St. John's News!

5th Sunday of Lent- 3/17/2024

Easter Flowers

The Altar Guild needs your help in beautifying the church altar by purchasing Easter plants. Lillies, red tulips and white hyacinths can be ordered by filling out the order form on the counter in the foyer. It is a lovely way to remember or honor a loved one.
Orders can be placed on line at kaketop@aol.com.
Questions? Call Connie at 716-674-2409
The Altar Guild thanks you and as always, appreciates your support .

Easter Flower Order Form

White Lilly $11.00 _______________
White Hyacinth $9.00 _______________
Red Tulips $9.00 ______________________

PLEASE PRINT

In loving memory of:

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In honor of:

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Given By:

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Orders due by March 24th
Checks made payable to St. John’s Altar Guild.

THANK YOU!!!!

Easter Breakfast

A continental breakfast will be available from 8:30-10:15 Easter morning.
Coffee, tea, juice, assorted coffee cakes, hard boiled eggs and fruit will be there for you to enjoy.
There is a donation sheet on the foyer counter if you would like to contribute.
We look forward to you joining us for fellowship as we celebrate the risen Christ.

Upcoming Events

Palm Cross Making
March 22nd @ 6:30pm

Easter Egg Hunt
March 24th

Youth Group Clothing Drive
Month of April

Earth Day Clean Up
April 21st after 2nd service

Soup Cook Off
April 28th

Pierogi Sale

Please see Rick Lipka or someone from youth group to order.

There is also a sign up sheet in the foyer

IN-PERSON WORSHIP

The Holy Spirit gathers people around the means of grace—the saving Word of God and the sacraments.

Featured this week:

Saturday Spoken Word

5 p.m. - In-Person

The Sunday Assembly

9 a.m.- In-Person & Sunday Church School

10:30 a.m. - In-Person Service and Livestream

Broadcast on our Facebook Page and on our website!

Bulletin

March 17,2024

Bulletin

From the Pastor

Hebrews 5:5-10
5Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him,
“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”;
6as he says also in another place,
“You are a priest forever,
according to the order of Melchizedek.”
7In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. 8Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; 9and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, 10having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
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“During the Second World War, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was awarding the Victoria Cross to a Royal Air Force sergeant who had performed a remarkable feat of heroism. While his stricken bomber was flying at 13,000 feet, he tied a rope around his waist and climbed out onto the wing of the plane to perform an emergency repair. His efforts saved both the plane and his fellow crew members.
At the awards ceremony, the sergeant was so overwhelmed by emotion at meeting the great Churchill that he could barely speak. Seeing the man's unease, the Prime Minister graciously observed: ‘You must feel very humble and awkward in my presence.’
The airman swallowed hard and croaked, ‘Yes, sir.’
Churchill continued: ‘Then you can imagine how humble and awkward I feel in yours.’
Heroes can have that effect on people -- although, of course, there are all kinds.”
Homiletics Online, March 25, 2012
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Something to ponder today.
Peace and blessings this day.
Pastor V.

Assisting Ministers & Ushers

Saturday March 16 @ 5 p.m.
Vicky Wienke - Preaching
Pastor Dean Hunneshagen- Presiding
Ann Falls- Assisting Minister
Lynn Grucza- Reader

Sunday March 17 @ 9 a.m.
Tom Fox- Preaching
Pastor Dean Hunneshagen- Presiding
Dwayne Guerin- Assisting Minister
Lee Delaney - Usher

Sunday March 17 @ 10:30 a.m.
Adam Wolff- Preaching
Pastor Dean Hunneshagen- Presiding
Pat Lipka- Assisting Minister
Laura Loehr- Usher
Connie Arnold - Greeter

Altar Guild for March:
Charlie Arnold
Connie Arnold

Altar Flowers

To The Glory of God
From The Altar Guild

In Memory of my Mother Ruth Vogel,
on the Anniversary of her Birth and Death
By Peggy Crame

Our Prayer List

Please pray for these siblings in Christ.

