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August 2015 Issue 7

OUR MISSION

God calls all members of Our Savior’s Lutheran to

+WELCOME all to faith in Jesus Christ

+WORSHIP our Lord and Savior

+EQUIP us for a faith that works in real life

+SEND us into the world to minister in Jesus’ name

A message from Intern Pastor Sarah Miller

“3I thank my God every time I remember you, 4 constantly praying with joy in every one of

my prayers for all of you, 5 because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until

now.” Phil 1: 3-5

It’s been nearly a year since I first arrived here at OSL as your intern pastor. What an amaz-

ing year it has been! As my internship draws to a close, it is these words of Paul that have

come to my mind. What a joy and blessing it has been to be in ministry with you, to share in

the gospel with you, to learn with and from you, and to grow both in faith and in my role as a

leader in the church.

I want to take the time to thank all of you for your prayers, support, and encouragement over

the past year. You have graciously welcomed me into the life of this congregation and into

your lives and homes. Thank you to all of the committees that have invited me to be a part

of their work and who have patiently answered my questions about the work that they do. I

especially want to thank the members of the internship committee who have met with me

monthly to offer encouragement and feedback and good fellowship. We will have an oppor-

tunity to celebrate this past year of ministry together and the end of internship in worship on

August 23rd.

Although my internship here at OSL will formally be ending, I will not be leaving. Instead I

will transition into a new role as the pastoral assistant for the upcoming school year. I will

be working about half-time while I finish up my coursework at Luther Seminary. I look for-

ward to this continued time of sharing in the gospel.

In peace,

Sarah Miller

Worship Information

Worship: Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Fellowship: 10:00 a.m.

Nursery 8:45-10:15 a.m.

Office Hours:

Monday Wednesday Thursday:

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Tuesday: 9:00 a.m-5:30 p.m.

Friday: Closed

Radio broadcast of the 9:00 a.m. worship is broadcast at 10:40 a.m. on WMEQ 880AM or

download the iheart app to hear the service outside of the normal listening area.

A BIG THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who donated food, made a monetary donation or came to work for Our Savior’s Pie Social on July 14 for the Ludington Guard Band Concert.

Everyone seemed to have a great time. It was a huge success with approximately $2000 raised to help fund outreach programs.

A special thanks to the “Pie Social Committee” for organizing this event!

“GOD’S WORK-OUR HANDS”

WELCOME all to faith in Jesus

HELP WANTED: Administrative Assistant Position Available

“Our Savior’s Lutheran Church is seeking a person to provide administrative

support to the pastor, council, executive committee and other committees

as needed and supporting the overall mission of the church by effectively

managing the church office.” Applicants should be proficient in Microsoft Of-

fice and Publisher. The position will be full-time or part-time depending on

applicants. Salary and benefits to be determined. The position will be

open until filled.

For a copy of the full job description, contact: office@oslme.com

+WORSHIP our Lord and Savior

Musicians of all ages are needed to provide special music for worship through-

out the summer! If interested, please contact Michaela Gifford at (715)235-5224 or

michaela@oslme.com.

Baptismal Family Meetings Pr. Heather will be conducting a group baptismal orientation at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday August 9th. Please call the church office to schedule a baptism.

Radio Broadcast Sponsorship

Donations can be made to sponsor an entire radio broadcast, or to offset the weekly broadcast fee of $120. Contact the church office for more information

Calling All Singers!!!

The OSL Senior Choir is making preparations for the upcoming year, and invites all interested singers to join us in lifting our voices in praise! All are welcome, re-gardless of prior experience! Rehearsals are Wednesday nights, beginning Sep-tember 2nd, with a choir potluck on August 26th. More information to follow. In-terested? Sign up on the music board in the main hallway, or contact Bryan Waznik (waznbr01@luther.edu).

Bryan Waznik

OSL Senior Choir Director

Bell Choir Director Needed

OSL music is in need of a Bell Choir director. If you are interested, or know someone who is, please contact Michaela Gifford at (715)235-5224.

