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Encounter God ~ Encourage Believers ~ Extend His Kingdom

Congregational Newsletter March 2020

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SUNDAY WORSHIP

Sunday, March 29, 2020 – 9:45 a.m.

For the past few years, we have taken advantage of the 5th Sundays of the month and have

worshipped as one body. Typically, we have gathered for a shortened worship service in the

sanctuary and then eaten breakfast together in the fellowship hall. Our 5th Sunday celebrations

were halted during the remodel project because we had no where to eat together. Now that the

fellowship hall is finished, we are planning a twist. March 29th we will hold our worship

service in the fellowship hall. Following the service, we will then share an extended coffee

hour together.

For the past months, we have talked about the many and various ways we can use our new

space for mission. I am going to talk more about that on the 29th. Not only will we talk about mission, but also

experience worship together as mission in this new space.

As more groups have been using this space, positive feedback continues to pour in. People who have attended

The Gathering Place meals, Connexion events, Youth activities, and fellowship time have all been very

pleased with the renovation. It’s an exciting time!

The Season of Lent is fast approaching.

Ash Wednesday will arrive next week, February 26th

, 2020.

We will be exploring a series by Adam Hamilton, entitled, “Simon Peter: Flawed yet Faithful Disciple”.

Peter was not rich or educated, but was familiar with hard work. He was quick-tempered and impetuous, but

possessed a passion that would change the world. He left everything to follow his teacher, yet struggled with

doubt and fear. We will follow and learn from Peter, through the highs and lows. We can identify with much

of Peter’s journey. And we have much to learn and be inspired by this full throttle follower of Jesus Christ.

Come, join the journey! Lenten Connexion (Ash Wednesday) begins with dinner on

Wednesday, February. 26th at 6:00 p.m.

Yours in Christ,

Pastor Mark

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Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church of Stanwood

1876 — 2020

Street Address:

27201 99th Ave. NW

Stanwood, WA 98292

Mailing Address:

P. O. Box 370

Stanwood, WA 98292

STAFF Pastor: Mark Bankson

Office Secretary: Linda Hammer

Treasurer: Sheri Durham

Director of Student and Family Ministries: Alex Abdallah

Contemporary Worship Coordinator: Steve Dams

Choir Director: Erik Ronning

Organist: Marylee Sams / Interim: Linda Hammer

Music Coordinator: Connie Ronning

Custodian: Duane Holtmann

Technician: Sharon Hanson

Preschool Director: Jaimi McCall

Office email: oslcstanwood@frontier.com

Pastor email: bankson42@aol.com

Website: http://www.oursaviourschurch.org

Contact us at:

360.629.3767 or 360.629.3772

Church Office Hours:

Monday—Thursday, 9 AM—3 PM

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Traditional Worship ~ 8:45 a.m. Altar Communion 1st Sunday Processional Communion 3rd Sunday

Coffee Hour ~ 9:45 a.m.

Contemporary Worship ~ 10:15 a.m. Altar Communion 1st Sunday Processional Communion 3rd Sunday

Nursery is available during worship for your childcare needs.

Remember to Check our Website Don’t forget to check the website,

http://www.oursaviourschurch.org,

for information and events—

we’re trying our best to keep things current.

If you are part of some church activity or event

and the information isn’t there or isn’t current,

please provide updates to Annette Bowden

(am.annette@gmail.com). Also, if you take

pictures of some activities and have permission

from the people photographed to post them on the

website send them along.

Wednesdays during Lent

Ash Wednesday, February 26

Dinner 6:00 p.m.

Imposition of Ashes 6:45 p.m.

Worship Service of Holy Communion 7:00 p.m.

Lenten Worship/ConneXion

Wednesday Evenings

February 26, March 4, 11, 18, 25

and April 1.

6—8 PM

Dinner, Worship and Adult Study

New Member Class

Rescheduled to March 10, 17, 24 at 6:30 PM

If you would like to become a member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church or are just interested in knowing more about the congregation and its ministry, please join us as we get to know one another better and discuss the mission of the church. Contact Pastor Mark or the office.

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Welcome Back, Choir!

Our choir, under the direction of

Erik Ronning, will begin

rehearsing on Wednesday,

February 26th, at 5:15 p.m. and

will begin singing for the

traditional 8:45 services on

Sunday, March 1st.

