NEWSLETTER OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN CHURCH. June Church Council Church Council meets Sunday, June 4th, following service.

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1 OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER Rev. Al Muck 751 N. Maple Grove Ave. Hudson, MI June 2017 Church Council Church Council meets Sunday, June 4th, following service. Ladies Guild Ladies Guild will meet Thursday, June 8th, at 6:00 PM for a potluck dinner. Please bring a dish to pass. Secret Sister reveal. Fundraiser Please deposit at Our Saviour Lutheran Church as a fundraiser for Lutheran Women in Mission (and to do your part to help the environment!) any of the following: Thank You! Empty laser ink cartridges (except Epson) Old cell phones, Pagers PDAs, Palm Pilots i-pods MP3 Players Old laptop computers Notebooks, Tablets e-readers i-pads (all including power cords) Inkjet cartridges (with metal print head not remanufactured or refilled cartridges) Any questions, please call On June 4 Christians around the world will celebrate the Day of Pentecost. It s often remembered as the church s birthday. Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he promised that the Holy Spirit would come upon those who believed in his resurrection. Three thousand people were gathered in Jerusalem when the Spirit came upon them. They were so touched by the Holy Spirit that they began to worship regularly, especially on Sundays, the day of Christ s resurrection. To symbolize the tongues, as of fire (Acts 2:3, NRSV) that came upon the people present at Pentecost, liturgical churches display the color red in their worship services on Pentecost Sunday. Many people attending worship wear red on that day. Doing faith Faith is better understood as a verb than as a noun, as a process than as a possession. It is onagain-off-again rather than once-and-for-all. Faith is not being sure where you re going, but going anyway. A journey without maps. [As theologian] Paul Tillich said doubt isn t the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith. Frederick Buechner

2 Sandy Risedorph breast cancer, chemo & radiation Mike Sanborn heart attack Bud Fowler cancer Jennifer Ball breast cancer Grayson Rupley sensory disorder Margaret Runnells broken leg complications and cancer Jayme Lohr God s peace, guidance, and direction in her life Allison Stickel health & anxiety issues Kyle Tanner bone marrow transplant Kristen Gutierrez & baby healing from a fall down the stairs Pastor Paul Herter colon cancer Helen Meyer foot pain & problems Shirley Klinger diagnosed with breast cancer and kidney stones and gall bladder issues Sue Minton cancer treatments Roger Sholl cancer treatments Raelene Prothero throat cancer, she has had trach tube removed, can eat again. Still has some treatments left Adam Messersmith health issues, has GoFundMe page for on going illness Ann Daub healing from breast cancer Fred Johnson heart problems Ben Rupley unexplained body pain Pam Ely breast cancer Gloria Spencer heart issues, AFib Kathy Surfew house burned, total loss Kennedy Rose brain injury Eric Lewis going through tests Church Council Ladies Guild Prayer Group Our Saviour Lutheran Missionaries (download prayer cards of missionaries by going to for us and pray for them daily) You ll never miss it Frustrated that income never covered expenses, a longtime church treasurer resigned. Another member, who owned the town s grain elevator, volunteered to take over with one stipulation: He wouldn t submit a report for the first year. The puzzled board members agreed because they knew he was an honest man. After all, they trusted him to process their grain. By year s end, the new treasurer gave a glowing report. The church s building debt had been erased. Staff salaries had increased 15 percent. And the budget showed a healthy balance. When the shocked but delighted congregation asked for an explanation, the treasurer said, Most of you bring your grain to my elevator. When I paid you, I simply withheld 10 percent on your behalf and gave it to the church in your name. You never missed it! Imagine what we could do for God if we willingly returned the first tenth of his gifts back to him.

3 I am writing this article before the completion of our Philip Project, our effort to reach out to those sheep in our flock who haven t been present for a while. One reason for this emphasis is that we, Our Savior Lutheran Church, bare a responsibility to those who have indicated they are a part of our family and as family, we care for one another. While the results of your efforts are not yet known, here are two quick observations that have already made the Philip Project a success. 1. The People of Our Saviour are people of prayer. Over the last 4 weeks, whether during worship or Bible study or at home, we have been in persistent prayer. Our prayers were first that God would place on our hearts the names of families that He desires us to contact. As those 16 families were placed on the altar, our prayer was that the Holy Spirit would prepare the hearts of those we were about to contact. We also prayed that the Holy Spirit would provide us the opportunity and the words to use fulfill the task set before us. Did the Lord answer our prayers? A resounding Yes! Were they answered in the way that we had hoped? Our mind should be the mind of Jesus as He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done. 2. The People of Our Saviour are willing to take action. Regardless of the number of families who joined us for worship on May 21, your efforts to reach out to 16 families demonstrated that you are a people of action. It is our desire the we grow as a congregation and while it is the work of the Holy Spirit to provide that growth, but we are to play a part in that growth. Paul writes 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. (1 Corinthians 3:6) If we continue to plant seeds of the Gospel and faithfully water the relationships God has given, God will be faithful and transform Our Saviour into the congregation that he has called it to be. As we enter season of Pentecost, we will be hearing a great deal about the growth of the church and the work of the Holy Spirit. The history of the early church is going to be the future of His Church, not only in Hudson and St. Johns in Adrian but across the state of Michigan, our country and the world. We go forward with confidence for we are the recipients of the same calling and promise given to the disciples as our Lord ascended into heaven, 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Pastor Al

