THE OUR GLASS Newsletter of Our Saviour s Lutheran Church

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1 THE OUR GLASS Newsletter of Our Saviour s Lutheran Church April 2017 The image of the hour glass is attributed to author, RRZEicons. Image obtained from Wikimedia Commons.

2 Our Saviour s Lutheran Church 3009 N. Meade Street Appleton, Wisconsin Rev. Kurt Hoffman Rev. Dee Sim Vision: love God. love others. Mission: gather. grow. go. WORSHIP Thursday: 6:30 pm Sunday: 8:00 or 10:30 am COME 3009 N Meade St Appleton WI CONTACT (920) office@oslc-appleton.org youth@oslc-appleton.org Office Hours: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm VISIT From the Pastor s Desk... Dear OSLC family and friends, As we travel our Lenten journey together, I pray that we are growing in our relationships with God and with one another. Hopefully you have been able to experience our table worship services on Wednesdays. Our faith is being shared through conversation and the Holy Spirit has been active in our fellowship. We will soon be entering into Holy Week with Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Easter will come with our celebration of Jesus Risen. Jesus is risen indeed. Each year we profess these words and ponder their meaning. I am reminded, especially at this time of year, that we live in a very secular world. There are many people who think that the idea of Jesus Resurrection happening is simply too hard to believe. We are told we have no scientific proof, but as we see science repeatedly questioned as new discoveries are made which prove prior theories false, I wonder if science is the main proof we need in order to believe. During this season for the past few years I have returned to reading all or parts of a book written by Lee Strobel, entitled The Case for Christ. Strobel, as a journalist and an atheist, investigates the evidence for Jesus. If you have not read this book I recommend it to you. He explores the following types of evidence: Eyewitness, Documentary, Corroborating, Scientific, Identity, Psychological, Profile, Medical, and Circumstantial. His conclusions lead him to believe and take him on a journey from atheism to faith. I would imagine our Lenten journey will not be as extreme as Lee Strobel s was while he wrote this book, but I do believe that each step we take, holding Jesus s hand on the way, has a profound impact on our faith. Happy Easter, Pastor Dee Sim 2 FOLLOW Holy Week Worship CONTENTS From The Pastor s Desk 2 Holy Week Worship Schedule 2 News from the Youth 3 Opportunities, Updates, etc Church Calendar 11 Worship Assoc. UPDATES Cook-off/Bake-off Results 15 Salvation Army 15 Council Info Save the Dates 18 More Updates & Opps Confirmation Worship Service 20 Sweets & Upcoming Events 20 4/9 Palm Sunday 8:00 and 10:30 am Easter Egg Hunt during Sunday School Breakfast hosted by youth 8:30-10:25 am 4/13 Maundy Thursday 10:30 am and 6:30 pm 4/14 Good Friday Noon and 6:30 pm 4/16 Easter Sunday 8:00 and 10:30 am

3 Y O U T H & Y O U N G A D U L T M I N I S T R Y 3 I d love to support you when you have an event. Please keep me posted with details about any extracurricular activities that you are a part of! ~Katy Church Summer Intern Applications Due April 2nd Palm Sunday Breakfast April 9th, 8:30-10:25am All congregation members are invited to come enjoy a meal and celebrate Palm Sunday! Free will donations will benefit the OSLC Youth Mission Trip to Marvell, Arkansas this June. Please help us prepare for this event by donating supplies for the breakfast. See display in the Narthex for more details. New this year: Blueberry and Chocolate Chip Pancakes Scrambled Eggs (Plain or Dressed Up) Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice Sausage Links April Confirmation Schedule: Wednesday, April 5th 5:30-6:15 Soup Supper 6:30 Worship and Class Wednesday, April 12th No Confirmation Holy Week Attend Good Friday Worship Wednesday, April 19th 5:45 Meal 6:30 Last Confirmation Class Friday-Saturday, April 21st-22nd Crossways Retreat Wednesday, April 26th 6:30 Confirmation Rehearsal (9th Grade) Sunday, April 30th 1:00 Confirmation Service Youth Stock Exchange Thursdays & Sundays April 20th May 9th It s time for our 4th annual Youth Stock Exchange! To support our youth attending our Arkansas mission trip this summer, purchase shares of stock in the mission trip. 1 share is $15, 2 are $25, and $10/share after that. Each share counts as a ticket to our Shareholder s Dinner on Tuesday, July 12th at OSLC, where the youth will share their experiences. Thank you for investing in our youth! High Schoolers Free Will Donation We couldn t do this without you! Friday, April 7th Cancelled Marvell, Arkansas Mission Trip Meeting Wed., April 19th 7:35pm Come meet at OSLC on Wednesdays to Reconnect, Recharge, and Relax. 7:30-8:30 pm

