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June 2019

Messenger

Summer Sunday Worship:

May 26-September 1

9:30 am

The

WORSHIP TIMES

Our Savior’s Shared Journey

“Summer Strong”

“As much

as you

can;

worship!”

Do we even dare declare that it is summer? (The crew working on the

Church Clean-up day May 4th put away the snow shovels and look what happened!) If we do, what then can we do to go into this warm season

with warm hearts? What can we do to continue to strengthen our faith community and our prayer lives and our growth in grace? (pause) Any ideas? (pause) Worship! As much as you can; worship! Don’t take the summer off; worship! Your

lives of grace-filled, cross-and-empty-tomb-shaped love need the re-sources God supplies! It’s like this: Gonna go fishin’? Gotta have gas; Jesus calls us to be fishers of peo-

ple, so worship will strengthen you to do that wherever you go. Gonna go campin’? Gotta have a shelter; Jesus offers us an eternal place to abide (in HIM) good for all seasons. Gonna go travelin’? Gotta have a map; Jesus promises the Holy Spirit it

guide and strengthen us all the time, ‘cause God is good! “But Pastor, we are gone to __________ most every weekend (fill in the blank).” I know. But I also know that there are places near to wherever you will be that followers of Jesus gather to pray and sing and hear God’s Word. Those gatherings may not be familiar, and they may challenge your regular patterns, but Jesus promises to be there (“where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of them…”). Go there.

Pray there; be with other disciples there and come tell me what it was like and help me grow too.

I am going to challenge the notion that you can do this worship thing alone in the woods or the fishing boat. You can meditate on the wonders of God’s creation in solitude (I do that). You can pray alone (I do that too). You can sing by yourself (… Oh alright, I do that too…). The Holy Spirit can guide you individually. But what the Spirit does and what Jesus does

and what your Creator does together in relationship with you and others together in worship together (the multiple “togethers” in this sentence are intentional) is vital to our lives of love. It is really hard to love people if you are not together with them! The love Jesus promises we can do in the power of the Holy Spirit is a verb; active, living, relational. In worship we can together be Summer Strong!

I am on that journey with you!

Pastor Chris

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T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R H.E.R.E Our Savior’s will be the site for a series of Together Here workshops

the 3rd Tuesday of each month beginning on June 18, 6:30 PM—8:30 PM. This workshop series has been organized by the Northeastern Minnesota Synod’s Together Here team with the goal of providing space where people throughout our synod can get to know the stories of those living in our communities. The series creates opportunities to learn and discuss experiences and shared histories in order for us to see each other with the hearts of neighbors rather than through the eyes of strangers. The monthly offerings are described below. These workshops are open to everyone.

June 18: The Blanket Exercise The Blanket Exercise is an interactive experience that raises awareness of the nation-to-nation relation-ship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the United States. The experience is designed to increase knowledge about the laws, policies, and programs used during nation building that have impact-ed Indigenous people’s rights and self-governance by literally walking participants through our shared history with a different perspective. During their experience, participants are provided the opportunity to form a common memory and begin conversation about how we can build intercultural bridges together.

July 16: The Doctrine of Discovery The Doctrine of Discovery documentary is “a story of historical truth, spirituality, and resistance, told on behalf of the original nations and peoples of (America). This doctrine of ancient Christendom (for which the documentary was named), supported by papal edicts, continues to serve as the conceptual foundation of the political and legal system of the United States…” Join us as we watch this 60 minute documentary and engage in guided reflection and dialogue to explore how the Doctrine of Discovery impacts Americans today.

August 20: Boarding Schools The documentary Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools “takes a moving and insightful look into the history, opera-tion, and legacy of the federal Indian Boarding School system…” Join us to watch this 60 minute documentary and engage in guided reflection and dialogue following it.

September: Intergenerational Trauma; Dr. Melissa Walls Melissa L. Walls (Ph.D., Bois Forte and Couchiching First Nations Anishinabe) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biobe-havioral Health and Population Sciences at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus. Dr. Walls is a social scientist committed to collaborative research and has over a decade of experience working with tribal communities in the United States and Can-ada. Her involvement in community-based participatory research (CBPR) projects to date includes mental health epidemiology; cultur-ally-relevant, family-based substance use prevention and mental health promotion programming and evaluation; and examining the im-pact of stress and mental health on diabetes. Dr. Walls’s collaborative work has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Public Health Agency of Canada. Dr. Walls will help participants better understand intergenerational trauma and how it contin-ues to affect members of communities far beyond the initial traumatic event.

October: Lutheran History with American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples Native Nations: Standing Together for Civil Rights is a one-hour documentary produced for and funded by the ELCA that explores the role of the Lutheran church in the American Indian civil rights movement of the 1970s and 1980s. Participants will explore the Lutheran history up to the 1970s, then watch this documentary and engage in guided reflection and dialogue following it.

November: Treaties; Dr. Joseph Bauerkemper Dr. Joseph Bauerkemper's scholarship, outreach, and teaching emphasize politics, literature, governance, and law. Before joining the UMD faculty, he earned his PhD in American Studies from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, enjoyed one year at the University of Illinois as a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in American Indian Studies, and enjoyed two years at UCLA with concurrent appoint-ments as an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the program for the study of Cultures in Transnational Perspective and as a Vis-iting Assistant Professor in the Department of English. Joseph grew up in Austin, Texas and lives in Duluth with his wife Kristen, daughter Eliza, and son Thomas. Dr. Bauerkemper will lead participants in an exploration of treaties, treaty rights and how treaties im-pact us all.

