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Our Savior Lutheran Church

March 2016

Daylight Savings Time Begins

Sunday, March 13th

Lenten Meal

5:45pm

Services

12:10pm & 7:00pm

March 2nd

March 9th

March 16th

March 24th (Maundy

Thursday)

March 25th (7pm - Good

Friday)

March 26th (5:30pm) in

Family Life Center

March 27th

(6am - Sunrise in the

Sanctuary)

(10:30am - Easter

Celebration Service at

Divot’s DeVent Center)

March Anniversaries

Trigg Harrison

Parents: Michele & Kyle Korth

Paisley JoAnn

Parents: Katie & Cody Relitz

FEBRUARY BAPTISMS

Welcome New Members

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2

Todd &Kari Uhlir

3

Brandon & Erica Pilger

4 5

Christian & Ashley Linde

Kenny & Kim Summers

6 7 8 9 10 11

12

Scott & Lora Cordes

Aaron & Jenifer Miles

13

LeRoy & Marilyn Heier

14

15

Tim & Audra Kruse

16

Craig & Bobbi Risor

17

Skip & Marilyn Wingate

18

19

Travis & Sara Anderson

Eric & Jennifer Hansen

20

21

Ron & Judy Behnke

22 23 24 25

Darin & Kristie Bruening

Lance & Kristy Novacek

26

27

Mike & Janet Christiansen

28

Tim & Shar Kaufman

29 30

C.J. & Sharon Rudnick

31

John & Marilynn Gunter

Michael & Alice Klabenes

Melissa Buckendahl

Dickie Fernau

John & Sarah Miller

Brock & Kelly Stonacek

Roberto Marmolejo

Braelynn Ann Marie

Parents: Tami & Troy Colman

Troy Stanley Parents: Teresa Gotto & Randal Colman

Crue Thomas

Parents: Jill & Beau Austin

C = Contemporary T = Traditional B = Blended (HC) = Holy Communion

Events & Meetings

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 6:30p WIGS - Women In

Group Study 7:00p CMT Meeting

2 11:00 Adult Bible Study 12:10p Lenten Service 5:45p Lent Meal 6:00p Confirmation 7:00p Lenten Service 7:45p Sr High Youth Grp 8:00p Easter Choir Practice

3 1:00p Bulletin Stuffing 2:00p Prime Time

Pitchers (Our Savior Lutheran)

7:00p AA Meeting 7:00p Large Group

(Fellowship Hall)

4 5 8:00a-12:00p Marriage

Retreat 5:30p Worship-B(HC) 6:00 Worship-C

6 8:00a Worship-C 9:15a Adult Bible Study 9:15a 318/XOS 9:15a Worship-C 10:30a Worship-T 10:30a Worship-C (HC) KK Sings at 10:30a

7 1:30 Mission Quilters 7:00p Community Audit 7:15p Women’s Small

Group

8 9:00a Trustee Team Meeting 6:30p WIGS - Women in

Group Study

9 11:00a Adult Bible Study 12:10p Lenten Service 5:45p Lent Meal 6:00p Confirmation 7:00p Lenten Service 7:45p Sr High Youth Grp 8:00p Easter Choir Practice

10 1:00p Bulletin Stuffing 7:00p AA Meeting 7:00p Large Group

(Fellowship Hall)

11

12 5:30p Worship-B 6:00p Worship-C (HC)

13 8:00a Worship-C (HC) 9:15a Adult Bible Study 9:15a 318/XOS 9:15a Worship-C (HC) 10:30a Worship-T (HC) 10:30a Worship-C

14 5:30p Mission/Ministry 6:30p Funding/Finance 7:00p BLM Meeting 7:15p Women’s Small

Group 7:30p Building/Planning

15 6:30p WIGS - Women in

Group Study

16 11:00a Adult Bible Study 12:10p Lenten Service 5:45p Lent Meal 6:00p Confirmation 7:00p Lenten Service 7:45p Sr High Youth Grp 8:00p Easter Choir

Practice

17 1:00p Bulletin Stuffing 7:00p AA Meeting 7:00p Large Group

(Fellowship Hall)

18

19 8:00a Men’s Breakfast 5:30p Worship-B 6:00p Worship-C (HC) MITE BOXES WEDDING – Wiese/

Pflueger

20 8:00a Worship-C (HC) 9:15a Adult Bible Study 9:15a 318/XOS 9:15a Worship-C (HC) 10:30a Worship-T (HC) 10:30a Worship-C MITE BOXES Donuts

21 5:30p Mission Leadership

Council 7:15p Women’s Small

Group

22 6:30p WIGS – Women in

Group Study 7:00p VBS Directors

Meeting

23 11:00a Adult Bible Study 5:45p Lent Meal 6:00p Confirmation 7:45p Sr High Youth Grp 8:00p Easter Choir

Practice

24 9:30a Tabitha Coffee 12:10p Maundy

Thursday Service 1:00p Bulletin Stuffing 7:00p Maundy Thurs-

day Service 7:00p AA Meeting 7:00p Large Group

(Fellowship Hall)

25 7:00p Good Friday

Service

26 5:30p Easter Saturday Service - Family Life Center

27 EASTER 6:00a Sunrise Service -

Sanctuary 10:30a Easter Celebra-

tion Service – Divot”s DeVent Center

28 5:30p Mission/Ministry 6:30p Funding/Finance 7:15p Women’s Small

Group 7:30p Building/Planning

29 6:30p WIGS – Women in

Group Study

30 10:00a Adult Bible Study 6:15p Confirmation 7:45p Sr High Youth Grp

31 1:00pm Bulletin Stuffing 7:00p AA Meeting 7:00p Large Group

(Fellowship Hall)

Christine Ekberg – (Family Life Director) – 371-9005 – dcechristine@oursav.org Twitter -@OSL318. Facebook –youth318

149

Confirmation

We meet weekly on Wednesday from 6pm - 7pm

during Lent

March 23rd, 1st year youth Pizza Party, 2nd year

149 Envelope Fundraiser

for the Mexico Mission

Trip, National Youth

Gathering , & Colorado

Servant Event Trip.

