Yard Sale!
OSELC’s annual church yard sale is Saturday, June 20.
Items are being sought for donations, and volunteers will be needed to help sort items.
Typically more than $1,000 is raised through the yard sale, which helps support the ministries of the church in the community.
The yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. In the church’s fellowship area.
Game Night!
OSELC will hold its monthly game night ths coming Saturday, May 30, starting at 5:30 p.m.
All are invited for this free get together and food will be provided.
Games will be available…or you can bring your favorite board or card gsme.
Join us Saturday for a good time of good fellowship and good food!
Crop Walk
OSELC will be one of many Sunnyside churches participating in the 11th annual Crop Walk on Saturday, March 21, at 9 a.m. at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School.
The annual fundraising event is a way to bring attention to the issue of world hunger.
A fourth of the money raised during the local hunger walk will be donated to area food banks. The remainder will be donated to the Church World Service, a partnership of 37 different Christian denominations working around the world to provide disaster relief, fight hunger, provide clean and safe water and foster self-development.
Baptism and a bake sale
A full day is planned this coming Sunday, Feb. 22, as a baptism will be held during the 10 a.m. worship service at Our Saviour’s.
Immediately after worship, a bake sale will be held as a fundraiser for the ministries of our ladies’ group, WELCA.
Come to celebrate new birth…and stay to share in some home-baked goodies!
Lenten services and suppers
Our Saviour’s will begin offering midweek Lenten services each Wednesday in Lent starting on Feb. 25.
The evening will begin with a supper of soup and bread at 6 p.m., followed by a worship service at 7 p.m.
All are welcome!
Ash Wednesday
Our Saviour’s is marking the season of Lent starting on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18.
From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 18, OSELC Pastor Katrina Walther will join two other pastors in offering Ashes on the Go outside Sunnyside United Methodist Church on the corner of Edison Avenue and Ninth Street.
At 7 p.m. on Ash Wednesday, OSELC will participate in an ecumenical worship service at Sunnyside Prebyterian Church.
All are welcome!
Taizé Worship Service
Twice in the next six weeks Our Saviour’s Evangelical Lutheran Church will partner with three other Sunnyside churches for Sunday evening Taizé worship services.
The services will be held Sunday, Feb. 8 and March 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 327 E. Edison Ave.
All are welcome!
Taizé worship includes simple repetitive musical lines based on Biblical texts, along with moments of silence for spiritual reflection.
2015 Council
With a busy and fruitful 2014 behind us, Our Saviour’s looks forward to a year of ministry in 2015. To help guide us in this new year, OSELC’s Congregational Council officers for 2015 are President Dan Myers, Vice President Tammie Carr, Exec. Secretary Karen Stephas, Treasurer Laurie Wavrin and Financial Secretary Darlene Anderson.
Pastor Katrina blesses the 2015 council during a recent worship service.
Other council members are Carolyn Knee, Mike Shuttleworth, Amanda Myers, Debra Johnson, Paul Brooks and Cathy Mears.
Thanks to all for their time and efforts!
Object lesson
In keeping with this past Sunday’s theme of baptism, Pastor Katrina had a special presentation for youngsters during the children’s sermon with a hands on lesson about baptism.
OSELC Sunnyside 