Issue 9

October 2013

Our Savior’s

Lutheran Church Parish Scope October 3, Thursday

A.M.er's & G.I.F.T. Bible Studies

Milestone Committee Meeting

October 5, Saturday

Josh Dachel & Erin Norenberg Wedding

October 7, Monday OSW & Finance Committee Meetings

Love & Logic Class, Movie Night

October 8, Tuesday Leah Circle, Property/Maintenance, Global

Missions & Church Council Meetings

October 9, Wednesday

Wednesday’s Angels’ Bible Study

October 10, Thursday G.I.F.T. Bible Study

Comforts of Home Communion Service

October 14, Monday

Love & Logic Class

October 15, Tuesday

Tuesday’s Table & 500 Card Party

October 16, Wednesday

Writers’ Club & Reading Club

October 17, Thursday G.I.F.T. Bible Study & Quilting Queens

Taizé Service

October 19, Saturday

Ecumenical Men’s Bible Study

October 20, Sunday

OSW Thankoffering Worship Services

October 21, Monday

Love & Logic Class

October 22, Tuesday Personnel Committee Meeting

Youth/Education Meeting

October 24, Thursday

G.I.F.T. Bible Study

October 26, Saturday

Michael Beguhn & Kallie Link Wedding

October 29, Tuesday

Sassy Stitchers

October 30

Scope Collating

October 31

G.I.F.T. Bible Study

Taizé ServiceTaizé Service Ecumenical Service of Prayer, Music & Meditation

Thursday, October 17, 7:30 p.m.

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

Hosted by Menomonie Area Churches

For information on Taizé, visit the website at

<www.taize.fr/en>. Everyone is Welcome!

Free Health Day! For greater Menomonie area

community members.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Menomonie Middle School

Registration begins at

8:45 a.m.

Lunch: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Open to anyone with a need!

All services are FREE!

Services include:

Doctor Exam

Blood Pressure Check

Cholesterol & Glucose

Screening (10-hour fast)

Dental Assessment

Eye Exams

Chiropractic Assessment

Mental Health Screening

Car Oil Change

Family Photo

Hair Cut

Flu shots

Medication

Consult (bring

meds/list of meds

Hearing Assessment

Available on a first-come,

first–serve basis. Services

are subject to change.

Sponsored by nine

Menomonie area churches,

including Our Savior’s, and

Mayo Health System.

CROP Walk, Rock & Roll

The CROP Walk, Rock & Roll will

be held on Sunday, Oct. 13,

beginning at 1:00 p.m. leaving from

the Alliance Church. Stop by the table in the

Friendship Room on Sundays through Oct. 13

to either sign up to walk, bike, or rock, OR to support

someone who is participating. Thank you!

Attention Parents of School-Age Children At the end of last school year, all school-age children were advanced one grade level in the membership database. If you have a child who did not advance a grade this fall, or a child who turned five years old after September 1 of last fall and did not enter kindergarten this fall, please notify Kathi in the office. Doing so will assure that your child receives the appropriate milestone mailing this school year.

“Attention All Bookkeepers!” OSL is looking for a part-time bookkeeper to monitor and

reconcile the church financial records. Anticipated time commitment per week is 10-12 hours with a flexible work schedule and extremely friendly work environment. Must have bookkeeping experience and familiar with payroll, along with Quick Books and Church Windows software systems. If you are interested, or know of a friend or family member that would be qualified and interested in applying, please e-mail your resume to Mark Kalscheur at snuskal@live.com, or call him at (715)556-6025 with any questions.

New Member Classes at Our Savior’s! Do you know some one interested in joining Our Savior’s Lutheran Church? If so, please let him/her know that the next new member information class will be held on two Sundays, October 13 & 20, at 9:30 a.m., in the Fireside Room. New members will be received on Sunday, October 27.

Save the Date! Saturday, Nov. 9

Bridge to Hope Quilt Tour Watch for more details in the

November Parish Scope !

Please return the meatball dinner yard sign to the church office—thanks!

Meatballs & Gravy Making - Sales Now that you had a taste of the great meatballs at the Annual Meatball Dinner, come join us on Friday, Nov. 8, 9:00 a.m. to noon, to make and package meatballs. We will be taking orders for meatball sales on Sunday, Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, between services.

Sonshine Activity Bags Are you interested in helping to keep the children’s worship service activity bags sanitized and stocked? If so, please contact Amy Loker at (715)235-0693.

We will also accept donations of small toys, puppets, books, and coloring books for our bags.

Sunday School

We would like to thank everyone who has been

involved in Sunday School so far. We have an

amazing group of kids! If you have not already

registered your child, please do so. Also, we ask

that families pay a $10 fee per child. This money

helps offset some of the cost for curriculum.

We will be doing Sing and Celebrate downstairs

with preschool (3 yrs) through kindergarten in

the preschool classroom from 10:00-10:15 a.m.

Grades 1-6 will be in the Rec Room from

10:10-10:20 a.m. Children kindergarten and

younger can be picked up in their classrooms at

10:20 a.m.; children first grade and older can be

picked up in the Rec Room at that time.

