For many people the New Year is an occasion to

make resolutions about how to make the next 12

months better for themselves and their families. I

think the problem with New Year’s resolutions is that

it is often unrealistic to set a year-long goal. Let’s

face it usually by the time Easter comes around

almost all of our resolutions have fallen by the

wayside! I want to propose that you adopt the

following faith based resolutions for the next

month—that’s it. One month. Then if you think they

are helpful you can continue on from there. I just

think a month commitment is not only more realistic;

but much more likely to succeed as well.

So what are the resolutions I would suggest for a faith

filled New Year? You might be surprised!

1. Go Gadget Free. Take one night to turn off your

cell phone, computer, tablets and gizmos. Let’s

face it our need to log-in and obsessively check

every update and every email has become an

addiction in our culture. I see families out for

dinner with every one face down starring at a

screen either texting or scrolling as if the people

beside them weren’t there. UNPLUG. I hate to

break it to you, but you aren’t that important and

knowing that Suzy just bragged about her kids

again on Facebook or Instagram can wait till the

morning.

2. Distance Yourself from the Negative. I don’t

mean to sound harsh but sometimes you have to

distance yourself from negative friends and

situations. I’m not saying to stop loving folks

just because they are negative; but I am saying

that their negativity can rub off on you. It creates

stress and anxiety that you simply don’t need.

So, learn to either redirect your friend’s negative

comments and energy or make sure you regulate

how often you are with them. Same thing is true

of negative habits such as reliance on sarcasm,

blaming, and destructive behavior.

3. Look for Opportunities. Here’s an age old

spiritual problem: when one looks at the world

it’s easy to see ‘burdens’ rather than

opportunities. Look for the opportunities that

God gives you each and every day to grow and

witness to the faith within you. When it’s

reasonable to be mad and upset, see if there

might be an opportunity for you to offer

forgiveness and compassion. I recently gave a

sermon where I suggested that God is in the

commotion as well as in the calm. Could it be

that your current commotion is God providing an

opportunity for you to live out your faith in a

concrete and meaningful way?

4. Reclaim the Sabbath. Did you know that the

‘day of rest’ was given to a people who had been

slaves for hundreds of years and were forced to

work every day of their lives? For them the

Sabbath was not a restriction, but a gift. You

need to be intentional about your spiritual

welfare and it begins with worship. I often

reflect that as a coach I can tell my players and

parents to be somewhere at 6:00 in the morning

and they’ll do it. I can ask them to practice in

the cold and the rain and they’ll do it. I can ask

them to give up a weekend or an evening and

they’ll do it. God asks us for time as well.

Especially if you have kids do not instill in them

the idea that worship is not important or not

necessary.

Well here are four resolutions to chew on. Yes of

course I could have added many others: read your

Bible, do a good turn daily, fill out your Estimate of

Giving Card, floss etc…. . But perhaps these four

will either get you thinking about what kind of year

you want 2014 to be or inspire some additional

thoughts of your own. Here’s to a faith-filled New

Year!

Peace!

Pastor Jeff

The Messenger ~ January 2014 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and School ▪ San Clemente, California

“Inspired to Love, Encouraged to Think, and Sent to Serve”

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Internship Year

from Wesley Menke

Happy New Year! I am writing to you from sunny southern Arizona…Sierra Vista to be exact! Sheri,

myself, and the kids have been living here since August. I am doing my internship at Sierra Evangelical

Lutheran Church for one year. Sheri is also serving as the Youth and Family Minister. Our kids are enrolled

at the Shepherd’s Fold Childcare center, which is a ministry of the church, so they are close at hand during

the day. Chaz is three and Becca is four. We hope that Becca and Chaz will be ready to be a big sister and

brother for a new little Menke we are expecting the first week of July!

We have had a very good experience here for the past four months. I have been busy serving and learning at

the congregation. I preach regularly, help lead worship—which includes chanting, visit with people, and

spend lots of time learning what is entailed in pastoral ministry.

Some of you may remember that I am actually a native of Arizona having been born and raised in Sedona,

and attended Northern Arizona University. Go Lumberjacks! It was back in 2003 that I graduated from NAU

and moved to San Clemente to serve as the Youth and Family Minister and Spanish Teacher. That was over

10 years ago…a decade! Moving back to Arizona after so many years has been surreal at times.

