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June 2017 Congregational Newsletter

“A Celebration of Ministry”

Sunday, June 11, 2017 – 8:45 a.m.

“How can they preach unless they are sent?

How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.”

Romans 10:15

Sunday, June 11th, is going to be a special day! We have a rare and wonderful opportunity to

celebrate ministry. We have five retired pastors in our congregation who have served in ministry a

combined 297 years since their ordination! By vocation, they have been retired for many years, yet

they have seamlessly continued to minister to the hearts and lives of family members, friends and

congregations they have served.

We are excited to celebrate Rev. Paul Wietzke (ordained, 1952), Rev. Bud Hutter (1952),

Rev. Grant Gard (1955), Rev. Jerry Hefty (1960), and Rev. Don Brekhus (1969), and their lifelong

service to Jesus Christ and his church. We have been blessed to receive their love, faith, support,

encouragement, wisdom, and knowledge at Our Saviour’s. I hope you will join us as we give God

thanks for their faithful witness and genuine love for the Lord.

Personally, I thank God for surrounding me with five wonderful men of God. They are my

friends, my mentors, my colleagues, and my brothers in Christ. From the beginning, they have

encouraged, supported and empowered me. I look forward to the time when I can pass forward the

blessings that they have extended to me, to other pastors in ministry.

We also give God thanks for the wonderful women who have shared in these pastors’ lives and

ministries. So often, unsung heroes, these wives generously give of themselves, sacrificing for the

larger cause, unseen by most. But we honor, recognize, and acknowledge Elsie Wietzke, Phyllis

Gard, Nellie Mae Hutter (who is with the Lord), Donna Hefty and Pat Brekhus, and their lives of

service for Christ and His Kingdom.

See you on June 11th!

Yours in Christ,

Pastor Mark

Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church of Stanwood

1876 — 2017

Street Address:

27201 99th Ave. NW

Stanwood, WA 98292

Mailing Address:

P. O. Box 370

Stanwood, WA 98292

STAFF

Pastor: Mark Bankson

Office Secretary: Linda Hammer

Treasurer: Sheri Durham

Children and Family Ministry: Deanna Khoury

Youth Directors: Nate and Elsa Schwartz

Contemporary Worship Coordinator: Steve Dams

Choir Director: Erik Ronning

Organist: Marylee Sams

Music Coordinator: Connie Ronning

Technician: Garin Haskins

Custodian: Duane Holtmann

Preschool Director: Jaimi McCall

Office email: oslcstanwood@frontier.com

Pastor email: bankson42@aol.com

Website: www.stanwoodoslc.org

Contact us at:

360.629.3767 or 360.629.3772

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Traditional Worship ~ 8:45 am Altar Communion 1st Sunday Processional Communion 3rd Sunday

Coffee Hour ~ 9:45 am

Sunday School ~ 10:15 am

Contemporary Worship ~ 10:15 am Altar Communion 1st Sunday Processional Communion 3rd Sunday

Did You Know? If you miss a Sunday service and would like

to hear the message, you may go to our

current website (below), click on “Sermon”

on the home page and select which date

you’d like.

You can also check the church calendar and

newsletters.

www.stanwoodoslc.org

If You Are Away this Summer… Please contact the church office if you plan

to be away for an extended time, so that we

may hold your newsletter until you return.

This will save postage costs. Also, make sure

you keep the office updated with any address

or phone number changes. Thank you!

Yard Sale to Support Boscovet Dan and Linda Haskins will be having a yard

sale on July 28th, 29th and 30th. All money

goes to support the Boscovet Project.

Donations for the yard sale may be dropped

off July 26th. If you need someone to come

pick up your donation please call or text 360-

774-0387. Help collecting, setting up, and

tearing down would be greatly appreciated.

June Van Trips Monday, June 12 — 9:00 AM

Explore Whidbey Island

Friday, June 30 — 11:00 AM

Lunch at Rhodes River Ranch

Please see signup sheet in the Narthex.

Questions: Call Robin Erickson at 360-941-1593.

Weekly Quilters The quilters will be taking a break for the

months of June, July and August. We will

resume work in September. September dates

will be announced at a later date.

Men’s Fraternity Men’s Fraternity meets Tuesday mornings at

7:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Breakfast is served at 7:00 a.m. with our study

to follow.

Please join us. All men are welcome.

Martha Circle

Due to our special guest speaker in May, the

May Bible study will be held over until the

September meeting. Martha Circle will recess

for the summer months.

LWR Shipment — Thank You!

The congregation’s response to LWR “Baskets

of Promise” during Lent for personal care kits

was beyond expectations!

The total shipped was 240 personal care kits,

45 quilts and 12 baby care kits. The Everett

Women’s Shelter will receive 11 quilts.

Thank you to the congregation for always

caring for those in need.

Thank You!

A huge thank you to Linda Haskins for

organizing the May 7th Ladies’ Tea,

“An Afternoon in Paris”. This lovely event

was the result of much preparation, hard

work and creativity. Thank you also to all

those who helped (see below).

