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Saturday, June 24 ~ 4:00 pm Fellowship 5:00-7:00 pm Catered Dinner (free-will donation)
7:00 pm Evening Program
Sunday, June 25 ~ 10:00 am Worship (Melo & OSL) Fellowship to follow with cake, donuts & coffee
Lawn Chair Sunday Worship & Picnic
Sunday, June 18th at the
Warren Holiday Park Picnic Shelter
10:45 a.m. OSL/Melo Joint Worship Service
11:45 a.m. Food & Fellowship Please bring your own lawn chair, eating utensils, plates, and a dish
to pass. Burgers/hot dogs and drinks will be provided.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be held Monday, June 5 to Wednesday, June 7, 5:45—8:15 pm at Our Savior’s.
Our theme is HERO CENTRAL, and there will be decorations, snacks, crafts,
music, games, and lessons. Children will learn to “Discover your strength
in God”! Please note: A snack will be provided, but
please make sure your child has supper prior to VBS.
To register: call or email the church office, or you may
register on the sign-up sheet on the office door. VBS is
open to children age 4 to grade 6 (Fall 2017) and you
are welcome to bring a friend!
OSL/Melo Faith
Connection
OSL/Melo Pastor Rev. Janet T. Warnes
Office: 745-4478
Cell: 507-458-1960
Visitation & Adult Ed. Rev. Ron Warnes
Cell: 507-459-0943
Part-Time Youth Director Heather Goroski
Cell: 201-0019
Secretary
Wanda Gubrud
Hours: M,Tu,Th,F 8:30-2:30
Closed Wednesday
Office: 745-4478
OSL Custodian Mike & Leanne Novacek
Mike: 201-1065
Leanne: 201-1064
A video of OSL Sunday Worship can be seen on Monday at 3:30 pm on
Warren cable channel 13.
Archived services can be viewed on YouTube; a link is
on the church website: www.oursaviors-melo.org.
J UN E 2 017 O u r Sa v i o r ’ s & M e l o L u t h e r a n C h u r c h e s
June 23rd
**Note from the Office: July & August items should be turned in by June 23rd as July & August newsletters are combined in one.
Vacation Bible School ~ June 5—7. 2017
In one corner of our back yard we have a gar-
den plot dominated by several large rhubarb
plants. A few weeks ago this patch was bare
black soil and now a short time later we have
rhubarb. When we harvested just the thickest
stalks we had enough to fill two five gallon pails.
It brought to mind how much we are blessed with
abundance.
We have so much to celebrate! During the
summer months we will have the opportunity to
bring of the abundance of our gardens to the
veggie/fruit/plant exchange every Sunday. Just
bring from the garden, place on the table in the
narthex and by the end of the service we hope the
table will be empty. You don’t have to bring an
item to take an item.
During the summer months special services
are planned. This year we will follow the regular
Biblical texts and will bring in a growing theme.
We all love the growing season and on Sundays
various aspects will be incorporated into the ser-
vice.
Vacation Bible School is just around the cor-
ner. Our theme for VBS is “Hero Central”.
The youth calendar is
planned through the summer
months. Pastor Janet and a
wonderful youth committee, in-
cluding Heather, continue to
provide awesome events for the
youth of the parish. See page 4
of the newsletter for details.
Visitation continues. Please let me know if
you would like a visit sooner than the normal ro-
tation. Health and life concerns change. So we
would be happy to stop.
The Men will continue their Bible Study
through the summer. Come for coffee and
insightful discussion on Thursdays at 10:00 am
at OSL.
The summer is a wonderful time to enjoy
God’s creation. God has blessed us with abun-
dance. I pray that we may find creative ways to
use that which God has given, not only to bright-
en the lives of our families but also our congrega-
tion, community, and world.
Your friend and pastor,
Pastor Janet Warnes
MINISTRY UPDATES Melo – Naming of Names Service will be moved
to later in the summer as we celebrate the Melo 125th Anniversary on June 24 & 25.
Joint Worship for Our Savior’s and Melo on
Sunday, June 18, at 10:45 am at the Holiday Park Picnic Shelter; potluck to follow. See newsletter page 1 for details.
Vacation Bible School is June 5 – 7 from 5:45
pm to 8:15 pm. See page 1 for details. The Mission Team will depart for Washington
D.C. on June 17 and return on June 23. Let us keep them in our prayers.
