2026 Annual Congregation Meeting – New date: March 15
Please mark your calendar to attend the 2026 Annual Congregation Meeting to be held after the church service on March 15
A quorum of 19 voting members is needed to conduct the business of our church for 2026.
Please plan to attend this important meeting.
Monthly Coffee Hour
March 1st is our next Coffee Hour (after Service) has been cancelled due to no sponsor. If you are interested in sponsoring April, please sign up in the St. Stephen's Room.
Sunday School
Sunday School is at 10:00 am during worship service. The children 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.
Exciting Sunday School Update!
Since Sunday School is growing, the Learning Ministry Committee Team (LMT) has prepared the following new revisions for the Sunday School Programs to begin as of September 2026.
We will be going back to classes separated into age-related categories:
NURSERY – Birth to 3 yrs. old
PRIMARY – Pre K (4 yrs old) to 1st grade (6 yrs old)
ADVANCED – 2nd grade (7yrs old) to 6th grade (12 yrs old)
*CONFIRMATION – 7th grade (13 yrs old)
* Confirmation will be pushed back one (1) year to begin for 7th & 8th graders.
The class date will be announced and will be held in the Meeting Room.
We welcome Debbie Steiner as an additional teacher for September 2026.
A sign-up sheet will be in the St. Stephen’s Room for additional helpers.
Please consider helping with Sunday School.
VBS - Save the Date
August 3rd – 7th 9 am to 12 pm
Rainforest Falls promises a week of wonder as kids explore the
powerful nature of God! Through life-changing Bible stories,
the coolest animal buddies, and joyful worship, they’ll
discover who God is and how to stay rooted in His love.
Valley Food Pantry
To help with providing an Easter meal to our Valley Food Pantry families, our church is asked to supply “canned yams/sweet potatoes”. Donations must be made by Sunday, March 22nd. Other items needed are cereal, Jello, brownie mix, coffee, hot chocolate, dish or laundry detergent, paper towels, toilet tissue, and tissues. Please make sure the items are within the expiration date. No medications/vitamins, etc., are accepted. THANK YOU in advance for your generosity!
FR
EE PIANO
We are looking for a good home for the piano in the Choir Room. If you are interested, please Contact Don Wenner, Jr.
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.
Memorials & Obituaries
Our congregation extends our deepest condolences to the families of:
Arlene Poltrock (January 23, 2026)
Irene R. Heidrich (Septemebr 19, 2025)
Harvey William "Bill" Steinman, Jr. (August 19,2025)
Lorraine E. Schell (May 31, 2025)
Patricia Hess (March 11, 2025)
John P. Billig, Jr. (November 12, 2024)
Wilbur W. Wenner (August 4, 2024)
Priscilla A. Mundie (February 16, 2024)
Walter L. Bloss Sr. (December 17, 2023)
Barbara A. Wenner (October 24, 2023)
Linford W. Kuehn (October 19, 2023)
Nadine Sauer (October 1, 2023)
David Klinger (September 3, 2023)
Ernest Kuehn (July 10, 2023)
Dwight Bicking (June 23, 2023)
Constance Mae Synder (May 15, 2023)
