April On Becoming Missional - In 2012

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1 On Becoming Missional - In 2012 April 2012 Pastor Joanna sent out a letter to all small groups in December challenging us this year to reflect on the sacrifice of Jesus and to try something new to bring the love of God to the people of Faribault through our hands and feet. Faith Circle has accepted that challenge and are in the process of deciding what we can do. In one of our early studies, we learned about Stephen, a contemporary of Paul and the apostles, who became an outstanding leader, teacher, debater, and eventually a martyr for Christ. He didn t start out that way, however. One of his first jobs was as a manager of food distribution in the early church. He started small and got involved. His desire to serve God led him to use his gifts and talents; he saw a need and responded to it. His acceptance of small assignments prepared him for future and greater responsibilities in the church. Our Circle started small, looked around us for a need, and used our God given abilities to spread God s love. One of the first things we did was to gather some children s books which were then given to little ones who were patients at the Health Finder s Collaborative. Another time we drove to Northfield and participated in preparing packets of food for Feed My Starving Children. Once we pooled our donations, purchased fabric and made wraps for the women of the Sudanese congregations that Wal Reat serves. Currently our offerings are going to Basic Blessings. Sometimes our monthly offerings have gone to the Food Shelf, to the Hope Center or to Ruth s House. Whether we go on to do something as great for God as Stephen did remains to be seen, but the important thing is that we looked around, saw a need, and used our gifts to help wherever they were needed. Have questions? Need ideas? Pastor Joanna is in the know. Call her. We d like to challenge you, whether you are part of a small group or not, to look around the community for a need provide bedding plants or seeds to be distributed to those who have plots in the community garden, help prepare meals for the Community Cathedral Café, sign up for Service Sunday whatever it may be, GET INVOLVED AND GET STARTED! Faith Circle

2 CAFÉ MIDWEEK April Menu April 4 - Holy Week (No Meal) April 11 - BBQ Pork Sandwiches April 18- Sloppy Joes April 25 - Spaghetti with meat sauce Serving is from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Cost is $3.00/person with a family maximum of $ Join us for great food and fellowship Facts and Figures for February 2012 Actual Budget Feb. Offering $53,341 $49,500 Feb. Expenses $54,161 $54,267 YTD Offering $103,058 $102,000 YTD Expenses $106,464 $108,993 Thank you for your continued support of the ministries of Our Savior s! Lamplighter s April Meeting April 3, :00 pm Farryl Kluis will be the guest speaker. He will be sharing stories and experiences from their trip to Tanzania. Guests are always welcome!

3 Baptisms March 4, 2012 Divina Williams daughter of Jessica Williams and Arthur Minus II. Constantine Chavie son of Melissa and Ray Chavie. March 11, 2012 Harper Gale daughter of Lacey and Adam Gale. Kaleb Polly-Gale son of Amanda Polly and Adam Gale. Luke VandeHey son of Vicki and Aaron Vande Hey Welcome to the family! Our Sympathy to: Dick and Betty Mikkelson in the death of Dick s mother, Leona. Terry and Renae Ronayne in the death of Terry s brother, Dan. Mary Schulz in the death of her husband, Dennis. Wayne, Linda and Erica Staab, in the death of their nephew, Otto Vogel. Jeff and Amy Bentley in the death of Jeff s father, Harold. Ken and Vicky Hubert in the death of Ken s father, Ted. Tim and Amy Cox in the death of Tim s mother, Jennifer. Dale and Deb Kittlesen in the death of Dale s grandmother, Nadine. May the promise of resurrection into eternal life give you much hope and comfort in this time of loss.

