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St. John Lutheran Church
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American Red Cross spring blood drive

Thank you to all who participated in making our drive a success!  We hope to see you in the fall for our next blood drive.  

A special thank you to Thrivent for sponsoring this blood drive.

    Local donation centers and thrift stores

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    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. 

    Click Here to donate to the Lutheran Disaster Response Fund Through Thrivent.
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    On November 20th Easterseals hosted friendsgiving at st. john.

      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.

      Thank you to all who helped with the clean up of St. John Grounds this fall. Lunch was provided by Thrivent.

        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. 

        https://www.sihnyc.org/christmas-at-sea

        Amazon Wish List

        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.

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        Rev. Bridget Gautieri in Wittenberg, Germany.

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        A thank you from the Rev. Bridget Gautieri

          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.

          Lutheran Disaster Response

          On June 9th, St. John welcomed Dorothy Mary Garcia as a newly baptized member of God's family.

            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.  

            NJ Synod Website

            Faith and Fellowship

            Meets every second Tuesday evening from 6:30-7:30 pm via Zoom. See main page for details. 

            Email

            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. 

            Email

            WELCA

            Women of the ELCA meets monthly in the lounge. See calendar page for details or click below.

            Find out more

            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 

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            "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).


            10th & Central Avenue, Ocean City, NJ 08226

            609-399-0798  office@stjohnlutheranoc.org

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