When I meet clergy at synod gatherings there are often personal connections. For example, my former youth

minister served me communion at the Bishop’s Convocation this past October. It was difficult to hold back

the tears when, as Connie Rose-Kamprath who I had not seen since a teenager said to me, “The blood of

Christ shed for you.” I was so humbled to realize that I probably would not be where I was at that moment,

an intern pastor, if she had not striven to share the Gospel with me when I was a teenager! Afterwards we

talked and at first she had no idea who I was. Then she looked surprised and said, “Wait your Wes Menke?

You were so quiet!” We both laughed. You never know what difference or impact you will make on a

person’s life.

We are so thankful for the support and impact you as a congregation have made on our lives through this

seminary journey. All of those semesters of studying are now being put into practice, and it is a good feeling

to do so, and to see just how important and critical ministry is in people’s lives. It is a tremendous thing, to

attend to the soul, the deep questions, and life’s big moments. There’s no wonder it takes years of study and

preparation to do this stuff. I feel very fortunate not only for your support through seminary, but for the years

of training I received serving at Our Savior’s with Pastor Jeff. Though there is plenty for me to still learn on

how to be a pastor, I can’t help but think that I am starting off with such a tremendous head start having

learned from all of you! Thank you!

We hope to visit in 2014 and let you know how the rest of the Internship Year has gone. By the way, we’ve

enjoyed seeing pictures and reading about the 60th year anniversary of OSLC! Congratulations and blessings

on many, many, many more years of ministry.

~Wes, Sheri, Becca, and Chaz

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January Birthdays, Anniversaries & More

Dee Matthews 1/2

Savannah Wilcox 1/2

Bonnie Forester 1/3

Jule McGuire 1/3

Hector Reyes 1/4

Laurie Schmall 1/4

Beth Apodaca 1/5

Mimi Eads 1/5

Patrick Hamil 1/5

Tyler Aitken 1/6

Zane Pert 1/8

Aaron Hathaway 1/9

Matthew Baker 1/10

Bill Forester 1/10

Tanner Hornsby 1/11

Howard Sharp 1/11

Barbara Baldwin 1/12

Skye Cardoza 1/12

Austin Hamil 1/13

Sally Sharp 1/14

Zachary Krogman 1/15

Erin Rowe 1/17

Bob Engelbretson 1/18

Wilson Olbrich 1/19

Charly Wilson 1/19

Al Riebau 1/20

Thomas Eads* 1/21

Jan Ludvigson 1/21

Jim Keisker 1/22

Zachary Kruse 1/22

Keith Hoffmeister 1/23

Sean Hoffmeister 1/23

Danny Doyle 1/24

Chase Cardoso 1/25

Ellie Gardner 1/25

KC Kelly 1/25

Natasha Overin 1/26

Jessica Stewart 1/26

Andy Goulding 1/27

Steve Rennie 1/27

Sophie Schmall 1/27

Jim Wall 1/27

Devlin Rowe 1/30

Claudine Shira 1/30

Karen Coffee 1/31

Spencer Schrofer 1/31

~ January Birthdays ~ ~ January Anniversaries ~

Bob & Joyce Engelbretson 1/9

Terry & Sallie Johnson 1/19

Thomas & Mimi Eads 1/23

Jim & Claudette Miller 1/27

Welcome Back

Students, Teachers

and

School Office Staff

To all the folks and friends of

Our Savior’s,

I would like to thank the

congregation for the generous

Christmas gift and for all

expressions of love and support

throughout this holiday season.

My family and I are grateful and

humbled by your love and support.

Peace!

Pastor Jeff, Kelly & Family

Marie Boal

December 22, 2013

David Farell

(friend of the congregation)

December 28, 2013

We don't mourn as those

without hope and we

remember the promise of life,

even life everlasting through

our Lord, Jesus Christ!

Please keep these families in

your thoughts and prayers.

Ainslea Dorthea Levesque

Born: December 27, 2013 Weight: 8 lbs. 3 oz.

Length: 21.5 in.

Congratulations to the Levesque family

Pastoral Intern Wes Menke visits OSLC!