Official Acts

Baptisms:

Baptism of David Russell Applebee son of Roger & Aina Applebee Jr. officiated by Pr. Don Wisner

Marriages:

Marriage of Jonathan Daniel Langreck & Elizabeth Shaaron Lewis officiated by Pr. Heather Wig-dahl at the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts

Funerals:

None

Our Database and Students K-12

All students in kindergarten through 11th grade have been advanced one school grade in the church membership database. All students age five by Sept. 1, 2015, are identified as a kindergar-tener for the 2015-16 school year. If you have a child who did not advance a school grade, a child who is five on or before Sept. 1, 2015, and not starting kindergarten, or a child age four who will be in 5K kindergarten this fall, please inform the church office. An accurate grade level in the membership database for the 2015-16 school year assures your child will receive the correct mile-stone celebration invitation throughout next school year.

In addition, all graduating high school seniors have been assigned to his/her own household in the database. Parents, if you have a son/daughter who has graduated from high school in the last few years and is no longer permanently living at home, please provide the office with his/her ad-dress, phone number, and e-mail address. Thanks for your assistance.

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Special Gifts RADIO BROADCAST Gene & Gloria Kraemer, Sharon Hartl, Cheryl Mattison, Richard & Loretta Grudt, Charles & Diane Peterson, Cal & Bonnie Christianson, Carol Egan, Elna Johnson, Lavern Forster to honor Trudy Forster, Ron Husby in memory of wife Correne who passed away two years ago PRESCHOOL Given by Dick & Pat Edwards, Mark & Sarah Chambers CHANCEL RENOVATION Given by Mark & Sonya Kalscheur, Kim & Karen Fruit, Matt & Heather Wigdahl, Allen & Sherry Otto, Barry & Julie Bloom, John & Liddy Achter, Paul Horvath & Megan Bayrd, Josh & Amy Rynes, Nancy Bjornson, Ken & Jeannette Breckner, Richard Egginga, Louis & RoseAnn Husby, Jeff & Jan Witt, Vic & Sandy Christianson, Jane Bahr, Mary Busalacchi, Karl & Jennifer Palmer, John Taylor, Tom and Debbie Hass GREATEST NEED/GENERAL FUND Judy Scheidegger, Mabel Gifford, David & Ellen Zatolokin, Gary & Theresa Schoenborn, James Grudt given in memory of Alice Mattison, Mark & Robin Johnson, Bible Study Group, Sylvia Nelson, Sharon Nero DISASTER RELIEF John & Muriel Mikkelson, Kim & Karen Fruit MUSIC FUND Doug Larson STEPPING STONES Trudy Forster YOUTH TRIP TO DETROIT/MOTOR CITY MILES/VALLEY FAIR Sylvia Nelson, Dana Bauer, Anthony & Shannon Cook, John & Michele Register, Tracy Veendendoll, Tim & Julie Ei-den, John Achter, Central Lutheran Church, Hope Lutheran Church, Becca Nelson OSL WOMEN Tim & Kathi Lehmann, Martha Wallen, Marie Young, Virgil & Marie Aakre, Lois Debee, Pat Erickson, Judy Ferguson, Trudy Forster, Carlyle & Ruth Gilbertson, Judy Johnson, Marilyn Lee, Caroyl May, Richard & Nadine Olson, Rich Vernon, Lucille Whittier, Kay Alberg, Karen Anderson, Steve Brantner, Ken Breckner, Carol Egan, Shirley Hintz, Mari-lyn Husby, Elna Johnson, Maggie Johnson, Jean Price, Trudy Smeltzer, Sharon Sterry, Sue Vandeberg, Sandra We-

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Our Savior's Lutheran Church Council Meeting June 9, 2015 6:00 p.m. - Fireside Room

Present: Jane Kingzett, Troy Peickert, Mary Solberg, Tom Rundle, Kara James, Kris Lemke, Lisa Buhr, and Intern Pastor Sarah Miller Absent: Karl Palmer, Paul Horvath and Pastor Heather Wigdahl Guests:

Call to order @ 6:00pm Devotions: Sarah Miller Approval of May Minutes – May minutes were approved by electronic voting

Old Business Financial Report – Mark Kalscheur

Total income year to date is $162.468 and expenses were $158,636 for a net of $3,831 above budget. Motion to approve financial report made by Tom, second by Jane. Mo-tion passed.

