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Saint John's Lutheran Church

A Family of Disciples, Faithfully Making Christ Known

A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

Rev. Stacy Lauer-Scovanner
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106 Scheid Road
Sandusky, Ohio
419-625-2192


Increase Our Faith

October 2, 2022   Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost   Luke 17:5-10

The gospel on this coming Sunday speaks of how surprising it would be if a master served his slaves their evening meal. Yet this is exactly what happens each Sunday when Christ serves us at his table of mercy. Come to worship, and strengthen your faith in the power of this surprising food. 

Sanctuary worship is at 10:30 a.m. with live streaming on Zoom.

· 2022 -Year of Vision · 

The Year of Vision Memory Verse:

“And the one who was seated on the throne said, 'See, I am making all things new.'”
(Revelation 21:5a).

 


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The Work of the People of God

2022: The Year of Vision
Memory Verse:  Revelation 21:5a
“And the one who was seated on the throne said, 'See, I am making all things new.'”

 

Council asks the congregation to pray our students beginning Catechism studies this year, that their exploration of God’s word and our Lutheran history will help them grow spiritually.

Choir meets to practice on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm.  All are welcome! 

St. John’s Pet Blessing: Our pets are important to us and are deeply loved. We will be having a pet blessing on Sunday, October 16th during the children’s sermon. Please bring a picture of your pet to share during worship.  

We are starting small groups now that it is fall! There is quite the variety this year, and most only meet once a month. I hope you'll join one!

Art with Allison Young meets in her home, with a different project each month, on the 2nd Thursday.

Meditation and Movement with Pastor Stacy and Shannon Thomas will meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 11 AM at the Christian Life Center at Zion in Huron. This group offers time for prayer, scripture reading, reflection, and quiet. There will be gentle movements to go along with the prayers, but they can also be done in a chair. All ages and abilities are invited!

Men's Group with Jason Shupe and Andy Gundlach. Join them once a month for a relaxed conversation, usually around a fire or at the bar. The men who participated a couple of summers ago enjoyed the time just for them--to relax, to talk, to simply be. All men are invited.

Conversations with Lynn Schlessman meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month from 9-10 AM. Lynn will be offering to lead a group that will use materials she has written and used at monthly meetings conducted with men and women in prison. Some of the titles are Reflections and Reflecting, Questions About Fairness, Happiness Exercise, Event-Response-Outcome, Excuses And Reasons, and Changing The Way You Think And Act. Each session will begin with participants jotting down some responses to the questions and then the group will go through the questions with participants sharing as much or as little as they want to. Lynn says, "I find that I learn about myself as I hear others tell about how they face the challenges and respond to situation. I hope you will join me in this group on the second Sunday of each month at St. John’s at 9 am. Thanks for considering being a part of this discussion group."

Bible Study with Sandy Thompson meets one Thursday a month starting starting Oct. 6 at 1:00 pm. This group met during the last session of small groups and had so much fun they want to go again. Join them as they go a bit deeper into the bible. Prior knowledge is not needed, and there is a ton of room for questions and discusssion.

We need your help! We still need readers, ushers, and communion assistants most weeks!

 






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With a thankful and cheerful heart

Worship on Sunday, October 2nd is at 10:30 am in the sanctuary and on Zoom. View The Bulletin

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With a thankful and cheerful heart

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Small groups big impact

We are starting small groups now that it is fall! There is quite the variety this year, and most only meet once a month. I hope you'll join one!

Warm Up Those Voices

Choir meets to practice on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm. All are welcome!

Art with Allison

Art with Allison Young meets in her home, with a different project each month. They'll meet on the 2nd Thursday.

Meditation and Reflection

Meditation and Movement with Pastor Stacy and Shannon Thomas on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 11 AM at the Christian Life Center at Zion in Huron. This group offers prayer, scripture reading, reflection, and quiet time. There will be gentle movements to go along with the prayers, but they can also be done in a chair. All ages and abilities are invited.

Mens Group

Men's Group with Jason Shupe and Andy Gundlach. Join them once a month for a relaxed conversation, usually around a fire or at the bar. The men who participated a couple of summers ago enjoyed the time just for them--to relax, to talk, to simply be. All men are invited.