If you enjoy singing God’s

praises, please feel welcome to join the choir

at this rehearsal.

A note of thanks to all those sharing their

gifts of special music during the choir’s

winter break. You are appreciated!

Coffee Hour Volunteers

The 2020 sign-up sheet is in the kitchen now. It is

nice to have a little snack or cookie and a cup of

coffee and visit with others. It is also helpful to

have someone set up and clean up.

Please sign up on the sign-up sheet, or call the

office or Lina Richert, 360-387-4400.

June 9, 2019 at a special Congregation Meeting our Fellowship Hall remodel project was approved at project cost of $370,000.00.

As of January 31, 2020: Fellowship Remodel Payments $364,820.05

Fellowship Remodel Donations $335,360.93

Project Deficit as of 1/31/2020 $29,459.12

Offerings received for Building Fund, Fellowship Remodel and Remodel Pledges will reduce the deficit/debt and be shown weekly in the Sunday Bulletin.

Deficit Balance as of 1/31/2020 $29,459.12

Building/Remodel Pledge Offering 2/2/2020 -1,465.00

Building/Remodel Pledge Offering 2/9/2020 -1,140.00

Building/Remodel Pledge Offering 2/16/2020 - 620.00

Remodel Loan Balance as of 2/17/2020 $26,234.12

We encourage you to continue to fulfill your 3-Year Pledge commitment and it’s not too late to start one!

If you have any questions about this, please contact Sheri Durham. Thank you!

Voices of Hope

Concert, Bake Sale and Auction

Please join us for the 24th annual Voices of

Hope Concert April 19 at 2 p.m. at Our Saviour’s

Lutheran Church. The concert will feature choirs

from Our Saviour’s, St. Cecilia Catholic Church,

Stanwood High School, Mt. Vernon Christian

School, Warm Beach Senior Community

Sandpipers, and Fusion from Utsalady and Elder

Bay Elementary Schools. This is an excellent

opportunity to learn more about Housing Hope

and their impact in our community. There will

also be bake sale tables filled with yummy treats,

and a silent auction featuring unique and creative

gift baskets sure to appeal to all! All proceeds

from the concert, bake sale, and silent auction will

be used to support the Lervick Family Village and

Lincoln Hill Family Village here in Stanwood.

If you would like to donate something for the

auction please contact The Stanwood

Ambassadors for Housing Hope, Dee Jonson

(Ljonson@aol.com) or Wendy Lervick Anderson

(wendylervick@hotmail.com). Donated baked

items are encouraged and may be left in the

church kitchen that morning. All items will be

available for viewing and bidding during coffee

hour April 19.

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Stop the Bleed

March 21, 10 AM—Noon

On Saturday, March 21, OSLC will host Dr. Robert Mitchell who will teach this 2-hour class from 10 a.m. – noon.

The class is free but donations are welcome since he provides all his own equipment.

The class is limited to 30 people and registration is mandatory – contact Irene Nelson (nelsonimp@msn.com).

To all of the Amazing Friends at Our Saviour’s,

Thank you for all the calls, texts, emails, cards, hugs, greetings and food. You folks are over “over the

top” and I love you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Robin Erickson

New Women’s Small Group Come join us!

Meeting 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month, from 7-8:15 p.m. at Deanna Khoury’s.

RightNow Media- Psalm 23 Contacts: Brenda- 425-330-6074 Deanna - 425-931-6061

SERVE – OR BE SERVED!

The Care Team of OSLC is an active ministry of

over forty people. Our prayer is to become more

active stepping in to help those who have a short

term need.

We meet the needs of our Christian family when

someone makes a request for help – whether it be

for prayer (supplication or praise), meals,

transportation, a visit, an errand, a small home

repair, an encouraging phone call, or an

encouraging email. Requests may come from

anyone – individually, a friend seeing a need,

church office, pastor, or YOU watching out for

your Christian brothers and sisters! We wait for a

request to be servant hands! All it takes is a phone

call or email to Lois Stahley (206.972.2266 or

stahleyle@gmail.com) or Linda in the church

office (360.629.3767) to put the wheels in

motion.

The Care Team is always blessed when someone

wants to join our ministry. If you are one of those

people, please let Lois know.

“Whoever wants to become great among you

must first be your servant, and whoever wants to

be first must be your slave – just as the Son of

Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and

to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Thank You!

