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St. John’s Lutheran Church 67 Litchfield Ave.
Depew, New York 14043 (716)683-3947
Www.sjlcdepew.com [email protected]
Rev. Galen M. Purpura Jr. Pastor
Ms. Lois Will
Music Director
Mr. RJ. Nieman Contemporary Band Leader
Greetings Everyone, It sure has been a long few months, but I’m extremely excited to announce that we are finally ready to return to worship at St. John’s! Our first worship services will be held on Sunday June 28th at 8:30am and 11:15am! What an interesting time these last 3 months have been! It will certainly be refreshing to be together in our church!! Thank you so very much for your continued love, sup-port, your understanding, your participation in online worship, private communion and other special events as we have continued in ministry during this COVID crisis. As we now transition and prepare to worship, we have developed 4 safety steps to help protect against coronavirus. We would appreciate everyone’s cooperation as we utilize the following 4 steps: Step 1 – Entry • Please plan on coming 15 – 20 minutes early to allow for screening. • All Entry will be only through the Front Glass Doors – Side parking lot doors are
not available. • Safe Distancing of 6’ will need to be practiced throughout your worship experi-
ence. • 50 – 60 people will our Capacity with Safe Distancing • Face Masking, Temperature Scan and Hand Sanitizing will be expected for every-
one Step 2 – Sanctuary Seating • We will log in and record each person’s name. • Every other pew will be used to maintain distancing. • About 4 per pew, ie. 2 on each end, same households can fill a pew. \ • Pew Racks will be emptied of all materials (Hymnals, Bibles, Cards, etc.) to avoid surface spread Step 3 – Worship Experience • Singing – Only from a Soloist, Pastor, possibly some choir members • Communion – Private with Pastor, not during the service. • Sharing the Peace – discontinued for now • Offering – plates will be available in the back as you go to the pew. Step 4 – Dismissal • Pastor will not be greeting • Ushered out last row 1st Safe Distance, orderly
Summer Service Schedule begins: Sunday June 28th – 8:30 and 11:15
Saturday 4:30 - will be phased in beginning July 11th.
The Journal St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church-Depew, New York
Special July & August Edition
The Journal JULY & AUGUST 2020– SPECIAL EDITION
RADIO SPONSORSHIP
Sponsorships are still available! If you are interested in sponsoring a radio broadcast, please contact the church office for available dates. 45.00 per line 180.00 per Sunday Broadcast
CONFIRMATION
With the COVID 19 crisis, unfortunate-
ly the Rite of Confirmation had to be
postponed.
As a tentative plan I am looking to hold
the Rite of Confirmation at the end of
October on Reformation Sunday
(October 25th, 2020) during the 830am
service.
Interviews and review of course work
will be scheduled in late September or
early October..
Since we have not been able to meet for
regular sessions, I will plan a day to do
a final review of the material students
have been hopefully working on at
home.
Workbooks should be completed by the
students at this point, however if they
are not, please work hard over these
next few months to complete the les-
sons.
THANK YOU
Thank you to so many of you for the very thoughtful cards, the prayers, the text messages, the gifts and even a meal while I recovered from surgery! We truly appreciate your care and con-cern! Pastor Galen and Family
NEW MEMBER CLASS
ONE MORE CLASS TO GO!! Unfortunately our adult member-ship class had to abruptly stop back in March. At this point, with summer now underway, we will plan to meet again in early Sep-tember. The special Rite of new membership will then take place in September during a Sunday Worship selected by the group!
WORSHIP VIDEOS
What’s going to happen to the wor-ship videos as we are now transi-tioning back to regular worship? Well…. Our hope is to keep them going and posting them to our web-site. Of course, these videos have really
become our “going to church” under these special COVID cir-cumstances. However, it should be said, As regular in person worship in now becoming a reality, these video isn't meant to re-place coming together as a community during one of our services! Nothing beats being together!!!
We will continue to post videos as an outreach tool for folks look-ing to learn about worship life at St. John’s. And we will continue to post them as a ministry tool, for folks who still aren't comforta-ble in coming to worship out of health concerns. Please plan to carve out time EACH WEEK to come to church!! It is so important for us to re-establish community after this COVID crisis! And not only that, it’s how hugely important it is for us to gather around God’s word and be his presence for one another!!
BUILDING ACCESS
During this time of transition, we kindly ask that all those attending worship refrain from utilizing other parts of our church building with exception to the church sanc-tuary and the upstairs office restroom. All other areas are closed! And as it has been, no outside groups are permitted to utilize the building at this time.
SUMMER SCHEDULE
PLEASE NOTE!!! The contemporary worship service will remain at 11:15am throughout the summer months. THERE IS NO TIME CHANGE AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS!! This will allow more time for disinfecting the church after the 830am service!
