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St. John’s Lutheran Church St. John’s Lutheran Paul Gruetter, Pastor 209 Broad St. PO Box 203 567-201-3455 Montpelier, Ohio 43543 419-485-3736
stjohnsmontpelier.org
December
Shut In
Geri Gearhart
Alice Masters
Genesis Healthcare
1104 Wesley
Bryan, OH 432506
Mary DeMara
Northern Lakes Nursing
516 Williams St.
Angola, IN 46703
Gretta Wilcox
108 Bungalow Ct
Montpelier, OH, 43543
Sam and Norma Dixon
104 Evergreen Dr.
Montpelier, OH 43543
Serving in Worship during December
Nursery Schedule
7: Dawn Smith
14: Alysha Saneholtz
21: McCrae Kidston
28. Val Steinke
Acolyte
7: Lydia Grime and
Braden Saneholtz
14: Cadin Jaessing
and Kelby Sapp
21: Lydia Grime
and Alex Jacoby
28. Cadin Jaessing
and Kelby Sapp
Greeters
7: Mary Steinke and
Marcella Henry
14: Jackie, Addie, and
Erin Elser
21: High School Youth
28. Open
Lay Reader
7: Addie Thompson
14: Joe Burt
21: Zoe Bolen
28. Open
Margaret Gordon
Hillside Country Living
09876 CO RD 16 #417
Bryan, OH 43506
Jumar Kissinger 1277 Snapdragon Dr.
Montpelier, OH
43543
Elevette Greeter
7: Open
14: Open
21: High School
Youth
28. Open
Wednesday Acolyte
3: Open
10: Lydia Grime and Alex
Jacoby
17: Open
Wednesday Greeters
3: Open
10: The Grime Family
17: Open
Christmas Eve
Acolyte
24: Kelby Sapp,
Cadin Jaessing,
and Cole DeWire
Christmas Eve
Greeters
24: Kati and
Alexia Ewers
Wednesday
Elevette Greeter
3: Open
10: Open
17: Open
Christmas Eve
Elevette Greeter
24: Open
December Birthday’s
1-Jamie Davis 1-Allyson Hutchison 3-Jackie Elser 3-Braxton Henry 3-Turner Lawson 7-Holly Miller 9 –Glenda Rockey 10-Amanda Taylor 10 -Alanna Detrick 11-Wayne Henry 12-Nikki Gillen 14-Jodi Fiser 14-Joy Gruetter 14-Norman Chamberlain
15-Stacy DeMara 17- Heather O’ Neal 19- Brock O’ Neal 21- Savannah Wheeler 22- Andy Carlson 26- Al Gearhart 26- Pamela Day 26- David Clark 27- Devin Harter 29- Natasha Rupp 29- Bailey Lawson 31-Judy Handy 31- Lucas Kidston 31- Shelby White
December Anniversaries 4-Jackie and Michael Elser 5-Donald and Luella Rockey 17-Barbara and Jim Hulisz
22-Jim and Kay Rockey 15 - Craig and Gerry Dewire 16 – Dale and Susan Gearhart 17 - Dick and Elizabeth Lawson
Donations for high school Sunday class The high school Sunday school classroom is under construction. We
need your help! We are looking to update the furniture and we are
looking for donated new or used furniture. If you are updating your look
and need to get rid of that big chair, moving, or need an excuse to change
your living room look, we are looking for furniture. We have found good
homes or are repurposing our old furniture. If you have a donation or
questions please contact Jodi Grime 419-481-2450 or any high schooler.
Thank you ahead of time for all your donations and support of the high
school class.
Elevette Greeters We have added one more greeter, to be stationed at the outside door
leading to the elevette. You can welcome folks, share a smile, and even
assist with operating the elevette. Please prayerfully consider if this
ministry is for you
Thank you Collections to date for Thank Offering service is $1,123.49. WOTC would like to thank the congregation for your generosity.
Meeting for Catechism and their Mentors There will be a meeting for catechism students and their mentors on
Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the catechism room. Pizza is provided.
New Members We rejoice as we welcome these new members into the St. John’s family: Jodi, Lydia, Jamison and Tatum Grime; Darian Oberlin; Kyle, Stacy, Kaden,
Kelby and Kyler Sapp; Dr. Steve, Kim, Jenna, Mitchell and Blake Bumb;
Gregg and Jackie Pudell. Welcome!
Deepest Sympathy We extend our deepest Christian sympathy to Jim Engels and family, at the
death of his sister Cynthia Perkinson. Sympathy also goes out to Roger
Scott and family, at the death of his brother Wendell.
Women’s Annual Christmas Dinner All women are invited to share a Christmas dinner on Dec. 11
th at 6 PM
located at Wynn’s restaurant inside Ramada Inn. Please see or call Jeanne
Willson at 419-485-5826 to RSVP.
