PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 17 APRIL 24, 2016 SUNDAY: Mite Sunday 8:00 Worship with Communion 8:03 Sunday Matins on KTOE 8:45 Breakfast 9:15 Sunday School 9:15 Youth Bible Class 9:30 Adult Bible Class 10:30 Worship with Communion Confirmation 11:30 Fireplace Room Rental 4:30 Sunday Matins on KTOE 6:00 Sunday Night Bible Study MONDAY: 6:15 Early Bird Bible Study TUESDAY: 9:00 Circuit Pastors 6:30 LWML Quarterly Meeting 7:00 Worship Service on CCTV WEDNESDAY: 2:00 Worship Service on CCTV 5:00 Kids Bells 5:30 Kids Praise CHANCEL FLOWERS are provided by the Confirmands. 6:00 Adult Bells 6:30 Adult Confirmation 6:45 Adult Choir THURSDAY: 9:00 Cancer Companions FRIDAY: SATURDAY: 8:30 LWML Rally @ Good Shepherd 3:30 Spring Clean-up 6:00 Worship with Communion NEXT SUNDAY: 8:00 Worship with Communion 8:45 Breakfast 9:15 Sunday School 9:15 Youth Bible Class 9:30 Adult Bible Class 10:30 Worship with Communion 11:35 Sunday School Teachers 6:00 Sunday Night Bible Study 6:30 Youth Group SUNDAY MATINS is sponsored by Richard & Joan Timm in loving memory of their son Jeffrey. BREAKFAST is served by the Board of Endowment. They will be serving muffins and fruit. A free-will donation will be collected. ATTENDANCE last Saturday, 28; Sunday 8:00, 126; 10:00 (St. Peter), 99; 10:30, 141; Sunday School, 46. ABOUT THE COVER: Sheep know the voice of their shepherd. When sheep in the field hear their shepherd, they come at his call. As people of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, we hear His voice and come at His call. His voice comes to us though His Word and Sacraments. God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son (Hebrews 1:1 2 ESV). Thanks be to God! MITES GIVEN TODAY go to the 2014-2016 MNS Mission Grant Goal. New Grants will be chosen during the June convention.
WE SHOULD KNOW next Sunday, one week from today, if we have been assigned a graduate from one of our Seminaries to become our Assistant Pastor. If we are to receive a graduate, we hope to live-stream the Call Day Service from the particular seminary so that we can see him receive our Call. If the graduate is to be from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, the service will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26th with our District President, Dr. Dean Nadasdy as the preacher for the special service. If the graduate to be placed here is from Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, the service will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27th. Pray that the Lord of the Church sends us another worker to shepherd us, but pray also for all those whom the Lord is sending into the work of His Ministry. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A WAY TO VOLUNTEER AT CHURCH? Do you want a job that only requires a little bit of time and only 1 meeting a year? Then the Altar Guild is just what you are looking for. We are a small group of women that take either one or two months a year, to be responsible for putting flowers on the altar and making sure the paraments are changed as needed. If this sounds like something that you could handle please contact Kathy Johnson at 344-8609. Please consider helping! THIS TUESDAY EVENING, April 19 at 6:30pm, all ladies of Our Savior are invited to the LWML Quarterly Meeting. The theme Act Compassionately will encourage you to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Savior. Meet and have fellowship with your sisters in Christ. Meet someone you did not know before. Begin by sowing one seed at a time. This is what the Lord Almighty says:... show mercy and compassion to one another. (Zechariah 7:9) ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES BEGINNING: Pastor Lauer will again be offering a Spring series of Adult Confirmation Classes on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 20th through May 25th in the Fellowship Hall. In six two-hour sessions, we cover the basics of the Christian faith from a Lutheran perspective. There is no cost to attend and no commitment to join the congregation at completion. Existing members are also invited to attend to refresh their faith and gain an adult explanation about the Bible, the Person and Work of Christ, Baptism, the Lord's Supper, and more. Get a preview of the class at plauer.net or view missed sessions online at plauer.net/adult-instruction. Everyone is welcome! CANCER COMPANIONS: Reading for Thursday, April 21 st is #8. See you at 9am. SPRINGTIME IS HERE! What a refreshing time of year as life bursts forth. Show your care for your church and community by coming to the Spring Clean-up. All ages are welcome. Bring rakes, gloves, and a lawn chair for a late afternoon of work and play, Saturday, April 23. We ll start at 3:30pm. Plan to stay for supper and enjoy some time around the fire.