The Journal JULY & AUGUST 2020– SPECIAL EDITION
3 Hayden Herbold
Karen Shafer
Jamie Bluhm
Ross Contella
Austin Surface
5 Richard Thurnherr IV
Katherine Lange
Janet Erickson
6 Jenna Burnham
8 Robert Rich
Mary Warner
9 Susanne Bluhm
10 Debra Best
Kerry Lesanti
Aisley Sharpe
13 Caleb Hojnacki
15 Hope Obertean
16 Michael Mayback
Cameron Fragale
17 Joan Keating
Mason Nieman
Joseph Baird
19 Kimberly Castiglione
20 Kathy Beck
John Durso
22 William Borowski
Jennifer Sharpe
JULY BIRTHDAYS
23 Claire Farry
Renay McCarthy
Rose Kirch
24 Scott Geisen
25 Laura Tirone
26 Eden Jagielo
27 Paul Pijacki
1 Joelle Baird
Dawn Varga
2 Jennifer Keating
Lori Lesanti
Susan Farry
3 Arthur Benson
Jeremy Vriesen
Michelle Hughey
4 Kristin Sextone
5 Ted Goga
6 Pr. Galen Purpura, Jr.
8 Michael Brown
Lucas Possinger
8 Claire Durso
Jim Kless
9 Kimberly Lorenz
Kori Kent
11 Scott McIlhagga
12 Sue Pijacki
13 Gail Nunz
James Vriesen
14 McKenzie Kilanowski
Henley Sharpe
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
1 Wayne & Debra Dziengielewski
Chris & Angela Geelan
3 Mr. & Mrs. Loren Ratajczak
4 Andrew & Donna Mcnett
5 John & Andrea Fragale
11 Ed & Deann Lorenz
12 Martin & Debra Wisniewski
15 Paul & Donna Murawski
17 Timothy & Theresa Koehane
20 John & Colleen Kilanowski
23 Gregory & Joy Yaskow
24 Arthur & Lidia Benson
Richard & Suzanne Sabadasz
31 James & Trudy Possinger
28 Heather Sabadasz
Sue Hillman
30 Janice Blackwell
Michael Durning
31 Dave Tirone
Alexandra Irvine
Natalie Warner
Morgan Delconte
Neal Schlesinger
Pat Schlebus
15 Tyler Pesch
19 Thomas Bluhm
20 Patrick Farry
22 Dylan Pesch
23 Jacob Ekstrum
24 Iyla Lorenz
25 Matthew Goodyear
26 Karen Rutkowski
Peter Blackwell
27 Branden Purpura
28 Matthew Borowski
29 James Possinger
John Sweeney
30 Sarah Hoffman
30 Jean Radder
31 Aubree Pauly 1 Ron & Brittany Lorenz
Gary & Barb Geitter
3 James & Dawn Brennan
4 Dave & Nicole Edwards
11 Adam & Chandra Jagielo
16 John & Kathy Beck
17 Matthew & Jessica Goodyear
19 Michael & Cherie Lysiak
21 Justin & Katie Burnham
25 Larry & Patricia Rindfuss
28 Greg & Shannon Schulz
29 Robert & Karen Zielen
31 Andrew & Amy Krupa
JULY ANNIVERSARIES
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
St. John’s Officers:
President:
Tony Martino ([email protected])
Elders: ([email protected])
Rod Lorenz (Chair) Paul Pijacki (Recording Secretary)
Jamie Bluhm Betty Cavaleri
Harold Deutschlander John Fragale, Jr.
John Hughey Jim Kless
Bryan Mayback Barb Perry
John Preston Derek Robinson
Ken Schabert
Board of Trustees: ([email protected])
Edwin Lorenz Larry Rindfuss
Guy Ramey
Secretary of the Council: Susan Vriesen
Financial Director: Mike Brown
Board of Education Chair: Kim Castiglione
Youth & Family Ministry Chair: Kim Lorenz
Stewardship Chair: Laura Tirone
Shepherds Staff Chair:
Cherie Lysiak ([email protected])
Sunday School Superintendent: Chandra Jagielo
Altar Guild Chair: Betty Cavaleri
Communion Assistants: Tom Bluhm
John Sweeney Jim Kless
Erie County Home Fellowship:
Karen Shafer
Prayer Chain: Ross Contella
Radio Announcers: Jim Kless
Karen Lorenz Guy Ramey
Darlene Schwenk Debra Wisniewski
Saturday Musicians:
Rudy & Sue Tichy
Communion Deacons: Betty Cavaleri Deann Lorenz Jane Marone Karen Shafer
Lois Will
St. John’s Lutheran Church
67 Litchfield Ave. Depew, New York 14043
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Phone: (716) 683-3947 E-mail: [email protected]
Pastor’s e-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.sjlcdepew.com
Pastor Rev. Galen M. Purpura Jr.
Organist and Music Director Mrs. Lois Will
Contemporary Music Leader Mr. RJ Nieman