Be sure to come to worship Sunday morning on the

5th of January as Wes Menke, Pastoral Intern will be

with us to deliver the word and share about his Intern

year.

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Merry Christmas. Yes, it is still Christmas –

right up until January 6. Our Christmas Eve services

were beautiful and it is now time to get “back in the

swing” for the new year.

There are many people who offered their musical

gifts during the past month. We had musical

entertainment Sundays on the patio which was

enjoyed by all. We had special music at worship

services offered by talented singers, ringers,

instrumentalists and our children. We enjoyed a fun

and entertaining VeggieTales Christmas play

presented by our J.A.M. and Lil’ J.A.M. kids. We

sent carolers out into our community providing

holiday music to those who need a little holiday

cheer. In addition, we had musicians from Our

Savior’s who shared their musical gifts through

community groups - singing in Barbershop choruses,

community choirs and ringing in community bell

choir. I give many thanks to all those talented

musicians who made our Advent, Christmas Eve and

Christmas services wonderful worship experiences.

I would like to extend an invitation to become a part

of the music ministry. If you can sing, ring or play

an instrument, there is a place at Our Savior’s for

you to offer your musical gifts. Ask any member of

our team and they will tell you what a joy it is to

share the word of God through music.

In His Service,

Karen Skipper ~

Director of Music

January 2014

Music Notes

From the “God Is Here” Mural

Through out this newsletter issue and upcoming

issues you will have a chance to read the notes of

wonderful sayings that were placed

on the “God is Here” mural that hung in the

Sanctuary during the fall Stewardship Campaign.

What’s On Wednesdays

11:00am-Noon • Manna Bible Study, FR

4:00pm-5:00pm • 5th Grade confirmation, YR

5:00pm-5:30pm • Pizza, Salad & Beverage for $3

5:30pm-6:30pm • J.A.M. & Lil’ J.A.M. Children’s

Program, Sanc

5:30pm-6:30pm • Adult Bible Study, FR

6:30pm-8:00pm • MSYG (Middle School Youth

Group, Grades 6, 7,8), YR

6:45pm - Celebration Singers, FR

7:15pm-8:00pm • 6th Grade Confirmation, Sanc

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Youth Calendar

January 5 - Sunday

HSYG 6:00pm, Youth Room

January 7 - Tuesday

Kids Club 3:00pm, Youth Room

Gilchrist House 6:00pm

January 8 - Wednesday 5th Grade Confirmation, Youth Room

MSYG 6:30pm, Youth Room

January 11 - Saturday Welcome Inn 7:45am

January 12 - Sunday HSYG 6:00pm, Youth Room

January 14 - Tuesday

Gilchrist House 6:00pm

January 15 - Wednesday 5th Grade Confirmation, Youth Room

MSYG 6:30pm, Youth Room

January 18-20 - Saturday ~ Monday Elementary School Winter Retreat

January 19 - Sunday HSYG 6:00pm, Youth Room

January 22 - Wednesday 5th Grade Confirmation, Youth Room

MSYG 6:30pm, Youth Room

January 26 - Sunday HSYG 6:00pm, Youth Room

January 29 - Wednesday 5th Grade Confirmation, Youth Room

MSYG 6:30pm, Youth Room

Youth and Children’s Page

by Bob Cooper - Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry

Moving On, and Remembering A Great Year 2013 was a great year for the youth ministry here at

Our Savior’s. Way back in January I was able to join

our 7th grade confirmation class on their servant

event to T.A.C.O. in San Diego as we served

breakfast to the homeless, this is always a powerful

experience. As the year progressed we continued our

outreach and service with the Souper bowl of caring,

The Welcome Inn, service at the Central City

Lutheran Mission in San Bernardino, as well as our

monthly dinners at Gilchrist House. I can’t thank our

host families enough for your gracious gifts to the

Gilchrist House Ministry.

Our groups worked together to raise funds for

various trips and events such as the Middle School

Winter retreat at El Camino Pines and our big High

School summer house boating trip, what a fantastic

week of worship, bonding and service! The Youth of

Our Saviors would like to again thank the

congregation for your wonderful support of all of our

fundraising events

Our youngest group for 3rd through 5th grade

students, the “Kids Club that meets on the first

Tuesday of each month, went to Sky High Sports in

January and had a blast! We will be attending our

second annual Kids Club Winter retreat at El Camino

Pines later this month!

