This 50th year of Our Savior is proving to be even more of an eventful year than we anticipated. To help keep up with some of the many things going on, at the end of this and future E-newsletters we’ll be running an ongoing “Dates to Remember” section. So, be sure to give that a quick perusal each time.
This Wednesday night, August 31, is our Sunday School Pizza and Registration night, beginning at 6pm. If you have a child Sunday School age (pre-school thru grade 12) please join us and see what is in store for another Sunday School year. This is always a fun night and great way to get to know folks!
This coming weekend (Labor Day Weekend) we will be celebrating the work that is done in and through our members and friends throughout the week. This will not only be a way to recognize and give thanks to God for the work we do, but also get to know better what each member does and how each member uses his or her gifts. So at either 6pm Saturday or 9:30am Sunday worship, bring a business card or brochure for your place of work, or wear what you wear to work, or just plan on filling out a 3X5 card (which we will provide) for you to put your name and what you do to be placed on our bulletin board. You might be surprised at all the various gifts and abilities present in this congregation!
Now, getting back to this 50th Anniversary year being even more eventful than anticipated, on August 23 our church council received a letter of resignation from our music director, Jim Boschker. The council thanks him for his service and sharing his gift of music with us for these past seven plus years. Jim has been the most gifted and experienced musician Our Savior has had in our 50 year history. We’ve appreciated the work he’s done with our chancel choir and hand bell choir, along with introducing our congregation to our red hymnal, Evangelical Lutheran Worship. I’m proud to say that we are probably one of the few congregations in the ELCA who know most of the settings in the ELW, and we have Jim to thank for that. We understand that he will be moving to Colorado to help his sister care for her seriously ailing husband. We wish Jim well in this new chapter in his life.
As we also now enter a new chapter in our life, we invite your input as we look at the future of music ministry here at Our Savior. We have many musically gifted people among us. We thank especially Johanna Jones and Ron Sample for stepping up and leading worship and we look forward to other musical gifts among us to be shared in the weeks and months ahead.
Finally, remember, this will be the last weekend of our Summer Worship Schedule (Saturday 6pm, Sunday 9:30am). Our regular schedule of Saturday 6pm, Sunday 8:30 and 11am and Sunday School at 9:45 am resumes the weekend of September 10-11.
For other information about the life and ministry of Our Savior be sure to visit our website at: www.oursaviorelca.com.
See you in church! Pastor Jack +
“Dates to Remember”
Wednesday August 31: Sunday School and Confirmation Registration Night, 6pm with pizza and salad supper.
Labor Day weekend, September 3-4: Last weekend of summer schedule: Saturday worship 6pm, Sunday 9:30am. For all our working folks, bring a business card and wear your “work” clothes to worship as we celebrate and give thanks for the workers among us.
Wednesday September 28: Wednesday night dinners resume; 6pm! This will also be the first night of 3 New Member Gatherings. Anyone interested in becoming a member of Our Savior, or just learning more about the congregation is invited to join us at 6:30pm after the dinner then again on Sunday, Oct.2 at 9:45am and again on Wed. Oct. 5 at 6:30pm. New members will be received the weekend of Oct. 15-16.
Beginning First Thursday evening in October: Dancing with the Lutherans! Watch for more info to come.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11, one service only at 10am! 50th Anniversary Celebration and Dedication of our new addition!
There will be a service on Saturday at 6pm that weekend, but only one service that Sunday. Bishop Ed Benoway will be our guest preacher that day. Worship will be followed by an “Open House” to tour the new addition, pictures and remembrances of Our Savior’s 50 year history, and a dinner. Watch for more info, but mark your calendars now!
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