WELCOME TO
St. John Lutheran Church
Where Faith, Tradition, and Service Bring Generations Together.
Join Us For Worship
At St. John, there is a service for EVERYONE!
Sunday 9:15 am | Traditional Service | Word, Hymns, Liturgy
Saturday 5:30 pm | Gathering: Come, Just As You Are | Informal
St. John is also live-streaming and recording our services on YouTube.
You Tube Service
Calling ALL High School & College Graduates
Please contact the church office or Pastor Cover with your graduate’s name, school, etc. Please submit names by May 31st.
"We will honor graduates in worship on June 7th”
Summer Sunday School
Join us a few Sundays each month in the summer as we offer a "traditional" Sunday School style class. All age children are very welcome. Every class we will include an activity, reading from the Bible, and a craft that are connected to the day's theme. Come join the fun Sundays after worship! (30 minutes)
Dates: June 21 & 28; July 19 & 26; August 9 & 16 *Let Pastor Cover know if you can be a helper!
Registration for Vacation Bible School is now open.
Sign up today!
VBS Help with Meals
Please click the link below to sign up to provide menu items for our nightly dinners for VBS.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054BA8AA2EA5F5CE9-64150219-vbsdinner
Your support for this worthy cause is greatly appreciated.
If you are available any night of VBS June 8-12 at 5:00 PM join us in the kitchen!
We will also be collecting cash to cover the cost of Pizza and a Kona Ice truck on Friday to celebrate the week! Please place your donation in the offering plate - note as Pizza or feel free to give to Leslie Whisel
Water Donations Needed!
Foundry Day June 6th and Anything Floats July 4th
LYFE committee will be handing out free water again to our community this year for Foundry Day (at the church) and for Anything Floats (at the lake). Your water donations may be left in the library before June 6th. If anyone is interested in helping with handing out water, please let Kathy Bixler or Angie Thomas know. As always, thanks in advance St. John.
Worship Participant Training Starts
Sunday, May 31st and June 14th after worship service. All roles in worship will be trained - join us if you already serve, would like to try, or are just curious! Lay Assistant, Acolyte, Usher, Alter Care, and Communion Helper.
VBS Blessing Bags
The children will be putting together Blessing Bags for Community Cares as an outreach project. If you would like to donate an item(s) place the items in Godly Play room. Deodorant, Body Wipes, Granola Bars, Summer weight socks, Sunscreen, Trail mix, Ramen Noodles/individual pasta cups, small Shampoo, small body wash, mints/ cough drops, $5-10 gift cards for area fast food restaurants.
PRAYER GROUP MESSAGE
The Prayer Group meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Prayers are a direct communication with God, whether in private, in groups, or using scripture as a guide.
To allow people to pray together. A prayer group invites and encourages others to share their prayer needs and as a group, offers prayers of praise, petition and thanksgiving to God. It is a safe place for people to share their concerns, joys and heartaches, knowing that many are praying on their behalf.
The Prayer Group meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Prayers are a direct communication with God, whether in private, in groups, or using scripture as a guide.
James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
First, “righteous” doesn’t mean perfect, it means you belong to Jesus, covered by His Righteousness. James says, “pray for each other”. I believe some of the most powerful prayers are the ones where we pray for others. Remember our prayers go somewhere. They go to Someone. They slip past ceilings, oceans, land and right into God’s hands. Join the Prayer Group, where we pray for others.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden. Carrie Ten Boom
The Prayer Box in the Narthex is for you to include prayers, concerns and joys.
The Prayer Shawls are at the back of the church. When you need one, please feel free to take one. Our home bound members would love to have a prayer shawl, as a reminder of their church community.
For any questions/concerns, contact Marie at 717-906-1171
Day Trips to Washington, D.C.
Bible Museum & National Cathedral
Wolf Bus Lines has scheduled two day trips to Washington, D.C., visiting the Museum of the Bible and the Washington National Cathedral.
Trip Dates
June 23, 2026
September 2, 2026
(Marie Boyer will be on the September trip)
🕡 Departure
Leaves from Carlisle Point Mall
6:30 AM
Cost
$124.00 per person
🍽 Meals
Lunch is available at the Museum of the Bible at the Manna Café
A dinner stop will be made on the return trip
All meals are at your own expense
📞 Reservations & Information
Wolf Bus Lines
717-258-4125
Youth Summer Camp Programs
For more information, visit The Lutheran Camping Corporation of Central PA - Youth Summer Programs
https://www.lutherancamping.org/summer-camp/youth-summer-programs/
Interested in Joining our Faith Community?
We would love to have you walk with us on your faith journey! We are welcoming anyone interested in a conversation about joining our membership to talk with Pastor Cover. Email Pastor Cover at vacover@gmail.com or contact the church office.
Give Us A Review
When folks visit our church website they can see a “review” of what our church is like. We are asking you to take a moment to write a GOOGLE REVIEW about your experience here with us! It only takes a moment and makes a big difference. Link:
GOOGLE REVIEW OF ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
We are also looking for short testimonials about what the church means to you to put on our website. Why is our church special and what do you love about it? Send thoughts via email to Bev at sheafferba@live.com. Thank You!