Author: Lori Clay

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR DECEMBER 7, 2025

Please see the Advent Candlelight Readers signup sheet on the Narthex bulletin board for openings.

Our next Men’s Breakfast will be January 3^rd at 9:00 a.m. at Frisch’s Big Boy. All men are invited to attend.

Our next Administrative Council meeting will be Tuesday, December 9^th at 6:00 p.m. A hearty “Thank You” to Deb Lutz, Ed Smith, and Jeanne VanBuskirk for your three years of service on our Administrative Council Board. Helen Emerine will be rejoining the board starting in 2026, so we need one more volunteer to join the board. Please see any council member (Marcia Abbott, Morgan Johnson, Bob Manz, and Shelby Lopez are remaining on the board), Lori Clay, or Pastor Dean if interested in joining.

We continue our tradition of supporting a family for Christmas this year. Our family this year has three children under the age of six. Please select an ornament from the tree in the narthex and return the wrapped gift (along with the ornament) to the church.

A memorial celebration of Pastor Dave Culp’s life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025, at St. John’s UCC in Tiffin, Ohio. Visitation will take place on Sunday, December 21, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home & Crematory, 236 S. Washington St. in Tiffin.

We will be having our Christmas Eve worship service this year at 4:00 p.m.

December-January newsletters are available online and on the back table outside the sanctuary.

The church will be making Super Bowl Subs on Saturday, February 7^th. Orders will be taken in January. Questions?? Please see Ron Lutz or call him at (419)448-8675.

Our Sunday School Class will be led by Pastor Dean in December as we dive into the season with “Advent” by J.D. Greear (available on RightNow Media). In this study, we will be taking a deeper look at Jesus as Emmanuel; our Wonderful Counselor; the Everlasting Father: and the Great I Am.

As you see family and friends over the holiday season, we wanted to remind you that Vacation Bible School 2026 will have different dates this year than what we have done in the past. This year’s VBS will be held from June 22-26^th. We will also be having a community churchwide blended service on Sunday, June 28^th at our church to recap the week. Please mark your calendars!

If you would like to send a card to Don Asselin, his address is on our website.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Dec, 7              Andrew Rohlen

Dec. 8              Briana Poor

Dec. 9              Amy Miller

Dec. 11            Tasha Frankart, Lela Heineken (in memory)

Dec. 12            Braden Park

Dec. 13            Charles Popenberg

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ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 30, 2025

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 30, 2025
Today’s altar flowers are in celebration of Margaret Cumbow’s 91st birthday and sponsored by her great-granddaughter Mila Lopez.

Luella King’s 100th birthday is today. She received 44 cards as of Saturday evening and says “Thank you to her church family for their cards.” She loved them!!

Please see the narthex bulletin board for the flyer about an outreach opportunity to support residents of Good Shepherd with Christmas gifts. They have requested that any donations be dropped off by this coming Saturday, December 6th.

Advent begins today. Please see the Candlelight Readers signup sheet on the Narthex bulletin board for openings.

Our next Men’s Breakfast will be this coming Saturday, December 6th, at the Deli at Frost Village.

A hearty “Thank You” to Deb Lutz, Ed Smith, and Jeanne VanBuskirk for your three years of service on our Administrative Council Board. Helen Emerine will be rejoining the board starting in 2026, so we need one more volunteer to join the board. Please see any council member (Marcia Abbott, Morgan Johnson, Bob Manz, and Shelby Lopez are remaining on the board), Lori Clay, or Pastor Dean if interested in joining.

We continue our tradition of supporting a family for Christmas this year. Our family this year has three children under the age of six. Gift ideas have been placed on the Christmas tree in the Narthex. Please note that if you would prefer to donate cash, Danene will be accepting it and putting it toward purchasing the gifts.

We will be having our Christmas Eve worship service this year at 4:00 p.m.

Our next Administrative Council Meeting will be next Tuesday, December 9th, at 6:00 pm.

December-January newsletters are available online and on the back table outside the sanctuary.

The church will be making Super Bowl Subs on Saturday, February 7th. Orders will be taken in January. Questions?? Please see Ron Lutz or call him at (419) 448-8675.

Our Sunday School Class will be led by Pastor Dean in December as we dive into the season with “Advent” by J. D. Greear (available on RightNow Media). In this study we will be taking a deeper look at Jesus as Emmanuel; our Wonderful Counselor; the Everlasting Father; and the great I Am.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Dec, 2              Ed Smith, Calvin Anthony Park

Dec. 3              Cassidy Miller

Dec. 4              Cora Daniel, Dalton Coppus

Dec. 5              Ken Yambert

Dec. 6              Margaret Cumbow, Susan Platt, Barbara Hartsel