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THANK YOU to Cheryl Burke for leading worship Sunday.
ROCK-A-THON IS SUNDAY – The Youth Fellowship/Confirmation class will hold a Rock-a-Thon to raise money for The Northern Lehigh Food Bank on Sunday from 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. We will have four rocking chairs we need to keep rocking continuously from 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. The initial rocking will happen from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. by the Sunday School children during their annual Birthday Social. We will stop the rocking during the church service, restart at 11:30 A.M., and continue until 1:00 P.M. Everyone is invited! Donation containers, sign-up sheets, and sponsor sheets are at the Rock-a-Thon displays on the rear radiator cover in church and in the Fellowship Hall. Ways you can help:
1. Sign up to rock in one of the four rocking chairs for a 15-minute shift.
2. Donate baked goods for the bake sale.
3. Place a monetary donation in any donation container at a Rock-a-thon display. Donations of canned vegetables, soup, ramen noodles, crackers, canned tuna & chicken, spaghetti sauce, and cereal for the food bank are also welcome.
5. Volunteer to work at the bake sale, kitchen, or craft area.
6. Stop by, have lunch, buy some dessert, and cheer on the rockers.
Menu is: chicken noodle soup, turkey BBQ, hamburger BBQ, hot dogs, beef cheesesteak eggrolls, snack bags, ice cream, water, soda, iced tea, coffee, and tea.
JANUARY FOOD SALE ORDERS ARE DUE SUNDAY – The Catering Committee is sponsoring a soup, sandwich, and PA Dutch corn pie sale for January. The order forms are blue and due back Sunday. Pick-up is on Saturday, January 24, from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. The sandwich choice is a cold Reuben sandwich. Soup choices are: chicken tortellini soup, chili con carne, and old-fashion chicken noodle soup. You can also order PA Dutch corn pies (ready-to-bake, frozen). Return order forms to Harrison Williams. You can call your order into Harrison at 610-216-4284 or e-mail him at williamshj2514@msn.com.
CHRISTMAS BAG HELP NEEDED – The children of the Sunday School and Youth Fellowship class prepared Christmas gift bags for the shut-in/special needs members of our congregation. We are looking for help delivering the last few bags. The bags are ready in the Fellowship Hall. The list of shut-ins/special concerns members and the sign-up sheets are by the bags in the Fellowship Hall.
YOUTH GATHERING COMMITTEE MEETING - An in-person meeting of the youth and parents/guardians of the youth planning to go to the ELCA Youth Gathering in Minneapolis in June 2027 will be held on Monday, January 19, at 6:30 P.M. in the church office. Please plan to attend the meeting to discuss ongoing fundraising efforts.
NEWSLETTER HELPERS will be needed on Wednesday, January 28, at 1:00 P.M. to collate the February/March newsletter. Please let Sharon know if you can help.
ANNUAL REPORTS for each organization of the church are due to the church office by Friday, January 30. Forms for submitting your annual report are in each organization’s mail bin in the church office and in the tract rack outside the church office. Reports are needed by the end of January for the auditors to do the annual audit of the books in February.
COFFEE HOUR SPONSOR NEEDED for February 1. Coffee hours will be held the first Sunday of the month if there are people willing to bake. Hosts and hostesses are needed each month. Please sign the coffee hour sign-up sheet at the rear of the church if you are willing to help provide baked goods for the February 1 coffee hour.
FEBRUARY IS S.O.A.P. CLOSET MONTH for the Northern Lehigh Food Bank. S.O.A.P. stands for “Save Our Appearance Please!” This program was started by one of Slatington’s Boy Scouts as his Eagle Scout project. It involves the churches in the community committing to provide items
other than food for the food bank families for one month during the year. St. John’s Lutheran has committed to providing these items to the Northern Lehigh Food Bank for the month of February each year. Please bring non-food donations each Sunday to church as follows:
Week 1 (February 1) – Toilet Tissue
Week 2 (February 8) – Bars of Soap
Week 3 (February 15) – Toothpaste
Week 4 (February 22) – Detergent
SPONSORS NEEDED – The 2026 sponsor charts are posted on the bulletin board outside the church office. Sign up for any open dates on the sponsor charts or call the church office at 610-767-6361. Sponsors are needed for several dates this winter as follows:
Flower sponsors are needed for the following dates: February 1, 8, 18 (Ash Wednesday), 22 and March 1, 8, & 22. The cost to sponsor flowers is $35.00 per date.
