Every week we gather to remember God’s amazing love for us and to hear and receive Jesus’ forgiveness and peace. During each worship service, we share together in the wonder of the Good News of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection through singing, prayer, the reading of scripture, and preaching.
On the first and third Sundays we receive the sacrament of Holy Communion. Everyone is welcome at our Lord’s Table.
A nursery for young children is provided downstairs in our fellowship hall. Parents, who wish, are invited to take children to the nursery following Youth Time in worship.
The church is completely accessible to all persons. Parking is available across from the church. Greeters will direct you to the sanctuary and other facilities.
Are you interested in learning more about what happens here at Saint John's? Are you interested in becoming a new member? Please contact the church office at 419-625-2192 to begin the conversation.
I continue to hold you in prayer. This has been a Holy Week with so many ups and downs. I give thanks that we were still able to gather on Zoom, but I miss seeing you in person. It definitely felt different to gather in silence on Zoom, knowing that my kids were playing in the background. Still, I give thanks for that time of prayer and worship.
We gather for worship on Easter Sunday knowing that death does not have the last word and that Christ is risen. Worship is on Zoom at 10:30 AM. To join worship, download Zoom and enter the invitation. You may also call in.
We love our pets and they are an important part of God's creation. Here is a video of our pets that Jenna put together! Pets are also invited to worship tomorrow, both at the park and on Zoom.
Today as we met on Zoom at 10:30 to pray, I was reminded of why we gather. We shared highs and lows, birthdays, births, worries over health, sadness over missing one another. We were a community that gathered in the name of Christ. You are invited every day to join us in prayer as we support one another.
Worship in the park will now include singing! Masks are still required, and six foot distance will be even more important. Please join us in Strickfaden Park for worship Sunday at 9 or on Zoom at 10:30. Pets are also invited this week.
If you haven't already read and responded to yesterday's email, please do so!
As many, many announcements come out this week, I have a camp song stuck in my head. It's called "I'll Do My Best". I thank our council, and the entire congregation, for doing our best to serve our God and love our neighbors. If you want to check out the song, here is a version:
Pet Blessings are Sunday, September 27th: Thanks to Jenna for preparing a powerpoint. Pets are invited to worship Sunday at 9 AM at Strickfaden or 10 AM on Zoom.
Sunday School will resume on November 1st at 10AM: On the first Sunday of the month, there will be a video emailed that you get to do as a family. The 2nd Sunday of the month is for catechism, and the 3rd will be a check-in for Sunday School of all ages. Starting in November, get on Zoom a bit early if you want to question, talk, and pray with others in Sunday School.
Reformation: For the month of October, we will be doing God's work with our hands. You will receive a calendar and details as October gets closer. On October 25th, we will worship and later parade to Admiral's Point to wave at our sisters and brothers there.
In-Building worship: Your action team met last week in the sanctuary to look at spacing and possibilities. Information and a question for you will be coming later this week. When you receive the information, please help us know what your thoughts are!
If you have any questions, concerns, or prayer requests, please let me know!
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost - September 27th
Worship in the park will now include singing! Masks are still required, and six foot distance will be even more important. Please join us in Strickfaden Park for worship Sunday at 9 or on Zoom at 10:30. Pets are also invited this week.
If you haven't already read and responded to the Monday, September 21st email, please do so!
Also, please note that there is a family activity for those with young people on Sunday at 9:45 at Strickfaden (after the 9 AM worship service). Faith Life will lead this activity, and masks are required.
Every week we gather to remember God’s amazing love for us and to hear and receive Jesus’ forgiveness and peace. During each worship service, we share together in the wonder of the Good News of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection through singing, prayer, the reading of scripture, and preaching. On the first and third Sundays we receive the sacrament of Holy Communion. Everyone is welcome at our Lord’s Table.
A nursery for young children is provided downstairs in our fellowship hall. Parents, who wish, are invited to take children to the nursery following Youth Time in worship.
The church is completely accessible to all persons. Parking is available across from the church. Greeters will direct you to the sanctuary and other facilities.
Are you interested in learning more about what happens here at Saint John's? Are you interested in becoming a member? Please contact the church office at 419-625-2192 to begin the conversation.
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.
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.)
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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