To our church family,

Thank you for your support, concern and prayers for my son Kent and his wife Marina during her illness. She joined our Lord on Sunday, January 26th. Also, a special thanks to our Sunshine Committee for the loving and beautiful notes to Marina. They meant so much to her.

God’s blessings to all of you. Sue Fosnes

Thank You!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to Pastor Mark, our Care Team, the Christmas carolers (3 generations!), and each and every one of you who thought of and prayed for Gary and I as we traveled the rocky road of illnesses and death, and then healing. Every phone call, visit and card was like a hug from God that I recalled, revisited and re-read over and over.

May our loving and gracious Lord continue to bless you all Real Good!

Thank you, Sandy Schreiner

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Newsletter Submissions

Please submit your April 2020 newsletter articles

and calendar items to Linda in the church office

by March 16, with the mailing scheduled for

March 26.

Email oslcstanwood@frontier.com, or you may

drop off handwritten items, also. Thank you!

2020 Offering Envelopes

Offering envelopes are available in the church office for anyone, member or friend, who would like to participate in the financial contributions to our congregation.

A Lenten history lesson

Though the date of Easter varies, the majority of

the Lenten season occurs during March. In fact,

the word Lent comes from the Anglo-Saxon words

lenctentid (meaning “March”) and lencten

(meaning “spring”).

The first reference to Lent dates back to 325 AD,

in one of the 20 canons decreed at the council of

Nicaea. By the eighth century, Christians started

observing Lent, and a 10th-century monk named

Aelfric connected the use of ashes and “the

Lenten fast” to the pre-Easter period.

Lent lasts 40 days to represent Jesus’ time in the

wilderness, when he was tempted by the devil.

The six Sundays that occur between Ash

Wednesday and Easter Sunday aren’t counted as

part of Lent; instead, as the traditional day of

worship, they’re considered “mini-Easters.”

Stanwood High School presents:

“Godspell”

The musical “Godspell” runs March 6, 7, and 12, 13,

and 14 at Stanwood High School in PAC Auditorium,

at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are available at the door: $10 for adults, and

$8 for students.

Making Ukrainian Pysanky

HISTORY

Well over 2,000 years ago, before the time of

Christ, people were carrying on the custom of

decorating eggs. Folk were of the belief that great

power is embodied in the egg, and they decorated

eggs in the spring to celebrate the warming of the

sun as it brought new joy and vigor to life after the

dark winter months.

Pysanky, Ukrainian for decorated Easter eggs, are

raw multi-colored eggs which are intended as

ornaments to be kept indefinitely. The root word

pysaty means to write. With the introduction of

Christianity to Ukraine in 988 A.D., the “sun”

became “Son” and was absorbed into the Christian

celebration of Christ’s resurrection. The most

important holiday on the church calendar in

Ukraine is Easter. The designs which were used

had significant meanings to both the creator of the

egg and to the person who received it. The eggs

are made and given much as we give greeting

cards, bringing peace, beauty, creativity, harmony,

and good wishes. There are many symbols, many

meanings, but one thing is certain: There is no

life without art, and the Pysanky is a folk art

which has been the pulse of the Ukrainian nation,

with the egg expressing power and love.

INVITATION

Come join us and learn this craft. A workshop

will be help Saturday, April 4, at OSLC from 10

a.m. until 2 p.m. During this time you will be

taught the techniques and have the opportunity to

make 2-3 eggs, receive a shared lunch, and enjoy

the camaraderie as we prepare for Holy Week.

Space is limited to 24 (ages 14-99); sign up by

calling the church office, 360-629-3767. Please

direct any questions to Barbara Whitaker at (503)

705-7527 or bwhit17@comcast.net.

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A Message from Alex

Our Saviour's Lutheran Church is hosting a Family Day at Ground Zero Gymnastics! The entire

event including lunch for elementary students and parents will be covered by OSLC. We will have

snacks for those who are gluten-free.

Date: Sunday, March 22nd

Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Location: 2201 Continental Place Mount Vernon, WA 98273

After speaking with Shawndra and Kevin (owners) and explaining the purpose of Kid's Night at

OSLC, they have graciously offered our group a complete reservation of the gym at a significantly

discounted rate! What a blessing!

