July, 2015 - Our Savior`s Lutheran Church
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July, 2015 - Our Savior`s Lutheran Church
Greetings family of Our Savior's! In this email you'll find the latest edition of 'The Crossroads' newsletter. The links below will bring you to some highlights of things happening in the upcoming month at Our Savior's. July 2015 Newsletter Highlights From the Director of Youth Ministry What’s Happening Confirmation Camp Fellowship Outreach Also Included July Calendar Events & Happenings at OSLC July Servant Schedule Greeters, Lectors, Ushers, etc Worship Times 5:30pm - Saturdays 8:00am & 10:30am - Sundays From the Director of Youth Ministry City of Detroit hosts 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering this month This triannual high school event has traveled to a number of different sites, where our youth have experienced the love of Jesus in unique and diverse ways. This month our 16 youth and 3 adult leaders will make their way to the motor city for a life altering week in a city that has seen its’ share of heartache and hard times. The theme of this year’s gathering is RISE UP Together! When the host city was announced three years ago, there were some confused and concerned as to why the ELCA would come to this place. One only has to stop and take a look at the cross of Christ to find your answer. Please read this excerpt from the gathering website which features an article on Why Detroit!” Detroit, the host city for the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering, is a diverse, distinct city with a rich history. The birthplace of the car industry and Motown music, Detroit also played a critical role in the underground railroad and in the industrialization of America. Although the media would have you believe Detroit is on the verge of collapse — its residents know a different story. The city they know, our host city, has faced and continues to face its share of challenges. Yet there is a growing revitalization effort underway, and we believe God is calling us to Detroit for the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering to learn from and serve among our brothers and sisters there. Downtown Detroit, where the two main venues for the Gathering are located, is a hub of vibrancy and activity. With new companies headquartered downtown and more than 11,000 new employees working and living in the city, Detroit is home to many young adults at the beginning of their professional careers. With great architecture, cultural opportunities and winning sports teams, Detroit has much to offer visitors. Continued... Baptisms: Isabella Mae Runde June 14, 2015 Parents: Jesse and Pamela Runde Sponsors: Barbara Sterr and Ricky Nettles Hudson Edward Wolfgram June 21, 2015 Parents: Dustin and Ashley Wolfgram Sponsors: Peter and Melanie Besonen Evelyn Kay Larkins June 28, 2015 Parents: Michael and Michelle Larkins Sponsors: Erin Werner and Matt Larkins ELCA Youth Gathering continued... The Detroit metro area is also the home to several faithful ELCA congregations who are living out their faith in new and exciting ways. Take Grace in Action, for instance. Grace in Action is an ELCA faith community dedicated to reclaiming the mission of the church, being transformed by God and each other and building a more just society for all of God’s people. The ministries at Grace in Action are inspired by the visions and dreams of people in the community: open mic night, citizenship class, prayer group and more. That is just one story from Detroit. Detroit has much to teach us about being a part of what God is up to at this time in our history. The story youth and their adult leaders will hear there, and will proclaim there, is that Jesus endured death for us, and Jesus rose from the grave in fulfillment of God’s plan, to make us worthy in Christ, to write us into a new story in which we are free from our fears of the powers of sin, death and the devil. There are many people in Detroit who know experiences of death, and there are many Lutherans, and brothers and sisters from partner communions who stand alongside the citizens of Detroit with the cross, proclaiming healing and wholeness in the midst of the death and despair. God is calling us to bear witness to their story, and to his creative and redeeming story of death and resurrection. We will gather in Detroit in July 2015 to be inspired, encouraged, strengthened, connected and sent out to do God’s work in the world. Financial Progress Report Month of May, 2015 General Fund: Giving: $42,772.82 Expenses: $41,889.24 Net Cash Flow: $883.58 YTD Cash Flow: ($20,888.93) Building Fund: Giving: $7043.50 Expenses: $8294.00 YTD Cash Flow: ($5760.41) How can you join us on this journey? Quite a few of you already have. By purchasing a pizza or two, buying stock in our youth, or an America’s Best Gift card, you have helped financially support our young people. Another way you can join us on this journey is by checking out the night time gatherings at Ford Field by viewing a “live stream” webcast. During the gathering, July 15-19 visit www.elca.org/gathering and look for “Watch this” to view. Look for a link off of our facebook page as well. Finally, you can join us on this journey through your prayers. Please keep us in your prayers, from our bus trip over there, to our day of service in the community, as we meet new friends and companions and as we experience the love and grace of Jesus during the week. Our group includes youth: Katie Austin, Logan Budack, Holden Buie, Matt Hale, Jill Heiser, Ashley Holland, Hannah Holland, Rachel Jorgensen, Jenny Kling, Olivia Krahn-Bockhop, Kaden Lux, Katrina Mittelstadt, Natalie Shema, Nathan Smith, Gabriela Strobel, and Ashley Weber. Adult leaders include Timara Budack, Kim Smith and myself. Thank you for your love and prayers over the past year. We look forward to sharing our stories with you at the church picnic on July 26th. Peace by your journey, Brett Join Us in Welcoming Senior Pastor Tim Hansen Our new Senior Pastor, Rev. Timothy Hansen will be joining us on August 1st. On August 9th, Rev. Steve Kottke Assistant to the Bishop will be with us for both the 8 am and 10:30 am services to preside at Pastor Tim’s Installation. Please join us in welcoming Pastor Tim and Brett’s Last Sunday at Our Savior’s will be July 26 celebrating the beginning of our Saying Farewell is never easy. Maybe an outdoor worship service and shared ministry. picnic fun will make it a tad easier. On Sunday, July 26th, we will gather at Wetmore Park on North Street for an outdoor worship service 2015-2016 OSLC Sunday followed by a picnic lunch at noon. Everyone is invited! Family fun in the park with Brett is just what the doctor ordered! School Sunday school signup for the fall is now available on the OSLC website. You will find a sign up sheet to print out through the link below, please turn in your sheets to the church office. Thank you. http://www.oslcelca.org/sitebuilderco ntent/sitebuilderfiles/2015_2016_su nday_school_registration.pdf The church will do the grilling and you may sign up to bring a dish to pass, desserts, snacks, etc. to share. It helps if you sign up in the narthex or here (http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b4aaea729a02oslc). Also, please bring chairs with you and any additional games you might want to play as well. Join Us in Saying Thanks to Brett We know that Brett’s ministry among us has meant so much to so many. Please join us in saying Thank You! Your prayers and words of appreciation will mean a lot to Brett as he begins his new call in Oshkosh. Also, you can show your appreciation with a gift of money which will be presented to Brett at the picnic. Any monetary contribution that will be included in the church gift needs to be in the church office no later than Sunday, July 19. Please Register Soon for VBS This August, Our Savior's will be partnering with Bristol Lutheran Church for a fantastic vacation bible school experience. Counselors from Sugar Creek Bible Camp will be leading this "day camp" for our kids. The combined VBS will be August 3-6, from 9am-4pm. We are even offering "before care" so you can drop your kids off as early as 8am. And it's financially as reasonable as last year's morning only VBS thanks to our churches working together. Because of the increased hours, day camp is for kids entering 1st through 5th grade. It's important to save your spot and register early because we must cap the registration at 70 children. The information sheet/early registration form is located on the ministry opportunity table. Please pick up yours today. As always, kids are encouraged to share this opportunity with their friends. If you are interested in volunteering or housing a college-age counselor, please sign up on the ministry opportunity table. REMINDER!!! July 12 HuMaN HuNgRy HiPpO. RIOT Senior High & Choas Middle School Youth Bring your friends to church on Sunday, July 12 for Brett’s last youth group. We are going out with a bang, as he has put together a life-sized game of the classic board game “Hungry Hungry Hippos.” Chaos youth meet from 1-3pm and RIOT from 3-5pm. Sign up on the youth table by the office area or see Brett with questions. Youth Ministry Confirmation Camp Six middle school youth and Brett attended a week-long confirmation camp at Pine