St. John’s will soon be creating a new church photo directory. Our previous photo directory was printed in 2007, 12 years ago … A new directory is certainly overdue! Lifetouch, formerly Olan Mills, will be taking our portraits and publishing the photo directory.

Photography sessions will be held in the church’s Parish Hall on the following dates:

• Monday, August 19 2:00–9:00 pm
• Friday, September 13 2:00–9:00 pm
• Saturday, September 14 10:00 am–5:00 pm

Each church family unit will receive a complimentary 8”x10” copy of their church directory portrait along with a complimentary copy of the church photo directory itself.

In addition, families and members will have the opportunity to purchase additional portraits, which will be taken by the photographers. There is no additional sitting fee. Offers and discounts will be made available toward the purchase of these portraits.

Stay tuned – further information, details, and promotional materials will be posted in the very near future.

The Cycle of Christmas (Christmastide) has three seasons: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. The Epiphany of Our Lord is January 6th a fixed date, like December 25th for Christmas Day. We will celebrate this Festival on Sunday, January 10th, at our regular morning worship services by means of a special order of worship. Scripture lessons that mark Jesus’ life from the visit of the Wisemen (The Epiphany of Our Lord) to the baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan will be accompanied by Epiphany carols and prayers. The service culminates in the greatest Epiphany of all – Jesus’ revelation to us in bread and cup at holy communion. The service is already on your calendar! Don’t miss it . . . or, better yet, bring a friend.

Please note that the church’s telephone system, including answering machine, is not working. We will have it back up and running as soon as possible. Remember that you may reach Pastor Ken at (570) 470-3538. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

We are trying to get this information out to as many people as possible–please email/call/tell other members of St. John’s that you are in contact with to let them know about this.