Please look in the 9:00 a.m. Worship Guide for today’s schedule
Join us for weekday and evening Bible studies, devotionals, and
fellowship
ADULTS
Monday Morning Bible
Study
This Bible
Study group meets on December
Women’s Bible Study Group will meet on the 2nd
and 4th Tuesday night of each month at 7 p.m. in the Christopher
home. The group will resume after the
Christmas season on January 9.
All Young Adults come join us for fellowship during
the month of Advent on Wednesday
evenings at 8 p.m. in Room 11 after the advent worship service. If you would like to be added to the young
adult email list or for more information, please contact Hanna Bronnenberg.
Senior Adults’ Fellowship
This Senior group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of
each month in the Recreation Hall, 1685 Portola, from noon to 2 p.m. For information contact
Lorraine Stamer or Edna Carpenter. The next get-together is Wednesday, December 13.
Friday Morning Men’s Bible Study 6:30 a.m. on December 8 at
Baker’s Square,
continue
our study on “Men of God”
focusing
on David. Remember to bring your Bible!
YOUTH
C.L.I.M.B. [9th - 12th
graders] get together on Thursday, December 7,
on campus.
■ December 21 Christmas party, 7-9
p.m. White elephant gift exchange.
F.I.S.H. [7TH - 8TH
graders] Junior High has a new name – Forever I’m Serving Him (FISH).
● December 15 Christmas party, 7-9 p.m.,
at the Scharnitzke home. White elephant
gift exchange. Please
K.F.C. = Kids for Christ [5th - 6th
graders] Friday, January 5, from
The B-Team, [3rd - 4th
graders] Friday, January 19, from
7-9 p.m. in the gym. Bible study,
singing, games, snack, and fellowship.
Friends are welcome. Wear
comfortable shoes and bring your Bible.
In Our Thoughts and Prayers
Health: Linda Nelson
In Our Armed
Forces: Paul Killian
Jason
Fontenot
EARLY-BIRD COFFEE now available Sunday
mornings from 8:15 – 8:45 a.m.
BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING in the Family Room
after the worship service today.
WANT TO BE AN ANGEL?
Yes, we can all be an angel this
Christmas by participating in the annual Angel
Tree gift program sponsored by the Katrina Committee here at Our
Savior. The tree is in the back of the
church this morning filled with angels.
Please stop by and select an angel of your choice. Then, make the purchases desired; suggestions
and sizes are given on the angel. Return the wrapped gifts to the church
office by December 20. AND, if you want to help deliver gifts,
please indicate your willingness to this rewarding service when you sign up.
You may continue to
bring your NATIVITY SCENES to share with others
this Advent season. There is plenty of
room for more. The crèches are displayed
along the back windows of the sanctuary.
Please identify your nativity scene with your family name so we can
include a name tag. They will be on
display at the first, second, and third Advent services through Sunday,
December 17. You may pick up your set on
Monday, December 18, to take home for your enjoyment.
Join us today in the Gym from 3:00-5:00 p.m. for a FAMILY ADVENT EVENT (geared to families with children ages 2 –
12). We will be frosting cookies, creating Christmas Decorations and hearing
the Christmas story. This
promises to be a wonderful family event helping you get your heart and
mind ready for the Birth of our Savior.
GERMAN ADVENT SERVICE today at 4 p.m.
at
Ladies don’t forget that ADVENT BY CANDLELIGHT is this Tuesday, December 5. Please gather in the sanctuary at 7:00 p.m.
OSLM ADVENT WORSHIP SERVICE Wednesday, December 6, at 7:00 p.m. Grades
ADVENT BOOKLETS are available in the back of the church by the center
doors.
ADVENT/CHRISTMAS
CONCERT on December 10 at 4:00 p.m. All of our grou
The CHRISTIAN READING CLUB meets on Tuesday, December 19, 7:00 p.m. in Room 8.
The book to be discussed will be “The Christmas Quilt: a Novel” by Thomas J. Davis.
WOMEN OF OUR SAVIOR…February 23-25, 2007, is RETREAT WEEKEND, a time when the women of Our Savior will travel to
Santa Cruz to unwind, enjoy the peace and beauty of the ocean, have fun and
fellowship with other women of faith, and spend some time in worship and
prayer. If you’re looking for a break
from the demands of a hectic personal and/or professional life, perha
Connie
Schramm from
This year
we’ll be staying at the Villa Maria del Mar retreat center. You may view the retreat center online at www.villamariadelmar.org. Most of the accommodations will house 2 women
per room, but there are a limited number of single rooms available that will be
given out on a first come, first served basis.
