Summer Office Hours
As of June 30th until August 29th, our Church Secretary’s office hours will be 9 am to 12 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. She will resume being in the office until 1 pm on Tuesday, September 2nd.
Kids Night
Come out and join us for Kids' Night, on Tuesday, July 8th, at 6:00 pm. All are welcome. Please contact the church office to register.
Sunday Service With Annual Picnic
On Sunday, July 20th, at “Nadine’s Grove,” we will have our Worship Service and Church Picnic. From 9 - 9:30 am, there will be fellowship with tea and coffee. At 10 am, the Worship Service will begin. Lunch will be served at 12 pm. Please bring a covered dish to share. The sign-up sheet is in the St. Stephen’s Room. Bar-b-que, hot dogs and buns, coffee, tea, and lemonade will be provided. Plan to stay for an afternoon of fun with swimming, cornhole games, ladder games and cards, etc.
Sunday School/Classes will resume in Fall 2025
Sunday School is at 10:00 am during worship service. The children will begin in the church sanctuary with everyone else. This will allow the children to still have some exposure to the worship service before they begin their lessons. The Pastor will then dismiss them about 15 minutes later to go to their classroom. Sunday School helps to build a strong foundation of faith in the life of your child. The teachers are looking forward to greeting the kids and sharing the message of God’s Grace and love.
Graduations
If you have a member of your family who will be celebrating a graduation this year, please e-mail the church or call with the graduate’s name, where they are graduating from, and what their future plans are. We would like to put their information in our newsletter. We would like to acknowledge all of their accomplishments, and we wish all our graduates the brightest future God has planned for them.
VALLEY FOOD PANTRY
Summer is here! Items needed to keep the Valley Interfaith food pantry stocked are diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, spaghetti noodles, Sloppy Joe/Manwich, Hamburger Helper, paper plates, paper towels, tissues, and toilet tissue. Please make sure the items are within the expiration date. No medications/vitamins, etc., are accepted. THANK YOU in advance for your generosity!
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Our mission to comfort those in need. This is open to all who are interested. We meet the first and third Wednesdays of the month for about 2 hours.
If the winter weather is bad or for some reason we aren’t meeting, we will call. If interested, call the church office at 570-788-2685.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We are looking for you to come join one or
several of our Church Ministry Teams! Be a part
of the many opportunities these teams provide.
We want and need you to join us in serving
God's calling with your time and talents to help
our church continue to grow in making this
place to share and express his love. Please
contact the church office if you are interested.
Worship & Music, Learning Ministry,
Stewardship, Finance Team, Property Team,
Altar Guild, Assistant Ministers, Lay Eucharistic,
Quilting, and Prayer Shawl.
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
We have heard time and time again about how beautiful and well-kept our cemetery is. We often take for granted the hard work and endless hours that go into keeping our cemetery beautiful year after year. To help
with the upkeep, please consider giving a monetary donation "In Honor Of" or "In Memory Of" a loved one. Checks can be made payable to “St. John’s Lutheran & Reformed Cemetery Association” or included with your weekly offering (please include a notation with your offering).
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts
SCOUTS BSA and Cub Scouts have resumed in-person meetings. If anyone is interested, meetings are Monday nights. For more information, contact the church office and leave a message for Jen. Scouting is open to boys and girls ages Kindergarten through High School.
MEMBER INFORMATION REQUESTED
All Members, to update our files, please contact the church office at 570-788-2865 or email to stjohns@epix.net with your contact information, including name(s), address, phone number, email address, birthday and anniversary.