Decorators and Prep Crew were Del and

Ardis Larson, Sheri Durham, Julie Shallow,

Jaimi McCall, Kiley McCall, Donna Cook

and Judy Lervick. Thanks also to Paul

Anderson who built the awning over the

kitchen walk through; and Duane Holtmann

for setup and teardown.

Our entertainment was Anna and Eri, an

Italian song; Carol Jensen, style show; and

Joy Watkins gave her testimony. Jaimi was

emcee.

Clean up crew and servers were Marv

Hansen, Del Larson, Dave Niehaus, Paul

Anderson and Perry Watkins.

Congratulations to Hjalmar Oscar

Anderson who was baptized on May

14, 2017. Hjalmar is the son of Morgan

and Stefanie Anderson and brother to

Torvald. His sponsor is Austin Anderson.

Grandparents are John Stanley, Tina Stanley,

and Les and Diane Anderson.

May the Lord bless the new life

given to Hjalmar.

Sunday Morning Coffee Hour

Volunteers Needed Please remember to sign up for coffee hour.

People are really needed and appreciated!

The signup sheet is in the kitchen. If you have

any questions, please contact Linda Haskins.

JAM Café — (Jesus and Me)

Grades K-5 — Sundays, 10:15 AM “DIG IN” to the Life of Jesus has been our

focus this whole year and our K-5th grade

kids have learned so much about their Father

and Friend Jesus! Jesus “helps us Grow”,

Jesus “wants us all in His family”...and had

BROTHERS and a SISTER too?! Jesus “has

power to calm a storm” EVEN after waking

from perfect SLEEP! Jesus “eases John’s

doubt” when he was in prison by HIS

miracles...JESUS cares about us and we

know that because we have been reading that

in the BIBLE, which is one of God’s special

ways to talk to us!

*** We plan to continue JAM Café at 10:15

a.m. during the summer months and will need

Volunteers. Sign up at the JAM Café Check-in

table upstairs!

(Background form is needed as well!)

WOW! (Worship On Weekdays)

K-5th Grade — Tuesdays, 6-7:30 PM

Tuesday June 6th will be our final WOW! Night

for the 2016-17 school year.

Parents and kids, please join us for an

Obstacle Course TREASURE HUNT!

Bring your Pirate’s charm and

problem solving genius,

as you help Discover the TREASURE!

Dinner provided!

More info coming on Family Style SOFTBALL —

“Nights Under the Lights” — Tuesdays in July.

VBC

June 26-30 — 9 AM-Noon

Ages 4-Years— 5th Grade

VBC Prayer Team…

Galactic Starveyor’s Vacation

Bible Camp is almost here and so

we ask that you PRAY for all our

Families and Volunteers that will be participat-

ing during the week of June 26-30, pray that the

Holy Spirit will be present and stirring in the

hearts of all of us as we learn and teach TRUTH

about the Visible and Invisible of all of God’s Cre-

ation!

Please sign up in the Fellowship Hall to help:

VBC Training Options: June 17 or June 24

9 —11 a.m.

VBC Decorating, June 25th

1—4 p.m.

Online Registration is open until June 25th at

stanwoodoslc.org.

Meet you at the CLUBHOUSE!

Deanna, oslcchildren@frontier.com.

Children and Family Ministries / Youth Ministry

Cook Still Needed for June 14

MS & HS Youth Breakfast

We need a volunteer to plan the menu, shop

for groceries (reimbursement is available),

and have breakfast ready when the youth

arrive at 8:00 a.m. See the signup sheet in

the Fellowship Hall on the youth board. For

more details, call Elsa: 206-714-7717.

Save the DATE!

MS/HS Summer Trip

July 27-30

Leavenworth!

More Details Coming!

Senior 1

Senior 2

Senior 3

College

News from The Caring Place

We served a total of 93 families in April; 22 of

these families were new to the Caring Place; 18

families came for the first time this year but had

been in last year; 39 families had shopped in

March, and 14 families had skipped at least 1

month since the were in last.

423 people were served this month including

Men, Women & Children (18 years and younger).

As word of this resource continues to spread, it

appears the number of people we are helping is

increasing at an alarming rate. We thank God

this ministry is available.

Please consider volunteering Tuesday and or

Thursday 1 to 4 p.m.; even once a month would

be so helpful. Contact Mardi at 360-913-1551 for

information.

ESL classes have started—Thursdays, at 6:15

following the Gathering Place suppers!

Special Request: The Caring Place would ap-

preciate donations of paper bags and large

plastic bags, especially large black garbage

bags or kitchen garbage bags. An “extra roll

lying around” would be great!

Be a part of the

2017 OSLC MISSION TEAM! Our great commission…

Go ye therefore into all the world

(or to Mt. Vernon!)

This is an opportunity for an all-congregation

“Mission Trip”! The Foundation for Academic

Endeavors (FAE) is a summer academy for

Latin/low income children: kindergarten

through 9th grade.

