MEDIA RELEASE__Trinity Evangelical Church and School will host a Tropical Trek vacation Bible school from Sunday, July 26 to Thursday, July 30 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sessions will explore how Jesus came to seek and save the lost. Kids will learn about God's plan with five interactive Bible lessons that will show kids that God is always there for them, finding them when they have troubles, feeling lonely, lost, hopeless or not good enough. Activities will include crafts, music, games and snacks.
St. Mary Catholic Church in Bluffton has welcomed its first-ever resident pastor, the Rev. Kyle Gase. Gase began his priestly assignment to Bluffton on July 1, 2026, after former Bluffton pastor, the Rev. John Murray, CSsR, was reassigned to Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish in Kansas City, Missouri. Murray was a Redemptorist priest assigned to Bluffton in 2023.
MEDIA RELEASE_Trinity Lutheran School, Jenera, will celebrate three of its graduates on Sunday, May 24. This service is also to celebrate Pentecost.
Those graduating include Ida Evangeline Falck, Maxwell Chanberlain Falck, and Willow Elyse Jones. The celebration will be part of the 10:30 a.m. service, with the school’s students singing “Grace for Today.” The bible readings will be Acts 2:1-21, 1 Corinthians 12:3-11, and Matthew 28:16-20. The sermon will be based on Matthew 28:16-20, with the theme "God’s Mission Is Your Mission."
MEDIA RELEASE__Four youth will be confirmed in the Christian faith on Sunday, May 3, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, in the 10:30 AM service.
The Confirmands are Lindsey Beach, Ida Falck, Maxwell Falck, and Willow Jones.
The Class Verse is Proverbs 30:5: “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” The class flower is the carnation and the class colors are purple and white. The class hymn is "Across the Lands."
MEDIA RELEASE__On April 15, Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of the Catholic Diocese of Toledo announced the appointment of Reverend Kyle T. Gase, from Parochial Vicar of Saint Rose of Lima Parish, Perrysburg, to Pastor of Saint Mary Parish, Bluffton.
MEDIA RELEASE__Easter Sunday, April 5, will be celebrated at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, at two services.
The Easter Dawn service begins at 6:30 AM. Vicar Kelvin Johannes from Immanuel Lutheran Church, Findlay, will be preaching on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, entitled "First Importance." The Choir anthem is Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus." The hymns are: "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today; Awake, My Heart, With Gladness; Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands; Christ the Lord Is Risen Today; and He's Risen, He's Risen "
