Our tradition at Bascom Community Church is to recognize not only those who have been called to their eternal home in the past twelve months, but all those that you wish to be remembered on All-Saints Sunday. Please check out this list and let Pastor Dean know of any name(s) you would like to have either added or deleted before the reading on the 2nd:

Bell, Ida May
Bell, Jim
Boroff, Peggy
Coppus, Brian
Cumbow, Harry
DeVault, (Harold) Ken
Dundore, Dwight
Dundore, Harry
Dundore, Janet
Dundore, Lucille
Dundore, Richard (Dick)
Edinger, Delbert
Edinger, Jeannie
Edinger, Rita
Emerine, James
Emerine, Mary Joan
Hall, Scott
Heineken, Lela
Heiserman, Don
Heiserman, Mary Belle
Hogue, Lois Jeannine (Durant)
Hulderman, Phyliss
Imes, Tyler
Johnson, Don
Johnson, Elma
King, Junior
Kinsely, Helen
Kline, Louise

Thallman, Diane
Thallman, Gerry
Thallman, Kenny
Thallman, Mick
Thallman, Willard
Vitt, Edward
Vitt, Eula
Vitt, Mike
Vitt, Terry
Vitt, Tom
Vitt-Kufman, Carol
Vitt-Smith, Shirley
Watson, Dorothy
Watson, Leonard

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR OCTOBER 19, 2025

We will be celebrating our All-Saints Worship Service on Sunday, November 2nd. As is our custom, we will recognize not only those who have been called to their eternal home in the past twelve months, but all those that you wish to be remembered. Please see the All-Saints name list on the narthex bulletin board or on our website and let Pastor Dean know of any name(s) you would like to have either added or deleted from the list that we will read on the 2nd.

The next Men’s Breakfast will gather at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1st at The American Table in Fostoria.

Please see the narthex bulletin board for the flyer about an outreach opportunity to support residents of Good Shepherd with Christmas gifts, the sign-up sheet for our lawn maintenance schedule, and the Fostoria Bascom Pro-life Newsletter.

Trunk or Treat returns on Tuesday, October 28th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Usually Bascom has over 300 kiddos participate, so candy donations are much appreciated.

Our Spaghetti Supper will be held on Saturday, November 15th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Proceeds to be donated to support Connor Whaley and his family in his ongoing battle against childhood leukemia.

Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes can be picked up in the narthex. If you would like to fill a shoebox, please have them back to the church by Sunday, November 16th. The label to place on the outside of the box upon return is inside each box. If you have any questions, you may contact Lori Clay at (419)937-8111.

Larry Dunson celebrates his 80th birthday on October 30th. Let us shower him with birthday cards. Address: 6 Northwood Drive, Tiffin, Ohio 44883 (also on the narthex bulletin board).

In today’s message we will be discussing the Gifts of the Spirit. If you would like to discover, or be reminded of your specific gifts, there are several free sites on the internet. Pastor Dean tried a few of them with the site “Spiritual Gifts Test” at https://giftstest.com/ being his favorite.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Oct. 19             Hunter Seaman

Oct. 23             M/M Tony Thallman, M/M Jeremy Edinger

Oct. 24            M/M David Rohlen

Oct. 25            M/M Steve Tschanen

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR OCTOBER 12, 2025

The next Men’s Breakfast will gather at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1st at The American Table in Fostoria.

The administrative board will meet at the church at 6:00 p.m. on this Tuesday, October 14th.

Please see the flyer posted on the narthex bulletin board for an outreach opportunity to support residents of Good Shepherd with Christmas gifts.

Please continue to see the sign-up sheet on the narthex bulletin board for our lawn maintenance schedule.

Please see the Fostoria Bascom Pro-life Newsletter placed on the narthex bulletin board.

Trunk or Treat returns on Tuesday, October 28th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Usually Bascom has over 300 kiddos participate so candy donations are much appreciated.

Our Spaghetti Supper will be held on Saturday, November 15^th from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes can be picked up in the narthex. If you would like to fill a shoebox, please have them back to the church by Sunday, November 16th. The label to place on the outside of the box upon return is inside each box. If you have any questions, you may contact Lori Clay at (419)937-8111.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Oct. 13            M/M Joe Emerine, Charles Brendle (in memory)

Oct. 15             Melissa Null

Oct. 16            M/M Donald Ferguson

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Please join Pastor Dean and the men of the church at The American Table in Fostoria @ 9:00 a.m.

JOYS: Lori Zimmerman is experiencing an excellent recovery from her brain cyst surgery; Betty & John Park were blessed with another great-grandchild, Daxton Allen (8 pounds and 2 ounces at 19 ¾ inches), with another two due in January and April; Judy Prosser is experiencing positive results from both her neck therapy (regain full range of motion) and electrical stimulation to the legs; Dotty Devault has come from the hospital and did not have an esophageal infection but is working with her medical team to determine if she has a high anal hernia; Matt Emerine continues to heal from the infection in his knee replacement and is now walking with a cane instead of a walker as well as working parttime; Shelby & D’Lo Lopez’s friends Anna & Joey Spieles are excited to be expecting twins; and we have a Heavenly Father who loves us, a Savior who redeems us, and the Holy Spirit who strengthens us.

CONCERNS:  Pam Denman (Pastor Mike’s wife) will be undergoing a knee replacement on Monday (October 20th); Juanita Yambert will be undergoing testing at Cleveland Clinic beginning on November 5th in order to determine the cause and treatment plan for her issues with air flow to the brain during sleep; Pastor Dean and Danene’s niece Meghan Duff will be undergoing a hysterectomy on Monday (October 20th); t; he family of Reverend Paul & Joyce Eichar’s daughter Betty (Zeigler) passed away from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) at the age of 65 on Saturday, October 11th; The family of Joseph A. Harper (Hopewell Loudon Class of 1978) who passed away on October 26th; The family of Tracy Allen Hunker (Hopewell Loudon Class of 1975) who passed away September 3rd; and Don Asselin’s Alaskan friend Zeda Jean Garner who is currently undergoing therapy at an assisted living facility after being hospitalized for two months after a fall.

PRAYER LIST: Leticia Caudill, Carri Breidenbach, Jean Mertes, Laverne Ruth, Jacqueline Freeman, Sue Brickner, Michelle Steinmetz, Pat Scherger, Ron Pollard, Butch Payne, Danny Pelton, Nancy Bailey, Ken Pattison, Marilyn Abell, Janet Thallman, Regan Fitzgerald, Sandy Lehner, Tim Rife, Travis Bloom, Wil Ludwig, Don Ferguson, Connor Whaley, Randy Wyant, Margaret Cumbow, Dennis Holman, Matt Emerine, Don Asselin, Memphis Depinet, Sutton Linn Price, Kylio James Kinney, and Rev. Bill McDaniel.

Please go to either our Facebook page (Bascom Community Church) or YouTube channel (DeanDurant5660 – hyperlink  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYUdwW5I8wiQwTrTI75NkQ ) to view our Sunday messages or Monday through Friday devotions. God Bless!!