The students attend class Monday—Thursday

at Skagit Valley Community College where

they are taught by certificated teachers, and

receive breakfast and lunch along with a book

each week.

Founded by eight local churches, supported by

the College and Mt. Vernon the last three

years, up to 25o students have attended.

Portions of those students are from Stanwood.

These students are transported each way daily.

Many attend our WOW program as well as

Gathering Place.

We are looking for volunteers to help in the

classroom, playground, serving food, or riding

the bus. The dates: July 17-20. Please consider

volunteering all 4 days. We will gather at the

church for prayer and carpool together to

SVCC.

Hours: 7:00—1:15. Questions? Contact Cindy

TD: 360-631-7317 or your OSLC Mission

Board (Cindy, Ann McCune, Ryan Ovenell,

Linda Contreras, Rich Huyler, Debbie Holt-

mann, Rose King).

Check out the video:

FAE Summer Academy 2016

Wwwyoutube.com

Serve with OSLC and bring along a friend!

Serving together builds up our church

for God’s Glory and

builds our relationships with each other!

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please help us keep our prayer list current

by contacting the office with updates.

Our Christian Love and Sympathy to … + The family of David Austin Sr. on the passing of Addison P.

Austin, age 95, of Mt. Vernon.

+ Ann McCune and family in the recent loss of her mother.

+ Elsie Wietzke and famil in the recent loss ofher sister.

Please pray for … Christie Robbin (friend of Michael Brady); Janine Hastreiter

(daughter of Patsy Nelson); Lauren Pickens; SteveDams; Bruce

Richert; Ron Nelson; Emily Cheever (granddaughter of Carol

Jensen); John Gedstad (brother of Alex Gedstad); Lois DeBoer;

Dave and Rosemary (Von Moos) Edwards (friends of Ramona

Snowden); Leon Sams; John and Kathryn Shirlock; Dean Fox

(brother of Robert Fox); Don Hickey (brother of Barb Sickler);

Gordon Pedersen; Pat Jones; Wayne Larson; Al Orsland; Paul

Walderhaug; Don Arrias (son of Linda Richer); Joel Thorson;

Kevin Johnson; Judy Anderson; Shini Hough; Kip Gibson and

family; Kenny Yoder (nephew of Donna Cook); Kim Anderson

(son of Donna Hefty); Marilyn Shipley; Eunice VanValkenburg

(Candyce Sylling’s mother); Barbara Hillman (Mardi Jorgenson’s

mother); Nicolay Ilnitsky; Ray Erps; Ric Shallow; Cameron Cozzi;

Jim Sickler; Doris Hatlen; John White; Jim Woodward (Charlie

Sylling’s nephew); Samson and Johnny Gard (Grant and Phyllis

Gard’s grandsons); Eldon Allen; Gretchen Orsland

Pastor Mark, OSLC staff, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Congregation

Homeless, Armed Forces, Josephine & Warm Beach residents

Government and Community leaders

Thank you for all the thoughtfulness, sympathy cards and prayers we received from everyone at OSLC during the recent loss of Duane’s sister, and my stepdad.

Everyone at OSLC is such a blessing!

Debbie and Duane

Scripture Texts

To better prepare for worship:

June 4, 2017 Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b I Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39

June 11, 2017 The Holy Trinity Genesis 1:1—2:4a Psalm 8 II Corinthians 13:11-13

Matthew 28:16-20

June 18, 2017 2nd Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 19:2-8a Psalm 100 Romans 5:1-8

Matthew 9:35—10:8 [9-23]

June 25, 2017 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 20:7-13 Psalm 69:7-10 [11-15] 16-18 Romans 6:1b-11

Matthew 10:24-39

Thank you very much to all who donate funds for altar

flowers. Because no funds for flowers are designated in

the regular church budget, we depend on donations and

in the summer we use flowers from our own gardens.

Please consider honoring a loved one or a special occasion by

donating flowers for the altar. Add your name to the calendar in

the narthex and put a check for $30.00 in the offering.

With grateful thanks for your continued support of flowers to the

glory of God,

Candyce Sylling, Janette Stoneman and Linda Richert

Non Profit Organization

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Sermon Series for June:

“The Holy Spirit: What you need to know!”

Jesus said, “Trust me! It is for your good that I go away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if

I go away, I will send him to you.” John 16:7

After his resurrection, Jesus spent 40 days with his Disciples. He then ascended to heaven and had told His disciples

to stay in Jerusalem and wait for the Gift of the Father. Jesus said that they would receive power when the Holy Spirit

came upon them and then they would be his witnesses throughout the world.

The Holy Spirit did arrive at the Jewish festival of Pentecost and the disciples were never the same. The power that

filled the disciples, is the same power that is available to us today. But most people know very little about the Holy

Spirit.

In June, we are going to dive into the power, purpose and provision of the Holy Spirit for our lives

today. I hope you’ll join me in the journey.

It all begins on Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 2017.