Have a Heart for Veterans
200 boxes of Valentine candy were purchased with the Thrivent Community Impact Card. These boxes were included in gift bags stuffed with goodies and distributed at local Veteran facilities.
The Have a Heart for Veterans project was spearheaded by Kathy Speer, the Housing Administrator of Wesley by the Bay. In the photo is her assistant.
FEED THE NORTHEAST 2024
Our Mission
Our goal was to collect 500 food items to donate to the Ocean City Food Cupboard. If we could accomplish this goal, Thrivent agreed to donate a check for $500.
Over the Top!
We exceeded our goal because of our generous congregation (some pictured here)!! Together we collected over 650 items.
Thank you to all who made our mission a success!
We delivered over 650 items to the Ocean City Ecumenical Council food cupboard 11/7/2024.Accepting the food were Jack Shea, president of the OCEC (back row, right) and Debbie Buckley, (front row, right) co-coordinator of the OCEC food cupboard. Marcus Dobberfuhl (center, back row) was project coordinator from St. John Lutheran church. Diane Bechtold had three wonderful helpers deliver the goods. Thanks to all who contributed food items during the month of October and to Thrivent for their generous contribution.
St. John Missions
Seafarers International House
Each year we donate items to this Lutheran mission to offer Christian love, a helping hand and friendship to Seafarers from around the world. Donate directly to this worthy cause through the Amazon Wish List. Visit the link below to view the Seafarer's website or click the button to order an item directly from Amazon. Donations can also be made through St. John. A satchel of items is a $35 donation, however, any donation towards a satchel is greatly appreciated.
ELCA Good Gifts
As members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), we believe that God is calling us into the world – together. And with generous, loving hands, we can make a difference.
ELCA Good Gifts is your opportunity to provide critical support to the ministries and programs that mean the most to you and the people you love. https://goodgifts.elca.org
The Branches Outreach
The Branches Outreach
The Branches Outreach is a nonprofit, overarching organization that supports the work of the Branches Outreach Center, Food Pantry, mobile food delivery and all services and programs for the relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged residents of Cape May County.
Please Give to Help Those Suffering From Disasters
ELCA: Lutheran Disaster Response
Lutheran Disaster Response shares God's hope, healing and renewal with people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world. When the dust settles and the headlines change, we stay to provide ongoing assistance to those in need.
Dear St. John...
Ministries
NJ Synod
The NJ Synod is a geographical grouping of Evangelica Lutheran Church in America. To stay connected click the link below.
Faith and Fellowship
Meets every second Tuesday evening from 6:30-7:30 pm via Zoom. See main page for details.
Daily Bible Reading
Click here to visit the ELCA Daily Bible Reading online.
St. John Dinner Club
This informal groups meets at an area restaurant on the third Thursday of every month at 4:30pm.
WELCA
Women of the ELCA meets monthly in the lounge. See calendar page for details or click below.
Volunteer Opportunities at The Shores
United Methodist Communities at The Shores
Volunteer opportunities
Bingo callers
Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00-3:00pm
Training provided.
Transport volunteer
Wednesdays 9am-12pm
Escort residents from their apartments to our in-house hair salon.
Wheelchair experience preferred. Training provided.
Walking club – Tapestries (flexible days/times)
Enjoy an outdoor or indoor walk around our community.
Dementia education provided.
Friendly visits (flexible days/times)
Visit with residents in common areas inside and outside our community
Therapy dog volunteer (flexible days/times)
Escort our therapy dog, Melly to her visits with residents around our community
Must have experience with dogs. Training provided.
Musical volunteer (flexible days/times)
Entertain residents throughout the community with your instruments or our piano.
Activities volunteer (flexible days/times)
Engage in shuffleboard, ski ball, air hockey or pool with assisted living residents.
Event/program volunteer
Assist as needed during events, concerts, activities and programs
Green thumb volunteer
Maintain our outdoor flower pots and garden as needed.
Bring your talents or interests to The Shores!
Contact Michele Musto with your projects/ideas to enhance the lives of our residents 609-391-6321
"The Last Hurrah!"- Cedar Fund Endowment Initiative
The Last Hurrah Series
This program involves a series of conversations with professionals from various fields including Financial, Legal, Medical and Church related topics that all focus on "end of life" issues.
Save the date
Sunday, June 22nd, St John will host a seminar regarding Alzheimers with a representative from The Alzheimer's Association.
Please check back for upcoming dates.
Cedar Fund Endowment Fund
"Our future is rooted in today."
A church like ours is on a mission. It’s not just about
our work today—though that’s why most of us do our
giving. It’s not even about our building that needs
ongoing care. It’s about creating a durable church
foundation that’s here for your grandkids’ grandkids.
This can be done by giving something extra to our
endowment fund, a fund that can grow even as a
portion of it is spent on mission-critical expenses.
In November, 2021 we created a new endowment fund to support the mission and ministries of St. John, and Church Council has committed $10,000 to start the St. John "Cedar Fund." How can you help? Well, you'll notice some extra giving envelopes in the back of the church, and donations with "Cedar Fund" in the memo line will be gratefully accepted.
For more information about how our endowment fund
works, contact [person’s name] or contact Thrivent
Charitable at thriventcharitable@thrivent.com or call
800-365-4172 (where our endowment is held).