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From Pastor Chris…

“BEING” “Strengthen me with power through your Spirit, in my inner being.” Ephesians 3:16

I cannot tell you how many times I make this prayer my own. It centers me on what I need most – the power of

“being” that is not my own, but is Christ in me. This sense of “being” is often buried or lost in the pile of all our

“doing”. We see “doing” as strength, but if it distracts us from “being”, than it becomes the source of our

greatest weakness, and leaves us empty and exhausted. Lent is a time of letting go of the pile of our endless

“doing” and giving space and thought to our “being”. No one lives this “being” better than our Savior. Jesus

teaches us that the Kingdom of God is within, it is about being found by the power of the Spirit given in our bap-

tism. From this center flows the strength to be who God created us to be. God’s name, revealed to Moses, is “I

am who I am”. God’s essence is expressed in a verb of being. “Being” is about who we are and whose we are.

It’s not easy to “be” in a world that seems to demand our “doing”. Come, explore with me the “ways of being”

that are Christ’s, and in the process may we find who we truly are.

The “Ways of BEING” for Christ-Followers

“BEING” filled with the Holy Spirit – February 14

“BEING” focused on God’s mission – February 21

“BEING” obedient to God’s will – February 28

“BEING” grace-full for others – March 6

“BEING” open to see beyond the external – March 13

“BEING” innocent – March 20, Palm Sunday/Sunday of

the Passion

Wednesday Lenten Meals and Worship

Meal at 6:00 pm… Taize Worship at 7:00 pm

February 17 @ St. John;

February 24 @ St. Paul

March 2 @ St. John;

March 9 @ St. Paul; March 16 @ St. John

February 10

12 Noon at St. John

7 pm at St. Paul

Lenten Taize Worship

Take time to just “be” in the presence of God, as we enter into a time of beautiful music, scripture, prayer, and meditation.

Taize is a form of music that helps focus our thoughts towards God.

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New Member/Disciple

Information Lunch

Sunday, February 7, 11:45 at St. Paul

Find out more about our side-by-side

ministry. For persons wanting to con-

nect, and/or who are interested in

membership at either church

Special Events

Just A Look Back

Back in '76, our records tell us that there were five marriages and about the same number of fu-nerals. There were 18 confirmands and on April 16, Easter Sunday, there were 105 adults who took communion. So church attendance that Sunday would have been the 105 adults plus the 18 confirm-ands. Now baptisim records for '74 and '75, the two previous years, indicate that there were about 40 baptisms is each of those years, so conservatively speaking there were probably another 35-50 kids in

church. This would put total attendance somewhere near 175.

And all of this happened not back in 1976, but back in 1876, right here at St Paul. However, back then they rode horses and drove buggies, and walked to a church lit with candles and oil lamps. I'll bet there was a coal furnace in the basement as well. This was also 15 years before our brick church here was built. And yet they still came...for the same reasons we come here today. It is our strong

Christian faith and our belief in an almighty God that draws us to this place.

Homerun Parenting

This months Homerun Parenting session will

be held at Id Rupp Public Library on Mon-

day the 15th from 6-9 p.m.

Inning: Batting Average

Topics include, overcoming fears, uncondi-

tional love, and consistency.

Bring your children, we will provide activities

for them, and a family meal is included.

For reservations call Heartbeat at:

419-734-9359

If you are interested in attending Patty Baugh-

man’s Baby Shower please RSVP to Patty at

330-416-7633 by February 1st.

The shower will be held on February 27th, 2pm

6615 Crossbow Ct.

North Royal ton, Ohio 44133

Baby Registry: Amazon.com

Patty Baughman and Aaron Baughman/ Port

Jervis NY/ May 2016

Diaper Shower: http://www.gdiapers.com/

Daniel Plan

The Daniel Plan will meet on Wednesdays at 5:30 pm,

at St. Paul. During Lent the Daniel Plan will meet at

whichever church has the service that week.

