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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 Fathers House Has Many Rooms

May 3, 2026

The second reading for this coming Sunday likens us all to newborn infants who need the milk that only God can provide. Come to worship, and together we will receive the Spirit of the Risen Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the life.     

 

 

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.”

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 for those families coming to us as new members on April 26th, that they may find a welcoming spiritual home as they join the St. John’s family. 

May is here and jammed packed with upcoming events!  

Sunday, May 10th – The youth of St. John’s will lead our worship. We give thanks to our mothers and all women for all they do in love and service for the sake of the children who are in their lives.

Sunday, May 17th – We honor our 2026 graduates Cassidy Lane, Margaretta H.S., Wade Ruggles, EHOVE and Edison H.S., Joshua Thompson, Edison H.S. and Cole Ruggles, Owens Tech and John Deehr. Keep our young adults in your prayers as they enter higher education and as they begin their place of employment.  

Sunday, May 24th – We will share in the Confirmation of Harper Bell, daughter of Jenn and Mike Bell and Victoria Cepec, daughter of Stephanie and Joe Cepec. Harper and Tori will claim for themselves the faith in which they were baptized and promise to follow Jesus Christ in a life of discipleship.

Sunday, May 31st – We will share in the Baptism of Jackson William Fink, infant son of Michael and Christina Fink and grandson of Bill and Connie Deehr.

Day Camp News: We have over fifty youth signed up for day camp this year, the week of June 22nd – 26th. Would you be able to help?

We need people for sign in (8:45-9:15), sign-out (3:45-4), or to spend half a day helping with the kids! Dawn also needs volunteers to help feed all of the kids and volunteers. It’s going to be an amazing week, but we can’t do it without you. Please let Pastor Stacy know how you can help. Thanks!

Are you Interested? St. John’s Council would like to offer a CPR Instruction class but need to know if you are interested in taking the course. If you are interested, there is a sign-up sheet at the rear of the sanctuary.

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.

Scripture and Prayer: We will meet at Parkvue Community at 12:00 noon on May 6, 2026. 

Adult study with Lynn: meets at St. John’s Upper Room at 9:15 am on Sunday mornings.

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

 






 Parish Worship

With a thankful and cheerful heart

Sanctuary worship is at 10:30 a.m. 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

 

Scholarship Fund

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.

Adult Bible Study with Lynn

Adult study with Lynn: meets at St. John’s Upper Room at 9:15 am on Sunday mornings.

Scripture and Prayer

Scripture and Prayer will meet on May 6th at Parkvue Community at 12:00 noon. 

 

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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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