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1 March 2013 I ns ide t his is sue: March 24 Palm Sunday Worship Services Financial Report 2 Lenten Service Themes 3 Great Food Challenge 4 New Member Class 8:30 Traditional Worship 10:30 Contemporary Worship, led by Proclaim!!! Book Club Wal Reat Ordination 5 March 28 Interim Pastor David Beckstrom 6 Children s Ministry 7-8 Youth Ministry 910 Volunteers 1112 Maundy Thursday Worship with Holy Communion 6:30 pm March 29 Good Friday Ecumenical Worship 12:00 noon Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour Good Friday Evening Worship 6:30 pm with Our Savior s Singers March 30 Easter Vigil Worship, 7:00pm Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour March 31 Easter Sunday Worship Services 8:30 Traditional (Our Savior s Singers) 10:30 Contemporary (Free Spirit)

2 2 P a g e 2 2 Roofing Project Update Contributions as of February 18: $92, F a c t s a n d F i g u r e s f o r J a n u a r y A c t u a l B u d g e t J a n. O f f e r i n g $ 4 2, $ 5 3, J a n. E x p e n s e s $ 5 6, $ 5 5, W e s t a r t e d u n d e r b u d g e t f o r o f f e r i n g s a n d o v e r b u d g e t f o r e x p e n s e s. T h e o v e r a g e s i n e x p e n s e s w e r e m a i n l y d u e t o h i g h e r t h a n e x p e c t e d h e a t i n g c o s t s a n d s n o w p l o w i n g. T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r c o n t i n u e d s u p p o r t o f O u r S a v i o r s L u t h e r a n. C o n g r e g a t i o n a l L i f e Lamplighter s Meeting March 5 1:00pm The guest speaker in March will be Mona Kaiser from Faribault Sr. Center. Come join us for a great program and fellowship. Visitors are always welcome. February 10 Olivia Jane Lohrmann Daughter of Jennifer and Andrew Lohrmann Welcome to the family little one! Our Sympathy to: Kathleen Putrah and family in the death of Kathleen s husband, Dale Putrah Ron Hagen In the death of his wife, Marilyn Hagen. Dave and Shari Augustin In the death of Shari s mother, Mildred Marsden. Paul and Mary Ellen Bondhus In the death of Mary Ellen s aunt, Jane Ellen Luttman. Dianne Piepho In the death of her mother, Janet Dunker. Alan and Becki Bender In the death of Becki s aunt, Arline. Bob and Shermayne Cross In the death of Bob s mother, Betty Cross. Butch and Judi Eul In the death of their Sister-in-law, Judy (Mrs Kenneth) Eul. Ken and Vicky Hubert In the death of Vicky s father, Chuck Holmquist. May the promise of the resurrection into eternal life give you much hope and comfort in this time of loss. 2

3 3 V o l u m e 1, I s s u e 1 P a g e 3 Lent 2013: Journey with Jesus to the Cross The Passion Narrative tells the story of the final days of Jesus life ending with his death on the cross. This is God s pivotal saving event for us. Please join along and read through the Passion Story in the Gospel of Luke, and worship with us on Wednesday evenings at 6:15pm in the Sanctuary. Each week we will preach on the various events and moments leading up to Jesus crucifixion. March 6 Luke 22:54a, 63-71; Luke 23:1-25 Jesus is arrested and put on trial. March 13 Luke 22:54-62 Peter and the others turn their backs on Jesus. March 20 Luke 23:26-49 Jesus is crucified for the sake of the world. Wednesday Night Lenten Schedule 5:00pm Soup Suppers 6:15pm Worship Service Families are encouraged to worship together. Children will be dismissed during the service to go to the FireWorks Room for activities relating to the theme for the worship service. 3

4 4 P a g e 4 4 The Great Hunger Challenge. Our Savior s and First English have competed three years in a row to see who could collect the most food and dollars for our local food shelf. Totals: (as of Feb. 24) The Great Food Challenge of 2013 First English 70 Pounds/Dollars Our Savior 270 Pounds/Dollars We are hoping in 2013 we will not only win the battle against First English but we will win the battle against hunger! The Great Food Challenge began on Ash Wednesday, Feb 13th and will end on Sunday March 17th. Bring food donations to the church lobby and consider giving a special offering specifically designated for the food challenge. Envelopes for cash donations are available on the Food Challenge table in the narthex. ORIENTATION TO OUR SAVIOR S The Orientation to Our Savior s seeks to help people understand what we believe as a congregation, and what are the expectations of being a member. We invite you to participate in our six-session Orientation to Our Savior s on the following Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:20am: April 7, 14,21 & 28; May 5 & 12. To show our love for others through service. To share God s message through Witness. To identify with God s family through Fellowship in the church. To become more like Christ through Discipleship. Please register by calling the church office at or send an to geo@oursaviorsfbo.org. Registration deadline is Sunday, March 31. During the six sessions of the Orientation to Our Savior s you will have the opportunity to: 4 Meet members of the Staff Meet some members of the congregation. Meet others who are interested in membership Learn more about the ministry opportunities at Our Savior s. The primary resource for the Orientation to Our Savior s will be the book, The Purpose Driven Life, which will be given to you at the first session. Through our reading and discussion we will discover the five purposes that God has for his people: To show our love for God through Worship.

