ANNOUNCEMENTS
August 29, 2010
Due in the office by Tuesday at noon.
Prayers of Congratulations: Today we offer prayers of congratulations to Flo Williams, St. John’s oldest member, who celebrates her 106th birthday. If you would like to send her a birthday greeting her address is Lutheran Care Center, Room 103 N, 965 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603.
Keep in touch with activities of Pastor and Susan Ward during the sabbatical! Go to the following website for updates, photos and Pastor’s blog: www.prdbward.com. This website is not set up for two-way replies or comments.
The 2010 Hudson Valley BachFest will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 27, 28 and 29. On Friday at 7:30 PM, there will be a Keyboard Marathon at Cornwall Presbyterian Church in Cornwall, NY. On Saturday at 6:00 PM there will be a Young Performers Concert at Cornwall Presbyterian. Saturday at 7:30 PM, in Poughkeepsie at Christ Episcopal, the BachFest Choir, soloists and Orchestra will present Choral Cantatas Nos. 80 (A Mighty Fortress )and 140 (Sleepers Awake!). Several members of St. John's Choir will be performing in the BachFest Choir. Sunday morning, several area churches, including St. John's, will present special music by Bach as part of the worship service. Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM at Cornwall Presbyterian Church, Bach's motet, Jesu Meine Freude and the Orchestral Suite No. 2 will be performed. For more information, see the Hudson Valley BachFest website: www.hudsonvalleysocietyformusic.org
Girls ONLY!!!! Want to be part of Lutheran Women Build? Abby will be heading down to Brooklyn with a group of St. John’s Ladies 16 and older on October 16th to work with Habitat for Humanity NYC. We will leave early and plan on working like girls from 9:15AM-4:30PM, then head home. Space is limited so if you are interested, talk to Abby ASAP!
The Lutheran Magazine – there are copies available in the narthex each month. Please take a copy.
August – Collection of Personal Care Items for Mid-Hudson Love INC’s Pantry. Please donate to the personal care pantry that is located at our Savior Lutheran Church in Fishkill. During August St. John’s members can put items in the box found in the Narthex. Needed items are: laundry detergent, toilet paper, dish soap, sanitary pads/tampons, women and men’s deodorants, body soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hair brushes and razors. If you would rather make a monetary donation, a check can be made to “Mid-Hudson Love INC” with Personal Care Pantry on the memo line and placed in the offering plate or left in the church office.
September 3 & 6: Office Closed. The building will be alarmed all day on Monday, September 6th.
The Women’s ChristCare Group meets at 138 Wilbur Blvd on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 1:00PM. Our September meetings will be on the 14th and the 28th. Hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Lois Van Zanten at 473-1464.
Scholarship Applications are being accepted for College and High School Advanced Placement Scholarships. Application forms are available in the church office and must be submitted by September 1, 2010.
Monday, September 6th, Labor Day: the building will be alarmed all day. Do not come into the building unless you know the code to deactivate the alarm and put it back on when you leave.
Homeless Shelter Meals
St. John's provides 60 meals to the local Hillcrest Homeless Shelter on the first Thursday of every month. Please see this website: http://pterandonshelter.blogspot.com/ for gaps of coverage over the next quarter. We ask four people to provide 15 "bag lunch" meals every month and to see that they get delivered to the shelter. You may email Greg Johnson at pterandon@gmail.com to sign up for a place in the schedule.
September 9th and 18th – Volunteers needed to provide childcare at Vassar Temple during their Holy Day Services from 9:45AM – 12:30PM. We’re looking for two volunteers for each morning, adults and teens. Contact Janie or Abby if you’re willing to help. Vassar Temple volunteers provide childcare for us on Christmas Eve and Easter.
September 12 – The 8:15 Contemporary Worship Service will return to the Fellowship Hall.
September 12 - Sabbatical “Extending Sunday - Pastor Ward returns, Sunday School resumes, 3 year olds - 12th grade, Rally Day Activities on the front lawn after the 9:30 Service
September 15 – Genesis Bible Study. Continuing the Books of Faith Bible studies at St. John’s, the Adult Ministry Mission Team will be offering a study of Genesis. The first of seven consecutive Wednesday evening meetings will start on September 15th in the Blue Room. Books are available in the office and will be available at the first class as well. Call Bill Triebel with any questions at 773-9160.
Looking for SCS Teachers for the fall: Contact Sarah Bordi at sarahbordi@hvc.rr.com, 471-7350 or Donna Conway djpgosew@yahoo.com, 705-7052 if you’re interested in helping out this fall. We would like to place two adults in each classroom. Check out the flyer “Update - Share your Gift of Faith with the Children of St. John’s” in the kiosks for more information.
Register your 3 and 4 year olds for St. John’s fall pre-school program now. Pre-school program information can be found in the kiosks. Questions?? Call Jean Morehouse at 452-6391.
Sunday Night Prayer Compline Services to take place in the Chapel at 8PM tonight, August 29 and September 12.
November 6 - See the flyer in the kiosks for information on the November 6 congregation social event Army / Air Force football game being sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Sign-up in the appropriate folder in the Church Office.
Something New & Exciting at St. John’s --- Short -term Mission to the Dominican Republic
As directed by our mission statement “Encountering, Connecting, Responding to Jesus”, we have formed a new group whose objective is to provide opportunities for people to use their gifts of time, talent and treasures to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ on local, domestic, and international short-term mission trips. We have named this group Jesus’ Response Team. The seeds for this group were planted during our sabbatical journey and we hope to see them grow and flourish into the future. Look in the kiosks for an informational bulletin regarding our first mission trip.