We now have 80 members on Simply Giving. Stewardship Committee for 2015 – Summary update from Mark. It’s a fun group. They are com-

ing up with many great ideas to get the ministries of OSL more in front of the congregation. Website development – Some quotes have come in. If anybody knows of anyone who would like

to put in a quote they are encouraged to do so.

New Business Pastor Sarah’s Report

Internship project with assisting ministers is under way. Assisting minister training has taken place.

Internship comes to a formal end in August. We have switched over to our summer schedule and all is going well.

OSL Choir director for 2015-2016 year – Michaela has requested to make a small increase the salary for the choir director. Motion to increase the salary of the choir director, using funds from greatest needs to cover the increase made by Kara, second by Tom. Motion passed. Motion to hire a part time OSL Choir director for the 2015-2016 year made by Mary, second by Kris. Motion passed.

Donation to St Joe’s-snow removal this past winter – St. Joe’s helped with clearing our side-walks this last winter. There is a request to give a donation in thanks for their help. Motion to give a donation of $250 to St. Joes and a donation of $50 to Dan to come out of the Custodi-al budget line item made by Jane, second by Kara. Motion passed.

Destruction of financial documents – Discussion on a written policy for how long we need to keep these documents. This would be adopting the ELCA guidelines. Motion to adopt the ELCA guidelines for records retention made by Kara, second by Tom. Motion passed.

Committee reports Property and grounds – Bids for redoing the parking lot have come in. Bids for updating

the heating and air-conditioning have also come in. If and when it is approved to go forward with the work, new bids would be requested.

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Are You Tech Savvy??

Please contact the office if you are interested in operating the media during worship ser-vices. Two positions available: one to run the PowerPoint and the second is to run the sound board. If you are interested in helping out with this please stop in at the office.

June Church Council minutes cont’ Other

Motion to take the funds to purchase a computer for the music director from Music/Worship dedicated account made by Jane, second by Kris. Motion passed.

Motion to purchase one new volunteer computer workstation for the office to replace and out of date station made by Troy, second by Kara. Funds to come from Information Technology. Motion passed.

Motion to purchase Finale 2014, Microsoft Office 2013 (2), and Resource Mate Renewal software to be taken from the Information Technology – Software budget line item made by Tom, second by Mary. Motion Passed.

Personnel Update Thank you’s Lord's Prayer Adjourn @ 8:15pm

Next Meeting: July 14, 2015 @ 6:00pm, Fireside Room Treats: Paul Devotions: ________________

Prayer Shawl Ministry Stand

A special thank you to John Taylor for con-structing OSL’s new Prayer Shawl Ministry Stand. Also thank you to Mike and Becky Kneer for donating the black cherry word. Look for the new stand in the Friendship Room. Pick up a prayer shawl to share with someone and then stop in the office so it can be recorded

Health Ministry As your Parish Nurses,

we are here to serve you. If you would like to meet...for any rea-son...please call to set up a time.

- Becky Kneer & Amy Whelan

Blood pressure checks will be held periodically this summer on Sunday mornings following the 9 a.m. worship. Watch for details in the bulletin or

call the church office.

5th Annual FREE Health Day will be held on Saturday, October 17 at Menomonie Middle School. A variety of health services will be offered to

those uninsured or underinsured. This event is being sponsored by NINE local churches, including Our Sav-ior’s. Watch for more info on how you can sign up to

volunteer!

If you know of someone (member of non-member) who would appreciate a prayer shawl, please let us

know or stop by the office to pick one up.

We are compiling names and addresses of our current active/reserve military members. Would you please share this infor-mation with the church office (plus name of unit, rank, and a picture in

uniform, if possible.

Thanks...