The OSL Endowment Committee is scheduled to
meet on June 8 at 5:00 pm at OSL. The Lydia/Phoebe Circle meets on Friday, June 9,
at 2:00 pm at Good Sam Apartments. Food Shelf volunteers will be needed in July.
Look for a sign-up sheet on the office door. Visitation continues through the summer
months. If you would like the Pastor to visit sooner than when you fall in the rotation, please let the Pastor or office know.
If you would like to be part of the Ecumenical
Fair Service on Sunday, July 23, at 9:00 am, please let Pastor Janet know.
If you or someone you know would like to join
one of the congregations, please contact Pastor Janet or the church office.
From the Pastor
OSL/Melo Faith Connection Page 2
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
May 2017 Council Meeting Minutes
(Unapproved)
The May 9, 2017 OSL meeting was called to order at
7:00 pm by Travis Hanel. Pastor Janet opened with a
devotion and prayer.
Attending: Pastor Janet, Katie Benson, Travis Ha-nel, Kaitlin Barbosa, Mike Miller, Sharon Nelson,
Amanda Liebersbach
Absent: Tony Johnson
This month’s agenda and last month’s meeting
minutes: Travis made a motion and Katie seconded,
to approve this month’s agenda and last month’s meet-
ing minutes, motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Mike made a motion to approve
the treasurer’s report, Kaitlin seconded, motion carried.
Pastors’ Reports: Pastor Janet made 6 nursing
home, 5 hospital visits, 3 homebound visits, and there
are 2 prospective families. There have been three fu-
nerals. There is an upcoming baptism in June. There
is a marriage service being planned for this summer
and one for the fall. The ODC will continue to mow the
lawn for the summer.
Pastor Ron and Pastor Janet have completed all
homebound visits for April. There are 39 on the home-
bound list. There are five on the prayer list.
Travis made a motion to approve the Pastor’s reports,
Mike seconded, motion carried.
Committee Reports:
Stewardship: The committee wants to en
courage anyone who is interested to join the
committee.
Worship and Evangelism: The lawn chair service will be on June 18th with a potluck to
follow. The OSL choir will be singing during the
Melo Anniversary church service on June 25th.
There will be an acolyte training in September.
Education & Youth: The committee planned
First Communion and Senior Recognition Sun
day. VBS is June 5th-June 8th from 5:30 pm to
8:15 pm with a “Hero Central” theme as co-
chaired by Brenna Miller and Heather Goroski.
The next youth event is on May 31st with a
campfire at the parsonage from 9-11 pm.
Property and Management: The painting in
the basement women’s bathroom and west
entrance has been completed. There has been
a request for both handicap accessible doors
to open at once, which Mike will look into.
There has been a request for dandelions to be
sprayed which Pastor Janet will talk to the
ODC about. Tony will check into the painting of
the flag poles and replacing of some windows.
Kaitlin made a motion to approve the committee re-
ports, Travis seconded, motion carried.
Old Business: Travis made a motion that Wanda and
Heather will spend up to $1,500.00 to complete a decora-
tion upgrade of the basement women’s bathroom and the
two men’s bathroom, Mike seconded, motion carried. To-
ny will look into the slider on the men’s stall door being
fixed as it doesn’t shut. Travis and Mara will take care of
planting flowers in the flower planters.
Travis plans to move to Stewardship Committee from the
Education and Youth Committee. Pastor Janet will look
into an alternative member for the Education and Youth
Committee.
New Business: The council discussed the sign to be
donated for the Melo Anniversary. Mike made a motion to
spend up to $500.00 for a double sided-sign and installa-
tion, Kaitlin seconded, motion carried.
Communion Servers
June 4th: Tony Johnson, Jim Duckstad
The next meeting will be held on June 13, 2017 at 7:00
pm. Katie made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:20
pm, Mike seconded, motion carried. Pastor Janet closed
with a prayer.
Respectfully submitted, Katie Benson.
Congratulations and God’s Blessings to the graduating High School Seniors of our congregations who were recognized on Sunday, May 7th: Kaitlin Anderson, Kaylea Bienek, April Haugtvedt, Sarah Kleinvachter, Sydney Olson, and Olivia Strickler. Remember that you will always have a church home with us!