We are still looking for people to help lead Sing

and Celebrate. If you are interested in helping,

even if it is one Sunday a month, please speak

with Amy Loker or Jeanie Gagner.

Middle School Youth Group

Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 p.m.

October 2: Gym Night

(parents pick up your youth at the middle school gym)

October 9: Game Night

October 16: Possible Bowling (early release). If we don’t bowl,

we will do other activities in the afternoon.

October 23: Teambuilding Activities

October 30: Service Project

Youth Group starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Youth Room. Parent

help is needed, especially for rides to off-site activities.

Activities may change depending on availability/need.

Senior High Youth Group

October 13: Possible Paintball Details TBA

October 27: Gym Night

October 30: Help with canned food drive for Middle School Youth Group

Senior High Breakfast Club

We will be meeting on Monday mornings, on the weeks we do not have youth group, for breakfast and a

time of devotion. We will be trying to meet at McDonald’s this month so feel free to come, purchase a

meal, and start the week off right.

10/7/13, 10/21/13

October Milestones Join us on October 13 at the 10:30 a.m. service, as we celebrate the milestone of driving for our sophomore (10th grade) youth. As our youth are either new drivers on the road, or preparing to take the test, we wish to bless them and celebrate, alongside them and their families, this milestone in their lives.

Our Church Nursery Our nursery is open again and will be open

15 minutes prior to the start of the first

service and 15 minutes after the close of

the second service.

Our nursery is available for children ages

four and under, and is supplied with toys

and crafts appropriate for those ages.

There will be no snacks supplied in the

nursery due to choking and

allergy hazards.

Please follow the nursery guidelines posted

by the door for sick children. We want to

ensure the safety of all our children.

Nursery Needs: fully rubber or plastic

dolls (such as baby or Barbie dolls), smaller

plastic containers to store toys in, and

large plastic tubs so we can rotate

some of our toys.

LCM Lock-IN!

“Locked in to Look Out”

Join Lutheran Campus Ministry as it holds a lock-in for our local middle school youth grades 6-8 on October 25. The lock in, “Locked in to Look Out,” will be at Christ Lutheran starting at 8:00 p.m. and ending at 7:00 a.m. The cost is $10, which includes a t-shirt, food, and programing. Lock ins can be a great experience of fun, fellowship, and times where youth can grow in their faith. OSL youth, their friends, and youth from other local churches are encouraged to attend!

Sign up to receive weekly e-newsletters for our youth!

The weekly e-newsletters contain information about youth activities, confirmation, the

mission trip, fundraising, service projects, devotions, and more! Sign up today!

Middle School (6-8): http://eepurl.com/tSs8z

Senior High (9-12):http://eepurl.com/tSuhn

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OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 10, 2013, 7:00 p.m. – Fireside Room Present: Calvin Christianson, Karl Palmer, Jane Kingzett, Penni Bostelman, Troy Peickert, Mary Solberg,

Mark Kalscheur, Kara James, and Pastor Heather Wigdahl Excused: Amy Eitrheim I. Call to order – Priority Agenda A. Adoption of Agenda-additions/changes/corrections/timekeeping option B. Note past minutes approved via electronic voting. C. Devotions – “A Door Set Open” Chapter 9. Penni will arrange for devotions for next month’s meeting. D. Finance Report 1. Checking account balance as of 8/31/13 was $50,186.07. The year-to-date disbursements exceed receipts

for a deficit of $4,780, which is still “on line” with the budget. 2. Mission Endowment Fund continues to do well. 3. 2013 year-to-date contribution statements will be e-mailed out to those that receive the “Scope” via e-mail by

the end of September. Those that receive the “Scope” by mail can pick up their statements in the Friendship Room through the end of September or will be mailed out by the end of the month.

4. Simply Giving forms will be sent out with the contribution statements. Seventy-three (73) participants are currently enrolled in Simply Giving. Setting a new goal of getting enrollment of 100.

5. Audit is scheduled for September 19. 6. Finance will begin working on the 2014 budget in October. Committee chairs should submit their budget

requests to Arvin Solsaa as soon as possible. Deadline is November 1, 2013. E. Doors/Locks 1. Property and Grounds Committee is still gathering information and options. Two companies are coming in to

give recommendations. F. Goals 1. Council to serve Lutheran Campus Ministry Monday meal on September 16. Kara is coordinating. G. Updates: 1. Council on Duty is a striking success so far. 2. Welcome Team update.

3. Healthy Start a. Karl Committee (Action Item #4): The committee has met a number of times. Karl and Tim have been

working diligently on the database clean-up task. There is a lot of clean-up work. They are working on establishing rules and maintenance procedures for the database.

4. Updated Usher Guidelines handed out. H. Pastor’s Report 1. Finished up staff reviews. 2. Pulpit supply for October 6 is needed. 3. Pastor Mary (Erickson) will help lead service with Pastor Heather on November 3. 4. ELCA will now offer be offering four different packages for health plans in response to changes due to the

Affordable Care Act. Staff that currently have plans will be aligned to the closest match to their current plan. This is actually going to result in some cost savings to OSLC.