Conversations with Lyn

Conversations with Lynn Schlessman mees on the 2nd Sunday of the month from 9-10 AM. From Lynn: I will be offering to lead a group that will use materials I have written for use at monthly meetings I conduct with men and women that are in prison. Some of the titles are Reflections and Reflecting, Questions About Fairness, Happiness Exercise, Event-Response-Outcome, Excuses And Reasons, and Changing The Way You Think And Act. Each session will begin with participants jotting down some responses to the questions and then the group will go through the questions with participants sharing as much or as little as they want to. I find that I learn about myself as I hear others tell about how they face the challenges and respond to situation. I hope you will join me in this group on the second Sunday of each month at St. John’s at 9 am. Thanks for considering being a part of this discussion group.

Small Group with Sandy

Bible Study with Sandy Thompson, meets once a month on Thursday at 1 pm, starting Oct. 6. This group met during the last session of small groups and had so much fun they want to go again. Join them as they go a bit deeper into the bible. Prior knowledge is not needed, and there is a ton of room for questions and discussion.

Book Discussion: Love Without Limits: Jesus' Radical Vision for Love with No Exceptions by Jacqueline A. Bussie

Every day, millions of people lament the loss of civility, respect, and hope, and they wonder if it's possible to cultivate a love big enough to overthrow hate and heal our hurts. With courage, authenticity, and relevance, Jacqueline A. Bussie proclaims, "Yes! It's possible!" and urges readers to widen love's wingspan and to love as God loves--without limits or exceptions. Book Discussion will meet on Tuesday, October 11th at 10:00 am in the Upper Room at St. John’s. Read Chapter 6 for this month’s discussion.

All God's Creatures

St. John’s Pet Blessing: Our pets are important to us and are deeply loved. We will be having a pet blessing on Sunday, October 16th during the children’s sermon.  Please bring a picture of your pet to share during worship.

Meet Us For Scripture and Prayer

Scripture and Prayer: Come join us on Wednesday, October 5th for Scripture and Prayer! We meet at 1:00 pm at Berardi’s in Huron.

 

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Giving Options
 

Saint John's offers an electronic option to safely make both regular offerings and special donations to our church.

Or if you like to give a RECURRING GIFT, you can now contribute automatically from your checking or savings account through your credit/debit card or by a text message. Our electronic giving program offers convenience for you and provides much-needed income consistency for our congregation. But remember, if you are happy with your current giving method, you do not have to change a thing.

If you no longer want to write 52 checks a year or prepare 52 envelopes, this is a giving option for you to consider. And when travel, illness, or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, this program will allow your regular offerings to continue on an uninterrupted basis.

This electronic option allows donations to an array of budget items via a drop-down menu. Some examples are flowers, the cemetery fund, memorials, endowments, scholarships, fuel, and others.

Signing up for giving through tithe.ly

1. Go to get.tithe.ly

2. Click on “sign up free”

3. Click on “GIVE TO CHURCH”

4. Click on “GIVE ONLINE”

5. Click on “Create Account”

6, Fill out form (remember the pin number). Click “Submit”

7. You will see a screen that says “Your account has been created successfully!” Click “OK”

8. At the bottom of the following page, you may choose either “credit/debit” or “bank account.” Click on the one you prefer to set up for making your donations. Whichever you choose, you will be prompted to enter your information on the next page.

9. Enter your information for either “credit/debit card or bank account.” You will get a screen confirming that either your card or bank account info has been successfully saved! Click “OK”

10. Enter here the pin number you set in step 6.

11. Enter “St John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sandusky, Ohio” The Church should appear in the list generated. Click on it, then click: “Give Now”

12. Now you can enter the dollar amount you would like to give. It will come out of your bank account, or be charged to your credit/debit card, whichever you have set up. If you wish to cover the processing fee as part of your giving, please check the box that says “Cover Fees.” (Fees are .25 per transaction, plus 2.4% of the total. Ex.: on a $100 donation, fees would be $2.65.)

13. Click “Give”

Or, if you would rather donate by text:

Give Now BY TEXT

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  • Text “give” to: 614-389-9681
  • When prompted, enter your information (email, bank or credit card information, etc.) and the dollar amount you would like to donate. You will receive a text receipt verifying your donation.

This phone number is specific to St. John's only, so your donation will go directly to our tithe.ly account.

If you need any other help with the initial setup, please feel free to contact Melinda Zorn at 412-639-5477.

 

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