Installations        

 Updated August 9, 2008

We are pleased to announce to the Congregations, Pastors, and Associates in Ministry of the Maumee Valley Conference that on Sunday, August 31, Mary Beth Smith-Webb will be installed as Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Bryan, Ohio.  The Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity.  A cook-out fellowship meal will be held following the service of Holy Communion.  Trinity is located at 509 Center Street, Bryan. 
We invite you to be present for this special service.  We know that you will remember this ministry in your prayers, and will want to announce this service to your people.  If you or a member cannot attend, we suggest that a letter be sent to the pastor and the congregation.

Thankful for our continuing partnership in the Gospel.

Prayer Concerns                             Updated August 19, 2008

• Gust Wuorinen (at Lima Memorial Hospital)
• Pastor Bob Blohm (First St John, Toledo)
• Dick Baglien (father of Rev. Paul Baglien -St. Johns, Celina)    
• Bill Waterfield, (St. Paul, Sandusky)                             

Congregations in Call Process                   Updated August 16, 2008

Arcadia, Trinity – Interim: Dan Sander
Attica, Bethlehem – Interim: Kathy Shuck
Bellevue, St John – Interim: Stephen Seibel
Bowling Green, Hope – Interim: Clyde Singh and Holli Burkhard
Bowling Green, St Mark’s, Associate – Called Darrell Cousino - accepted
Bryan, Trinity - called Mary Beth Smith-Webb – accepted
Convoy, Trinity – Interim: Tom Morrison
Findlay, Trinity, Senior Pastor – Interim: Bob Gibson
Hicksville, St John – Interim: David Proctor
McClure, St. Paul – Interim: Bob Johnson
Metamora, Faith – Interim: Glen Stadler
Nazareth, Chatfield – Called Kirk Langset - Accepted
New Rochester, St Paul – Interim: Richard Hoffman
Northwood, Calvary – Called Robert Noble - accepted
North Woodbury, St John  - Interim: Dan Sander
Pemberville, Salem – Interim: Donald Brewer
Port Clinton, Peace – Interim: Karl Kessler
Prospect, St Paul
Republic, Zion – Interim: Kathy Shuck
Sandusky, Resurrection – Interim: Gerald Bauer
Sylvania, Advent – Interim: Al Swartz
Toledo, All Saints – Interim: Fred Shuman
Toledo, Grace, Associate
Toledo, Holy Trinity – Interim: Howard Abts
Toledo, Hope, Associate
Toledo, St John – Interim: Tom Wilson
Toledo, St Paul – Interim: Ray Gottschling
Upper Sandusky, St Paul – Interim: Henry Seibert
Upper Sandusky, North Salem – Interim: Andrea Starn
Wapakoneta, St Mark’s – Interim: Tom Schutt
Williston, St John – Interim: Jim VanBrussel

                  If you have a prayer request or concern,
           please send it to Carol Groman at the Synod Office.