5. Service Day Sunday. We will be cleaning Wakanda park. Sandwich boxes will be handed out after second service and we will head to Wakanda Park. T-shirts will be handed out ($5 good will donation is suggested.)

I. Other Committee or member Reports/Other – General: 1. Motion made by Karl, seconded by Mark, that Pastor Heather Wigdahl be the designate licensee for Our

Savior’s Preschool. Her designation will be in force during her call to serve as pastor at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Motion passed.

2. Penni provided a Youth Committee update. J. Thank-you notes. K. Covenant review. Closing Motion to Adjourn (motion by Mary; second by Pastor Heather) & Lord's Prayer. Next meeting: October 8, 2013, 6:00 p.m., Fireside Room; refreshments: Pastor Heather.

Please pick up your contribution statement in the Friendship Room.

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If you missed a Sunday worship, you are able to listen to it on the new website by visiting www.oslme.com

and clicking on “Audio Recordings” located on the homepage.

Contact the office if you would be interested in receiving your giving statement by e-mail. Not only will it save OSL postage, you will receive the information sooner!

Pictorial Directory

Please stop in the office and pick up a copy of the new pictorial directory. All OSL members are entitled to a free copy.

NEWS FROM THE LIBRARIANS!

This announcement is for everyone in the congregation from the Children’s Library for your information and to ask for suggestions, which will help us set up our new library section. We are in the process of designating special shelf areas for books and materials that will augment the confirmation curriculum and provide insights for issues and questions being discussed by our tweens and teens. We hope to have books there that will be useful for students, parents, teachers, and shepherds. If you have worked with confirmation or teen discussion groups in the past and have suggestions about books/materials that were helpful, please let me know. As we gather materials, they will be placed on the north wall shelves in the Children’s Library room. We are hoping to have books on those shelves by the end of October.

For kids and parents: This is a gentle reminder to anyone who has checked out books from the Children’s Library to look around your home or car to see if any DVDs or books are hiding there that haven't been returned. They are very good at hiding in your bookcase and under furniture. Quite a few books are still out that were checked out last winter and spring. There are no fines, but it would be great to get them back so someone else can use them!

Sylvia Nelson, Children’s Librarian

From the Adult Library – The updating of the card catalog is progressing well. It’s a slow process, but coming along nicely. Many thanks to Our Savior’s Reading Club who authorized the purchase of about 20 new books, fiction and nonfiction, which should arrive in about two weeks. This time, as they are processed for placement on the shelf, the catalog cards will be printed and filed at the same time! First time in a long while that this has been accomplished.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION: The library is not a budget item in the OSL annual budget. Our funds currently are very low, and Sylvia and I would like to thank the Reading Club for their generous gifts. If you are thinking of donating to the church for a special occasion or in memoriam, why not designate it to go into the library funds? You could even specify adult or children’s library and it would be used to purchase either supplies or books. We have one of the best church libraries in the area; your donations help keep it that way. Thank you!

Bonnie Nelson, Adult Librarian

Tuesday’s Table Volunteers Needed! Volunteers are needed for preparation, serving, and clean up on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at St. Joe’s Catholic Church. A sign-up sheet is located on the volunteer bulletin board under the skylight.

Do you have an e-mail address? If so, consider

receiving the Parish Scope and other communications

via e-mail. Not only will you receive the newsletter in

color, photos will be in color, too, and you will sav

e

OSL mailing and photocopying costs! Notify Kathi in

the OSL office by e-mailing office@oslme.com. Contact Information

Have you recently moved, dropped your telephone land

line, added a cell phone, changed your e-mail address,

changed employer/profession, etc.? The office needs to

know in order to keep its database accurate.

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Jane Kingzett, Kris Lemke, Maggie Johnson, Sally Schendel, Roger Steinmeyer, and Jim & Pauline Knutson for collating and/or

preparing the September Parish Scope for mailing.

Mary Langford, Donna & Jazmyn Albrecht, Dave & Joy Bergstrand, and Jane Kingzett for preparing the sack lunches for the

volunteers who cleaned Wakanda Park on September 22.

All the volunteers who have performed a service project while wearing their “God’s work. Our hands.” t-shirt in

commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. (A collage of pictures is being put

together so please continue to send those pictures taken while performing a community service project!!)

Sally Schendel, Bonnie Christianson, Betsy Scribner, Mary Langford, Jesse & Stephanie Rintala, Kathy Peickert, Kathy Weber,

Pauline Knutson, and Gloria Kraemer, who served and/or brought snacks for coffee fellowship in September. Many people stay

between services, so please sign up—it’s the only way everyone will continue to enjoy the coffee fellowship hour!

Merle Aude, Dave Bergstrand, Lynn Borcherding, Don Kuether, Jane Kingzett, Mike & Sally Schendel for their work in caring

for tidying up our bushes and shrubs in early September.

Mike & Sally Schendel for the donation of a lawn mower.

If you know of someone who deserves a special thanks, please inform Kathi in the office.

Stepping Stones of Dunn County for 52 pounds of grocery items placed in the food bins at OSL and delivered on September 9.