Our Middle School group attended a winter retreat at

El Camino Pines in March. The Middle School group

has grown to a pretty impressive size and we are

having a great time learning about our faith as well

as simply having fun being young Christians.

Things don’t stop in the summer either; we had a

wonderful Vacation Bible School followed by

Vacation Day Camp and LRCC Beach Camp, many

good times had by all! The summer fun culminated

with Extreme Week, a week long tour of Southern

California amusement parks; yes it is exhausting, but

really fun!

Looking forward to 2014 there is much buzz in the

high school group as we plan our summer trip to the

Western States Youth Gathering! There were far too

many events and trips to list here, but suffice it to

say that 2013 was great and 2014 is shaping up to

be even better!

Thank you for your continued support of this

important ministry. Please let me know if I can do

anything in particular for you or your family, and

feel free to jump right in, we can always use more

caring adult ministers.

See you around the Youth Room,

Bob Cooper,

Youth and Children’s Ministry

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Men's Breakfast of Champions

In 1933 an advertising representative for Wheaties, working for

mother company General Mills, had an opportunity to create a

sign for the stadium that hosted the Minneapolis Millers baseball

team. This was an afterthought of the monetary sponsorship that

General Mills had made for the team, a large advertising sign at

the ballpark. Off the cuff, he sketched a picture of the Wheaties

box and then after a brief pause, wrote one of the most prolific

advertising slogans. Considered one of the top 10 slogans in advertising history: "Wheaties - The

Breakfast of Champions"

The slogan refers to the suggested nutritional value that Wheaties provides to those who eat it. Hundreds

of athletes and teams have been on the boxes throughout the years. Some fun facts about the Wheaties box

and the people depicted:

Not until 1958 did the first athlete appear on the front of the box, as all previous were on the side. Bob

Richards, Track and Field Star, was the first.

The first person to be depicted on the box (side) was in 1934. Jack Armstrong. Sound vaguely

familiar? Not likely, since he was a fictional character.

Lou Gehrig was the first athlete to appear and that was also in 1934.

Again in 1934, the first female to appear was an aviator named Elinor Smith with the same year having

the first married couple, Martin and Osa Johnson. Also aviators.

The first female athlete appeared in 1935. Babe Zaharias. That was for her exceptional performance in

Track and Field. If you have heard of Babe, you may know she went on to be a prolific golfer. In fact,

she only started playing golf in 1935, after her appearance on the box.

Not only was Mary Lou Retton the first female athlete to appear on the front of the box, she made it on

there 3 times. There are only two others, since the inception of this concept, that have had their face on

there 3 times.

Wow! These Wheaties really seem to work!

"Breakfast of Champions" has been used by many people in many situations. In fact, I use it myself as I

depart from 7-11 many early mornings when I am working at home. When people see me carrying my

44oz Super Big Gulp of Diet Coke out of the store I say, "Diet coke, the breakfast of

champions." Sometimes I throw in the "It's not just for breakfast any more" to add another advertising

dimension to my morning. In fact it is for breakfast and in fact it is my "coffee" most every

morning. Why is this so strange to people that stand in line at Starbucks and pay $8 for a trenta, high

creamo, extra hot, low fat, no gluten, double shot Brazilian, South African, Chilean blend

coffee? Huh? Ok, I don't get it, but hey I am a diet coke for breakfast kind of guy. My wife has empathy

for those that look at me with distain since she dabbles in the Starbuck's offerings on occasion. Between

you and me, she likes the coffee at 7-11. No ventes. No trentas. Just small, medium and large. Well, in

the case of diet Coke, it is Big Gulp, Super Big Gulp and Extreme Big Gulp. So, technically, my Super

Big Gulp is a medium.

What do you have for breakfast that makes you a champion? On the second Saturday of each month, the

OSLC Men's Breakfast offers nutrition for one's body, mind and soul. We don't have Starbucks, but we

have strong coffee that gets brewing at 6:00am. We don't have Wheaties, but we have such culinary

delights as make-your-own breakfast burritos. (please substitute "Energy bars, smoothies with wheat grass

and tofu breakfast sausages" in case you need to when discussing your attendance at the Men's Breakfast

continued on page 7

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with a significant other).

