St. John's Lutheran ChurchWinchester, Virginia

St. John’s Homecoming Slideshow

8/13/2018

If you have any pictures that you’d like to include in our annual Homecoming slideshow, please get them to Amy Maphis (click on her name to email them to her) by Sunday, September 9, 2018! Homecoming is scheduled for Sunday, September 30, 2018! If you’re providing printed copies of your picture(s), please provide your names so she may return them. Thank you Amy for your time and talent on this project!

Don't forget, Confirmation Classes will begin during the Fall of 2018. For additional information, click here .

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St. John's Community Day(s) of Service Friday, August 24, 2018 and Saturday, August 25, 2018

8/10/2018

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For our community Day of Service, we are helping North Mountain Fire and Rescue with their Yard Party on August 25, 2018. This is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. For Specifics, see flier below or contact Doug Williams for details on what is needed.

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August 2018 Updates - Mark Your Calendar

7/23/2018

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Sunday, August 5, 2018 – 11:00 a.m. - Worship

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 – 7:00 p.m. - Joint Stewardship team meeting at Gravel Springs

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 -6:30 p.m. – Worship and Music Team meeting at St. John’s

Sunday, August 12, 2018 – 11:00 a.m. - Worship with Holy Communion and Holy Baptism

Sunday August 12, 2018 – 12:15 p.m. – St. John’s Council meeting after worship

Monday, August 13, 2018 – 7:00 p.m. Fall Festival meeting at St. John’s

Saturday, August 18, 2018 – 4:30 p.m. - Bible Study at St. John’s

Saturday, August 18, 2018 – 4:30 p.m. – St. John’s Youth Group meeting - We will be preparing games and helper assignments for the North Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Yard Party which is scheduled for August 25, 2018. We will also be putting together "Keep the Faith" magnets and cards for our magnet ministry to hand out at the yard party. In addition to our service project preparations, we will be continuing our study of the Be-attitudes. ALL youth are welcome to attend and help out!

Saturday, August 18, 2018 – 6:00 p.m. - Mocha and a Message - Together in Jesus Christ we are freed by grace to live faithfully, witness boldly and serve joyfully”, is the mission of the ELCA. Come and hear more about mission and specifically our Christian mission at this month’s Mocha and a Message. Come and worship and learn more about being Lutheran! Bingo to follow.

Sunday, August 19, 2018 – 11:00 a.m. - Worship

Monday, August 20, 2018-Friday, August 31, 2018 - Pastor Sonya will be on vacation. If you have an emergency, please contact Steve Allamong (by email by clicking on his name or phone 540-877-2529).

Friday, August 24, 2018 - Combined Gravel Springs/St. John’s youth event – Movie night with popcorn at St. John’s. More information to follow (i.e., time and movie to be shown).

Saturday, August 25, 2018 – 3:45 p.m. - St. John’s Outreach/youth event at North Mountain Fire Department. Youth will pour drinks, help people with trays, wipe trays, etc.

Sunday, August 26, 2018 – 11:00 a.m. - Worship

August 2018 - Outreach Project

Our Outreach for the month of August is in support of the Laurel Center (Intervention for Domestic and Sexual Violence). A list of items needed to support these women and their children is listed below and may also be obtained for your shopping purposes by clicking here. Please bring your donated items to worship and place under the poster. Please contact either Melissa Seward or Kelly Camp (you may also email them by clicking on their names). Thank you for sharing God's love in this effort.

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St. John's Sunday School

6/18/2018

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Our Sunday School classes are held each Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until approximately 11:00 a.m. (just before the worship service begins). There are separate classes held for adults as well as for the children/youth of the congregation. All are welcome to attend, feel free to invite a friend.

Silent Auction to benefit St. John's Lutheran Church's Steeple Fund

We are having a silent auction to benefit the St. John’s steeple fund. The auction will start July 29, 2018 and will continue through September 15, 2018 in the social hall. Don’t hesitate to come view the items which are located in the social hall. Please contact either Laura Saville or Tina Clutter with any questions you may have. Thanks so much for your support! Please click here to see the flyer which lists just a few of the items that are available.

Neighbor in Need

St. John’s has a local neighbor in need who has mounting medical expenses stemming from a recent illness, and he has no health insurance. St. John’s is doing a collection to help offset some of his medical bills. If you would like to contribute, please make your check payable to St. John's and put “Medical bill outreach” in the memo line and place it in the offering plate. Please see any Council member with any questions you may have. Thank you!

