SERMON: “Places of Grace” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
ALTAR FLOWERS
The altar flowers are given by Bill & Roberta Phlipot In memory of their mothers, Naomi Link & Monie Barth, & in celebration of Katie’s birthday on August 13th.
TODAY WE WELCOME INTO GOD’S FAMILY THROUGH INFANT BAPTISM LANDON EMERICK THARRINGTON
Landon’s parents are Emmette and Jessica Tharrington. His sponsors are Nathaniel and Jennifer Mueller. Landon will be baptized following the
11:00 a.m. service.
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 purchase deadline of Sept. 16, and are available at Ken’s Furniture and 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.
YOUTH BOARD MEETING
The new youth board will have a planning meeting on Sunday, September 7th from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Jeff and Katie Buchhop’s home.
PIE PAN THANK YOU
The Pie Pan at The Defiance County Fair had another successful year! Thanks to 32 volunteers and the good Lord for the beautiful weather, we were able to sell 130 pies! Lorna Smith and Beth Miller made 39 delicious cream pies and The Kuntry Bake Shop in Hicksville made 91 fruit pies. We sold 13 gallons of ice cream and enjoyed smiling faces and fellowship each day. We hope to expand our hours, make more relationships, and sell even more pies next year! Thanks to all for your support!
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!
Camp Lutherhaven Men’s Retreat
Calling all men! Join us for the Lutherhaven Men’s Retreat on September 26-28, 2025! The first 25 guys to register will receive a free book, Callings for Life: God’s Plan, Your Purpose by retreat main speaker, Jeffrey Leininger. To learn more or register today, visit http://lutherhaven.org/programs/retreats/men/
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.
ACTS – ADULT CROSSTRAINING
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 23 56 5:30 PM
August 24 108 9:00 AM
TOTAL: 213