IT'S CHRISTMAS COOKIES TIME! On Monday, Dec. 8, at 9am we will be packaging and distributing cookies to our shut-ins.

• First, we need cookies!! Fire up those ovens and bake some extras of your favorite Christmas cookies.

• Second, we need lots of help to pack & deliver the cookies so come join us on Dec. 8!

The more the merrier and it helps to lighten the load. You might even get to eat a cookie or two.

It's almost that time of year!! Join us on Sunday, Nov. 30, to sing Christmas Carols to the residents at Riverview Healthcare Campus here in Oak Harbor. Plan to join us and let's bring holiday cheer! Come as you are…Christmas attire welcome! AND bring a friend.

Sometimes the best way to celebrate and give thanks is through song and fellowship! We will once again join with St. Paul’s UCC for a special Thanksgiving Eve service. This year we will worship at St. John’s with Hymn/Song worship. Join us and all are welcome!!

CHICKEN BBQ FUNDRAISER

Join us in raising funds for 3-year-old Remi Floro, who is battling T-cell leukemia and making twice weekly trips to Columbus for aggressive treatment!

Sunday, Oct. 26: 11 am-1 pm (or until sold out!)

Tickets can be pre-purchased by calling St. John’s @: 419-898-6474

A select number of dinners will be available day of for purchase!

COST: $15 and includes: 1/2 Chicken, potato, side, & dessert

Dine in or carry out

Remi’s Story

Join Habitat for Humanity for a 10-mile (or optional 5-mile) bike ride starting & ending at Walter Ory Park. Registration is $25/rider, and includes a free ice cream cone at the finish line & an event t-shirt if registered by Sept. 15th! Live entertainment provided by Mark Wilkins during the post-ride celebration!

We are also looking for: volunteers to help with the event and baked goods for a bake sale. To register, donate, or sign up to help, contact Valerie click here!

Proceeds support the development of a new affordable housing subdivision in Ottawa County.

Join Pastor Becky on Monday, September 22, at 6:30, 1st floor lounge for a discussion on the book of…Exodus! AND don’t forget to bring your favorite beverage!

Do some things bother you in the book ofExodus? Questions you have? Is there an Exodus story that we almost passed over? Exodus seems like a book we know pretty well. The plagues, Passover, the sea parting. It seems like something we already know. But do we? Questions haunt the careful reader. Among them: Doesn't the name Passover seem a bit strange? Why not just call it Freedom Day, or Independence Day? And did the Exodus have to be so complicated? Couldn't an All-Powerful deity have teleported the Israelites out of Egypt and spared everyone the arduous process of the Ten Plagues? Then there's the uncomfortable parts of the Exodus: Why, exactly, did God have to harden Pharaoh's heart? Was that really fair?

This is a don’t want to miss discussion!

Saturday, September 6th from 9:00 - 1:00 at OHHS. $15 car entry (includes swag bag), 50/50 tickets, food trucks & vendors. Proceeds benefit scholarships for Ottawa County Students pursuing a career in trades. For more information go to: Facebook.com/DoItForDy5lan.

Our new contemporary worship service is a time of music, message, & community. All are welcome - come as you are! Led by Tyler Holben, our Young Generations Ministry Coordinator, the service is filled with music that connects with us today. Starting in mid-September, look for The River to be held weekly…more details coming soon!

Sunday, Aug. 31 @ 5 pm —-St. John’s Church, Oak Harbor.

OHHS FOOTBALL TEAM FEED on Thursday, August 21 in the 2nd floor Social Hall. Help feed our football team, cheerleaders, coaches, and families before their 1st game on Friday evening at Huron. Set up begins at 4; serve at 5, cleanup and done by 7! If you want to volunteer, please just come as you are and help!