ALTAR FLOWERS
The altar flowers are given by Mary Jo Ward in remembrance of what would have been Randy and Mary Jo Ward’s 51st wedding anniversary on July 13, 2025.
SAVE THE DATE!
The Vacation Bible School Committee is hosting a VBS Kick Off Party / Congregation Party this 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.
WORSHIP SERVICES JULY 19th & 20th
Next weekend, Communion will be offered at all three services. Pastor Mews will be attending the National Youth Gathering, and with the inability to secure a pastor for the 9:00 a.m. service, we will have a pre-recorded sermon by Pastor Mews. Communion for the 9:00 service will now be offered since the bulletin went to print on Thursday.
New Orleans Bound…
The individuals attending the National Youth Gathering will be commissioned at the 11:00 service this weekend. We will be leaving this coming Friday and returning the following Thursday. The conference schedule will keep us hopping and we hope to see some of New Orleans while we’re there. We are excited, and a little anxious. Prayers for safety are welcome. We’ll have many stories and pictures to share as we grow in our faith and in our understanding of what it takes to ENDURE. We appreciate all of the support we have received from the congregation over the past years that has made it possible for us to attend.
JUNE FOOD PANTRY REPORT
We served 69 families in June or 193 people. We distributed 324 bags of food for a value of $4,860.00. Twelve new families visited our pantry for the first time. We spent $873.09 at Meijer and $56.43 at the Toledo Food Bank for a total of $929.52.
Meijer Simply Give Program is featuring us again starting Sunday, June 29 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!
Once Meijer totals the campaign that ended on June 28th, we will receive Meijer Gift Cards for the value that was donated. Thank you for your continued support of the food pantry. We are making an impact and helping the Defiance County Community.
ITEMS NEEDED: Toilet paper, shampoo, cream of chicken soup, egg noodles
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.
CHIEF RECEIPTS
June, July, and August Chief receipts DO NOT QUALIFY, so please do not put them in the box, which is now located by the church office reception desk. 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!
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!
ALTAR FLOWERS
If you have purchased altar flowers for the weekend services, please remember to pick them up during that week by Wednesday. Thank you.
BEST PRACTICES
Plans are now being made for Best Practices in August. Thank you for signing up and please pray for all of those who will be attending this three-day workshop.
CUSTODIAN NEEDED
We are looking to hire a part-time custodian. Stop in the church office for an application or contact Bruce Colwell.
THANK YOU
Thank you for all the love, support, and prayers everyone has given to our family during this difficult time. It is greatly appreciated! God’s blessings to
all of you! Elijah, Marissa, and Gracie Wagner
ATTENDANCE CHURCH SERVICES
July 5 53 5:30 PM
July 6 101 9:00 AM
TOTAL: 195