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Affirmation of Baptism/Rite of Confirmation—October 26, 2014
Karenna Levin, Nick Klug, Rachel Board, Lyle Summers, Taylor McGuire, Jacob Chrisco
These young people have been instructed in the word of God and in the faith of the Christian church, have
affirmed the promises of baptism, and made public confession of faith in God the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit before the assembled congregation. We welcome these children of God into the greater
participation in the mission of this congregation and the whole church. Congratulations to them and their
families as they have committed themselves to the Lord!
Confirmation Banquet—October 25, 2014
In the same way, let your light shine before others,
so that they may see your good works and give
glory to your Father in heaven.
The Ministry of Prayer
As a community of faith, we join together in prayer for the needs, concerns, joys and sorrows that
we share. Please pray for God’s grace and strength to surround those listed below.
Friends & Relatives
All Military
Jim Barnes
Curtis Batson
Pat Carola
Ron Christmas
Family of Larry Cooper
Pat Croson
Verna Hancock
Amberleigh Kiser
Hayla Kiser
Larry Kapuvari
Anthony Kenworthy
Nina Kleinfeller
Labriola Family
Jean Lee
Kevin Lee and Family
Robbie Lee
Judy Leggett
Ron Masar
Petersen Family
Charlie Pike
Carolyn Schumm
Laverne Stott
Lisa Wenzel
Pat Williams
Kathy Wright
Larry Yoder
Our Missionary in Costa Rica
Stephen Deal
Young Adults in Global Mission
Michael Dickson
Our Mission Partner
Water of Life Lutheran, Wilmington
At Home
Richard Barnes, Sr
Diane Daniels
Leatha Ferebee
Fritz Fleming
Marilyn Hess
Christine Hughes
Mel Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Bonnie Kendall
Dick Kinnery
Knud Kornberg
Joan Nelson
John Olson
Mary Olson
Marian Oswalt
Barbara Reid
Ellen Roessler
Walt Schoen
Jean Sherrill
Len Stanislawek
Carole Williams
Pat Williams
Sue Zeller
In Service To Our
Country
Sean Barnes
Peter Benson
Todd Board
Spencer Cole
Jon Drew
Luke Erickson
Heather Fischer
Jonathan Gribben
Will Huerth
Brian Hughes
Mark Jennings
Michael Karlowicz
Ted Mataxis
Phillip Sounia
In Extended Care
Pennick Village Rehab:
Barbara Holderby
Penick Village:
Siv Schuch
Quail Haven Rehab:
Florence Ward
In Retirement Communities
Elmcroft: (Upper Unit)
Peggy Smith
St. Joseph’s Villas/Pine Knoll:
Flo Moore
So Pines Retirement Living:
Lucille Howard
Penick Village:
Janet Nelson
Engaged to be Married
Roberto Garcia-Padilla and Nicole
Rauscher
Kyle Lykes and Jessica Crandall
Mychael Barzanti
Donald Boehm
Kevin Bower
Aubrey Burroughs
Brian Brown
Brian Christmas
Jim Christmas
Matthew Dunlap
Dave Garcia
Ken Heaney
Shari Hiser
Stacie Honeycutt
Dale Johnson
Nathan Jones
Mark Koppenhofer
Cam Lewis
Garrett Martin
Phillip Maxwell
Tommy Meares
Michael Moore
Darren Morton
Zack Pittard
Taylor Prince
Tom Powers
John Pryztulski
David Randall
Rob Seymour
Bill Shirer
Kristine Slivka
Scott Tucek
Warren Wicks
Prayers of Christian Sympathy
To the family of Jack Hammett on his death Oct. 24
To David and Frances Clayton, Austin and Evan on the death of Frances’ father, Claude Hough, Oct. 25
To Gus and Janet Gustafson on the death of Gus’s sister, Lois Moore, Oct. 5.
EMPTY STOCKING FUND
The Social Ministry Committee invites all interested groups, families and individuals
to help brighten the Christmas holiday for the needy in our community through the
annual Empty Stocking Appeal. This is a community-wide effort that provides
Christmas gifts and a food basket for those in need.
This year we are doing Empty Stocking a little different. We will be sponsoring 30
school children from the Robbins, NC area. Articles of clothing are all that is
required. We will have a “mantle” with hanging stockings for you to choose a child. Delivery will be to
one location; therefore your gifts will be brought to the church. Stockings will be ready for you to select
on Sunday, Nov. 2. Please return your wrapped gifts by Sunday Dec. 7.
