NEWSLETTERS are now available to be picked up at the Welcome Center in the Gathering Room or to be downloaded from our website, https://stjohnsblymiresucc.com.
HAND OF HOPE FUND: On the first Sunday of each month there will be a basket available in the Gathering Room to receive pocket change and small bills for the SJB Hand of Hope Fund. Please, if you are in need or know anyone this fund could help, contact the church office!
DALLASTOWN SCHOOLS CARING AND SHARING PROGRAM-There will be a plate on the table in the Gathering
Room each first Sunday of the month for contributions to the Dallastown Area School District’s Caring and Sharing Fund which helps students and their families with special need. You may, however, contribute to this Fund anytime by putting in the offering plate cash in marked envelopes or checks made out to the church and earmarked for DASD Caring and Sharing Fund. In addition, you are encouraged to take good, used clothing to Community Aid. Tell them it’s for DASD, and DASD Caring and Sharing Fund will get a donation per pound of clothing to. If you are unable to take your clothing directly to Community Aid, you can bring them into the church and put them in the bins in the Gathering Place. Thank you for your generosity for this very worthy cause.
CREATION CREW- This group is an update of an old favorite, Crafty Chicks. Creation Crew gatherings will be held the second Sunday of each month from 2 – 4:30 pm in the Gathering Room. Join others for some fellowship as you work on crafts of any sort you may be working on. ln addition, once every quarter, you will be able to sign up for a craft class that will be taught during Creation Crew time for those who are interested.
MEN’S GROUP – Men’s Fellowship meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Each month they try to have a guest speaker. Or, just enjoy a time of “catching up”. Come on out for a time of fun and fellowship.
FUNERAL INFORMATION FILE: We now have the forms available if you would like to compile your information for your family and for the church. This form will have your biographical information compiled so that family members will not have to worry about remembering these facts in their time of grief.
SPONSORS: If you would like to become a sponsor for the Bulletin and/or Altar Flowers in memory of a loved one or in honor of an occasion, please fill in your information in the book located on the podium in the Gathering Room. You may place your payment in an envelope marked “Altar Flowers” or “Bulletin” in the offering plate or mail it to the church office. You may also sponsor a choir anthem in memory of a loved one or in honor of a special occasion. The cost is $50 for each anthem.
GIFT CARDS: Would you like to help your church without spending any extra money? You can do this by buying gift cards to use for everyday purchases. For every card sold we earn a profit from 1½% all the way to 16%, depending on the merchant. To get your cards, just fill out an order form and attach a check or cash. Checks should be made payable to St. John’s Blymire’s UCC. You may drop the orders in the offering plate, place them on Wanda’s desk in the office or mail them to the church. Payment must be included with your order. Orders will be sent to the Great Lakes Scrip Center each Monday morning. You may pick up your gift cards from Sandy Innerst at church the following Sunday. For more information about the program, you may call Wanda at the church office or check out the website http://www.glscrip.com
SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS: The Called to Care Team would like to offer “Showers of Blessings” to those who are sick or in need of comfort or support. This card shower of prayers, inspirational notes and cards may be sent to anyone, not just members of SJB. To initiate this outreach, put the name and address on a prayer request in the collection plate or call Wanda at the church office.