“Thank you so much for your recent gift to Stepping Stones of $600 for August and September ($300/month). We are

currently averaging about 1,300 visits per month at the food pantry. Pantry usage has more than doubled in the past few years,

as people are struggling to meet basic needs during these challenging times.”

“We are incredibly grateful for your generous donation of $300 to Luther Park’s Annual Fund. It is through your support that

Luther Park continues to be a vital ministry where youth and families can grow in their faith. The camp experience truly has a

lifelong impact.”

“American Lutheran Homes is truly grateful for your generous donation of $66.66. Your support assists our programs in

providing the best possible care to the people we serve.”

“Thank you for your recent gift of $666.67 to support the mission and ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

(ELCA). We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God’s grace. Your gift helps to train new leaders, opens

the doors of new congregations, and shares the gospel with others.”

“Thank you for your recent gift of $291.67 to ELCA Missionary Sponsorship. Your ongoing prayers and financial gift, together

with the hard work of the ELCA missionaries and our global companions, make a world of difference!”

“To Our Savior’s Church and all the wonderful staff~Thank you so much for being so supportive towards our ministry! God is

working in a big way and we are so blessed to have all your help, support, and space to host our group! Thank you with all our

hearts! In Him, G.I.F.T” (G.I.F.T. is a Bible study group meeting at Our Savior’s and stands for Girlfriends in Faith Together.)

“We count you among our dearest friends and among our most valued partners in ministry. Your support of the programs of

Lutheran Social Services touches the lives of friends, neighbors, co-workers, family members, and parishioners—nearly 100,000

people across Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Thank you for your gift of $208.33 and for including us in your ministry.”

It’s back to school time. Whether or not that means you, your children, or grandchildren, we can all relate—even if we have to think back to ‘times of yore.’ An apple for the teacher is great, but, these days, kids also need apples and, of course, other food! Did you know that over 40% of students in the Menomonie School District

are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunches? That means their family members are also very likely at risk of hunger. Right now, there’s a special opportunity to make your gift go even further. Feed My People Food Bank in Eau Claire, where Dunn County Stepping Stones gets much of the food it distributes, is offering to match every dollar we receive with a pound of food, up to 5,000 pounds. That’s the equivalent of at least five or six pallets (assuming a mix of canned goods and other items), and about as much as we receive in a month’s time from individuals, churches, and businesses that do food drives. Financial contributions received between August 30 and October 10 will be eligible for the match. We hope that you will help!

The heating season may leave some “out in the cold.” The Dunn County Energy Assistance Program will soon begin taking applications for the 2013-14 heating season. The program begins October 1, 2013, and runs through May 15, 2014.

Attention Winter

Vacationers! If you are traveling to warmer weather

for the winter, please let the church office know

your alternate address, and the dates that you will

be at the different address, so that we can keep you

current on mailings.

Contribution Envelopes If you have not received your contribution envelopes, or are in need of more, please contact the office, as they are only printed upon request. The envelopes can also be used for special offerings if you contribute through the Simply Giving program.

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Home Communion If you desire to have your name added to our list of monthly home communion visits, please call the church office with your request. The office phone number is: (715)235-0693.

OSL is looking for computer-savvy individuals to run the Sunday worship service media presentation (PowerPoint) via the balcony computer. If you are interested, please contact the

church office. Confirmation students can satisfy a sermon note requirement for each Sunday as a media volunteer.

Come and join the fun!! If you knit, crochet, embroider, etc., or need help with a project, mark your calendar to join the “Sassy Stitchers” at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, in the Fireside Room. Be sure to bring your current project or ‘show-and-tell’ item(s); but,

better yet, bring a friend or two!

Bible Studies A.M.ers: First Thursday of each month at 8:30 a.m., at Denny’s restaurant in North Menomonie. Contact Jan Willow, at (715)235-9571, with questions.

Wednesday’s Angels: Second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Contact Nancy Bjornson, at (715)235-8096, with questions.

Leah Circle: Second Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Contact Bo Gabriel, at (715)231-2468, with questions.

All groups follow the Bible studies in the “Gather” publication. You can subscribe to this monthly magazine or use one of the two copies found in the Adult Library. If you can’t make one Bible study, consider attending one of the other two.

OSW Board meeting will be

held on October 7, at

1:00 p.m. in the Library.

Men’s Bible Study An ecumenical men’s Bible study meets at the Menomonie Family Restaurant at 7:00 a.m. on the first and third Saturday mornings of each month. For more information or questions, contact Doug Larson at (715)556-0244. All are welcome!

500 Card Party Join us on Tuesday, October 15, for fun, fellowship, and food at 6:00 p.m. in the Friendship Room. Pizza and beverages will be provided. Anyone may bring snacks.

Our Savior’s Reading Club The Reading Club meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. in the Fireside Room. The next get together will be October 16. Gloria Kraemer and Mabel Gifford will serve as hostesses, and devotions will be led by Terry Siebold. Marie Young will lead discussion of the book entitled “On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson,” by William Souder. Everyone is welcome!!

Monday Night at the Movies When: October 7, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m. in the Fireside Room. Bring your own beverage; popcorn will be provided.

