ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR AUGUST 9, 2026

The next Administrative Council meeting will be Tuesday, August 11th at 6:00 p.m. at the church.

Pastor Dean will be on vacation from August 17-23. Mike Denman will be in the pulpit on Sunday, August 23rd.

August-September newsletters are available today on the table outside the sanctuary and also can be found on our website.

All are invited to join our St. John’s UCC (Fostoria) brothers and sisters at their annual picnic on Saturday, August 22nd, at 5:00 pm. Please bring a lawn chair, a healthy appetite, and enjoy the food as well as music from Echoes of Grace starting at 6:00 pm.

On September 13th, April Ramsey-Bertz will be providing our worship music for the first time since the pandemic.

Our next Men’s Breakfast will be September 12th (the 5th is Labor Day weekend) at Billy’s Restaurant in Fremont.

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

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

August 9                     Angela Rohlen, M/M Lou Nosko

August 12                   Kimberly Heiser, Lloyd DeVault

August 13                   Lance Rohlen, Kyle Kreh, Jan Frankart (in memory)

August 14                   Pam Yarris

August 15                   M/M Don Conley

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Please join Pastor Dean and the men of the church, for breakfast at Billy’s Restaurant in Fremont for our September get together (the 5th is Labor Day weekend).

JOYS: George Miller’s hip replacement went well this past Wednesday (July 29th) and he has begun physical therapy; Carolyn Thallman’s grandson Nate & his fiancée Maggie were married yesterday (August 1st); and we have a Heavenly Father that loves us, a Savior that redeems us, and the Holy Spirit that strengthens us.

CONCERNS: Tim Heiserman will be having a revision (second) right hip replacement on Thursday, September 3rd, in New Albany; Karin Smith currently is experiencing vertigo; Ed Smith’s new hearing aids are not producing the desired improvement in hearing; Molly (McGuire) Osborn of Fostoria who is experiencing health issues; the family of Judith (Jude) Park (Lauren Seaman & Jessica Barrick’s mom) who passed away in Florida on July 21st; Lori Zimmerman will be undergoing a procedure on August 10th for her endometriosis; Adilayah (Adi) Davis will be undergoing adenoid and tonsil removal surgery as well as bronchoscopy (a medical device that lets doctors look into your lungs and airways) on August 26th; and Juanita Yambert is experiencing breathing issues as well as pain in the area of her replaced shoulder.

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, Whitney Holcomb, Judy Hossler, Juanita Yambert, Leticia Caudill, Irma Cantu, Dotty Devault, 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!!