ALTAR FLOWERS
The altar flowers are given by Jeff and Tami Rohlf in celebration of Jeff’s father, Phil Rohlf’s 83rd birthday on March 25th.
SAVE THE DATE
Please mark your calendars for Thursday, April 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m. All members are highly encouraged to attend this important meeting as the Church Doctor Ministries group will be sharing their report with all of our members! They will be presenting their findings and making their professional recommendations for short and long-term strategic planning regarding the future of our church.
ACT BIBLE STUDY
I can’t imagine what it was like for Jesus to find His disciples sleeping. How could they? He had been praying out loud—they heard His anguish.
DRIVE-THRU DINNER
MARSHALL’S MOUNTAIN will be our fundraiser for the May 6th Election
Day Drive-Thru dinner. Marshall is the son of Ross and Amanda (Mick) Joost
PASTOR MEWS BIBLE CLASS
FOOD PANTRY REPORT
We were closed a couple days in February because of the weather so
our numbers were a little lower. We served 70 families or 205 people
during of the month of February, 2025. We had six families visit the pantry for the first time. Two hundred and twenty-one bags of food were distributed.
We spent $86.32 at the Toledo Food Bank and $761.70 in Meijer gift
cards. Thank you to the congregation for their support of this ministry.
You are helping people meet one of their basic needs. God bless you!
FOOD PANTRY UPCOMING EVENTS:
On Saturday, May 10th, the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will take place and further information will be forthcoming.
DEBORAH S. MAXEY SCHOLARSHIP
Baringer / Wachtman Scholarship
SAVE THE DATE FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY
COFFEE AND TEA
PLASTIC LID UPDATE
Christ Our Savior has enough lids for their bench! They thank St. John for their participation. Keep saving the lids for now. Maybe we can donate them to another group or get crazy and save for our own bench! Put your clean lids in Lorna’s mailbox (528) or bring them to the church office.
NEW CARE NOTES
There are new Care Notes available in the Bergman Resource Room:
Take One – Take Heart; Give One – Give Hope Working Your Way Through Crisis
Additional titles have been placed in the Caring Ministry Resource Room in the Work Room. Please take one for you or give to a friend.
CARE Notes now available:
“Praying the Bible During Lent”
“A Lenten Journey Through Grief”
“Lent—A Time to Pray For Others”
”40 Ways to Enrich Your Lenten Prayer”
”Finding Grace in the Everyday”
“Giving Your Worries to God”
“After Suicide…Living With Loss, Healing With Hope”
MEN’S PROJECT TEAM
The winter has been cold, snowy, just plain no fun. But things are about to change for some of us…blood…sweat…tears. The Men’s Project Team will be meeting the first Saturday, April 5th, at 8:30 a.m., in the Fellowship Room.
The team will meet to discuss the projects around the church and school and the Clothes Closet. We will also be discussing leadership, talent, and time schedules for projects. The Project Team is not all blood, sweat and tears, but a time of fellowship, getting to know your fellow Christian and sometimes solving the world’s problems. In the past, the team has had coffee and sometimes donuts while breaking down the work list, dividing the workload according to talents. This format has worked pretty well. God has given every human being a gift or talent to use for His purposes. “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace” (1 Peter 4:10).
MANY THANKS FROM THE YOUTH GROUP
The youth board understands there was confusion about where the profits for the Lenten meal would go so we’ve decided to put the proceeds toward the National Youth Gathering trip. We still want to support Children’s Lantern, an organization that aids children in foster care, so we want to sponsor a diaper drive for them. A laundry basket is in the hallway by the cafeteria. Thank you for your support.
ATTENDANCE CHURCH SERVICES
March 22 60 5:30 PM
March 23 124 9:00 AM
TOTAL: 221