ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR OCTOBER 11 2026

We will be having our Trick or Trunk in the church parking lot during the Bascom Lion’s Trick or Treat Night on October 27th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Candy donations are always appreciated as we usually have around 350 kiddos participate. Please place any contributions in Lori’s office. Thank you!

You may pick up a shoebox in the narthex if you would like to fill one for Operation Christmas Child this year. Please make sure that you pick up a pamphlet before you turn it in because the pamphlet has the label on it that needs put on the outside of the box. Last day to turn boxes in is Sunday, November 15th. Thank you!

The Fall 2026 Fostoria-Bascom Prolife Newsletter has been placed on the narthex bulletin board.

The next administrative board meeting will be held this Tuesday, October 13th at 6:00 p.m.

Our next Men’s Breakfast will be November 7th at American Table in Fostoria.

Please see the flyer posted on the narthex bulletin board for the TGMA Gospel Music’s 25th Annual Gospel Harvest Sing on October 31st.

Please see the signup sheet on the Narthex bulletin board for our lawn maintenance schedule. We only have a few more weeks left to fill! A big thank you to everyone who pitched in this summer and kept the property looking amazing!

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Oct. 11              Emily Park, M/M Larry Dusnon

Oct. 13              M/M Joe Emerine

Oct. 15              Melissa Null, Logan Conley

Oct. 16              M/M Donald Ferguson

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR OCTOBER 4, 2026

Carolyn Thallman (419-618-8911) is seeking prayer warriors to join her in praying at local schools through the Keep Watch movement. Their goal is to see every school covered in prayer so that the power and presence of God are experienced in our communities. Volunteers will need to complete on-line training as well as submitting to a background check. Please scan the QR code on the narthex bulletin board or go to https://keepwatchprayer.org/ for additional information.

We have been asked to provide snacks for at least one of the biweekly weekly Group Nights (attendance averages 15 people) for First Step Domestic Violence Services. Please see the flyer posted on the narthex bulletin board for additional information and let Pastor Dean know of your interest in either coordinating or participating in this outreach.

Pastor Dean & Danene’s niece Meagan Duff will be holding an in-person & virtual meeting in Zanesville, Ohio on October 10th for the Star Legacy Foundation. This foundation provides support and resources to families expecting a new baby or experiencing a pregnancy loss or neonatal death. Meagan lost her son Braxton ten years ago and has been searching for a way to help other families experiencing a similar loss. Please go to https://starlegacyfoundation.org/ for additional information.

October-November newsletters are available online and at the back of the sanctuary today.

The Fall 2026 Fostoria-Bascom Prolife Newsletter has been placed on the narthex bulletin board.

We continue to attempt to create a church-wide list of everyone’s birthdays that are not on the Community Calendar to be used in the weekly bulletins. If you have not already done so, please fill out one of the cards at the entrance to the sanctuary. Please write the names and as well as the month and year of these important dates for yourself and your immediate family members. Please place the completed cards in the offering “church.” There are still a few regular attenders that haven’t turned in their dates, and we are getting close to compiling the list. Thank you!

The next administrative board meeting will be held Tuesday, October 13th at 6:00 p.m.

Our next Men’s Breakfast will be October 3rd at American Table in Fostoria.

Please see the signup sheet on the Narthex bulletin board for our lawn maintenance schedule. We only have a few more weeks left to fill! A big thank you to everyone who pitched in this summer and kept the property looking amazing!

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Oct. 5              M/M Mark Scott DeVault

Oct. 7              June Coppus, Shawn Coppus

Oct. 8              Millie Jane Ratchen, M/M Kyle Manz

Oct. 9              Kirt Thallman, Bob Acree (in memory), John Meisner (in memory)

Oct. 10            Karen Beleny, Lisa DeVault, M/M Roy Poor III

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Please join Pastor Dean and the men of the church, for breakfast at the American Table in Fostoria for our November get together.

JOYS:  Sawyer Spencer Smith (parents Jordan & Luren Smith) was born on October 2, 2026 at 7 pounds 4 ounces & 20 inches; congratulations to Zach & Bailey (Harman) Pingle on their marriage yesterday (Saturday, October 10th); Pastor Bob Greene’s (Hopewell Church of God) glaucoma & cataract replacement surgery went well this past Monday; and we have a Heavenly Father that loves us, a Savior that redeems us, and the Holy Spirit that strengthens us.

CONCERNS: Will Reisner (Deb Ludwig’s son & Mikayla’s brother) had extensive reconstructive foot surgery and will not be able to walk on it for a few months; Juanita Yambert will be meeting with her medical team at the Cleveland Clinic for a checkup on her esophagectomy (esophagus replacement) this coming Friday (October 9th) plus on September 24th she was diagnosed at Cleveland Clinic’s Epilepsy Center with damage to the right side of her brain due to her ongoing seizures (follow-up brain health testing scheduled in February) and in addition will undergoing an at-home EEG in the near future; traveling mercies for Lori Clay and her fellow bus passengers as they headed out this morning on an excursion to New Orleans that will take them through some of the areas possibly impacted by Hurricane Isaias; Ed Smith will be meeting with cochlear implant surgeon on October 19th to determine when & which ear will receive the first implant; Tim Heiserman’s revision right hip replacement has been rescheduled for October 29th; the family of Dale Peter (H/L Class of 1980) who passed away October 4th; and Angie Holcombe (Tony Swartz’s cousin) who has been diagnosed with cancer.

PRAYER LIST:  Carri Breidenbach, Jean Mertes, Laverne Ruth, Jacqueline Freeman, Sue Brickner, Michelle Steinmetz, Pat Scherger, Ron Pollard, Nancy Bailey, Ken Pattison, Regan Fitzgerald, Sandy Lehner, Tim Rife, Connor Whaley, Randy Wyant, Margaret Cumbow, Autumn Kerr, Kathy Parker, Denny Holman, Robbin Bush, Jeff Bugner, Danny Pelton, Dorothy Finney, Lindsay Sooy, Molly (McGuire) Osborn, Judy Hossler, Leticia Caudill, Irma Cantu, Marge Reinhard, Andra Workley, Kate Blessing, Craig Freditz, Mary Sauder, Randall Shaver, and Tom Strickland Sr.

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!!