MANKATO ZONE RALLY is this coming Saturday, April 23 rd, at 8:30am at Good Shepherd. Judy Schwartz will speak on Grief. The Zone President and Zone Secretary will be elected at this meeting. Gifts from the Heart (ingathering) will be Options for Women. They are looking for baby related items, including diapers, outfits, baby wash, toys, etc. The registration fee is $8. Need a ride? Call Trudy 345-2138. See the LWML Bulletin Board for a complete list of items. GROWING UP IS A PART OF LIFE. We learn information, new skills, and how to treat others. We also grow in our spiritual life. On April 24, at 9:30am join us in the Fellowship Hall to discuss the various aspects of Children s Ministry. REBEKAH CIRCLE BIBLE STUDY will meet on Tuesday, April 26 at 1pm in the East Meeting Room at church. Everyone is welcome. Hostess: Karen Slipy, phone 385-0056. A TISKIT, A TASKIT, FUN IN A BASKET!! Everyone is invited to a Silent Basket Auction on May 1. Doors open at 4pm, bids will close a 6pm. This fundraiser, along with a Mardi Gras meal (served from 4:30 6:30pm) will add some fun to our fundraising efforts. We are all getting very excited for our trip to New Orleans. The menu is Chicken/Sausage Gumbo, Garlic Bread, Lettuce Salad, and Assorted Bars. A free-will offering will be collected. We hope you can join us for this event! We appreciate all your support and are confident we will reach our goal. RUMMAGE SALE! The Board of Education along with the Youth are putting on a Rummage Sale on May 14 from 8am 2pm. Drop off dates are May 9 12 from 10am 7pm, and May 13 from 10am 5pm. Start cleaning out your house. We can help haul larger items. No clothes, shoes, appliances or TV s please. If you would like to help set up and price items, please contact Kathy Johnson at 507-469-4591. RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE at Our Savior s on Friday, May 20 from noon 5pm. Sign up now on-line, www.redcross.org. There will be a table in the Narthex to sign up in May. THE PICTORIAL DIRECTORY IS HERE! FREE for all who participated by having your picture taken for the directory. Only $10 if you did not participate. Stop by the church office Monday through Friday 8 noon and 1 5pm to pick up your directory. ANYONE INTERESTED IN PLACING FLOWERS for our worship services in April please contact Kathy Johnson, phone 344-8609. YOUNG WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES should contact Trudy now. WOMEN ON A MISSION newsletter is in the Narthex. Ladies pick up your copy. The LIVING WORD LWML MN South District Convention Registration forms are included in the WOM, along with Christian Life Day forms (June 24 th ). Send in your registrations by May 15 th. Delegates mail by May 1 st. We are in the Crow River Conference, the Mankato Zone, and The Our Savior Evening Guild.
THE S.A.G.E.S. NEWSLETTER, SAGACITY is in the Narthex. The registration is enclosed for the GATHERING on May 2 and 3. It includes workshops and the agendas. Pick up your copy. Extra registration forms are available for your friends! OUR RECENT THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS MEETING was very productive and four different Our Savior Lutheran Church projects benefited. Since July 2011 over $35,000 has been spread out to a multitude of very worthy projects and causes in our church. This ranges from VBS, help sending kids to Camp Omega, The River of Life Lutheran Church in St. Peter, video cameras for the church, the National Youth Gathering, Matins, S.A.G.E.S., L.A.M.P., Hymnals, new tables, and to many other causes. As members of Our Savior Lutheran Church if you have ideas as to how the Thrivent Choice Dollars money could be further used, please contact the church secretary and get your ideas on a "wish list" for contributing Thrivent members to consider at our next meeting. Suggestions are welcome from any member of the congregation. Thrivent members directing Choice Dollars to Our Saviors will be voting on how the monies will be divided. If you have any further questions, please contact Brian Johnson at 507-344-8609. SCRIP CARDS ARE AVAILABLE each Sunday from 7:45-8:00, 9:00-9:15 and 10:15-10:30. Order and pay for your SCRIP cards one Sunday and pick them up the next Sunday. A short list of 120+ common stores is available as well as the full list of over 680 stores at the SCRIP table in the narthex each Sunday. Any congregation member who would like to help with the sale, please contact Rebecca Larson at 385-2186 or Rebecca@oslcmankato.org. UPDATING FUNERAL LUNCH VOLUNTEER LISTS: It is time to ask for new volunteers to help serve our funeral lunches by setting the tables, serving the food, cleaning up afterwards and providing cakes. We also need people willing to learn how to run the dishwasher. The present list is on the bulletin board in the hallway outside the office. If you d like to remain on the list, just check your phone number and months available to be sure they are correct. If you d like to remove your name, draw a line though it. If you haven t been called but have the time and desire to help, add your name to the proper list or call 388-9213, or e-mail: timm4041@yahoo.com. Vel, Gretchen and I would also like to train more leaders so we can share the responsibilities when we have to be away. Men are very welcome and those who come are appreciated for their assistance! I will be updating the posted lists before the end of April. Janet Timm SUNDAY MATINS can be heard on radio station KTOE (1420AM) every Sunday at 8:05 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. If you would like to sponsor a broadcast in memory of a loved one, or in celebration of an event, contact the church office at 385-2180. The cost is $14 for each week.