OK, we got the body covered, now what about

the mind and soul? I am not going to get all

philosophical here. The discussion lead by Pastor

Jeff is just that, a discussion. We are provided a

Bible text to read and we converse about it,

sometimes driven by questions the Pastor has put

together. We may stay on topic or we may

stray. Many stories we read have been heard by

few of us or not understood by others. Interesting

insights to various corners of the

Bible. Encouraged to think is what always comes

to my mind.

If you were at the services on December 15th,

you may have seen a quote, used during the

sermon, from famed philosopher Johannes

Mulligus. "People may get exactly what they

asked for, but it was not what they wanted." Out

of nowhere in the middle of an Our Saviors Men's

Breakfast, a striking commentary of expectations

and the human psyche was blurted out. BTW, I

heard that Mulligus will join us again at a future

breakfast. Many have asked, but do they really

want it?

As is the slogan of the Men's Breakfast says, "No

group hugs. No hand-in-hand singing. No

pressure." Please join us on January 11th at 0700

to 0830. If you want to help cook or just keep the

cooks company, please come at 0600. Coffee

will be brewing.

RSVP: John Mulligan at

mulli63@gmail.com. To add

this to your calendar, just scan

this QR code from any smart

phone:

What will you being doing for Stewardship this

month?

Perhaps we can take start to take care of

ourselves after all that great holiday food.

Take a walk with someone and enjoy the hills

and beaches of San Clemente.

Ride with Sharon and Bobby as she leads us on

another bike ride January 18th.

Enjoy lawn bowling with Howard.

Enjoy the new year as we practice our

discipleship of being good stewards.

Happy New Year and Blessings to All!

Steve Kos, Stewardship Ministry

continued from page 6

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The Church Council wishes every member of the

congregation a very Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year. It has been an exciting, fun filled year

celebrating OSLC’s 60th anniversary. We look

forward to continuing to spread God’s word and

share God’s love. Blessings to all.

Respectfully submitted by Liz Derdzinske,

Congregation Council Secretary

Next council meeting

January 14, 2014 at 6:30pm

December 2013

Highlights

Donate Online

www.oursaviorsonline.net

Re-gifting

Did you receive a gift for Christmas that you did not

need? Did you re-gift it to someone else? Re-

gifting, once frowned upon, has become an

acceptable practice in recent years.

Re-gifting has always been acceptable to God.

When blessed by God with more gifts than we need,

He asks us to share those gifts with others and

especially those in need. We also have the

opportunity to joyfully leave a final planned legacy

gift through our estate to our loved ones as well as to

the continued work of God’s church.

We call this type of re-gifting, planned giving. With

the help of our congregation’s gift planner, Greg

Shepherd, you will be shown ways that you can re-

gift to the church without reducing your gifts to your

loved ones. You will also learn ways to reduce

taxable estates and at the same time, be able to

provide for ministries for which you have a passion.

There will be a special event on Sunday February 9,

2014 at noon to talk about just such things. Lunch

will be provided, call the church office to get your

name on the list today.

To learn more, you may

contact Greg at:

(909) 910-6823 or

gregory.shepherd@elca.org

Your Legacy!

Mark your calendars for Sunday, February 9, 2014 at

11:45am. That is when our congregation’s gift

planner Greg Shepherd from the ELCA Foundation

will present a workshop on "Becoming a Willing

Witness." Greg will cover the importance of

reviewing or establishing a will or trust, and how you

can bear witness to your faith through a Christian

preamble and legacy planning. Learn important

estate planning strategies such as "wealth

replacement" for preserving assets for your heirs.

There will also be an important discussion on how

new tax laws impact your gift planning.

Please RSVP to the church office

OSLCsec@sbcglobal.net or (949) 492-6164

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT OUR SAVIOR’S

Calling all men...

~ Saturday ~

January 11, 2014

7:00am - 8:30am

You are invited to join us for a

men's breakfast at OSLC.

RSVP: John Mulligan at mulli63@gmail.com

Hope you will be able to join us.

Sunday Morning Bible Study

9:45am ▪ Sanctuary

The Acts of the Apostles—section II!

