THE GREEN SHEET
Welcome to Our Savior
Lutheran Ministries
Church
Office Hours:
Christian Education
Join us at
˜ Heart to Heart is a Bible study and
informal Worship time held in the Sanctuary.
The leader today is Steve Christopher.
The topic: Instructions for
Really Living.
●
Young Adult Bible Class
meets in Room 9. Anyone ages 18 -
30ish welcome. Lauren Bortnem leads the
class.
˜
The High School Youth
meet in the Youth Room. Youth Director
Brett Bortnem leads the class.
˜ The Junior High School
Class
[grades 7 and 8] meets in Room 10.
Jeff Greenhagen leads the class.
˜
The 5th and 6th
graders meet in Room 12 on September
18.
˜
Sunday School meet in Building D – Ages 2 through 4th grade – on
September 18 for Fall Opening
Join us
for daytime and evening Bible studies, devotionals, and fellowship
ADULTS
Monday Morning Bible Study This
Bible Study group will meet September
12, at
Wednesday Morning
Senior Group: This Senior Adult Bible Study
group will meet September 7 in the
Family Room with a study of Romans.
Women’s
Bible Study Group usually meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday night of each month
at
Senior Adults’ Fellowship This
Senior group meets on the second Wednesday
of each month in the Recreation Hall, 1685 Portola, from
Men’s
Friday Morning Breakfast Bible Study –
YOUNG ADULTS
Dinner and Bible study at the Bortnem’s on Tuesday, September 6 at
CONNECT
Student Ministries [Sr. Hi Youth]
Join us on Thursday, September 8, at
CRASH Jr. High Ministries
On Friday, September 16,
YOUTH
K.F.C. = Kids for Christ
– Youth in grades 5
& 6.
Fellowship, singing, Bible study, and games. Join us
on Friday, September 9, from
Wear
comfortable shoes and bring your Bible.
The B-Team for 3rd and 4th
grade youth – Bible study, singing, games, snack, and
fellowship. Join us on Friday, September 16, from
Friends
are welcome. Bring your Bible and wear
comfortable shoes.
Q.
What did God do after he created the world?
a] He went out for pizza because he didn’t want
to cook
b]
He told Adam and Eve and all the animals to enjoy the
creation
c] He rested from all his
work and blessed the seventh day
d] He got caught up on all His emails
A.
Check out Genesis 2:2-3
Health & Hospitality
Members of Our Savior family, please call the
church office – 447-1246, ext. 259 or 230, if you would like to request:
3
♥ a visit ♥ prayers ♥ help
♥ inform
the office about upcoming
surgery or treatment
In Our Thoughts and Prayers
Health: Pat Guntrum
In Our Armed Forces: Trisha Tewes
Eryn Parks
For
Comfort: The church office received news this week
from Jim and Terry Anderson (former members of OSLM) that Terry’s grandmother,
Bertha Wilt, passed away on August 31st . Funeral services were held yesterday,
September 3rd, in
Because of the cost (over $100 a
month) of mailing the newsletter, beginning with the September issue, it will
not be mailed (except to the homebound).
The Vineyard can be accessed
online at www.oslm.net.
For those
who do not have access to the internet, there will be copies available in the
back of the sanctuary and in the narthex.
LCMS World Relief and Human Care is taking initial action to respond to emergency needs following
the impact of Hurricane Katrina on August 29.
If you wish to make a monetary donation you may use one of the following
methods:
**To donate
to LCMS World Relief online, go to www.lcms.org
**To donate
through Our Savior, make check payable to Our Savior Lutheran Church and mark
it “Lutheran
World Relief – Hurricanes”
**To donate
by mail, please send your gift to: LCMS
World Relief and Human Care,
**To donate
by phone call the LCMS World Relief credit card gift line at 1-888-930-4438
Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans is pledging $1 million to aid victims of Hurricane
Katrina. Thrivent
Financial member gifts to benefit survivors will be supplemented $1 for every
$2 given to one of four eligible disaster relief organizations, up to $300 in
added funding per member. If you are a Thrivent Financial member, simply complete the Thrivent Financial Hurricane Katrina Response Form found at
www.thrivent.com/fraternal/katrina.html
or obtain a form in the church office.