Our Savior’s Women will be celebrating its annual Thankoffering service by leading both worship services on Sunday, October 13, don’t miss this exciting event!

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Memorials and Gifts

DEATHS: Marvel Borden passed away on September 2, 2013; service at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on September 23, 2013,

officiated by Pastor Heather Wigdahl Russell James passed away on September 15, 2013; graveside service in Holdrege, Nebraska, on September 23, 2013 BAPTISMS: Jacob Neil McWithey, son of Stephen & Angela McWithey, baptized on September 1, 2013, by Pastor Heather Wigdahl Cameron Ann Nelson, daughter of Ross Nelson & Raimi Rundle, baptized on September 8, 2013, by Pastor Heather Wigdahl

MARRIAGES: None

Official Acts Parish Records–September 2013

RADIO BROADCAST Given by Carol Egan, Wayne & Sheri Nero PRESCHOOL Given by Dick & Pat Edwards, Chandler Howard, Heather Howard, Frank Stein, Carol Egan CHANCEL RENOVATION Given by Mark & Sonya Kalscheur, Kim & Karen Fruit, Matt & Heather Wigdahl, Penni Bostelman & Jill Jolliff, Allen &

Sherry Otto, Mark & Robin Johnson, Victor & Sandra Christianson, Arvin & Barbara Solsaa, Louie & RoseAnn Husby, Wallace & Ardella Knutson

BUILDING FUND Given by Mabel Gifford, Barry & Julie Bloom, John & Liddy Achter, Barb Lindberg, Jake & Dawn Utphall MISSIONS OUTREACH Barry & Julie Bloom ELCA INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF Given by Kim & Karen Fruit GREATEST NEED/GENERAL FUND In memory of her mother, Minnie M. Erickson, given by Audrey Erickson In memory of Correne Husby, given by Marlys Husby In memory of Dick Hintz, given by his family In memory of Marvel Borden, given by Carol VandeBerg WEDNESDAY MEAL FUND Jake & Dawn Utphall LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE Trudy Forster MUSIC FUND In memory of Marvel Borden, given by Ruth Hendrikson CHILDREN’S LIBRARY In memory of Marvel Borden, given by Mike & Sally Schendel

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October 12, 2013, Cedarbrook Church is hosting its 4th Annual "Run For Water" at the Red Cedar Trail by the DNR. Proceeds benefit outreach mission work locally, nationally, and internationally. A team is going to Honduras in November 2013 to drill a water well and give hygiene training in a village that has no source of clean water. Please consider partnering in its fundraising efforts! 8:00 a.m.: Registration Starts, 9:00 a.m.: Kids Sprint (Free Event), 9:30 a.m.: One-Mile Walk/Run, 10:30 a.m.: 5K/10K Race, $15 Pre-Registration Discount, $20 Registration Fee on Day of Event. To preregister go to Cedarbrook Church’s website or you can call Kyle Gunderson at (715)231-5433.

The Bells Angels need more ringers! If you have any musical interest, come and join our fun group of bell ringers. Previous experience not necessary. Confirmation parents—come and ring while your kids are in confirmation class! High school youth are invited.

Contact Apryl Price at (715)232-7752 for rehearsal information.

The need is extremely great!

The gratification is instant. Give blood! You can donate blood with the American Red Cross at United Methodist Church, 2703 Bongey Dr., Menomonie, on Monday, October 21, 12-6 p.m. For appointments/info, visit redcrossblood.org and search by ZIP Code 54751, or call Jan Friest at (715)232-8718. A picture ID or donor card is required. With a Red Cross parental consent form, 16-year olds are eligible to donate.

UW-Stout’s Habitat for Humanity group will be serving coffee fellowship intermittently this fall as a fundraiser for its mission trip next spring. Please consider being one of four people each Sunday to support this group by providing snacks for them to serve. The sign-up sheet is located on the counter in the Friendship Room. Thanks for your generosity!!

Lutheran Campus Ministry UW-Stout’s Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) is

looking for volunteers to donate a couple of

hours a week of hospitality to the university

students at the Ministry. LCM is also looking for

bakers to donate baked treats throughout the

semester. For more information, contact Tim

Schroeder at (715)216-7799.

Christ Lutheran Church Women invite women of

Our Savior’s to join them on a trip to Fanny Hill to

see “Barefoot in the Park” on Thursday, Oct. 10,

with a noon lunch and play at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $37

per person payable in advance. RSVP and pay by

Oct. 7 with a check payable to CLCW and mailed

to: ATTN: CLCW, 1316 Wilcox St. Menomonie, WI

54751. Call Sandy Neverdahl, at (715)235-9163,

with questions.

Can you bake cookies? Our Savior’s is looking for volunteers to bake cookies for OSL’s kitchen ministry. It is desired to have a dozen cookies per freezer bag to add as a ‘sweet treat’ to our kitchen ministry meals. If you know of someone or family who could benefit from our kitchen ministry meals, please stop at the church during regular office hours to pick up a frozen, home-cooked casserole.

Do you know someone who would be comforted by a prayer shawl? Shawls are available for men, women, and children. If so, stop by the office during regular office hours to pick one up.

