VFW Veteran’s Day Service November 11th

On November 11, 2010, there will be a Veteran’s Day non-denominational prayer service with patriotic music at 10:00 a.m. at Our Savior’s in La Crosse. We will dismiss at 10:30 a.m. and proceed 2 blocks south to Post 52, American Legion. Outside the Legion, there will be a civil ceremony complete with firing squad and Taps. Chili lunch to follow at Post 52. All are welcome!

Sponsored by VFW Post 1530, American Legion Post 52, Korean Vets and Vietnam Era Vets.

Listen To Byron Blackmore’s Recent Concert

As part of Our Savior’s 150th Anniversary celebration, Byron Blackmore returned for an organ recital on September 19th. If you missed the concert or would just like to enjoy it again, use the links below: Read more

New Choices For Thrivent Members

Most of us think of Thrivent Insurance for Lutherans not only as an insurance company, bank and mutual fund broker, but as the source of grants supporting our church and other Lutheran non-profit ventures. Events like our WELCA Rummage sales, our Youth Palm Sunday breakfasts and our Women’s Clothes Closet Fashion Show have received matching funds in recent years from Thrivent. That funding has now come to an end.

Funds are now provided to insurance holders as a give-back of a portion of their premiums. Most Thrivent policy holders should have received a letter with an explanation inviting you to contact Thrivent with your choice for allocation of individual funds. For Our Savior’s to replace the previous grant sources, our Thrivent members will need to contact Thrivent to designate your giving to go to our church. You can do that now.

Go to the Thrivent Website to find a clear explanation of your options, or view the Thrivent Choice Brochure. Of course, you are free not only to choose OSLC, but to give elsewhere to Sugar Creek Bible Camp, a Lutheran College or other Lutheran agencies. Just do it now!

150th Anniversary Kick-Off Celebration September 19th

Join us for Our Savior’s 150th Anniversary kick-off celebration on September 19th! Pastor Libby Howe will be our guest pastor for morning worship, Byron Blackmore will perform an Organ Recital at 4:00 pm. A reception will follow the recital in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome!

Pastor Libby Howe serves as the Director for Evangelical Mission and the Assistant to the Bishop in the La Crosse Area synod of the ELCA. Prior to synod work she served as the pastor of De Soto and Freeman Lutheran Churches in De Soto and Ferryville, Wisconsin from 2002-2009. She attended seminary at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Ohio, her home state. During seminary her field work took her to North Carolina for chaplaincy and Long Island, New York for internship and a residency in transformational ministry that focused on stewardship, evangelism, and youth ministry. These experiences serve her well in her work for the synod as she helps new ministries develop and old ministries stay lively. She loves working with people who are energetic and passionate for Jesus and is delighted to be a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran which she describes as “one of the synod’s most grace-filled, welcoming and generous
congregations.”

Byron L. Blackmore, a Flint, Michigan native, is organist at Crown of Life Lutheran Church, Sun City West, Arizona. In 1997 he moved to Sun City West after 32 years as Organist-Director of Music at Our Savior’s, where his annual organ recitals became a La Crosse tradition. From 1965-1990, he taught applied organ at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. He was Organist-Director of Music at Grace United Methodist Church, Decatur, Illinois, from 1960-1965. Mr. Blackmore received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Michigan State University. His graduate work in organ performance continued at Syracuse University, where he studied with Arthur Poister, and at the University of Illinois as a student of Jerald Hamilton. Byron and Mary Lou Blackmore have three children, Rachel, Joel and Neil.

Synod to Discuss ELCA Genetics Statement

On Sunday, September 26th, the La Crosse Area Synod will discuss the ELCA Social Statement on Genetics at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. The discussion will begin at 6:30 pm and last about two hours. All are welcome to attend.

More information about the genetics study and a draft of the social statement can be found on the ELCA website.

Church in the Park on June 13th

Mark your calendars for “Church in the Park” on Sunday, June 13th, 2010. We will hold our Sunday service in the Riverside Park band shell at 9:00 a.m. Bring your own lawn chair or use the benches (with backs!) at the park. Sunscreen, hats and sunglasses are also good things to remember. Jane and Dave Umnus will be leading us in song along with Mike and Nancy Caucutt.

In the case of questionable weather, please check the church website or the call the church office.

June Book Club Selection: The Help

Our June book is The Help by Kathyrn Stockett. Skeeter returns home to Mississippi from college in 1962 and begins to write stories about the African-American women that are found working in white households, which includes Aibileen, who grieves for the loss of her son while caring for her seventeenth white child, and Minny, Aibileen’s sassy friend, the hired cook for a secretive woman who is new to town. This is a deeply moving novel. It is filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t.

We will meet to discuss both May’s book, The Silenced by James DeVita, and June’s book, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, on Thursday, June 17th at 6:30 p.m.

Free Piano Drawing on June 6th

Our Savior’s has a piano (which doesn’t hold tuning for long) to give away. The piano is currently in the Ulvilden Chapel. There are several parties interested in the piano so a winning name will be drawn from a hat on Sunday, June 6th. The winner is responsible for moving the piano out of the building by Friday, June 11th. If it is not removed, another name will be drawn and the winner notified. Please use the back of a pew (communion) card with your name, address and phone number and the words “piano drawing”. Place the card in the offering plate to enter!

Holy Week Schedule

April 1st (Maundy Thursday)	Noon* & 7:00 p.m.*
April 2nd (Good Friday)	Noon & 7:00 p.m.
April 3rd (Easter)	6:30 a.m.* & 9 a.m*

*Holy Communion Served

Butter Braids On Sale Now

Time for the Spring Butter Braid Sale! The Youth of OSLC will be taking orders for those delicious fruit-filled pastries on March 14th and March 21st. The pastries are $11 each and come in eight mouth-watering flavors:

• Apple
• Bavarian Crème with chocolate icing
• Blueberry & Cream Cheese
• Caramel Roll
• Cherry
• Cinnamon
• Cream Cheese
• Raspberry

Butter Braid delivery will  be on Sunday, March 28th after worship in the Fellowship Hall – just in time for Easter! Check the display in the Fellowship Hall for more information or contact the Family and Youth Team.

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