For more infomation visit:

https://stjohns108.tithelysetup3.com/discipleship/pages/our-prayer-list

Our Prayer List

This Week 3/17- 3/23

Today: 9 a.m. Worship

10:30 a.m. Worship

2 p.m. Girl Scouts

7 p.m. Try Again Group (AA)

Monday: 10 a.m. SPROUTS

1 p.m. Arthritis Foundation Walking Class

6 p.m. SPROUTS

6 p.m. Knitting Group

6:45 p.m. Zumba

7:30 p.m. Al-Anon

Tuesday: 9 a.m. Zumba

10:30 a.m. SPROUTS

12:15 p.m. Tai - Chi

6 p.m. Rock Voices

6:30 p.m. SA Buffalo

Wednesday: 1 p.m. Arthristis Foundation Exercise Class

5:30 p.m. Pre School Open House

6 p.m. Parkinson's Group

7 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

Thursday: 9 a.m. Zumba

12 p.m. NA

5 p.m. Zumba

6 p.m. Rock Voices

7 p.m. NA

Friday: 10 a.m. Enjoy Life- NA

4 p.m. Community Dinner

6:30 p.m. Palm Cross Making

7:30 p.m. Gardenville Group AA

Saturday: 9 a.m. Zumba

10 a.m. Pre School Open House

5 p.m. Worship

Koffee Klatsch Volunteer Teams Needed

Our congregation celebrates our German roots continuing the German tradition of Koffee Klatsch every Sunday morning. A Koffee Klatsch is a social gathering for informal conversation at which coffee is served! We love it! We are looking for 2 teams to set up and clean up our Koffee Klatsch on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month. What does it entail? Setting up the coffee, hot water, cups, coffee condiments and supplying any breakfast snacks. Juice or water is set out as well. This is done at 9 to ensure the coffee is ready by 9:45. The area is then cleaned up around 10:25. Tear down includes cleaning and putting everything away, wiping the tables and sweeping the parish hall floor. Currently our Choir members cover the 1st Sunday of the month and our Altar Guild covers the 4th Sunday of the month. If you’d like to volunteer, we have a calendar available in the Parish Hall. We’ll be sure to show you where all the supplies are located and that you are trained on how to use the coffee pots, etc. Thank you for volunteering!

A sign up sheet is in the Parish Hall. Any questions, please ask Kathy Moody

Coffe Mug Tree

Coffee Mug Trees - CLAIM YOUR MUG 3/16 & 3/17

Almost 2 decades ago, we installed our coffee mug trees, just inside the kitchen door!

The purpose was simple: Bring in your own coffee mug for use during Koffee Klatsch on Sunday mornings - we’d reduce our use of styrofoam and paper coffee cups. After enjoying your coffee, you would wash your mug and hang it back up on the tree.

We have an overabundance of mugs on the trees that are not being used. The weekend of 3/16 & 3/17, we’re cleaning up our coffee mugs. We’re asking you to claim your mug to keep it on the tree. The mugs will be taken down and placed on a table in the parish hall. To claim/keep using your mug, please place it back on the tree in the kitchen. If you would like to bring in a mug to use on Sunday mornings, please bring a mug in and place it on the tree that same weekend, or any weekend afterwards. We’d love to continue to cut our dependance on disposable products. Any mugs still remaining on the table after services on 3/17 will be donated. Thank you so much! If you are unable to make it to church that weekend, please call the office before then to claim your mug.

Pastor Vacation

Pastor Valerie will be on vacation starting Thursday March 14th through Friday March 22nd.

For any Pastoral emergencies, please contact Pastor Dean Hunneshagen during this time.

716-440-7739 or 716-662-6037

Composting Program

Did you know that West Seneca is offering a free composting program? This is for West Seneca residents only. You can get more information and sign up at www.farmerpirates.com/westseneca or scan the QR code on the flyer in the foyer.

This offers you another opportunity to do what you can to help our changing environment. Check it out!

Book and Puzzle Sale

It's time to start collecting Books and Jigsaw Puzzles for the sale!

We will be collecting from April 1st through April 30th

Please, no magazines or encyclopedias

Any questions, please contact

Renee Then 716-903-6163

Pat Lipka 716-867-1980

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Sjlcws@gmail.com