To those who volunteered recently at Global Health Ministries in Fridley, MN:

Cal & Bonnie Christianson, Jane Kingzett, Don Kuether and Carol Seppa.

Seventy boxes of hospital blankets were pre-pared for shipping by our group that day!

Plus we stopped on our way home to sample

some of Jeff Christian-son’s dessert specialties at the Wilde Roast in down-

town Minneapolis!

Being Prepared—Outdoor Warning Sirens

Here’s some info to help you better understand the warning sirens we hear this time of year. Please note that the siren is meant to prompt you to seek more information...not necessarily that severe weather is

imminent, as is often thought.

Why use outdoor warning sirens? Sirens are still the most effective method to warn the population at large in the short-est amount of time. People who may be outdoors at ball games, in their yard, or anywhere else where they are not in contact with the normal news media channels such as radio, TV or local public address sys-

tems.

Why are they called outdoor warning sirens? Their primary purpose is to alert people who are outside to an emergency that is located near their area and may affect them. While you may be able to hear the siren inside your house, this is not their primary function. (This may include emergencies other

than severe weather...such as a chemical spill).

What should I do if I hear an outdoor warning siren? You should seek shelter inside immediately. Once inside, you should tune in to a local televi-sion, radio station, or weather service radio to find out further information. Local officials will be disseminating information about the emergency through these outlets. Based on this information you can take the appropriate actions

to protect yourself and your family.

When are the outdoor warning sirens tested? They are tested at 10:00 a.m. on the first Monday of each month during the spring and summer sea-

sons. In the event of threatening weather, the test may be postponed.

Source: Dunn Co. Emergency Government

Shingles

Facts: Varicella-zoster virus is the cause. After a person has had chickenpox, the virus remains dormant. Later it can become active, travel along the affected nerves and cause symptoms. About 1/3 of the US population will get shingles at

some point in their lives.

Symptoms: Pain, often tingling-type, may be-come burning or stabbing. Rash on body or face, usually affecting one side but may be on both. Blisters that develop in the rash site and then become crusted. Fever, headache, fatigue and/or chills.

Treatment: Anti-viral medication, if taken within 72 hrs can shorten the length & severity of symp-

toms. Must be prescribed by a physician.

Complications: Most frequent is post-herpetic neuralgia, a sharp pain along one or more

nerves which may last months or years.

Prevention: A vaccine is recommended for

those age 60 and older. Have you had yours?

Shop for Pop!

Did you know that Coca-Cola allows our youth to rent out its machine for free?

Because of that, we ask for donations of Coke and Diet Coke, instead of Pepsi or

RC, to support Coca-Cola.

Diet Coke, Crush, Orange Fanta, Mountain Dew, and Dr. Pepper, are all needed to help

stock our pop machine downstairs. Donations can be dropped off at the main

office. Thanks!

Vacation Bible School

ELCA Menomonie VBS will be held this summer at Christ Lutheran Church for children currently 3 years old (must be potty

trained) through entering grade 6. We will have 5 counselors from Luther Park joining us to lead grades 1-6 and are currently

in need of a couple adults to help teach our younger classes.

Kickoff on August 2 @ 6 p.m.

Classes August 3-6 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Closing program August 6 @ 6 p.m.

$35/child after July 12

Forms can be picked up in the church office and can either be turned in or mailed in.

Ministry Needs

We are in need of members for both the Milestone team, the Educa-

tion team, and the Youth team! Members of the Milestone team meet

four times a year and assist with leading and organizing some of the

milestones. Education & Youth teams meet on the fourth Tuesday of

each month for an hour each.

Help Needed!!!!

Help is needed to clean the items that go in the busy bags for our youngest church attenders. We are looking for three to four individuals

who will clean items once a month on a rotation. Our busy bag ministry is used by several children each week and is a great way to

welcome children to worship. If you are interested in helping on a regular basis, or even just once, please speak with Amy Loker

amyl@oslme.com.

We also will be starting to hire new nursery workers to start this fall. Workers must be 14 or older and certified in

babysitting through the Red Cross. Our fall nursery schedule will start in September. Those interested can pick up

applications in the church office.