TUCK POINTING SPECS AND DRAWINGS are available to view on our website. Go to www.oslcmankato.org, hover your cursor over the menu item Connect, slide down and click on Documents. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the Tuck pointing documents. THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS meeting was held on April 5 th. We discussed how to allocate the funds in the Thrivent Choice Dollars directed to Our Savior Lutheran Church. The following was decided by those in attendance; $316.00 will be given towards two Camp Omega Scholarships. $320.00 will be given towards the purchase of new coat hangers. $1,000 towards the new Pastor. $1,200 towards help sending the Pastor to the National Youth Gathering. Out of the remaining money the Thrivent group consisting of Brian Johnson, Julie Schlichting, and Janet Timm will be able to provide funds up to $250.00 to organizations with Our Savior Lutheran Church as need until our next meeting. Any amounts requested over $250.00 will need to be held until the next meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Johnson at 507-344-8609. OUR SAVIOR S gratefully acknowledges receipt of the following memorials: In memory of Larry Willett: $950 Tuckpointing, $685 Youth, $25 Endowment, $10 LWML, $20 Music In Memory of Marilyn Ringheim: $45 Undesignated In Memory of Rose Schultz: $10 Youth, $15 Undesignated, $50 Tuckpointing In Memory of Jim Karels: $20 Tuckpointing In Memory of Connie Johnson: $20 Tuckpointing In Memory of Smila Griffin: $197 Building Fund, $187 Youth, $172 Endowment, $25 Undesignated DO YOU SHOP AT AMAZON? Would you like Amazon to send the church a donation? AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way to support Our Savior Lutheran Church, at no cost to you. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible purchases. To shop, simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, you need to select Our Savior Lutheran Church, Mankato, to receive donations before you begin shopping. Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation. If you find it easier, you can get the direct link to our program on our website oslcmankato.org under the Connect/Scrip Program tab. Please consider sharing this option with your friends, family, and business. CHRISTIAN LIFE DAY is Friday, June 24 from 8:45 3:30. The theme is Equipped by Scripture for God s Good Works. Dr. Gary Zeiroth, Rev. Robert Mundahl, Rev. Loel Wessel, and Rev. Lowell Sorenson will present inspirational learning and interactive sharing. Friday evening is the opening worship for the convention. Everyone is invited to attend the opening service.
FROM THE STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. On their own sheep are in great danger. They need a shepherd to guide them. The sheep know the Shepherd s voice and we delight to go where He leads. Of course, the world, the devil, and our own sinful flesh want to pull us in another direction. Namely, they want to pull us in the direction of death. But following the Shepherd means life. So no matter how difficult the path is that the Shepherd points out: let us follow Him! AN OPEN INVITATION TO OLDER ADULTS: Make a Joyful Noise! is the theme of S.A.G.E.S. Gathering XXVIII on May 2 and 3 in North Mankato. Registration forms, workshops, and agendas are included in the S.A.G.E.S. Newsletter, Sagacity. Registration for S.A.G.E.S. should be mailed by April 20 th. There will be eight workshops at the gathering: Rosa Young, Beware of Predators, A Joyful Sound in Pictures, God s Mercy in Kenya, Journey on a Mercy Ship, Getting Grandma (and Grandpa too) up to Speed on their iphone, A Visit to the Sites of the Easter Story and Life is not Fair, but Neither is God. Registration for S.A.G.E.S. should be mailed by Wednesday April 20 th. Why should I attend S.A.G.E.S.? 1) Fellowship with Christian friends from all Minnesota South; 2) In God s Word for today with Rev. Koehneke, Pastor, Musician; 3) Learn from workshops with information for 2016 daily life; 4) Enjoy a wonderful banquet with great entertainment; 5) Inexpensive hotel lodging; 6) Make a Joyful Noise. SHARATHON 2016 --- on Lutheran Radio Station Worldwide KFUO.org. Tune in this Thursday through Saturday for fun and fellowship during KFUO s annual fundraiser. Partner with us as we Embrace the Future, help us celebrate the ministry and join with Worldwide KFUO s Gospel outreach during Sharathon 2016! April 21-23. Find it at kfuo.org and Facebook.com/KFUOradio. A BENEFIT FOR ST JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH and School, Northrop will be held on Saturday, April 23 from 4-8pm at Martin Luther High School, Northrop. We will be having a Hog Roast Supper with all the trimmings. YOU ARE INVITED! Lutheran Hour Ministries 2016 MN South District Convention. April 30 th at St. Paul s Lutheran in Truman, MN. Registration for the Convention begins at 1:30 p.m. Expect to hear partner organization reports and be a part of the district business meeting. A banquet follows the convention at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be a Fish Boil prepared by the Ladies of St. Paul s! Dinner music by Heidi Koeritz teacher at St. James, Northrup! Feature presentation- Dr. Phillip Johnson! The afternoon and evening promise to be inspirational and worthwhile! Please don t hesitate to attend. Cost is $15 per person. Payment by Cash or Check to MN South District LHM.