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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


 

Summer worship

Sunday Bulletin

Pentecost Sunday

June 15, 2025

The Sunday after Pentecost is celebrated each year as Trinity Sunday, a day on which the church meditates on the mystery of our God, one divine unity of three distinct presences. Each way that we speak about the Trinity is inadequate. Indeed, a God we could understand wouldn't be much of a God. This Sunday we will be helped by a poem in Proverbs, a psalm, Paul, John, our prayers, several hymn writers, the text of our liturgy, a sermon, and the gift of bread and wine, as in worship we are gathered into the life of our unfathomable God.  

 

 

St. John's live streams its worship each week. The link for Facebook is below; all you have to do is click on it to go directly to St. John's Facebook page. 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. 

https://www.facebook.com/stjohnlcssandusky 

Gods Word Comes Near

Hopewood Day Camp hosted by St. John's Lutheran Church, Sandusky and Zion Lutheran Church, Huron. Mark your calendars for "God's Word Comes Near" Day Camp. It will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, Huron, Monday, July 14 through Friday, July 18, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Our camp provides the perfect opportunity for children completing kindergarten - 6th grade. Youth will enjoy a fun-filled, jam-packed, high-energy, God-loving, week-long experience!

Cost: $50.00 for 1st child, $40.00 for 2nd child in the family - Scholarships are available. 

Fill out the registration form at the following link. Email your completed registration form to zionhuron@gmail.com or mail to Zion Lutheran Church, 930 S. Main St. Huron, OH 44839. 

 

 

· 2025 -The Year of Listening · 

The Year of Listening Memory Verse:

"Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live..." (Isaiah 55:3a).


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The Work of the People of God

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.

Summer Worship Hours: Sanctuary worship is at 9:30 a.m. June 1st thru August 31st.

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 for the success of our catechism students and day camp attendees, their leaders and families; to welcome and support the area’s seasonal workers; and to continue to pray for peace in every part of the world. that people at St. John’s, keep our hearts and spirits open to new opportunties.

It’s time to take care of the Giving Garden: The garden group will start meeting every Tuesday morning at 9A.M. starting June 3rd for weeding and fellowship.

Joint Worship with Zion Huron: We have been invited by Zion, Huron for worship on Sunday, June 22nd at 9am. Bishop Daniel will be preaching, and our choir is invited to participate. No sanctuary worship at 9:30 am at St. John’s.

St. John’s Beach Worship/picnic at Nickel Plate Beach at 5:00 pm on June 22nd. Hot dogs and drinks will be provided. Please bring a dish to share!

Scholarship applications will be available during the month of June for members of John’s attending post-secondary education. Application forms can be obtained at the church.  Please complete the form with your information and mail it to the church: St. John’s Lutheran Church, c/o the Scholarship Team 106 Scheid Rd., Sandusky, Ohio 44870.  Applications must be returned by June 30, 2025 to be eligible for the scholarship. Recipients will be announced in July or August.

Scripture and Prayer: We will meet at Parkvue Community at 12:00 noon on July 2, 2025. 

Share your talents: July 13 we will have a talent show during 9:30 worship. We did this a couple of years ago and it was wonderful! Would you like to share a poem, a song, a painting, or any talent you have? We need to know who is willing to share their talents by June 25.

St. John’s Sign Ministry: Our church sign is a wonderful part of St. John’s ministry. It is a light to the community who travel North and South past St. John’s. Do you enjoy looking forward to what the next message will be? Pastor Stacy has a list of messages to share with all who travel past but the sign ministry needs your help. The message is changed once a month. Would you talk with Ron Zorn or Ray Witt to help out with this ministry? There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board. By helping change our message, you are sharing in taking the love of Christ out to the community.

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

 






 Parish Worship

With a thankful and cheerful heart

Summer Worship Hours: Sanctuary worship is at 9:30 a.m. June 1st thru August 31st. View the Bulletin

St. John's live streams its worship each week. The link for Facebook is below; all you have to do is click on it to go directly to St. John's Facebook page. 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.

https://www.facebook.com/stjohnlcsandusky/

 


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 Parish Events

With a thankful and cheerful heart

Upcoming Events in the Parish

Summer Worship Schedule

Summer Worship Hours: Sanctuary worhsip is at 9:30 June 1st thru August 31st.

Joint service with Zion Lutheran at Nickle Plate Beach

Joint Worship with Zion Huron: We have been invited by Zion, Huron for worship on Sunday, June 22nd at 9am. Bishop Daniel will be preaching, and our choir is invited to participate. No sanctuary worship at 9:30 am at St. John’s.

Summer worship at Nickle Plate Beach

St. John’s Beach Worship/picnic at Nickel Plate Beach at 5:00 pm on Sunday, June 22nd. Hot dogs and drinks will be provided. Please bring a dish to share!

Scripture and Prayer

Scripture and Prayer will meet on July 2nd at Parkvue Community at 12:00 noon. 

 

 

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 Online Giving
Sharing blessings

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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