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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

Lord I Believe

March 19, 2023  Fourth Sunday in Lent

Last week the salvation that Christ offers the world was likened to water, and this coming week God's mercy is likened to light. What is the "darkness" in your life? Come to worship to celebrate the light that is Christ in you. 

Worship Cancellation: If Erie County is under a level 2 snow emergency, worship will be canceled. Notice will be available on our website (www.stjohnlcsandusky.com), Facebook (St. John's Lutheran Church), your email, and radio stations: WLCE (1450AM) & WCPZ (102.7 FM).

Sanctuary worship is at 10:30 am with live streaming on Facebook. 

· 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).

 


 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, and Facebook seems to have the best quality. Because the sound has become such an issue on Zoom, we will no longer be using that on Sundays. 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 for all the Lutheran churches searching for pastoral leadership in the coming months, that they may be successful in their searches and find the spiritual guidance they seek.

The Season of Lent: Join us for special opportunities for fellowship and worship on Wednesday evenings during Lent beginning March 1st, featuring soup suppers at 5:30 pm followed by worship at 6:30 pm. This year’s theme is “Perfect Love Casts Our Fear” we will hear from several People of Faith. Wednesday March 22nd we meet Jennifer Wiseman as our person of faith. The soup supper sign-up sheet is on the back window for you to share your delicious soup recipes. May God bless you in your Lenten journey.

Holy Week Schedule:  

Palm Sunday:  April 2nd 10:30 in the sanctuary.

Maundy Thursday: April 6th at 6:30 pm in the sanctuary Celebration of Holy Communion.

Good Friday: April 7th at 6:30 pm in the sanctuary Tenebrae service of light and darkness.

Easter Sunday Schedule:

Easter Sunday, April 9th: 

Easter Breakfast returns at 9:00 am. Your help will be needed to cook, setup, cleanup.

Easter egg hunt will be held for the youth immediately following the breakfast at 9:30 am.

Easter Worship at 10:30 am. with Holy Communion. Note: only one service will be held on Easter morning. 

Your help is needed with candy donations for the annual kids' Easter egg hunt. If you plan to donate, it is very important to select small individually wrapped candy treats.  Please bring your donation of individually wrapped candy treats by Palm Sunday and place them in the container at the handicap entrance. Thank you for helping with this fun time for the youth of St. John’s.

Small Group Opportunities:

Art with Allison Young meeting in her home, with a different project each month. They'll meet on the 2nd Thursday at 6:00 pm.

Meditation and Movement with Pastor Stacy and Shannon Thomas on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 11 AM at the Christian Life Center at Zion in Huron.

Men's Group with Jason Shupe and Andy Gundlach. Join them once a month for a relaxed conversation, usually around a fire or at the bar. The men who participated a couple of summers ago enjoyed the time just for them--to relax, to talk, to simply be. All men are invited.

Conversations with Lynn Schlessman meeting on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 9:15 am in the Upper Room. 

Bible Study with Sandy Thompson meets next on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 1:00 pm. This group met during the last session of small groups and had so much fun they want to go again. Join them as they go a bit deeper into the bible. Prior knowledge is not needed, and there is a ton of room for questions and discusssion.

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, March 19th, is at 10:30 am in the sanctuary and on Facebook. View The Bulletin

St. John's live streams its worship each week, and Facebook seems to have the best quality. Because the sound has become such an issue on Zoom, we will no longer be using that on Sundays. 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/

 


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 Parish Events

With a thankful and cheerful heart

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Lent

The Season of Lent: Join us for special opportunities for fellowship and worship on Wednesday evenings during Lent beginning March 1st, featuring soup suppers at 5:30 pm followed by worship at 6:30 pm. This year’s theme is “Perfect Love Casts Our Fear” we will hear from several People of Faith. Wednesday March 22nd we meet Jennifer Wiseman as our person of faith. The soup supper sign-up sheet is on the back window for you to share your delicious soup recipes. May God bless you in your Lenten journey.

HolyWeekScedule

  • Palm Sunday Worship: April 2nd 10:30 in the sanctuary.
  • Maundy Thursday Worship: April 6th at 6:30 pm in the sanctuary Celebration of Holy Communion.
  • Good Friday Worship: April 7th at 6:30 pm in the sanctuary Tenebrae service of light and darkness.

Easter Sunday April 9th:

Easter Sunday Breakfast

Easter Breakfast returns at 9:00 am. Your help will be needed to cook, setup, cleanup.

Easter Egg Hunt

Easter egg hunt will be held for the youth immediately following the breakfast at 9:30 am.

Worship With Us This Easter

Easter Worship at 10:30 am. with Holy Communion. Note: only one service will be held on Easter morning. 

Scripture and Prayer

Meet us for Scripture and Prayers on Wednesday, April 5th at 1:00 pm at Berardi's in Huron. 

Art With Allison

Art with Allison Young meeting in her home, with a different project each month. They'll meet on the 2nd Thursday at 6:00 pm.

Meditation and Movement with Pastor Stacy

Meditation and Movement with Pastor Stacy and Shannon Thomas on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 11 AM at the Christian Life Center at Zion in Huron.

Men's Group

Men's Group with Jason Shupe and Andy Gundlach. Join them once a month for a relaxed conversation, usually around a fire or at the bar. The men who participated a couple of summers ago enjoyed the time just for them--to relax, to talk, to simply be. All men are invited.

Conversations with Lynn

Conversations with Lynn Schlessman meeting on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 9:15 am in the Upper Room. 

Small Group with Sandy

Bible Study with Sandy Thompson meets next on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 1 pm. This group met during the last session of small groups and had so much fun they want to go again. Join them as they go a bit deeper into the bible. Prior knowledge is not needed, and there is a ton of room for questions and discussion.

Here is Help by Max Lucado

New Book Discussion begins on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Upper Room with Help Is Here by Max Lucado. Bills pile up. Savings accounts go down. Marriages go south. Pandemics rage. Work goes off the rails. Stress goes off the charts. Suddenly, you feel powerless to calm life's chaos. It's all too much to take on by yourself. But pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado has great news for you--Help Is Here. Please read chapters 5 - 7 for group discussion.

 

 

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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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