4 4 Hey kids, bring your Easter Baskets for our Easter Egg Hunt April 9th!!! & Please bake for or bid at our Pie/Cake Auction! Sunday, April 9 th, 2017 Benefiting the Youth and Adult Mission Trips!!! Sign up on the tower in the Narthex! Let s celebrate opening day. Let s tailgate! Come to OSLC for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 4th! Pastor Kurt is flipping burgers and brats. There will be chips too! Come for the lunch... stay for the fun!!! Just like Grillin & Chillin, feel free to bring a dish to share. Auction after each service! Fox Valley Lutheran Homes Board of Directors needs you! Need minimum of 2, up to 5 lay persons, plus one clergy to serve on Board of Directors. Large number of openings due to health, moving, etc. Contact Darlene Kalfahs at or Becky Luett at Elections will take place at our Annual Meeting on April 29. Please take this opportunity to prayerfully consider this opportunity to serve. Additional information available through Darlene, Becky, or any board member. Neighborhood Preschool (located within OSLC) has begun registration for the school year. Your child must be 3 years by Sept. 1, 2017 to qualify. Please call Diane at for more information. The Appleton Conference WELCA 2017 Spring Event will be held April 1, 2017 at Gloria Dei in Neenah. Gather together on Wed., April 26th at 11:30 a.m. Bring your sack lunch. The book we will be discussing: "The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend", by Katarina Bivald.

5 Palm Sunday Breakfast April 9th, 8:30-10:15am Come enjoy a meal and celebrate Palm Sunday! All donations will go toward the youth mission trip to Marvell, Arkansas. Youth helpers: Please sign up in narthex to help, and sell tickets before/after worship. All congregation members are invited to donate supplies for the meal: Bring by April 5th. Free Will Donation Special thanks to the men who will be adding their voices to our Men s Choir on March 26 th and April 2 nd! 5 Lily $10 each (quantity) Hyacinth $10 each (quantity) Tulip $10 each (quantity) Donor s Name: In Honor, Celebration, or Memory of: Decorate Our Saviour s for Easter There are two ways you can participate: 1. Purchase a plant in honor, in memory, or in celebration. Easter Lilies, Hyacinth and Tulips are available for $10.00 each. Payment envelopes are available next to the signup sheet on the bulletin board. Turn form in by Sun., April 9th to have it printed in the Easter bulletin. Please make your check payable to OSLC and mark it Easter Flower. Place your order with your check on a desk in the church office. Your flowers may be taken home after 10:30 a.m. Worship on Easter morning or picked up no later than Wednesday, April 19th. 2. Be part of a group to decorate the narthex and sanctuary at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 15th. Just show up! If you would like to add your instrument to our instrumental group for Easter worship services, please see John or Karen Stangel. We ll get your parts to you ahead of time. We ll be adding instruments on a few of the hymns at both services to make our worship services more joyful for Easter! Praise Team will help lead the hymns and service music on April 9, and May 21 at the 10:30 worship services. We ll rehearse on those Sunday mornings at 9:45, and then stay for the 10:30 services on those days. Please see Karen Stangel with any questions. Neighborhood Preschool, located within OSLC, has positions for employment available: 1 Teacher for the 3 year old class 1 Assistant for the 4K class For more information, please inquire in the church office, or call Diane at