You may have noticed . . .
We have
given new names to our Jr. High and Sr. High Ministries. When you see…
CONNECT Student
Ministries, it means High School age students.
CRASH Jr. High Ministries, it means Jr. High age students.
Blood
pressure monitoring in the Family Room after the
Our Savior Lutheran Men’s Team has a game at
The Co-ed
Team plays on September 9 at
Communion Bread: It is time to sign up to bake communion
bread. Bakers are assigned 3 weeks sometime during the year to
bake. Full instructions are
provided. For questions and sign-up (new
and returning bakers) contact Rita Ryno at 447-1246, ext. 224.
We are still in need of Sunday school teachers to
job share in the 1st / 2nd grade class and the 3rd
/ 4th grade class. Please
prayerfully consider whether you could serve in this way. Call our Sunday School Superintendents, Jill
and Rob Santos, if you would like to help.
The
Diners’
Club is starting up again with a tropical potluck
picnic at the Swift home on Saturday,
September 24, at
Diners’ Club is a monthly dinner gathering in the
homes of members and friends for the purpose of fun and Christian fellowship.
Singers and ringers needed!
All of the musical groups at Our Savior will start
up either this week or next week. Please
check the weekly calendar in this green sheet or the monthly calendar at
oslm.net for a complete schedule. Call
Christa Even at 447-1246, ext. 231, if you have questions.
Workshop for Beginning Ringers: If you have never rung bells
before, but would like to give it a try, meet Christa Even in the sanctuary
next Saturday morning, September 10, from
Time
for the Men’s Retreat! – at Redwood Christian Park in the
This year’s theme is “The Ministry of Encouragement,” based on Hebrews 10:23-25. Our main speaker is Pete Feigal. He will share his story with us of how God
and fellow Christians have been a vital force of support in his life. You will be inspired!
Cost
is $135 for “cabin” accommodations. This includes five meals and all related
program costs.
There will also be an optional Golf Tournament held
on Friday morning if you would like to participate. Golfing cost is $65 and we can even make up
our own foursomes from Our Savior.
To sign up, please pick up a registration form from
the church office, the table on Sunday morning, or see Steve Christopher. Questions? Give Steve a call in the church office.
OKTOBERFEST
The annual Oktoberfest Golf Tournament and Dinner
are on October 9. You don’t need to golf to enjoy the
dinner.
Sign up in the gym during coffee hour, in the Youth Room during the
week, or online at www.oslm.net/oktoberfest for golf,
dinner, or both. Come out and support our
high school youth’s mission trip to
Enchanted
Mountains Work Camp
CONNECT Student
Ministries is
heading to
When:
Who: Students in High School or those recently
graduated
Why: Our Goal is to Serve God by Serving Others
Cost: $600 – but all students will work to bring
this cost down through fundraising.
Deadline to sign-up is September 16th!!!
How
about a break?
Life rolls on…Your jobs, kids, and activities keep you busy. How about a break? Plan now to take a weekend off, just for the
two of you, to attend a Marriage
Encounter Weekend.
The next Lutheran Marriage
Encounter weekend will be October 21-23 in
Fellowship Bowling League
Our
church has been invited to participate in the “Inter-denominational” Bowling
League at Granada Bowl in
Fellowship
activity will feature churches from our
valley. The league will bowl on
Mondays at
September 12. Teams are five members of adults. No average is needed to bowl. Free
babysitting provided. Interested
persons are asked to call
Dennis Fanucchi at Granada Bowl at 447-5600 or email: DF49er@gobowling.com
This Week At Our Savior
Today, September 4
Monday, September 5
No School
Offices
Closed
Tuesday, September 6
Wednesday, September 7
Thursday, September 8
Friday, September 9
Saturday, September 10
workshop Sanctuary
team
retreat Youth Rm/Gym
Sunday, September 11