December: Implicit Bias; Dr. Marsha Lue Dr. Marsha S. Lue received her Bachelor's (self-designed, Indian Cultural Studies) and Master's (Counseling) degrees from the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Superior, in 2002 and 2004, respectively. Her Doctorate in Education (Instructional Leadership) was received in 2012 from Argosy University-Twin Cities. Dr. Lue's dissertation focused on underrepresented McNair Scholars. She has been working in higher education since 2005, when she began with the McNair Scholars Program, a federally funded TRiO Program. She currently works at Lake Superior College with the TRIO Student Support Services Program as an Advisor/Coach. Dr. Lue's research interests have been related to various social justice issues, focused primarily on underrepresented college students. Other research interests in-clude current military and Veterans in terms of educational access and retention. Dr. Lue will guide participants through a discussion on implicit bias, exploring what it is, how it impacts our abilities to form meaningful relationship, and its potential impacts on society.

January: The Soul of an Indian Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian is “a deeply personal family film that follows Kate Beane, an urban, Dakota scholar, and her family as they trace the remarkable life of their celebrated relative, Ohiyesa (Charles Eastman), an important author, activist, lecturer and one of the first Native American doctors. Along the way, Beane uncovers uncanny parallels between their lives, though they were born more than 100 years apart” (Vision Maker Media). This documentary provides history of American Indian people through the perspective of Charles Eastman’s life. Join us to watch this 60 minute documentary and engage in guided reflection and dialogue following it.

February: Contextual Lodge; Mr. Kevin Kot Mr. Kevin Kot is a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. He is ordained through the congregational tradition along with his wife, Carol. Together, they lead the ministries of Oshki giizhigimatoogan, New Day Lodge. Oshki giizhigimatoogan is a con-textual Christian ministry that embraces Native American cultural expression and worldview. As part of their work, they strive to build inter-cultural bridges and increase opportunities for Indigenous and non-indigenous Christians to enter into healthy conversations about their shared Christian faith.

March: Getting to Know Our Neighbors Join us to learn about the tribal nations in your region and explore ways to get to know members of these communities.

April: The Traditional Stories and Sites of the Region Join us to learn the traditional stories and about the traditional sites of your region from members of tribal nations in your area.

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Church News

FOOD FOR 5 MEALS - $1.00 The first Sunday of the month is designated as Food Shelf Sunday. Just $1.00 can provide food for 5 meals through the program at 2nd Harvest Food Bank in Duluth. The monetary gifts collected will help both 2nd Harvest and Cloquet Salvation Army. This is a real bargain that every family can take part in. May we share our blessings with those in need. THANK YOU for your continued support. It's greatly appreciated.

Thank you, Katie & Jerry Nisula - Co-chairs May’s Contribution was $389.00

God’s Work Our Hands Our day to join with 6 other area churches and do God’s work help-ing our neighbors will be coming on Sunday September 15, 2019. We collect many personal care, clothing and school supply items that we donate through this project. We decided to start collecting some of these items each month instead of waiting until the summer to collect them. If you are able to help us out, for the month of June we will be collecting baby care items 3 months to 24 months: sleepers, T-shirts, pants, sweatshirts, sweaters, receiv-ing blankets. The summer is a great time to pick up these items at rummage sales. These items can be brought to the church office. Thank you!

Picnic and Worship Service The Fellowship Team is hosting a picnic and worship service on Wednesday June 26

th at Our

Savior’s. If the weather is nice, bring your lawn chairs or blankets as we hope to be outside. We will have this event rain or shine. In case of rain, we will gather in the Fellowship Hall. 5:30-6:30 picnic and fellowship

(hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, potato chips, watermelon)

6:30 informal worship service Ice Cream will be served immediately after the service. There will be a free will dona-tion for the picnic.

Come and join us! Bring the whole family.

June Stewardship

Summertime!! So much fun (sun, swimming, cabins, canoeing, vacations, fishing, playgrounds) to try to pack into just a few short weeks of summer. Unfor-tunately for your church, summertime usually means a drop in donations. However, the need for staff, prayers, visitation, phones, lights etc. does not get any less through the summer months.

How can you help your church community keep those important services functioning at full capacity?

Consider providing sustaining support for your church community. You can have routine donations of whatever amount works for you going to your church through Simply Giving, Pay Pal, or your fa-vorite credit card. Contact the church office for fur-ther information. Another option is to have routine direct donations sent from your bank to the church at whatever amount and frequency works best for you through Simply Giving. With any of these methods you know you are demonstrating your support for the good work your church is doing in your church fami-ly, the Cloquet community and beyond. Thank you!

Dr. Manno – Sunday June 9th Just a quick reminder that Dr. Manno will be visiting and talking at Our Savior’s on Sunday June 9th. There has been some very significant political unrest in Haiti this past year which created unsafe conditions and caused Ministry in Medical Missions to cancel the mobile clinics for this year. However, we have a next trip tentatively scheduled for January 2020. These current conditions have brought some serious challenges to Dr, Manno, his clinic and his patients. Come and hear more about how they are coping and how your support has been helping on June 9th, 9:30 service.

NEW WINE will be performing

GODSPELL Sunday, June 2

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 615 12th Street-Cloquet

9:30—11:30 am There will be an intermission with prayers of

intercession and church offering. Following the performance, there will be coffee and a free will

donation for New Wine in the Narthex.