6 The (5) Wednesday Lenten Offerings for 2017 will benefit: OSLC Quilters (Monetary $ offerings) and St. Joe s food pantry (non-perishable food donations). All food items will be collected in the BIG BLUE cart! Men s B,B & B will be meet on Tuesday, April 4th at 6:30 pm at BJ Clancy s The annual Easter Egg Hunt April 9th, 2017! (Palm Sunday) Big Blue will be collecting CAN- DY! Help us collect fleece for Tie One on Blankets! ************************* Blankets will be delivered to Mother s awaiting the arrival of their baby at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Help us to make a parent more comfortable during their stay in the hospital. (PRE-PACKAGED FLEECE KITS ARE AVAILABLE AT JOANN FABRIC) If you would like more information about our BASICS group please contact Kara Lendved kara@oslc-appleton.org Fox Valley Homes receives information from the Alzheimer s Association which you may find helpful if you have a friend or loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer s Disease. The Alzheimer s Association has a web site which has useful information. The latest resource is Support Living Well in the early stage of Alzheimer s Disease. It is intended for individuals living in the early stage of Alzheimer s or other dementias. Person with this new diagnosis often feel uncertain about how to live their best life moving forward. The new Live- Well Online Resources is designed specifically for individuals in the early stage and with input from people living with dementia, provide personal insights and strategies on how to live a quality life with the disease. If you search the Alzheimer s Association you will find a wealth of information which may be useful to you and your loved one. The Alzheimer s Association also has a 24/7 helpline which would welcome your questions or concerns Adult Mission Trip: June Youth Mission Trip: June Thank you for making the Soup-to-go Sale a success! Your support of the adult mission trip makes it possible for participants to reach out to those who need help and offer them hope. The Adult Mission Trip participants will be heading to the St. Louis area. The OSLC Prayer Shawl Ministry Group gathers from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at OSLC on Saturday, Apr. 15. Please drop in for any part or all of the time. Call Kathy Hoffman with questions at (Group meets the 3rd Saturday of the month.) 6

7 7 Have you seen the new display in the OSLC library? Have you seen the wish list of books members would like to see in the OSLC library? Your donation of books are welcome! Did you know there is now a paperback book exchange in the OSLC library? Did you know there are even more updates coming? Watch... And visit your OSLC library. NEW, Easy Check-out at the OSLC Library Take a Book Read a Book Return a Book No need to fill out a card. Our prayers and sympathies remain with the families & friends of Clifford Jewell who entered eternal life on March 10, 2017 Another volunteer opportunity at Lincoln Elementary! Thursday, May 18 Here s the scoop: ~We currently have 9 volunteers for Feb. 9. Last time we had 12. ~The serving of food is from 5-5:45. We need all hands on deck for that. We served over 400 last time. ~Schedule: We need folks (3-5) from 3:30-4:45 (as soon as they are able to get there +To set up tables, wrap hot dogs, set the food out etc. We need all volunteers from 4:45-6:00 +To serve food, do some initial clean-up, re-stock food stations. After we serve food we need to +Clean up and restore chairs & tables. (3-5) on that task would be good. Last time we were done by 6:30 If you are interested in helping, please contact Jeanne Seitz at jeanneseitz@yahoo.com or Jim Justman at jim@peacelc.org. Received by Our Saviour s Lutheran In memory of Clifford Jewell from his family Articles for the May issue of the Our Glass newsletter are due on Saturday, Apr. 15th. ITEMS OSLC collects: Mobile phones Egg cartons Paper Grocery Bags Fleece and yarn Pillowcases Fabric for quilting or pillow case dresses Ink cartridges Eye glasses Non-perishables for St. Joe s Food Pantry Box tops and milk caps Recycle Your Greeting Cards: Birthday, thank you, valentines, Easter, Christmas, etc. We cannot accept Hallmark, Disney or American Greeting cards. Please place your used greeting cards in the blue bin by the front door in the Narthex. The greeting cards will be forwarded to St. Jude s Ranch for Children. Thank you!

8 Discussion Circles: Sunday mornings at 9:15 am March 26 & April 2: Raising Kids with Special Needs (Jeanne Shaw & Carrie Haven) April 30th and May 7: Raising Kids in Today's Culture (Brian & Jeanne Krauss) Stories that Spark Conversation: Sunday mornings at 9:15 am 8 April 23 OSLC Virtual Bible Study Chat Sunday evenings from 7-8pm. April 9 & 23. Persistence and Waiting with Patience and Hope will be the topics, respectively. Contact Brian Krauss for more information. If you have Facebook and want to join, contact Brian at bamthor@aol.com Study (w/judy DeShaney) Mondays: 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Soul Sisters This group meets the first Monday of each month at 7:00 pm to study together how to live a more beautiful, authentic life. See the next page for more information on the upcoming gathering. Study (w/pastor Dee) Group gathers the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month through April. Men s Bible Study Gather the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month at 7:30 a.m. at the West WI Diner. Friday Study Men s BB&B Gather the 1st Tuesday of each month for a burger, beverage & bible study. 6:30 p.m. at BJ Clancy s. Friday mornings at 10:00 a.m. at OSLC in Fellowship Hall. No time to read the Bible? Here s an on-thego option. Free online Audio Bibles that can be downloaded to your IPod, IPhone, or other portable media players as well as your computer. Three different audio Bible versions are offered: The King James Version, The New Living Translation, and The World English Bible. Here s the link:

9 Project Prep or New Tire Treads, Don t Forget to Shop 9 Living Well with Chronic Conditions Thursdays 4:30-6:30 pm April 20 through May 25 These sessions will be held at OSLC in Fellowship Hall and are open to anyone. If you attended the Discussion Circle led by Bob & Toni Hoh, you will likely be quite interested in this series. The sessions will be led by Nancy Krueger, Health and Wellness Coord. nkrueger@vpind.com or Nancy holds a MSW and CPT designation and is with the Aging & Disability Resource Center serving Calumet, Outagamie, and Waupaca Counties. Support the Adult Mission Trips by using the OSLC SCRIP program! Pre-paid VISA cards are now available in denominations of $50, $100, $250 denominations!! Scrip cards are just like gift cards. The advantage of using $crip, however, is that each vendor returns a certain percentage to the church. We have $crip cards available for many businesses. Visit shopwithscrip.com or visit our table in the Narthex between Worship Services on Sundays. There are even pre-paid VISA and Discover cards available! Contact Deb & Tim Hofacker at , Joni Shellabarger at , or Kathy Hoffman at Kwik Trip Gas cards are still available through the OSLC Youth. 3 The Soul Sisters study group will meet on Monday, April 3rd at 7:00 pm. Please RSVP to Marsha Olson by to olsone89@aol.com or call Laura at extension 200. The Soul Sisters is a women s group studying gratitude and generosity as a means to creating a more authentic, beautiful, and soulful life. New members are always welcome.

10 March 13, 2017 Crossways Camping Ministries Annual Meeting 2016 Report The Annual meeting was held March 4, 2017 at St. Mark s Lutheran Church in Neenah. After many years experiencing significant long-term debt, Crossways paid off a longterm loan in July The loan had reached its highest balance six years ago of a little over $1 million. This final payment allowed the organization to continue to identify and address capital needs and physical improvements at the three camps (Imago Dei, Pine Lake, and Waypost). Several of the highlights from the meeting : Financial status: Long-term debt paid off, however, total income fell below 2016 budget expectations by $86,318. Contributions decreased 3.9% over 2015 actual contributions; Program Revenue decreased 3.4% over 2015 actual Line of Credit balance is $224,407, $41,407 more than in 2015 (limit is $225,000). Membership approved an additional $175,000 5-year loan at 4% fixed rate Downward trend (also across outdoor ministry nationwide) in number of youth summer campers less 317 campers in 2016 from 2015, resulting in deficit of over $70,000. Overall, there were 1874 youth and family campers in 2016 compared with 2191 in 2015 Request congregations making benevolence to Crossways consider donating in the first quarter rather than late in fiscal year helps even out cash flow to camps each year Outreach/Programs: Continuation of Lakeshore Camp program started at Waypost Camp for low-income youth from Manitowoc County; expansion plans for other counties Appleton city-wide Day Camp established for neighborhood and church youth all six city ELCA congregations and Family First Ministries in Appleton supported (41 youth and 15 volunteers) SIMSA and SIMBA programs for over 100 African- American youth held at Waypost for two weeks Servant-Leader internship program continued with two interns Developed Alumni Association with Facebook communication and 2016 retreat Site & Facilities: Application process for DNR Conservation Easement at Waypost nears completion (estimated grant net revenue of $72,179) Confirmation of Native American burial mounds at Waypost now official WI Catalogued Burial Site Upcoming Events: Major fundraising GALA event for Crossways Camping Ministries scheduled for November 4, 2017 in Appleton Brian Krauss Jeanne Krauss Fox Valley Lutheran Homes Thank you! Once again Fox Valley Lutheran Homes is full! Thanks to all of you who helped spread the word; our apartments are all full again and we have a waiting list for our two-bedroom apartments. We would welcome some names on a waiting list for our one-bedroom apartments. The Fox Valley Lutheran Homes Board of Directors needs you! Due to some health problems, some people moving, and some natural terms coming to an end, we find ourselves with an unusually large number of openings! We have openings for a minimum of 3 or a maximum of 6 new people on our Board, which we need to elect at our Annual Meeting on April 29. One of these needs to be an Ordained Lutheran Pastor. If you haven t ever served on a board like this, please take this opportunity to prayerfully consider it. If you have served and would like to serve again, we need you! Please contact your connector, or contact me, Becky Luett, at I ll be happy to get you more information about serving on the Board of Directors, so you can make an informed decision. Our Annual Meeting is Saturday, April 29. Registration begins at 8:30 A.M., with the meeting starting at 9:00 A.M. It will be concluded before noon. If your congregation has not already elected your delegates and sent that information to Fox Valley Lutheran Homes, please do so as soon as possible. Each member congregation can send two delegates. Those with memberships exceeding 500 members can send one additional member for each additional 500 members. We will be sending out the Annual Reports to the delegates ahead of the meeting, so we do need all the names and addresses as soon as possible. The Connections that we can build with our member congregations help Fox Valley Lutheran Homes provide more resources for our tenants, as well as providing caring visitors with whom to build relationships. If your congregation is one of these who hasn t answered the call yet to get on board the Connections Program, please do so before the Annual Meeting on April 29. We d love to have all of our Connectors at the meeting with us! Our Connections Program is up and running strongly in many of our congregations! Thanks to all of our Connectors for the fine work they are doing to help get our information out into the hands of the members of all of the people who can benefit from it. We appreciate these wonderful volunteers! We will be hosting a Volunteer Luncheon on April 3 to recognize all of our many volunteers who help to make Fox Valley Lutheran Homes the healthy, happy and smoothly run independent Christian housing facility for seniors that it is today. We couldn t provide what we do without our volunteers! Thanks to all of you for what you do to support us and our ministry! Becky Luett, Deacon, Executive Director 10