ANGEL TREE
The Angel Trees are up again. There is one in the narthex and one in
the hallway by pastor’s office. The names on the Angel trees are
again those of the residents from the Filling Group Homes of West
Unity and Bryan. They have been our
Christmas outreach project in the past few
years. For some of the residents, these will be
the ONLY presents they receive at Christmas
since some of them have no family. Thank you
for giving to make their Christmas one to
remember. The residents are overwhelmed and
very thankful to you for showing the love of
Jesus through your gifts.
If you would rather make a monetary donation please see Becky
Jaessing.
Please bring the gifts to the Ladies Activity Room located downstairs
by December 14th
. God Bless you for sharing in this ministry.
Poinsettias There are two sign-up sheets in the sanctuary for ordering
poinsettias and one sign-up sheet on the bulletin board by the office. ***Make checks out to: St. John’s Lutheran Church in the amount of $15 per flower ordered.
**Reminder – You must have your flowers ordered AND paid for by Dec. 10, we need to pay for the poinsettias when the order is placed in the morning of DEC. 10th. **You can leave full payment with Carol Eriksen or in the envelope provided in the office **
*ORDERS MUST BE PLACED AND PAID FOR NO LATER THAN DEC 10TH.*
Christmas Eve Cantata practices Christmas Eve Cantata practices will be held on Wed. evenings this year. There will probably only be one weekend practice right before the event.
Schedule
Wed. Dec. 3 following Advent service (about an hour)
Wed. Dec. 10 following Advent service (about an hour)
Wed. Dec. 17 following Advent service (about an hour)
Sat. Dec. 20 11:00 A.M.
Please Join us! We love to have as many as possible join to raise their
voices in celebrating Jesus birthday!
Montpelier High School Performance
Montpelier High School’s Locomotion and
Jazz Band will present a Winter Preview Show on Friday, December 5
th at 5:30pm in
the K-12 Auditeria. Dinner will be served at
5:30pm with a dynamic show to follow. Tickets are $10 apiece. For tickets, call Montpelier Schools at 419-485-6700
or see preview participants Katie Taylor or Cody Bolen. You won’t want to
miss this evening of food, fellowship, and music!
EXCITING NEWS - WE HOPE!
One of our missionary partners,
Pastor Matthew Riak, is coming to
the United States in January and
February, to visit some of his
sponsoring congregations.
We have invited him to come to St. John's!
His travel schedule is not yet arranged, and he has a lot of
sponsors, so we don't know yet if he can come to Montpelier.
But we're very excited about the possibility, and we're
praying that we can meet him in person!
ADVENT/CHRISTMAS EVENTS
Advent services:
This year’s midweek Advent services are
built around the theme “Advent Blessings”.
On Wednesday nights at 7:30 pm, we invite
you to bring in the pieces of your home
nativity scene, and we will bless them. On
December 3, bring in the shepherds and
wise men. On December 10, bring in Mary
and Joseph. And for the final service,
December 17, bring in baby Jesus.
Christmas caroling:
We meet at the church on Sunday, December 21,
at 3:00 p.m. We’ll visit some of our homebound
members and bring them greetings and joy. Come
along!
Sunday School Christmas program:
These fine young people will present their annual
program during worship at both services on
Sunday, December 21. They are already hard at
work, practicing to share the Christmas good news
with us.
Christmas Eve worship:
We gather for worship at 9:00 p.m. on
Christmas Eve. Our worship will include
familiar carols, the choir cantata, candle lighting,
and Holy Communion.
Fleece Blankets LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF IS ASKING FOR FLEECE BLANKETS,
so the Women of the Church is taking on this project, thinking this would be
something the children can do and families can do as a winter project, or
whenever they can be made. This will be a year project, and we pray we have many blankets of all colors to be sent next October. We also plan on
having a fun work day bring our fleece and making blankets together. We
hope you enjoy this project especially when you are snowed in this winter. Any questions call Jill Beck.
See and Do Donation List
Items Needed by the See & Do Food
Pantry: (In Cans or Plastic Bottles)
CANNED GOODS DRY GOODS
Spaghettios Instant potatoes
Green beans Noodles
Corn Beans
Peas Crackers
Tuna White Sugar
Peanut butter Chicken/beef broth
Pork and beans Flour
Canned beef or chicken Spaghetti
Soups Pudding
Spaghetti sauce Jell-O
Juice Macaroni
Powdered milk
OTHER Cake Mix
Toilet paper
Shampoo PERISHABLES
Bar soap Bread
Dishwashing liquids Butter
Laundry detergent Milk
Hot dogs
December is See and Do Donation month. Please donate to help
stock See and Do, Inc. Boxes are kept outside the sacristy and in
the narthex so that we may gather items year round.