April 6 to 10 Lent services announced
Lent services continue this week for several Bluffton churches. This week's schedule follows (Wednesday through Sunday, April 6 to 10):
St. John's and Emmanuel ^aEUR"United Church of Christ^aEUR"
Sunday, April 10 - at St. John's UCC, 6 p.m., ^aEUR"
Theme: Overheard conversations on the Cross
Bluffton Presbyterian Church
Sunday, April 10 - Rev. Donald Rock, guest pastor
English Lutheran Church^aEUR"
Wednesday, April 6 - ^aEUR"7 p.m., Theme: Let my people go - and see!
Sunday, April 10, morning worship - ^aEUR"Let my people go - and unbind!
First Mennonite Church^aEUR"
Sunday, April 10 - ^aEUR"morning worship^aEUR" Theme: Becoming Fully Human: Called to Life
St. Mary's Catholic^aEUR"
Wednesday, April 6 -^aEUR" 6:30 p.m., Stations of the Cross;^aEUR" 7 p.m., Mass
Trinity Lutheran Church, Jenera
Wednesday, April 6 - 7 p.m. Pastor Robert Krueger of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Findlay, will speak on "Guilty Tears: Jesus is Denied by Peter."
^aEUR"Grace Mennonite, Pandora
Wednesday, April 6 - Lenten Bible study, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Holy Week observance in Bluffton
April 22 -
o Good Friday, Bluffton Area Ministerial Association Procession of the Cross - 11:30 a.m., St. Mary's Catholic Church
o Good Friday service - noon, St. John's United Church of Christ
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, September 11, 2026
- Pirate volleyball wins in four vs. Elmwood
- Howard Thornsberry worked in the produce industry
- Pirate girls soccer silenced by Bath
- Pirate boys soccer nipped by Liberty-Benton
- September 11 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- Sept. 12 Open Doors offers sneak peek at future Bluffton museum space
- Innovation Forum challenges leaders to think deeper about AI
- Invitation to Sept 15 Bluffton Lions program with Dr. William H. Kose
- Deer archery hunting begins Sept. 12 in Disease Surveillance Area
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Women in Business program with Positive Nutrition
- 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