2016
After the Children’s Christmas Service on Sunday, December 18, the members of Our Saviour Lutheran Church are gathering for the annual Christmas Potluck Brunch. All are invited. Please bring a dish to pass.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is the legislation that is meant to protect your personal and medical information. Should you head to the hospital or emergency room, HIPAA is meant to regulate what the health care workers from the ambulance EMTs to the doctors and nurses are able to tell…
On December 18, during the divine service at 9:30am, the Sunday School will present some of their memory work in a program entitled, “Jesus! Name of Wondrous Love”. The Bible passages that they will recite and hymn verses that they will sing serve to remind us of the names of our Savior and how those…
The new church year is here! Advent season began on November 27 and will continue until our Christmas Eve Service. This year we are using the first line of that rousing Advent hymn, “Lo, He Come With Clouds Descending”, as our theme. The readings during this season focus our attention on our Lord’s promise to…
What makes a Christmas tree a Christmas tree? Is it the bright-shining lights? The beautiful garland and strings of colorful beads? Maybe it is your favorite ornaments. Many would argue that a Christmas tree just isn’t a Christmas tree until the star is put on the top. Without the star, something is missing. The Christmas…
What a great picnic! Thanks to everyone who helped to put the event together. The weather was great, and Rotary Park was beautiful.
Last week, the pastors of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod met in Bloomington, Minnesota, (near Minneapolis) for its annual General Pastoral Conference for continuing education, worship, synodical news updates and to discuss our teachings. The theme of the devotions was “Meditations on Election”, and all of the readings and hymn selections highlighted the that wondrous, mysterious…
This article was posted on the Pondering Christ blog two years ago by Mr. Matthew Fenn. I would like to thank him for his vigilance and for the insightful article. I have edited the article a bit for this blog. Joyce Meyer was briefly a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in St. Louis, (Lutheran…
A mother asked her daughter what she had learned in Sunday school that morning. The little girl replied, “The teacher told us that one of the reasons God put us in this world is so we can get ready for heaven.” “I think your teacher is correct dear,” the mother said. “Then why aren’t more…
It’s been a long time coming, but the new church directory is printed and assembled with the latest pictures and information available to the church office. You will find a copy in your mailbox in the church entryway; there are also extras if you need more than one copy. The small size makes the…