WAYS TO HELP
#1 ______ I (we) will ADOPT a child.
NAME_______________________________________________PHONE __________________
OTHER WAYS TO HELP
#2 _____ I (we) will donate money for ham for food baskets.
NAME______________________________________________ PHONE ___________________
Any questions, please call Trudy Blake, Empty Stocking Chairperson at 235-0859.
Thank you for your support of this ministry. Your generosity makes a difference in the life of a child!
THE FOOD DRIVE IS BACK
The Social Ministry’s Food Drive will begin on Sunday, Nov 2.
The food collected through this annual appeal will be used to
provide Christmas dinner for 30 families which OSLC has
“adopted” through the Empty Stocking Christmas program.
Here are the items needed:
Canned fruit of any kind
Canned green beans, corn and peas
Canned sweet potatoes
Instant mashed potatoes
Cranberry sauce
46 oz canned fruit juices
Box Cereal
Powdered milk
Dessert (such as instant pudding, cake mixes,
or boxed cookies)
Please don’t feel that you must purchase all items
listed. Just pick up whatever you can and together
we will fill these Christmas baskets!
You may leave your donations in the food chest in
the hallway by the Fellowship Hall any time thru
Dec. 18th. The Social Ministry Committee hopes to
receive enough monetary gifts to purchase a ham
for each family.
Nov. 2 is All Saints’ Sunday
Today there is joy in heaven as we lift our voices with
all of the saints in praise of the God who is quick to
comfort, strong to save, full of mercy, and abounding
in steadfast love.
Sunday, November 2 is All Saints’ Sunday. We will
remember those members and friends who have
departed this life since the previous All Saints’
Sunday. There will be a special Memorial Service at
the 8:15, 9:38 and 11:00 service naming and
remembering those who have been transferred to the
Church Triumphant. We hope it will be possible for
you to be present at one of these services.
Harold Spoonhoward
Lora Buelow
Robin King
Anne Oakley
Chet Petri
Irene Cassey
John Matchulat
Jack Kleinfeller
Patti Friedman
Margie Dow
Dick Biegger
Ben Eisenberger
Jack Hammett
Alice Martinsen
They are before the throne of God, and worship Him
day and night within His temple, and the one who is
seated on the throne will shelter them. They will
hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not
strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at
the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and
He will guide them to springs of the water of life, and
God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Revelation 7:15-17
Dear Fellow OSLC Members;
What we are writing about is important as it
provides the lifeblood of OSLC's ministry in the
Sandhills. Your 2015 Financial Commitment Card
is in your mailbox. We have sent you two
communications detailing our need to increase
stewardship to meet not only the 2014 actual
budget but the 2015 Budget as well. We have held
the line in 2015 to less than a 1% increase over the
2014 budget, this action amounts to basically a nogrowth budget.
We asked you to help us balance the Budget in
2014 by giving to the 13th Month Appeal. To meet
the budget in 2015 we ask that you increase your
monthly giving by the amount of one additional
month that you can spread across the year. Our
church family needs to do this whether you sign a
Commitment Card or give an unspecified amount
during the month.
If you have not been signing a commitment card in
previous years (only half of us have been doing
so), we are strongly requesting that you do so for
2015. We need this information to budget
appropriately.
We ask that you give prayerful consideration to
our request. Please call either of us should you
have any questions or need more information.
Sincerely,
Tom Adams, Finance & Stewardship Team Leader
910-725-1855
Karyn Molnar, Treasurer, 910-215-5946
Manage Your Offerings Online
Annual Meeting and Dinner
Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014—4:00 PM
The agenda for the Annual Meeting will include:
1. Vote on 2015 spending plan
2. Elect members to the Congregation Council
3. Ratify the constitution changes approved Nov. 17,
2013
All members are encouraged to attend the meeting
and stay for Sunday Night Live dinner!
Set up and manage recurring donations
Make one-time contributions
View your online giving history
Get started today! It’s a new way to automate your
giving to Our Saviour. Check out the link in the
Giving Back area on our church’s website
(www.oslcsp.org) for your opportunity to make
donations to Our Saviour. Stop by my office
during the week for a demonstration or call for
assistance, 910-692-2662x703.
