Lent services for March 30 through April 3
Lent services continue this week for several Bluffton churches. This week's schedule follows (Wednesday through Sunday, March 30 to April 3):
English Lutheran Church^aEUR"
Wednesday, March 30 - ^aEUR"7 p.m., Theme: Let my people go - to the Well!
Sunday, April 3, morning worship - ^aEUR"Let my people go - and see!
Bluffton Presbyterian^aEUR"
Sunday, April 3 -^aEUR" morning worship, BPC Band, communion, 3 cents a meal
First Mennonite Church
^aEUR"Sunday, April 3 - ^aEUR"morning worship^aEUR" Theme: Becoming Fully Human: Called to Sight
St. Mary's Catholic^aEUR"
Wednesday, March 30 -^aEUR" 6:30 p.m., Stations of the Cross;^aEUR" 7 p.m., Vespers
St. John's and Emmanuel ^aEUR"United Church of Christ^aEUR"
Sunday, April 3 - at Emmanuel UCC, 6 p.m., ^aEUR"Theme: Overheard conversations on the Cross
Trinity Lutheran Church, Jenera
Wednesday, March 30, Al Schmitzer, will preach, "Bowl of Tears: Jesus Reveals His Betrayer." At 5:30 p.m. a light supper served by Relay for Life team.
Grace Mennonite, Pandora
March 23 - Lenten Bible study, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Holy Week observance in Bluffton
April 22 - Good Friday, Bluffton Area Ministerial Association
Procession of the Cross - 11:30 a.m., St. Mary's Catholic Church
Good Friday service - noon, St. John's United Church of Christ
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- September 10 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
- Schumacher Homestead plans a farm full of Fall Fest activities
- Hindsight is 20/20: Recent reports for RSV, flu, and COVID-19
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12