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July 2018 Updates - Mark Your Calendar

6/4/2018

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Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School will be held every Sunday in July (July 1, 2018 - July 29, 2018) from 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. in the church social hall. The theme this year is "Rolling River Rampage". There will be Bible lessons, crafts, games, music and snacks.

A picnic/ luncheon is slated to be held on the last Sunday which will include an ice cream social and bubbles. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex (All are welcome – participants as well as helpers)! Come join the fun!! If you have any questions, please email either Melissa Seward or Jenae Jenkins.

Sunday, July 1, 2018 – 11:00 a.m. - Worship with Holy Communion

Sunday, July 1, 2018 – 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Vacation Bible School at St. John’s

Sunday, July 1, 2018 - 12:15 p.m. - Worship and Music Committee meeting at St. John's immediately following worship

Sunday, July 8, 2018 – 11:00 a.m. Worship

Sunday, July 8, 2018- – 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Vacation Bible School at St. John’s

Sunday July 8, 2018 – 12:00 p.m. - St. John’s Council meeting after worship

Thursday, July 12, 2018 and Friday, July 13, 2018 - Pastor Sonya out of town

Thursday, July 12, 2018 – Saturday, July 14, 2018 - Power in the Spirit at Roanoke College

Sunday July 15, 2018 – 11:00 a.m. Worship

Sunday, July 15, 2018 – 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Vacation Bible School at St. John’s

Sunday, July 15, 2018 – 12:30 p.m. - Joint Council meeting at Gravel Springs

Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 5:30 p.m. - Auction team meeting at St. John's

Saturday, July 21, 2018 – 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. - New Bible Study at St. John’s

Saturday, July 21, 2018 – 3:00 p.m. – St. John’s Youth meeting – BE-attitude introduction

Saturday, July 21, 2018 – 6:00 p.m. - Mocha and a Message - The apostle Paul writes… “I beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called.” Come and hear more about our vocations. “Here I am Lord, send me!” Come and worship and learn more about being Lutheran! Bingo to follow.

Sunday, July 22, 2018 – 11:00 a.m. – Worship

Sunday, July 22, 2018 – 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Vacation Bible School at St. John’s

Sunday, July 22, 2018 - 12:15 p.m. - Worship and Music team meeting at St. John's immediately following worship

Sunday, July 29, 2018 - Bring a Friend to worship

Sunday, July 29, 2018 – 11:00 a.m. - Worship

Sunday, July 29, 2018 – 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Vacation Bible School at St. John’s

Sunday, July 29, 2108 – 12:00 p.m. – Vacation Bible School picnic after worship at St. John’s – hot dogs provided; Bubbles for youth and ice cream social

Sunday, July 29, 2018 - Silent Auction setup at St. John's immediately following picnic

Sunday, July 29, 2018 - Silent auction begins at St. John’s

Tuesday, July 31, 2018-Monday, August 6, 2108 - Pastor Sonya will be on vacation. If you have an emergency, please contact Steve Allamong (by email by clicking on his name or phone 540-877-2529).

We collected 274 food items for CCAP in July. Thanks to all for your generous donations.

July 2018 – Outreach Project

We will be collecting school supplies for Indian Hollow Elementary school. You may also print a copy of the list of required items by clicking here. Please contact Kim Eckley with any question. In addition, they are listed below:

Vinyl pocket folders*
Marble composition books*
Spiral notebooks*
Notebook paper
One (1) inch binders
#2 pencils
Highlighters
Pencil boxes/bags
Glue sticks
Dry erase markers
Ziploc plastic bags (quart and gallon)
Kid’s scissors
Tissues
Pink erasers
Crayons
Headphones/earbuds
Backpacks

*red, blue, green, yellow, orange, black, and purple

Update: Thanks to the generosity of our church family, we were able to donate the following items to the Indian Hollow Elementary School:

10 Folders
7 Backpacks
106 Pens
11 Mini tissue packs
40 Markers
70 Highlighters
158 Glue sticks
670 Baggies
26 Packs (or 3,900 sheets of paper)
1,000 Crayons
11 Erasers
1 Bottle glue
36 Color pencils
29 Composition notebooks
45 Spiral notebooks
4 Binders
4 Three (3)-subject notebooks
16 Pencil cases
20 Pairs of scissors
402 Pencils