We will have the gym all to ourselves on a Sunday afternoon after 2nd service. There is a balcony

room for parents to gather and eat while kids play. Your children will have access to the entire gym

including the foam pits, trampolines, swings, and the nerf battle area at no extra cost! The usual 10

child limit has also been removed which will allow us to invite even more elementary students and

their parents!

Please RSVP! We need an estimated headcount to ensure we have enough food.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Blessings,

Alex Abdallah, Director of Student and Family Ministries

Our Saviour's Lutheran Church

(208) 890-9907

‘The Vine’ and ‘Kid’s Night’

Kid's Night for students in grades 1—5 meets

Wednesdays from 6—8 p.m.

The Vine for middle and high school youth

meets Friday evenings, also from 6—8 p.m.

On Sunday mornings middle and high school

meet upstairs with Alex at 10:15 for

discussion.

Please watch your Sunday bulletins or the OSLC

Google calendar for any changes. Contact Alex if

you have any questions. (208) 890-9907 or

oslcstudents@frontier.com.

DISCOVER 2020

Stilly Valley Youth Dynamics

Annual Spring Fundraiser

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Dinner, Silent and Live Auction

Dessert Dash

Stilly Valley Youth Dynamics will be holding its

Annual Spring Fundraiser to support the Spot and

Mud Hut (Arlington). Funds go to support these

afterschool activities and scholarships, etc. for

adventure trips including Stonewater Ranch in

Plain, WA. The Discover 2020 event is dinner,

live and silent auction and a dessert dash held on

Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 6: p.m.

Table reservations are $25 and available on line at

jronhaar@yd.org or contact Barbara

Christoferson for information.

Location of event is Arlington Free Methodist

Church.

Are You Called? Did you know that 2/3 of Christians

come to faith before the age of

18? How about that 43% of them

came to Christ before the age of 12?

If you could play a vital role in helping

build a solid foundation of faith in a

child would you?

We hope you'll consider joining the OSLC

Children's Ministry. A team that makes an Eternal

impact in the hearts of our children. The

Children's Ministry cannot happen without the

support of our volunteers. OSLC has a vision

statement of Encounter God, Encourage

Believers, Extend His Kingdom. Volunteering

with the Children's Ministry brings this Vision

back to the heart of OSLC.

Please pray about joining OSLC Children's

Ministry. I think you'd be great at it!

If you would like more information about the

variety of volunteer opportunities please contact

Mellisa WIlliams.

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GROW (God Renewing Our Women) Monday, March 2, 6:30 PM

at the church

Join us the first Monday of the month as we go

through: “The Story: The Bible as One Continuing

Story of God and His People.” Condensed into 31

accessible chapters, The Story sweeps you into the

unfolding progression of Bible characters and

events from Genesis to Revelation, allowing the

stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible to read

like a novel. We’re just getting started so if you

haven’t joined us before, now’s a great time to

start.

Contact Elsa Schwartz (206-714-7717) or Becky

Wietzke (360-722-4377) for questions or

information.

Women’s Wednesday Bible Study

Please join us as we continue our study of the

second half of Exodus.

We will be meeting February 19 —May 6.

9:00 AM — New Meeting Room

Martha Circle

Wednesday, March 11, 1:00 PM

Ladies are invited to gather with the Martha Circle

on Wednesday, March 11, at 1:00 p.m. in the

meeting room adjacent to the Fellowship Hall.

Activities will begin with a dessert fellowship and

business meeting, followed by the study, “Count It

All Joy”, chapter 8 page 57 in the study guide,

“Contagious Joy” by Christa Kinde.

Contact: Elsie Pritchard, 360-629-3940.

Faith and Film Tuesday, March 24, 6:00pm

Join us on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00

p.m. as we look at films through the lens of

spirituality. Movies are a prevalent part of today's

society, and many secular films contain Christian

themes including: faith, spirituality, forgiveness,

hope, and redemption. Please watch your Sunday

bulletin announcements for the March movie

title. We then invite you to watch the movie

ahead of time and join us for dinner and

discussion.

Hosted by Nate and Elsa Schwartz, at their home:

45 S. Sunrise Blvd, Camano Island. Please RSVP

so we know how much food to prepare

(elsacarlisle@msn.com or 206-714-7717).

Attn: Ladies! Join us and other women from around the region!

