We, Our Savior’s family of believers, welcome all to share Christ’s love, to grow in faith and to live a life of service glorifying God.

Baptized today at the 8:30AM worship is Nora Marie Larson, child of Dan and Shari Larson. Sponsors are Jeremiah & Malena Kronebusch and Wilfred & SuSan Kiser. Baptized today at the 11:00AM worship is Clark Leland Jensen, child of James and Andrea Jensen. Sponsors are Tyler & Allison McDougall and Jimmy & Tara Altringer. We welcome Nora and Clark into the body of Christ and into the mission we share: joining us in giving thanks and praise to God and bearing God’s creative and redeeming word to all the world.

New Pictorial Directories are here and you may pick up your copy today or in the church office, Monday – Friday from 8AM – 3PM. Members of Our Savior’s who are pictured in the directory receive a complimentary copy. If your photo isn’t included in the directory, you may purchase a copy for $5.

Better Choices, Better Health – Put Life Back in Your Life Sanford workshop meets at Our Savior’s Lutheran on Wednesdays May 15, 22 from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. The workshop can help you get the support you need and find useful ways to deal with pain, fatigue and stress. Learn relaxation skills, symptoms and difficult emotions management, communication improvement, effective problem solving and weekly goal setting. Enrollment is free and you may register by calling 877-234-4240.

Day of Pentecost (Sunday, May 19) worship needs you to help read Acts 2:1-21 in multiple languages. If you’re able to read and speak a language other than English and would be a reader for the Pentecost worship services, please contact Intern Pastor Karl.

High School Senior Recognition reception at Our Savior’s is Sunday, May 19 at 9:45AM in the large dining room. High School Seniors are reminded to submit a photo to the church office by Sunday, May 12.

January – April 2013 Income: Year to date: $108,278.99 Expenses Year to date: $103,633.10 Income in Excess of Expenses $ 4,645.89 A week of OSLC ministry $6,182.00 Last Sunday’s general fund offering $8,126.00

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Valley City, North Dakota

May 12, 2013 – 7 Easter 8:30 a.m. Worship (BROADCAST OVER KOVC-11 a.m.) Prelude Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship-Psalm 97 Pew Bible Page 480 Gathering Hymn #631 Red “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” Kyrie Page 98 Hymn of Praise Page 99 Prayer of the Day O God, form the minds of your faithful people into your one will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that, amid all the changes of this world, our hearts may be fixed where true joy is found, your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Holy Baptism Page 227 Let the children come… Lesson-Acts 16:16-34 Pew Bible Page 900 Special Music Choir Gospel-John 17:20-26 Pew Bible Page 880 Hymn of the Day #669 Red

“Rise Up, O Saints of God! “ Sermon Nicene Creed Page 104 Prayers #744 Red Sharing the Peace Page 106 Offering/ Offertory #184 Red Lord’s Prayer Page 112 Blessing Sending Song #855 Red (vs 1, 4, 5)

“Crown Him with Many Crowns” Dismissal

WELCOME TO WORSHIP TODAY! We are glad you are with us and pray that your worship experience at Our Savior’s will truly be a blessing. Families with young children, we welcome and encourage your children’s presence in worship! Visitors, please fill out a visitor card found in your pew and learn more about Our Savior’s @ www.oursaviorsvc.org Reader Mary Ann Sheets-Hanson Organist Judy Karch Senior Choir Director Tricia Lebahn Office Coordinator Brenda Skramstad Youth Director Sandi Ley Pastoral Intern Karl Breddin Pastors Randall Schlecht & Emmy Isaackson

The Radio Broadcast is in honor of musicians at Our Savior’s Lutheran. Radio broadcast of the 8:30 worship is on Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. on KOVC 1490 AM. To sponsor a broadcast and/or reserve a sponsorship date for 2013, please contact the church office. The cost to sponsor a broadcast is $100 and you may provide this gift in memory of or in honor of someone, an anniversary or another significant event. Your gift to this important ministry is appreciated.

2013 Missionary Sponsorship Calendar is on the bulletin board across from the Church Office. For $20/day you can sponsor a day and faithfully support the work of our ELCA Missionaries, June and Philip Nelson in Cameroon; and also the work of Global Health Ministries. Thank you for your faithful and generous mission support.

Monday Morning Prayer is a time to pray for people of Our Savior’s as well as other prayer needs. Come on Monday mornings at 9:30a.m. in the Chapel. Stay afterward for coffee and fellowship. This Monday, we pray for: Cassie & Ryan Jacobson; Kevin & Kathy Jacobson, Benjamin; Lillian Jacobson; Lucas & Lindsey Jacobson, Emma, Eli; Bill & Roxanne Jahn; Tara Janke; Marcia Jefferson.

A Prayer Candle has been placed on the altar reminding us to keep our military personnel and their families in our prayers.