It’s time to start thinking about Sunday school this fall. We are in

need of teachers for both Kindergarten and Second grade.

Any adults interested should contact Amy at amyl@oslme.com. You

don’t have to be a parent to teach, just an adult with a passion for

passing the word on to our younger members. Registrations can be picked up in the church office and are the blue

sheet. Turn them in to the main office, or Amy’s mailbox upstairs.

There is a suggested donation of $20 per student to help cover the

curriculum and materials costs. Our Sunday school kick off open

house and tailgate party will be on Sunday September 13th. Regular

classes will start on September 20th. We look forward to another

great year with our youth!

Parents of students entering grades 7, & 8 should

have received, or will be receiving information

regarding confirmation soon. Our parent

meeting/first lesson will be on September 9th in

the Sanctuary. Please let us know if you plan on

participating this year.

Confirmation guides are needed to partner up

with our 7th grade students for the two years

they are in confirmation. Guides can be parents,

grandparents, or any confirmed member of OSL.

We ask that guides make the two year

commitment to walk in faith with our youth as

they learn, question, and grow. Anyone

interested should contact Amy at

amyl@oslme.com

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

910 9th Street E, Menomonie, WI 54751 (715)235-0693

Website: www.oslme.com;

STAFF:

Pastor: Rev. Heather T. Wigdahl, heather@oslme.com

Intern Pastor: Sarah Miller, sarah@oslme.com

Pastor Emeritus: Pastor Don Wisner

Bookkeeper: John York, bookkeeper@oslme.com

Contributions: Bonnie Christianson, bchristianson@oslme.com

Children, Youth & Family Minster: Amy Loker, amyl@oslme.com

Health Ministry Coord./Parish Nurse: Becky Kneer, becky@oslme.com

Parish Nurse: Amy Whelan

Administrative Assistant: Kathi Lehmann, office@oslme.com

Music Minister: Michaela Gifford, michaela@oslme.com

Choir Director: Bryan Waznik

Wedding Coordinators: Kim McNaughton & Michaela Gifford

Preschool Director: Tami Borcherding, tami@oslme.com

Custodian: Josh Madsen

2015 CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS

oslcouncil@oslme.com

Mary Solberg President Kara James Vice President

Troy Peickert Secretary Mark Kalscheur Treasurer (non voting)

Paul Horvath

Jane Kingzett Kris Lemke Tom Rundle

Karl Palmer Lisa Buhr

OUR MISSION

God calls all members of Our Savior’s Lutheran to

+WELCOME all to faith in Jesus Christ

+WORSHIP our Lord and Savior

+EQUIP us for a faith that works in real life

+SEND us into the world to minister in Jesus’ name

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Contact emails:

If you wish to contact RoseAnn Husby to volunteer in some capacity on Sun-day mornings please email her at: info@oslme.com

If you wish to have an item placed in the Parish Scope published monthly please send information to scope@oslme.com

If you wish to have an item placed in the Sunday morning bulletin as space allows please send to office @oslme.com

Can You Help?

We are in the process of updating our database and have found that we have no contact information for the following members listed below. If you can assist in providing any information to Kathi in the office, it would be greatly appreciated.. The following members are: RaeLee Granger, Collin Madsen, Alizsha Edwards, Dominic Johnson-Edwards, Svannah Kruchten, Ryan Kahl, Mike McQuiston, Peyton & Jordan Wuethrich, Nicole Schofield, David & Nathaniel Boe and Dallas Kincade.

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Educational Opportunities Please note that the A.M.er’s, Wednesday’s Angels, and the Leah Circle Bible studies will not

meet in June, July, or August Bible Studies A.M.ers: First Thursday of each month at 8:30 a.m., at Denny’s Restaurant in Menomonie. Contact Jan Willow, at (715)235-9571, with questions. Wednesday’s Angels: Second Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Contact Nancy Bjornson, at (715)235-8096, with questions. Leah Circle: Second Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Contact Gloria Kraemer (715)235-3621 with questions. All groups follow the Bible studies in the “Gather” publication. You can subscribe to this monthly magazine or use one of the two copies found in the Adult Library. If you can’t make one Bible study, consider attending one of the other two.

