Our Savior Lutheran Church

PORTALS OF PRAYER: The next quarterly Portals of Prayer are available now, thanks to a gift from a generous member who has provided copies of Portals of Prayer for each family of the congregation.  Please only take one per family so that every family may have a copy. They are available in the church narthex. If you cannot locate a copy, please contact the church office. 

JANUARY FOOD PANTRY COLLECTIONS: The pantry collection for this month will be going to Redeemer’s Food Pantry, our sister congregation.

NEW CHRISTCARE GROUP: A new ChristCare group is forming for moms and daughters (in the 6th - 8th grade). The initial meeting will be on Saturday, January 9 at 2 PM in the church lobby. Contact Dana Netherton at 451-5474 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with questions.

BIBLE STUDY FOR 20 SOMETHINGS:  Pastor Fausel will be leading a Bible Study for those in their twenties on Sunday Mornings.  Those interested should gather today in the church lobby.

BIBLE STUDY FOR WOMEN:  If you plan to attend the Bible study with Amy Mittlestat, Traveling Light: Releasing the Burden You Were Never Meant to Bear, in January, please sign-up on the church lobby bulletin board so enough materials may be ordered.  Children are welcomed at this class. Please contact Amy with any questions at 1-269-275-3479.

EXPERIENCING GOD STUDY:  Begins this Tuesday, January 5 from 7-8:30 PM. This is a13-week Bible Study for members who would like to take the class for the first time or for those who would like to repeat the process.  Please sign up on the church bulletin board if you plan to attend and if you are in need of childcare. 

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS:  Additional Entertainment Books are available in the church office for $20/book.  Make checks payable to LWML.

DINING OUT TOGETHER: We will gather at Joe’s O. K. Bayou on January 16 at 6 PM.  Please sign up on the church bulletin board by January 13, so that accurate reservations may be made. For more information, contact Billie Detroy 905-4834.

PRAYS ASKED, PRAYERS ANSWERED (PAPA’S) CORNER: This is a regular feature in the monthly newsletter, which is intended to be an opportunity for us to share our prayer experiences with each other; to encourage each other with ways that we have been able to incorporate prayer into our daily lives and to give God the glory for prayers answered. If you have a story about how prayer has affected your life, please contact Sheila Hildebrandt, 244-2941or the church office so that we may encourage one another in God’s love and His faithfulness to His promises.  The invitation to pray is a gift from God, and His answers are an opportunity for us to share how God is at work in our lives.

PRAISE TEAM: Schedules are being put together for the beginning of 2010.  If you are interested in participating, please contact Scott Kamman, 254-1308.

OSLS AUCTION:  The annual TASTE OF OUR SAVIOR Auction is scheduled for March 6.  Remember to save this date. If you or someone you know is able to donate an item for the auction, please contact Tracy Hannon.

COMBINED SERVICE AND CONGREGATIONAL MEETING AND POTLUCK:  Mark your calendars now for the next congregational on January 24, 2010.  Sunday School and Bible Study will be held at 9 AM with the worship service at 10 AM, which is followed by the congregational meeting and potluck meal.

SAY “YES” OR ‘NO”: a parenting program to help parents raise children who will become happy, self-reliant adults begins Sunday, January 10, in the 8th grade classroom.  Principal Brieschke will lead the exploration of the first topic, “The Need for Self-Discipline” beginning at 10 AM.  Parents of infants through high school aged are invited to attend.

C2P2 CHRISTCARE GROUP: Will meet Friday, January 8 at 6 PM.  Anyone who is interested in participating is welcomed.  Please contact Scott Kamman, 254-1308. 

ADULT CHOIR AND HANDBELL REHEARSALS: will resume on Thursday, January 14.  We will be starting the year with new music.  If you are interested in becoming a member, now is an excellent time!  Handbells start at 6:30 PM and Choir starts at 7:30 PM..  Talk to Scott Kamman, 254-1308, if you have questions.

OSLS HANDBELL CHOIR:  The school handbell choirs will resume rehearsal on January 12 and 13.