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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


Sunday Bulletin

You will find rest for your souls

October 6, 2024

Source and sustainer of life, we cherish the myriad works of your hands. Water, earth, and sky are yours, as are all their inhabitants, wild and tame. We thank you for creatures the nourish and serve us, befriend, enrich, entertain, and protect us. May we, who are made in you image, care for them well. And may your groaning yet wondrous creation rally and thrive, revealing to all who come after us your wise, redemptive, transfiguring love; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, Amen. 

 

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 

· 2024 -The Year of Story · 

The Year of Story Memory Verse:

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
(Acts 1:8).

 


 Parish Briefing
The Work of the People of God

2024: The Year of Rest
Memory Verse: Hebrews 4:9
“So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God.” 

Welcome to 2024: The Year of Rest. Our focus in 2024, is to receive and to practice God’s sacred gift of rest.

Worship Hours: Sunday Worship is at 10:30 am. 

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.

Council asks the congregation to pray in these stressful times to remember that we are ALL God's children and that we treat one another accordingly, with respect and understanding. 

Let us pledge to be people of peace as we pray together: "O God, where hearts are fearful and constricted, grant courage and hope. Where anxiety is infectious and widening, grant peace and reassurance. Where distrust twists our thinking, grant healing and illumination. All these things we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen."  (ELW, p. 76, edited)

Scripture and Prayer: We will meet at Parkvue Community at 12:00 noon on November 6, 2024. 

Adult Study with Lynn resumes on Sunday, September 15th at 9:15 am in the Upper Room. We will be looking at the life of Abraham. All are welcome to join the upcoming study.

Ladies you are invited: The Eastern Conference Women’s Fall Retreat will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at St. John Lutheran Church, 209 Southwest St. Bellevue OH.  Registration and coffee hour starts at 9:00 am. Program begins at 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Take a few hours out of your busy schedule for a time of prayer, devotion, fellowship, craft, and growing in God’s word. Cost: $10.00 paid at the door which includes coffee hour and lunch. RSVP by September 29th to St. John, Bellevue, 419-483-5422 or St.johnsofficesec@gmail.com.  

Blessing of our pets: The in-person pet blessing will take place on Saturday, October 19th at Parkvue Place by the back pond. Service from 1:00 to 1:15 pm and drop in blessings until 2:00 pm. Rain location in the chapel.

Beginning in October, Sunday School will be the second Sunday of the month. 

October 13th at 9:00 AM will be Sunday School for all ages. We will focus on the Reformation and dreaming. Please let Pastor Stacy or Dawn Schlessman know if you will be there so she knows how many items to prepare.

November 10th at 9:30 will be Sunday School for ALL youth. We will learn about Holy Communion, taste the bread, tell stories, and go a little deeper into our understanding of this sacrament. 

November 17th will be the first play practice for the Christmas program, which will be on December 15th in the barn. Please let Pastor Stacy know if your child/neighbor/grandchild/family member of any kind would like a role!

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 7, 2024. 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, Colleen Girard, 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.

Reformation is approaching on October 31st. So why do we celebrate the Reformation? What is it that sets us Lutherans apart? Join us as we Make Sense of Martin Luther! It's a seven week series, beginning October 15th at 11 AM at St John's (we will not meet the week of Thanksgiving). There is a book that goes with the series, so please let Pastor Stacy or Sandy know by September 21st if you would like a copy. Anyone is welcome in this group.

Book Club: Book Discussion will meet on Tuesday, November 12th at 10:00 am. We will discuss chapters 3 and 4. 

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

 






 Parish Worship

With a thankful and cheerful heart

Sunday Worship is at 10:30 am. 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/

 


 Parish Calendar
Faith Active Through Love

 Parish Events

With a thankful and cheerful heart

Upcoming Events in the Parish

 

Bible Study with Lynn

Adult Study with Lynn resumes on Sunday, September 15th at 9:15 am in the Upper Room. We will be looking at the life of Abraham. All are welcome to join the upcoming study.

All God's Creatures

Blessing of our pets: The in-person pet blessing will take place on Saturday, October 19th at Parkvue Place by the back pond. Service from 1:00 to 1:15 pm and drop in blessings until 2:00 pm. Rain location in the chapel.

Sunday School Returns in October

Beginning in October, Sunday School will be the second Sunday of the month.

October 13th at 9:00 AM will be Sunday School for all ages. We will focus on the Reformation and dreaming. Please let Pastor Stacy or Dawn Schlessman know if you will be there so she knows how many items to prepare.

November 10th at 9:30 will be Sunday School for ALL youth. We will learn about Holy Communion, taste the bread, tell stories, and go a little deeper into our understanding of this sacrament.

November 17th will be the first play practice for the Christmas program, which will be on December 15th in the barn. Please let Pastor Stacy know if your child/neighbor/grandchild/family member of any kind would like a role!

Reformation Study

Reformation is approaching on October 31st. So why do we celebrate the Reformation? What is it that sets us Lutherans apart? Join us as we Make Sense of Martin Luther! It's a seven week series, beginning October 15th at 11 AM at St John's (we will not meet the week of Thanksgiving). There is a book that goes with the series, so please let Pastor Stacy or Sandy know by September 21st if you would like a copy. Anyone is welcome in this group.

Jesus and John Wayne

Book Discussion will meet on Tuesday, November 12th at 10:00 am. Read Chapters 3 & 4 for the discussion. 

Scripture and Prayer

Scripture and Prayer will meet on November 6th at Parkvue Community at 12:00 noon. 

 

Northwestern Ohio Synod

 Online Giving
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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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