4 The Southeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly is Mary 4 & 5 in Rochester. Voting members from Our Savior s are: Kira Anderson, Dan and Karen Rasmussen, Wal Reat, Tim Slinger, Erica Staab, Pastor Joanna Mitchell, and Pastor Steve Delzer. Intern Don Kloster will also be attending the Synod Assembly. This year s Assembly s theme is God s Work, Our Hands. God s Family. One of the exciting additions this year are 24 workshops being offered on Saturday morning, May 5. The workshops are designed to train, equip, excite, empower, and inspire ALL who have an interest in faith and families. ALL are invited, not just the registered voters. All of the workshops are free but registration is required. There is also a Day Camp for children ages 5-12 provided by Good Earth Village. The Day Camp is also free but registration is required. Registration forms for both the workshops and the Day Camp are available at the church or online at Pastor Steve s 9 th Annual Run for Ruth s House Med-City Marathon in Rochester Sunday, May 27, 2012 Pastor Steve s team of four runners (Mitch Braun, Jim Evans, Steve Hallet, and Pastor Steve) will run a Marathon Relay in Rochester, Minnesota on Sunday, May 27 th. The total distance is still 26.2 miles, with each of the team members running one quarter (about 6.5 miles) of the relay. You are invited to offer your support for the ministry of Ruth s House by sponsoring Pastor Steve s relay team as they Run for Ruth s House on Sunday, May 27 th. Pledge forms are available in the Narthex or in the Church Office. Please keep the ministry of Ruth s House in your prayers. Also please keep the runners in your prayers during the coming weeks of training, and especially on May 27 th. If you will be in the Rochester area on May 27 th, you are invited to come out and cheer on the runners. Tenth Annual Breakfast with the Bishop Young men of all ages are invited to attend the tenth annual Breakfast with the Bishop event at Cabela s in Owatonna on Saturday, April 18 at 8:00AM. Breakfast will be served upstairs in the meeting room. Bishop Usgaard will be present to lead devotions. Chaplain John Morris with the Minnesota National Guard will be the guest speaker. He has served deployments in Kuwait, Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He developed a Minnesota program called Beyond the Yellow Ribbons, which was selected by the US Congress as the national pilot program for reintegration of Army Guard soldiers and their families. The cost for the breakfast is $10.00 per person. This includes the meal, speaker, facility rental, printing costs and mailing. Please send your reservations by April 15 th along with your check to: nd St. SE # 102 Owatonna, MN Checks should be made payable to: SE Mn Synod LMM Nick Nikoley

5 Summer Worship Schedule Begins on Sunday, May 20 (this will also be Service Sunday) One Service at 9:00 A.M. The style of worship will alternate between Traditional and Contemporary. The exact schedule for worship style has not been completed yet but should be finalized by the May Newsletter. Summer Camp Opportunities for the whole family! Good Earth Village Summer Camp Opportunity Join Pastor Joanna for a wonderful week of outdoor ministry. If you have kids who will have completed 3 rd -9th grade who are looking for a summer adventure consider sending them to camp at Good Earth Village. July 29 th August 3 rd, Pastor Joanna along with leaders from First English Lutheran Church will be teaming up and taking a Faribault Group to Good Earth Village. There are a variety of different camping opportunities. " 3 rd and 4 th grades will participate in the Pathfinders program. They will stay at the Hilltop cabins all week and eat meals prepared in the kitchen. " 5 th and 6 th graders will participate in the Pioneer Program. This is a more rustic program where kids will stay in Old Town with no electricity they will cook their meals over an open fire. " 7 th -9 th Graders will participate in the Explorer Program staying in covered wagons and preparing meals over an open fire. Each group will participate in hiking, bible study, worship and more. There are brochures outside of Kira Anderson s office. Our congregation is a member of Good Earth Village. You should register through Good Earth Village and please let me know if you are signing up so I will have an idea of how many Our Savior s kids are participating. If you have any questions please contact Pastor Joanna. I d be happy to talk with you about this great opportunity. We will still have day camp with Good Earth Village for our 1 st through 5 th graders. Family Camp at Good Earth Village: July 1-3 rd Family Camp is offered at Good Earth Village. Join Pastor Joanna and her kids as we enjoy the wonder of summer at Family Camp. Family Camp is spending time together in the quiet and natural beauty of Good Earth Village. It is designed to give your family time to play, worship and talk together. Our hope is that your family will be renewed in your time together and that you'll have a great time participating in "camp life" with our staff. As a family, you'll share meals together (no cooking or dishes involved!), worship together, play together and grow in your faith together. Each day will include opportunities for worship and Bible Study. Good Earth Village invites pastors from around the area to lead a Bible Study time for adults. These sessions are times for sharing, listening and gaining new insight on familiar, and perhaps not so familiar, Bible stories. The Good Earth Village summer staff will lead morning worship and evening campfires, which provide music and messages for all ages. Please contact Pastor Joanna Mitchell if you are interested in attending. Blessings!

