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Please
check the FOW form if you would like to help staff the
Welcome
Center
.
Thank
you to all the
Vacation
Bible
School
staff, teenagers, and kids for a great week!
They are: Mary Wellington, Sharon Stanes, Nicole Craig, Mary Jo
Price Williams, Norma Carbeck, June Meissner, Dennis Conrad, Wendy and
Mike Cicero, Kathy Battaglia, Colleen and Tim Bogumil, Andrea Smith, Kathy
Gartenman, Lisa Forehand, Nancy Grau, JoAnn and Doug Herr, Kari
Wellington, Missy Nemec, Kim Ferguson, Bob Wellington, Linda and John
Bradley, Dana and Adam Ziccardi, Sandy McDonnell, Debbie Bourne, Cindy
Milazzo-Schwartz, Cindy Christman, Kirsten Falcone, Kathy Lawtons, Wes
Simmons, Sue and Greg Cavanaugh, Donna and Larry Kois, Peg and Bill Smith,
Jodi Cappelli, Connie Matthews, Lynn Hodson, Marlene and Jay Meyer, Maura
Wellington, Sharon Gartenman, Herb Fieldsa, Julie Joyce, Sue Haseley,
Laurie Weeks, Jennifer Cappelli, Virgie Majchrzak, Lynn Sweet, Kelly
Buckley, Shelly and Ted Szpara, Noel Sayers, Ken Stone, Jenna Palistrant,
Kellie Palistrant, Jacob Govenettio, Thomas Stephen, Laura Kiefhaber, Jen
Cicero, Dan Cicero, Joe Cicero, Hayley Van Lew, Brianne Van Lew, Kayla
Jaehn, Ali Cavanaugh, Jessica Battaglia, Matt Kois, Matthew Schettler,
Anna Ferguson, Cody Meyer, Monica Herr, Kelsey Sweet, Kylene Holmes, Emily
Gartenman, Emily Malik, Andy Meissner, Chris Gartenman, Katie Matthews,
Ryan Herr, David Milazzo, Jessica Bogumil, Shannon Bogumil, Taylor
Cappelli, Mark Nemec, Mary Nemec, Emily Visniesky, Karen Sauder, Sarah
Nemec, Leah Cunningham, Emily McDonnell, Kara Wegil, Don Smith, McKenna
Placook, Abby McDonnell, Joey McDonnell, Tony Smith, Matthew Smith,
Samantha Smith, Brad Bourne, Billy Bieler, Matt Bieler, Clay Kummer, RJ
Cicero, Sam Shoop, Trey McCarville, Brianne Meyer, and Kaitlyn Meyer.
A special thank you to Jay and Katherine Carbeck for donating the
ice cream. Thank
you to all the kids who had a terrific week at Friendship Trek!
LIBRARY:
New Look! All the books, CDs,
DVDs, and “check out” location have been rearranged to make it more
functional. Thanks to Lynda Gorline, Karen Forth, Donna Kois, Diane Scherer, Peggy Smith, and
Shelly Szpara for their help. Stop
and take a book!
Starting
in September the 4 Year Old
Preschool will have their own
class room. They are
looking for some toys, play sets, etc. to fill the room.
Any monetary donations would also be appreciated.
Please see Maureen Roth or Lynn Sipprell (662-4747).
Thank you.
If you
would like your 5th, 6th,
7th, or 8th Grader to take Holy Communion before
he or she is comfirmed, check the Fellowship of Worship form.
Pastor Dennis will teach a First Communion Class for kids and
parents on two Saturdays in the fall, if there is interest.
Softball
results: August 4 won (11-1). They
are the Division II Champions with an 11 and 1 record.
The picnic is August 21 at
6:30 p.m.
at the Wagner home. Thank you
for a great season.
High
School EDGE
meets each Sunday from
6:30-8:00 p.m.
in the
Youth Room. EDGE is a time for
getting to know others from our church, having fun, and growing in our
faith. Bring a friend or two!
Weather permitting we enjoy games outside - so wear your running
shoes!
Brigam Ziehm
will lead a work trip to
Mexico
in February. If you have
questions or interest; please call Brigam (662-4747) or check the
Fellowship of Worship form.
Please
put your e-mail address on the Fellowship of Worship form for
future updates.
“Growing
in Christ….Living the Word” is now in full swing. If
you really want to explore your Christianity and you want to challenge
your faith, then please join our next study at
7:00 p.m.
, Tuesday, August 19. The book
this study is using for the next five meetings is Lee Strobel’s “The
Case for Christ”, which is a great read.
The next study is Chapter 5 “The Scientific Evidence.” There
are a few copies that can be found at the
Welcome
Center
. The study meets in Ed
Duetsch’s office at
3085 Southwestern Blvd
, 2nd Floor,
Orchard
Park
.
June
Meissner will train new Stephen Ministers starting in the fall.
Please check the FOW form.
The
McMillen Family is moving to
Colorado
to be near family. They need
financial assistance to make this move.
If you’d like to help them, please put an amount in your offering
envelope and mark it “McMillen Fund.”
Thank you for supporting this special family.
Rob
Meissner will teach a course on Christian Financial Planning in the
fall.
The
Sunday School needs a few volunteers to prepare items for Sunday
morning classes. We have one
person to shop, but we need others to get things set up.
Please check the FOW form.
The
deadline for the September Newsletter is Mon., Aug. 11 at
10:00 a.m.
and mailed the 22nd.
There
is a Sunday School Teacher’s Meeting Wednesday, August 13 and a Board
of Education Meeting on Wednesday, August 20.
Both are at
7:00 p.m.
Parenting
Classes will
be offered on Sunday mornings at
10:30
starting September 28.
Confirmation
Classes
begin on Thurs., September 4 with an orientation for parents and students
at
6:30 p.m.
If you have a 7th
or 8th grader, please come together to learn about the program.
There
will be a Deacons Meeting on Monday, August 11 at
7:00 p.m.
Rally
Day Weekend is September 6/7.
We will celebrate a new beginning of mission and ministry by
hearing about God’s vision. We
also celebrate the start of Sunday School!
Norma
Carbeck is looking for BJ’s coupon booklets.
Please leave them in the office.
We
have now added songs by Spirit Led to our web site.
Later organ music by
Gary
and spoken sermons by Dennis will be added.
Please check www.stjohnsop.com.
All
Bible Classes will study the Book of James beginning the week of
September
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