Children & Family and
Confirmation & Youth Ministries
March 2021 E-Newsletter
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Thank you to the 49 Bob Ross in a Box participants! What a blast!
Check out some of the pictures:
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Children’s Ministry Job Posting Overview:
Children and Family Ministry Innovator – Full time (32 hours) Salaried with benefits
Are you a creative team player who can envision and lead ministries that will engage others and serve the spiritual needs of children and families? We are seeking someone who wants to be innovative in their approach to leading our ministries with infants to 5th grade. We are a 2300 member, multigenerational ELCA church in the northern Twin Cities suburbs. We desire to engage families by offering transformational faith experiences for children and families as they discover and develop their identity as followers of Jesus Christ. Must have a heart for Christ, strong relationship building skills, joyful mindsight, self-starter abilities, and engaging presence when leading.
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Butterbraid Fundraiser
Join in on the selling/purchasing!
Youth, grades 1 and up can set up their own sales page to share with friends and family to support with their purchases. Sign up for your own sales page here:
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For every item sold, youth receive $4 in their CYF Credit account at Our Saviour's. The balance in their account can be applied to programming and events at Our Saviour's (VBS, Mission Trip, Camp Wapo, lockins, etc).
Important Fundraiser Dates:
Starts: Wed, Feb. 24
Ends: Mon, Mar 17
Pickup: Tues, Mar 30, noon-5:30pm
Sellers are responsible for picking up all of their customers orders and distributing them.
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Game Night!
"Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes"
You're alone in a room with a bomb! Your friends have the info you need to defuse it.
But there’s a catch. They can’t see the bomb. So everyone will need to talk it out–fast!
Check out the video above!
Middle School
Monday, March 15, 6-8pm
Connect via Zoom:
OR
zoom.us, "Join a Meeting", Meeting ID: 995 9918 6240
High School/College-Age
Friday, March 19, 6-8pm
Connect via Zoom:
OR
zoom.us, "Join a Meeting", Meeting ID: 922 6605 5468
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PALM SUNDAY, MARCH 28
Limited in-person worship
Livestreamed on Facebook (FB), available later on FB, YouTube,
8:30 am Traditional
10:15 am Contemporary
This year's Palm Sunday worship will be a creative experience that follows Matthew’s telling of the events from Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem to his arrest in the garden of Gethsemane. Using a liturgy called The Wilderness Journey: From Palms to Passion, we’ll hear scripture as well as storytelling from five voices important to the week’s events, immersing us in the narrative flow of the Passion story.
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Maundy Thursday, April 1 - 6:30 pm
This service will be open for limited in-person worship and will be live streamed on Facebook. It will also be available later on Facebook, YouTube, and the website.
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Good Friday, April 2
For this momentous day we're offering two in-person times and live streaming the evening service.
12:00 pm - limited in-person worship only
6:30 pm - limited in-person worship; live streamed on Facebook; will be available later on Facebook, YouTube, and the website.
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EASTER WORSHIP
Christ is Risen! Alleluia!
6:45 am - Traditional Sunrise worship
8:30 am - Traditional worship
10:15 am - Contemporary worship
All Easter services will be live streamed on Facebook.
They will also be available later on Facebook, YouTube, and the website.
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Confirmation
Since we are still in virtual learning mode, we are able to continue large and small groups through Lent. Same times and logins!
Here's this month's lessons:
March 3 - Psalms for Help & Trust
March 10 - Psalms of Creation
March 17 - Proverbs
March 24 - Song of Solomon & Ecclesiastes
March 31 - Holy Week, No programming
Parents/Guardians, check out what we're learning and students can make up missed lessons here: Confirmation Lessons
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Sunday's Cool
Hey, OSLC kids! Let's ZOOM together on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am! There'll be stories, activities, music, and special guests! Join us at 9:30am on the link below! Contact Lisa at lrykkenkastler@oursaviourslc.org with questions.
Zoom Instructions:
-Click "Join a Meeting"
-Meeting ID: 923-2288-4182
-Password: 333777
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Click this direct link:
This will be the same login each week of Sunday's Cool.
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Confirmation students... don't forget your Random Acts of Kindness. I've only received a small handful. This is in place of your service projects for the year. Find all the details here: https://conta.cc/2N9WHbP
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Camp Wapo 2021
Camp Wapo is doing all that they can to plan for a safe, in-person, limited-capacity camp experience for children and youth this coming summer! Check out all the details below for those currently in 1st grade through 12th grade.
For all the details, click here.
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Worship
WORSHIP CHANGES
Starting Sunday, February 28, we are starting limited in-person services.
At the time of this writing, we’re excited to be planning to worship in person (in limited numbers) for Holy Week and Easter, although plans may change at any time.
As with regular Sunday worship, registration will be required as numbers are limited. Go to our website to register and for more information on our Covid Preparedness Plan. Registration for each worship service will open one week prior. If you are feeling unwell, please stay home. Worship will continue to be livestreamed on Facebook. You can also watch recordings of the services at a later time on Facebook, YouTube, and at oursaviourslc.org.
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Confirmation students, please make sure you are remembering your Whispers & Wonderings requirement for confirmation (10 a year). Feel free to download the form, print it off and mail or email a copy/scan to Leisha.
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Join us each Wednesday in Lent for "Season of Hope", a special Lenten worship featuring Holden Evening Prayer and conversations with various OSLC families. Each conversation will be centered around the word "hope" and how families are surviving the pandemic, keeping hope alive, and finding new ways to connect with each other and the community. Tune in to Facebook, YouTube, or the website at 6:00 pm to worship with your church family and to sustain your hearts during the Lenten journey.
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Zoom Codes for 2020-2021 Programming Year
Go to Zoom.com, click on "Join a Meeting", enter Meeting ID
Confirmation Session 1
Wednesdays, 5pm-6pm
Meeting ID: 884 2727 5187
Confirmation Session 2
Wednesdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Meeting ID: 864 7802 7164
Youth Group
Wednesdays, 7:45pm-9pm
Meeting ID: 839 0380 0301
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Youth Group
Those in grades 9 - college-age, join us Wednesdays 7:45-9pm on Zoom, meeting ID 839 0380 0301.
Here's the plan this month:
March 3 - Judges
March 10 - Ruth
March 17 - King Saul
March 24 - King David
March 31 - Holy Week - No Youth Group
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Text Message Reminders
Want to receive text message updates/reminders about confirmation and youth ministries at OSLC? Here's how you can sign up for text messages on the different ministries:
Confirmation:
text @oslcconfir to the number 81010
Middle School:
text @oslcmiddle to the number 81010
Senior High+:
text @oslcsenior to the number 81010
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If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out. We are here at Our Saviour's to listen and support.
This Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a great resource to have saved in your phone. Please take a moment to do so and share and use as you need.
You are never alone and you are loved just as you are!
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Leisha Tays, Director of Confirmation & Youth Ministries,
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