Social Ministry Committee

The Social Ministry Committee mission is to address human needs and issues in Church and Society.  It plans and sponsors programs and activities that extend the congregation's ministries of mercy and justice in Christ's name to St. John's members, in the wider church, in the community, and beyond.  It attempts to be Christ's hand of love and care for people in special need... to fulfill Christ's 2^nd great commandment "to love our neighbor as ourselves."

Join us to help others and ourselves.  We work with a smile and smile while we work!  Third Wednesday night meetings are brief but fun.

During the year, the Social Ministry Committee 

collects food items and monetary donations for the Northern Berks Food Pantry and other items are collected on as needed basis.
registers members for the Boyer’s Food Market Share program. Money is donated to the World Hunger Project.
prepares and serves lunch to the Methodist Soup Kitchen (Reading).
registers members for Redner’s Save-A-Tape Program..
sends greeting cards to the congregation’s nursing home residents.
designates monies contributed in lieu of flowers to service agencies..
makes and distributes Valentine favors to nursing home residents and shut-ins.
celebrates the 90th Birthdays of the congregation’s nursing home residents.
holds an Everybody’s Birthday Party for the residents of the Home at Topton.
collects travel size sample toiletries to give to Woman in Crisis or other agencies as needed.
supports the large print order of service and assisting hearing devices for hearing and visually challenged worshipers.
participates in a Volunteer Day. People from our congregation and volunteers join us to prepare chili for the Methodist Soup Kitchen, do mailings for service agencies, and collect items for the Opportunity House and other service agencies.
sells Equal Exchange Fair Trade coffee to benefit small coffee growers in other countries.
collects Thanksgiving food bags for Northern Berks Food Pantry.
participates in Daffodil Days for the American Cancer Society.
participates in Christmas time in the Angel Tree Project for Salvation Army.
organizes the program for the congregation’s wheelchair accessible van to transport nursing home and shut-in members for worship service.
sponsors Parish Nurse Program.
sponsors an annual Open Hearts/Open Door Sunday service and luncheon for nursing home and shut-in members.