OUR
CHURCH MISSION
• Family Promise is
an organization that is committed to helping low-income
families nationwide to achieve lasting independence.
It is done by helping communities mobilize to provide
safe shelter, meals, and support services for homeless
families and through programs designed to redress the
underlying causes of homelessness. St. John’s is
participating with the churches of the greater Kutztown
community to provide temporary shelter for homeless families.
Please contact Dr. Serio to assist with this project. http://www.familypromise.org
• Annual Thanksgiving
Dinner All are invited
- local families too far from relatives to travel, single
-parent families, seniors, students, empty nesters, and
newcomers to the area. Rides are provided to those who
need them. Meals are delivered to the housebound and Meals-in-Wheels
clients on request. Pickup/carry-out service is available,
too.
Food preparation: 8:00
a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Meals on wheels delivery: 11:00a.m.
Dinner: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Clean up: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Contact Karlene Brintzenhoff for
more information. 620 683-8720 karlene@hometownu.com
• Meals
on Wheels Beginning in January, 2005, the “Meals-on-Wheels”
program, administered and operated by the Berks County Senior
Citizens Council, will be located in the St. John’s Center
for Spiritual Renewal, 240 West Walnut Street, and will operate
daily, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The
program will also provide for seniors to eat their meals at
the center. Other activities will also take place here during
the hours of operation. ADA access has already been provided
into the building and further renovations, consistent with
our overall plans, will also be made. Karen Blitch is the director
of the senior center.
• The
Elizabeth Project provides mentors and persons willing
to teach life skills to the children at the Children’s
Home of Reading. Sessions are held on Tuesday evenings.
Please see Mike Dooley or Pastor Serio if you are interested
in assisting. Other St. John’s people on the steering
committee are David Bullock, Cathy Dill, and Gini Grim.
• Youth Mission Trip
(June) Details TBA
• Friend,
Inc. is
our local multi-service referral agency assisting families
and individuals of any age, income, or background who
are having difficulty in overcoming the obstacles of
everyday living. St. John’s supports the work of
the agency and assists in many of the projects.www.friendinc.org
• Living with loss is
a professionally-led support group for those grieving
the death of someone they love. It is held once a week
for six weeks in various churches in the Kutztown area
and is led by Louisa Weber, a member of St. John’s,
through Family Life Services. http://www.diakon.org/fls/NPCounseling.asp
• Berks Women in Crisis is
a private, non-profit, domestic and sexual violence center
located in Reading. The center was founded in 1976 by
a group of volunteers rooted in the belief that all people
are entitled to a life free from physical, sexual, and
emotional violence. This project receives on-going support
from St. John's and members of St. John's serve on its
Board of Directors.www.pcadv.org/bwic/
• Kutztown University Roundtable
for alcohol and drugs initiated by former
Kutztown University President, David McFarland, the Roundtable
brings together public school educators, clergy, law
enforcement, judiciary, drug and alcohol treatment professionals,
bar owners and distributors, university faculty, staff,
and students to identify and implement solutions to the
alcohol and drug use problem. Dr. F. Javier Cevallos,
Kutztown University President, and Dr. Harry L. Serio,
pastor of St. John's, are co-chairs of this group.
http://www.kutztown.edu/admin/studaff/roundtable/
• Womens Book & Breakfast is
for Adult Women with alcohol and substance dependence.
AA meets at St. John's on Saturday mornings.
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