Priscilla Shirer (star of the movie The War Room)

will be speaking on March 21st, 2020, at

Overlake Church in Redmond, WA. Details and

ticket information can be found at:

https://www.lifeway.com/GOINGBEYONDLIVE

We already have six ladies planning to attend. If

you are interested in joining or if you have any

questions contact Katherine Abdallah:

katherineabdallah@yahoo.com or

(503) 830-0704.

OSLC Mission Quilters Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17 24 and 31

OSLC Mission Quilters will meet every Tuesday

in March from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the fellowship

hall meeting room. Please bring a sack lunch,

coffee is provided. We are enjoying our remodeled

space and are working on several projects.

For questions, please contact Marilyn Templeton

360-629-4779.

Men’s Fraternity

Breakfasts have resumed! 7:00 a.m.

Men’s Fraternity meets on Tuesday mornings

for breakfast and a men’s study group.

Please join us. All men are welcome.

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2020 OSLC Directory Photos

To celebrate our church family and to assist one another with connecting names and faces, we have made the

commitment to produce a new pictorial directory. Also – It has been 4 years since our last directory – we are

due! A pictorial directory is our church family album, we need YOU to make our directory complete!

A new directory:

• Preserves this special time in the parish life and ministry of our church

• Becomes a lasting record of our current membership

• Introduces our church family to each other and new members

• Enhances fellowship by helping us visually connect faces with names

• Becomes a wonderful communication and prayer tool

Every person or family photographed will receive a free directory and an 8x10 portrait!

OUR PHOTOGRAPHY DATES

Friday, April 24

Saturday, April 25

Monday, April 27

Tuesday, April 28

Wednesday, April 29

Friday, May 1

Saturday, May 2

SCHEDULE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY APPOINTMENT

For your convenience, you may schedule your family photography appointment online now by going to our church

website at www.oursaviourschurch.org and clicking on the Lifetouch scheduling link. You can also sign up on

Sunday morning at church, or call Garin Haskins at 360-202-7526. If you are unable to have a photo taken on one

of these dates, please let me know because we have other options available. We are encouraging 100%

participation of our church family (that includes your family pet if you would like!)

For your convenience, all photography and portrait viewing will take place at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. You

will have a variety of poses taken, and Lifetouch never charges a sitting fee! One pose will be selected for the

directory. In addition to your complimentary 8xl0, you then will have the opportunity to purchase additional portraits

on the day of your portrait session. Pricing brochures will be available the day of photography, as well as on

Sunday morning at church.

You also have the opportunity to invite your extended family and have portraits made with everyone together. Just

schedule together and add additional time slots for each of your extended family units. Each family unit will be

photographed and receive their own complimentary 8x10 portrait. Lifetouch will then photograph generational

poses with everyone together, grandparents and grandchildren, or any special poses you would like to have. The

additional photos will not be included in our directory. Be sure to take advantage of the opportunity to be

professionally photographed. Lifetouch offers so many ways to capture the memories. Your portraits are sure to

become valued family keepsakes... treasured now and for generations to come.

We are looking forward to seeing you in our directory!

P.S. This is a professional portrait session. What you wear has a major influence on how satisfied you will be with your

portraits. Watch for your Portrait Sitting Guide, available at the sign-up table, with tips on how to prepare for your

session. We also ask that you allow one hour during which time you will check-in, be photographed and select your

portraits.

And, if you have not yet been contacted about making sure we have updated contact info for you in the directory, let me

know so I can make sure your info is accurate.

If you have any questions, please call or email me.

Garin Haskins / 360-202-7526 / Garinhaskins2002@aol.com

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I request you to pray for favor for the school in Ethiopia. There is a great need for education, but a few leaders in the town of Haik are against the school. There are other obstacles as well. We hope everything will come together so the school can open in September. Bruce was in Ethiopia October – December to help work on setting up the school.

When I joined Bruce in Ethiopia over Christmas break, we were invited to the home of a former Muslim man named Mohammed. Mohammed continues to wear Muslin clothing and his home is set up the same way other Muslim homes are set up.