Lake back in June. The group held bible studies, with the theme “A Love that never ends,” centered on our relationship with God and how God connects to us and connects us with one another. Our youth experienced a camp out in the woods, went swimming, learned new camp songs, created in arts and crafts and more. This program is a great way to build fellowship and experience Christ in a new and exciting way. If you are interested in camping ministry, which offers the camp experience for all ages, please see a brochure on the youth and family table or visit www.crosswayscamps.org. Book Club Reads Ordinary Grace The book club meets on Tuesday, August 4 at 7:00pm. The book for August is Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. Please see the Ministry table for information on the upcoming books. September’s book will be Olive Kitteridge by Elisabeth Strout. For meeting location and information contact Jan Gaddis @ 834-3231 Fellowship Creative Connections Craft Night Come enjoy an evening of fellowship and crafts Friday, July 24 6-9 pm. We'll meet in the chapel and you are welcome to bring your own projects to work on. And bring your friends. All are welcome! Eat Boldly at Club 60 All are invited to dinner at Club 60 located at 2164 State Hwy. 60 Columbus, WI on Friday, July 3, 2015 at 7:00pm. Join us for this fun fellowship outing and invite your friends! Don’t Forget “Dinner and a Movie” This month our Dinner and a Movie selection will be “Still Alice”, based on the novel by Lisa Genova. Julianne Moore gives a gripping performance of Alice Howland, a happily married woman with three grown children and a renowned linguistics professor. When Alice starts to forget words, she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease. Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring. We share a potluck meal at 6:30 and enjoy the movie afterwards. Mark your calendar for Thursday, July 9 at 6:30. Bring a dish to pass. Invite a friend. It will help us plan if you sign up on the ministry opportunity table or email [email protected]. This Month it’s a Novel Join the Spirited Book Club to discuss the only novel written by Marcus Borg, Putting Away Childish Things: A Tale of Modern Faith. This book is an engaging way for readers to learn about the important issues dividing Christians today. Along the way, we join with the characters to ask the hard questions such as what does the Bible really teach? Who is Jesus? What is the nature of faith today? This is a story that promises to leave us different in the end than when we started, as we learn how even in the twenty-first century, God works in mysterious ways. In this story, we meet Kate—a popular religion professor at a liberal arts college in a small Midwestern town who thinks her life is right on track. She loves her job, is happy with her personal and spiritual life, and her guilty pleasure consists of passing her afternoons at the local pub with a pint of Guinness and a cigarette. Life is good. Kate is up for tenure when it all starts to go wrong. You can find this book on your own for your e-reader, get yourself a library copy or buy it from Amazon. We will meet on Thursday, July 2 at 6:30 pm. Please sign up on the ministry opportunity table or email your desire to read to [email protected]. Location is yet to be determined. Watch for details in the Sabbath Crossroads. Outreachh Prayer Shawl Ministry a Blessing to Many Did you know that we have a prayer shawl ministry that is steeped in prayer from beginning to end. Our knitters begin the process by knitting or crocheting a shawl. These knitters pray for the recipient of the shawl with every knit or purl stitch. Then the prayer team, when a recipient has been identified, prays over the shawl praying for healing and a warm reception of the shawl. The prayers continue when the recipient receives the shawl and may then pray on their own when wrapped in its warmth. It’s a ministry immersed in prayer. At this time, we would love to increase the shawls we give away. If you are interested in this ministry and have this talent to share, please see Pastor Krahn. (We even have yarn for more shawls.) Our Savior's is a member of the American Red Cross One-A-Week Blood Donor Club with an annual goal of giving a minimum of 52 blood donations a year. Prayer Requests & Hospital Notification Remember to sign the One-A-Week Do you have a prayer request or hospital notification you would like to binder for our club # 80 after you pass along? You can share your requests with the Communications donate. Year to date total is:58 Secretary at [email protected], or Pastor Krahn at [email protected] or call the church office. When