Announcements for October 6, 2019

Pastor Stacy away for Vacation and Continuing Education:
Pastor Stacy will be away September 30th through October 11th. If a pastoral emergency arises, please contact Sandy Thompson (419-433-4530), or Ann Voight (419-357-8483).

Sunday School teachers: Oct. 13 –
Younger students: Yvonne Semon
Older students: Pastor Stacy

Second Tuesday small group takes place on Oct. 8, 5:30-7 pm at the home of Larry and Dawn Schlessman. Their address is 3104 Margo St., Huron - it is close to Plum Brook CC, off Hull Rd. Phone # is 419-433-6617.

Congratulations: Helen Williams is the proud great grandmother of a new baby boy, Oakley James weighing 8 lbs 4 oz. Our best wishes to the Williams family.

Offering Counters: St. John’s Finance team is looking for a few individuals with an interest in helping count the Sunday offering. Time commitment is minimal, approximately one hour per month. If this is something that appeals to you and would fit your schedule, please email Ron Zorn at zorn1909LF@gmail.com 

The Lutheran Dartball League is looking for new teams. If you have an interest, talk to Ann Voight or call Carrie Wiedenheft at 419-307-1370. This is a good community fellowship.

Good News at Noon: Brown bag lunch table conversations presenting new concepts to better understand and communicate the “Old, Old Story of Jesus and His Love.” Weekly sessions to be presented and facilitated by Bill Lucht. Will meet in the basement of the church Tuesdays 12-1 through the month of November starting November 5. Water and coffee will be provided.

Attention all members: The SPURS visioning team will meet on Monday, October 21st and encourages everyone at St. John’s to come and share their dreams for St. John’s. Kevin Young, team leader and Pastor Stacy will host this meeting at 6:00 pm in the Upper Room. SPURS is a "think tank" where together we dream big dreams and seek God's vision for the future of the congregation. Your dreams and creativity are needed, so please come and join in casting a new vision.

S - Support 
P - Persons
U - Understanding 
R - Renewal in the
S - Spirit who leads us on

Blessing of our pets: We will be having a pet blessing on October 20th at 4 PM at Zion Lutheran Church, Huron at their shelter area. All pets are invited. If your pet can't be there, you are welcome to bring a picture.

St. John’s Family & Friends Costume Party: Join us on Saturday, October 26th from 1-3 pm in the fellowship hall for treats, fun, games, fun and refreshments. If you would like to help out with donations of candy, etc. for the party, please see Tara Tommas.

All Saints Sunday: November 3rd 2019 is All Saints Sunday, when we take the time to give thanks for the saints who have shared their faith with us and helped us grow in our faith. You are invited to bring a picture of someone in your family you would like to remember on this special day and place it on the altar before worship begins.

Please join us as we read through the New Testament! October 2nd we begin in Matthew, and the readings will be printed in the bulletin each week. Join us October 14th at 5:45 PM at Danny Boy's as we talk about what we've read so far!

October Servant Event: The Faith Life Team invites you to bring in ketchup and yellow mustard for Care and Share. These condiments are highly sought after by the clients. The size of the bottle is important at Care and Share. No larger than 20 oz size bottles please. Please drop your donations in the tubs at the back of the sanctuary.

Book Study Returns: Our next book club begins in November. We will be reading “Holy Envy” by Barbara Brown Taylor. To preorder your book, please sign up on the welcome table. Books are $19 and will be ordered October 15. The public library also has copies available. The book study will meet at Vine and Olive the second Wednesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Please read pages 1-80 for our first meeting.

Endowment Grant Applications are now being accepted for 2020. Applications are located at the back of the church (on the table); the requests need to be presented to the Endowment committee no later than October 15, 2019. You can 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, Mary K Schlessman, Jeff Justi, Bob Stacy, Dale Osbun, Ron Zorn, Pastor Stacy and Ann Voight. If you have any questions, please see a member of the endowment committee.

Small Group Bible Reading:  
Matthew 11-12, October 7:
Matthew 13-14, October 8:
Matthew 15-17, October 9:
Matthew 18-19, October 10:
Matthew 20-21, October 11:
Matthew 22-23, October 12:
Matthew 24-25, October 13: 

In our prayers: Prayer is one of the most beautiful and meaningful gifts we can offer one another. Occasionally there are folks in this congregation, or friends of relatives of members, in need of prayer for various reasons. Your prayers needed for:

Bonny Ambos – prayers for upcoming back surgery and relief of pain.
Milly Reed – in need of our prayers.
Family of Jim Moore – grieving his death.
Caitlin Berg - friend of Samantha Lane
Council prayer request: Pray for God’s Guidance as we speak the truth in Love.

1. JOHN’S CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER 6th THRU OCTOBER 20th

Sunday, October 6	9:00 am 10:30 am	Sunday School Sunday Worship
Monday, October 7	6:00 pm	Beatitude Study at Rapid Fire
Tuesday, October 8	8:00 am 5:30 pm	Cleaning and Stripping of entryway and basement floors 2nd Tuesday Small Group
Wednesday, October 9	8:00 am 7:00 pm	Cleaning and Stripping of entryway and basement floors Choir Practice
Thursday, October 10	6:30 pm	Faith Life Team
Sunday, October 13	9:00 am 10:30 am	Sunday School Sunday Worship
Monday, October 14	9:00 am 5:45 pm	Quilting Read through the Bible at Danny Boys
Wednesday, October 16	7:00 pm	Choir Practice
Thursday, October 17	8:30 am	Endowment Committee meets Upper Rm.
Sunday, October 20	9:00 am 10:30 am	Sunday School Sunday Worship

Life Tree Café, Thursday October 24th: The program, titled “Make a Difference Now: Choose to Be Extraordinary,” includes a filmed interview with author and speaker Mark Sanborn, who will share his thoughts on living an exceptional life. Tips for transforming a normal life into a remarkable one will be discussed. Life Tree held at Zion Lutheran Church Huron in the Christian Center behind the church from 7-8 pm. The October 10th meeting has been cancelled.

St John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sandusky, Ohio is pleased to offer a new electronic option to safely make regular offerings and special donations to our church.

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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 new electronic giving program offers convenience for you and provides much-needed donation 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 new option for you to consider. And, when travel, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, this program will allow your weekly offerings to continue on an uninterrupted basis.

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

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Signing up for giving through tithe.ly

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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. 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 the pin number you set in step 6 up here.

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”

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Give Now BY TEXT

1. Text “give” to:
        614-389-9681
2. 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 only, so your donation will go directly to our tithe.ly account.

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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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