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15 OSLC Virtual Bible Study Chat Sunday evenings from 7-8pm Gather for the Virtual Bible Study for April 9, April 23, and May 7. The series is titled: "Pray Always": Congratulations!!! Thank you to everyone who participated in this event! This Bible study explores three aspects of prayer. Readers will learn about what Jesus and the early evangelists thought and taught about the importance of being persistent in prayer. Session 1: Persistence Session 2: Waiting with Patience and Hope Session 3: Power The author of this series is the Rev. Gladys Moore, an ordained pastor in the ELCA. For more than 22 years she served as an urban pastor in Jersey City and Newark, N.J., and for 16 of those years she was also an assistant to the bishop of the New Jersey Synod. Pastor Moore now serves as Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. Contact Brian Krauss for more information. If you have Facebook and want to join, contact Brian at The winning favorites: COOK-OFF 1. Autumn Wagner-Pizza Bake 2. Rich Williams-Greek Pastitio 3. Winnie McPeake-Chicken Bacon Cheese BAKE-OFF 1. Jan Riamer-Chocolate Lasagna 2. Katy Sunstrom-Cream Cheese Dessert 3. TIE Dave & Barb Dahlke-Heath Cookie Kathy Hoffman-$1,000 Dessert A fun, competitive, and hungry group attended to taste, judge, and vote. And all for a good cause. $300 was raised for decorations for the church. Thank you!! Lincoln Elementary School is reaching out to OSLC as they have identified some campus needs that we can help with again this summer. Some of the projects might include: refinishing additional teachers desks, repainting parts of the playground, fixing picnic tables, repainting the bike racks, and perhaps other things as Principal, Bill McClone, makes us aware of. This partnership has had a wonderful first year and I m looking forward to an even better year in If you are available & willing to help, please contact Brian Krauss who is offering to help lead the coordination of these projects. Brian at bamthor@aol.com or call

