OSLC Newsletter
November 21, 2019
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This Sunday, November 24, 2019...
"A Reasonable Faith"
The Last Sunday After Pentecost
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Scripture Reading
What the Lord Expects From Us
The Supremacy of the Son of God
Gospel Reading
Jesus is Crucified Between Two Thieves: You Will be With Me in Paradise
Traditional Service - 8:45 a.m.
Contemporary Service - 11:00 a.m.
Childcare Available
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Join us this Sunday between services in the Fireside Room for our monthly Fellowship Forum. Along with the usual council updates on church news, Todd Jeter, the new director at the Letty Owings Center, will be a guest speaker. He will tell us about recent developments at LOC along with the vision for the program going forward. There will be time for a Q&A. Don't forget, we'll also celebrate November birthdays with a delicious piece of cake. See you at the Forum!
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- November 27 - Thanksgiving Eve Service and Pie Fest - 7:00 p.m.
- December 1 - First Sunday in Advent
- December 8 - One Service - 10:00 a.m.
- December 29 - One Service - 10:00 a.m.
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To the members and friends of Our Savior’s,
Next week our nation celebrates one of its greatest holidays – Thanksgiving. It’s not a religious holiday as such, but more often than not religious groups will gather in their respective places of worship to offer thanks and praise to their god. As such, members and friends of Our Savior’s will gather next Wednesday evening at 7 pm to express our heartfelt gratitude to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Following worship we’ll continue to reflect our thanks by sharing pie and conversation in our Fireside Room. It will be a fun and exciting time and I’m hoping you’ll not only join us, but that you’ll invite your family and friends to participate as well.
As I reflect on all that I’m grateful for, I keep coming back to those who volunteer in the ministry of our church. Over the past year and a half we’ve experienced a lot of changes in our staff. Many long time staff members are no longer with us. Becky Warner moved to California. Slobodan Pani passed away unexpectedly. Gregor Ralston retired. Barbara Malsbury is on medical leave. Current staff has admirably picked up the slack, but more often than not it’s our volunteers that have stepped in, quietly filling the gaps. The other Sunday, as I was sitting in worship, my eyes welled up with tears of gratitude as I thought about our volunteers.
Once a year we vote for council members. Every decade or two we vote on calling a pastor. These are important decisions and certainly shape our congregation. But every time a volunteer assists in worship, serves on a committee, puts together a food box for a hungry family, sews a quilt, delivers donated clothes to a distribution center, answers the church phone, or helps out in any number of other ways, is a vote for the kind of church we want Our Savior’s to be.
So I’m extremely grateful to our volunteers. And I know church council shares in that gratitude. After all, while we vote our council into office, they themselves come from the ranks of our volunteers. So next Thursday, when you gather with family and friends to feast at a Thanksgiving Dinner, take a moment or two to express your thanks and while you do, be sure to offer a prayer of gratitude for our volunteers. I know I will.
With appreciation,
Pastor Kim
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Here is the summary from the November 18 Council meeting...
Council acknowledged Judy Stafford for her organization of the Roberts Funeral Reception; Joy Stevenson and Carol Nordahl for their work on the Reformation Potluck; Kim Kroeger, Marcia Fischer and Jan Jones for their work in finding organists; Joe Sindlinger and Lene Leslie for preparing the candle holders for Christmas Eve; Bob and Carol Stowell for stepping up and agreeing to be drivers for a resident of The Stafford; Pam Berentson for agreeing to help fill-in for Faye Nelson in the Food Pantry; and all the volunteers who have helped out in the office while Barbara Malsbury is out.
Todd Jeter, the new director at Letty Owings Center, will be the guest speaker at the November 24 Fellowship Forum. The Giving Tree will go up Friday, November 22 and will include envelopes for Good Samaritan Ministries, Backpack Snack Program, Letty Owings, House of Zion, Wilsonville Royal Family Kids, and OSLC Foundation’s Swanson Program. Some of the quilts made by our dedicated volunteers will be hung in the Fireside Room to brighten the walls. At its December meeting, Council, at the request of the Missions Ministry, will be re-examining how to fund mission activities with regard to restricted and unrestricted funds. Pastor will conduct a class on sharing one’s faith in January 2020.
Mark your calendar for December 15 – time to fill Blessing Bags!
