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Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019
11:30 am Ash Wednesday Worship in the Sanctuary
followed by lunch
5:15 - 6:15 pm Lenten Soup Supper
6:30 pm Ash Wednesday Worship in the CLC
Special Music: Kingdom Choir
Confirmation Mentors & Students meet
Sunday, March 10, 2018
8:00 am Worship in the Sanctuary
Special Music: Liturgical Singers
10:30 am Worship in the CLC
Serve God by serving at worship and fellowship.
On-the-job training available.
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Lenten Soup Suppers
Lenten Soup Suppers begin Ash Wednesday, March 6 from 5:15-
6:15 pm. Sign up
NOW to bring a soup, dessert, and/or be part of the clean up crew for Wednesday Soup Suppers. Questions? Contact
Jenifer Johnson or 651-263-0218.
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2019 Lenten Schedule
Ash Wednesday, March 6
- 11:30 am Lenten Worship followed by lunch
- 5:15 - 6:15 pm soup supper followed by worship at 6:30 pm in the Community Life Center (CLC)
Lenten Wednesdays, March 13, 20, 27 and April 3, 10
- 11:30 am Lenten Worship followed by lunch
- 5:15-6:15 pm soup supper followed by worship at 6:30 pm in the sanctuary
Holy Week April 14-April 21: No Faith Formation, Youth Groups or Confirmation
- Sunday, April 14: Palm Sunday - Worship services at 8:00 &
10:30 am
- Thursday, April 18: Maundy Thursday - Worship at 11:30 am &
6:30 pm
- Friday, April 19: Good Friday - Worship at 6:30 pm
- Sunday, April 21: Easter Sunday - Worship services at 8:00, 9:15 & 10:30 am
Easter Breakfast served between services throughout the morning.
All proceeds go towards sending our High School youth to
Portland, OR for their summer mission trip!
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Children, Youth & Family Ministry
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Spa Day for 5th & 6th Graders
Spa Day is on March 23 from 3-5 pm. Please email Darla Goble if you and your 5th or 6th grader are interested in attending. Students and parents will pamper each other, we will make a spa item to bring home and enjoy a chocolate fountain for a special treat! Please let Darla know if you can bring pretzels, strawberries, pound cake or something for dipping in the chocolate fountain.
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VBS Registration
Come join us for VBS ROAR! Where Life is Wild and God is good!
At VBS ROAR, kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and devour yummy treats, experience one-of-a-kind Bible adventures, collect Bible Buddies to remind them of God's love, and test out Sciency-Fun Gizmos they'll take home and play with all summer long.
Dates:
July 29-August 2, 2019
Time:
9 am - 12 pm
Ages:
3 yrs. (by 6/1/19) to Grade 6 (2018-19 school year)
Cost:
Early registration $40 per participant. (May-July, $45)
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VBS Decorating Party
Please join us to make decorations for VBS! We will meet at Shepherd Of The Valley Church from 4-9 pm on March 8. All are welcome and we need your help!
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Camp Wapo
Just a reminder that our OSLC spots at Camp Wapo this summer will be released to other campers after March 15.
Students should register for the grade they will complete this year. OSLC camp dates are Seeds Weekend, June 21-23, Youth Week, June 23-28. See Darla Goble if you have questions. Register NOW!
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VBS Volunteer Sign-up!
VBS volunteer recruitment is currently underway and
we need
your
help!
If you can volunteer for VBS this summer, July 29 - August 2, 2019, please
Volunteer NOW! There are many different types of volunteer positions to choose from. Please join the team!
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Girls Time Out
Join us for a "Game Night" on March 8 at 7:00 pm at Our Savior's. Bring your favorite game and join in a fun evening with other women. Those attending the Women's Retreat in past years have enjoyed this activity so much that we will dedicate a whole evening to just having fun and fellowship! Feel free to bring a friend!