Bulletin sponsors are needed for the following dates: February 15, 18 (Ash Wednesday), & 22, and March 1 & 22. The cost to sponsor bulletins is $25.00 per date.
2026 ENVELOPES are in the Fellowship Hall on a cabinet near the front steps for pick-up. The offering envelopes are expensive to mail so please go to the Fellowship Hall after church to pick up your envelopes or those of a friend, neighbor, or relative.
“CHRIST IN OUR HOME” booklets for January through March can be picked up from the rear windowsills in church.
A PORK & SAUERKRAUT SUPPER will be held on Saturday, February 7 from 3:30 to 6:00 P.M. You can eat in or take-out. Menu is: pork & sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, buttered lima beans, bread & butter, and homemade desserts. Tickets are $14.00 per meal and can be purchased from any member of the Catering Committee, Sundays after either service, or from the church office during the week. You can also reserve tickets by calling the church office at 610-767-6361 or Harrison Williams at 610-216-4284. Donations of baked goods are needed and would be greatly appreciated.
SOUPER SUNDAY – Help wind up the NFL season in a really “souper” way. On Sunday, February 8, “Souper Bowl Sunday,” please bring boxes or cans of soup to church for the Northern Lehigh Food Bank. Monetary donations may also be made to the food bank. You can cheer on your team knowing you have provided some warm food for the needy during the cold weather
PANCAKE DINNER – Mark your calendars! We will have a Pancake Dinner
on Shrove Tuesday, February 17, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. in the Fellowship Hall. The pancake dinner will be free. All donations received will go towards the summer Breakfast Bunch.
ASH WEDNESDAY – Lent, when we remember Christ’s suffering and death
for our sakes, begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18. The service will offer Holy Communion and the imposition of ashes.
LOOSE CHANGE PARTY TIME! Mark your calendars – Saturday, March 14,
is the St. John’s Lutheran Church Loose Change Party (formerly Penny Party).
Doors open at 12:00 Noon; the fun begins at 1:00 P.M. The kitchen will be
open. There may be a 50/50 drawing as well as a mini-basket social/Chinese
auction. All items are needed by Sunday, March 8. This will allow us time to
organize and mark all items.
Loose Change Party – We need auction items. This list may vary from food items, paper products, personal care items, household items, etc. The list is endless; any items would be greatly appreciated. Please make sure items donated are not out of date.
Baked Goods – Individually wrapped baked goods for a bake sale are needed and can be brought that morning to the church.
Mini-basket Social/Chinese Auction – Larger items will be needed such as afghans, home craft items, gift baskets, gift cards, etc.
Youth, we could use your assistance to help as runners. We also need help in the kitchen and to sell tickets. If you have any questions or want to help with the loose change party, please contact Myra Handwerk at 610-826-4945.
ORGAN REPAIRS have started! The organ console was taken for rebuilding last week. Hopefully the organ will be back in service in about six weeks. Anyone wishing to donate towards the upgrade/repairs to our Moeller organ can do so. Mark “Organ Repairs” on your envelope.
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION FORM – We are in need of more volunteers to assist with worship services and in different ministries around the church. There is a physical registration form located on the ushers’ table at the back of the sanctuary. You're invited to look at the list of volunteer opportunities and consider which roles are of most interest to you. If you have children or grandchildren in the congregation, please see the special section with volunteer opportunities for our youngest members. If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the physical form and return it to the church office or sign-up online by clicking the button below. If you have any questions or would like more information, please email the church at stjohnslatington@gmail.com.
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