Upcoming Events at St. John's

November 22 (Saturday)	9 am	The Greening of Baltimore & Lansdowne Avenues Location: Borough Green (Lansdowne & Baltimore Avenues) Join a team of volunteers to help plant trees (and other related jobs). Please join us if you are interested in improving the look of Lansdowne's busiest intersection. Call the parish office (610-623-3731) during the week for details.
November 22 (Saturday) and November 23 (Sunday)	9 am to noon	Leaf Clean up Location: St. John's lawn Bring your own rake to help clean up the leaves on St. John's lawn. The Fall Cleanup is a big job, so please help us if you can.
Beginning November 23 (Sundays)	9:15 am	Advent Teaching Series: The Gospel of Mark Location: Parish Hall Father Ken will be offering an Advent teaching series on the Gospel of Mark, starting on Sunday, November 23rd. Mark will be the Gospel for the coming liturgical year, beginning the First Sunday of Advent, November 30th. Mark is the shortest of the Gospels and can be read in about an hour. Participants are asked to read this first of the Gospels before the 23rd.
November 24 to December 31		2009 Annual Pledge It's time for parish members to submit their pledges for 2009. Our parish bases its 2009 budget on the amount of money pledged. Please pledge what you think you can afford. St. John's understands today's uncertain economy, and will not "bill" you if your total contribution does not match your pledge. Thank you. Click here to access a 2009 Pledge that you can fill out and mail to the parish office (at the address at the top of this page).
November 25 (Tuesday)	7:30 pm	Ecumenical Community Thanksgiving Worship Service Location: Lansdowne Presbyterian Church (Lansdowne & Greenwood Avenues) NOTES: Non-perishable food items for the Food Cupboard will be collected at the door. Also, as is the custom, the offering will be divided between the Food Cupboard and the "Lansdowne & Vicinity Ministerium Emergency Fuel Fund."
November 27 (Thursday) Thanksgiving Dinner RSVP by Nov. 21st	4:00 pm	St. John's Second Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Location: Parish Hall (Enter through the Lych Gate on Lansdowne Avenue.) Father Ken & Bernice Wissler invite you to the Second Annual St. John's Family Thanksgiving Dinner. Bernice will be preparing the old fashioned Thanksgiving dinner, but she needs to know how many turkeys, pies, and mashed potatoes (etc.) to make. Therefore, please sign your name and the number of people in your party on the sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall by November 21st. Or contact the Parish Office (610-623-3731 - leave message), or email Bernice at thewisslers@comcast.net.
December 6 (Saturday) Monthly Jazz Mass	5:00 pm Music starts at 4:50 pm	Jazz Mass ("First Saturdays at St. John's") Click for details and sample music.
December 20 (Saturday) Special Worship Service	5:00 pm	Taizé Worship Service
December 24 Christmas Eve (Wednesday) Christmas Worship Services, preceded by Christmas Music	4:30 pm 5:00 pm - - - - - 7:30 pm 8:00 pm	Program of Christmas Music Family Christmas Eve Eucharist - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Program of Christmas Music Traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight Eucharist
Flowers for Christmas Worship Services ("Christmas Memorials")		Christmas Memorials Please submit names and your donation for the Floral Christmas Memorials no later than Wednesday, December 17th. The minimum donation is $20. Call the parish office (610-623-3731) during the week for details.
January 3 2009 (Saturday) Monthly Jazz Mass	5:00 pm Music starts at 4:50 pm	Jazz Mass ("First Saturdays at St. John's") Click for details and sample music.

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES
8:00 am	Quiet Eucharist Worship Service (No music or choir, etc.)
10:30 am	Family Eucharist Worship Service & Sunday School (including "Godly Play" for Preschoolers)