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Women's Retreat
We will be at the truly beautiful Mt Olivet Retreat Center in Farmington, MN. The dates are April 26 and 27, beginning with dinner on Friday evening and finishing by 4:00 pm on Saturday. The cost is $110 for a double room and $130 for a single room. (Note: limited number of single rooms.) The cost includes 3 delicious meals, comfortable lodging, and lots of fun with refreshing activities including games, hiking trails, and pool/sauna. Registration forms are on the women's bulletin board across from the office. A $25 deposit is requested with your registration. Forms and money can be placed in the women's box in the office or left in the church office. We hope you will join us!
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March Adult Education Schedule
In March, the Adult Education hour will be dedicated to a series on Legal Immigration. There is great political controversy regarding the control of immigration, both legal and illegal, worldwide today. Few people understand how the legal process in the USA works. Through this series, we hope to provide some clarity to the legal process for both refugees and asylees. Adult Education is on Sundays at 9:15 am in the sanctuary.
March 17: Yusuf Abdi, Sr. Director of Refugee Services, at Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota (LSSMN) and Margaret Yapp, the Volunteer Coordinator for Refugee Services at LSSMN,
will describe the process for refugees coming to Minnesota as well as the process for Asylees. Refugees have been vetted by several US government agencies for immigrants coming to the USA and then are cleared by Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services to come to Minnesota. Margaret will describe how LSSMN then assures these legal refugee(s) a safe and warm welcome in Minnesota through the "Circle of Welcome" program. Margaret has been working at LSSMN 3 years and is a graduate of Luther College where she majored in English and Religion. Yusuf will talk about the Asylee process.
March 24: Pastor Gilo Agwa will share with us how the Asylee process works. Gilo came to this country as an Asylee in 2011 and his family arrived as Asylees in 2014. To be an asylee, a person has to show proof that his life is in danger if he returns to his home country and then must go through the legal process and wait for clearance to stay in the USA until his application for Asylum is granted. Pastor Agwa will share how difficult it was for his family while waiting for approval to join him here in the USA. Pastor Agwa has a Masters of Divinity degree from Dubuque University Seminary in Iowa. Pastor Gilo is employed as a part-time Chaplain at Good Samaritan in Stillwater and also as a part-time leader of the joint Ministry for the Ethiopian immigrants and refugees in Minnesota sponsored by the SPAS of the ELCA and the Presbyteria of the Twin Cities Area.
March 31: Pastor Kathryn Tiede, Senior Director of Church Partnerships and Philanthropy for Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota (LSSMN) will share how Refugee Resettlement is financed and will describe the services that LSSMN provides for immigrants as well how LSSMN touches the lives of people in nearly every county in Minnesota. Pastor Tiede, who has served in parish ministry both in the ELCA and The Episcopal Church will be preaching at both services. She is passionate about the work of the Gospel as it is lived out in congregations and communities, and is excited about the opportunity to be with us.
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Call Committee Update
Bishop Patricia Lull met with the Call Committee on February 19 to provide an orientation to the call process. Bishop Lull will be our Synod contact as we move forward.
In the next step of the call process, you can get involved. The Call Committee invites you to nominate an ELCA-rostered Pastor whom you believe should be considered for OSLC's call. If you know of such a Pastor, please complete the form that will be available on the Welcome Desk at the church and return the completed form no later than March 13.
As Bishop Lull said, we have a lot to be excited about at Our Savior's. We hope that you share the Call Committee's excitement during this important process, and we ask that you keep the Call Committee in your prayers.
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Request for Prayers and Support
Everyday joys and sorrows...Once in a lifetime joys and sorrows. Your brothers and sisters at Our Savior's want to support you. Email or call
Pastor Christine Wenzel or Parish Nurse,
Stacy Meyer, with any of your needs.
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Simply Giving
A more convenient way to give! In a few short minutes, you can make a one-time gift or set up a donation that will process automatically on a recurring basis. Recurring donations are convenient and provide our church with much needed consistent support throughout the year.
To give online, visit our church's website and get set up!
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Stewardship is about love:
serving others through our time, talent, and treasure.
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