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.
Red wine & Chocolate
A fundraiser to assist OSELC’s work in the community will be held Sunday, Jan 25. Featured will be a red wine and chocolate event with proceeds designated for the church’s ministry.
Red wine and chocolate will take place after the second part of our congregational business meeting immediately following the morning worship service.
WELCA Meeting
The women of Our Saviour’s will hold their first WELCA meeting of the year at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
The evening of fellowship will include a showing of the movie “By God’s Grace.”
Hymn Sing
Our Saviour’s will hold a hymn sing for the first worship service of 2015.
All are invited to the service full of praise and music, which begins at 10 a.m. On Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015.
Outreach to India
Our Saviour’s is partnering with one of our young people in December to provide help in India. Through working on a senior project to assist an orphange in India, a student from OSELC learned lepers in India have a great need for gauze and antibiotic ointment.
Through the month of December, OSELC is collecting gauze, ointment and/or money ($20) for medical kits to aid a village in India dealing with leprosy. The material or money can be left at OSELC.
For more information or to help, call 837-8055 or 882-1898.
Anticipating Advent
2,000 years later and the arrival of Jesus still fills our hearts with anticipation. Like the shepherds and the wisemen, we also celebrate the Messiah.
Please join us this Advent season in any of the following events set aside for such a time as this:
– Soup suppers/Advent services on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 10 and 17. Soup suppers at 6 p.m., Advent services at 7 p.m. 
– Sign ups underway for purchases of Christmas greens and poinsettias.
– Sunday, Dec. 14, church cleaning for the Advent season.
– Saturday, Dec. 20, decorating OSELC for Christmas.
– Wednesday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve candlelight service @ 7:30 p.m.
– Thursday, Dec. 25, Christmas service @ 10 a.m.
Doubly thankful
On Sunday, Nov. 23, OSELC will share in two opportunities to express gratitude during this season of thanksgiving.
After worship service that morning, WELCA members will host a Thanksgiving luncheon at OSELC.
Then at 6 p.m. that Sunday evening OSELC will participate in the annual community Thanksgiving service at the Sunnyside High School auditorium.
All are welcome to join us that day in sharing the spirit of Thanksgiving!
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