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Fellowship/Physical & Spiritual Wellness
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It's time to start planning for the
OSLC Christmas Eve Poinsettia
Garden
. Envelopes to place your order are in the Friendship Books and Narthex or you can
click here
to order them online - quick, secure, and convenient! Just select "Poinsettias" from the drop-down menu. Remember to note in the memo field who you would like to honor or remember with your poinsettia. Help make our sanctuary festive for a beautiful Christmas Eve service. Afterwards you can take your plant home for the holidays!
Cost is $12 each and the deadline is December 7th.
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There's a popular internet trend called TBT (Throw-back Thursday), a fun look at images from the past. Here's our entry for this week's TBT - Pr. Kim, along with Pat Shaw (hasn't aged a day!) and Ken Buck on the Haiti Mission trip in 2006. Do you have any TBT images to share? Send them to
jeffb@oursaviors.net
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OSLC Ruth Circle moved their Monday meeting to the Fireside Room for a special presentation from Pr. Kim as he shared his experiences from his sabbatical in Greece.
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Phyllis Miller celebrated her 91st birthday in grand style last Sunday. Here's the birthday girl with her three granddaughters
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Intercessory Prayer Team Message
An Attitude of Gratitude: 1 Chronicles 16:34 "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." As we move into the busy holiday season, it's easy to become attracted or distracted to all the wrong things. Next week we celebrate ...
Read more
www.oursaviorslo.org
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Giving Tree Opportunities
Once again the Giving Tree has sprung up in the Narthex. This year you have an opportunity to share your Christmas joy with the following groups:
Backpack Snack Program
– Specific snack items as identified on the request in the envelope to ensure students on the free lunch program have nutritional food when school is not in session.
Good Samaritan Ministries
– Cash contributions in support of the annual summer Family Camp program that strengthens family bonds.
House of Zion
– Cash contributions in support of their ministries serving the low and no-income people of North Marion county.
Letty Owings Center
– Specific needs as identified on the request in the envelope for the young women working to improve their lives and the lives of their children.
Wilsonville Royal Family Kids
– Cash contributions to fill Christmas stockings with gifts for the foster children who attend the summer camp.
OSLC Foundation Swanson Program
– Cash contributions or specific needs as identified on the request in the envelope to let the three participants studying for their GED’s know they are cared for by our congregation.
Each envelope will include instructions on where to bring your gifts or whom to make the check out to.
Christmas is what we make of it - not only for ourselves,
but for those around us in need.
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Haiti Fundrasing Chili Dinner Results Are In!
The annual Haiti Fundraising dinner was enjoyed by over 45 people on Saturday, November 9. The winning chili recipes (they were all winners!) made for fantastic chili tasting. Our brothers and sisters in Haiti are also winners. With over $8097 raised so far, we’ll send 130 boxes of food to our sister church for families experiencing food scarcity, fund the purchase of 44 nanny goats and four billy goats for Etienne’s "Kids for Kids program, and provide $2,400 to RMI for fuel to support the Hope for Kidz program and food distribution. Many thanks to all the dinner guests and volunteers who made this happen.
There’s still time to contribute! Just put a check in the collection basket designating “Haiti Mission” or send it to the church office. You can also donate online at www.oursaviorslo.org by selecting “Haiti” from the Fund list.
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Hear a replay of the latest sermon from Pr. Kim plus check out the vast library of inspiring messages from OSLC by simply
clicking here.
You'll see the most recent message, "Weary, Tiresome, Burdened" from November 17, and many more.
Take sermon podcasts with you through out the week and you're sure to find an even deeper appreciation for their spiritual enrichment.
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Images from Reformation Sunday
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Karen Sykes, June Hensala, Marleigh Mathiot
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Megan Burt, Ruth Brynelson, Ferriel DeLap, June Hensala
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Want to receive or cancel Offering Envelopes for 2020?
Sign up sheet for changes is in the narthex.
Event Reservation Forms -
Attention Shepherd Group leaders, Ministries, and all others organizing church activities. If you plan to host a Bible study, Shepherd Group, Circle, Ministry meeting or any other gathering it is important that you fill out an Event Request Form to put your gathering on the OSLC master calendar. Forms are available outside the main office or by
clicking here.
You can also simply email your request to
jeffb@oursaviors.net
. Remember, room reservations are on a first come first served basis.
Announcements
- Send announcements or information for the bulletin or weekly newsletter to our communications specialist, Jeff Brosy, at
jeffb@oursaviors.net
.
Submission deadline for publications is Wednesdays by noon.
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Our Savior's Lutheran Church
15751 Quarry Rd/PO Box 1548 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 | 503-635-4563 |
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