News and Announcement
Life Pump (International Outreach) The Council has set a goal of purchasing two Life Pumps for water in Malawi, Africa; $30,000. If you’d like to make a special contribution to Life Pump support, indicate “Life Pump” on your contribution. Total contributions to date: $28,023 The balance is $13,023.
J.U.L.I.E.T. Luncheon - Our next outing is scheduled at the the Do Good Restaurant in Osgood on September 29th. We look forward to seeing you.
Senior Citizens Lunch - September 21st here at the church, we will have our luncheon. Turkey and ham sandwiches will be provided. Please bring a side dish of your choice. Afterward, we will play bingo. Please come for fellowship and fun.
Adult Education Classes - Begins on September 12. we will begin the year with a 6-week study by John Ortberg titled "If You Want To Walk On Water You've Got To Get Out Of The Boat." We will meet in the Fellowship Hall after Sunday morning worship has concluded. The session leader is Ron Smith.
Women’s Project - Wernle
Due to project conflicts the Wernle ingathering of needed items will be September 5th through October 10th. Some needed items are: pillow cases, composition note books, pencils, crayons, blank canvas, (boys) black ankle socks, deodorant, lotion, shampoo, body wash, wide tooth combs, (girls) no-show socks, lotion, chapsticks, and deodorant, children & teen books, board games, puzzles, art supplies, and sports equipment. Wernle representative, Chris has a planned visit to St. John, on August 29th. A donation box will be set up in the Gathering Area during this time.
Are You Ready For Some Dartball?
What is dartball? It’s baseball with darts instead of balls, bats, and gloves. The church league started in Darke County back in the 1940’s. St. John is the only church that has played every year. (No league past year.) Practices will be September 20 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. Please sign up at the Information Center in the Gathering Area. If you have any questions, please contact Lori Tritschuh at 937-692-5388.
Soup Kitchen (Local Outreach)
The next meal will be served again on Tuesday, October 12. Mary Jane Dietrich will be in charge of the meal. You can contact her at 937-423-3658 or mjcd224@yahoo.com.
Opportunities To Serve - Opportunities to serve abound at St. John. Your Worship & Music Team is searching for servants willing to serve as Sound Technicians, Media Technicians, and Live Stream Operators. These duties play an important role in the quality of your worship experience. Those currently serving in these roles do an outstanding job, and their service is greatly appreciated. Our goal is to add some depth to the current roster of those who currently fill these positions so that if one or more of them is not available to serve because of illness, vacation, or other, we can carry on without interruption.
The Information Center will be the place to sign-up. A sign-up sheet will be available to those of you interested in learning more about these opportunities to serve. Please sign up there. At a later date, an information / training session will be scheduled so you can begin the process of serving in one of these important roles. Please direct questions to Ron Smith.
Christian Education Team - We would like to expand the Christian Education Team. If you are interested in joining us, contact: Lori Trittschuh, Dave Suter, or Sarah Petitjean.
A Big Thank you from St. John’s Youth
The St John Youth Team would like to say “THANK YOU!” to everyone that helped by taking a shift or multiple shifts to park cars during the very hot fair fundraiser. Dave & Terri Watts, Dave & Denise Suter, Donovan & Linda Brown, Bill Osterbur, Tom Boyer, Amanda Hill, Jeff & Laura Gower, Mark & Nanci Willman, Carol Bruss, Ed Rismiller, Jim & Shelley Sander, Mike & Luann Boyer and Jack & Carol Myers. Your help was invaluable to the team and greatly appreciated. A total of $4,780.00 was raised in the 10 days, this is the same amount that was raised during the 2019 Great Darke County Fair.
Life Pump (International Outreach) The Council has set a goal of purchasing two Life Pumps for water in Malawi, Africa; $30,000. If you’d like to make a special contribution to Life Pump support, indicate “Life Pump” on your contribution. Total contributions to date: $28,023 The balance is $13,023.
J.U.L.I.E.T. Luncheon - Our next outing is scheduled at the the Do Good Restaurant in Osgood on September 29th. We look forward to seeing you.
Senior Citizens Lunch - September 21st here at the church, we will have our luncheon. Turkey and ham sandwiches will be provided. Please bring a side dish of your choice. Afterward, we will play bingo. Please come for fellowship and fun.
Adult Education Classes - Begins on September 12. we will begin the year with a 6-week study by John Ortberg titled "If You Want To Walk On Water You've Got To Get Out Of The Boat." We will meet in the Fellowship Hall after Sunday morning worship has concluded. The session leader is Ron Smith.
Women’s Project - Wernle
Due to project conflicts the Wernle ingathering of needed items will be September 5th through October 10th. Some needed items are: pillow cases, composition note books, pencils, crayons, blank canvas, (boys) black ankle socks, deodorant, lotion, shampoo, body wash, wide tooth combs, (girls) no-show socks, lotion, chapsticks, and deodorant, children & teen books, board games, puzzles, art supplies, and sports equipment. Wernle representative, Chris has a planned visit to St. John, on August 29th. A donation box will be set up in the Gathering Area during this time.
Are You Ready For Some Dartball?
What is dartball? It’s baseball with darts instead of balls, bats, and gloves. The church league started in Darke County back in the 1940’s. St. John is the only church that has played every year. (No league past year.) Practices will be September 20 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. Please sign up at the Information Center in the Gathering Area. If you have any questions, please contact Lori Tritschuh at 937-692-5388.
Soup Kitchen (Local Outreach)
The next meal will be served again on Tuesday, October 12. Mary Jane Dietrich will be in charge of the meal. You can contact her at 937-423-3658 or mjcd224@yahoo.com.
Opportunities To Serve - Opportunities to serve abound at St. John. Your Worship & Music Team is searching for servants willing to serve as Sound Technicians, Media Technicians, and Live Stream Operators. These duties play an important role in the quality of your worship experience. Those currently serving in these roles do an outstanding job, and their service is greatly appreciated. Our goal is to add some depth to the current roster of those who currently fill these positions so that if one or more of them is not available to serve because of illness, vacation, or other, we can carry on without interruption.
The Information Center will be the place to sign-up. A sign-up sheet will be available to those of you interested in learning more about these opportunities to serve. Please sign up there. At a later date, an information / training session will be scheduled so you can begin the process of serving in one of these important roles. Please direct questions to Ron Smith.
Christian Education Team - We would like to expand the Christian Education Team. If you are interested in joining us, contact: Lori Trittschuh, Dave Suter, or Sarah Petitjean.
A Big Thank you from St. John’s Youth
The St John Youth Team would like to say “THANK YOU!” to everyone that helped by taking a shift or multiple shifts to park cars during the very hot fair fundraiser. Dave & Terri Watts, Dave & Denise Suter, Donovan & Linda Brown, Bill Osterbur, Tom Boyer, Amanda Hill, Jeff & Laura Gower, Mark & Nanci Willman, Carol Bruss, Ed Rismiller, Jim & Shelley Sander, Mike & Luann Boyer and Jack & Carol Myers. Your help was invaluable to the team and greatly appreciated. A total of $4,780.00 was raised in the 10 days, this is the same amount that was raised during the 2019 Great Darke County Fair.