4 Our Saviour Lutheran Church Ladies Guild minutes, May 4, 2017 Meeting opened at 7:00 PM with present: Dody Fowler, Betty Capper, Gloria Spencer, Linda Ruggles, Janice Barrow, Helen Meyer, Mary Boehk, Betty Rupley, and Sharon Klinger. Devotional read by Sharon An assignment from God from Portals of Prayer. Secretary s Report reviewed. Motion to accept minutes by Dody, seconded by Janice. Motion carried. Treasurer s Report reviewed. Motion to accept report by Betty R., seconded by Helen. Motion carried. Old Business: Easter Egg Hunt was a great day! About the same amount of people. And great weather. Discussion on meeting thru summer? Motion to meet all summer and meet at 6:00 PM for a trial period through September by Mary, seconded by Sharon. Motion carried. New Business: Altar Duty sign up. June Gloria; July Mary Boehk; August Deb D.?, September Betty R. Communion napkins discussed Where did they all go? Sharon to get with Mary to make some more. July: Hostess Linda, Dev. Betty C.; August: Hostess Betty C., Dev. Mary B.; September: Potluck, Dev. Dody; October: Gloria. Next meeting June 8. Spring Rally last Saturday. Report given by Linda. OSL to host September board meeting. Michigan will host 2019 convention. Ties were made into eyeglass cases for MOST projects. Idea for service project. Compassion International May Is Comp Month. $38 month. Discussion. Dody made motion to sponsor a child again. Betty R. seconded. Motion carried. Mary will get packets from John. Discussion on illness in church and trying times for families. Set up for help. Betty to head committee. VBS this August Maybe Monday through Thursday. May 21 st picnic and barbecue. Discussion. Looking at Garden as Spring is here. Will need more annuals again. Next month secret sister reveal. Also, Treasurer and Secretary to be elected. Motion by Sharon, seconded by Janice. Adjourned for refreshments. Respectfully submitted by Sharon A. Klinger.

5 2 David Padden 3 Grace (Beaubien) Reynolds 7 Doug Shields 8 JoAnn Clark 12 Sandy Heistan 13 Tracie Popejoy 15 Ken Sanders 17 Norma Bail Emelie Klinger 18 Wilma Holloway Happy Birthday! 20 Connor Pickford 21 Bailey Shaffer Rosie Terrell 22 Amanda Padden 23 Ron Ball 24 Macayle Butts 25 Kristen Gutierrez 26 Joe Beaubien 28 Diane Cosner 29 Samantha Stratton Roman Wonderly 5 Dan & Iris Church Dean & Koreen Houser 6 Denny & Nicole Shaffer 8 Tim & Mary Ann Frees 15 Lucas & Kristen Gutierrez 16 Slim & Betsy Shaffer 19 David & Becky Sullivan 20 Robert & Debra Heistan 27 Bill & Tamina Klinger God s Richest Blessings to All!!! Why Flag Day is important America was founded as a nation under God, and has been looked up to by other nations for over two hundred years. Unfortunately, other countries and some of our own citizens are disgruntled with America today. Even though our reputation has taken some hits, we re still a strong country with high ideals and proud people. There s a simple way you can help show that to the world by flying the flag. Every time you put a flag out, you re saying, I m an American and proud of what this flag represents. The flag stands for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, for religious freedom, and for other rights that many nations lack. The flag represents our history and our goals for a better future for all. Flag Day is celebrated each year on June 14. Fly your flag high!

6 June 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat The Day of Pentecost 10:15 AM Worship Service Church Council meets Ladies Guild meets 6:00 PM with a potluck Secret Sister Reveal The Holy Trinity :15 AM Holy Communion 18 2nd Sunday after Pentecost 10:15 AM Worship Service Newsletter deadline Father s Day rd Sunday after Pentecost 10:15 AM Holy Communion Special One Offering