Consecration of the Elements on

February 7th for Blessing Cup Teams

Please sign up on Events’ Board or call St. Paul so

we have a count for lunch:)

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Bible & Discipleship Studies

Women’s Bible Studies (WELCA – All women are invited to participate! )

St. John Women meet on second Wednesday at 2:00 pm

St. Paul Women will meet 3rd Thursdays at 1:00 pm

Weekly Wednesday Bible Study – Meets every Wednesday at 11:00 am at St. Paul. All Ladies are welcome. We are

now studying the book of John. Please join us as we dig deeper into the Lord’s word. Good discussion and laughter.

Texts for Worship Preparation—Worship is richer and deeper when we study the texts during the week before. Try it!

February 7th: Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99 (9); 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:4:2; Luke 9:28-36 [37-43]

February 14th: Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:12, 9-16 (11); Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13

February 21st: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27(5); Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35

February 28th: Isaiah 55:1-9; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9

Mom’s Bible Study—Any mom’s interested in getting together with other mom’s, for a Bible Study? Please let Pastor

Chris know, or sign up on the Event Board.

Thank You

-Thank you for your help and support for the Danbury Food Pantry. They served 1,507 people with a total of 500 families for the first 11 months of the year. -Dear Wednesday Morning Bible Study Group, Thank you so much for your gift in memory of Sandra Reep. We met Sandra through her husband Gary and she became a great friend. She made several prayer shawls and blankets for our women and I know she always kept them in her thoughts and prayers. We have been missing her as she struggled with her health and we will continue to miss her. I hope your memories of Sandra will bring you peace. An acknowledgement of your generous gift was sent to San-dra’s sister. Sincerely, Linda J. Hartlaub, Director of Ottawa Country Transitional Housing, Inc. -Dear St. John and St. Paul Lutheran Church Members, Thank you so much for you generous gift to Pastor Claude’s ministry. It was a wonderful surprise! I have set it aside to be used later for pews or church supplies. Pastor Claude was delighted! The ministry is going well and we are able to reach out more, to building stable buildings. Sincerely in Christ, Sara Tanner (A generous donor gave $500 to Pas-tor Claude through each congregation.) -Thank you for your medicine bottles! Alexis Dayton would like to thank everyone for donating their medicine bottles. The campaign for collecting medicine bottles is fulfilled and finished. Thank you! -Thank you to the ladies who sent me a Christmas bag with many Christmas gifts which were appreciat-ed. Thank you so much, Joyce Ropers—Have a happy New Year! -Marge & Blessing Cup Team, Thank you so much for bringing the Lords Body and Blood to us. You will never know how much all of you are appreciated and loved. Always, Jim & Marge -Dear Marge, Thank you all for all your enjoyable visits and gifts. The pictures are precious. Thank you so very much—trust you have a wonderful Christmas and a healthy New Year. God Bless You All! Love to all, Iatha

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Side-by-Side Youth and Sunday School Page

7th and 8th graders

Confirmation Class

Classes meet Sundays at 9:00 a.m.,

Wednesdays in February, 6:00 –7:00 pm

February 3—Finish 10 Commandments

February 10—Ash Wednesday Worship @ 7 at St.

Paul for the whole family.

February 17— at St. John, meal/6; worship/7

February 24—at St. Paul, meal/6; worship/7

Sunday School Beginning in February, Sunday School classes will study the Sacrament of Holy Communion. First Communion will be celebrated on March 6th during the service (see above) Sunday school classes begin at 9:00 AM. Classes are offered for Preschoolers, kindergarten- 6th grade, Junior High Confirmation Class, High School Class and an Adult Class. There is something for everyone! We hope to see you there!!

Senior High

Side-by-Side Youth

Youth Sunday

1st Sun. of each Month

Sign up on the easel on the ramp at church to help

with greeting, ushering, lecturing (reading). See

Pastor Chris if you can help with Special Music.