Twenty years ago Mohammed was an Islamic scholar and teacher. He studied the Koran as well as the Bible so that he could find fault with the Bible. He was so important in the Muslim world, that he was even sent to Pakistan to study Jihad. He returned to Ethiopia and began buying goods and products in Dubai. He brought the products back into Ethiopia to sell. Mohammed always paid the custom agents with a bribe so he would be allowed to bring the products back into Ethiopia. It was at this time that the Lord spoke to him through Deuteronomy 17:17 and John 17:17. He knew the Bible having had studied it to compare it to the Koran. God used this to reveal Himself to Mohammed. The Lord told him that he would lose all of his products, but said “you are Mine.” The next day he lost all of his products just as the Lord had said. After a few other simple events, Mohammed gave his life to Christ.

Other Muslims in the town wanted to kill him. The Synod (church headquarters of the Lutheran Church in Ethiopia) hid him in their compound for one year. Mohammed lost his family, and after a year moved to Addis Ababa (the capital of Ethiopia) because it was safer for him there. Soon after, he moved to Sudan. Since he was fluent in the Arabic language and knew the Koran, he was successful in sharing about the saving power of Jesus to Sudanese Muslims. People knew he was an expert in the Koran and would come to ask him questions. He would use the Koran to point people to Jesus. In fact, 78% of the Koran has connections to the Bible. The Koran speaks of someone who was crucified and this story (along with other portions of the Koran) gave him opportunities to share the truth of Jesus. After several years, he moved back to Ethiopia and continues to share the Gospel. Bruce told him about the significance of numbers in the Bible and that the number 17 represents victory. Mohammed had tears in his eyes as he shared that he had won 17 people to Jesus during 2019, the first year since his return to Ethiopia. Submitted by Pat Brekhus

OUR SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL

UPCOMING REGISTRATION INFORMATION 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR

• Current Preschool Families & OSLC members REGISTRATION starts Monday, March 9th at 10 AM

• Previous OSLP Families may register on Tuesday, March 10th, at 10 am.

• New families may Register on Thursday, March 12th, at 10 A.M.

**There will also be an Open House for new families on Tuesday, March 10th, from 4pm-5pm in the

classrooms**

~ Please bring your registration form (found on our website or in church office) and registration fee (to hold

your spot) to the FELLOWSHIP ROOM located at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. The doors will be

unlocked 15 minutes prior to your set time. Applications will not be accepted before this time. This ensures

that all applications will be processed in the order they were received. If you turn in your application after

your set date please turn into the church office.

~ If you have any questions please email Jaimi McCall at oslpstanwood@gmail.com

2020-21 3-year-old class:

T/Th 9:15am—11:45am Mrs. Hagglund $130

T/F 9:15am—11:45am Mrs. Hagglund $130

4-year-old class:

M/W/F 9:00am—11:30am Mrs. McCall $160

M/W/F 12:30pm—3:00pm Mrs. McCall $160

5-year-old class:

T/Th 9:00am—1:00pm Mrs. Williams $170

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Please Pray for... Greg and Robin Hoover and family in the loss of Greg’s

mother, Joan Hoover; Sandy Schreiner and family; Dave

Matthewson; Ryker, grandson of Paul and Judy Anderson;

Dale Tetlow; Beverley Klatt; Robin Erickson; Shary

Richards; Lina Richert; Shannah and Dave Rodenberger;

Cindy and Ron Taggart-Deffinbaugh; Doug Celeen (husband

of Beverly Celeen); Audrey Austin (mother of Dave Austin);

Karen Van Lier; Ray Cresap; Linda Thomsen; Gary Aldinger; Jon

Stoneman; Angela Libengood; Mario Mendez; Marylee Sams; Jane King;

Judy Anderson; Deedee Jensen; Richard Kittleson; Lois DeBoer; Paul

Walderhaug; Diana Wallin; Mike Olson; Annabelle & Grace Birkestol;

Carol Jensen; Marlene Schuster; Ingeborg Paul; Arlene McKellar; Pr. Jerry

Hefty; Dan Erps (son of Leilani Erps); Herb (grandfather of Tina Wallen);

Shane Celeen (son of Beverly Celeen); Carl Turner; Lynne Eide’s mother;

Gretchen Orsland; Rick Belk (friend of Ron & Irene Nelson); Bob Donoho

(father of Joyce Zeigen); Barbara Rockwood; Kent Fosnes (son of Sue);

Denise Congers (niece of Del & Ardis Larson); Jim Woodward (nephew of

Charlie & Candyce Sylling); Nicholas and Concetta (son & daughter-in-law

of Mike Brady); Abby & Karlee (granddaughters of Lorri DeFelice); David

Waltier (friend of Jon & Jane King); Sue Reiter, Hailey Dolmseth & Joyce

Williams (friends of Cindy Chester); Pat Hayenga (friend of Dee Jonson);

Paul Ringstad (brother of Judy Anderson); Ray and Sandy Erps

Pastor Mark, OSLC Staff and Preschool, Our Saviour’s Lutheran

Congregation, Homeless, Armed Forces, Josephine and Warm Beach

residents, Government and Community Leaders

Please help us keep our prayer list current

by contacting the office with updates.

