Dr. Laura Markham Parenting Workshop

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1 Waxpool Road, Ashburn, VA At Your Service Pastor Bill Mann Pastor Ralph Wiechmann Pastor Eric Peterson Tyson Labuhn Lindsey Kilgannon Director, Open Arms Raymond Dubert Director, Education, Family Life & Youth Jim Merkle Operations Manager Tom Deary, Church Administrator Barb Yarbrough Volunteer Coordinator Nikki Deacon Fellowship & Women s Ministry nikki@oswlc.org Dr. Laura Markham Parenting Workshop Thursday March 27, 7:00-9:00pm This event is free and open to the public Free Parent Seminar featuring well renowned speaker Dr Laura Markham, best known for her Aha Parenting Blog. How to Get Kids Cooperating without Yelling, Bribes, Threats or Punishment Are you tired of battling with your child? Are you trying to stop yelling but can't figure out how else to get your child cooperating? Are you bribing and threatening your way through those difficult moments? There's a better way! Dr. Laura Markham to the rescue, with practical everyday strategies to help your child WANT to cooperate. Learn: Your secret weapon to get kids cooperating. Why Yelling, Bribes, Threats and Punishment actually create more misbehavior. What research shows about how children develop self- discipline. The four power tools you can use to help children cooperate. Lindsey Kilgannon lindsey.kilgannon@openarms-ccdc.org Congressman Frank Wolf Saturday, March 29, 7:00pm Come to hear a presentation on Religious Freedom from our 10th District Congressman. Congressman Wolf, the most senior of the 11 members of the House of Representatives from Virginia, is serving in his 17th term in Congress. He represents the 10th District, which stretches from McLean to Winchester. Pastor Eric Peterson pastor.peterson@oswlc.org

2 E V E N T S Be Still and Know - Women s Retreat FEBRUARY 7-9, 2014 Omni Bedford Springs, PA $325 includes meals Tired? Overwhelmed? Always busy? Retreat from the demands of everyday life. Join Karen Gustafson and Nikki Deacon as we look at Psalm 46 and how to find peace in the chaos of life. Scholarships available. Nikki Deacon nikki@oswlc.org FINANCIAL PEACE begins Sun., Feb. 2, 9:30am in the library Financial Peace University is a 9- week, life-changing program on personal finance. It will help you eliminate debt, build wealth, and give back. The classes are taught though entertaining videos by Dave Ramsey. This course is designed for you if You think or say to yourself, I can t afford this class. You feel like your money has control over you. You struggle in your relationships due to finances. You don t really understand Real Estate & Mortgages, college planning, credit reports, bargain buying etc. You do not understand stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or how to invest for retirement. You live paycheck to paycheck. You carry large credit card balances or have a consolidation loan. You do not have an emergency fund. You want be able to give more of your money. BOY SCOUT SUNDAY Sunday, February 9, 11:00am Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, or Scout leaders in any Boy Scout unit are invited to come in uniform to worship and affirm a Scout s Duty to God. Boys may also choose to serve during worship in areas of flag ceremony, greeting, ushering, acolytes. High School and Adult Scouters are needed for communion assistants. RSVP to Barb Yarbrough at (703) / barb@oswlc.org MASSAGE WORKSHOP Sat., Feb. 15, 10:00am -12:00pm in the Great Room open anyone age 16 and older $30, includes materials Come learn about this relaxing tool for yourself and your family. Learn the benefits of massage, like possible relief in headaches, pain, digestion problems, anxiety and insomnia. We will instruct hand massage, head, neck and shoulders, ears, and provide an example of Aroma Touch Massage. Sign up on the form in the lobby or contact Bernadette heal525@aol.com

3 E V E N T S CRISFIELD MISSION TRIP Wed.-Mon., March 2-7 Many homes are yet to be repaired and rebuilt, along with assisting with community support in Crisfield, MD in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Background information and online volunteer forms available on our website: Penny Payne, paynepk@yahoo.com Bill Pfancuff, wpfancuff@aol.com SOCIAL MINISTRY NO FEBRUARY MEETING There will not be a February (2/20/14) Social Ministry meeting. PARENTS NIGHT OUT Coming in March If you re looking to enjoy a fun evening on the town with your spouse, bring your kids to Parents Night Out. Our high school youth and adult volunteers will watch your kids to help raise money for our Workcamp trip next summer. Pizza will be ordered for dinner. Register by ing Ray Dubert at raymond@oswlc.org. MEN S RETREAT Fri.-Sun., April Mar-Lu-Ridge in Jefferson MD $160 includes meals & lodging Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another (Proverbs 27:17) The men of Our Savior s Way will be gathering for a weekend retreat. Even though we ll be gathering only a 30 minute drive from Ashburn, we hope to disconnect from the busyness of life for a time, so that we might connect more fully with God. To register visit Greg Lynch lynchgr@gmail.com Lent 2014 Ash Wednesday, March 5 Lenten Worship March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9 5:30pm Family Devotions 6:00pm Lenten Dinner 7:30pm Lenten Worship Maundy Thursday, April 17 6:00 pm Seder Dinner Good Friday, April 18 Easter Sunday, April 20