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Tuition Prices and Schedule for NHCP 2019-2020

Half-day options Tuesday and Thursday from 9-12pm; $80/month

Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-12pm; $110/month Monday-Friday from 9-12pm; $150/month

Full-day options

Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-3pm; $227/month Monday-Friday from 9-3pm; $345/month

CHURCH NEWS

Meets in Triple Rooms 3-4-5 Read and discuss the upcoming Biblical text for Sunday

This group is led by Pastor Chris Please Come Join Us!

Wednesdays 10am-11am

IRA MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITY If you are at least age 70 ½ and are subject to the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) rules re-garding IRA distributions, you have an opportunity to maximize your tax savings! Any RMD amount you request your custodian send DIRECTLY to

Our Savior’s from your account will be a Qualified Charita-ble Distribution, which means it will roll over without tax con-sequences. No need to worry about whether you will item-ize your deductions under the new tax law, the distribution is not included in your income in the first place! We have a form in the office you can use to request the transfer DIRECTLY to Our Savior’s. However, before you do, make sure you consult your financial advisor FIRST. They will be able to determine your eligibility, let you know how much your RMD is for the year, answer your questions and advise you as to whether this transaction makes sense for you. So, pick up a form and contact your financial advisor. This could be a WIN-WIN for both you and your Church!

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Second Harvest Food Distribution

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 3rd Thursday of Every Month

from 10:00am-Noon Come help us REACH out

to our community. Contact Krista Barber

kbarber0303@gmail.com or 218-481-3765 to be added

to the volunteer list

Carlton County Windows Program Thank you to all who donated clothing and supplies to the local sexual assault and abuse victim service for Carl-ton County, “Windows”. We had an amazing response from our church to help these victims. At this time, there is only need for sweat pants (or something similar) and sweatshirts for the small and medium sizes. They have a good supply of clothing in other sizes, and the socks, underwear and “purse” items at this time. All your dona-tions are very much appreciated.

Jan Larson

Office Staff Meetings are now conducted on Tuesdays at noon. All phone calls will be forwarded to voicemail during this time.

The 2019 offering envelopes are ready to be picked up. They are on a table in the Narthex. Please save us the expense of mailing them by

picking yours up or delivering someone’s.

NEW PRICE FOR RADIO BROADCAST

The calendar for the 2019 radio broadcast sponsorship is up near the Fireside room. Re-

member to pay at the office. The rate for a sponsorship is now $65.00. In order to keep

this service, we need more sponsors.

Thank you!

Meets monthly to discuss various books of interest

For both men and women For more information

please contact Jan Larson or Mary Krohn

First Quarter Statements are printed and in a box in the Narthex. Please pick yours up.

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Pastor Karen’s Musings

What Faith Communities Offer The beginning of May I attended a conference in the

Twin Cities entitled “Grief after Suicide: Understanding

the Consequences and Caring for the Survivors.” The

conference speaker was Melinda Moore, PhD who

teaches at the Eastern Kentucky University. Her first

husband Connor completed suicide after they’d been

married only 8 mos; she has also worked with many

suicide survivors.

One of her points was “What Faith Communities Of-

fer; scientific evidence backs up what most people of

faith know (in their hearts).”

Vibrant and living faith in God,

Belonging to a community of believers,

Having a purpose and hope

Faith communities give life meaning in the good

times; Make life bearable in the worst times.

In the past two weeks, I have been involved in dis-

cussions in which three people recalled challenging

times in their lives. All three commented, “I don’t know

what I would have done without my church family.”

That’s a pretty strong witness to the support a congre-

gation can offer to people.

However, it is also possible that faith communities

can cause pain in the lives of people. The church is a

human institution, and as such, is not perfect. Some-

times conflicts are not handled in the best way, some-

times hurtful comments can be made, and other hurtful

things may happen. You may very well be aware of

such a situation or been the recipient of a hurtful action.

If so, I’m sorry. Does that situation prevent you from

hearing the words that you are loved and belong to

God? Would it be helpful to talk to someone in leader-

ship in the congregation? Is it possible to let it go?

Remember “the church is not a museum for saints,

but a hospital for sinners.” We all fall short.

Hoping we can all find the good news of the gospel

proclaimed to us and that we might each be able to

share that good news in our world. Yes, we are each

loved by our awesome God and always welcomed

back.

Getting Acquainted with Others Sometimes, when we worship and then leave, it can

be challenging to get acquainted with others in the con-

gregation. Memorial Day through Labor Day, we’ll have

one service at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays. We’ll see some

people we might not know. It’s entirely possible that

someone may be sitting in “your” usual pew, or they

may view you as sitting in “their pew!” The world will

not end because of this!

On June 9th we’ll be intentional about having people

get acquainted during coffee following the service. (It’s

Pentecost Sunday when we celebrate the coming of

the Holy Spirit so wear red!) Coffee and refreshments

will be served in the fellowship hall where people will

be asked to sit at tables according to the month of their

birthdays. We’ll have a few questions to help us get

acquainted with those at our table. This is how the fel-

lowship team plans to implement this. (Please do not

stress about this!!!!)

We’ll have nametags to help us remember others’

names.

There will be one person at each table to facilitate

discussion.

You may go with 2 or 3 (maximum) others to a table

so you are assured that you know someone

there! Choose whose birthday month you’d like

to determine where you’ll sit.

If tables are very uneven in number, your group

may be asked to move to another table.

