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Our Vision: To be a vibrant, Spirit-filled people, participating in Gods work in the world.
Our Mission: Loving God and loving neighbor, we witness to Christs saving grace,
that others may believe and find life.
Side-by-Side Ministry
October, 2014

From Pastor Chris Masquerading

So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. Romans 7:21
What is evil? Sometimes it is obviouslike on TV news when we see acts of violence against the innocent, when we see the
lust for power that steps on everyone in its path, or on the internet when we see child pornography or teens enslaved for sex.
But sometimes evil masquerades as good. Even though we want to do what is good, the things that pull us away from God
and Gods will for our lives are close at hand, all around us and in us.
Evil is a living reality, a power moving in this world. Unmasking it and naming it is important. St. Ignatius named it
enemy. Ignoring it, thinking it doesnt exist, thinking it has no power in our lives is what it wants. It doesnt want to be
seen for what it is. It tempts us by looking good, by enticing us to desire what it offers, by befriending us...and then it catch-
es us off guard with its destructive power.
We all have names for it. I have learned to call it by many names, Alcohol, prescription pain medications, marijuana, co-
caine, heroine, gambling, are a few of its names. I have seen so many who start out with no intention of addiction, just
wanting to numb the pain or escape reality for awhile. The enemy masquerades as something that looks good at the moment,
but then it becomes our god, more important than God, family, work, relationships, even life.
Even if you believe you have, so far, escaped addiction, you may want to think again. Evil masquerades in the best of inten-
tions. It looks good to take advantage of every good opportunity lots of sports participation, extra hours at work, taking
college classes in high school, lots of community service events, making more profit in your business. But what if your want-
ing to do good takes you away from the will of God for your life? It seems like almost everyone I see, young and old alike, is
exhausted by the pace. Have we become addicted, as a society, to a lifestyle that looks good, but keeps us so busy we run out
of time have time and energy for Spiritual health, for just being in a deep and loving relationship with God?
I am guilty, and as your Pastor, you would think I would see the enemy masquerading behind my busyness. Like the Apostle
Paul, it seems that, mostly, we all want to do what is good. Just like the Apostle Paul, we continue to be fooled by the evil
that lies close at hand. So where is the hope? The Apostle Paul writes,
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Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this
body of death?
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Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! (Romans 7:24-25) We have one who wears no mask, but reveals
the face of God. Jesus says, I am the way, the truth, and the life. (John 14:6) Lord, may we come to You first, trust in You
first, follow You first, and fall on Your amazing and beautiful grace. Amen.
St. Johns Annual Ham Loaf Sale!
Saturday, October 18th
St. John will be making ham loaves in the Parish Hall on Saturday, October 18th. Myra says (with a smile),
Once again, we can use all the volunteer help we can get. Mixing will start by 8:00 a.m. and packaging by
9:00 a.m. Sales will begin at 10:00 a.m. Contact Linda Merckens (419-742-9977) or Myra Prokop
(419-798-5101) to volunteer or to place your order. Four individuals loaves come in each pack-
age and will sell for $8.00/package.
Contact Linda Merckens at 419-742-9977, or Myra Prokop at 419-798-5010 to volunteer or place your order.
Four individual loaves are in each package and will sell for $8.00 per package.
Special Events



