ANNOUNCEMENTS - May 14, 2020
Join us for Worship Online this Sunday, May 17th
 
Video of the service can be viewed on our website's homepage on Sunday.  
Previous worship recordings can also be accessed
through the "Videos" tab on our website.   
 
Sunday's Order of Worship including prayer, hymn lyrics and scripture verse   
will be emailed on Friday.   
 
 
    

   Click on the links below to go directly to that section of the newsletter.
IN THIS ISSUE
Prayer List
Red Bird Trailers Closed
Giving
Worship Videos
Thank You's
COVID-19 Reminders
Learn from the Hymns Zoom
Children and Youth Ministries
VBS Update
Notes of Caring
Daily Devotionals
PRAYERS

 

PRAYER LIST

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Prayer requests can be submitted

or through the church email, stjumc@aol.com.  

All "Ongoing Prayer Concerns" will be listed for two weeks.  Please submit a new prayer request, if you desire to renew the listing for 2 additional weeks.
RED BIRD

THE RED BIRD TRAILERS ARE CLOSED
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

GIVING
MOBILE GIVING
  • Just go to our website stjohnsivyland.com
  • Click on the 'Give' button in red and register.
Once you've registered, you can either make donations by debit or credit.  
OR try  
TEXT GIVING 
 All you have to do is text the amount you wish to give to 877-960-2396.
You will immediately receive a one-time registration link, then just follow the prompts to complete your donation!

It's quick and secure.
The same vendor that handles electronic giving for us, Vanco Services, has state of the art encryption, so you can rest easy that your transaction is 100% safe and confidenti
al. 
 
If you have any questions about mobile or text giving,
email Lou Lescas at  stjohns820@gmail.com

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VIDEOS
Our previously recorded worship videos can be accessed here or
through the "Videos" tab on our website.  
Stjohns5 10 20a
May 10, 2020 Worship
Special Music by:
Jeff Cartwright, Amy Cons,
Ron Oedemann;
accompanied by Brian Barber
THANK YOU'S
UMC LINKS umc logo
 
  
  
REMINDER ABOUT COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS
  
          St. John's is complying with Governor Wolf and Bishop Johnson's directives related to COVID-19 precautions. As you know, we are currently under a stay-at-home order so please stay home and stay safe!  We will re-open for in-person worship when we are directed to safely do so. Daily Devotionals and a daily prayer list are being sent to all on our email list, and we will be gathering as a church family each Sunday for online worship.  The service will be posted on the front page of our website (StJohnsIvyland.com) Sunday mornings.  I hope you will join us this week!
 
          Please consider mailing your tithes and offerings (820 Almshouse Rd., Ivyland 18974), or donate via our website or text giving (877-960-2396).  Although we are forced to be on a hiatus from worship right now, our expenses are not on hiatus.  Thank you for your generosity.
 
                                Pastor Janice
 
SPECIAL OFFERING FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND

In lieu of a Communion offering this month, you are invited to send your donations to the church (make checks out to St. John's UMC) to help support the Covid-19 Response Fund of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) .  As always, 100% of donated monies go directly to people in need when you donate though UMCOR.  Please mark "COVID-19" or "UMCOR" on your check.

PLEASE JOIN US!!
It's not too late!

Bible Study via Zoom

(It's easy! All you need is a computer, tablet or smartphone - you simply connect to our meeting by clicking on a meeting code!)
 
FRIDAYS: 10 am - 11 am
May 8th - May 29th
 
Bible Study: "Learn from the Hymns"
 
May 8th: "Holy, Holy, Holy"
May 15th: "Amazing Grace"
May 22nd: "It Is Well with My Soul"
May 29th:   "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"
 
Please email Pastor Janice to register & you will be sent a link to the zoom meeting: revjanp@gmail.com

Children and youth ministries are available on ZOOM. 
Parents of younger children: please help your child by joining the classes on Zoom: Let David Bigam know by email (dbigam@gmail.com) that you'll be joining us and he'll send you an invitation to the Zoom meeting. 
 
SUNDAY SCHOOL ON FRIDAY  
Fridays at 10 AM 
grades K-5
 
YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sundays at 9:15 AM
grades 6-12
 
YOUTH GROUP  
Wednesdays at 6:30 PM
grades 6-12
 

VBS
It is with great regret that we will not have Vacation Bible School this year....
But we will see you next year!

The young people of St. John's are going to be writing and/or coloring notes of caring that will be delivered to some local nursing homes in the area to show them that they are loved and thought about. They can include colored pages from both children and/or adults or you can simply draw a picture and send it with a note.

We are asking all of our church family to be included in writing notes and such so that we can reach others and that they are aware that folks who they may not even know, are thinking about them.

Once you have finished, you may contact me at 215.206.6779, text or call during the day as I am here at the church from 9-2 daily. You may leave them on the bench at the front of the church beside the pillars where I will pick them up.

Thank you so much in advance. We are disciples of Jesus and we must set out to let people know that they are loved and thought about not only as individuals but by our church family at St. John's

I look forward to hearing from you...
 
                                     David Bigam
DEVOTIONALS
 
The Daily Devotionals and
Special Emails/Announcements are also posted on our website: www.stjohnsivyland.com

The Upper Room Daily Devotional for May/June is available.  We know that many of you use this devotional every day and we want to be sure you receive the current copy.  There is a plastic container on the  front porch bench of St. John's.  
Please stop by and pick up your copy.
 
Blessings, Pastor Ruth