SERMON: by Pastor Mews “Structures Designed by Self or God”
based on the text: Genesis 11:1-9 Sermon notes are in the bulletin.
ALTAR FLOWERS
The altar flowers are given by Kurt & Jodi Becher in celebration of Evan Becher’s high school Graduation on June 1st, 2025.
PIANO FLOWERS
The piano flowers are given by Greg & Joyce Johnston in celebration of their 8th wedding anniversary on June 10th.
CONGREGATIONAL VOTERS MEETING
We will be having a congregation meeting on June 22, 2025, at 12:15 pm. This meeting will be to approve the 2025-2026 budget. More information will be available after the budget committee finalizes the budget.
MANY THANKS
We would like to thank Amy Ducat for her years of service to our St. John Lutheran Card Ministry team. God’s blessings to her and her family!
SAVE THE DATE!
The Vacation Bible School Committee is going to host a VBS Kick Off Party / Congregation Party on Sunday, July 13 from 12:00-2:00 pm. Vacation Bible School will be held July 14-17, from 5:30-7:45 p.m. If you would like to help with VBS, please contact the Church office at 419.782.5766.
ALL-CONGREGATION BIBLE STUDY
We are hosting the new all-congregation Bible study, “Who Broke My Church?” on Wednesday evenings, from 6:30-7:45, in the fellowship room. This Bible study is part of our Healthy Churches Thrive program from Church Doctor Ministries.
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS – PHIL ROHLF
Phil Rohlf’s 10:00 AM Sunday morning Bible Study is in the lunchroom (N.E. corner) for the summer. They will spend 15-20 minutes at Fellowship time, then the rest of the time will be spent reviewing Pastor’s sermon message and the Scripture readings to better understand and retain his message for the upcoming week. We welcome others to join us in this study. – Phil Rohlf
SUNDAY SCHOOL DONATION
The Sunday School children collected $100 and it is being sent to Compassion International for a water system that will enhance clean water quality.
BOXES NEEDED
Because the school has to pack up and return EVERYTHING that was purchased with state and federal funds through Defiance City Schools and Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center, the school staff has a need for hundreds of heavy duty boxes of all sizes. Please bring any and all boxes you can collect and donate up to the church lobby or the school office. We have to have the classrooms packed up by June 15 and the remainder of the school by June 30. Thank you for any donations in advance.
PAPERLESS JULY
There will be no worship guides during the month of July. We will still print the weekend bulletin. We will also print out the service’s Scripture readings.
THANK YOU
The Tuesdays at 10 Bible Study would like to thank you for supporting our Pulled Pork Drive Thru Dinner. It was a success! Through your generosity we presented a check in the amount of $3,455.01 to Marshall’s Mountain.
YOUTH GARAGE SALE
The youth group will be holding a garage sale June 19 thru 21, which will help fund our gathering trip. We are looking for donations. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Rensi at 419-439-2872 or Tami Rohlf at 419-438-5860.
CHIEF RECEIPTS
June, July, and August Chief receipts DO NOT QUALIFY, so please do not put them in the box in the cafeteria. Starting September 1, we will resume collection, and the money received will be earmarked for the church Social Welfare account, to help those who need gas money or help with other bills. Thank you!
DOUBLE THE MONEY
On Saturday, June 14, Meijer will DOUBLE the money of the $10.00 Meijer Simply Give Scan Card. Take one of the Meijer Simply Give Scan Cards from the south receptionist desk and shop at Meijer on Saturday, June 14th. The Scan Card will add $10.00 on your food order. We will receive $30.00 worth of gift cards for your $10.00. Scan cards are available at Meijer at the end of the check-out lane. At the end of the campaign on June 30th, we will receive Meijer Gift Cards to be used for purchasing food items for the St. John Lutheran Food Pantry. Thank you for your continued support of this ministry.
SAVE YOUR PLASTIC CAPS!
We are saving CLEAN plastic caps (any size, shape, or color) to possibly have a park bench on our church property. Please bring them to the church office. Examples of caps: water bottles, milk jugs, sprays (oil, etc.), cleaning products, food products. Thank you!
ATTENDANCE CHURCH SERVICES
May 31 43 5:30 PM
June 1 108 9:00 AM
TOTAL: 195