These are the questions we’ll use as ice-breakers:

Tell about a favorite pet, past or present (or one

you were acquainted with).

What makes you laugh; or what do you like to

do to have fun?

Tell three things about yourself: two are true

and one is false! People then can guess

which one is the false statement!

You can always pass on a question.

We hope you’ll be able to join us. Remember, it’s

okay to ask for a reminder of someone’s name if

you’ve forgotten. Your entry into heaven is not de-

termined by you remembering everyone seated at

your table that day or in the future! Grace…That’s

what we Lutherans believe in. May we also be filled

with grace as we meet and get acquainted with oth-

ers.

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Day Camp!!! Save the dates! Day camp is coming! We will again do day camp with Zion and Bethesda church. Day camp will be August 5-9. Registration papers can be found in the church office or on the church website.

Register by 7/15/2019 and there is no cost to attend.

Join Christian Education The Christian Education team is a low-key and fun team to volunteer on. We meet about every other month and you can be involved in as much or as little as you’d like. You most likely already know we are responsible for Sunday school. But we do more than that. We also arrange acolyte training, acolyte scheduling, 2nd grade bibles, First Communion and the Christmas program. There are lots of opportunities to be creative and there is a high reward of working with Our Savior’s kids! No better feeling when they come right up and hug you for no particu-lar reason!

Children Youth and Family News

Christian Education Team

Do you have ideas or suggestions for Christian Education? Please feel free to

talk to any member of the Christian Education team.

Jennifer Hamilton

Brian Kazmierczak

Juli Lattner

Roxanne Frederick

Jess Pedersen

Christian Education

Camp Hiawatha ~ Camp Vermilion

VLM News Voyageurs Lutheran Ministry

..in God’s Great Northwoods!

Summer Worships Begin - June 2 - Camp Hiawatha Summer Camp Begins! - June 9

Bluegrass Festival - July 29 - Camp Vermilion

www.VLMcamps.org • vlm@VLMcamps.org • 800-331-5148 • 218-666-5465 Camp Hiawatha, 36944 Camp Hiawatha Rd., Deer River, MN

Camp Vermilion, 2555 Vermilion Camp Rd., Cook, MN

Middle School

Service Opportunity A service opportunity for those who have finished 6th-8th grade will take place this summer, on June 18th and 19th. The event will take place from 8am-4pm both days, with opportunities to serve in the Duluth/Cloquet areas. If your middle schooler is planning to attend, please let Jess know via email, jess.pedersen@oursaviorscloquet.org, by Monday, June 10th. There will be a $25 registration fee due also by June 10th, to the Our Saviors office. This will help with costs for the event. You will receive a more de-tailed itinerary following registration.

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FAITH STATEMENT FROM ROY OBER

As my term as an active palanca deacon comes to an end, Pastor Karen has asked me to write a few words about what it meant to me to be a deacon. I was having trouble putting my thoughts into words until I went to a funeral of a friend. As I was leaving their church, I noticed banners hanging on either side of the church exit. The banner on the left stated, “Worship Has Ended”. The banner on the right said, “Let The Service Begin”. I have heard a comment about watching one’s weight, “It’s not what you eat between Thanksgiving and Christmas, It’s what you eat between Christmas and Thanksgiving!”. With that in mind, I feel our service to God and each other is not so much dependent on what we do between the start and end of our worship on a Sunday morning, but instead it relies on what we do between the end of our worship one Sunday and the beginning of our worship the following Sunday. So, how do we serve God when we are away from the church proper? I have come to believe God is a part of our heart and soul, so by serving each other we are also serving God. A smile, a hug, a note, a call, a prayer are all ways we can serve each other during times when we are not at worship. By doing-so, we are also serving God. For example, last year our family went on a trip to Disney World. Guess what impressed me the most and what I will never forget? It wasn’t the rides, it wasn’t the characters, it was-n’t the long lines. It was the fact that as Linda and I walked on the pathway behind the castle in the Magic Kingdom we saw a cast worker, we smiled at her and said good morning. Now here’s what impressed me, she came over to us and THANKED us for smiling at her. I didn’t have the chance to talk to her anymore, but I still wonder why she did what she did, appar-ently our small act of kindness made her day. What an easy way to help someone. Our group of nine palanca deacons meet every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room. We serve a three year term. We talk openly but confidentially about our concerns and pray throughout the week for the concerns of those who have notified us. We read and dis-cuss the scripture that is the subject matter for the following Sunday’s service. What a fantas-tic way to get to know the Bible, the pastors, and other members of the church. Active and previous deacons also assist the pastors in serving communion during services. I encourage everyone to serve as a palanca deacon or on any of the committees or boards of the church. It’s a great way to learn and to get to know others. We don’t belong to “Pastor Chris’s Church”, we don’t belong to “Pastor Karen’s Church”, we belong to “”Our” Saviors Lutheran Church” and our church needs the service of all.

