Our Saviors Lutheran Church

Free OSLC Shopping Bags on Rally Sunday

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:12 +0000

Come to worship on Rally Sunday and receive an OSLC reusable shopping bag! Now you can take Our Savior’s with you wherever you go!

We have enough bags for every 0SLC household. Join us for worship, and take home a bag. Use it when you shop; use it to help you have conversations about OSLC and invite others to see what Our Savior’s is all about!

This project is part of the work of the Membership and Evangelism Team.

Lutheran World Relief School Kits Available August 1st

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:43:13 +0000

As stated on the Lutheran World Relief website, “A school kit may provide the only supplies for children returning to school after the disruption of war. School kits help parents continue their children’s education, even while living in a refugee camp, for example. A school kit may also be used in adult literacy classes.”

On Sunday August 1st, school bags for the kits will be available in the Narthex. Each kit should include the following:

padded or spiral notebooks of ruled paper approximately 8” x10 ½ totaling 150-200 sheets (or three 70 count notebooks – please no loose paper)
one blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well)
one 30 centimeter ruler (or centimeters on one side, inches on the other)
one pencil sharpener
six new, unsharpened #2 pencil w/erasers – secured w/rubber band
one eraser approximately 2 ½ inches long
one box of 16 or 24 count crayons

ALL items should be new. LWR has asked NOT to include items with any religious or military symbols, any items w/reference to the armed forces or anything w/camouflage. LWR and their partners have access to areas of the world others do not because they are impartial humanitarian organizations. Religious or military references could be misinterpreted by the governments of the receiving countries, jeopardizing the delivery to the people who need the items the most. Please return all kits by Sunday, September 26th.

WELCA Meeting August 19th

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:23:09 +0000

WELCA will meet on Thursday, August 19th at 1:30 pm. Dr. Stephen Pearson, Internal Medicine at Franciscan Skemp will have our program. His subject is healthcare, heart attacks, stroke, etc. It should be a very interesting program!

Servers are Vera Wensole, Bev Sanborn, Mildred Kneesel, Martha Sesvold, Charlotte Duresky and Linda Baehr. Contributors are Nance Klapper and Marge Dobbs.

All are welcome!

Tickets Available July 1st for 2010 WCC Fashion Cornucopia

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:05:58 +0000

Plan now on attending the fabulous Women’s Clothes Closet fashion show fundraiser “Fashion Cornucopia” on Saturday October 30th. There will be two shows with the doors opening at 11:00 am and 5:00 pm for the luncheon and dinner shows respectively. Tickets will be available at the church office on July 1st. The cost for the show is $25. The shows will feature fall and winter women and men fashions from local area businesses. Live music will be provided by Josh & Kim Shively and Company and the WCC will be open for tours the day of the show.

Volunteers are still welcomed. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Deb Daehn Zellmer.

Our Saviors to Host “Reconciling in Christ” Pride Table at Pride Fest

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:01:56 +0000

In August, Our Savior’s will be one of the exhibitors at the 9th Annual La Crosse Pride Festival held at the Southside Oktoberfest Grounds. La Crosse Pride seeks to educate, celebrate and embrace diversity and talents of ALL people in the Seven Rivers Region. The purpose of this event it to build bridges and develop a community in which ALL individuals are accepted and treated equally.

If you would like to volunteer at the OSLC table and share in this “bridge building”, please contact the Social Ministry Board.

Dorcas Annual Summer Picnic July 7th

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:45:43 +0000

July means it is picnic time! Dorcas Society annual summer picnic will be Wednesday, July 7th. We take no chances with the weather, so we will gather at 6pm in the Fellowship Hall.

It will be a pot luck (a dish to pass) meal which means plenty of good food to eat. Please bring a white elephant gift in a sack to use for Bingo prizes. Everyone is welcome to join us for a fun evening!

August Book Club Selection: Eat, Pray, Love

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:41:42 +0000

Our book club selection for August is Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert. Copies of this book are available at the public library or you may contact Sandra Hansen to purchase a paperback copy for $11.00. This book has recently been made into a movie starring Julia Roberts, and it may be showing in La Crosse late in August. So instead of a book discussion, we will be going as a group to see the film and all are welcomed to join us!

Since the theaters will not pinpoint a date at this time when the film is to be shown, we cannot yet set a specific date and time. But keep Thursday, August 26th open as that’s the date we will try to attend. Please stay tuned for updates!

July Book Club Selection: Travels with Charley

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:36:54 +0000

The Our Savior’s book club selection for July, Travels with Charley: in Search of America by John Steinbeck, should appeal to all of us armchair travelers. It was written in the 1960’s and is a memoir of Steinbeck’s 3+ month road trip around the country with his dog, Charley, to ‘rediscover’ America. Lots of copies of Travels with Charley are available at the public library. Please join us! Our discussion will be held on Thursday, July 29th at 6:30 P.M.

New Member Sunday is July 25th

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:32:07 +0000

New Member Sunday is approaching! We will receive new members into our fellowship on Sunday July 25th, 2010. Please let Pastor Jolivette and the church office know of your desire to join with our community of faith. The office will get transfer requests as appropriate from your previous congregation and take care of all the paperwork.

We give a special invitation to fiancés, partners and spouses of members to join us in ministry. We look for a large group. Feel free to use the pew card to pass along any intentions or information.

Splash Party June 27th

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:01:06 +0000

It’s that time of year again! Come enjoy a break from the hot summer sun at our annual “Summer Fun” Splash Party. Enjoy slip n’ slide races, a water balloon toss, spray bottle battles or just sit in the sun and enjoy a cool glass of lemonade. The fun will take place after worship on the front church lawn.

All are welcome! Don’t forget your swimsuit.