Health Ministry

3rd

Annual FREE Health Day Coming…!

Saturday, October 12, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Menomonie Middle School

Providing free services AND opportunities to SERVE!

A FREE Health Day is once again being held to serve Menomonie area community members. Sponsored by nine local churches (Our Savior’s, Peace Lutheran, St. Joseph Catholic, Menomonie Alliance, United Methodist, Cedarbrook, and Oakridge Lutheran Brethren, Christ Lutheran, Unitarian), the event will provide services for those needing health services, especially those uninsured or underinsured.

Services to be provided: physician exams, dental exams/care, eye exams, hearing exams, blood pressure checks, cholesterol and blood sugar screenings, pharmacist medication consultations, flu shots, mental health screening, financial coaching, hair cuts, photos, and car oil change vouchers. In addition, a meal will be provided to all attendees. All services are being donated! Last year, over 20 OSL members volunteered their services for this event!

How can YOU help?

Helpers needed: registration, set-up Friday evening; advocate (see note below), child care. Sign-up

sheets are available on the Health Ministry bulletin board, in the Sunday bulletin, or contact Becky Kneer, Parish Nurse, at <becky@oslme.com>.

One important volunteer role (with MANY needed) is that of ADVOCATE. This volunteer will “walk alongside” an individual,

couple, or family as they go through the process—being a good listener and helper. High school youth are also encouraged to be involved. (A family may have two or more advocates depending on the number of members).

If you know people who would appreciate/benefit from these free services, please share this information and encourage them

to attend. Better yet, offer to bring them!

I hope YOU will consider this opportunity to give AND receive!!

October Greetings! Along with fall comes the beginning of flu season. Each year, we are reminded of ways to prevent the spread of contagious illnesses, including good hand washing.

I remind you to personally do what you can to stay healthy …in doing so, you are being a good steward of your body and enhancing your work in God’s kingdom.

Becky Kneer, Your Parish Nurse

This ‘n That…

Questions about the Affordable Care Act? Go online

www.healthcare.gov

Prayer Shawls are available thanks to our wonderful volunteers! Please stop by the OSL office to pick one up to share with members or non-members alike! Also...kits with yarn and instructions may also be picked up. Kathi can assist you with your knitting or crocheting questions!

Kitchen Ministry freezer meals also available!

Watch for BP Checks on Sundays between services!!

Interested in the OSL E-mail Prayer List? You will receive periodic requests for prayer via e-mail. To become involved, contact <becky@oslme.com>.

Next Taizé Service Thursday, October 17

7:30 p.m. Our Savior’s Lutheran Sanctuary

All welcome!

Smile… “I have sensitive teeth. If I don’t

get enough chocolate, they get depressed.”

“The computer says I need to upgrade my brain to be compatible with the new software.”

St. Luke’s Day will be remembered at Our Savior’s on Sunday, October 20. An opportunity for individual “healing prayers” will be available during Holy Communion.

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OCTOBER 2013 MINISTRY SCHEDULE

If you are able to assist with the unfilled times above, please contact Kathi Lehmann at office@oslme.com.

Sunday, 10/6/13

Sunday, 10/13/13

(Thankoffering Service) Sunday, 10/20/13

Sunday, 10/27/13

Ushers/Greeters (need 4) Scheduled by office: <info@oslme.com>

8:30 a.m. Mark & Sonya Kalscheur Louie & RoseAnn Husby 10:30 a.m. Chad & Diane Amundson Mike & Niki King

8:30 a.m. Dave & Joy Bergstrand Cal & Bonnie Christianson 10:30 a.m. Roger & Judy Kahl Janice Cronk

8:30 a.m. Jane Kingzett Phlayne Olson Mary Solberg 10:30 a.m. Penni Bostelman Jill Jolliff Donna Albrecht

8:30 a.m. Larry & Carolyn Barnhart Gene & Gloria Kraemer 10:30 a.m. Steve & Peggy Terry Tim & Dan Eiden

Lectors Scheduled by office: <info@oslme.com>

8:30 a.m. Carolyn Barnhart 10:30 a.m. Karl Palmer

8:30 a.m. Sylvia Nelson 10:30 a.m. Deanna Applehans

8:30 a.m. Linda Rundle 10:30 a.m. Alayna Krueger

8:30 a.m. Megan Bayrd 10:30 a.m. Julie Eiden

Communion Assistants (need 5 for first Sunday, 3 for third Sunday) Scheduled by office: <info@oslme.com>

8:30 a.m. Joel Seppa Arvin & Anne Solsaa Kris Lemke 10:30 a.m. Tim Klingfus Amy Loker Doreen Watkins Kathi Lehmann

NO COMMUNION 8:30 a.m. Linda Rundle Bonnie Nelson Pauline Liesenfelt 10:30 a.m. Elna Johnson Jessica Richter Kara James