Thank you, Go in peace and serve the Lord, (and each other). Roy Ober

Just Peace Doing God’s Mission Together

Early May I had the opportunity to attend the Northeastern MN Synod Assembly held at the DECC. I had never been to a Synod Assembly before, so as a first timer, I found the whole weekend interesting and I left feeling hopeful and over-whelmed! The following were some highlights for me: Worship: The weekend started and ended with worship. The services included fantastic music from four different continents of the world with lyrics learned and sung in different languages. It was great! Voting: There were nearly 400 voting members in a large banquet hall. We had to vote on a variety of things. A couple resolutions that were voted on had people speaking in support of it and also people opposed to it. I was amazed that with such a big group of people, many with strong feelings and opinions, this process (which for certain resolutions took about an hour to work through) never became disrespectful or nasty. It was great to see adults with strong opinions and dif-ferent views, communicate with clarity and respect. If our politicians could only act this way what a better process our elec-tions could be. You can actually disagree AND respect someone - who knew! Smaller breakout sessions/workshops: We were able to choose two workshops to attend. The first session I went to was Engaging One Another to Become a Multicultural Church and the second session was Mental Health and Youth -

How Your Church Can Start a Conversation. Each workshop had great presentations and helped provide a base to grow on. It’s hard to sum up the events of the weekend. There was so much covered. We should be proud to be a part of the ELCA. We are part of good work happening around the world.

If you ever get the chance to represent our church at a Synod Assembly, I highly recommend it! Katie Bailey

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Favorite Bible Verses

Favorite Scriptures

You were all given the opportunity to submit your favorite scripture anonymously. The hope was to have conver-

sations families about why those scriptures are your favorite. If you didn’t get a chance to share that conversation

with your family, you can do it at any time! Here are the verses that were submitted by our members. Perhaps

you’ll be reminded of a forgotten verse of discover a new one:

Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them

to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our LORD; and do not be grieved, for the joy of

the LORD is your strength."

Psalm 23 3 people (One person added, “I read this passage at my grandmother’s, dad’s, and

mother’s funerals”)

Ecclesiastes 3:1 For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.

Jeremiah 29:11 2 people For I know that plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you

and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own.

Today’s trouble is enough for today.

Matthew 19:19 Love thy neighbor as thyself. (“What is love?” strong affection, warm attachment,

beloved person. Why does this matter? See John 15:12”)

John 3:16 2 people For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever

believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (“This says it all. I have known this verse all my

life. It is on a magnet I have on my refrigerator.”)

John 14:1-3 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house

there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for

you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself so that

where I am, there you may be also.

John 15:12 This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you.

Romans 8:31 If God is for us, no one can defeat us.

Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things

present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, or depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be

able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 12:15 Rejoice with the rejoicing ones, weep with the weeping ones. (“we have to meet people

where they are.”)

Galatians 6:2 Bear ye one another’s burdens. (“Why does it matter? You could be in their situation

one day for what they are going through.)

Ephesians 4:29-32 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your

mouths but only what is helpful for building others up according to their

needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy

Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed to the day of redemption. Get

rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with eve-

ry form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving

each other, just as in Christ, God forgave you.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is

noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is

admirable--if anything is excellent or worthy of praise--think about such

things.

Philippians 4:13 5 people I can do all things through Christ who gives

me strength.

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Coloring Page

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WEDDING

Dena Allen & Shawn Lind

May 18, 2019

Volunteers for June

Sound Board Operators:

2nd 9:30 Dave Templeton

9th 9:30 Bruce Larson

16th 9:30 Chris Robinson

23rd 9:30 Curt Skowlund

30th 9:30 Tyler Connor

Readers:

2nd 9:30 Rich Krikava

9th 9:30 Nancy Singpiel

16th 9:30 Kathy Rye

23rd 9:30 Cindy Haglin

30th 9:30 Bev Stevens

Ushers:

2nd 9:30 Sherri Waller, Chris & Jen Robinson

9th 9:30 Sherri Waller, Shawn & Carrie Crowser

16th 9:30 Sherri Waller, Bill & Carol Schlenvogt

23rd 9:30 Sherri Waller, Keith & Shannon Matzdorf

30th 9:30 Sherri Waller, Keith & Shannon Matzdorf

Coffee Servers: Please sign up in the Narthex

Greeters:

2nd 9:30 Katie Nisula, Jan Beberg

9th 9:30 Linda Eastgate, Joyce Jerde

16th 9:30 Dave Johnson, Bobbie Burns

23rd 9:30 Don & Peggy Unulock, Hope

30th 9:30 Chuck & Sandy Strand

Communion Servers (Deacons):

2nd 9:30 Duane Buytaert, Katie Bailey, Jim Boyd

9th 9:30 Roy Ober, Linda Bush, Shawn Crowser

16th 9:30 Kathy Rye, Cindy Haglin, Sherri Waller

23rd 9:30 Dean Haglin, Deb & Dave Templeton

30th 9:30 Linda Holmstrand, Rob Macaulay, Bev Stevens

Acolytes:

2nd 9:30 Bret Nelson, Harper Carlson

9th 9:30 Tim Kazmierczak

16th 9:30 Emerson & Easton Harker

23rd 9:30 Annabelle & AJ Skowlund

30th 9:30 Nathan Hamilton, Aiden Tingum

Altar Guild

2nd Linda Boyd

9th Sherri Waller

16th Sherri Waller

23rd Sherri Waller

30th Rob Macaulay

We are in dire need of sound board operators for both services. When four people are scheduled,

you only have to run it one Sunday a month. Please contact Dave Templeton.

To All: Thank you very much for donating the Easter lilies to us. They are being enjoyed by many.

Thank you, from all of us at Pine Ridge Homes

Thank you for contributing to the Food Shelf for the Lenten season. We collected 140 lbs of food. We are no longer collecting items.