5 5 V o l u m e 1, I s s u e 1 P a g e 5 Our Saviors Book Club: Come join our discussion of David Baldacci s Wishing You Well on March 18 th at 7:00 pm in the Library. Everyone is welcome whether you read the whole book or not. About the Book: Precocious 12-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal lives in the hectic New York City of 1940 with her family. Then tragedy strikes and Lou and her younger brother, Oz, must go with their invalid mother to live on their great-grandmother's farm in the Virginia mountains. Suddenly Lou finds herself coming of age in a new landscape, making her first true friend, and experiencing adventures tragic, comic, and audacious. But the forces of greed and justice are about to clash over her new home... and as their struggle is played out in a crowded Virginia courtroom, it will determine the future of two children, an entire town, and the mountains they love. (Barnes and Noble Review). The Ordination Service of Wal Reat as a pastor in the ELCA will be on Sunday, March 24 th, Our Savior s Lutheran Church at 2:00 pm The Ordination will followed by a meal that will be prepared by the Sudanese women. Plan now to participate in this highlight event in the life of Wal, the Sudanese community, Our Savior s, and the Southeastern Minnesota Synod Community Friday Lenten Soup Luncheons Fourth Ave. United Methodist 219 4th Ave. Serving 11:00am-1:00pm Adults $6.00 Children $3.00 All you care to eat soup, with bread, crackers, milk, coffee, water and 1 dessert. Take out orders available. Call Fridays during Lent. P r e p a r a t i o n f o r M a r r i a g e C l a s s S u n d a y A p r i l 7 & : 0 0 N o o n 1 : 0 0 p m All Couples planning to be married at Our Savior s in Just a reminder of the required 2-session Preparation for Marriage Class led by Pastor Steve Delzer. Dates for the classes are Sunday, April 7 and 14 from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm. Please call the church office or send an to geo@oursaviorsfbo.org to register. 5

6 6 P a g e 6 6 FIRST GLANCE from the Interim Be watching your monthly newsletter and weekly bulletins for unfolding idea and communication opportunities during this exciting Interim transition time. Yes, exciting. Unique. Special. We would like perspectives of every member during this Interim process, to add to the mix! There will be monthly printed updates and Interim Forums for conversation as we move into this process. The Interim Pastor, Church Council Leadership, Pastors and Staff will keep you the Congregation in the loop for a sharing of perspectives, ideas, and thoughts that will shape the future. Exciting? Yes! The Future is NOW, and is even already springing forth. God has great hopes and dreams for all of us together. And God has planted the gifts for the future in us to bring new hope and generosity! Rev. David Beckstrom, Interim Pastor Christ Through Hands Ministry Annual Meeting Saturday, March 9, :00 AM In the Chapel at Our Savior s Lutheran Church An ASL Interpreter will be provided and refreshments will be served. We hope you will be able to attend this Annual Meeting to learn about the exciting events that have taken place in Christ Through Hands Ministry this past year. We also invite you to consider serving on our Board of Directors. Meetings are held on the second Monday of every other month at 5:30pm. New board members will be installed at the Annual Meeting. For more information contact Joyce N. Atchison, Director of Christ Through Hands Ministry by ; joyce@christthroughhandsministry.org, by phone (507) (video relay for deaf); or text/cell (507)