NO COMMUNION

Council Member On Duty Jane Kingzett Kara James Troy Peickert Mary Solberg

Altar Guild Communion Set-up

Team 3 NO COMMUNION Team 3 NO COMMUNION

Media Team Scheduled by Tim Lehmann <tim@oslme.com>

8:30 a.m. Tim Lehmann 10:30 a.m. Tim Lehmann

8:30 a.m. Open 10:30 a.m. Open

8:30 a.m. Open 10:30 a.m. Open

8:30 a.m. Open 10:30 a.m. Open

Coffee Fellowship Serving: OSL High School Youth Food: OSL High School Youth

Serving: Open Food: Open

Serving: UW-Stout’s Habitat for Humanity Group Food: Open

Serving: UW-Stout’s Habitat for Humanity Group Food: Open

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Strengthening Families: The Power of Financial Wellbeing

A message from Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan

As we as a country mark the five-year anniversary of the “Great Recession,” thoughts turn to the

health and well-being of our financial industry and the economy. Aspects of our financial system

are on the upswing, but many families across the country continue to struggle with financial

stressors. Even with as critical as financial stability is to our daily lives – and our futures – it’s

hard to know where to turn for trusted advice and counsel.

Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, in partnership with LSS of

Minnesota, continues to offer free, confidential financial counseling services throughout

Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. LSS offers appointments by phone 888-577-2227 or online at

www.conqueryourdebt.org (and in person services are available in far northern Wisconsin; call

the above number for details). This counseling is especially helpful to those seeing some distress

due to credit debt and who want to get debt free using a trusted, certified counseling service. LSS

financial counselors are all certified by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC).

LSS’s counselors stand ready to assist individuals and families meet their financial needs head on

and plan for a financially healthy future.

For more information about LSS’s financial counseling program, please visit:

http://www.lsswis.org/LSS/Services/Counseling/LSS-Financial-Counseling.htm

October 2013

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS - If your name should be on this list and isn’t, please call the church office and let us know your

birthday so that we can update our records, (715)235-0693 or e-mail <office@oslme.com>.

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Donna Albrecht ............... 10/01

