Pictured above, One generation teaching the next! 2018 Sewing Camp!
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The Pines: September 2018
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We hope you enjoy this edition of The Pines, our monthly newsletter!
***UPDATES***
Starting September 16th, we will begin our new one service schedule. The service will commence at 10:30AM
OSLC has approved a new key policy. Please take the time to review the policy by following the link below:
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What's happening this month
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The church will be closed on Monday September 3rd 2018, in observance of Labor Day
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Please join us for Our Saviour Lutheran’s Block Party on Saturday, September 15th from 6PM-9PM on the front lawn (rain location in the Fellowship Hall)
This event is open to the entire community and features:
-Live music from the band “Paris”
-Dancing
-Fun for families including many activities for children!
Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and pack a picnic. (Or don’t! Food vendor available for purchase.)
Enjoy this kickoff to the season! But we can’t do it without your help!
Please contact Aimee Rotting or Peggy Benson if you are interested in helping with any of the following:
-Greeters (help welcome familiar and unfamiliar faces to the event)
-Welcome Table (help provide new folks with information about Our Saviour and upcoming events/opportunities to join us.)
-Provide and/or oversee an activity for the children (some will be provided but more are needed!)
-Bring a dessert! (In true Lutheran tradition, desserts will be potluck style!)
-Set Up (help set up tent, tables, benches, trash cans, etc)
-Clean Up (help clean up tent, tables, benches, trash, etc.)
Peggy can be reached at 910.783.9257 or
We can’t wait to see you there!
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Happy Birthday to...
01 - Carole Rushforth
02 - Florence McCormick
02 - Leatha Ferebee
02 - Debbie Stephenson
02 - Simon Lussier
03 - Laurel Stanell
04 - Gladys Wade
05 - Joan Grant
05 - Pam* Luntz
06 - Aimee Rotting
07 - Janet Nelson
07 - Amber Jensen
10 - Shirley Braisted
10 - Grace Mataxis
11 - Fay Blankley
12 - Paul Sechrist
13 - Patty Peeples
13 - Madison Ignoffo
15 - Lorraine Ton
15 - Pat Bock
16 - Travis Alfrey
17 - Larry Wilson
18 - Katie Friedman
22 - Owen Holzmann
23 - Amy Ochoa
26 - Frank Johnson
26 - David Clayton
26 - Kelly Thompson
26 - Tommy Ransdell
27 - Caroline Yoder
28 - Aran Stalls
29 - Sandy Zimmer
30 - Olivia Johnson
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Happy Anniversary to...
26 - Dean & Darlene Smith, 36yrs
10 - Jay & Dianne Forsberg, 25yrs
21 - Jon & Amy Paris, 22yrs
16 - Shawn & Lauren Davis, 18yrs
22 - Tim & Stephanie Gast, 17yrs
22 - Cliff & Leah Higgerson III, 12yrs
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Sewing Camp was held at Our Saviour the first week of August for 3
rd
thru 8
th
graders. They learned to sew on machines and the week included projects they made for themselves, as well as projects they made for others. On August 19 we blessed
Breast Cancer Heart Pillows
and
Pediatric Surgical Caps
for First Health Hospital and
Pillowcases
for Doctors without Borders. A special thank you to the parents of the sewing campers for sharing their daughters with us for the week! It was a great week made possible by these dedicated leaders: Faye Blankley, Evie Brassie, Carol Bruno, Kathy Constantino, Marian Cornell, Mary Johnson, Cindy Novesel, Patty Peeples and Sandy Zimmer.
Note received from a camper:
Thank you for teaching me how to use a sewing machine and helping me with all of my projects!
Note received from a parent:
"Thank you for having this wonderful sewing camp. Our daughter loved it and we appreciate the love and care this ministry brings to the campers and to those that will benefit from the creations. You all are a blessing!
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Come out and help support our preschool!
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Our Chick-fil-A Spirit Night is on Tuesday, September 18th ANYTIME from 5pm-7pm. Bring the family to eat and support Our Saviour Preschool. All you have to do is go in and eat or go through the drive-thru. You can even take it home to the family. A portion of the proceeds from that night come back to the preschool! Thank you for your support!
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Matthew 25 Ministry volunteers have been hard at work all summer making 140 lunches for the food insecure in Robbins! It takes many volunteers to make it all happen each week and we have plenty of opportunities for anyone of any age to help out! If you are interested in being part of the FUN please join our team! For more information, contact Amy Hill at 910-695-5754 or Jen Lilyquist at 808-349-6189. We’d love to share this rewarding experience with you!
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This past Sunday was World Missions Day.
Here in North America we still have freedom of worship. In many parts of the world believers cannot assemble together; they cannot speak of their religious convictions because of government dictatorships and control, and many are persecuted because of their beliefs. I have traveled to parts of our world as a missionary and an Air Force Chaplain, where churches are being shut down and missionaries are being killed in the name of Jesus.
I don’t know where you stand, but I know that I am blessed to come here and worship every week, anytime, and anywhere I can express my faith and gratitude freely to God.
As your pastor I understand it’s human nature to have different worship taste buds. We all have our likes and dislikes and our different tastes. Yes, there will be something for everyone going forward when we kick off our new worship. We will still be Lutheran and we’re going to create a gourmet worship experience to excite your taste buds. Psalm 34:8 says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.”
However, this is what’s truly important! Let’s not take for granted that here in North America we have the freedom to express our faith. We have Bibles everywhere. We have the opportunity to preach, teach and study God’s Word. God has
blessed us with
a thousand and one spiritual blessings.
