Come, Come Holy Spirit!

May 27, 2015             This past Sunday we celebrated Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit.  Worship was filled with fire, instruments, bones, streamers, music and definitely the Holy Spirit as we sang and prayed the words, "Come, Come Holy Spirit Come!"      This next Sunday we will continue to celebrate the Spirit alive in this place with Trinity Sunday and our annual Spring Congregational Meeting immediately after worship.  Before this meeting we will have a special meeting to vote on extending an official call to Ryan Hostler as our Minister of Music.  You might wonder why we are doing this since Ryan has been serving in this way for over three years now.  Ryan recently completed and was approved by the Bishop and Candidacy Committee of the Florida-Bahamas Synod for rostering in the ELCA as an Associate of Ministry with a emphasis in music and worship.  This process is the same as becoming a Pastor in the ELCA and Ryan joins the official leadership roster as a Word and Service leader which is called an Associate in Ministry (AiM).      Looking forward to seeing you in church and at the meetings! Pastor Jack and Shelly ______________________________________   SPRING CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS   Sunday, May 31st, 2015 following the 9:30 AM service. Election of council members, "State of the Congregation" Update Vote to officially "call" Ryan Hostler who is soon to be a Rostered Associate in Ministry in the ELCA and more.        Summer Worship Schedule  Memorial Day to Labor Day     Sunday - 9:30 a.m.  Saturday - 6:00 p.m. Weekly Devotions and Prayers: Taking Home Faith

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One Sunday Service at 9:30am starting this Sunday

Just a reminder . . .  Summer Worship Schedule begins Sunday!   Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 9:30am Memorial Weekend to Labor Day Weekend   See you in church! (Wear Red)

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Happy Summer!

May 18, 2015     Happy Summer!   Although the official first day of summer isn't til June 21, Memorial Day has often marked the beginning of summer, especially for our northern neighbors.  For us at Our Savior, Memorial Day also marks the  beginning of the summer schedule, which means we continue to worship on Saturday at 6:00pm, but move to one worship time at 9:30am on Sundays.  This schedule was determined by a congregational poll taken a couple of years ago.  For a number of folks this is their favorite schedule of the year:  9:30am, not too early, not too late!  :-)  Or, if it is not one of those for you, Saturday is a good option, and our summer Saturday attendance is often really good, maybe because of that.  The main reason for the schedule change is to have a better worship experience.  When a church is only about 1/2 full, the singing and the spirit is just not the same as when we are all gathered together.  This is also a good time of the year to get to see other people of Our Savior who go to a different worship service.   But it's not just a schedule change this coming weekend!  It's also Pentecost Sunday!  This is the final weekend of the Easter Season, when we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit.  This year we will have some special readings and music to help us grasp and celebrate this.  Be sure to join us, and WEAR RED! :-) Looking ahead, the following Sunday, May 31, we will have our  Spring Congregational Meeting when we elect council members, share a mid-year "state of the congregation" update. PLUS, we will be officially "Calling" Ryan Hostler to serve as our Minister of Music.  Even though Pentecost Sunday was his 3rd anniversary with us, Ryan has completed all the requirements to become a rostered Associate in Ministry in the ELCA.  In order to formalize this, we need to officially extend a call to him.  So, that will be happening May 31 immediately following our 9:30am service.  We will also be presenting on that weekend 12 scholarships to young people in our congregation who are either going off to college or who are continuing their college education.  Congratulations!   And finally, the weekend of June 6-7, we will be receiving new members into our congregation.  Another happy time for us all.  If you would like to be a part of that group, be sure to talk to me or Pastor Shelly.     So, even though "summer" is starting, and a number of regular meetings, etc, take a break, a lot is still going on and we hope you will join us for these and all the other things happening during this special season of the year.  Check our website (www.oursaviorelca.com)  or "Like" us on Facebook to keep in touch.     See you in church!    Pastor Jack Diehl +         ______________________________________   SPRING CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS   Sunday, May 31st, 2015 following the 9:30 AM service. Election of council members, "State of the Congregation" Update Vote to officially "call" Ryan Hostler who is soon to be a Rostered Associate in Ministry in the ELCA and more.        Summer Worship Schedule   Beginning this Weekend Two Services Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 9:30am   Weekly Devotions and Prayers: Taking Home Faith

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Irony....