Thank you to Our Savior’s church family for all of their cards, prayers, and healing wishes during my time of recovery from heart surgery. I’m doing well and attribute it to the many prayers being lifted up on my behalf. I’m deeply grateful for all of them.

Rev. Dennis Morreim

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Greeters:

2nd 9:30 Katie Nisula, Jan Beberg

9th 9:30 Linda Eastgate, Joyce Jerde

16th 9:30 Dave Johnson, Bobbie Burns

23rd 9:30 Don & Peggy Unulock, Hope

30th 9:30 Chuck & Sandy Strand

Communion Servers (Deacons):

2nd 9:30 Duane Buytaert, Katie Bailey, Jim Boyd

9th 9:30 Roy Ober, Linda Bush, Shawn Crowser

16th 9:30 Kathy Rye, Cindy Haglin, Sherri Waller

23rd 9:30 Dean Haglin, Deb & Dave Templeton

30th 9:30 Linda Holmstrand, Rob Macaulay, Bev Stevens

Acolytes:

2nd 9:30 Bret Nelson, Harper Carlson

9th 9:30 Tim Kazmierczak

16th 9:30 Emerson & Easton Harker

23rd 9:30 Annabelle & AJ Skowlund

30th 9:30 Nathan Hamilton, Aiden Tingum

Altar Guild

2nd Linda Boyd

9th Sherri Waller

16th Sherri Waller

23rd Sherri Waller

30th Rob Macaulay

Gifts and Memorials:

Ray & Judy Wiles, in memory of Ken & Aleta

Brule’s nephew Gabe, to the Quilters

Sunday Readings for June

1st Lesson Psalm 2nd Lesson Gospel Lesson

2nd Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Revelation 22:12-14,16-17,20-21 John 17:20-26

9th Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-17 [25-27]

16th Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Psalm 8 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15

23rd Isaiah 65:1-9 Psalm 22:19-28 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39

30th 1 Kings 19:15-16,19-21 Psalm 16 Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Luke 9:51-62

The Sunday Service May or May Not Be Using All Of These Texts.

Church Records

Apr

2019

Apr

2018

Apr

YTD 2019

Apr

YTD

2018

Regular Offerings

26,746 27,356 84,909 88,331

Other Income

1698 1481 7488 7265

Total Income

28,444 28,837 92,397 95,596

Expenses 26,012 26,521 103,362 106,638

Date Attendance Offering Offering Needed

April 21 156/314/182 5266 5500

April 28 86/76 2232 5500

May 5 80/76 6748 5000

May 12 107/91 3375 5000

17,621 21,000

If you ever have an after hours pastoral emergency, you can call the church office (879-1535) and we have directions on the answering machine outgoing message.

Radio Broadcast for May:

Bruce & Jan Larson, in memory of Bruce’s

Parents’ Anniversary

WELCA

Joyce Jerde, in memory of Daughter, Laurie

Ann Johnson

Bruce & Jan Larson, in memory of Jan’s Par-

ents’ Anniversary

Update Your Profile and Photo in New Church Directory

We are updating our church directory – please take some time to update your profile and photos. There are 3 ways to get your photo in the directory.

Upload the photo yourself: Upload your photo (.jpeg for-mat) from your phone or computer at your leisure using your login name and password. Look for an e-mail (similar to one you should have gotten a few months ago) with directions – or ask one of the con-tact people for some help.

Bring in photo to scan: Bring in a photo you like and we will scan it for you / load it up for (and give you the photo back)

We can take your photo: We can take a picture of you to use

It is your photo – so if you go out on the town, catch a big-ger fish, or get a new outfit you can update your photo at any time! You don’t need to have a photo within the directory to have your information – so check it yourself or ask one of us and we can make sure we have your correct address, phone number, etc. Phone App: Download an app for your phone so you can eas-ily access the directory information when you need it. Direc-tions on how to download the app is available from church website. Thank you for your help in developing an exciting and useful communication tool for the congregation! If you have any questions or would like to help, please feel free to talk to Rich Krikava, Marty Rye, Keith Matzdorf, Shannon Matzdorf, or Duane Buytaert and family.

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PPC Minutes

OSLC- Parish Planning Council April 16 at 6:30 pm

“To know Christ and to have others know Him”

Present: Rob Macauley, Duane Buytaert, Brad Bowers, Pastor Chris, Jan Larson, Rich Krikava, Keith Matzdorf, Jess Pedersen, Brian Kazmierczak, Pastor Karen Linne, Marty Rye, Juli Lattner

Share Highs & Lows/Opening Prayer/Devotion. Pastor Karen led devotion about the creation story and an illumination

Approval of last meeting’s minutes- Minutes from 3/19 were reviewed and Jan moved to approve as written and Juli se-conded, which passed unanimously.

Pastor’s Report (notes from meeting in bold and italics) The key elements of discussion from my report include: + update that Corrine Campbell IS able to be our female voting member to Synod Assembly + we have been invited by Hope Lutheran of Moose Lake to an area dinner/round-table discussion with area ELCA congre-

gations "to start a conversation -- to provide a space to meet and understand each other's ministries, find commonalities, identify possible areas of cooperation and perhaps discuss mutual partnership among one another." May 15, 6 PM. As-sistant to the Bishop Rev. Amy Odgren (who spoke on these matters at the recent "Nut and Bolts" seminar and also shared in a recent Online Reflections) will be on hand to join in the discussion. Rob volunteered to go, still looking for 1-2 oth-ers.

