SERMON: “Endure ” by Youth Gathering Participants
ALTAR FLOWERS
The altar flowers are given by Jerry & Nancy Call in celebration of Kevin & Lori Froelich’s 22nd wedding anniversary on August 23rd.
PASTOR MEWS 40 YEARS RECOGNITION
This weekend we are celebrating Pastor Mews’ many years of service as a called church worker in the LCMS ministry. Pastor Mews was installed as a teacher at St. John Lutheran in August of 1985. He will be recognized at all services and will be presented with a certificate at the 9:00 am service. There will be a cake reception during the Fellowship Hour.
TREES OF LIFE BENEFIT – SEPTEMBER 28TH
The annual “Defiance Has Talent and Heart” will be held Sun. Sept. 28 at 4:00 at the K of C Hall. There will be a buffet dinner, auctions, great talent presentations, and emcee Rick Small. The beneficiary this year is Good Samaritan School (Life Skills Project). Tickets are $20 with a deadline of Sept. 16, and available at Ken’s Furniture, Defiance Visitors Bureau, or contact Deb Weisgerber at 419-980-9514.
FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY BREAKFAST
In celebration of Friendship Sunday, the Board of Parish Fellowship will be hosting a breakfast from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 14th. The breakfast is sponsored by Thrivent Financial and there will be a freewill offering.
JULY 2025 FOOD PANTRY REPORT
We served 85 families in July or 222 people. We distributed 402 bags of food for a value of $6,030.00. Eleven families visited our pantry for the first time. We spent $962.53 at Meijer and $135.61 at the Toledo Food Bank for a total of $1098.14.
Meijer Simply Give Program is featuring us again through Saturday, September 27th. The DOUBLE DAYS, when they will DOUBLE the money that is donated, are Saturday, August 16th, AND Saturday, September 13th. Yes, during this
campaign there will be TWO DOUBLE DAYS. Meijer Simply Give Scan cards are available on the south receptionist desk. Pick one up today!
Being associated with the Toledo Northwestern Food Pantry, we are required to have the food pantry inspected and take a Safe Food Handling course. Our food pantry passed inspection and the Safe Food Handling test with flying colors.
Our Mission Statement: “To improve the health and well-being of our neighbors by providing reliable access to nutritious food in welcoming environments through the generosity of volunteers, individuals and community partnerships.”
ITEMS NEEDED: saltine crackers, cream of chicken soup, egg noodles
ALTAR FLOWERS
If you have purchased altar flowers for the weekend services, please remember to pick them up after the 11:00 service. After Wednesday, the flowers will be thrown away.
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!
THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS DAY TRIP
Ohio Star Theater – Sugarcreek, Ohio
Thursday, September 25, 2025
7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
*See bulletin insert for more information
Camp Lutherhaven Men’s Retreat
ACTS – ADULT CROSSTRAINING
We are getting started with our Adult CrossTraining Studies (ACTS) on September 3, 2024 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Do you want to grow closer to God? Would you like to learn how to share Jesus’ love with others? Think about
ACTS – a great way to grow individually and as a group of people who love the Lord.
ACTS is the name we use for the habit of people who come together on a regular basis to pray and worship as a group.
But why have this habit at all? The best explanation was from a woman who has had a difficult life. She said, “Having this time allows us to acknowledge the God who’s getting us through the day.” That’s the main reason, pure and simple – to have a short time when we can lift our eyes above the craziness of our daily lives to focus on the God who loves us and is with us to help us. It’s a time to stop running and simply breathe for a while – to rest in God’s presence – to remember once again that we are God’s children through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Dates for September:
September 3 — Family Game Night with Pizza, Bible Bingo, and CrossTraining Orientation
September 10 — topic: Confusion Adult Ed Room A.
September 17 — topic: One in Love Adult Ed Room A
September 24 — topic: The Shepherd Adult Ed Room A
We hope to see you then ~ Judy Detter and Penny Mueller
ATTENDANCE CHURCH SERVICES
August 16 44 5:30 PM
August 17 97 9:00 AM
TOTAL: 197