We welcome you to
Parma Lutheran Church
We worship, pray, share, feel, help, fellowship, mourn, and celebrate together. Explore the many offerings, classes and activities we have available.
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER?
SEMI-ANNUAL CONGREGATION MEETING
Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025
No Bible Study this day. All members are encouraged to attend!
FELLOWSHIP HALL - 12 P.M
An important message from PLC Council President
BRUCE RIHA
Do you have your thinking cap on? Vacant Council positions that are open or need to be re-nominated and filled are: treasurer/stewardship, education/youth, property, evangelism and worship.
Have you considered which of these positions you have the God-given gifts and abilities to fill, or you might be interested in filling? Or do you know of anyone else whom you think have the God-given gifts and abilities to be a good fit in filling one of these positions?
Remember, we are a community, we do not have to "Go it Alone," because we are instituting co-chairs. So, ideas may be combined and solutions found together!
We are grateful for your willingness to answer the call to serve. May we always seek to serve you and our church community with humility and joy. We pray that our new council will be filled with wisdom and a deep commitment to our shared missions.
Thank you for listening to this important plea. Those who wish to be considered for a council position, please, contact Pastor Jay, Kim Cummings, or any of the council members. The November elections will be upon us sooner than you might think!
Want to know more? We have a Ministry Guideline Booklet with Duties and Responsibilities. Ask Kim C. or Pastor, and they'll get one for you.
ABOUT OUR
WORSHIP SERVICES
CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION
WHAT'S HAPPENING
AT PLC
Youth Education
(Pre-School through
High School) and Confirmation (6th-7th-8th-graders) classes are taught on the second Sunday of each month from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. A light meal is offered at 5 p.m. and education starts at 5:30.
We invite you to be involved in our many church activities! Check out what's upcoming on our church calendar and events list for more details.
Sonbeams November 2025 Message
FROM PASTOR JAY
Dear Family in Christ,
Like Jesus’ first disciples, we too seek to follow Jesus. The word ‘disciple’ means ‘learner’' That’s what we are, learners of Christ. We follow Jesus’ example. By faith, we try to act like him, love like him, forgive like him, and reach out to the outcasts of our day as Jesus reached out to the “sinners and tax collectors” of his day. As Christians, our identity is first and foremost rooted in Christ. The apostle Paul teaches that “our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20a). In his first letter to the church in Corinth, he calls us “ambassadors for Christ” (1 Corinthians Sa). By faith, we live our earthly lives as citizens of heaven and ambassadors for Christ. It’s like we live our lives with one foot firmly planted in this life, and the other foot firmly planted, figuratively speaking, in heaven.
As we live our earthly lives, we notice that the ways of the world do not always line up with our faith as followers of Christ. That makes sense. Jesus teaches that we are to be “in the world” but not “of the world” (John 17: 1416). The world is full of stuff that opposes Jesus’ teachings. And like the apostle Paul, try as we may to do our best to be good, we acknowledge, we are simultaneously sinner and saint. As Paul writes, “19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it but sin that dwells within me” (Romans 7:19-20). The world we live in is complicated. It’s easy to get caught up in the various activities of this life. Much of the stuff of our lives and of the world is meant for good, but tends to be bad. For example, look at the way we damage the earth and our environment for its resources without regard for future generations. Scripture calls us to be good stewards of the earth (Genesis 1:28; 2:15). Listen to the hateful ways our society and culture speaks of foreigners. What does the Bible say about how we ought to treat foreigners? "You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt (Deuteronomy 10:19); “‘Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.’ Then all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’” (Deuteronomy 27:19) We as Christians say we want to follow Jesus’ example, and his teaching, and the Bible. But we also want to follow the ways of our world, culture, and society. So we counter the world by proclaiming that we are first and foremost Christians, followers of Jesus Christ!
To help us better follow him, Jesus commanded, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the greatest and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 22:37-40). Let’s follow our Lord’s command by putting God first in our lives, and love our neighbors as ourselves.
Journeying with you in Christ,
Pastor Jay
FELLOWSHIP IN ACTION
2025 Youth Pasta Dinner Fundraiser
In May, attendees enjoyed a homemade meal, fun-filled raffle baskets and door prizes with proceeds going toward the purchase of life-saving AEDs (automated external defibrillators) for PLC and dinner for the families at The Journey for Safe Healing in Cuyahoga County.
2025 PLC Chili Cook-off Extravaganza!
On Reformation Sunday in October, we celebrated our newly confirmed youth and after worship service, held a chili cook-off in the Fellowship Hall. It was a HUGE success with 16 chili entries and almost 100 people in attendance!
2025 Fourth of July Parade