Debbie Schumm, Financial Manager
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4:00-5:30 PM
Youth Groups
Little Disciples (K-5th grade)
Jr. Youth (6th-8th grade)
Sr. Youth (9th-12th grade)
Adult Forum with Pastor Todd
Topic: An in depth look at the Gospels
5:30-6:00 PM
Dinner for Everyone
Join us in the Fellowship Hall for Dinner!
Join us each Sunday night for a blowout
with youth groups, dinner, and faith
formation opportunities for everyone!
6:00-7:00 PM
Adventures in Faith
Christian Education Opportunities for all ages!
Kitchen Helpers Needed
Helpers are needed for Sunday Night Live (SNL) dinners. In order to assure that the same people are not
always in the kitchen, we really need more people to volunteer! No cooking will be necessary, just set-up
and/or clean-up. Come at 4:30 to help set up; clean up will begin after dinner, around 6pm. Thank you to
those of you who have been working very hard over the past 2 months! There is a sign-up sheet on Nicole’s door or email Nicole at [email protected].
Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
We’d love to have your used printer ink cartridges. We turn them in to Staples and get coupons we use to
purchase office supplies. Please remember to bring your used printer cartridges to church with you. It
keeps them out of the landfill and helps us realize savings! There is a collection box under the member
mailboxes.
We also have collection boxes for cell phones, eyeglasses and hearing aids. Funds benefit programs of the
North Carolina Zoo, a primary school in Uganda and the visually and hearing impaired through programs
of the North Carolina Lions Club.
Our Sunday bulletins are designed for seasonal use so they can be reused for several weeks. You are welcome to take your entire bulletin home with you to keep or to share with family friends ro neighbors.
Please invite them to come with you next time! Or you may leave it in the baskets provided in the narthex
to be reused and eventually recycled. Each Sunday you’re always encouraged to take home and use all of
the inserts provided: Taking Faith Home and The Links—which includes worship notes, a calendar, news
about upcoming events and our current prayer ministry.
“Giving Thanks” Preaching Series
Advent Preaching Series
Pastor Todd will begin a special three week
preaching series called Giving Thanks on Sunday
Nov. 9. Come and see what God has to say about
being thankful!
As we wander through the hustle and bustle of this
season, we will also have a special Advent preaching
series called Wilderness Living. Advent is a time to
prepare our hearts and minds for Christ’s second
coming at the end of time and to prepare for the
celebration of his birth at Christmas. Together we
will prepare the way of the Lord!
Nov. 9
Thanks for Being Ready
Matthew 25:1-13
Nov. 16
Thanks for Sharing Your Gifts
Matthew 25:14-30
Nov 23
Thanks for Caring for Jesus
Matthew 25:31-46
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his
steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 136:1
Thanksgiving Eve Noon Service
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it
all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to
God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:17
Begin your family Thanksgiving holiday with
worship and thanks to God! Make plans now to be
come Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 12 noon.
Parish Register Change
Lois McCarthy transfer to St. Andrew’s Lutheran
Church, Hickory, NC
Address Change
Ruth Hauge (as of Nov. 3)
2820 Jane Street
LaCrosse, WI 54601
Attention Thrivent Members…Vote
November is Election Month for Thrivent
members. Voting Day to elect the Pines Chapter
Leadership Board for 2015 will take place on
Sunday, Nov. 9th at the Welcome Center, both
before and after all three worship services. Ballots
have also been mailed and emailed to the Pines
Chapter membership. You may mark your ballot
and place it in my mailbox anytime before Nov.
30th. Debbie Schumm, Pines Chapter President
Dec. 7
Stay Awake
Mark 1:1-8
Dec. 14
Prepare for Jesus
John 1:6-8, 19-28
Dec 21
Point to Jesus
Luke 1:26-38
Nov. 30—Fifth Sunday—One Service
We will have one worship service
on Nov. 30 at 10:00 AM. Plan to
stay after worship on this First
Sunday of Advent and help us
decorate the church for Christmas.
Bless this marriage, O God
Jason Cooksey and Stephanie Carter were united in
Holy Matrimony on Oct. 18. Thank you , God, for the
love you implanted in their hearts. Bless this marriage
with peace, happiness, understanding and
forgiveness. Increase their faith and trust in You.
What’s your Email address?
Are you getting electronic communications from us?
Each week we send out a Weekend Update to let you
know what is happening that coming weekend. We
also send out our monthly newsletter The Pines via
email.