This Week: May 12-19, 2013 Today: 8:30 a.m. Worship Service 8:30-12:00 p.m. Muffins 4 Mom-Youth Fundraiser- Narthex Area 9:30 a.m. Coffee & Fellowship 9:45 a.m. Sunday School-VBS Preview 9:45 a.m. Choir 10:00 a.m. Adult Learning 11:00 a.m. Worship Service Mon: 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer in the Chapel Tues: 9:30-2:00 p.m. Good Samaritans-Quilting Wed: 9:00 a.m. Better Choices, Better Health-Workshop 9:30 a.m. Bible Study 3:30 p.m. Kids 4 Christ 5:15 p.m. Hand Bell Choir 6:00 p.m. Confirmation Supper 6:30 p.m. Confirmation-Baccalaureate 7:00 p.m. Sarah Circle Thurs: 10:00 a.m. Mary Circle-Small Dining Room- Potluck Brunch 2:00 p.m. Hannah Circle Sat: 7:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Fellowship Next Sun: Day of Pentecost/APOC Sunday 8:30 a.m. Worship w/Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. Coffee & Fellowship 9:45 a.m. Senior Recognition 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship w/Holy Communion

SERVING US TODAY …AS USHERS 8:30 a.m. Don & Sandy Bauer, Dave & Sue Carlsrud 11:00 a.m. Dan & Jill Taylor and family

…AS GREETERS 8:30 a.m. Lila Bemis, Marcia Jefferson, Larry & Edie Raatz 11:00 a.m. Lila Bemis, Marcia Jefferson, Larry & Edie Raatz

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR 7 Easter

CALL TO WORSHIP – PSALM 97 –Pew Bible Page 480 1 The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!

2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and

justice are the foundation of his throne. 3 Fire goes before him, and consumes his adversaries on every side. 4 His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles. 5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness; and all the peoples behold

his glory. 7 All worshipers of images are put to shame, those who make their

boast in worthless idols; all gods bow down before him. 8 Zion hears and is glad, and the towns of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O God. 9 For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods. 10 The Lord loves those who hate evil; he guards the lives of his faithful; he rescues them from the hand of the wicked. 11 Light dawns for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. 12

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!

Reader: Here ends the reading Congregation: Thanks be to God

Acts 16:16-34

PLEASE TURN WITH ME TO THE PEW BIBLE PAGE 900. One day, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave-girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling.

17While she followed Paul and us, she would

cry out, ‘These men are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation.’

18She kept doing this for many days. But Paul,

very much annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, ‘I order you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.’ And it came out that very hour. 19 But when her owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market-place before the authorities. 20When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, ‘These men are disturbing our city; they are Jews 21and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to

adopt or observe.’ 22The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

23After they had given them a severe flogging, they

threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to keep them securely. 24Following these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

26Suddenly there was an earthquake, so violent that the

foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

27When the jailer

woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he supposed that the prisoners had escaped. 28But Paul shouted in a loud voice, ‘Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.’ 29The jailer called for lights, and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30Then he brought them outside and said, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ 31They answered, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.’ 32They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33At the same hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and his entire family were baptized without delay.

34He brought

them up into the house and set food before them; and he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God. Reader: Here ends the reading Congregation: Thanks be to God. PLEASE STAND FOR THE READING OF THE GOSPEL. Congregation Sings: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. PLEASE TURN WITH ME TO THE PEW BIBLE PAGE 880. Reader: The Holy Gospel According To John 17:20-26 Congregation: Glory to you, O Lord. Reader: The Gospel of the Lord. Congregation: Praise to you, O Christ.

Youth & Family Ministry 5/12/13 Sunday School Lesson: Last day of Sunday School TODAY! GIG~taste of VBS! Meet in the large dining room downstairs at 9:45am! Special thanks to Chuck and Estelle Hanson for the delicious popsicles today!

It’s Time to PRE-REGISTER for VBS!

*VBS for youth entering 1st-6th grade: June 12 & 13th, 9am-3pm and June 14th , 9am-noon @ Chautauqua Park with Red Willow Bible Camp, Trinity, and Faith

*VBS for youth prek3-kindergarten: June 12-13th @ Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Pre-registration materials for both age groups are at the Youth Bulletin Board and in the Sunday School area. You must pre-register by May 12th

Red Willow Bible Camp summer registr. info is @ the Youth Bulletin board…register now *Our Saviors Foundation Inc. is pleased to provide financial assistance for OSLC youth attending Red Willow Bible Camp by funding (Tier 1 pricing) ½ of a family’s first camper and full price of sibling campers. * *Let Sandi know if you need a ride, or need further $ assistance…additional scholarships are available

Insert provided by Sandi, Youth Ministries 845-1328 sandioslcvc@msn.com

Muffins 4 Moms! Happy Mother’s Day! Pick your muffin and your card! Free Will

offering! 9:30am-gone! In the Narthex area! *Youth ‘Fun’draiser for the Minneapolis Servant trip!

Kids 4 Christ 5/15/13 …last day! Watch for Picnic, Play and Pray this summer!

kind-6th grade, 3:30-5pm on school Wed….learning and living out God’s Word with friends! Snacks provided

Confirmation 5/15/13..last meeting of the season 7th-9th graders are welcome to gather in the YOUTH ROOM after school for

movies, games and homework Confirmation Supper: 6-6:30pm: Pizza Baccalaureate together 6:45-8pm

+ =Pentecost Pizza & movie @ Pizza Corner in the back room! May 18th from 4-6pm! 4th grade and up! Let Sandi know if you and a friend are coming RSVP to 490-1672 by 2pm!

*Compliments of the Youth Committee!