4 Did You Know? WELCOME CENTER Our Savior s Way is developing a Welcome Center for the Narthex. This is a project presently in the research and development stage. All questions and suggestions are welcome. If you are interested in assisting in this ministry, please contact Martie Dunnett, Debbie Justice, or Roxie Sullivan. We will be seeking helpers for very short time frames - approximately 15 minutes before and after each service - to answer questions, give directions, take requests, etc. for our members and guests. We're very excited about this outreach opportunity and look forward to the Welcome Center becoming a hub of activity! CROSSWAYS TO BEGIN AGAIN Crossways is a 60 week Bible Study course covering the whole Bible from Genesis to Revelation. It is a great course, giving you a perspective of GRACE in both the Old and New Testaments. There is Bible reading and some homework for each lesson; class time is valuable even if you are not able to get all the homework done. This would be a wonderful way to follow up on "The Story" that we are going through now at OSWLC. Call Tom at the church office or contact Pastor Wiechmann to register for Crossways. We will determine the time and day when enough sign up to meet the most schedules. Ralph Wiechmann pastor.wiechmann@oswlc.org EARLY COMMUNION CLASS OSWLC has an early Communion policy that permits children to begin communing before confirmation. Participation in a six-week course, taught by Pastor Wiechmann, is required before beginning to commune. We would like to start a class soon, so the attendees can commune during Holy Week/Easter. Call Tom at the church office, or contact Pastor Wiechmann to register or to have your questions answered. Ralph Wiechmann pastor.wiechmann@oswlc.org EXTEND YOUR SUNDAY WORSHIP Increase your Sunday worship experience on tv or radio. On tv, tune into THE TIME OF GRACE on Verizon Fios channel 6 or 506 at 9:00-9:30 a.m. This comes out or a Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, WI with Pastor Mark Jeske. It is worth watching. On the radio, tune in to THE LUTHERAN HOUR on WMZQ fm, 98.7 from 7:00-7:30 with Rev Greg Steltz as the speaker. You can also get daily devotions sent to your that are inspirational and Scripture based by signing up at Ralph Wiechmann pastor.wiechmann@oswlc.org FAITH FORWARD UPDATE Since we were able to finish paying off our $1.6 million Bridge Loan last October, all Faith Forward contributions have been used to make extra principle payments on our longterm Mortgage Loan. Thanks to our generous members, Faith Forward contributions have, thus far, permitted us to make extra principle payments of $56,554 since last October. These extra principle payments also reduce our future mortgage interest costs by $77,028, so our longterm mortgage debt has been reduced by a total of $133,582. Again, thank you for continuing to contribute to Faith Forward!

5 Youth Ministry Raymond Dubert Director of Education, Family Life, and Youth UNITE Events (High School) Sunday Nights, 6:30 8:00pm Feb 2 No UNITE, Enjoy the Big Game with your family Feb 9 Small Groups Feb 16 Youth Worship Feb 23 Game Night YOUTH BOARD MEETING Sunday, February 9, 12:30pm in the library WORKCAMP TOOL TRAINING Sun., Feb. 23, 4:30-6:00pm Save the date for our second workcamp meeting. We ll be training on the tools we ll be using next summer. We also need volunteers to help train in roofing, painting, carpentry, and drywall. If you re interesting in helping, please contact Ray Dubert at raymond@oswlc.org Middle School Events LASER TAG Sat., Feb. 15 Panther Family Fun Center $25 for 3 games and pizza Contact Ray (raymond@oswlc.org) by February 2nd for our day of laser tag and fun. CONFIRMATION Sundays, 9:30 10:30 am Feb 2 The Story Chapter 16 Feb 9 The Story Chapter 17 Feb 16 The Story Chapter 18 Feb 23 The Story Chapter 19 Remember to plan your community group meetings for the next few months. Plan 1 service project and 2 meetings over a meal. We ll have you meet to discuss what we ve been learning in The Story as well as give parents and youth time outside of Sunday mornings to connect together. BLAZE Events (5th & 6th grade) FEBRUARY SERVANT EVENT Sun., Feb. 9, 12:30pm-2:00pm We ll gather around a light lunch and work together to complete a few service projects to include re-stuffing the quiet bags for little children during OSW worship services, and putting together Valentines care packages for kids in Crisfield. Carrianne Joback carrianne@oswlc.org DD Piotter ddpiotter@xantheon.com BLAZE SERVICE PROJECT TABS FOR REECE Please keep collecting the tabs off your soda cans. Help two-year old Reece give back to the hospital that has given her such great care with her Arthrogryposis. There is a large collection bin by the kitchen. If anyone would like a labeled container to start a collection of their own, we can provide one. One OSW youth talked to her principal and now her middle school is collecting tabs in the lunch room, teacher lounges and main office. Reece will be going to Shriners in the middle of February for a week of physical therapy. We are hopeful that she will be walking unassisted when she returns! Let s send her off with as many tabs as we can collect for this trip.

