rector, Gail Newman, Sally Schendel, and Robin Klonarides (Sally Schendel’s daughter). The project was chaired by Pat Weinrich and the cost of the effort was underwritten by Elaine Bennett and Sue Boslau.
3/28/10 SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45AM CLASSES FOR ALL AGES
The adult Sunday School class meets in the main room of Luther Hall. Sessions are open to everyone.The class is exploring The Lutheran Handbook. Some of the topics to be discussed include: “How to Get to Know Your Pastor,” “How to Survive for One Hour In an Un-Air-Conditioned Church.”
OVER 60 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE ANNUAL MEETING 2/28. President Banks presented the Annual Reports, which were approved. FLYTESouper Bowl raised $263, Thrivent will match with $750 for local need charities. ANNUAL MEETING -SOUPER BOWL pictures
Use of Luther Hall Policy At the February 2010 Council meeting the members approved this motion: “Due to the growth in Luther Hall requests the following has been decided: Luther Hall and its facilities will be limited to use by active members as determined in the church constitution as well as church sponsored groups.
2/ 2010 HAITI Earthquake Relief through ELCA Int'l Disaster Response on line https://community.elca.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=538 Other Ways to Give: Check or money orders sent to: ELCA Int'l Disaster Response Attn: Haiti Earthquake Relief PO Box 71764 Chicago, IL 60694-1764 write "Haiti Earthquake Relief" on your check's memo line. Credit card by phone: 800-638-3522 Credit card contributions may also be made via mail. All gifts to this human crisis can be made through the church. Make your check out to St. John’s and in the MEMO section put “disaster relief.” Your gifts will be forward to the ELCA’s Disaster Relief Fund. $1,795 in contributions from St. John's sent to Haiti ELCA Disaster Relief. Thru 2/24 ELCA has received $5.8 million for Haiti and started assistance for Chile.
New Mustard Seed Board Member -Mr. Buddy Newman was appointed to a three-year term this week.(2/22/10).
Children’s Sermon Restart It is time to begin a new schedule of children’s sermons and we are looking for volunteers to provide these five-minute offerings during worship. If you are interested please contact the church office or President Andrew Banks.
Thanks!2009 Thank You Newman and Moss Families These two families have been responsible for cleaning the sidewalks of the church and we need to recognize their contribution to the church. Without their help we wouldn’t be able to hold worship services safely. THANK YOU!
FLYTE Be Sure to click the FLYTE file for information about Operation Christmas Child, “Change for Change”and FLYTE’s experiences at the Gathering in New Orleans
12/25/09 THANK YOU Kristi Davis, Sherri Feltner and Traci Harden for the wonderful job of arranging our poinsettias! THANK YOU Choirs for all your hard work in preparing theChristmas Eve special music. Thank you Jennifer Moss for your work with our young people and thank you Jerry Crites for your work with the adults.
Don’t Forget to Sign Up for Next Year’s Altar Flowers. OPEN ALTAR FLOWER DATES: February 21 & 28; March 14. The Flower Chart is hanging by the elevator; you may sign up for your date, or see Gail Newman or Brad Coffinberger.
2009 Nursery Assistants Wanted As our young children grow and leave the nursery so do their parents and the time they share in watching the young people. We are always in need of new volunteers. If you are interested, please call Susie Smith 754-3147.
On Sunday November 28, 2009, the following were elected to the Congregational Council for a three-year term: Mary Nicole Bennett, Sally Jenkins, Buddy Newman, Connie Reiter, and Don Smith. Roger Wall was reelected for a five-year term to the Trustees. Please thank them for serving the Congregation.
7/24/09 New Sexton Hours Our sexton, John Prytz, is now working under new hours. John will be present daily from 3-7PM. As you can tell, a part of his hours will be after closing time so it is important that you contact him early with requests you may have or contact the church office to leave him a message. Thanks!
Pictures from the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering "Jesus Justice Jazz" - New Orleans, July 22-26, 2009 From Beth Chapman-FLYTE has an online photo album on photobucket. The link is www.photobucket.com/elcagathering
FLYTE will be going on retreat (3rd World Reality) with several other youth groups in the area next weekend, September 19-20. The purpose is to understand challenges faced by the homeless and by people in the 3rd World. In addition to the learning, there will be service projects undertaken during the retreat. The retreat organizers request the following items. If you have an opportunity, the FLYTE youth would appreciate any donations. Please take your donation of items to Luther Hall by 5 PM on Friday (September 18th). FLYTE will pick up the items then for use during the retreat.
Requested items: Queen size top sheets, Old blankets, Neckties, Shampoo ,Soap, Disposable razors, Deodorant, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Shaving cream, Clean jars and lids (quart and pint)
Aug 2009 Proceeds from Ice Cream Social, sponsored by Pat & Ron Weinrich, were over $500. Proceeds from Ice Cream Social to be given to Grove/East Ridge Center. Thrivent will match $420. THE TOTAL IS $942!!!!
7/24/09 The Children’s Sermon portion of our service is on a short Summer break due to schedule conflicts and vacations. They will resume in September. If you would be interested in taking part in this important ministry, please let the church office or Andrew Banks know before Sept. The usual time period is once every seven or eight weeks.