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Upcoming Events:
- Creating a Dementia-Friendly Congregation
- Summer Spiritual Practices Series
- Diakonia Kick-Off Event
- Registration for Fall Diakonia Classes
- Portico Info Sessions
- Let's Learn About Immigration
- Daniel R. Boyle Organ Concert
- NWOS WELCA Gathering
- Retiring Well Workshop
- Pedals, Pipes and Pizza Event
Service and Sponsorship:
- Growing Hope: HopeWood Outdoors Campaign
- Project Pikipiki
- LWF Ingathering - Load the Truck
Resource Sharing:
Position Postings:
- Part-Time Youth Director - St. Matthew, Lima
- Preschool Teachers + Admin - Hilltop Dayschool
- Building Manager - First, Findlay
- Graduate Admissions Counselor - Trinity Seminary
- Organist - Zion, Sandusky
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Creating a Dementia Friendly Congregation
August 21, 2025 - Virtual Presentation
During this presentation, participants will learn strategies to create a congregation that is knowledgeable, understanding, and compassionate towards people and families affected by dementia. Going beyond the basics of dementia, faith community nurses, clergy, and others on the ministry team will learn how best to support both persons with dementia and their families though evidence-based practice related to daily care, improved communication, maintaining mobility, increased accessibility and safety, and how the love of Christ can be shown in everyday life.
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In the Presence of God: Summer Spiritual Practice Series through August 28th
Community of Christ, Whitehouse
Community of Christ Lutheran Church invites you to a Summer Spiritual Practice Series, an intergenerational event where we will explore various prayer practices. Each week, a pastor/leader from NW Ohio will teach the history and steps of the spiritual practice. Then, participants will have time to do the spiritual practice as a group followed by reflection time.
Some spiritual practices in this series include:
- Labyrinth Prayer
- Visio Divina - Praying with the Eyes
- Centering Prayer
- Improv Theater as Spiritual Practice
- Prairie Meadow Walking Prayer
- Praying with Beads
- Lego Building as Spiritual Practice
- Hymn Sing
To learn more about each spiritual practice and to register for events, please visit the website below.
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Diakonia Kick-Off
August 28, 2025 - Virtual Program
Curious about Growing in Faith? Join us to ask your questions!
If you're already registered for classes? Join us for an opportunity to test your technology, meet fellow students, and learn more about your upcoming classes! Register below to recieve the event link.
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Diakonia Fall Classes
September 18th to October 16th, 2025
Thursday Evenings
Registration is now open Growing in Faith: Diakonia classes for this fall. The Practical course offered is Pastoral Care, and the Foundations course offered is Worship Matters. Regsiter today for the September 18 start!
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Portico Benefit Services Info Sessions
September 3, 2025 - Virtual
All ELCA-Primary Health Plan options are changing for 2026. Before Annual Enrollment begins, Portico will be hosting information sessions to help members understand how the new plans will work, what factors you should consider determining which plan is best for you, and how to navigate the new tools we are creating to help your decision process. Both webinars will be led by our Region 6 Portico Regional Representative, Pastor Cathy Schibler. Please save the dates for these upcoming webinars and share with your network.
FOR SPONSORED PLAN MEMBERS: Wednesday, September 3rd at 10am: If you are sponsored in the Portico Benefits plan, this webinar is for you. We will review the Portico bundle of benefits, the upcoming changes to the ELCA-Primary health plan for 2026 and provide timely updates regarding annual enrollment.
When: Sep 3, 2025 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting at the button below. Register in advance for this meeting at the button below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing more information about joining the meeting.
FOR SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Wednesday, September 3rd, 6:30pm: If you make decisions regarding benefit selections in your organization, this webinar is for you. We will review the upcoming changes to the Portico ELCA-Primary health plan for 2026 and share other information that will be helpful as you prepare for annual enrollment.
When: Sep 3, 2025 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting at the button below. Register in advance for this meeting at the button below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing more information about joining the meeting.
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Exploring Immigration
September 13, 2025
Fulton County Museum +
Trinity Lutheran, Wauseon
Join the Mexico Working Group of the NWOS Global Mission Board for a morning at the Fulton County Museum, exploring an exhibit about immigration to Fulton County, OH. We'll be guided by the museum curator as we learn about this history. Afterwards, we'll enjoy a lunch at Trinity, Wauseon and discuss our learnings and how this history connects with modern stories of immigration, as well as the role of the church in these stories. Join us for this free event, and bring a friend!
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Fall Concert by Dan Boyle September 21, 2025 Solomon Lutheran, Woodville
Come experience the power and playfulness of the pipe organ with Daniel R. Boyle at the console!This thrilling program features works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Paul Fey, George Frideric Handel, Louis Marchand, Everett Titcomb, and Freddie Mercury—yes, really. You'll hear the organ as you've never heard it before: bold, beautiful, and full of surprises. A reception follows; a freewill offering will support the Solomon Concert Fund.