Congratulations to the First Communion Class on their First Communion on May 7th! May God bless you all on this mile-
stone in your faith journey:
Ashley Bishop, Jacob Cobb, Ariana Hanel, Aiden Johnson,
Mackenzie and Zoe Slusar, and Brodie Wurtzel.
Page 3
JUNE
YOUTH NEWSLETTER
UPCOMING EVENTS Monday—Thursday evening, June 5th to 7th,
from 5:45-8:15 pm – Vacation Bible School will be
held at OSL. Youth volunteers are needed to help
out with the many different activities. If you would
like to help, contact Heather, Brenna Miller or
Pastor Janet. Come and join the fun!!
Saturday, June 17th – Friday, June 23: The
Youth Mission Team and adult chaperones will
travel to Washington D.C. to do mission work and
grow in their faith. The long-awaited and planned
for trip will soon be a reality! Please keep the en-
tire Mission Team in your prayers as they embark
on this journey!
Look for postcards in the mail this summer
with details for upcoming Youth events.
Bible Camp Summer 2017
There is information on the OSL Bulletin Board for
Pathways Bible Camps (Camp Minne-Wa-Kan and
Camp Emmaus). You can find the schedule for the
many choices of camps for this coming summer at
the website below with the most up-to-date infor-
mation. If you would like to attend, there are sev-
eral dates to choose from and funds may be avail-
able to help towards the cost; please contact
Heather for more info on this.
Look for these websites to stay informed: www.pathwaysbiblecamps.org
parkriverbiblecamp.org
Part-Time Youth Director-Heather Goroski
Cell: 201-0019 / [email protected]
Website: www.oursaviors-melo.org
Inspirational Services
You Won’t Want to Miss Sunday, June 4, 2017 – Day of Pentecost -
Holy Communion
9:00 am Worship Service at Melo
10:00 am Melo Coffee Fellowship
10:15 am OSL Coffee Fellowship
10:45 am Worship Service at OSL
Sunday, June 11, 2017 – Holy Trinity
Sunday
9:00 am Worship Service at Melo
10:00 am Melo Coffee Fellowship
10:15 am OSL Coffee Fellowship
10:45 am Worship Service at OSL—Baptism
Sunday, June 18, 2017 –
2nd Sunday after Pentecost –
Lawn Chair Sunday
Father’s Day
10:45 am Joint Worship for OSL
& Melo at Warren Holiday Park
11:45 am Potluck Picnic Dinner
to follow. See newsletter page 1
for details.
Sunday, June 25, 2016 – 3rd Sunday
after Pentecost – Melo 125th Anniversary
10:00 am Joint Worship at Melo with Holy
Communion with Coffee Fellowship to follow
OSL/Melo Faith Connection Page 4
SPECIAL SERVICES
IN JUNE
Page 5
OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
April 2017 Treasurer’s Report
Receipts Expenditures
General Offering $14,474.00 Pastor Exp./Pension $ 3,716.59
Project 2000/Bldg Fund $ 140.00 Salaries/FICA $ 9,199.80
Mission $ 40.00 Buildings $ 1,786.01
Endowment $ 40.00 Education $ 211.88
Youth Group $ 100.00 Special Assessments $ 336.70
Melo Reimbursement $ 540.41 Worship & Music $ 307.14
Food Shelf - $ 137.00 Office Supplies & Maint. $ 515.60
Custodial Supplies $ 61.08
Total Income $15,197.41 Bank Service Chg $ 7.50
Total Expenditures $ 16,142.30
Net Ordinary Income $ - 944.89
Net Income $ - 944.89
April 2017 Offering Simply Giving 4/2/2017 4/9/2017 4/16/2017 4/23/2017 4/30/2017 April Total
General $ 1,585.00 $ 2,427.00 $ 4,595.00 $ 2,361.00 $ 1,466.00 $ 2,253.00 $ 14,687.00
Utilities $ 200.00 $ 200.00
Postage $ 360.00 $ 50.00 $ 410.00
Easter-Holy Week $ 215.00 $ 507.00 $ 722.00
Youth Group $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $ 100.00
Proj. 2000/Bldg $ 40.00 $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $ 190.00
Endowment $ 40.00 $ 40.00
Mission $ 20.00 $ 20.00
Food Shelf $ 10.00 $ 10.00
Total $ 1,685.00 $ 3,355.00 $ 5,110.00 $ 2,928.00 $ 1,516.00 $ 2,303.00 $ 16,479.00
Total to General Fund $16,019.00
Other OSL Accounts
General Fund $ 26,270.57
Mission Fund $ 7,747.51
Project 2000/Building Fund $ 24,470.72
Bremer MM Fund $ 57,949.94
Memorial Fund $ 9,060.83
Servant Group $ 5,382.63
Bell Ringers $ 688.25
Thrivent Choice Dollars
If you are a member of Thrivent and have insurance policies with Thrivent, you may be able to direct Choice
dollars to OSL or Melo. Choice dollars are a charitable grant program that gives Thrivent Financial direction
as to where you would like the gifts given. If you specify, they will be given to OSL or Melo. To date in 2017, no
funds have been designated to OSL.
