2025: The Year of Listening
Memory Verse: Isaiah 55:3a
"Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live..."
Welcome to 2025: The Year of Listening. Our focus in 2025 is to learn the sacred art of listening. Listening to God. Listening to Ourselves. Listening to Others. And Listening to the Community.
Live Stream Worship: St. John's live streams its worship each week. You DO NOT have to be a member of Facebook or join in order to watch the service. Thank you to those who keep working to improve our online worship.
In this season of Hope, Council asks the congregation to pray that the Holy Spirit moves through our congregation and open someone’s heart to the opportunity of serving God and our congregation as treasurer.
Thank you, members of St. John’s, for your support in donating personal care supplies for our God’s Work Our Hands project. A total of 90 personal care kits will be sent to LW Relief this October. Thank you for being the hands and feet of Christ in a hurting world through your support of Lutheran World Relief!
Catechism: We give thanks to Marcia Giordano for teaching catechism this year. We have twelve kids signed up, but know that not everyone can be here at the same time. We are hoping that this will be a priority, but also know that God is with us wherever we go. If you have a youth in grades 5-8 who is not yet confirmed, please let us know! Catechism permission slips can be downloaded here.
National Youth Gathering: The National Youth Gathering will be in Minneapolis in the summer of 2027. Youth currently in grades 7-11 are welcome to consider this great opportunity, and we will try to keep costs minimal. We will have an informational meeting at 9:30 on September 14th. This will also be a time for youth of these ages to get to know each other and to think about what they would like to do this year together.
Supper Club Returns with date change: Supper Club will meet on Wednesday, September 24th at 6:00 pm at Manny’s Restaurant, St. Rt. #250 and Bogart Rd. Sandusky. Due to choir practice and other activities on Thursday evenings, Supper Club will be held on the 3rd Wednesday. Please sign-up on the sheet at the back of the sanctuary for a great night of food and fellowship!
Book Club: Book club will be reading "Somehow" by Anne Lamott. We will meet on the third Tuesday of the month, beginning October 21st, at 10 AM in the upper room. We will read the preface and first chapter for the first gathering. You are welcome to join us even if you don't enjoy reading!
World Religions: We have been asked by various people about world religions. On the second Wednesday of every month, beginning October 8th, we will gather in the Upper Room at 10:30 AM. We will be using "Christianity and World Religions" by Adam Hamilton. The book is not required to participate, but could enhance learning.
Pet Blessing: We will have our annual pet blessing on October 4th at Parkvue from 10-11. Bring your pet over for a prayer and a blessing! This will be held in conjunction with additional local congregations.
Birthday in a box: We became aware of a need at elementary schools--students are not always able to afford a birthday treat to share with their class. Faith Life and Pastor Stacy are working with the school social worker to provide birthday treats for students who may need one. Would you like to sponsor a week? Let Pastor Stacy know! We hope to start in Huron this year and then expand to additional schools.
Scripture and Prayer: We will meet at Parkvue Community at 12:00 noon on September 10, 2025.
Choir and Bell Practice returns on Thursday, Sept. 11th. Choir practice at 5:30 and Bell practice at 6:15. We invite you to consider being part of these ministries of St. John’s.
What time would your family prefer to attend Christmas Eve worship? St. John’s Worship team would like your input to plan Christmas Eve worship times. We are taking a poll at our Rally Day worship, September 7th and at the sanctuary worship on Sunday, Sept. 14th. A ballot box will be available for your worship time selection. Ballots will be included in the bulletin on these two Sundays. We ask you to select one of the following times: 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm on the ballot insert. A churchwide email will be sent with the information for sending in your vote by email or mail. Please give these times careful consideration so your Worship Team can make the best possible decision for worship times. Please one vote per person. If you vote by ballot, please do not respond to the email vote. Thank you for your help. Sandy Thompson Worship Team Leader
Adult Study with Lynn: Begins on Sunday, September 14th at 9:15 am in the Upper Room. We will be looking at the Gospel of Mark. All are welcome to join the upcoming study.
Love at the Laundromat is returning on Saturday, September 27th from 10am until 2pm at Lakeshore Laundromat next to Huron Market. Watch the bulletin for more information in the next few weeks.
Endowment Grant Applications are being accepted: Please contact a member of the endowment team and they will be glad to mail you an application. The requests need to be presented to the Endowment committee no later than October 5, 2025. You can mail the application back to the church, put your request in the endowment mailbox in the basement or present it to any member of the committee. The committee members are John Miller, Ted Call, Jeff Justi, Bob Stacy, Kathy Schlessman, Ron Zorn, Pastor Stacy. If you have any questions, please see a member of the endowment committee.
The Endowment Team will hold its quarterly meeting in mid to late October, at which time all grant applications that have been presented will be reviewed and voted on. Those that are approved will be sent to the Finance Team for additional review and approval.
We need your help! We still need readers, ushers, and communion assistants most weeks!
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