ALTAR FLOWERS
The altar flowers are given by Charlie & Carol Edwards in memory of Earl & Naomi Fry, Carol’s parents.
PASTOR MEWS OUT OF OFFICE
Pastor Mews and Lisa concluded the American Association of Christian Counselors Conference in Nashville, TN, and they are currently in Florida on vacation in Orlando. They will return by Friday, October 3. Should you need anything, contact the church office.
TRUNK OR TREAT
St. John will be hosting our Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, October 29th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. We are asking for bags of candy to be donated. You may place your candy donations in the designated box in classroom #14 across from the cafeteria. If you would like to decorate a trunk for this year’s event, please see the bulletin board next to room #14 for the sign-up sheet. Everything will be held outside with food and other refreshments.
SAVE THE DATE – PULLED PORK DRIVE-THRU DINNER
November 4th for our Pulled Pork Dinner, a fundraiser for Shop-With-A-Cop. We will begin selling tickets on October 1. Help us to make Christmas happy for Defiance County children. Last year we helped 37 kids. Thanks for your support. God loves a cheerful giver.
CHURCH GOVERNANCE SURVEY
Church Doctor Ministries is requesting anyone who has interest in contributing to the conversation about the church’s governance structure to please complete the church government consultation survey between October 2-6, 2025 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SJLCDefianceCGC. If this does not interest you, there is no need to take the survey.
MANY THANKS
Thank you to Mary Jo Ward for donating a piano (in memory of Randy Ward) to the St. John Lutheran Choir. Likewise, thanks to Mike Shawley, Mark Roehrig, Chad Clark and Brad Buchholz for transporting the piano from the Ward home to the St. John choir room.
AUGUST 2025 FOOD PANTRY REPORT
We served 80 families or 242 people during the month of August. We distributed 352 bags of food worth $5,280. We had 12 families visit our pantry for the first time.
On Wednesday, September 17, we had a food run to Toledo to pick up more food. We have a faithful group; Mark Roehrig, Mike Shawley and Walt Smith, who leave at 6:30 a.m. to pick up food at the Seagate Food Pantry and The Toledo Food Bank of Northwest Ohio. We thank them for their dedication and commitment to serving in this ministry.
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: 14.5 oz. can of beef broth, Rice-a-Roni, 16 oz. vegetable oil, instant potatoes
Thank you for all your donations and support of this ministry.
GERMAN SUPPER
We would like to invite St. John Lutheran members to our annual German Supper on Saturday, October 11th, at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Defiance. This year’s proceeds from the free-donations will go to the Siberian Lutheran Ministry.
CLOTHES CLOSET NEEDS
The Clothes Closet needs children’s clothing for boys and girls, sizes 7-16.
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!
PICKLEBALL
Want to learn to play pickleball? We have started up a class on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. We play at Kingsbury Park at 6:30 pm for 60-90 minutes. Come learn the basics. We have paddles you can use. If you play come and help teach. Contact Nancy Rensi at 419-439-2872 if interested.
BLESSINGS TO ISAAC & MANDY
The LORD bless Isaac Reynolds and Mandy Hartman who will be united in Holy Matrimony at 3:30 p.m. this Saturday at a family member’s home.
ACTS – ADULT CROSSTRAINING STUDIES
The Shepherd:
Jesus sends out seventy-two of His followers for the first time to tell others about the kingdom of God. Jesus gives them detailed instructions about how to behave—what to pack, where to stay, what to do when people oppose them. Then He says, “Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.” Please join us this week, October 1, for the topic: “THE SHEPHERD”.
We meet Wednesday evening, 6:00 – 7:30, in Adult Education Room A with Judy Detter & Penny Mueller.
ATTENTION: Ladies Aid will be having a bake sale following services on Oct. 11th and 12th. It’s time to get your goodies for the holidays. More news next week.
ATTENDANCE CHURCH SERVICES
September 20 50 5:30 PM
September 21 118 9:00 AM
TOTAL: 219