How do I designate Choice Dollars?: The easiest way is to call 1-800-847-4836 and when prompted say
“Thrivent Choice”. You can also visit Thrivent.com/thriventchoice. If you have any questions, call the office or
talk with Pastor Janet.
OSL/Melo Faith Connection Page 6
JUNE 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
10:00 AM
Men’s Bible
Study
2
3
4 Holy Communion
8:00 AM Melo 125th Cmte
9:00 AM Melo Worship
10:00 AM Melo Coffee
Fellowship
10:15 AM OSL Coffee
Fellowship
10:45 AM OSL Worship
2:00 PM Nursing Home
Service at Good Samaritan
5
1:00 PM
Staff
Meeting 5:45-8:15
PM
Vacation
Bible
School at
OSL
6
7:00 PM Melo
Council Mtg 5:45-8:15 PM
Vacation
Bible School
7
5:45-8:15
PM
Vacation
Bible School
8
10:00 AM
Men’s Bible
Study 5:00 PM
Endowment
Cmte
9
2:00 PM
Lydia/
Phoebe
Circle
NW MN
Synod
Assembly
10
NW MN Synod
Assembly at
Concordia
College
11
9:00 AM Melo Worship
10:00 AM Melo Coffee
Fellowship
10:15 AM OSL Coffee
10:45 AM OSL Worship-Baptism
12
1:00 PM
Staff
Meeting
13
11:30 AM
Warren Minis-
terial Assn
6:00 PM W&E
7:00 PM OSL
Council Mtg
14
FLAG DAY
7:00 PM
Choir
Rehearsal
(tentative)
15
10:00 AM
Men’s Bible
Study
16
17
Washington
D.C. Mission
Team departs
18 Lawn Chair Service
Father’s Day
10:45 AM OSL & Melo Joint
Worship at Holiday Park
11:45 AM Potluck Dinner
19
1:00 PM
Staff
Meeting
20
21
7:00 PM
Choir
Rehearsal
(tentative)
22
10:00 AM
Men’s Bible
Study
23
Washing-
ton D.C.
Mission
Team
returns
24 Melo 125th
Anniversary
4 PM Visiting
5-7 PM Dinner
7 PM Program
25 Melo 125th Anniversary
10:00 AM OSL & Melo Joint
Worship at Melo with Coffee
Fellowship to follow
26
1:00 PM
Staff
Meeting
27
28 29
10:00 AM
Men’s Bible
Study
30
Lector: Ushers:
June 4 - Karen Larson June 4 - James Duckstad, Sara Hedlund
June 11 - Sara Hedlund June 11 - Sara Hedlund, Fredryce Sundby
June 18 - Karen Larson June 18 - Karen Larson, Peder Larson
Coffee Hosts/Flowers: Melo Custodians: Rides to Church:
June 4 - Carrie DeLisle, Tami Duckstad June 4—11 - Donnie Hamrick Open
June 11 - Liz Yeado June 18—25 - Kevin Hamrick
Song Leader: Communion Servers:
June 4 - Julie Rittmann June 4 - Kaitlin Barbosa, Jim Duckstad, Tony Johnson
June 11 - Wayne Torgerson Nursery:
June 18 - Mylo Carlson Attend your own children
June Servants
25 A-Johny & Kaitlin Barbosa
A-Mike & Donna Miller
26 - Ashley Bishop
Jarrod Peterson
A-Jim & Karen Pearson
27 - John Graham
Kacey Green
A-Dean & Mary Jo Chandler
A-Willis & Janice Grochow
28 - Cody Kostrzewski
A-Wayne & Bev Torgerson
29 - Brenna Miller
30 - Kathy Kleinvachter
A-George & Marie Owens
A-Jake & Ashley Reinier
A-Matt & Ashley Vongroven
Celebrating milestones this month are: Mike Carlson (50 yrs), Lowell Goplin (75 yrs), Dorothy Johnson (85 yrs), JoAnn Laymon (75 yrs), Faith Rud (70 yrs),
and Lowell & Shirley Hamrick (60 yrs).
