Announcements for November 10, 2019

Sunday School teachers: Nov. 17 –
Younger students: Yvonne Semon
Older students: Pastor Stacy

Newsletter deadline: Deadline for the December newsletter is November 17^th. Please have any information to be included in the newsletter to Sandy Thompson.

The first Sundays in December, January, February, March, and April will be intergenerational Sunday School. We gather at 9 and all ages are invited. Breakfast will be provided. 

Sunday School: We give thanks for time to grow together as disciples during the Sunday School hour. September-May we gather at 9 AM for prayer, Bible study, and sometimes music. Youth of all ages gather in the basement. Adults gather in the upper room and at Panera. Current teachers include Rita Zorn, Jerrie Krewetski, Yvonne Semon, Heather and Chuck Ruggles, Jason Steckel, and Pastor Stacy. The first Sunday of the month we have inter-generational Sunday school, where all ages gather together to learn and get to know each other. Please join us!

Harvest Decorations: Needed are your pumpkins, vegetables etc. to decorate for Harvest Sunday. Decorating will take place at 10:30 am on Saturday, November 16^th. Volunteers needed to help decorate!

Take A Tag: The Giving Tree will again be a collection for residents at 2 local nursing homes Concord Care and Providence Care Center. Please take a tag or tags from the tree and return wrapped gift with the tag on the outside of the present. The gifts need to be returned by December 8th. The tags will be on the tree beginning November 10th.

Family Advent Calendar - Mark your calendar and join us for a family advent project! On December 1^st we will gather to make a family advent countdown calendar. There are three options to choose from. Samples and sign up sheets are on the window sill in the back of the church. Sign up soon! Only 4 spots for each option. 

We continue to have an active prayer chain. If you are willing to be a part of the chain and pray for others during their time of need, please let Pastor Stacy know. As a part of the chain, you receive a phone call and then call the next person. And you pray. Thank you!

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.

Book Study Returns: Book study will meet at Vine and Olive November 13^th at 10:00 a.m. Please read pages 1-80 for our first meeting.

Small Group Bible Reading:
November 10: John 13-15,
November 11: John 16-18,
November 12: John 19-21,
November 13: Acts 1-3,
November 14: Acts 4-6,
November 15: Acts 7-8,
November 16: Acts 9-10

Happy Anniversary to Ed and Kim Wimmer.

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:
Milly Reed – in need of our prayers.
Caitlin Berg - friend of Samantha Lane
Ray Neate – after five surgeries and chemo, cancer is now terminal. Please include his sons, Ben and Dan and wife Shelia in your prayers.
Aileen Wilson - prayers for a cure.
“Happy Thanksgiving - Council requests St. John’s congregation members each prayerfully gives thanks for 3 things every day.”

Supper Club meets Thursday, November 21st at 6:00 pm at Longhorn Steakhouse, Sandusky. Please join us for fellowship and a wonderful meal. Good times are had by all! Sign-up sheet at the back of the church. Guaranteed 3 to 4 waitresses depending on head count! Hope to see you there!

ST. JOHN’S CALENDAR FOR
NOVEMBER 10^th THRU NOVEMBER 24^th

Sunday, November 10	9:00 am 10:30 am	Sunday School Sunday Worship
Monday, November 11	9:00 am 5:45 pm	Quilters Read through the Bible at Sandusky Berardi’s
Tuesday, November 12	12-1 pm 5:30-7 pm	Good News at Noon Study in Fellowship Hall Second Tuesday Small group meet at the home of Chuck and Peg Kingsley
Wednesday, November 13	10:00 am 6:00 pm	Holy Envy Book Study meets at Vine & Olive Worship Team
Thursday, November 14	6:30 pm 6:30 pm	Faith Life Team Choir Practice
Friday, November 15	5:00 pm	Baptism Retreat at Great Wolf Lodge
Saturday, November 16	10:30 am	Decorating for Harvest Worship
Sunday, November 17	9:00 am 10:30 am	Sunday School Sunday Worship
Tuesday, November 19	12-1 pm	Good News at Noon Study in Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, November 20	6:30 pm	Choir Practice
Thursday, November 21	4:30 pm 6:00 pm	Finance Team meets in Upper Rm Supper Club meets at Longhorn Steakhouse
Sunday, November 24	9:00 am 10:30 am 11:30 am	Sunday School Sunday Worship Hanging of the Greens

 

St. Stephen UCC Sauerkraut Supper: Supper will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 serving 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Pork roast, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes with gravy, applesauce, bread, beverage, and choice of pie. Adults $12, children 5-12 $5, children 4 and under free. Crafts and baked goods for sale in the Chapel.

St. Stephen UCC Christmas Bazaar: Bazaar will be held on Saturday, December 7^th from 9 am to 3 pm in the Fellowship Hall and Chapel at 905 E Perkins Ave. Sandusky.

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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