Cross Talk for June 2021 is now available!
Our church’s monthly newsletter is now available for June 2021 and has been distributed to our e-mail list! You can read it by clicking here. For previous issues, please visit www.sotvchurch.com/crosstalk.
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Support our ministry through out 2021 online auction fundraiser!
This year, it was really tough to get together for a fundraising event for the church, so we are trying something new! This year, we will be hosting an online auction powered by our church’s website featuring items hand-assembled with love and donated by the congregation. We will accept bids from Sunday, June 6 at…
ICYMI: Council needs more information to make an informed decision on our church grounds care
Tonight at council, a discussion came up while discussing church property management. A question was posed with relation to mowing the church grounds about possibly removing or relocating the flowering bushes at the rear of the church building (along the south end of the church property, running along the farmer’s field). No decision has been made at…
As we prepare for the Resurrection of Our Lord, relive Holy Week 2021 on the Shepherdcast
Lent is coming to an end. You can relive the sermons and events of Lent and Holy Week 2021 at our church exclusively on our church’s podcast, the Shepherdcast. On Palm Sunday, we heard the Passion of Jesus Christ through a dramatic reading of the Gospel. Listen to Palm Sunday on the Shepherdcast here. On…
Cross Talk for April 2021 is now available
Our church’s monthly newsletter, Cross Talk, is now available for the month of April! You can read it by clicking here. For previous issues of Cross Talk, please visit www.sotvchurch.com/crosstalk.
Holy Week begins this week: please join us for worship and on the Shepherdcast
This year, as we remember what Jesus did for us, we invite you to join us for special services throughout Holy Week and on Easter Sunday. Holy Week begins on March 28 with Palm Sunday. For that service, we will worship God with a dramatic reading of The Passion of Our Lord according to St….
Apologies for recent issues with Shepherdcast
We apologize for the recent issue related to getting our podcast, the Shepherdcast, up on time. Typically, our goal has been to get the podcast up within 48 hours of its recording. However, due to recent issues and scheduling conflicts affecting Jacob Schandel, there have been delays in getting this done. As of this post…
40 Challenge ends Palm Sunday, March 28
We wanted to remind you that the last day to bring your donation to the church for this year’s 40 Challenge will be on Palm Sunday (this Sunday, March 28). As a reminder, we are collecting diapers for the Stark County Diaper Bank from size newborn to size 6. Note: Numeric sizes are listed on the…
Lawn cleanup day scheduled for April 3: volunteers needed!
Saturday, April 3, 2021 is a scheduled lawn cleanup day to ready the church grounds for the mowing season. We will be starting around 9:30 AM. If you have a couple of hours or just one hour, your help will be greatly appreciated! Please bring your own rakes and a pair of gloves. Also, we wanted to remind you we are…
REMINDER: Easter flower orders are due this Sunday, March 21 to church office
If you are planning on ordering flowers for Easter Sunday at the church, don’t delay! All orders need to be to the church office by this Sunday, March 21 in order for our church secretary, Mary Drotleff, to place the order on Monday, March 22. If you have any questions, contact the church.
