 |
|
NEWSLETTER UPDATE FROM
OUR SAVIOR'S LUTHERAN CHURCH!
February 16, 2017
|
|
There's news from Mission Ministries, Physical & Spiritual Wellness, Educational Opportunities, and more! Check out the calendar, click the links for sermon replays or hop on Facebook. Thanks for reading and keeping up!
|
|
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Sunday, February 19, 2017
"To Be Wholly Holy"
8:45 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service*
10:00 a.m. - Sunday School
10:00 a.m. - Fellowship Forum
11:00 a.m. - Contemporary Worship Service*
11:00 a.m. - Kids' Activity Hour
Scripture Readings (click the link to read the passage)
The Gospel
Childcare available
* Communion will be served.
|
|
REMINDERS
Join us this Sunday for our Church Council led Fellowship Forum at 10:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. You'll hear an update from the council, celebrate February birthdays and enjoy a treat!
Enjoy the Convenience of Online Giving
Our Savior Lutheran Church wants to remind you that we offer electronic giving as a way to automate your regular weekly offering. Electronic giving offers convenience for individual congregation members and provides much-needed donation consistency for our congregation.
Think about all the household bills you might already have on an automatic electronic payment plans...
NW Natural Gas, PGE, Sanitation Service, Water & Sewer, Cable TV/Satellite, Life & Health Insurance, Newspaper & Magazine subscriptions, fitness club, cell phone.... just about every regular bill you have can be put on "auto-pay". It saves time, it's convenient and it's safe! Plus you save on postage (which just went up) and paper.
Why not add your offering to OSLC to the list of convenient electronic payments you're making while at the same time helping the church.
Direct Debit Giving is used to automatically transfer funds from your checking or savings account to the church's bank account. Credit & Debit Card Giving allows you to make offerings automatically on a pre-determined schedule using a credit or debit card.
Online Giving allows you to go to
www.oursaviorslo.org at any time to set up an automatic donation plan, change your donation plan, make a one-time donation or view your online donation history.
As you contemplate future contributions, please consider electronic giving. Here's our
FAQ sheet and you can get additional information from the church office.
|
|
| Sun. |
Feb. 19 |
8:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
|
Traditional Service - Sanctuary
All-ages Education Hour
Kids Activity Hour - Fireside Room
Contemporary Service - Sanctuary
Hook Shepherd Group - Conf. Room
Fischer Shepherd Group - off site |
| Mon. |
Feb. 20 |
12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. |
Prayer Shawl Ministry - Conf. Room
Hawkins/Schenk Shep. Grp. - off site
Ellickson/Kitsch Shep. Grp. - Conf. R.
Grace Circle - off site
|
| Tue. |
Feb. 21 |
9:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
|
Ladies' Shepherd Group - Conf. Rm.
Bible Study group - Library
Worship Team Rehearsal - Sanctuary |
| Wed. |
Feb. 22 |
1:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
|
Gentle Yoga - Fireside Room
Chancel Choir Rehearsal - Sanctuary
|
| Thur. |
Feb. 23 |
4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. |
Prayer & Meditation - Sanctuary
Hamlow/McKinght Grp. - Conf. Rm.
|
| Fri. |
Feb. 24 |
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m. |
Bull By the Horns (AA) - Conf. Room
Shepherd Group - Upstairs
Friday Fellowship - Conference Room |
|
|
A MESSAGE FROM PR. KIM
February 16, 2017
To the members and friends of Our Savior's,
 Each year ELCA clergy, along with delegates from ELCA congregations, gather to attend Synod Assemblies. Synods select themes and those themes then influence the various agendas put forth. I mention this because the assembly for the Oregon Synod is just around the corner. This year's assembly will be held here in Portland, at the Red Lion in Jantzen Beach. On the weekend of May 5-7 Lutherans from around the state will gather under the banner "Built on a Rock 500: Rooted, Reforming, Resilient." With acknowledgment to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Synod attendees will explore the question: What does it mean to be the Church of the Reformation in the 21st century? This year's theme resonates with me as I'm currently leading a Sunday morning study group on the events and characters that made the Reformation a unique period in history. But not only are we studying our past, we'll also explore the implications of the Reformation that resonate today. Presently the church council is soliciting two individuals to serve as congregational delegates to the Assembly. Delegates are afforded the privilege of both voice and vote. All expenses are covered, and perhaps best of all (or least?) they get to spend the weekend with me. Because the assembly is local, delegates will return home each day to spend the night in the comfort of their own bed. If you are interested in serving as a delegate please contact me, and I will provide additional information.
I'm excited about this year's assembly, its theme, and the opportunity to listen to and learn from other congregations.
Blessings to all, 
|
|
MISSIONS MINISTRIES
It may still be winter outside but it is time to start planning for this summer's Royal Family KIDS camp. For one-week each summer 32 foster children are given the opportunity to be worry free and experience the fun of being a kid!
Volunteers interested in changing the life of a child are invited to fill out an application. If this is your first time, please fill out and print the
New Volunteer Application. If you are returning for another fun adventure, please fill out and print the
Returning Volunteer Application. Applications are due June 1.
Be sure to mark your Calendar for these important dates:
- New Volunteer Training - Sunday, May 7, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. at Community of Hope
- All Volunteer Training - Saturday, June 24, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Camp
- Camp Preparation and Volunteer Training - Sunday, July 30, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Camp
- Camp - Monday, July 31 - Friday, August 4
Come join the fun and help change a child's life - and yours!