Building Friendships
Bible & Discipleship Studies
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Not Older, Just Better - Not Older, Just Better is meeting at TJs Catawba Cafe. Call Marge at
419.798.8816 if you have questions/need a ride.
Youre Not Alone Young Adult singles are encouraged to participate in the Sunday morning, 9:00
a.m., group study entitled Overwhelmed followed by worship at 10:30 a.m. Our next Youre Not
Alone group gathering will be Tuesday, October 7th, 6:30 p.m. at Pastor Chriss.
Tuesdays at the Danbury Senior Center
Come Tuesdays at 5:00. Call in your reservation in to Paula by the Friday at 419.798.4101.
Picture Directory Updates - One of our goals is to keep updating this directory with contact infor-
mation on new members and changes or corrections on existing members. It is so important that you
report any change in the present information to Margaret Stellhorn at St. John or Louise Rogers at St.
Paul.
Sunday Morning, 9:00 a.m. 1) Adult Bible Study, The Lutheran Course, a deeper understanding of grace
2) Overwhelmed, Biblical guidance and practce help
Mens Bible Study1st Sat. of month at St. Paul (Oct 4); 3rd Sat. of month at St. John (Oct. 18); 7:30 a.m. with
breakfast served; Tough Questons of Faith
Womens Bible Studies (WELCA All women are invited to partcipate!
St. John Women meet on second Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.,
St. Paul Women will meet 3
rd
Thursdays at 1:00.
Weekly Wednesday Bible Study Meets every Wednesday at 11:00 am at St. Paul. All Ladies are welcome. We are stud-
ying the Women of the Bible. A diferent woman every week - so you are never behind in the series. Please join us as we
dig deeper into the Lords would. Good discussion and laughter. Sandra Reep 239-273-5244 or sandra@sandrreep.com
*New - 1st Thurs. at 7-8 p.m. Busy Persons Retreat, Oct. 2 at St. John. Join Pastor Chr is for a time to
catch your breath and catch the breath of the Spirit through music, prayers, media-
Youth Healthy Cooking Class
Taught by Emily Glynn RN, MSN, PNP, assisted by Sandy Reep

What: We will prepare a dinner from fresh, seasonal foods.
Emphasis is on healthy eating.
Who: Free to all those in 4th grade and older (bring a friend)
When: Tuesday, October 21st, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Where: St. Paul Lutheran Church, Kitchen
Must R.S.V.P.: glynn.emily@gmail.com or
314-517-2402;
Space is limited to 10 students
Address change- Mr. & Mrs. Karl Kuenzer, 4595 W. Oak Harbor S.E. Road, Port Clinton, OH 43452.
Dartball League
Begins in October
Mondays at 7:30 p.m.

For schedule, contact Steve Young
419-307-0366
Open to age 12 and over, male and female
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SIDE BY SIDE YOUTH & Families
East Harbor Annual Halloween Campout!
Junior and Senior Youth are invited to go visit the Annual Halloween Campout, Saturday, Oc-
tober 4, 2014, at East Harbor State Park. There will be games, trick-or-treating, a bonfire, a
hayride, and other fun family activities. We will meet at St Paul's parking lot to carpool, de-
parture time to be determined. Call or text Helmi Freeh (314)255-8987, for further details.
Wear your scariest costume!
7th and 8th graders
Confirmation Classes
Classes meet Sundays at 9:00 a.m.,
and most Wednesdays from 6-7:30 p.m.
No confirmation on Wednesday, October 29th, as youth
will be helping with the Community
Halloween Party.
Sunday School!
Sunday School is off to a great start! It is NEVER too late
to sign-up. Our mission is to memorize
The Lord's Prayer and learn the mean-
ing of each part through games, activi-
ties, songs and crafts. Sunday School is
open to all children ages 3 to adult! We
have a study for you!! Please contact
Chrissy French (419) 341-4653 with
any questions/concerns.
**We could still use some classroom help, so please contact Chrissy
if you are interested.
Senior High Side-by-Side Youth
Youth Sunday1st Sun. of each Month
Sign up on the easel on the ramp at church to help
with greeting, ushering, lecturing (reading),
Watch for texts and calls from Chris and Helmi.
National Youth Gathering
July 15-19, 2015 in Detroit
Grades 9-12
Its close to homelets GO!!
Sign up with Helmi Freeh
between Sept. 15Oct 15, 2014

Community Halloween Party
Wednesday, October 29th, 6-7:30 p.m.
Work TimesWednesdays, 7-8 p.m., October 1, 8, 15, 22
Set up on Tuesday evening, October 28th
Grades 7-12 invited to help!
Congregationsplease bring donations of candy, cookies, and cupcakes.
Serving Others