Check out our websites:
www.oslcsp.org
www.oslcfaithformation.org
Please make sure we have your email address. Jot it
down on your Welcome Card when you are here
Sunday morning or send it to: [email protected]
We will deliver approximately 15 quilts to a Lutheran church in Raleigh the
beginning of November. These quilts will go to Lutheran World Relief in
Windsor, Maryland where they are then dispersed to: Angola, Armenia, Jordonrefuges, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Kenya, Yemen and Tanzania to name a few.
These quilts can be used for covering or as a baby carrier, a shawl, a market
display spread on the ground and for sunshade. The quilts are made by our
group called Sew Special. We meet on the second Monday of each month. The next meeting is Nov 10
at 9:00 AM. We are in need of people to cut fabric so we can make more quilts for LWR. Only an hour
of your time is needed for this worthwhile project. We have all the equipment, we just need you! Call
Sandy Zimmer at 673-6084 with questions.
Habitat Meals
Another project of the WELCA Women is to provide meals for the workers at Habitat for Humanity
during the month of October. We have been doing this for 20 years. Thank you to Ruth Circle,
Deborah Circle, the Property Committee and the Social Ministry Committee for providing
lunches. Thank you one and all!
Women’s Salad Supper —October 21
Poinsettias & Alternative Gifts
It’s time to think about ordering poinsettias to adorn the sanctuary on Christmas Eve. As an alternative
to ordering a poinsettia you may make a donation (for the same amount as the price of a poinsettia) to
the Food Bank, Sandhills Branch.
The Sandhills Branch of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern
North Carolina, located in Southern Pines, serves 4 counties in
south central North Carolina. They are Lee, Moore, Richmond
and Scotland counties.
Last year over 5.1 million pounds of food was distributed to
100 agencies in those counties. In the counties served by the
Sandhills branch, over 34,000 individuals are at risk of hunger:
12,000 are children and over 8% are 65 years and over.
Orders will be accepted through December 7.
All donations and memorials will be listed in a special pamphlet on Christmas Eve. You may send your
order to the church office or place it in the offering plate on Sundays.
Name: _______________________________________________
Telephone Number: ____________________________________
Number of poinsettias: __________________________________
Alternative gift: ________________________________________
To the glory of God: _____________________________________
In Memory of: _________________________________________
In Honor of: ___________________________________________
Total Amount of Order $_____________
Env. No.________
Check No. ____________
Payment must accompany order! Please make your check payable to Our Saviour Lutheran Church for
$11.00 per order. On your check note “poinsettia” or “alternative gift”.
Gather your family and friends and come worship with us Christmas Eve!
Majestic carols, quiet moments and beautiful candlelight will mark this
very special evening as we celebrate our Savior’s birth with the reading of
Scripture and Holy Communion.
4:00 PM Family Service (Fellowship Hall)
8:00 PM Traditional Service (Sanctuary)
Worship Assistants
THE PINES — November 2014
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
1517 Luther Way
Southern Pines NC 28387
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
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Church Office:
Fax:
Email Address:
W eb s i t e :
Our Ministers:
Pastor:
910-692-2662
910-692-5589
[email protected]
w w w. o s l c s p . o r g
EVERY MEMBER
The Rev. Todd A. Rauscher ext. 705
[email protected]
Pastor Emeritus:
The Rev. Dr. David R. Keck, Sr.
Church Administrator: Patty Peeples ext. 701
[email protected]
Clerical Assistant:
Trudy Blake ext. 702
[email protected]
Dir Faith Ministries:
Nicole Rauscher ext. 704
[email protected]
Dir Music Ministries: Sophia Chandley ext. 706
[email protected]
Financial Manager:
Debbie Schumm ext. 703
[email protected]
Custodian:
Phillip Williams
Nursery Attendants:
Cindy Summers, Robin Robinson
Agnes Rackl, Dori Kenn-Harrison
Congregation Council
President:
Barbara Holderby
Vice President:
Jeff Masar
Secretary:
Tracy Metcalf
Treasurer:
Karyn Molnar
Tom Adams
Travis Alfrey
Bobbie Barnes
Peter Benson
Dan Peterson
Jay Pittard
Larry Wilson
David Yoder
Ministry Teams
Columbarium
Education
Endowment
Evangelism
Finance
Hospitality
Mutual Ministry
Personnel
Property
Social Ministry
Scholarship
Stewardship
Worship & Music
Youth