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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

My Sheep Hear My Voice

May 11, 2025

This coming fourth Sunday of Easter is called Good Shepherd Sunday, since on this Sunday all three years of the lectionary celebrate Christ imagined as a shepherd. We will sing the beloved Psalm 23. Unfortunately, most art depiciting the Good Shepher is unrealistic and sentimental: shepherding was a difficult and dirty job for the men and women who herded the flocks, but sheep were gifts from God and essential sources of life for the people. Join us to thank Christ for being our shepherd. 

 

 

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 from 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: Please note summer worship times will change beginning June 1st thru September 7th. Sanctuary worship will switch to 9:30 a.m.

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 that people at St. John’s, keep our hearts and spirits open to new opportunties.

Congratulations to our 2025 grad! Valerie Deehr graduated from BGSU yesterday, May 3rd with a degree in Life and Earth Science Education, grades 7-12. Valerie will be working at the Wood County Park District this summer and has applied for a Naturalist position with the park system. Keep Valerie in your prayers as she enters the next step in her profession.

Scripture and Prayer: We will meet at Parkvue Community at 12:00 noon on June 4, 2025. 

St. John's is a family of disciples, faithfully making Christ known. We gather for worship, we care for our neighbors, we pray and study together. And now, we are going to have a month of fellowship! You are invited to join the fun!

Please sign up for each of these events so that we can make reservations. Lunch, you will pay for your own meal, and each event will have a small charge (less than $20).  At Colonial Gardens, we will be potting some beautiful plants. At Island Sham, we will be making our own candles. With Cherished House to Home, we will meet at the church and do a painting project.  We will volunteer with OHgo.  We hope you will join us!

May 15 is canceled

May 22 @ 11:30 lunch @ Old Dutch

1:00 volunteer at OHgo

Giving Garden Planting Time! Spring is here and it’s time to plant St. John’s Giving Garden. Planting date is Saturday, May 17th at 9:00 a.m. The Giving Garden supplies many vegetables to help feed the communities of Sandusky, Huron, and Norwalk. Your help will be needed over the next few months with planting, watering, weeding and harvesting.  Let us share the love of Christ with our neighbors from the bounties God supplies. The Giving Garden is one of St. John’s God’s Work, Our Hands ministries! Please see Jeff Justi if you would like to help with this important ministry at St. John’s.

Scholarship Fund Drive: During the month of May we will be raising funds for the St. John’s Scholarship Fund. The funds benefit members of the congregation who are continuing their education beyond high school. We need your financial support to ensure that scholarships will continue to be available. Donations can be mailed to the church at 106 Scheid Rd., Sandusky Oh. 44870. Be sure to make the check out to St. John’s Lutheran Church and on the memo line put Scholarship Fund. Scholarships will be available in June. 

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

Summer Worship Schedule

Summer Worship Hours: Please note summer worship times will change beginning June 1st thru August 31st. Sanctuary worship will change to 9:30 a.m.

Scripture and Prayer

Scripture and Prayer will meet on June 4th at Parkvue Community at 12:00 noon. 

Scholarship Fund Drive

Scholarship Fund Drive: During the month of May we will be raising funds for the St. John’s Scholarship Fund. The funds benefit members of the congregation who are continuing their education beyond high school. We need your financial support to ensure that scholarships will continue to be available. Donations can be mailed to the church at 106 Scheid Rd., Sandusky Oh. 44870. Be sure to make the check out to St. John’s Lutheran Church and on the memo line put Scholarship Fund.  Scholarships will be available in June. 

 

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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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