Blessing Cup TeamsTeams begin visits after October 5th Communion, extending the Blessing
Cup of the Lords Table of Grace into homes and care centers. To be part of this fellowship of
Christs love, please contact Marge Bridgett or Myra Prokop
Celebration Chorus - Practice on Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul please join the fun!
Community Garden - Pick, eat, share the harvest; look for extras to take home Sun. mornings; questions may be
directed to Emily Glynn 314-517-2402 or Betsy Deer 419-310-4406.
All Council Night Thursday, October 16, at St. John. 5:45 p.m. Joint Parish Board; 6:45 p.m. All council worship,
Pastors report; 7:00 p.m. St. John and St. Paul Councils each meet.
Danbury Food Pantry - Saturday, October 18th. St. Paul/Mac & Cheese; St. John/Laundry Detergent
Noisy Offering for October 12th, Bread for the World. ELCA approved and supported, Bread for the World asks us
to pray, act, and give to end hunger. Thanks to churches, international relief programs, and others, world hunger has
been cut in half since 1990. Yet, 1 out of 8 persons in our world is chronically malnourished. Here in the U.S., 1 out
of 5 children live in a family that struggles to get enough to eat. Bread for the World works for reforms in the U.S.
food aid systems to help get food to more people, more quickly. Thank you for your generosity.
Prayer Chain St. Paul contact Joan Harris at 419.734.3971 or 419.341.6373 or
harris2110@roadrunner.com. St. John contact Myra Prokop at 419.798.5101 or
taylors@cros.net. God promises that our prayers are heard!
Prayer Shawl Plus Ministry - We will meet on Wednesday, Oct 1
st
at 10:00 at St Paul. We are in need of yarn. If
you are cleaning out a closet and find some yarn please bring to the Church. We are in need of Shawls. Contact San-
dra Reep at 239-273-5244 or sandra@sandrareep.com.
SNAP Ministries (Suppor ting Native Afr ican Pastor s) For cur r ent ministr y infor mation go to snapminis-
tries.org (Welcome. to Home).
St. Paul WELCA Monthly Project Contributions Bath size bar soap, 8 x 1070 sheet ruled tablets

See www.sidebysideministry.com for more opportunities for serving.
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Thank You
Thank you from Pastor Chris - What a blessing you all are to our community and Christs
church! On September 7th, Gods Work, Our Hands Sunday, over 100 workers were sent from
our 2 congregations into the community to 12 different service activities. Thank you for represent-
ing our 2 congregations and the love of Christ so beautifully and wonderfully. As we gathered after and shared expe-
riences, we were all blessed - together we laughed and were amazed at how good it felt to to live our faith out-loud
by our actions. You all gave of yourselves, no strings attached. and I am humbled by your generous Spirit. Thank
you, God, for the privilege of serving in your Holy name!
Thank you from Gods Work. Our Hands. workers to Ruth and Char lie Scott for sponsor ing the delicious
corn roast/chicken BBQ that followed! (And wasnt it great to enjoy the new shelter house, again!)
Thank you - Stan Gebhar dt, the air por t manager , called to thank us for the wor k we did on their flower
beds. He said it was a much needed task and that he liked the new appearance very much and wanted to make sure
to pass the word to all involved. Thank you to Dave Hirt, Russ Merckens, David Durst and Paul Lee.
Thank you fr om Pastor Chr is, Steve, and Kathy - for the Healthy Meal dinner prepared by our class led by Emily
Glynn and Sandra Reep with helpers Tegan Byrd and Abby Walker.
Pastor Chris and Helpers - Thank you so much for the delicious cookies and friendship. we shared with friends!
From Tibbels MarinaKay, Jackie, Jim, Devon, John Andrea, Justin, Will, Guy, Rose, Tug, & Annie
ST. JOHN BEACON LIGHT
FOR OCTOBER, 2014
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Special Dates:
Birthdays:
10 Brad Prokop, 19 Ann Merckens
Anniversaries:
13 Chuck & Ruth Keller
Baptisms:
2 Iantha Grove, 19 Ann Merckens
St. John Council August Highlights (September & October Meeting Highlights, next mo.)
The secretarys report was read and accepted presented. Pastor Chris writen report was presented.
The bills paid for June and July was presented in writen form. The fnancial secretarys report was also
presented.
We had two postcards from Intern Aaron.
Vacation Bible School was held at St. Paul and was a great success. There was a special joint service held
to send of Pastor Aaron in the new shelter house at St. Paul. A picnic followed that service.
The archive commitee is continuing to inventory and index records for St. Paul and St. John. If anyone
has pictures or other documents we could copy them and return the items quickly.
Another banner to advertise Sundaes on Saturday has been purchased for out outreach activity.
We will be participating in the Gods Hands, Out Hands on September 7, 2014.
Paul Lee presented the 2
nd
draft of Procedure for Ofering Counters.
We will be looking for someone to clean the parish hall once a week.
St. John History Happenings:
Organists:
1917-1919 Olga Eberly
1920 Phyllis Brady
1921 Grace Hass
1922 Alice Hass 1928-1939 Mrs. Earl Vogeslsang
1923-25 Olga Eberly 1938-39 Mrs. Herbert Miller
1925 Martha Haley 1940-43 Esther Cronenwet
1926-28 Marian Eberwine
Volunteers needed:
St. John Council President, and Council Financial Secretary (for winter months)
Newsletter - Using Micr osoft Publisher pr ogr am; please see Pastor Chr is for mor e infor -
mation
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October 2014