These are gifts that go beyond our power to understand; and yet they are gifts of God that become ours as we receive His grace and goodness.
PRAYER:
Almighty God, we thank You for all the blessings You shower upon this nation. We thank you for this community of faith (OSLC) and we would thank You especially for our freedom to worship You and study your word; the freedom to pray together, play together, and practice our faith together without fear of persecution. In your name we pray. Amen.
Blessings and Peace,
Pastor Linn
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This is just a note to say thank you for the kindness you have shown me in my first month at OSLC. I’m trying hard to remember your name, because names are important. And ideas are important. And stories are important. And what’s really important to know is that OSLC has a good story to tell—not simply the good news of Jesus Christ, but the good news of reaching out through helping ministries, and offering its facilities to the community, and being a place where family is celebrated. In my time with you, I intend to remind you of all the good that happens at OSLC, and ask you to remind me what good I don’t even know about. Ministry isn’t my job alone. Ministry doesn’t belong to the ordained and lay staff alone. Ministry is yours too. And you do that most and best when you’re here on Sundays for worship and education, when you witness to the world around us and meet people’s needs, and when your face and words show everyone what good we have, what good we are and what good we share.
Blessing & Peace,
Pastor Nagle
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Pastor John R. Nagle was born in Meyersdale, PA, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Robert S. (Rebecca) Nagle. He was educated in the public schools of Pennsylvania, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Gettysburg College, his Master of Divinity degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Drew University. He was ordained into the Gospel ministry on May 25, 1969. He served as pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Cary, NC from 1969 until 2005. In 2006, he was honored as pastor emeritus. In retirement, he has served as an interim pastor at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill, St. Philip Lutheran Church and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, both in Raleigh. He is a member of Kappa Delta Rho social fraternity and several honorary fraternities. He served several terms as Dean of the Eastern Conference of the NC Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, was a long-time member of the Synod’s Executive Council and served three terms on the board of directors of Lutheran Services for the Aging. He has also served on a number of boards and committees in the Cary community. He has been a frequent contributor to various church-wide devotional booklets and is the author of seven books of sermons. For 20 years, he was the preacher for Sunday worship services at the Village of Yesteryear during the NC State Fair. He is an avid traveler, setting foot in over 130 countries and territories on all seven continents. He loves Russian music, British mysteries, Dutch paintings and American food. Interested in genealogy, he has traced numerous lines of his ancestors to the sixteenth century and earlier. He has been married for 53 years to his wife, Lanie, a former middle school science teacher. They are the parents of two daughters and two grandchildren.
Pastor Nagle will be our Interim Pastor here at Our Saviour.
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WHO IS RAFAEL LOZA AND WHAT IS HE DOING IN THE OSLC OFFICE?
Rafael is the newest member of the OSLC team. He’s in charge of recording our contributions, handling all our congregational accounts, preparing and distributing financial reports, managing the bulletin, the newsletter and the website – and he does it Monday through Fridays from 8 AM to 3 PM. He and his wife live in Pine Bluff, and are expecting their first child in December!
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Congratulations to our fall of 2018 scholarship recipients!
- Rachel Board – South Dakota State University
- Jaleigh Jenson – Appalachian State University
- Eavan Clayton – Sandhills Community College
- Amy Hinds – NC State University
- Emily Hughes – University of Tennessee
- Sarah Hughes – Western Carolina University
- Taylor McGuire – Sandhills Community College
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” —Mark Twain
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Prayers & Cares
Friends and Relatives
All Military, Flood, Earthquake, Volcano Victims, Cancer Patients, John Bennett, Chelsea Boet, Eric Bradley, Derek Burleson, Jane Johnson Clark, Jim Constantino, Charles Elam, Tammy Gonzalez, Ted Gordon, Pam Grupp, Jill Hunger, Harley Jacobsen, Diane Lewis, Carol Lloyd, Todd Miller, Steve Murphy, David Nelson, David Parker, Deb Payseur, Shawn Plotz, Dianne Reese’s Niece, Dave Roberts, Jeff Santos, Fran Starke, Aleita Thomas, April Verlo, Caroline Ward
Dick Winrod, Paul Zanowski
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Memorariums
To the General Fund
Dick Biegger
given by Janice Biegger
To the Tree of Remembrance Fund
Grace Bergstedt
given by Bill, Meg & Kimberly Lindenberger
To the Debt Reduction Fund
Patricia Ann Streicker
given by Thomas L Adams
To the Debt Reduction Fund
Edward Garrett
given by Jim & Patty Peeples
To the Wells Project Fund
Florence Ward
given by Jim & Patty Peeples
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Thank you for your continued support.
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Council Update
In its August 9th meeting, our congregation council:
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Appointed Jenny Jennings, Travis Alfrey and Peter Benson as the nominating committee for the upcoming council election.
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Discussed the fall worship format and determined the direction it should take. (Tom Adams has shared this with the congregation.)
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Agreed to visit any revision of the current entry key policy
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Received various ministry team reports
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Heard that the Care Ministry has had training for people assisting with home communions
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Noted the details of the Christian Education program beginning September 16
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Approved Bill Van O’Linda and Catherine Sigmon-Mitchell as chairs of the new second pastor call committee
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Set the next meeting for Tuesday, September 18 at 6:00 PM.
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Our Saviour Lutheran Church | 910.692.2662 | Website
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