May 11, 2015             My sermon this weekend was about being connected, a thread that ran through our readings the last two weekends, with that great image, Jesus the Vine, we the branches. In this past weeks sermon I mentioned how one of the ways we are connected in the church today is through our service being live streamed.  So what happens?   For some reason something didn't work, and no live streaming or recording of the service happened.  HA!  Talk about ironic!      I'm just glad that our connection with God is not as fragile as that!  As St. Paul reminds us, "Nothing in all of creation can separate us from the Love of God in Christ Jesus".     For a young wife and mother, that promise was really put to the test.  Rev. Dr. Anna Madsen was living and studying in Germany with her husband and young son, when an accident took her husband's life and left her young son severely disabled.  This profoundly shaped her life and her theology, and led her to establish the OMG Center for Theological Conversation, which speaks to questions like:  Why? Does God care that I am in pain?  Did God make me suffer? How can I forgive...and why should I? and many many more of the hard questions of life.  To be a part of this conversation, you can go to www.omgcenter.com.       This is just another way that we can be connected with each other, as we live out that primary connection that God has established with us through Jesus, the Vine and we the braches. Without that nothing else matters.  But with that ultimate connection with our Creator, everything takes on a new look and every other connection in our lives is a reminder and reflection of that most important one.   See you in church!    Have a blessed and "connected" week!       Pastor Jack +   www.oursaviorelca.com      ______________________________________   SPRING CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS   Sunday, May 31st, 2015 following the 9:30 AM service. Election of council members, "State of the Congregation" Update Vote to officially "call" Ryan Hostler who is soon to be a Rostered Associate in Ministry in the ELCA and more.        Summer Worship Schedule   Beginning Sunday, May 24th - 9:30a.m.   Weekly Devotions and Prayers: Taking Home Faith

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Vine and Branches.....

May 4, 2015               Not long ago I replaced the old broken down shed in my backyard with a beautiful new shed.  This one even was wired for lights!  Was I happy!   So, I ran a wire from the house to the shed, hooked it all up, flipped on the switch and.....nothing!  ??  Rats.   I changed the light bulb, thinkng maybe it was dead.  I checked the switch in the shed and the connections at the shed.  Nothing.  So I went back to the source.   And there at the house discovered that one of the wires had become disconnected.  Fixed!   I thought of that after this past Sunday's Gospel about Jesus being the Vine and we the branches.  If we look only within ourselves to try to fix what is not working (I need to be more loving, more joyful, more kind, more at peace, etc) it will be like trying to change the light bulb or fix the switch in the shed, and wondering why it isn't working...a futile and frustrating exercise.  The only way we can become who God made us to be (loving, joyful, kind, at peace, etc.) is by going to the source, and being connected to the One who is the giver of all of those gifts!  That is Jesus himself and the power and presence of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives.  When that connection is in tact, the gifts naturally flow from there.     This coming weekend the readings pick up where this past week's readings left off.  So, come, be connected, and let God's good gifts flow into, and through you.  That's really what life is about in the first place.   See you in church!          Pastor Jack +    www.oursaviorelca.com   Nepal Earthquake - Lutheran Disaster Response    If you are looking for a trusted organization to make a donation with to help victims of the earthquake in Nepal, Luther Disaster Relief, has been in action since the first day of the disaster and is a trusted worldwide organization working on behalf of Lutheran Christians to help those in need. Click on the link above to give now.  Weekly Devotions and Prayers: Taking Home Faith

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