The cost of the weekend is $215 which pays for 2 nights lodging and 6
meals.
To reserve
your spot, look for the reservation table after the service today or call Kathy
Newman. Reservations will be taken throughout December until our limited
space is filled.
MEN OF OUR SAVIOR…
Are you
trying to decide what to get that special woman in your life for
Christmas? How about giving her a
weekend away to unwind, enjoy the peace and beauty of the ocean, have fun and
fellowship with other women of faith, and spend some time in worship and
prayer. If this sounds like the perfect
gift, then sign her up for the Women’s Retreat.
SCHOOL CHAPEL
CrossRoads – Come and Journey. You are all
invited to join us for our weekly chapel
worship on Thursdays at 8:40 a.m. in
the sanctuary.
Q: What angel spoke to Zechariah telling him
that his wife Elizabeth would have a baby?
a)
Michael
b)
Gabriel
c)
Raphael
d)
Hark, the Herald Angel
A: Check out
Concordia
University Ca
Did you know?
Concordia has an ethics club that offers students the opportunity to
learn valuable research and critical-thinking skills and enjoy the excitement
of preparing for competition. The club
recently traveled to Utah Valley State College for a regional competition,
called an ethics bowl. In preparation
for the competition, students spend hours in research to develop arguments
based on national topics. The topics
include real-life ethical situations involving such things as emergency
contraception, national security and violence in entertainment. The team defends its position and is judged
for clarity, focus and thoughtfulness of the arguments. This year the team competed very well, losing
matches by single digits out of 300 points.
“Though the team did not advance to the national competition, the most
important thing is that the students benefited from the competition and had
fun,” stated faculty advisor Dr. Susan Bachman.
“Our scores were very high. They
spoke well. They learned.” Christy Foos, a
junior at Concordia and president of the club, said she uses what she learns in
the ethics bowls in her classes. She is
learning how to speak better and how to analyze real-life situations. “The experience you get through ethics bowl
is invaluable,” she said. “It gives me
an extra perspective.
THIS WEEK
at OUR SAVIOR
Today, December 3
9:00 a.m.
Worship Sanctuary
3:00 p.m.
Advent Family Event Gym
Monday, December 4
9:00 a.m. Willing Hands Campus
9:30 a.m.
Bible Study Brand
home
3:10 p.m.
Glad Chimes Music
Room
6:15 p.m.
Aerobics Room 17
7:00 p.m.
Our Savior Ringers Sanctuary
7:30 p.m.
Men’s basketball Gym
Tuesday, December 5
3:15 p.m. Give Glory Gang (Gr. 1-2) Music Room
3:30 p.m. In His Name (Gr. 6-8) Sanctuary
7:00 p.m. Board of Elders Family Room
7:00 p.m. Advent by Candlelight Gym
Wednesday, December 6
9:10 a.m. Women’s Ensemble Sanctuary
3:15 p.m. Joyful Noise (Gr. 3-5) Music Room
7:00 p.m. Advent worship Sanctuary
8:00 p.m. Brass Rehearsal Sanctuary
8:00 p.m. Young Adults Room
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Thursday, December 7
8:40 a.m. School chapel Sanctuary
3:20 p.m. Alleluia Ringers Sanctuary
7:00 p.m. Our Savior Choir Music Room
7:00 p.m. CLIMB High Sch.
Youth Campus
Friday, December 8
6:30 a.m. Men’s Brkfst.
Bible study Baker’s Square
Saturday, December 9
8:30 a.m.
Concert rehearsal Sanctuary
8:30 a.m.
Decorate for Christmas Sanctuary
Sunday, December 10
9:00 a.m.
Worship Sanctuary
4:00 p.m.
Christmas Concert Sanctuary
►LAY GOVERNING BOARD MINUTES of October 17,
2006, are available in the back of the sanctuary on the triangular table.
►OUR SAVIOR 2006 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES are available in the
church office.
►UPDATES to the current Directory are listed on
sheets located on the triangular shelf in the back of the sanctuary. Please pick one up to add to your
Directory. Updated Nov. 17
►Check out Our
Savior Newsletter, THE VINEYARD,
online at www.oslm.net.
If you would like to receive the
church newsletter via email, please call the church office to give us your
email address or go to our website, www.oslm.net,
click on church, click on Current Events, and click on “The Vineyard
Newsletter.” On that screen
you can sign up for the email newsletter.
For those who do not have access to the internet,
there are copies available in the back of the sanctuary on the triangular shelf
and also on the table in the narthex.
►Copies of
our School Newsletter, THE MANE EVENTS, are available in the
back of the sanctuary on
the triangular shelf.