The Sacrament of Holy Communion Learning Opportunities

First Communion – Sunday School (Pre-K – 8th), during the month of February, will concentrate on the story

and meaning of the Lord’s Supper. Children of any age are eligible to receive First Communion, according to

the parent’s determination of their child’s understanding. Pastor Chris is available if you have questions.

We will celebrate First communion on Sunday, March 6th, at both congregations. Please let Chrissy or the

Church office know if your child will be receiving their first communion that Sunday, so we may make prepa-

rations and provide certificates.

Adult (9 am) join in the studying the Sacrament, as well as the ELCA document. “The Use of the Means of Grace” during February. Come and gain a deeper understanding of our sacraments through a Lutheran Lens.

VBS SAVE THE DATE

Save the dates, 2016 VBS, June 27th - July 1st! We are excited to announce that St. John's Lutheran Church in Port Clinton has

invited us (pre-school through high school) to attend their action packed Vacation Bible School the week of June 27th. VBS will be

held Monday-Friday at the following times: preschool through entering kindergarten 9:00-noon, children entering first through sixth

grade 9:00-3:00, JR High-High School (dinner will be provided) 5:30-7:30 PM. More information to be announced!

High School Youth Plus

Erie Social and Shuffleboard

Sunday, February 28

Worship, Hospitality Lunch, Family Fun

Join us for shuffleboard and other games!

Bring friends and family

Fun Day—is $10.00/person or $15/couple for as

long as you want.

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Building Friendships “Not Older, Just Better” - Not Older, Just Better is meeting at Avery’s on Tuesday, February 9th at 11:30 a.m.

Dartball—Please see the attached church calendar for dates and locations.

Noisy Offering on February 14—Ruth Ann’s House, transitional housing for abuse victims

Blessing Cup Teams—To be part of this fellowship of Christ’s love, please contact Marge Bridgett or Myra Prokop. The

visits will extend through the month of February (Consecration on February 7th)

Celebration Chorus—Practice on Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., at St. Paul. All are welcome!

Community Garden—Direct questions for 2015 to Emily Glynn 314-517-2402 or Betsy Deer 419-310-4406.

Council Nights—Thursday, February 18, at St. Paul —Joint Parish Board/5:30; St. Paul Council /6:15 ; St. John/ 7:00

Danbury Food Pantry—They are in need of volunteer help- They need full size pickup trucks to pick up the pallets of

food on the Thursday before the food pantry distribution. If you would be willing to volunteer your truck and time, please

call Jan Hirt at 419-732-2703. Also needed are people who can carry and bend with heavy boxes to help put the food

away after the distribution on Saturday morning at 10 am. If you would like to volunteer come to St. Paul at 8 am on the

third Saturday of the month January through November at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Donations can be mailed to Danbury

Food Pantry, c/o Jan Hirt 1775 S. Church Rd. Marblehead, OH 43440

Prayer Chain—St. Paul contact Joan Harris at 419.734.3971 or 419.341.6373 or harris2110@roadrunner.com.

St. John contact Myra Prokop at 419.798.5101 or taylors@frontier.com. God promises that our prayers are heard!

Prayer Shawl Plus Ministry—prayer shawl meeting will be on Wednesday, February 3rd, at 10:00 at St. Paul.

SNAP Ministries—(Supporting Native African Pastors) For info. go to snapministries.org (Welcome. to Home).

Serving in Christ’s Name

Directory Updates

JANUARY 2016—Please clip these corrections on a blank page in your directory.

