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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

How often should I forgive

September 13, 2026

The gospel this coming Sunday is a harsh parable about forgiveness. Yet even if we feel condemned by this reading, we receive God's mercy at the table of the Lord. Come to worship, to be forgiven, and to be empowered to forgive others.

 

 

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 

 

 

· 2026 -The Way of Love · 

The Way of Love Memory Verse:

"We love becasue he first loved us." (1 John 4:19).

 


 Parish Briefing
The Work of the People of God

2026: The Way of Love

Memory Verse: 1 John 4:19

"We love because he first loved us."

Welcome to 2026: The Way of Love! This year for our annual theme, we will be grounded in 1 John 4:19 “We love because he first loved us.”

Parish Worship Hours: Sanctuary hours are at 10:30 am.

Sanctuary worship returns to 10:30 am on Sunday, September 13th, 2026 on Rally Day at Edison Park. There will be no live stream of worship. Live stream returns on September 20, 2026 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 for all of our students, teachers, bus drivers and other school personnel as the new school year kicks off, and also that the new collaboration between St. John and Zion continue to enrich us all as the people of Christ.

Child Safety Policy: We are implementing a new child safety policy at St John's. If you will be working with our youth, please see Pastor Stacy for instructions on how to obtain a background check. Thank you!

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 4, 2026. 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, Kathy Schlessman, 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.

New Book Discussion Selection: “Bad Girls of the Bible” by Bible study teacher and speaker Liz Curtis Higgs. Ten of the Bible's best-known femmes fatales parade across the pages of this popular and unforgettable study with situations that sound oh-so-familiar. Book discussion meets on Wednesday, September 9th at 10:00 am. Please read chapters 1 & 2 for discussion.

Rally Day: September 13th is Rally Day! We worship together with Zion Huron. Please join us for a festive worship service, a delicious St. John's potluck and God’s Work Our Hands service project. This is a great start for our fall and winter programs, but it's even better when you are part of it. We gather at Edison Park Shelter, 6 East St. Milan, OH.  Coffee time will start at 10:00 am with worship at 10:30 followed by a potluck lunch. After lunch we will assemble the personal care kit items that we have been gathering during the month of August for LW Relief. Water and table service are provided. You are invited to bring a dish to share.   

Attention Members: Immediately following worship on Sunday, September 20, 2026, a special congregational meeting will be held to discuss the future of the parsonage.

Trip to the apple orchard: All kids and their families are invited to join us September 27th (rain date October 4th) with a trip to Burnham Apple Orchard from 4-6 PM. St John’s will sponsor games for the group, and hopefully a hayride! Please text Pastor Stacy (419) 680-0358 if you are able to go.

St. John’s Pet Blessing: We would love to see all your pets! Please bring in a picture of your pets on Sunday, October 4th. We will do a blessing during our youth time.

Getting to Know Our Neighbors: This year, a focus at St John's is getting to know our neighbors. How can we love who we don't know? Our next field trip is scheduled for October 22, when we will go with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries for a public immersive experience in Cleveland. The experience is 9-12, plus drive time. Space is very limited and open to the entire public, so please let Pastor Stacy know if you can join ASAP. Thank you to Lynn and Sue for helping organize this!

Scripture and Prayer: We will meet at Parkvue Community at 12:00 noon on October 7th, 2026. 

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

 






 Parish Worship

With a thankful and cheerful heart

Sanctuary worship returns to 10:30 am September 13, 2026 on Rally Day at Edison Park. There will be no live stream of worship. Live stream returns on September 20, 2026 at 10:30 am. View the Bulletin

 

 

 

 


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Faith Active Through Love

 Parish Events

With a thankful and cheerful heart

Upcoming Events in the Parish

Rally Sunday 2026

Rally Day: September 13th is Rally Day! We worship together with Zion Huron. Please join us for a festive worship service, a delicious St. John's potluck and God’s Work Our Hands service project. This is a great start for our fall and winter programs, but it's even better when you are part of it. We gather at Edison Park Shelter, 6 East St. Milan, OH. Coffee time will start at 10:00 am with worship at 10:30 followed by a potluck lunch. After lunch we will assemble the personal care kit items that we have been gathering during the month of August for LW Relief. Water and table service are provided. You are invited to bring a dish to share. 

Apple Orchard Trip

Trip to the apple orchard: All kids and their families are invited to join us September 27th (rain date October 4th) with a trip to Burnham Apple Orchard from 4-6 PM. St John’s will sponsor games for the group, and hopefully a hayride! Please text Pastor Stacy (419) 680-0358 if you are able to go.

Blessing of Your Pets

St. John’s Pet Blessing: We would love to see all your pets! Please bring in a picture of your pets on Sunday, October 4th. We will do a blessing during our youth time.  

Bad Girls of the Bible

New Book Discussion Selection: “Bad Girls of the Bible” by Bible study teacher and speaker Liz Curtis Higgs. Ten of the Bible's best-known femmes fatales parade across the pages of this popular and unforgettable study with situations that sound oh-so-familiar. Book discussion meets on Wednesday, September 9th at 10:00 am.  Please read chapters 1 & 2 for discussion.

Scripture and Prayer

Scripture and Prayer will meet on October 7th at Parkvue Community at 12:00 noon. 

 

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 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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