7 7 P a g e 7 7 C h i l d r e n s M i n i s t r y Parenting Class SUMMER DATES TO WRITE DOWN June :30-11:00am Kingdom Rock VBS for 3 year olds through graduated kindergarten. June :30-8:00pm Kingdom Rock VBS for 1 st - 5 th grade (graduated) There is a group of parents that would like to participate in a Parenting Class again! This is a great opportunity to get together to learn from each other as parents through a Christian foundation. We plan on using the resource of Growing Kids God s Way. This curriculum is about 17 weeks long but can be modified to fit our groups needs and wants for the course. Please contact Kira Anderson at kira@oursaviorsfbo.org and let her know your availability and your interest. Once we know who would like to participate we will work out the details. March- PCF Event 3 rd -5 th Graders are invited to your PCF Event on Friday March 1 st from 6:00-7:30pm in the All Purpose room. We will be making dinner together (Make your own pizza), learn a new card game, and try our hand at a photo booth! Join me for a night of laughs and learning. Please sign-up via a phone call or Kira at kira@oursaviorsfbo.org by Wed. February 27 th so I know how many kids to plan for. The cost is $5 at the door. March- Rainbow Connection Event Kindergarten 2 nd Grade students are invited to join Kira Anderson for a Birthday party for Dr. Seuss on Saturday March 2 nd at 1:00-2:30pm. We will be celebrating like a real birthday with cake and games, please don t bring a present for him, he won t really be here. Please sign-up via a phone call or Kira at kira@oursaviorsfbo.org by Wednesday Feb 27 th if you would like to attend. The cost is $5 at the door. NO Sunday School March 17 th No Sunday School (Spring Break) July Good Earth Village On the Road (aka Day- Camp) graduated Kindergarten through 5 th March 24 th No Sunday School (Spring Break) March 31 st No Sunday School (Easter Sunday) Day Camp July 14 th -18 th : Registration now available online. Good Earth Village On the Road (aka Day Camp) graduated Kindergarten through 5 th Grade (Registration is already available on line at ( goodearthvillage.org/summer-camp/gev-on-the-road/) 7

8 8 P a g e 8 8 Lent Schedule All families are invited to Wednesday School Activities. Come to the Worship Service at 6:15 each Wednesday with your child. Half way through the service, Wednesday & Sunday School kids will be dismissed to the Fire Works Room for a project/activity regarding the lesson that we learned about that night. If you wish to attend the service and not dismiss with us to small group, please feel free to do that! There will be teachers that can help your child. We will be done each night by 7:15pm and your child can be picked up in the Fire Works room. There will not be the activity break out half way through the service on March 20 th due to Spring Break. Holy week is the week of March 24 th so there will be NO Lent Service. The 2 nd annual Good Friday Family Service is Friday, March 29 th 5:00pm. We walk through the Life of Jesus leading up to Easter Sunday through Drama and interacting with the scenes. This service is great for children to help understand what happened leading up to Easter Sunday. There will be time to make an Easter Cross project with your family at the end of the service. This craft is the same as last year. We ask that you make only one for your family. There will be other options available if your family has already made your Cross project. Spaghetti Dinner to benefit Basic Blessings Backpack Program. Sunday April 7 th 4-7 pm at the Faribault Eagles Club. Tickets are $6 presale, $6.50 at the door, under 2 free. Tickets available in the office. Sponsored by First English, Our Saviors & Christ Lutheran youth. Basic Blessings Backpack Program is a non-profit program providing weekend meals for Faribault elementary children who for whatever reason don t have access to food on the weekends. Direct donations can be made out to Faribault Foundation and left in the office. Please take a moment to help and purchase a ticket for dinner or make a donation to Basic Blessings Backpack Program. $2 feeds one child for a weekend. Every dollar helps! 8

9 9 P a g e 9 9 Yo u t h M i n i s t r y Summer Mission Trips: With spring fast approaching us I can t help but think that summer is soon to follow. I want to inform you about the two mission trips that the youth will be attending this upcoming summer. The middle school students (gr.6-8) will be heading down to the Quad Cities (Rock Island, IL) July While in the Quad Cities, students will be able to partake in various service opportunities in the community. These may include helping out with a homeless shelter, food shelf, nursing home, etc. This is a great way for the students to grow in their faith and put it into action. The high school youth group will be heading down to Sautee, Georgia this summer coordinated with a group called TEAMeffot. Here students will be working in a Spanish speaking community doing home repair projects and helping to run a summer long VBS program. This trip is July 27-August 4. The youth are excited for the trips but are in need of your help to make it happen. A list of possible opportunities for you to help contribute to the youth programs and these trips is found on page 10. CONFIRMATION CAMP REGISTRATION June 9-14 Interstate Park Taylors Falls, MN Confirmation Camp is an opportunity to spend five nights camping in tents, participating in a number of fun activities, building friendships, and being stretched and challenged to grow in your faith in Christ. All Confirmation students are expected to attend camp at least once during their Confirmation years but DON T WAIT until your final year! Those who wait tend to ask themselves why they didn t go earlier so they could do it again. Registration forms are available in the Narthex or can also be found on the church website. Your total cost for a week of camp is only $150. 9

