OSE-news: stormy morning 8/27

 

 

From: Our Savior Lutheran Church
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 10:18 AM
To: Our Savior Lutheran Church
Subject: OSE-news: stormy morning 8/27

 

On this early Monday morning, it is only a bit blustery with some dark gray skies, and not even any rain at the moment.  It looks like Tropical Storm Isaac (or Hurricane Isaac) won’t be much of an issue for us. We hope the same for others in the Gulf coast.  I found it a bit interesting that officially the tropical storm warning for Vero Beach ended at 1am this morning, but about 3am the wind and rain were more powerful than anything out of this whole event!  Go figure.    

 

So, another week begins.  And as we are now in about the peak of the Hurricane season, and we hear about evacuation plans, the statement Peter made in our Gospel yesterday seems fitting:  “Lord to whom shall we go?”  When we find our self in a dark or stormy place in our lives, or lost, or worried, or angry or frightened and wonder,  “Lord to whom shall we go?”  we then hear Peter also say, “You have the words of eternal Life.”   It’s in those difficult places where we often are reminded that what we really need is to be more open to what God is trying to tell us, and open to where God would lead us.  As I look back on my life, it seems those difficult or scary times were also the faith building times…if we look to the one to whom we should always go…in good times and in bad.  If stormy times help us do that, bring ‘em on!  Then hold us close to you, O Lord.

 

 

Sunday School Registration Night! This Wednesday, August 29th, 6:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. There will be pizza, salad, banana Splits, craft activities for the kids, and registration for the upcoming Sunday School year. Also, at 6:15pm there will be a meeting for all Confirmation Students (7th-9th grade) in Rooms 4-5, and Youth Group at the usual time at 6:30pm. If you have never been to Youth Group before this is a great night to try it out!  

 

This coming weekend, Labor Day weekend, will be the last of our summer schedule, with worship on Saturday at 6pm (as it is all year long), but this will be the last Sunday with worship at 9:30am.   Also, on this Labor Day weekend, we will be celebrating the work we do all week long!   So, we are inviting our folks to wear what they would normally wear for work, or what you wear when you volunteer in the community.  We’re also asking everyone to bring business cards to post on a bulletin board that we will have in church.  Or if you don’t have a card we’ll have sticky notes  to write on.  This is becoming a special tradition in our congregation and a way to get to know and celebrate what everyone does during the week with the gifts God has given them.  Hope you can join us.  The following weekend, Sept. 8-9, we return to our regular schedule of worship at 6pm on Saturday and 8:30 and 11am on Sunday, with Sunday School at 9:45am. 

 

 Calling all runners, would-be runners, might-be runners . . . on the Tuesday, Sept. 4th at 6:30pm we will kick off our Run for God program. This first night will be a chance to learn about the program and to get started, we won't do any running together this first night, so no need to dress in workout clothes, just come to learn more. This program is a great way to spend some intentional time on physical and spiritual health all together! Reply to this email, let Pastor Shelly know, or call Jim Tardi (772-321-9820) if you are interested so we can order enough participant workout guides ($19each).  

 

For more information about life at Our Savior, please visit our website at:   www.oursaviorelca.com. 

 

Thanks, see you in church, and have a blessed week!       Pastor Jack Diehl +