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NWOS WELCA Gathering
September 26-27 Bowling Green, OH
Join us for our Biennial NWO Synodical Women of the ELCA 2025 Gathering in Bowling Green. Event highlights include Bible Study on Being Still and Listening, Contemplative Prayer, Bible Journaling, Party Planning ideas, Self Help, news from WELCA Churchwide and the NW Ohio Synod. Hope you can join us!
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Retirement Planning Workshop
October 1, 2025 from 9:00 - 11:30 AM
St. Mark's Lutheran-Bowling Green, OH
All Rostered Ministers and their spouses interested in learning about retirement and intentional planning for the next season of life are invited to attend & connect with local retired clergy and their spouses about the retirement process. Refreshments provided. Email Cassie at cassie.mugler@nwos-elca.org to RSVP.
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Pipes, Pedals and Pizza
November 15, 2025
St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church
Bowling Green, OH
A hands-on exploration, including crawling around inside St. Al's wonderful Létourneau pipe organ. This is a special introductory workshop (even building a miniature organ together) for students 8-18 who want to learn more about the pipe organ.
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Growing Hope:
Campaign for HopeWood Outdoors
HopeWood Outdoors is launching a new capital campaign! This campaign is called Growing Hope and our desire is to expand the impact of Lutheran outdoor ministries here in Ohio. With a goal of $2.5 million, the priorities of Growing Hope include projects at both HopeWood Pines and HopeWood Shores, as well as the expansion of HopeWood Connect.
God is already bringing growth to HopeWood’s ministries, including 190% growth in campers since 2022. What a blessing to know that God is already Growing Hope among us! We want you to join us in Growing Hope, too. We invite you to read attached documents will share more details about how God is expanding ministry through HopeWood Outdoors.
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Global Mission Board Summer Appeal:
Project Pikipiki
85% of evangelists in the Dodoma Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania serve remote communities, often walking 12-20 miles between parishes to preach, provide worship leadership and pastoral care to multiple communities of faith. This summer, the Global Mission Board of the Northwestern Ohio Synod will match gifts made towards the purchase of pikipikis dollar for dollar! $1600 buys one motorcycle with regular maintenance and makes ministry more accessible for one evangelist in Tanzania. This is a great project for Vacation Bible School kids, Sunday Schools or families! Perhaps create a competition between the adult forum and WELCA group for who can raise the most funds, or invite the whole parish to raise funds for Project Pikipiki!
The resource kit includes games, a video explainer from Bishop Daniel, a funding tracker and more!
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2025 Ingathering for Lutheran World Relief
October 11, 2025
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pemberville
Come and bring all supplies that your congregation has collected for Lutheran World Relief! The truck that will be parked at St. Paul will have space for all Baby Care kits, Personal Care kits, Fabric kits, School kits and lovingly-made quilts. Please box, tape shut and properly label all supplies. Please contact the church 419-287-4731 and leave a message with any question, or email Joan Simon at simonj@bgsu.edu.
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Sermon Supply Library
Region 6 Sermon Resource
We’re excited to officially launch The Sermon Supply, a collaborative project from the synods of Region 6!
Beginning today, congregations can access a growing library of sermon videos and manuscripts—designed to support preaching ministry across our synods. Whether you're looking for pulpit supply options, a fresh voice, or support during vacation time, these sermons are free to use and rooted in the Gospel.
The first sermon available corresponds with Lectionary 12 - Lectionary 15, June 22 to July 13, 2025. Each sermon is filed in a folder by lectionary number, making it easy to find what you need.
Thank you for being part of this shared ministry. We hope these sermons equip and encourage you and your communities in the weeks to come.
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Part-Time Youth Director
St. Matthew, Lima
St Matthew Lutheran Church in Lima, Ohio has an opening for a Part-Time Youth Director. This person will play a vital role in building our youth program and helping young people develop a relationship with Jesus Christ by planning classes, events, and activities that align with the Church's vision.
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Preschool Teachers + Preschool Administrator
St. John's Hilltop Dayschool
St. John's Hilltop Dayschool, a ministry of St. John's Lutheran Church, has been a part of the Stony Ridge comunity for more than 50 years, serving children from 18 months through school-aged children in after school care. Please contact the office to schedule an interview 419-837-5115
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Building Manager
First Lutheran, Findlay
The ministry of the Building Manager is to clean, maintain and preserve the properties of First Lutheran Church. The Building Manager shall be responsible for the day-to-day care of the church property. This also includes, but is not be limited to, scheduling needed contractors; coordinating volunteers for large, time-intensive projects; and maintaining the Church Property Budget.
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Graduate Admissions Counselor
for Seminary Discernment
Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus
Trinity Lutheran Seminary seeks a dynamic Graduate Admissions Counselor for Seminary Discernment. This Counselor will play a vital role in guiding a variety of qualified prospective students through both spiritual and educational discernment as they explore seminary study.
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