16 16 March 2017 COUNCIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS: 1. -Audit rebate check of $6, given due to the Affordable Care Act 2. -Anyone interested in serving by attending the Fox Valley Lutheran Homes Annual Meeting April 29 th from 8:30-11:30am please talk with Pastor Kurt. 3. -Pastor Dee, David Seitz, Wendy Seegers and Tom Regan will be attending the East Central Synod of WI Annual Synod Assembly May Our Saviour s Lutheran Church Council Minutes February 14, 2017 Present: Pastor Kurt, Pastor Dee, David Seitz, Rhonda Gaertner, Brian Hiltunen, Pete Bailen, Joni Shellabarger, Lorna Wulterkens, Brian Krauss, Steve Alstad, Alan Babcock, Susan Kulkarni Absent: Tom Regan, Carol Lamp Old Business: -Recap of Annual Meeting- Annual meeting went well. The budget was simplified. There wasn t any out of the normal moneys spent. We need to appoint people to serve as representatives (Crossways Camping Ministries, Fox Valley Lutheran Homes). -Technology Update- Access to keys/passwords will be known by Office Manager, Laura, Pete Bailen, Pastor Kurt and Pastor Dee. Monthly fees with server will come down. FB Live is going well with live performances of sermons. The meeting opened at 6:30pm with introductions of new Council members. Spiritual Growth: Pastor Dee read a letter by our presiding Bishop, Elizabeth Eaton Minutes: Minutes from the January 10, 2017 council meeting were voted on and approved. Monthly Report Questions/Discussion: Susan reported on signing up for worship associates online is not going well. Laura will be scheduling duties in a block setting method. We are in need of ushers. Brad Wendt volunteered to do usher training. -Pastoral Perspective-Updates Pastor Dee talked about lent being in a more relaxed setting around tables with more conversations and singing. Pastor Kurt will be taking a sabbatical on June 1 st. Pastor Dee is planning on taking a sabbatical next year. Pastor Kurt talked about mortgage being paid up in 2/3 years. We need to start thinking of capital campaign ideas for the building within the next year. -Monthly Financial Reports: Annual Audit went well. Our funds are tracked very well. We are looking to find an internal person to do audit checks between professional audits. Joni spoke on our current financial standing. Current budget for January- expenses and income are about the same with the exception of the mortgage. Youth and Memorial funds are now combined in the operating checking account. The youth and memorial monies are in a designated liability account for ease of identification and reporting. YTD budget is shown as a straight line (full year/12 months). YTD budget also shown as seasonal to help show the giving and spending trends as cyclical. New Business: -Election of Executive Board was approved Pastor- Kurt Hoffman Pastor- Dee Sim President- David Seitz VP, Long Range- Carol Lamp Council Secretary- Rhonda Gaertner Treasurer- Brian Hiltunen Financial Secretary- Joni Shellabarger BASICS, Council Liason- Lorna Wulterkens Christian Education- Brian Krauss Evangelism- Open Position Personnel- Steve Alstad Property- Alan Babcock Stewardship- Tom Regan Technology- Pete Bailen Worship & Music- Susan Kulkarni -Removal of Mike Stevens, Jim Pierce, and Kris Bougie from Community First Credit Union was approved -Adding Brian Hiltunen as a signer and authorized to make changes was approved. -Tentative date for Council Retreat is April 1 st from 9am- 11am. Walk-In Items-Susan talked about donations for the Jazz Band for Fat Sunday. -Successful Audit Adjournment: The meeting adjourned after the Lord s Prayer at 7:40. Respectfully Submitted, Rhonda Gaertner

17 17 See Office for copy of full financial reports. Next Council Meeting: Apr. 11th at 6:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Joni Shellabarger, Financial Secretary

18 18 Vacation Bible School: evenings August 6-10 Ignite your faith Save the Dates!! Grillin & Chillin at 11:30am: June 1 July 20 August 3 August 17 Outdoor Worship Schedule: 2nd & 4th Thursdays during Summer 6/8 & 22, 7/13 & 27, 8/10 & 24 OSLC Serves at the Salvation Army: Sunday, April 30th and May 21st. Six helpers are needed. Please sign up by contacting Winnie McPeake at Winnie.mcpeake@gmail.com or call Knots Stones Sand Names Steps Pieces Forgiveness Peace Relief Service Comfort Blessing Experience the Prayer Mosaic of Prayer Stations at OSLC April 4-14

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20 THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! 20 The sweet treats that you have provided for Sunday mornings are yummy and so appreciated! Let s finish this season strong. Please sign up to donate a sweet treat on a Sunday that is convenient for you. Baked or store-bought, we love them all. You can even bring the treat to church during office hours during the week. You put it in the freezer and leave a note so it can be thawed. We wecome your participation. Every 5-6 weeks, would you be willing to serve/host a continental breakfast party?! At OSLC? Coffee provided. You just brew it. Sweet Treats provided. You just plate it. Clean-up super easy. Most items are disposable. If you wanted, you could even take the shift opposite of the Worship you attend. 1st shift: 8:00-9:30am 2nd shift: 9:30-10:30am +clean up time Thank you to all who have volunteered! Our Baristas are appreciated!! Our sweet treat bakers/providers are appreciated!! If you are willing to be a Barista and brew/serve occasionally, please contact the church office, Jackie Leppla, or Lavonne Babcock. SAVE THE DATE... Confirmation Sunday, April 30th at 1:00 p.m. Day Camp is a high-energy, faith-focused camp experience in the convenience of your own church setting! We will partner with your congregation to provide children in kindergarten-grade 6 a week of fun and engaging faith formation. To learn more about Day Camp, please contact Liz Locke, our Communications & Registration Manager: liz@crosswayscamps.org or call (920)