Last spring we began a look at the early church

through the eyes of the “Acts of the Apostles.” This

fall we continue are exploration of the early church

focusing on the ministry of St. Paul and his various

missionary journeys. We’ll begin at Acts 15, the

scene of the first Ecumenical Council of the

Christian Church and see how decisions made there

changed the world forever!

Wednesday Manna Bible Study

Founders Room

11:00am to 12:15pm every Wednesday

(Manna will not meet January 1)

Join us each and every week as we dig deeper into

the upcoming lessons for Sunday morning. There

is no better way to prepare for worship than having

an opportunity to explore the lessons in advance.

Often your insights and observations become a part

of Sunday’s sermon! Everyone is welcome and

there is no need for any previous expertise.

Wednesday Evening

5:30pm ▪ Founders Room

Esther: the story you never knew!

While it is in your Bible chances are you’ve never

read it or looked through its pages. Perhaps

because God is never mentioned in the entire book it

rarely gets used for sermons or Bible studies; but it

still has an important message to give. Join us on

Wednesday night as we dive into the world of

Harems and Kings to discover the story of Esther.

Join the group for a Bike Ride

January 18, 2014

For more information contact Sharon Guilliams at

(949) 842-6391 or email sguilliams@cox.net

Women’s Ministry

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

Monday, January 13th

9:30am-11:00am

at the home of Evey Thomsen

Tuesday, January 28th

9:00am-11:00am

at the home of Bonnie Little

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SOCIAL CONCERNS MINISTRY TEAM NEWS

Welcome INN Breakfasts Saturday, January 11 Saturday, February 1

7:45am - 8:30am If you would like to help shop for food, prepare food, assemble bags, or hand-out the food please contact Heidi Works, hsworks7@cox.net or 361-5179.

“I was hungry

and you fed me.”

Toilet Paper Drive for Family Assistance Ministries

We will collect toilet paper, diapers and wipes all this month. This seemingly simple gift will help stretch FAM’s budget at Gilchrist House, their shelter for women and women with children.

Christmas Giving Tree 300 pairs of shoes!

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2014-2015 Re-Enrollment begins Wednesday,

January 15th. This is the time set aside for returning

students, siblings, church members and elementary

alumni families to enroll. Any existing OSLS family

who refers a new family to the school and that

family enrolls a child for the 2014-2015 school year,

will receive a $50.00 referral incentive.

Church and School families will

collect diapers and toilet paper all

month long, benefitting Family

Assistance Ministries. Drop off your

donations in the office or in the back

of the Sanctuary.

SCHOOL NEWS ~ January 2014

The Vision Development Center

will be on campus Thursday,

January 23rd to perform a vision

screening for all students who

register in advance.

The screening will evaluate near and far visual

acuity, eye movement control , focusing, eye

teaming ability, depth perception

and color vision...all of which are

critical for academic achievement

and reaching one’s potential in

life.

Preschool Parent/Teacher Conferences will be

held on January 30th and 31st. Preschool classes

will not be held on these two days.

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon

sponsored by the Parent/Teacher Fellowship (PTF)

will be held on Tuesday, 1/14/2014 11:30am-1:00pm

Meet the Masters Featured artist this month is the

American artist, Winslow Homer (1836-1910). The

children will learn through his art what life in the

United States was like in the 1800’s. His superb

mastery of value (light and dark) produced beautiful

works of art through woodblock prints, watercolor

and oils. Value techniques will be taught using torn

paper.

Handbell Enrichment Choir

The winter session for 3rd-5th

grades begins on Friday,

1/10/2014. They will meet from

3:15pm-4:00pm in Room #12.

The cost for materials and maintenance is $20.00.

Questions, please contact Sharon Guilliams,

sguilliams@cox.net or (949) 842-6391.

End of the Second Quarter for the

Elementary Students is Friday, January 17th.

This will be a 1/2 Day with a 12:00pm Dismissal.

January Field Trips

5th grade visits Casper’s Wilderness Park on 1/10 to

learn about the area’s plants, animals and aquatic

ecology.

2nd graders will enjoy music as the Disneyland

Resort Salutes the American Band, on 1/17

Upper Newport Bay Wetlands is the location of the

1/24 field trip for second grade. The students will

discover the wetlands ecosystem; learning about

birds and water life.

