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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

Are you envious because I am generous

September 24, 2023  The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

The parable we hear this coming Sunday might strike church-goers as troubling: what, shouldn't we get paid more for working longer hours?! The last shall be first? Come to worship, to meditate on the good news found in this story and to receive the meal of God's mercy. 

 

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.   

Link to Facebook: www.facebook.com/stjohnlcsandusky

· 2023 -The Year of Story · 

The Year of Story Memory Verse:

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
(Acts 1:8).

Truth & Healing Movement

The ELCA's Truth & Healing Movement is an opportunity for this church to increase our understanding of our colonizing impacts on Indigenous people in the past and present. Over the next several months, there will be opportunities to learn, raise awareness and engage in other ways to impact hearts and lives across this church. We believe that the truth, and our knowing and embracing it, is the first step toward healing for all of us. 

Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations

Truth & Healing Movement    Introduced by Bishop Eaton on the ELCA website.

Over the next months this page will provide opportunities to learn the true history and current realities of Indigenous people. It is these truths, truths that have been ignored by most for hundreds of years, that will bring healing for both Indigenous people and non-Indigenous people.

Some of these opportunities will be calls to individual action, and some will be activities that congregations and small groups should coordinate and participate in together. All these opportunities can be easily promoted by sharing links on social media or other communication platforms.

Here are some initial activities that you can share with your circles and networks. Watch this page as well as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for additional opportunities to engage.

September 2023

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

September is the month of remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools for the ELCA’s Truth and Healing Movement. There will be opportunities to learn about federal Indian Boarding School policies and to address the ongoing trauma those policies have caused. As a church, we are committed to understanding our role in this tragic and sinful history so that we can journey towards healing together.

Class: “Introduction to the Truth and Healing Movement”

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has commenced its Truth and Healing Movement, inspiring us to grow in better and right relationships with Indigenous people and tribal nations on Turtle Island. This workshop will explore the truths we seek to learn and the healing we hope to experience, as well as how the movement began, among Indigenous people and within the ELCA. It will also explain the work the ELCA has done recently and how you can participate in this justice movement.

No pre-registration is required to participate. Just click "join the class" to attend.

7 - 8 p.m. Central time

Presented by Vance Blackfox

Class: “Indian 101”

The general population knows very little about the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island. Even the most basic topics are often grand mysteries. This is by design; for centuries the colonial project has prioritized the complete erasure of Native people. “Indian 101” explains some of these basics to build a foundation for students to stand in solidarity with Indian people across the United States as we work together to dismantle longstanding systems of oppression.

No pre-registration is required to participate. Just click "join the class" to attend.

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Class: “Indian 101”

7 - 9 p.m. Central time

Presented by Vance Blackfox

Saturday, September 30: National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools

Sept. 30 is the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools. We will be participating in this National Day of Remembrance by wearing orange shirts!

This year we encourage you to support the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) by purchasing a NABS branded orange t-shirt from their online store.


 Parish Briefing
The Work of the People of God

2023: The Year of Story
Memory Verse: Acts 1:8
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 

Live Stream Worship: 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/

Council asks the congregation to pray that we find discernment and guidance in determining a path forward regarding our new opportunities. 

Book Club October 10th: We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 10 am in the Upper Room. We are reading “The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation” by Barbara R. Rossing. Read Chapter 3 for our next discussion.

Fresh Expressions 101: Mark your calendars! Everyone’s invited! Zion Congregation is pleased to invite you to an introduction to Fresh Expressions on Saturday, September 23, 2023, 9:00 am to noon at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 503 Columbus Ave., Sandusky. Fresh Expressions acknowledges the reality that few people today will venture behind the walls and stained glass of our buildings, and the effort seeks to create church for folks where they are, people who don’t go to church and won’t likely go to worship in a traditional setting.  

A mission strategist and trainer for Fresh Expressions will give you a “101” on the whys and wherefores of the outreach movement, and maybe a few of the how’s. A continental breakfast will welcome you at 8:30 and the program runs 9:00 am until noon.

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 7, 2023. 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, Jeff Justi, Bob Stacy, Colleen Girard, 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.

A Bible Study, "Reading Through Genesis", will begin on October 8 at 9:15 a.m. and will meet each Sunday morning at the church. The format will be reading a number of verses and discussing them. This is not a Bible Study about knowing the right answers but is about being curious and thinking together about each passage. So, if you are curious about God and enjoy being with others I hope you will join in this time together. Since this is an extended study, you may want to try it out or come to it some of the time.  Whatever works for you will be great.  - Lynn Schlessman

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






 Parish Worship

With a thankful and cheerful heart

Worship on Sunday, September 24th is at 10:30 am in the sanctuary and on Facebook. 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

Sunday School

Sunday October 1st at 9:30 am our youth will meet for Sunday School. Jenna Stacy will be leading Sunday School once a month for our youth! Parents, this is a great opportunity for your youth to learn about God and how much he loves us! It's a great time of learning and fellowship for our youth.  

Coffee and Conversation

Coffee Hour and Conversation: With Pastor Stacy and Ryan buying their own home, this means that our church gets to make decisions on the parsonage. The council wants to hear YOUR input. Please join us for coffee on October 1st at 9:30 in the upper room to share your ideas.

Bible Study Starts In October

Bible Study: "Reading Through Genesis", will begin on October 8 at 9:15 a.m. and will meet each Sunday morning at the church. The format will be reading a number of verses and discussing them. This is not a Bible Study about knowing the right answers but is about being curious and thinking together about each passage. So, if you are curious about God and enjoy being with others I hope you will join in this time together. Since this is an extended study, you may want to try it out or come to it some of the time.  Whatever works for you will be great.  - Lynn Schlessman

The Rapture Exposed

Book Club October 10th: We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 10 am in the Upper Room. We are reading “The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation” by Barbara R. Rossing. Read Chapter 3 for our next discussion.

Pet Blessing

October 15th is the pet blessing. Please turn in pictures of your pets by October 1st so we can bless them during worship. If possible, please send a picture of your pet to Jenna Stacy (jenstacy4408@gmail.com) who will put together a power point of all pets to be blessed.

Scripture and Prayer

Meet us for Scripture and Prayers on Wednesday, September 20th 12:00 noon at Jim's Pizza Box in Huron. 

 

Northwestern Ohio Synod

 Online Giving
Sharing blessings

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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