Let us hold up in prayer: Vince and Nancy Adams, Barb Agne, Barb Batcha, Mary Butchko, Delta Cooley, Audrey
Dayton, Terry Davis, Jean Fatga, Paul Flickinger, David Heinzl, Bill Hirt, Terri Jaek, Delores Mahler, Kathy Stne, Sa-
rah Tanner, Roger Vodicka, Gordon Wahlers, Jerry Weichman. We pray for all family and friends in the armed forc-
es. We pray for all who stand in need of healing, hope, and forgiveness.
Baptsms:
On August 31
st
Hazel Lorane Chapman, daughter of Benjamin and Heather Chapman, was Baptzed into the Chris-
tan faith. Her sponsors are Dara Mykamp and Crystal Chapman.
On September 14
th
Austn Michael James Walker and Abigail Grace Walker were baptzed into the Christan faith.
Their guardians and Grandparents are Jim and Karen Walker. Their sponsors are Jason and Darren Walker.










St. Paul Lutheran Church Messenger
August 2014 budget highlights:
General Funds- General Fund income $ 8,933.99 General Fund expense 13,782.98
Restricted Funds- Restricted Funds income $6,529.49 Restricted Funds expense 6,554.64
St. Paul Council Highlights of September 11, 2014 meeting.
-Treasurers report shows a General Fund balance of $24,524.40
-Basement electrical work and installation of ceiling tile was completed for Rally Sunday.
-Voted to grant custodian, Barb Batcha, twelve weeks of medical leave as she recovers from heart surgery.
-Accepted the Parish Agreement Alignment for St. John and St. Paul, as prepared by Parish Board.
-Chrissy French has volunteered to be Sunday School Superintendent.
-Went over the finished constitution which will be presented to the congregation in October for review, and voted on at the November
congregational meeting.
WELCA (Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America)
-The first week in October we will meet to assemble the Lutheran World Relief Kits.
-October 18
th
the St. John WELCA will be selling their ham loaves. Ham loaves are 4 per package. To order call Myra Prokop at 419-798-
5101 or Linda Merckens at 419-732-9977 and state your name and number of packages you want. Volunteers are needed as early as 8:00
am at St. John.
-WELCA will meet on Thursday, October 16
th
at 1:00 PM. The study is Transforming Life and Faith. This month, We Are Called.
Bring your October Gather magazine. After the Bible study, we will have a brief business meeting followed by refreshments served by
Shirley LaCumsky. You are invited!
October 20
th
at 2:00 pm the Women of the Church and anyone who would like to join us
will go to Riverview to host the Bingo game.
**-The North Central Conference Fall Gathering will be held at Bethlehem, Pember-
ville on Saturday October 18
th
. The cost is $10 and the registration forms are in the office.
Registration is due by October 5th. Please see Louise Rogers.
The Monthly Project contributions for October are: macaroni & cheese, bath size bar soap, 8 x 10 ruled school tablet (70 sheets)
Please put on your calendar Chicken Dinner at St. Paul on November 19