The Traveling Scientist from the Orange County

Department of Education will be on campus twice

during the month of January.

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KID’S Page ~ JANUARY 2014

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

No

Church Office

Closed

No Wednesday

Activities

2

3

4

5 “World Hunger”

8:30 Bold Worship

10:30 Classic

Worship

6:00 Evening

Worship

6:00 HSYG, YR

6

6:00 Community

Handbell, YR

7

2:00 Social Concerns,

FR

3:00 Kids Club, YR

8

11:00 Manna Bible

Study, FR

4:00 5th Grade Conf, YR

5:00 Pizza Dinner

5:30 J.A.M. & Lil’

J.A.M., Sanctuary

5:30 Ad Bible Study, FR

6:30 MSYG, YR

6:45 Celebration Singers,

FR

7:15 6th Grade Conf,

Sanctuary

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10

11

7:00-8:30 Men’s

Breakfast

@OSLC

7:45 Welcome Inn

Breakfast

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8:30 Bold Worship

9:30 Sunday School,

Adult Ed., Jubilee

Bells

10:30 Classic

Worship

6:00 Evening

Worship

6:00 HSYG, YR

13

8:45 PTF Mtg, FR

9:30 Women’s Bible

Study, Evey

Thomsen

6:00 Community

Handbell, YR

14

11:30 Teacher/Staff

Luncheon

6:30 Council Meeting,

FR

6:00 Gilchrist House,

HSYG

15

11:00 Manna Bible

Study, FR

4:00 5th Grade Conf, YR

5:00 Pizza Dinner

5:30 J.A.M. & Lil’

J.A.M., Sanctuary

5:30 Ad Bible Study, FR

6:30 MSYG, YR

6:45 Celebration Singers,

FR

7:15 6th Grade Conf,

Sanctuary

16

17

18

9:00 OSLC Bike

Ride

Elementary

School Winter

Retreat

19

8:30 Bold Worship

9:30 Sunday School,

Adult Ed., Jubilee

Bells

10:30 Classic

Worship

6:00 Evening

Worship

6:00 HSYG, YR

20

No School ~

Rev. Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr.

Day

6:00 Community

Handbell, YR

21

6:30 School Board

Meeting, FR

22

11:00 Manna Bible

Study, FR

4:00 5th Grade Conf, YR

5:00 Pizza Dinner

5:30 J.A.M. & Lil’

J.A.M., Sanctuary

5:30 Ad Bible Study, FR

6:30 MSYG, YR

6:45 Celebration Singers,

FR

7:15 6th Grade Conf,

Sanctuary

23

8:45 MOPS Meeting

24

25

26 “Habitat for

Humanity”

8:30 Bold Worship

9:30 Sunday School,

Adult Ed., Jubilee

Bells

10:30 Classic

Worship

6:00 Evening

Worship

6:00 HSYG, YR

27

6:00 Community

Handbell, YR

28

9:00 Women’s Bible

Study, Bonnie Little

29

11:00 Manna Bible

Study, FR

4:00 5th Grade Conf, YR

5:00 Pizza Dinner

5:30 J.A.M. & Lil’

J.A.M., Sanctuary

5:30 Ad Bible Study, FR

6:30 MSYG, YR

6:45 Celebration Singers,

FR

7:15 6th Grade Conf,

Sanctuary

30 31

Holy Communion

Served

every Sunday

1st Sunday

of the month Last Sunday

of each month

Elementary School

Winter Retreat

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Inside this issue:

Stewardship 7

Re-gifting, Your Legacy, Church Council News 8

What’s Happening @ OSLC 9

Social Concerns 10

School News 11

Kid’s Page, January 2014 Calendar, Insert

Pastor’s Page ~ A Happy Faithful New Year 1

Message from Intern Wesley Menke 2

Birthdays, Anniversaries & More 3

Music Notes, God Is Here (cards from the mural) 4

Youth & Children’s Ministry, Youth Calendar 5

Men’s Breakfast of Champions 6

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church & School

~ The Messenger ~

January 2014

“Inspired to Love, Encouraged to Think, and Sent to Serve”