Do you have furniture looking for a new home? If so, please consider donating it to
Good Samaritan Ministries Thrift Store, "Sam's Attic" in Sellwood. Sam's always needs sofas, chairs, tables, lamps, pictures, dressers, hutches, bed frames (no mattresses), or any other type of furniture. Contact Lynda or Don Wienk at 503-638-0761 or
Lyndaw@integrity.com for details on how you can put your unwanted items to new use. All proceeds help to aid the 1,400 students at the Good Samaritan Ministries' school in Masaka, Uganda.
The store is open Wednesday-Saturday. Don and Lynda volunteer at the store every Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Come visit and get a personal tour!
|
|
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
The adult education classes step aside this Sunday for the Fellowship Forum, but they will return next week. Here's a note from Pr. Art about his upcoming class....
 |
|
|
Author John Dominic Crossan speaks on the book and takes questions in this video.
|
"Before I announce the next book we will be discussing, I want to say something about the nature and intent of the group. I started this group about 4-5 years ago with the simple goal of discussing ideas and issues facing us today as Christians. There are thousands of different ways to interpret the Bible (see an article in current Jan/Feb issue of Christianity Today magazine reporting that there are more than 45,000 Christian denominations!) The books we have discussed are admittedly from Christian authors in the "Emerging Church" movement, a progressive approach to examining the faith. The intent is to listen to what the authors have to say and to reflect and respond and then pray that the Spirit of God will lead us to discern His Truth as best we can. The Great Commandment that Jesus reminds us of from scripture is, 'to love God with all that we have and to love our neighbor as ourselves'. My hope in our discussions is that what we discuss will move us deeper into obeying that command. With that goal in mind, I repeat what I've said in the past, we invite all to come and join the journey.
With that said, the next book we have chosen to discuss is titled, How to Read the Bible & Still Be A Christian, sub-titled, 'Is God Violent? An exploration from Genesis to Revelation'. It explores the seeming conflicting visions of Jesus and God...at times a loving God, and at times a vengeful God. The author tries to explain how we can discern and decipher which passages in scripture to trust and follow. The author is John Dominic Crossan, professor emeritus at DePaul University. He is regarded as the foremost historical Jesus scholar of our time. A former priest in the Catholic Church, he was defrocked because he publicly disagreed with the church's stance on birth control.
The group meets upstairs in the Library at 10 a.m., on Sunday mornings. We will begin the book on Sunday, Feb. 26th.
|
|
FELLOWSHIP/
PHYSICAL & SPIRITUAL WELLNESS
Heavenly Entrees Meal Program Update
The Physical and Spiritual Wellness Team volunteers have stocked the church freezer with a variety of home cooked and purchased entrees. The quality frozen meals are available for anyone to take to families or individuals recovering from hospitalization, illness, accident, or surgery, as well as those experiencing grief or other stressful times.
If you know someone who might benefit, please offer to take them one or more meals. You will be providing for the body, and lifting the spirit.
The labeled meals should be used within three months, and are replaced as they are used or expired. Simply use the sign-out sheet on the freezer door, and make someone's day a little brighter!
Please call Mary Hawkins (503-635-4194) with any questions.
Ruth Circle will meet Monday, Feb. 20
th at
10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room. All are welcome for fellowship and Bible study. For more information, contact Jackie Wischmeyer at 503-655-5864 or
jgwischmeyer@comcast.net
 Update from the Quilters...
Nine ladies gathered last week to take on creating beautiful quilts to be donated to our various missions and others in need. Melba Stiles brought in 10 quilt tops she had prepared herself! The team has received a donation of blankets they will use as quilt fillers and also spent time sorting and dispensing large materiels that were donated.
The team took time out to celebrate Debbie Schuyler's birthday (above) and were excited when Pastor Kim joined in the celebration with delicious carrot cake and coffee! They missed Ruth Brynelson, one of their most faithful and long time quilters. She is healing from a broken leg and they send prayers for her speedy recover. All this and they even made four quilts!
Inspiration Moment from the Prayer and Meditation Ministry
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 3:10-11 NIV)
Anyone familiar with building certainly knows how significant a foundation is. A slight variance can become significant as a building progresses.
The Apostle Paul, (formerly Saul) was born of Jewish ethnicity, a Roman citizen, taught and raised by Gamaliel in Jerusalem. He certainly had the tools to lay a firm faith foundation; and yet, his early foundational beliefs needed fine tuning.
The same is true of our "faith foundation". In "asking, seeking, knocking", our core beliefs are continually renewed and strengthened.
A teachable spirit - Your greatest gift!
Blessings,
Bernice Gustaff
|
FROM THE OFFICE
Room Reservations Please remember it is important for insurance reasons that all church activities be included on the church calendar. This includes activities taking place at locations other than the church. If you need to check space availability for an event you are planning please contact Slobodan at slobodanp@oursaviors.net .
Announcements - Please send announcements
o
r
inform
ation
for the bulletin or weekly newsletter to our
communications specialist,
Submission deadline for the bulletin is Wednesdays by noon and for the weekly newsletter by Thursday mornings.
|
|
|
|
|
Dave Fahlman takes charge in Haiti.
|
There's always something
new on the
OSLC Facebook
p
age!
If you have church related pics to share on the page email them to jeffb@oursaviors.net and we'll post them for you. Also, remember to "like" the page to spread the word!
|
Bad weather cause you to miss church? Maybe you've been traveling and not able to attend services... either way, you can still stay caught up with weekly sermon audio replays, also known as "podcasts" available on your PC, laptop, tablet or phone. Click to hear Pr. Kim's message from last Sunday,
"Brokenness" plus many other inspiring sermons!
|
SAVE THE DATE
March 1 - Ash Wednesday
March 5 - Lent Begins
April 13 - Maundy Thursday
April 14 - Good Friday
April 16 - Easter Sunday
July 10-13 - Vacation Bible School, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
|
Phone 503-635-4563
|
|
|
|
|
|