10 10 V o l u m e 1, I s s u e 1 P a g e 1 0 MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISERS!!!!! SOUP SUPPERS FOR LENT Students will be serving soup suppers during this year Lenten period. The students serve the meal and the proceeds go towards the two trips this summer. Come hungry and leave fed - not only by the great food but by the interaction with the great youth of Our Savior s. Hope to see there. KWIK TRIP CARDS ON SALE NOW Students going on mission trips this summer are selling Kwik Trip gas and car wash cards. The gas cards can be used to pay at the pump, and can also be used to buy merchandise in the stores. We will sell the cards at face value, but students earn 10% of their cost to apply to their trip. Car wash cards will sell for $30 and are good for five Ultimate car washes at any Kwik Trip car wash. You save money yourself, and students will also earn money for the trip. Starting some time in February, we will have students at a table with these cards available for you to purchase on Sunday mornings between services. PINK FLAMINGO FUNDRAISER Students have a new way to raise funds for their respective trips, called Flocking, and they need your help to make it work. For a small donation ($15 for a small flock or $30 for a large flock) members of the congregation can have the yard of a friend or neighbor flocked with plastic pink flamingos. This is a fun way for not only the youth but for the whole congregation to get involved in the action. Anyone in the Faribault area is open to having these flocks land in their yard. The only way to stop the flocks from landing in your yard is to purchase Flock Insurance. This is a one-time fee of $20 that saves your yard from these birds. The duration of this event is spring/summer. If interested in being a part of this fundraiser please visit the youth who will be at a table in the Narthex every other Sunday or call the Flamingo Flocking Hotline: ( ask for Brad or Timmy). Start plotting today where you want these birds to land. WOW Worship Wednesday Nights At 7:30 In the Chapel Followed by Youth Group In the Youth Room. 10

11 11 P a g e March Volunteers Ushers Team 5 8:30 10:30 Scott Finstuen Don Ward Jarid Finstuen Paul Quandt Pat Otis Stephen & Desta Ecker Al Matzke Harry & Sharon Dell Loren Balken Dan & Karen Rasmussen Ken Hubert Cheryl Sterling Communion March 3, 17 & 31 8:30 10:30 Comm. Prep Irv & Kaye Novak Mary L. Osborne Servers James & Thelma Nelson Mary L. Osborne Ray & Linda Wood Ron & Barb Brown Barb Karli (3 & 31) Becki Bender Pat Otis Pam Salveson Volunteer Needed (17) Tara Dunn Welcome Center Greeters 8:30 10:30 March 3 Ginger Myers Deb & Andy Broughton March 10 Nikki Lemke Jena & Brad Lombard March 17 Pat Otis Lori & Barry Davies March 24 Sheila Roehrick Ron & Barb Brown March 31 Arvid and Pat Mensing Ted and Corinne Thompson 11

12 12 V o l u m e 1, I s s u e 1 P a g e 1 2 Cantor March 3 Brad Haugen March 10 Our Savior s Singers March 17 Non Needed March 24 Volunteer Needed March 31 Our Savior s Singers Sound & Tech Team Sound / Media Shout & Lights 8:30 10:30 Sound / Media Shout & Lights March 3 Dick Johnson / Mason Bongers Dick Johnson / Mitch Anderson March 10 Troy and Carol Caron Roger Meyer / Dick Lawson March 17 Curt / Georganne Danielson Dick Johnson / Mitch Anderson March 24 Dick Johnson / Carl Malecha Dick Johnson / Dick Lawson March 31 Dick Johnson/Mitch Anderson Dick Johnson/Carl Malecha Brew Master Ministry Set Up Clean Up March 3 Jon & Karla Weng Volunteer Needed Volunteers are needed for the other 4 Sundays in March. Please sign up on the white board in the narthex. Nursery 8:30 10:30 March 3 Bauer Family Mary and Jim Osborne March 10 Jessica Williams and Mindy Halvorson Amy Mathiason March 17 No Nursery No Nursery March 24 No Nursery No Nursery March 31 Volunteer Needed Volunteer Needed Interpreter March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 8:30 10:30 Donna Reuvers Lola Brand Donna Reuvers Donna Reuvers Lola Brand 12

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14 14 O u r S a v i o r s L u t h e r a n C h u r c h 1207 Prairie Ave South Faribault, MN Nonprofit Or. Bulk Rate U.S. Postage Paid Faribault, MN Permit No. 81 Change Service Requested V I S I T U S O N T H E W E B! W W W. O U R S AV I O R S F B O. O R G Soup Suppers Serving from 5:00-6:00pm Cost: Adults: $5.00 Children (10 3) $2.00 Children (3-under) Free Family Max: $15.00 Soup Suppers are served by the youth participating in this summers mission trips. S o u p S u p p e r s M a r c h M e n u March 6 Chili and Chicken Wild Rice March 13 Chili and Chicken Noodle March 20 No meal due to Spring Break March 27 No meal due to Holy Week 14