Youth Chicken-Q Fundraiser on May 21st

The Youth will be holding a Chicken-Q fundraiser on Saturday, May 21st in the church parking lot. Serving will be from 11:00 a.m.— 6:00 p.m. The meal will be $7.50 and include 1/2 chicken, baked beans, potato salad, and dinner roll. We’ll also deliver to your home, business or office with a 10 meal advance order.

Advance tickets can be purchased by calling 782-3468, stopping by the church office or e-mailing the Family and Youth Team. Walk-ins are also welcome! All proceeds will help fund the Youth Mission Trip to Daytona, Florida this summer and other youth programming for 2011.

Thank you for your support!

Book Selection For May & June: The Devil in the White City

The OSLC Book Club will be reading the book, The Devil in the White City : Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America, by Erik Larson in May and June. Kirkus Review describes this book as “a vivid account of the tragedies and triumphs of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the concurrent depravities of America’s first serial killer.”

We are able to get many copies from the public library in a book kit. Our discussion will be held at the end of June. Please join us!

Spring Rummage Sale is May 5th & May 6th

The dates for the WELCA Spring Rummage Sale have been moved to the first week of May because of the Lenten Season. Set up days are Monday – Wednesday (May 2nd – 4th) and the Rummage Sale is Thursday, May 5th, 8 am to 6 pm and Friday, May 6th, 8 am to 1 pm. We will also need help and trucks on Friday after the sale to haul any leftover items. Thank you!

Youth Group Collecting Coke Points For Mission Trip

Any Coke drinkers in your family? If so, the Our Saviors youth who are heading on the mission trip this summer would love your extra My Coke Rewards points! My Coke Rewards points can be redeemed for many items that the kids could use on the trip, including gift cards for meals and possibly even theme park tickets. It could be a great way for the youth to save a little money. My Coke Rewards codes can be found on participating Coke products (under caps, inside 12-packs, and on multi-pack wraps), and can be dropped off in the marked box at the Welcome Center. Thank you!

Palm Sunday Breakfast is Sunday, April 17th

On Sunday, April 17th, the Our Savior’s Youth will be hosting their annual Palm Sunday Breakfast fundraiser from 8:00-9:00 a.m. and 10:00-11:00 a.m. This year we will be offering an egg bake casserole, sausages, fresh fruit, muffins, scones, juice, milk, and coffee. The cost will be a free will offering, and any funds collected will be used to support youth events throughout the year, including the summer mission trip. All are welcome!

Donations Needed for Annual Youth Palm Sunday Breakfast

Orange juice, sugar-free syrup, milk, chocolate milk, monetary donations for egg bake and sausages are just a few of the needed items for the Palm Sunday Breakfast on Sunday, April 17th. If you are able to help donate these needed items please stop by the sign-up sheets in the Welcome Center.

Please have all donations to the church by Saturday, April 16th, at 10:00 a.m. There will be a labeled “Youth Breakfast” box in the refrigerator and on the counter in the kitchen for donated supplies.

Contact Jessica Zinniel to volunteer to help, donate needed supplies or for more information. Thank you for supporting our youth, and please join us on April 17th!

Book Club Selection For April: Making the Rounds with Oscar

Our April 2011 book selection is Making the Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa, M.D. (225 pages) An otherwise ordinary cat, Oscar has the uncanny ability to sense when people are about to die. Adopted by staff members at Steere House nursing home when he was a kitten, the three-year old cat has presided over the deaths of more than twenty-five nursing home residents thus far. His mere presence at the bedside is viewed by physicians and nursing-home staff as an almost absolute indicator of impending death, considered a blessing because it allows time to notify families that the end is near and because he provides companionship to those who would otherwise have died alone. Dr. Dosa gives us Oscar’s story, using the cat and the stories of several patients to examine end-of life care as it exists today. Heartfelt, inspiring, and sometimes even funny, this book allows listeners into a world that is often misunderstood and rarely seen from the outside.

We have a wonderful group of members who enjoys reading and then coming together for a discussion usually held on the last Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. What makes our discussions so interesting is that each of us looks at the reading through own lens and life experience enabling us to bring a unique viewpoint to the group.

We welcome anyone who would like to become a part of the discussion – even if it is just for that one book that piques your curiosity. Books chosen are available at the public library or you may purchase a copy on your own or through Sandra Hansen. We hope to see you there!

Lenten Services Begin This Week

Our Lenten time of renewal begins this week! Services will be at noon and 7 pm. Lent is a time to be recommitted to the practice of our faith. We renew our spiritual exercising – Bible reading, worship, prayer, giving to others. It is also a time for baptisms and re-committed church memberships. Please join us every week, and bring the children in your life.

A soup supper will also be served in the Fellowship Hall at 6:00 before each evening Lenten Service. All are welcome!

Book Club Selection For March: The Book of Dun Cow

Please join us in March when we will be reading The Book of Dun Cow, by Walter Wangerin Jr. (256 pages). Wangerin’s profound fantasy concerns a time when the sun turned around the earth and the animals could speak, when Chauntecleer the Rooster ruled over a more or less peaceful kingdom. What the animals did not know was that they were the Keepers of Wyrm, monster of evil long imprisoned beneath the earth … and Wyrm, sub terra, was breaking free.

This story of good vs. evil is as relevant today as twenty-five years ago when Walter Wangerin Jr. received the National Book Award for The Book of the Dun Cow. His other books include The Book of God, Ragman and Other Cries of Faith, and Miz Lil and the Chronicles of Grace.

We have a wonderful group of members who enjoy reading and then coming together for a discussion of the book of the month. What makes our discussions so interesting is that each of us looks at the reading through own lens and life experience enabling us to bring a unique viewpoint to the group.We welcome anyone who would like to become a part of the discussion – even if it is just for that one book that piques your curiosity. Books chosen are available at the public library or you may purchase a copy on your own or through Sandra Hansen. Our next meeting is Thursday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!

OSLC Members: Go To Sugar Creek For Half The Price!

Summer Camp and Family Camp registration is now open at Sugar Creek Bible Camp! Brochures are available in the Welcome Center.

“Camperships” are available! Our Church Council has authorized up to1/2 the cost of a week at camp, around $160-170, to help you go to camp as an individual or as a family. Send your registration in to camp with your deposit, be clear that you are a member of Our Savior’s in La Crosse, and we will send our portion of your cost around Memorial Day. This is automatic – you don’t need to ask!

Contact Sugar Creek for a detailed flyer or to register for any event. Happy camping!

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