you submit Visit redcrossblood.org/makeprayer requests, they are sent to the Our Savior’s Prayer Chain via donation for more info on donating email/phone and are added to the prayers during weekend worship. or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. If you would like your request to remain confidential to a pastor, or On behalf of Our Savior’s—thank would not like it shared with the Prayer Chain or included in worship you for your donations. Call to prayers, please note your wishes in your request. schedule your appointment today! Our contributors for May include: Agrace to Offer Orientation for Prospective Hal Sommer, Mark Westerveld, Volunteers in July William brown, Breta Saganski, Yvonne Wilhelmi, Diane Williamson, In July, Agrace will offer volunteer orientation opportunities for those interested in making a difference in the lives of others. An orientation Jeff Meyers, Dan Williamson and session will be held Monday, July 13, from 8am to noon and Jim Sensenbrenner. Wednesday, July 29, from 5pm to 9pm at Agrace’s Madison campus, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway. Prior to attending orientation, prospective volunteers will complete an application and an interview process with Agrace’s Volunteer Services staff to identify the volunteer’s skills and interests. Call (608) 327-7163 to begin the pre-orientation process. Agrace to Offer Grief Support Opportunities in July In July, Agrace will offer grief support opportunities that are open to the public and provided without charge. All groups are held at Agrace, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison. Bridges Grief Support Group This ongoing, weekly grief support group is for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one. Registration is not required. Evening: Tuesdays from 6pm to 7:30pm Morning: Wednesdays from 9:30am to 11am For details on all Agrace grief support groups, visit agrace.org. Outreachh Home Bound Visits Do you know of a congregation member who would appreciate a home visit. If so, contact Brandy at the church office (837-3111) or [email protected] with the name and number of the member to include on our home visits lists. Join the “Our Savior’s Team” Relay for Life Cancer Walk is on July 17,2015 and the place to meet is Cardinal Height Middle School Track. The sign up sheet if you are interested in the event is on the Ministry Opportunity Table. Please contact Kim Olander at 608-220-1903 or Gail Lewis at 608-837-8088 for more information. Staff at Our Savior’s Pastor Rev. Julie A. Krahn Cell: (608) 577-9608 [email protected] Director of Youth & Family Ministry Brett Christensen, AIM Cell: (608) 843-9953 [email protected] Administrative Secretary Brandy Foulkes [email protected] Communications Secretary Peggy Bjugstad [email protected] Finance Secretary Bonnie Shema [email protected] Director of Music, Organist John Krueger Cell: (608) 249-0679 Director of Adult Choirs Mark Lehnowsky Director of Chancel Ringers Angie Schmidt Director of Youth & Alleluia Choirs Judy and Breta Saganski Congregational Council Director of Cherub Choir Kim Olander Nursery Coordinator Lisa Lee [email protected] Wedding Coordinators Patricia McFadden, Brandy Foulkes Accompanists Alex Bandli, Diane Padrutt Custodian Lonnie Konsella Church Office Phone (608)837-3111 www.oslc-elca.org President: Steve Olson Education: Rosalynn Rudd Property: Wayne Engelbrecht Vice President: Kela Feldman Evangelism: Vicki Hanrahan Public Relations: Katie Jo Borga Secretary: Dean Sommer Fellowship: Gretchann Dalgaard Stewardship: Paul Thurston Treasurer: Barb Polishinski Finance: Linda Frautschy Church in Society: Dawn Bradley Lay Ministry: Peggy Schaub Youth & Family: Garth Jorgensen July 2015 Newsletter 550 Lincoln Drive, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 53590-1399 Phone (608)837-3111 Fax (608)837-9378 Web www.oslc-elca.org Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm www.Facebook.com/OurSaviors Worship 5:30pm Saturday 8:00am & 10:30am Sunday Sunday School 9:15am & 10:30am Sunday OSLC Offerings Online Visit www.oslc-elca.org or scan this code with your smartphone for instructions to give your offering online! The Crossroads is the official monthly publication of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, July 2015 edition, Volume 10, Issue 7 Membership is voluntary; we are located at 550 Lincoln Drive, Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1300, (608)837-3111 Insert Tab here Insert Tab here Return Service Requested 550 Lincoln Drive Sun Prairie, WI 53590 Sun Prairie, WI Permit No. 58 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church PAID Non-Profit Org. US Postage