St John Page Change

Armbruster, Tim 3 Apt #207

Benya, Joan 4 Joan, not Jean

Peticos, Bev 15 New Address:

11004 Twp Rd 49

Upper Sandusky, OH 43351

St Paul Page Change

Baughman, Aaron 5 Zip code: 12771

Carpenter, Karen 10 Phone: 419-967-0004

Gulau, Paul 23 Died: January 11, 2016

Hirt, Marian 26 Died: December 10, 2015

Sorgenfrei, Robert 53 9372 Hartley Way

Phone: 419-702-9020

Meet Friends of St. Paul Lutheran Church:

Don and Judy Brehm

20674 Chestnut Drive

Strongsville, Ohio 44149

Feb-March: 3420 Gulf Shore N

Naples, FL 34103

Donjudybrehm05@gmail

Phone numbers: 216-701-3312, 440-537-3324

Home 440-238-8737

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St. john beacon light

For February, 2016

St. John Council Highlights

Council highlights: Due to the lack of a quorum there was no meeting held.

St. John Treasurer Curt Laubner prepared a report of our congregation’s 2015 NWO Synod giving:

Synod General Fund $ 4,285.00

World Hunger $ 3,805.30

World Relief $ 695.00

Seminary Debt Relief $ 275.64

$ 9,060.94

Special dates:

Birthdays

10 Maryanne Laubner

18 Pastor Chris Young

20 Jim Otermat

24 Myra Prokop

General Operating Fund:

December

Receipts $5,581.26

Expenses $4,547.67

$ 33.59

St. John History Happenings

St. John Jr. High Sunday School Class- taught by Mrs. George Benya 1963-1964

Mark Crossley Diana Dress Terrie Pepon

Jim Dress Micky Twinning Joyce Grau

Becky Kemp Morris White Jeanette Grove

Reminders:

If you need to get a container of soup at the Parish

Hall you can contact any council member or Alar

Guild member who will let you in the hall. You also

can grab a container on Sunday before or after the

service.

Annoucement:

We’ve been invited to a baby shower honoring Patty

Baughman. It is going to be held on February 27th

at the home of Nancy Surace in North Royalton,

Ohio. If anyone would like to attend RSVP is needed

by February 1 at 330-416-7633. Possibly we could

carpool to the event.

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St. Paul Lutheran Church Messenger

February 2016

St. Paul Lutheran Church “Messenger”

Budget Highlights

General Fund— Revenue- $23,042.19

Expense- $15,548.22

Restricted Fund— Revenue- $ 3,569.70

Expense- $ 575.00

St. Paul Church Council Highlights:

January 21, 2016

-Sanctuary Renovation: Charles Scott presented a proposal to be placed in the Sandusky Register seeking bids from design firms

with experience in sanctuary renovations. Proposals are accepted until February 29, 1016.

-Archive Committee represented by Maryann Laubner, Coni Ann Limpert and Helen Stines requested $2000.00 to purchase: 36’

storage cabinet, four drawer file cabinet and a four drawer fireproof file cabinet. These cabinets will be used to store archives from

St. Paul Lutheran Church.

-Heritage Fund Application: an application to request monies from the Heritage Fund was reviewed. A Motion stating: If the Herit-

age fund is over three times the current year’s operating budgeted amount then the surplus monies can be reviewed for possible

disbursements.

-The current boilers may need to be replaced. In addition, due to a possible fire hazard, three electrical panels may need to be

replaced. A price quote will be presented to council at a later date.

-A congregational meeting will be held on February 7, 2016 to obtain approval to have the church property owned by St. Paul in the

northwest part of Lot 9, Section 2, surveyed by BEC Associates.

The Congregational meeting was held on January 17th after Worship. The reports were reviewed and approved.

Please remember in your prayers:

Barb Agne, Barb Batcha, Cleo Bodi, Karen Car-

penter, Ben Chapman, Gary Cover, Rebecca

Dress, Betty Dubbert, David Heinzl, Bill Hirt,

Steve Hosko, Ruth Keller, Nelf Kimerline, Joyce

Linder, Rev. Sarah MacDonald, Alice Peroni,

Kathy Stine, Sarah Tanner, Pat Thursby, Gor-

don Wahlers, Sally Willis.