6 For You to Ponder Are You Involved in a Bible Class or Small Group? If not, now is a great time to get involved! Check out the small groups that are reading and discussing The Story by visiting our website: events/thestory/ There is no better way to make friends, get involved and grow in your faith! This month as we read the LOWER story of man s struggle to be faithful to God and Israel s spiritual failures, the UPPER story of God s faithfulness and God s love for us becomes clearer. Israel, like you and I, struggles to let go of our hope in ourselves for our prosperity and life and to trust in God s provision. Daniel s life models true faith. He never gives up on God s faithfulness even when life is filled with all kinds of problems and pressures. As we read about Israel s problems, keep your ears open to hear, the UPPER Story, God s story of hope and salvation. Feb 2 Ch The Beginning of the End Feb 9 Ch The Kingdom s Fall Feb16 Ch Daniel in Exile Feb 23 Ch The Return Home ARE YOU LISTENING? THE STORY is leading us through the prophets. Sadly, the only one of the prophets who had anyone actually listen to him and make a life change was Jonah, and he wasn t even talking to God s people! He was sent to the pagan nation of the Assyrians in Nineveh. When the people of Nineveh heard the same message that Amos and Hosea couldn t get through to the people of Israel, they fell on their faces and repented and turned to true worship of the true God and experienced a revival. It s ironic that the people who had the most opportunities over the years of their heritage to listen to God are the ones who turned a deaf ear to God, while these pagans listened to God immediately. God is still speaking today. Will we listen, or will we ignore his message like the Israelites did? God speaks to us through His Word, the Bible, and he has given us his Holy Spirit to speak to us, convict us, comfort us and illuminate God s words to us so we understand it. What is God saying to you today? Is he telling you to stop doing something? To go somewhere? To stop going someplace? To start something? To join something? To give up? To charge on? God is speaking are you listening?

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8 Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Waxpool Road, Ashburn, VA Dulles, VA Permit No. 751 Return Service Requested - Dated Material - Do Not Delay SAVE WHAT REALLY MATTERS I want to make a confession, I am a collector. I hold onto things and find it difficult to throw things away. It drives my wife, Bobbie, crazy. She keeps telling me Save what is important and pitch the rest. Not so easy for me, because everything has a memory or has importance. Who knows when I might need that tool or want to look at that photo? Not having your priorities straight can clutter up an office or a garage but it can clutter up your life too. Jesus traveled light. He knew his life was not about getting head, collecting stuff, making a name for himself, pleasing others, or even being successful. He held onto His Father s will and pitched the rest. Imagine if God was making your decisions and could pitch anything he wanted? Scary? Maybe not so scary when you realize God always works for good. Why not go to the Lord and ask Him to help you discern what is important and empower you to pitch the rest. Rev. Dr. Eric G. Peterson, , pastor.peterson@oswlc.org BEAT THE WINTER BLUES SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER SAD is a condition affects many people s moods through the winter. Symptoms mirror those of depression, creating fatigue, sadness, anxiety, overeating, and mood changes. Tips to Counteract SAD: Exercise, especially outdoors in the daylight. A healthy diet full of nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables with an emphasis on omega-3-rich fish. Phototherapy, or bright light therapy, utilizes specially made lights that simulate the sun s rays that can wake you up in the morning and provide a homemade dawn. Antidepressants can be prescribed for those suffering extensively from SAD. source The Church Health Center PARISH NURSE Linda Merkle muv2much@aol.com Waxpool Road, Ashburn, VA