Men’s Bible Study An ecumenical men’s Bible study group meets at the Menomonie Family Restaurant at 7:00 a.m. on the first and third Saturday mornings of each month. For more information or questions, con-tact Doug Larson at (715)556-0244. All are welcome!

Coffee Fellowship

If you enjoy treats during Sunday’s coffee fellowship time, please consider signing up on the volunteer schedule located on the counter in the Friendship Room. We need a minimum of four volunteers each Sunday for this wonderful ministry. Thanks for your willingness to help!

If you have access to the Internet via a computer,

tablet, or cellphone, you can listen anywhere in the

world, via the iHeart Radio app to each Sunday’s

worship service broadcasted to start between 10:35-

10:40 a.m. CST on WMEQ 880AM radio. It is great to

hear the worship service the same day while not in

the local area!

500 Card Parties Tuesday, August 18, at 6:00 p.m. in the

Friendship Room. Come for fun, fellowship, and

food! Pizza and beverages will be provided. You

are welcome to bring snacks.

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Can you bake cookies?

Our Savior’s is looking for volunteers to bake cook-ies for OSL’s kitchen ministry. It is desired to have a dozen cookies per freezer bag to add as a “sweet treat” to our kitchen ministry meals. If you know of someone or family who could benefit from our kitchen ministry meals, please stop at the church during regular office hours to pick up a frozen, home-cooked casserole.

Fair Trade Products OSL has a good inventory of Fair Trade prod-ucts available for sale in the office and on the cart near the serving area in the Friendship Room. Items from the cart must be paid for in the office. Items include: coffee (ground and whole bean in regular, and ground in fla-vors), tea, granola bars, chocolate bars, hot chocolate, and olive oil from Palestine.

Online giving option available! “Online Giving” is available on OSL’s website, www.oslme.com. Whether you’re a member of Our Savior’s, a visitor, or a friend, you are able to make regular contributions, a special one-time donation, or a memorial/gift designation online using your fi-nancial institution’s debit card or your MasterCard, Visa, or Discover credit card

Simply Giving As a way to celebrate your Simply Giving, online, or other financial contributions to Our Savior’s (such as monthly versus weekly), please use the brightly colored giving cards during the offering time (located with the offering envelopes in the pew racks).

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Members & Friends of Christ Lutheran, Peace Lutheran and Our Savior's

Those who like to sing are invited to be part of an impromptu choir on August 2 at the Worship in the Park. We will sing "Come, Thou Fount of Every Bless-ing" (#807, ELW). Please meet at 9 a.m. on August 2 in front of the Wilson Park band shell for a quick practice. Music will be provided. Bring a friend!

Annual Pork & Ice Cream Social Thursday August 6

serving from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church 1306 Wilcox Street

Menomonie

School Supplies Needed

School supplies are now on sale. Please consider buying the following items for Lutheran World Relief: 70-sheet notebooks (wide or college ruled), 30-cm rulers, pencil sharpeners, blunt-end scissors, black or blue ballpoint pens (not gel ink pens), erasers (not pencil–top eras-ers), or 16- or 24-count boxes of crayons. A box is available under the skylight in the Friendship Room to drop off the supplies. Thanks for your assistance with this mission project!

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While we’re not going to think about winter, there is an effort under way to collect new and used books, Christmas wrapping paper and scotch tape.

Three years ago 2900 books were donated, wrapped and given to Stepping Stone families at Christmas time where they were greatly appreciated. It is that time again! If you wish to help in this effort please drop off your donations in the box inside the parking lot door

OUR MISSION

God calls all members of Our Savior’s Lutheran to

+WELCOME all to faith in Jesus Christ

+WORSHIP our Lord and Savior

+EQUIP us for a faith that works in real life

+SEND us into the world to minister in Jesus’ name