ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAY 17, 2026

The next Men’s Breakfast will be held June 6th at Billy’s Restaurant located at 413 West State Street in Fremont.

We will have a float in the Bascom Memorial Day Parade on June 7th at 2:00 p.m. to promote our Vacation Bible School. Pastor Dean will be providing the invocation at the 1:15 Ceremony at Sandridge Cemetery.

Reminder: we have moved our Ecumenical Vacation Bible School to the week of June 22 – 26 in order to not conflict with 4-H and to participate in an Ecumenical Celebration of Worship at our church on June 28th. Registration of kids and volunteers can be completed on our website, www.bascomchurch.com. Please see Lori Clay or Nick Reinhard if you have any questions.

We are in need of some items for VBS: empty spray bottles, one 3 X 3 cardboard mailing tube you won’t get back, one huge oversized goofy play sunglasses, one white twin sized bedsheet you won’t get back, and balloon pumps. If you can help out, please put these items in the church office. Thank you!

The administrative board will next meet on Tuesday, June 9th at 6:00 p.m.

Danny Pelton has moved to Room 208 in Good Shepherd.

Please see the signup sheet on the Narthex bulletin board for our lawn maintenance schedule.

Please also see the signup sheet on the narthex bulletin board for the potato salad that we will be contributing to the Lion’s Memorial Day Parade.

Pastor Dean will be on vacation June 15 – 21. Nick Reinhard will be providing the message on Sunday, the 21st.

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
May 17 Kim Earl, M/M Don Thallman
May 18 David Edinger
May 20 Marissa (Shaver) Fisher
May 21 Briar Shaver
May 22 M/M Kenneth Thallman (in memory)

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAY 10, 2026

Today’s service will include our Mother’s Day Recognition. Happy Mother’s Day to all Mothers and Mother figures joining us today!

Danny Pelton has moved to Room 208 in Good Shepherd.

The next Men’s Breakfast will be held June 6^th at Billy’s Restaurant located at 413 West State Street in Fremont.

We will have a float in the Bascom Memorial Day Parade on June 7^th at 2:00 p.m. to promote our Vacation Bible School.

The administrative board will next meet on Tuesday, June 9th at 6:00 p.m.

Reminder: we are still forming our Capital Funds Campaign to replace the depleted funds from our 2018 “Raise the Roof” campaign. Please see Pastor Dean or any board member (Marcia Abbott, Lori Clay, Helen Emerine, Morgan Johnson, Shelby Lopez, Bob Manz, Carol Reisner) to express your desire to join the team.

Addresses are on the bulletin board for those we are showering with cards to let them know that we are thinking of them. Please note Danny Pelton’s updated information.

Reminder: we have moved our Ecumenical Vacation Bible School to the week of June 22 – 26 with an Ecumenical Celebration of Worship at our church on June 28th. Registration of kids and volunteers can be completed on our website, www.bascomchurch.com. Please see Lori Clay or Nick Reinhard if you have any questions.

Please see the signup sheet on the Narthex bulletin board for our lawn maintenance schedule.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

May 10: M/M Michael Vitt II
May 11: Pam Depinet
May 12: Ryan Clouse, Raine Kreh
May 13: Bill McDaniel, Riley Kay Gardner
May 15: Damion Vitt
May 16: M/M Bill McDaniel, M/M Craig Knupp

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Please join Pastor Dean and the men of the church, for breakfast at Billy’s Restaurant located at 413 West State Street in Fremont for our June 6th breakfast.

JOYS: Genevieve Shaver (Jeanne VanBuskirk’s granddaughter) is graduating from Fostoria High School Sunday, May 17th; Trinity Wolfelt (Judy & Mike Prosser’s granddaughter) graduated from Tiffin Columbian High School on Saturday, May 16th, and will be also graduating from Vanguard-Sentinel on Wednesday, the 20th; Lori Knupp’s PVC ablation this past Tuesday went well and she is recovering; Mila Lopez rocked her 4th dance recital on Saturday, May 16th; “thank you” to Juanita (Yambert) and Janice (Tschanen) for creating a lot of the Memorial Day decorations in our narthex and on the front doors; at the Ohio SkillsUSA competition May 5-6 these H/L students won medals: Eli Lucius – Carpentry – gold (advancing to nationals), Havic Smith, Calvin Scherf, & Berlynn Goeller – Automotive Customer Service – gold, Alanee Huber – Prepared Speech – silver; At the Ohio FFA Convention April 30 – May 1 these H/L students earned their State Degrees and were recognized: Alexander Fitzpatrick, Katelyn Schneiderman, and Mallory Rowe; and we have a Heavenly Father that loves us, a Savior that redeems us, and the Holy Spirit that strengthens us.

CONCERNS:  Whitney Holcomb who was a victim of a shotgun assault this past Monday (May 11th) in Toledo and is in critical condition plus please pray her four-year old son who witnessed it; Judy Prosser is currently at Tiffin Mercy Hospital (Room 332) due to an UTI and other issues; and Juanita Yambert will be undergoing her right shoulder replacement on May 26th.

PRAYER LIST: Leticia Caudill, Carri Breidenbach, Jean Mertes, Laverne Ruth, Jacqueline Freeman, Sue Brickner, George Miller, Juanita Yambert, Michelle Steinmetz, Pat Scherger, Ron Pollard, Nancy Bailey, Ken Pattison, Marilyn Abell, Regan Fitzgerald, Sandy Lehner, Tim Rife, Connor Whaley, Randy Wyant, Margaret Cumbow, Autumn Kerr, Walter Roth Sr., Crystal Hester, Kathy Parker, Denny Holman, Robbin Bush, Jeff Bugner, Danny Pelton, Nikki Vitt, Judy Prosser, Tim Heiserman, Dorothy Finney, Lindsay Sooy, 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!!