th
from 4 6:30 pm
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays
1 Paul Hallier
2 Denise Coles, Cassidy Rhodes
3 John Rhodes
4 Eugene Covey
5 Perry Geller, Jr., Kassandra Oxendale
10 David Owen, Susan Smith
11 Lisa Monak, Tammy Bartzen
12 Nathan Lowien, Mia McDonald
13 Jack Peters, Kelsey Pepa
14 John Christiansen, Abram Sandvick
15 Betty Hornbeck
16 Luco Manuella
18 Ruth Ann Henninger
19 Jessica Mahler, Betty Dubbert
20 Lloyd Dayton
25 Charleigh Steinbrick, Stacey Manuella
26 Laura Smucker
28 Dalton Chapman
29 Morgan Scott, Ralph Dubbert, Jr.
30 Betty Biers
31 Dave Hirt, Carson Steinbrick, Deborah Carmoney
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
2 Perry & Debbie Geller
3 Jennifer & Eric Ringeisen
5 Tom & Stacey Manuella,
Richard & Karen McLaughlin
6 Andrew & Hannah Turinsky
7 Jennifer & Charles Wentzel
16 Vince & Nancy Adams,
Steven & Rachel Fannin
17 Scott & Stephanie Bradbee
18 Bill & Marian Hirt,
Doug & Cindy Waugh
21 Charles & Melanie Hallier
22 Eugene & Shawn Covey
23 Joseph &Tammy Bartzen
25 Tim & Debra White
29 Jim & Marge Pahl
BAPTISMAL ANNIVERSARY
5 Mark Owen
7 Addison Trang Coles
10 Heather Lambert, Douglas Waugh
11 Lori Urban
17 Tegan Allison
18 Audrey Dayton
22 Eugene Covey
24 Ezekiel French
25 Linda Guiher
26 Lindsey Timmons, Mark Sandvick, Tim Stobie
29 Kaitlyn Mackey


St. Paul September Special Dates
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St. Paul Mutual Ministries






Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26
Greeters Larisa Kerik Jerry & Jo Meyer Brenda Rettig Jerry & Jo Meyer
Lectors Heather Lambert Linda Waters Dave Hirt Marv Rettig
Ushers Daniel Lambert Jack Easton Jerry Meyer Bob Strauss
Natalie Lambert Betty Easton Dave Hirt Janet Strauss
Jim Kovach Betty Kovach Dave Hirt
Acolytes Justin Tibbels Kenneth Kerik Larisa Kerik Matt Seamon
Mason French Maddie Harris Natalie Lambert Erik Wadsworth
Hospitality Cong. Lunch
Bulletins Vince & Nancy Ad-
ams

Steeple Lighting In honor of their
Perpetual Light 60
th
Anniversary
Assisting Minster Shirley LaCumsky, Matt Seamon
Altar Guild Ruth Scott, Morgan Scott
Counters Shirley LaCumsky, Deb White
Flowers Sandy Reep in
memory of Gary
Reep




Help Wanted!
Counters Needed - St. Paul is in need of at least one counter, possibly two counters. To help with this or for
more information please see Shirley LaCumsky.
Sunday School Teacher Needed - Please see Chrissy French if you can help in any way
Joint Parish Board2 reps from St. Paul for 2015see Ruth Scott
Newsletter using Microsoft Publisher ProgramSee Pastor Chris
Halloween Partydonations of candy, cookies, cupcakes
Cleaning at St. Pauluntil Barb can return. See Tammy Davis for how you can
help.

Portals of Prayer
The Portals of Prayer beginning with October are in the rack beside the bulletin board, both large and reg-
ular print. It is an aid for your daily devotionals.
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