Best Wishes to you all!!
1 - Alexander Norton
Jon O’Keefe
A-Wayne & Linda Hamrick
2 - LuAnn Johnson
A-Cole & Kathy Wittman
3 - Keaton Laymon
Paisley Solberg
4 - Gail Hamrick
Tony Hamrick
5 - Faith Rud
6 -Leo Johnson
Olivia Woinarowicz
7 - Ryan Gallagher
Danny Mattson
8 - Brenda Myrfield
Ariana Porter
A-Jim & Belinda Folz
A-Jim & Janice Johnston
9 - Hallee Spidahl
10 - Brad Nelson
A-Jim & Pat Bjorgaard
11 - Chandler Klassy
Elaine Myrfield
Randy Owens
13 - Ava Wittman
A-Randy & Cindy Engelstad
14 - Elijah Donarski
Christopher Howard
Curt Myrfield
A-Jack & Delores Sedlacek
15 - Jason Kalt
Alex Porter
16 - Jayce Hapka
17 - Earl Johnson
JoAnn Laymon
18 - Katie Benson
Hailey Greentree
Gary Owens
19 - Lowell Goplin
A-Curt & Deb Myrfield
20 - Austin Roley
A-Lowell & Shirley Hamrick
A-Phil & Gloria Thompson
21 - Randy Engelstad
22 - Irmy Haugen
23 - Dorothy Johnson
A-Chuck & Maureen Greentree
A-Brian & Denise Laymon
24 - Eliz Porter
25 - Mike Carlson
Nate Chandler
Vanessa Hacker
Our last day of quilting was May 2. We tied
a number of quilts and then we packed them for the
Lutheran World Relief collection in Thief River Falls
on May 7. We added bar codes to our several boxes
this year so that they can be tracked and we can find
out where they end up!
These ladies work hard on Tuesdays. Some
of them sew the quilt tops at home; none of the tops
are sewn at the church. Whenever you see a quilter,
tell them it’s a job well done.
Jim Bjorgaard once again loaded up
our quilts and brought them to TRF for the
LWR collection. We give Jim a high-five
along with all the dedicated ladies in our group!
We look forward to starting again in the Fall.
Have a wonderful Summer!! Mission Action
June Birthdays & Anniversaries
Mission Action
Page 7
The 2017 OSL Spring Supper is history! It takes many hands to produce a meal for 228 people. This event wouldn’t hap-pen without all of the willing donors and workers. Maybe you are a caller for your group, or peeled potatoes, rolled meatballs,
baked a cake, served, washed/wiped dishes, set the tables, bussed tables, came for dinner or a takeout, delivered meals, carried out garbage, mashed potatoes, made gravy, ran up and down the stairs with food for takeouts; the list goes on and on. We are most appreciative of EVERYONE who assisted in any way to make this big event happen. The Youth were awe-some workers, too! Special thanks to Mick’s of Warren for the donations of coleslaw, ice, and pickles. Thank you to Janice Grochow for picking up the potatoes. Mark your calendars for the 4th Wednesday in April of 2018! Co-chairs, Deb Schmidt & Carol Anderson
June 18
Exodus 19:2-8a
Psalm 100
Romans 5:1-8
Matthew 9:35—10:8
June 25
Jeremiah 20:7-13
Psalm 69:7-10,16-18
Romans 6:1b-11
Matthew 10:24-39
Lessons for June 2017
June 4
Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
John 20:19-23
June 11
Genesis 1:1—2:4a
Psalm 8
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20
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