Paul Gulau passed away on January 11th. His

funeral was held at the funeral home on Janu-

ary 15th. May God comfort all who mourn his

passing.

Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church

(WELCA)

The regular meeting and Bible study of the Women of the Church will be Feb.

18th at 1:00 pm. in the Fellowship Hall. All women are invited. Betty Easton

will have refreshments. The Bible Study “Christian Citizenship 101

(Confidence in God’s beginnings and endings)” will be from the “Gather” Jan-

uary study.

WELCA received Thank You notes from many of the organizations to which

we send donations.

The Monthly Service Projects are: canned fruit, nail clippers, and ball

point pens.

-The Giving Statements are ready for you to take home. You’ll find them in the

Fellowship Hall.

-This year’s Christian Unity Sunday potluck was held at Wesley Lodge on

January 17th It began with a pot luck meal, followed by fellowship.

The medicine bottles are no longer being

collected. Their goal has been reached.

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Birthdays

2 Thelma Goodyear

3 Diana Schenko, Chantel Lewis

4 Shelley Seamon

8 Brett Pahl

9 Evelyn Bodi, Landon Funk, Colleen Byrne,

Kirk Gangl, Nate Waters

10 Scott Bradbee

11 Katie Lenner

12 Connie Kihlken, Grayden Boss

14 Valerie Mahler, Joshua Schenko, Justin Waugh

15 Robert Glovinsky, Matthew Mahler, Vincent Manuella

17 Steve Nevin

18 Rev. Chris Young

19 Dustin Deluca, Kerstin Thompson

20 Gail Bergman

21 Forrest Hornbeck

22 Helmi Freeh, Sophia Mullins

24 Zack Kihlken, Daniel Bergman

25 Phyllis Humphrey, Ryann Steinbrick, Riley Steinbrick, Graham Bartzen

26 Sarah Boss, Collin Bush, Elizabeth Bush

27 Trudi Steinbrick

28 Matthew Seamon

St. Paul February Special Dates

Wedding Anniversary

4 Dennis and Linda Berhent, Ro-

land and Laurel Berhent

7 David and Sharon Allen

15 Scott and Maureen Kerik

17 Bill and Debbie Lenner

26 Charles and Norma Fannin

Baptismal Anniversary

14 Alandra Willis, Zachery Tokar

15 Lee French, Jim Kovach

18 Mia McDonald

19 Darlene Mahler, Frank Mahler, Mike Doski, Gerald

Mackey

21 Christina French

26 Sharon Salyers

27 Christina Grimm, Brandon Mooney, Lauren Mooney

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Mutual Ministries February 7 February 10

Ash Wednesday

February 14 February 21 February 28

Greeters Barb Batcha Carol Kubit Norma Kihlken Shirley LaCumsky Linda Dubbert

Lectors Janet Strauss Tammy Davis Jim Deer Tammy Davis Laurel Berhent

Ushers Shirley Lacumsky Charles Scott

Ruth Scott

Shirley Lacumsky Bob and Janet

Strauss

David Hirt

Dave Hirt

Acolytes Heather Lambert

Zeke French

Ginny Cameron

Maddie Harris

Daleigh Lerch

Erik Wadsworth

Justin Tibbels

Matt Seamon

Daniel Lambert

Nolan Chapman

Hospitality New Member

Reception

Hospitality Lunch

Bulletins

Steeple Lighting Dee & Jim Warren Roland & Laurel

Berhent

Perpetual Light Dee & Jim Warren

Assisting Minister Tammy Davis

Tim Mackey

Altar Guild Ruth Scott

Trish Ahrens

Counters Tammy Davis

Fran Chapman

Flowers

Internship Update

Pastor Chris attended a retreat at Trinity Seminary the last week of January. It’s looking good! We

should find out by the beginning of March if there is a good match for an intern. Please keep this in your

prayers, and also consider helping us build up our Seminary Fund. (Donations to either congregation,

marked “Seminary Fund” will go into our joint account.)

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