Scripture Texts

To better prepare for worship:

March 1, 2020

First Sunday in Lent

Genesis 3:1-21

Psalm 32:1-7

Romans 5:12-19

Matthew 4:1-11

March 8, 2929

Second Sunday in Lent

Genesis 12:1-9

Psalm 121

Romans 4:1-8, 13-17

John 3:1-17

March 15, 2020

Third Sunday in Lent

Exodus 17:1-7

Psalm 95:1-9

Romans 5:1-8

John 4:5-26, (27-30, 39-42)

March 22, 2020

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Isaiah 42:14-21

Psalm 142

Ephesians 5:8-14

John 9:1-41

March 29, 2020

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Psalm 130

Romans 8:1-11

John 11:1-45 (46-53)

Altar Flowers in Lent

Throughout the month of March, altar flowers will be absent. The stands on either side of the altar are left bare

on purpose, as we center our attention on Christ and His final journey to the cross. Flowers will return on

Easter Sunday when we celebrate Christ’s resurrection and the promise of eternal life.

The Flower Chart is newly framed and hung in the narthex above the guest book. You are invited

to sign up to donate flowers in celebration of special occasions or in honor of loved ones. Because

we are completely dependent on contributions from the congregation for altar flowers, a donation

of $30.00 is appreciated and may be put in the offering plate.

Flowers are arranged by Candyce Sylling, Candace Spong and Lina Richert.

When a new baby is welcomed into our congregation, a rose is placed on the altar to honor the

occasion.

If you know of someone who has recently had a birth in their family, please let the office know!

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FELLOWSHIP REMODEL CELEBRATION

What a day of celebration‒‒at the January Congregation Meeting, we had an opportunity to celebrate the remodel. Many folks were thanked for their contribution of time and talent (see list below), but the biggest thank you has to go to YOU, the members of the congregation, who stepped up and endorsed the remodel and provided the funds that made it happen. Without that support, we couldn’t have started on the journey…Thank you for the initial gifts and those that are ongoing!!

The following members were recognized as having contributed hours of planning, as well as hours of labor toward the remodel project: Marv Hansen who led the process, Nate Schwartz who oversaw the sound system, and those responsible for plans, finance, design, media/sound, stone wall, electrical finishes, concrete slab, beam touchup, and kitchen coordination: Jon Stoneman, John Holmes, Jim Neher, Carol Curtis, Jaimi McCall, Jerry Crowfoot, Ken Christoferson, Annette Bowden, Sheri Durham, Linda Hammer, Karim Khoury, Dee Jonson, Ramona Snowden, Barb Sickler, Lina Richert, Dewayne Libengood, Steve Dams, Ed Snowden, Duane Holtmann, Bob Hansen, Erik Christoferson, Rose King, Bruce Richert, Linda Haskins, and Barb Christoferson.

There was also a crew that moved everything out and back in again, including the kitchen. That crew included: Jerry Crofoot, Duane Holtmann, Marv Hansen, Ric Williams, Garrett Williams, Rich Huyler, Bob Hansen, Charlie Sylling, Bruce Richert, Barb Christoferson, Linda Haskins, Candyce Sylling, Carol Curtis, Martha Huyler, Barb Tetlow, Dale Tetlow, Donna Cook, and Sheri Durham.

In addition, there were two separate gifts that were above and beyond the budgeted plan. The beautiful back-lit cross was designed and commissioned by Barb Sickler as a memorial gift in memory of Jim Sickler, who was a very active member of our congregation prior to his death. To provide the striking backdrop for the cross, there was an anonymous gift to cover the cost of the stonework.

So many members and friends of the congregation were involved from the beginning to the end—providing prayers, funds, and labor. Thank you all!!