What REALLY Happened at That Wedding? – 1-19-25
What REALLY Happened at That Wedding?
Most of us are familiar with the story surrounding Jesus’ first miracle: He was at a wedding reception and turned water into the finest wine! Why? To be the life of the party? Well.. it’s deeper than all that, so why not join Pastor Jack this Sunday for his message, “What REALLY Happened at That Wedding?”. You’ll be surprised when you connect the dots and discover the personal applications that change YOUR life! Don’t miss it!
GETTING TO KNOW YOU – The Membership Team will be launching a campaign in 2025 to help our members get to know each other better. The first initiative will be the creation of a new member directory (hard and soft copy). Please update your household information for our database. A letter with your current information will be handed out on Sunday or mailed to your home. There is a box to collect updates in the Narthex. We will collect the updates until Feb. 2. Thanks!
THRIVENT CUSTOMERS – Many thanks to all of you who wrote Thrivent grants in 2024. Your hard work and that of Denise Leifen, who coordinated this effort, resulted in approximately $8,000. In grant funds for SOTH!!
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PHOTOS – are on display in the Parish Hall. Many thanks to Bill Davis and Wendy Whipple for their efforts.
SAVE THE DATES:
MOVIE NIGHT – Saturday, February 8th 5:00pm -Heaven is for Real. Hot dogs, popcorn and more. Sign up in Narthex.
RE-GIFTING -It’s that time of year again. If there is something that you get for the holidays that you won’t use and would like to re-gift it we are accepting items now. Please bring them in and give them to Barbara Robinson, Diane Hassa or Mary Ann DiCola,
COFFEE HOUR – DiCola’s will be away for a little over a month and help is needed to set up and clean up along with help during. Please sign up in the parish hall on the Coffee Hour bulletin board. You will need to arrive by 8:00am and be prepared to leave by 11:30. The dates are January 19th, January 26th, February 2nd, February 9 and February 16th. Please consider signing up for one Sunday or we won’t be having coffee hour.
HAMS NEEDED – for soup kitchen meal preparation. Please see Phyllis F. for further information.
FISH N CHIPS DINNER – Sun., April 6, 2025. Please mark your calendars. Tickets will go on sale on February 1
EVENING BIBLE STUDY – In person at SOTH, the first and third Mondays at 6 PM. All are welcome. BIBLE STUDY SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO EXPECTED INCLEMENT WEATHER.
BROWN BAG BIBLE STUDY
Continues in person at Holy Trinity Church or via Zoom, the first and third Wednesdays from noon-12:45. Join Pastor Jack for a lively discussion of the Bible. No prior experience necessary! Click here to join us via Zoom.
JOIN US WITH GENEROUS GIVING TO OUR MISSION: with these gifts, we continue to welcome folks to our community, to equip them with faith tools – learning the word, prayers for one another, and communal support – and then to send us into the world to welcome others. Your donations to SOTH can be accomplished in the following ways:
- On Sunday, place your donation in the offering plate.
- Mail your offering to: SOTH 246 Woodport Rd., Sparta, NJ 07871
- Go online to setup your e-giving from your checking, savings, credit card or debit card http://secure.myvanco.com/L-YXCY
- Download Vanco Mobile (Faith) on your smartphone, search for Shepherd of the Hills (Sparta)
- Text Giving to 973-832-0226 You can make a one-time gift or setup recurring offerings.
PLEASE CONTACT GEOFF JOHNSEY FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH ELECTRONIC GIVING at gjohnsey@icloud.com.
Supplemental Opportunities For Giving – In addition to financial offerings mentioned above, there are additional ways to support our congregation that are mentioned on our website: https://www.sothnj.org/giving.
Many thanks to all of the donors who support our mission!
WORSHIP INFO For January 19, 2025
Worship Service Bulletin
New Link for Zoom Bible Study, Wed. at noon
Meeting ID: 829 4727 4304
Passcode: 002314
SOTH CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL AND TEAM LEADERS
Janine Shugan – Council President (shugan@optonline.net)
Don Wolff – Vice President (wolffd33@gmail.com)
Brett Maynard – Treasurer (bwmay2021@gmail.com)
Solveig Schunk – Recording Secretary (solveig2012@gmail.com)
Geoff Johnsey – Financial Secretary (gjohnsey@icloud.com)
Pat Kovacs – Worship and Music (pattyk13us@yahoo.com)
Nancy Wood – Christian Education (nawood64@gmail.com)
Arden Krych – Giving (ardenkrych@gmail.com)
Judi Wolff – Activities (wolffjudi@gmail.com)
Patrick Wood – Property (phwood67@gmail.com)
Rick Erck – Membership (heighwood@outlook.com)
STREAMING IS HERE!: We are excited to announce that you can now view our service live at 9:00 a.m. each Sunday. Click on this link to see the service and subscribe to our SOTH channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@shepherdofthehillslutheran8820/streams Don’t worry if you missed the live broadcast. All services are archived on our channel. You can also search for us on Facebook and like our page. https://www.facebook.com/SOTHNJ/.