+ Superior Singers have been scheduled for a summer concert on August 1 at Our Savior's + New Wine is scheduled to perform at OSLC worship on June 2 + Synod Assembly World Hunger Quilt from Chris George is hanging in the sanctuary, thanks to her for the donation + Can any of you assist Jess and the Youth with the Worship service during Synod Assembly, May 5? + Staff suggests Summer Worship time change to one service begin on May 26 (Memorial Weekend) through Sept. 1, with

return to 2 services on Sept. 8.

Associate Pastor (1st Qtr Report):

Services:Assisted at Sunday Service: Jan. 27, March 31 Presided & preached: Jan. 13, Feb. 3 (w/baptism), Feb. 10 (Thorp baptism-planning mtg w/parents on 2-1)

Funerals: Assisted at Ken Holmstrand Funeral Jan 3 Elmer Kummala: planning w/family on Feb. 26, presided and preached at funeral on Feb. 28, committal service at

Veterans’ Cemetery on March 1 Lenten: March 6 - Preached at Ash Wed Service; March 13 and 27 - Sang Holden Service at Lenten Services Feb. 5 - Nursing Home Services at Sunnyside and Interfaith; Feb. 6 and 13 - Preschool Chapel OSLC Mtgs

Jan. 22 PPC mtg Jan. 27 Annual mtg Feb. 5 CAT mtg Palanca Deacons’ Mtgs: Jan. 9 and 16; Feb. 6 and 13; March 6 and 13 Wednesday Bible Study: Jan. 9 and 16; Feb. 3 and 17; March 6, 13 (led), 20, 27

Visits: 5 Hospital, 9 Nursing Home & other sites, 5 in-depth phone, 1 Mental Illness/Grief visit Taught Confirmation: Jan 9 and 16, Feb 6 and 13 Misc/Other: Monthly newsletter articles, weekly staff mtgs, grief booklets sent out (3 wks, 3 mos, 6 mos, 11 mos after fu-neral). On vacation Feb. 16-23 Of interest (my own time and funds)

Jan. 13th Theology Uncapped (LU/CA Dialog), The Role of Bishops March 22-24 St. John’s Bible/Calligraphy Lenten Retreat at CSS Monastery

Team Leader Reports Christian Education: We will again do Day Camp with Zion and Bethesda church (August 5-9). We will need some volun-teers from Our Savior’s to help with Day Camp. The coordinator will help with registrations from Our Saviors and be in communication with the other churches in planning. It is great if this person is also available to be at the camp some or all of the week. We will also need someone to host a dinner for the camp Counselors one of the evenings. This can be in your home, at Zion or take them out to eat. Pre-school helpers are always needed during day camp. Sunday school’s last day for the 2018-2019 year is May 12th. We are planning a celebratory party! We will have games, music, and treats! Thanks to all the people who volunteered as teachers this year. Evangelism/Welcome: Nothing new to report

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PPC Minutes

Stewardship: Bruce Larson has taken the initiative to do several stewardship-oriented temple talks. The team is planning to do a stewardship note in each Messenger. May Messenger will have a thank you to those who demonstrated stewardship by delivering the Sunday School program this year. The thought is to alternate "time and talent" topics with topics that have a financial component. June may focus on sustainable giving in order to avoid a summer giving slump. We are actively seeking topics and anyone willing to write one. A column on "why pledge cards" would go into the October Messenger which should be received just before pledge cards go out, for example. Perhaps one that talks about all of the volunteers that make a Sunday Service run smoothly......other ideas? Youth Ministry: Easter Breakfast is fast approaching. We have had many items donated. A special thanks to Bruce Lar-son who used his stewardship temple talk this past Sunday to encourage people to be stewards, supporting Children Youth and Family ministry and the Easter Breakfast. I am still in need of more volunteers so I will be reaching out to confirmation students for some help. The family event at the end of March was a big success. 8 families totaling 25 people came to watch a movie and be in fellowship with one another. High school lunches will be done at the end of April. Working on planning for the upcoming Baccalaureate service. Fellowship: The Fellowship Team will serve lunch at the congregational meeting on April 28th. We are also working with Pastor Karen to plan a special coffee time after the worship service on Sunday June 9th. We should start planning the summer picnic (scheduled for Wednesday, June 26). Worship, Arts and Music: Final preparations are being made for the various Holy Week services. The choir, handbell, and Praise team groups will finish in May before breaking for the summer. Preparations for the organ controlling hardware update continue, with the final pieces arriving shortly. The plan is to begin the transplanting of the organ console control system the week after Easter. Other updates that will require our service tech-nicians, including re-voicing the Oboe rank and installing motorized shutter controls on the sides of the pipe chests will like-ly occur this summer as their schedule permits. The framing of the "Drawn To The Word" painting is completed. Final placement in the sanctuary to be determined. Church Properties: Clean Up Day on May 4 (8:30 – 11) for the church. Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts will help again. Wood sign has some old info and needs to be updated. Team is looking for ideas of what info to include. NHCP: There will be no tuition change from this school year to next. Van rates will go up $5 dollars making 2-3 days $15 and 4-5 days $20. We are looking for some new board members as some will be stepping down soon. Thera won a com-munity award related to her work with preschoolers! Congrats Thera!! Lutheran Preschool Day was held April 10th. Our Redeemer and St. Matthews preschools came to Our Saviors for a day spent together! Deacons and WELCA: No Report Old Business:

Electronic directory – We could use a deadline established to get people entered in the directory (mid-June?). Contact has been made with a photographer who would take pictures for an hourly fee. Another option is to use the new cell phones to take pictures in the sanctuary and use local photo printers to make prints if desired. A ‘picture day’ for peo-ple to get pictures taken could be setup on May 19. Could connect it to the Sunday School party on May 12 also.

