January 13th

Join us for breakfast at the Hub City Diner at 9:00 am. Then at 10:30 am help with the annual taking down of the Christmas decorations.

February 4th

The not so Chili Cook-Off!

After the 11:00 am service in Mary Martha Hall, we will have a chili cook-off. Everyone is invited to participate or just enjoy the good food! If you would like to submit your chili to be judged please contact the office to provide a list of ingredients (for labeling). Prizes will be awarded.

February 14th

Ash Wednesday

Noon service in the Chapel

7:00 pm service in the Sanctuary

February 21st

Noon Lenten Midweek service in the Chapel

7:00 pm Lenten Midweek service in the Sanctuary

February 25th 

11:15 am Annual Congregational Meeting

Lydia's Closet is seeking donation for winter! 

We are in desperate need of men's clothing & shoes! All sizes !!! 

These can be brought to the Education Building. Lydia's Room (former Luther Library). 

If you need the items picked up, please contact Sandy, Ann, or Lisa, to make the arrangements.

Put yourself in their shoes:

"My stomach rumbles as I walk to my last period. What am I going to eat for dinner? Maybe I could have a slice of toast or something. Mommy is working, so I have to be a big boy and do it myself.

As I walk out of the school to where my bus is waiting I think, I wish it were Friday. Then I could get my white bag from Mrs. Lushbaugh and have a good meal. I’m very thankful for Micah’s Backpack because without it I might be hungry on the weekends."

Micah’s Backpack is a national nonprofit organization that helps to feed kids in need on the weekends during the school year. Students in need often receive free breakfast and free lunch during the week, but don’t have that available on Saturdays or Sundays. 

Through Micah’s Backpack program, these community children get the food they need for the weekends. The Micah’s Backpack program at St. Johns Lutheran Church provides meals for 25 local students to take home for the weekend. This bag of food makes a huge difference in the lives of these students at Bester Elementary.

Each bag we make contains 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, 2 fruits, 2 vegetables, and 2 snacks. Our program is sustained by donations from our congregation. Each month, a list of a few food items that you can donate to help out with this ministry will be provided for your convenience.

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER: Single-serve snack packages like pretzels, popcorn, or chip bags as well as more lunch options like Chef Boyardee microwave meals, canned chicken or tuna, and Mac-n-Cheese EZ cups.

Lunches for the Residents of Potomac Towers

• We provide 40 bagged lunches monthly. Our new date is the second Tuesday of the month. 

We are asking for volunteers to pack and deliver the lunches. Kristen Kessler has done an outstanding job these past several years and has set the bar high! The lunches consist of sandwiches, fruit, granola bars, chips, pretzels, etc. The lunches can be prepared the evening before and kept in the fridge in Bethany Hall. 

The delivery time is Tuesday, 11:00-11:15 AM. If interested, please contact Lisa Startzman, at 301-797-1527 or ssamggab@aol.com.

EVERY SUNDAY:

• Contemporary Worship Service in the Prince of Peace Chapel 9:00 a.m.
• Children’s Sunday School 9:30 a.m.  
• Adult Sunday School Class (Word & Witness) Please join us in the sacristy from 9:50 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. 
• Sundays and Seasons Sunday School (Focus is on the scripture readings of the day). Please join us in the Chapel from 9:50 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. beginning December 3rd.
• Coffee hour: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Mary Martha Hall)
• Traditional Worship Service in the Sanctuary 11:00 a.m.

All are welcome to attend! 

Midweek Fellowship on Wednesday's:

• Pot-luck dinner in the Worship Center from 6:30 a.m. -  7:00 p.m.
• Mid-Week Fellowship 7:00 p.m.