6 Children s Ministry Our Savior s Carnival Friday, May 11 5:30-8:30pm Carnival games, silent auction, bingo and great food! Good Friday Children s Service New this year to help all of our children understand the whole Easter Story. On Friday, April 6, 2012 at 5:00pm we will be having a Good Friday Children s Service. The kids will get to walk through the Stations of the Cross with Pastor Joanna. Please meet us in the Sanctuary where we will start our journey. The kids will get to see Jesus baptism, welcoming children, feeding the 5,000, and then walk along side Jesus as he enters Jerusalem, as he is sentenced by Pilate, crucified and buried. We will end with a word of hope of Jesus rising on Easter Morning. There will be actors, scenes and a wooden cross craft/gift for all of the families that attend. The Cross will be a great keepsake for each family to put out for years to come, as a reminder of what the Easter Season means. Please join us for this time to spend together to remember Jesus and all He has given us. Wednesday School Schedule Starting April 11 th Wednesday School will go back to normal schedule. Please plan on sending your child(ren) to their regular small group classroom at 6:15pm and pick them up in that same room by 7:20pm. I look forward to seeing everyone back on Wednesday evenings for fellowship and learning about God s great love for us! Rainbow Connection (Kindergarten-2 nd Grade) Spring is here and we are ready to celebrate. Come join me on Sunday April 22 nd from 2:00-3:00pm for your Spring Party. The cost is $3.00 per person. We will have a spring treat and play fun outdoor games (weather permitting). Please sign up by Wednesday April 18 th with Kira. *******REGISTRATION*******Please watch for the Road Map this Month. We will have registration for Summer Programing and the Wednesday and Sunday School programing on April 18 th & 22 nd. Registration will be 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after Wednesday School and during both 8:30 and 10:30 services on Sunday the 22 nd. Dates to Remember for Summer Camp: Day Camp 2012; June 10 th -14 th 9:00am-4:00pm (Kindergarten through completed 4 th Grade) Vacation Bible School2012; June 18 th -22 nd 8:30-11:00am (3 yrs old through completed Kindergarten) Go Fish Bible Camp; July 16 th -19 th 6:00-8:00pm (K - 5 th Grade)

7 On the Road G.E.V. The registration for camp this year will be out mid-april this year for Day Camp we are looking for housing and food for the 11 counselors that are coming to lead the programing for our kids. If you are considering sending your children to camp for the week, please also consider housing one or more counselors. We will also need to provide some meals for them, so if anyone is willing to provide meals for them please let me know. VBS Sky This summer kids 3 years old to just graduated Kindergarten are invited to join us for a week of Sky. June 18 th - 22 nd 8:30am 11:00 am the cost is $25 per child (Scholarships are available, see Kira). I am looking for several volunteers, and your children do not need to participate in order to volunteer. Please let me know if you would like to help with one of the following areas; o small group helper o game coordinator o snack coordinator o nursery volunteer for the volunteers with small children o music leader o help supply snack items o craft coordinator o EVERYONE is welcome to help out!!!!!

Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday April 1 8:30 Traditional Worship and 10:30 Contemporary Worship Procession of the Palms and Holy Communion Maundy Thursday Worship April 5 th 6:30 pm in the Chapel You

8 Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday April 1 8:30 Traditional Worship and 10:30 Contemporary Worship Procession of the Palms and Holy Communion Maundy Thursday Worship April 5 th 6:30 pm in the Chapel You re invited to join us around the tables. We will remember the night in which our Lord was betrayed. Holy Communion will be celebrated and the altar will be stripped. Maundy Thursday Worship begins the Three Days, Jesus journey to the cross. All are Welcome! Good Friday Services April 6 Ecumenical Worship 12:00 noon Congregational Church of Faribault 222 NW 3 rd Ave. The Reverend Dennis Tamke will be preaching. Good Friday Children s Worship 5:00p.m. The kids will get to walk through the Stations of the Cross with Pastor Joanna. Please meet in the Sanctuary to start our journey with Jesus to the cross. Our Savior s Good Friday Worship 6:30 pm Special music presented by Our Savior s Singers. Easter Vigil Saturday, April 7 7:00pm Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour Easter Worship Sunday, April 8 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Special Music by Our Savior s Singers 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship led by Proclaim!!!

9 April Volunteers Ushers Team 6 8:30 10:30 Stewart & Cindy Schuenke Rick Bartness Dave Henry Jan & Shirley Luikens Sheila Roehrick Lori Tuff Bernie Feidt Duane & Janice Reichl Linda Mueller Brenda Nelson Welcome Center Greeters 8:30 10:30 April 1 Nikki Lemke Ron & Barb Brown April 7 Martin Ahlman Deb & Andy Broughton April 14 Bob Hetzler Jane Hale April 21 Steve & Julie Bongers Jena & Brad Lombard April 28 Scott & Jill Finstuen Lori Davies Attention Welcome Center Greeters: We would like to place the greeters in the new narthex behind or by the Welcome Counter. This will give the greeters a central place for new people to find them for information and to welcome them to Our Savior s as they enter the church building. Please be at the Welcome Counter 15 min. before service and right after service for about 15 min. Thank you. Communion April 1 & 15 8:30 10:30 Comm. Prep Irv & Kaye Novak Ted & Corinne Thompson Servers Larry & Linda Buhr Becki Bender Ray & Linda Wood Dorothy & Sam Sampson Ellen Bisping (1) Beth Moore Barb Karli (1) Fred & Barb Grote Need 2 Volunteers for the 15 th

10 Sound & Tech Team Sound / Media Shout & Lights 8:30 10:30 April 1 Dick Johnson / Bruce Schreckenberg Dick Johnson / Ken Butzow April 8 Dick Johnson / Carl Malecha Roger Meyer / Dick Lawson April 15 Curt Danielson / Georganne Danielson Dick Johnson / Bruce Schreckenberg April 22 Dick Johnson / Carl Malecha Roger Meyer / Dick Lawson April 29 Dick Johnson / Bruce Schreckenberg Dick Johnson / Bruce Schreckenberg Cantor April 1 April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 Brad Haugen Our Savior s Singers Volunteer Needed None Needed Our Savior s Singers Brew Master Ministry Set Up Clean Up April 1 Ruth & Lyle Olson Georganne Danielson April 8 Ray & Linda Wood Volunteer Needed April 15 Jon & Karla Weng Dan & Karen Rasumssen April 22 Bonnie Bongers Ginger Myers April 29 Jill Finstuen Ellen Bisping Nursery 8:30 10:30 April 1 Pat & Farryl Kluis The Pakiz Family April 8 The Cox Family The Grinde Family Emilee Kasper & Karissa (Signers) April 15 Eric & Lisa Bauer The Hedenstrom Family April 22 Penny Bauer & Rachelle Caldwell The Osborne Family Emilee Kasper & Karissa (Signers) April 29 The Pientka Family The Jensen Family

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