New Business: April Semi-Annual Meeting (4/28) – remember to turn in each team’s roster (including years of service on the team) to

the church before the annual mtg. There will be food composting containers available for this event.

a. Treasurer’s report and Audit Committee report

b. Elect officers (VP and Treasurer)

c. Approve team leaders as a group

Synod assembly voting member - Corrine Campbell will be able to continue this year. Via de Christo will need to modify their plans for sleeping rooms due to the renting of the space to the school district.

Treasurer’s Report: No report Next PPC meeting scheduled for May 21, 2019 at 6:30 pm. Closing Prayer with Lord’s Prayer

Respectfully submitted by Keith Matzdorf, Secretary

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Please remember to call the office if you would like to schedule a meeting in the church so we may put it in the church calendar. Thank you.

Radio Broadcast Sponsorship

The calendar for the 2019 radio broadcast sponsorship is up near the Fireside room. When signing up for a date, remember to pay the office. The rate for a sponsorship is $65.00. In order to keep this service, we need more spon-sors. Thank you!

SIMPLY GIVING For those of you who use Simply Giving for your offering, there are pink cards available in the pews for you to use. How it works: To show your sup-port of using Simply Giving, place the card in the offering plate. It’s that easy. This gives other members a visual and reminder of the Simply Giving program. If you are not enrolled in Simply Giving, and would like to be, there are forms in the office, in the Narthex, and on our Church website. www.oursaviorscloquet.org

This is our 69th year of radio broadcasts on

WKLK!!

DAD

A son’s first hero, a

daughter’s first love.

Are you interested in receiving the Messenger via email and not the postal service?

Call Connie in the office at 879-1535 and give her your preferred email address. This option saves Our Savior’s

paper, printing, and postage costs!

Please contact the church office when you or a loved one are hospitalized or when a death occurs so we can support and care for you or

your loved one.

Smartphone Apps for Contributing! We can now accept contributions using a mobile application available for FREE. Simply go to your App Store, search for GIVE PLUS CHURCH, install the appli-cation and fill in the blanks. Thereafter, when you want to give, simply click on

the icon, sign on and donate. SO SIMPLE!

If you do not wish to use the regular coffee cups when serving coffee, there are paper

cups in the metal cabinet in the kitchen. Be Kind To The Environment.

Prayer Chain Please call the Church office with

your prayer chain requests.

office matters

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Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

615 12th Street

Cloquet, MN 55720-2321

www.oursaviorscloquet.org

Office: (218) 879-1535

Pastor:

Pastor Chris Hill (ext 11)

pastorchrishill@oursaviorscloquet.org

(320)279-2374

Associate Pastor: Pastor Karen Linné (ext. 12)

karen.linne@oursaviorscloquet.org

Administrative Assistant: Connie Reinke (ext. 10)

email@oursaviorscloquet.org

Children Youth and Family Director: Jess Pedersen

jess.pedersen@oursaviorscloquet.org

Bookkeeper: Bruce Larson

Sr. Choir / Praise & Worship: Ryan Hanson, Director

ryan.hanson77@gmail.com

Church Website: Administrative Assistant

New Horizons Christian Preschool:

Director: Angel Gamache (ext. 19)

NHCP.director@oursaviorscloquet.org

Teacher: Thera Wiersma

NHCP@oursaviorscloquet.org

Church office hours:

Monday: 8-3

Tuesday: 8-3

Wednesday: 8-3

Thursday: 8-3

Friday: 8-12

Summer Sunday Worship Times:

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . 9:30 am

W e ’ r e o n the w e b!

w w w . o u r s a v i o r s c l o q u e t . o r g

Please keep in your thoughts and prayers for our

members of our congregation currently serving in

the military. Please contact the Church office for

any other members we may have missed or if any

of these names should be taken off.

Skylar Scheer Alex Lingren

Dane Kiehn Tim Schlenvogt

Erika Blesener Chris Vanderpool

Please remember the following members of

our church throughout the year:

Edgewood Vista

Pat Meisner

Evergreen Cottages

Becky Eknes

John Manisto

Evergreen Knoll

Joyce Fuller

Charlene Hagen

Evelyn Buddish

Dick Nelson

Larson Commons

Audrine Johnson

Suncrest

Janith Wadman

Mabel Clemens

Inter-Faith Care Center

Russ McKibbon

Eleanor Jania

Ricard Puumala

Art Johnson

Plainview-Scanlon

Arlene Anderson

Connie Hopp

Sunnyside Health Care

Bob Fountain

Anita Fountain

Elaine Huliares

Bayshore

Vicki Diver

Plainview-Esko

Donna Redding

The Radio Broadcast is broadcast on WKLK 1230 AM at 11:00 AM on Sundays.

The Cat 7 Broadcast is every Sunday at 3:30pm & Wednesday at 3:30pm

https://www.facebook.com/oursaviorscloquet

Deadline for submitting articles is the 15th of the month. Articles submitted after deadline will be published in the next issue. If possible, e-mail your articles to: email@oursaviorscloquet.org July 2019 news deadline: June 15 by noon. Dead-line for articles for Sunday bulletins is Wednesday by 9:00 am. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

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