Andre Kraft ...................... 10/01

Kris Kraft ......................... 10/01

John Achter ..................... 10/01

Kerri Wood ...................... 10/02

Mark Hayden .................. 10/02

Alan Anderson ................ 10/02

Karrin Ruch ..................... 10/02

Brian Johnson ................. 10/02

Sophia Mnichowicz ......... 10/02

Chandler Howard ............ 10/02

Verla Haney .................... 10/03

Taylor Rudiger ................ 10/03

Reid Path ........................ 10/03

Mitchell Cronk ................. 10/03

Rylee King ...................... 10/03

Carol Egan ..................... 10/04

Alan Tyrrell ...................... 10/04

Tracy Sabelko ................. 10/04

Carrie Bergstrand............ 10/04

Kelsey Andrist ................. 10/04

Tannous Krech ............... 10/04

Jeanne Stevenson .......... 10/05

Jeff VandeBerg ............... 10/05

Chris Marler .................... 10/05

Daniel Lavoy ................... 10/05

Thomas Oakland............. 10/05

Jason Labs ..................... 10/05

Logan Hayden ................ 10/05

Ilisabeth Doran ................ 10/05

Jadyn Marsh ................... 10/05

Case Styer ...................... 10/05

David Stordahl ................ 10/06

Tom Lefstad .................... 10/06

Tammy Boe .................... 10/06

Kim McNaughton ............ 10/06

Emma Kraft ..................... 10/06

Mike Schendel ................ 10/07

Bob Johnson ................... 10/07

Randy Knaack ................ 10/07

Brian Otto........................ 10/07

Judy Krueger .................. 10/08

Aimee Cronk .................... 10/08

Jefferson Hoyt ................. 10/08

Bill Albright ...................... 10/08

Joan Friedenfels .............. 10/09

David Schneider .............. 10/09

Shannon Bignell .............. 10/09

Jessica Meier .................. 10/09

Savannah Egger .............. 10/09

Peggy Johnson ................ 10/10

Penelope Larson ............. 10/10

Craig Sorenson ............... 10/10

Andrea Winsand .............. 10/10

Joe Kunkel....................... 10/10

Sandra Christianson ........ 10/11

Merlyn Aude .................... 10/11

Kristie Olson .................... 10/11

Sandra Miller ................... 10/11

Tiffany Jaeger .................. 10/11

Kassandra Pahl ............... 10/11

Mattie Wilk ....................... 10/11

Bradley O’Connell ........... 10/12

Michael Lehmann ............ 10/12

Nathan Eitrheim ............... 10/12

Ryan Willert ..................... 10/12

Mason Quilling ................. 10/12

Barry Sorenson ............... 10/13

Molly Cockeram ............... 10/13

Carl Ohvall....................... 10/13

McKinley Siegle ............... 10/13

Marie Bolstad .................. 10/14

Gary Boe ......................... 10/14

Andrew Babbitt ................ 10/14

Hunter Schuch ................. 10/14

Jace Dachel..................... 10/14

Thomas Krook ................. 10/15

Nancy Ohvall ................... 10/15

Grant Bauste ................... 10/15

Susan Brenner ................ 10/16

Brenda Breckner ............. 10/16

Kara James ..................... 10/16

Jake Hildebrand .............. 10/16

Bethany Zeitz .................. 10/16

Rhyenne Fuerstenberg ... 10/16

Ryan Olson ..................... 10/17

Ashley Rundle ................. 10/17

Teresa Kraft .................... 10/18

Lillena Miller .................... 10/18

Liam Buttke ..................... 10/18

Barbara McRoberts ......... 10/19

Fauneil Bammert ............. 10/19

Patricia Berg ................... 10/19

Scott Husby .................... 10/10

Brian Buttke .................... 10/19

Eric Eitrheim.................... 10/19

Kaitlyn Winningham ........ 10/19

Lauren Alexander ............ 10/19

Stephen McWithey .......... 10/20

Seth Larson .................... 10/20

Shauna Bollinger ............. 10/20

Laila Davis ...................... 10/21

Alice Will ......................... 10/21

Cindy Purves................... 10/21

Rhonda Jahn................... 10/21

Joseph Willert ................. 10/21

Katie Morin ...................... 10/21

Toby Ellison .................... 10/22

Janice Cronk ................... 10/22

Sara Sarff ........................ 10/22

Jennifer Berends ............. 10/22

Lisa Kurbanov ................. 10/22

Jennifer Berends ............. 10/22

Rita Slinden .................... 10/23

Jeffrey Miller.................... 10/23

Christopher Fruit ............. 10/23

Ben Danovsky ................. 10/23

Jordan Peplinski .............. 10/23

Carol VandeBerg ............ 10/24

Louis Husby .................... 10/24

Taylor Kraft ..................... 10/24

Issac Nuutinen ................ 10/24

Samuel Husby................. 10/24

Susan Beety ................... 10/25

Rodney Willert................. 10/25

Carol Sylte ...................... 10/25

Kathy Peickert ................. 10/25

Jamie Rojo ...................... 10/25

Presley Stark ................... 10/25

Jerene Larson ................. 10/26

Jeff Imsande .................... 10/26

Sandra Ott ....................... 10/27

Terry Solberg ................... 10/27

Donald Davis ................... 10/27

Billie Howard ................... 10/27

Hannah Jansen ............... 10/27

Ryan Krueger .................. 10/27

Allison Otto ...................... 10/27

Adrian Bondeson ............. 10/27

Janice Reidt ..................... 10/28

Roger Miller ..................... 10/28

Diane Amundson ............. 10/28

Natasha Jenson............... 10/28

Bill Bignell ........................ 10/28

Ryan Barnett ................... 10/28

Andrew Veith ................... 10/28

Emma Marler ................... 10/28

Avis Smithback ................ 10/29

Lynn Kittel ........................ 10/29

Andrew Larson ................ 10/29

Makenna Amundson ........ 10/29

Lynette Smith .................. 10/30

Steve O’Dell .................... 10/30

Randy Stokke .................. 10/30

Jeremy Van Dreel ............ 10/30

Dylan Dickmann .............. 10/30

Bret Lecheler ................... 10/30

John Abney ..................... 10/31

Lisa Dickmann ................. 10/31

Christopher Ruch ............. 10/31

Caden Skovbroten ........... 10/31

Non-Profit Organization

PAID Menomonie, WI

PERMIT NO.106

Return Service Requested

2013

THE PARISH SCOPE is a monthly newsletter of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

Phone: (715)235-0693 Fax: (715)233-3422

Website: http://www.oslme.com E-mail: office@oslme.com

Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School & Coffee Fellowship on Sunday Mornings at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School E-Mail Address: OSLSundaySchool@oslme.com

Radio Broadcast every Sunday at 10:35 a.m. on WMEQ 880AM

Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Confirmation Wednesdays

2013 CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS

<oslcouncil@oslme.com>

Cal Christianson Penni Bostelman (President) Jane Kingzett

Amy Eitrheim Kara James Karl Palmer

Mark Kalscheur (Treasurer) Mary Solberg (Vice President) Troy Peickert (Secretary)

STAFF:

Pastor: Rev. Heather Wigdahl <heather@oslme.com> Music Minister: Michaela Gifford <michaela@oslme.com>

Children, Youth & Family Minster: Amy Loker <amyl@oslme.com> Interim Bookkeeper: Vicky Sinz <vicky@oslme.com>

Health Ministry Co./Parish Nurse: Becky Kneer <becky@oslme.com> Custodian: Lynn Borcherding

Preschool Director: Tami Borcherding <tami@oslme.com> Wedding Coordinators: Kim McNaughton & Michaela Gifford

Administrative Assistant: Kathi Lehmann <office@oslme.com>

910 9th Street

Menomonie, WI 54751

Phone: (715)235-0693

Fax: (715)233-3422

E-mail: <office@oslme.com>

God calls all members of Our Savior's

Lutheran to †WELCOME all to faith in

Jesus Christ †WORSHIP our Lord and

Savior †EQUIP us for a faith that works in

real life †SEND us into the world to

minister in Jesus' name.

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

Check the ministry sch

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insideinside——you might be on it!!

you might be on it!!

Also, address/phone changes are

Also, address/phone changes are

needed for new pictorial directory.

needed for new pictorial directory.