Worship

Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N Main, will host a Blessing of the Animals Event on the church lawn on Saturday morning, October 2.

Several activities will take place between 10 a.m. and noon as follows:

10 a.m.-noon: Meet & Greet Animals from Humane Society & SPCA of Hancock County; giveaways from local pet stores.

11 a.m. Blessing of the Animals Service (about 20 minutes).

11:30 a.m. Special giveaway drawing winner.

The Mount Cory and Pleasant View United Methodist churches will host a Fall Festival from 2-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 26. The even was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID.

The festival includes games for kids, Romick's Train, clowns, a craft and
bake sale by members of the churches, Hancock County Sheriff's Office K-9
demo, fire trucks and more. 

The event is free and open to the public.

Members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, will observe the annual Shipwreck Remembrance on Sunday, September 19. The services, at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. will give praise to the Lord for saving the lives of passengers on the “Famous Dove” when it was shipwrecked off the east coast of the United States on September 17, 1831. Many of the passengers coming from Germany were the founders of Trinity and many descendants are members today.

The community is invited to a community picnic provided by Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N Main St., on Sunday, September 19 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. 

The outdoor event will take place on the church lawn. A picnic meal of hotdog or shredded chicken sandwich, chips, veggies, cookie and bottle of water will be available, while supplies last.

The Faithline monthly gathering of youth for dinner, a message and Christian fellowship is for students in grades 6-12 from all churches and  denominations. Speakers “share their hearts and their love of the Lord and worship leaders share their music ministries.”

Gatherings are Sunday evenings from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at 116 Church St, Bluffton.

September 12, 2021 Speaker: Erica Hawkins

October 17, 2021 Speaker: Trevor Bassitt 

November 21, 2021 TBA 

January 8, 2022 Speaker: Jeremy Basinger

February 6, 2022 Speaker: Noah Stratton

Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 8375 Phillips Rd, rural Bluffton, will observe the 160th anniversary of its affiliation with what is now the United Church of Christ on Sunday, Sept. 12.

Commemorating the occasion with its annual Rally Day at the church, the congregation will dedicate 160 (or more) school kits to Church World Services, which supplies kits to areas of need throughout the world. For example, in the United States there currently are several disaster areas where school kits may be needed.

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