How it works...pick up an enve-

lope in the back of Church after

the service. There are 149 enve-

lopes all with numbers 1 through

149. We ask that you place the

dollar amount written on the front

into the envelops and return in no

later than April 13th. Thank you

for your support.

Mexico Mission Trip

(June 24th - July 1st)

National Youth Gathering

(July 14th - July 21st)

LVR Colorado Servant Event

(July 23rd - July 30th)

Donuts – March 20h

UNL Service—SUNDAY MARCH 6TH

7th - 12th grade youth, 7am-4pm. Spend a day in Lincoln serving with

college kids. Serve them lunch and tour the stadium. Sign up by

February 20th!!

3:18 Sr. High & Jr. High

Jr High (7th-8th Grade) - Zoo Rom

Sr High (9th-12th Grade) - Room 3:18

Sundays 9:15-10:15am

3:18 Sr. High Small Groups

9th-12th Grade Youth

Wednesday Evenings - 7:45-9:00pm

High school youth not already in a small group?

Contact Christine Ekberg to join one.

SR HIGH YOUTH

EGGING

March 23rd 7-9pm in

Room 3:18.

Plastic Eggs and Candy

donations needed.

Lent begins

February 10th –

March 16th

Meals 5:45pm-7:00pm, Service

12:10pm and 7:00pm

Xplore Our Savior

LUTHERAN SCHOOLS

Norfolk and the surrounding area are blessed with multiple Lutheran schools,

including Christ Lutheran School and Lutheran High Northeast. Lutheran schools assist families in pointing kids to

Jesus. If you have any questions about the Lutheran school system, enrollment, or cost; contact the church office.

VBS DIRECTOR’S MEETING IS MARCH

22ND FROM 7PM-8PM.

Director’s meetings will be every 4th

Tuesday of the month. All are welcome to come and learn more

about Vacation Bible

19 TWO YEAR OLDS REVEIVED TODDLER

BIBLES FEB. 13-14.

This opportunity reflected the promise Our Savior makes during the words

of Holy Baptism, that we will do everything we can as a congregation to en-

courage the spiritual growth of a child. If you

were unable to be here,

please see Trish.

CAMP LUTHER VISITS FEB. 27-28

K It may be 3 below zero, but summer camp will be here before you know it! Camp Luther will be here again this

ear to talk to kids, parents, and the congregation. There will be a door offering to help detour the camp cost for the kids of Our Savior. Please make checks payable to

Our Savior. Check out Camp Luther at

www.campluther.org

“CAVE QUEST” VACATION BI-BLE SCHOOL WILL BE EVE-

NINGS OF JULY 25-29.

Mark your family’s calendar! While at “CAVE QUEST” we will learn more about Jesus—The

Light of the World! If you have any interest in pointing kids to Jesus, call the Church office and

sign up to direct (25 people needed) or help (150 people

needed) with VBS! We are antici-pating 300 kids from Our Savior

and the community.

PALM SUNDAY, MARCH 20TH.

Nursery-Grade six will sing for Christ’s Triumphant Entry into

Jerusalem.

SAVE MONEY AND ATTEND SUMMER CAMP!

Early Bird registration at

Camp Luther saves you $20! Early bird deadline is April 14th. Camp also has a multi-

child discount of $10 and a NO CAMPER LEFT BEHIND POLICY. Also, remember to

ask me about OSL Camperships, these

camperships can pay up to two thirds of a child’s camp cost!

Xplore Our Savior

ROOM 56

On an average Sunday morning, about 25 fifth and sixth graders meet to Xplore

their Savior. They are blessed to have Cori Kollmar, Stephanie Grubb, Lori Schrader, Traci Vauble, Jacob Downy,

Mark Clausen, Don McHugh, and Jacob Kooi Pointing them to Christ. Currently, the kids are working on Jesus taking

our punishment so we can have freedom.

ROOM 56 EXPANSION SPRING ACTIVITY (April 19 4-8:30).

Service Project Orphan Grain Train,

Mercy Meals, and Pizza Hit included. Parents, please sign up to drive, be a chaperone, or bring 2 dozen cookies.

Register and turn in all forms by April 11th!

XPLORE OUR

SAVIOR has some-thing to offer two year

olds and their parents through grade 6. Reg-ister on the Children’s

Ministry page at oursav.org or in the office, from there we

will be off on a spiritu-

al journey!

6TH GRADE PARENT MEETING IS APRIL 3 AT

9:30 in the back of the

traditional sanctuary. We will discuss the philosophy and logistics of the

presentation of Luther’s Small Catechisms to sixth graders. This is a Faith Mile-

stone for sixth graders!

6TH GRADE CATECHISM MILESTONE IS APRIL 9-10

Luther’s Small Catechism

will be presented to sixth graders. This gives the Church, parents, and God-

parents an opportunity to be reminded of the promise they made at the child’s

baptism; while encouraging and celebrating the child’s

spiritual growth, completion of XOS, and the transition into Jr. High ministries and

confirmation This is a Faith Milestone for sixth graders!

AUTOMATED MESSAGES

On If you would like to receive information, reminders, activity dates, and cancellations via “messenger’, con-

tact the Church office with your primary phone num-ber and email address. Automated messages will ONLY go to the one phone number and the one email address

per family.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Nickolas Efta Trinity Lutt Andrew Neuroth Don Novotny Colton Rudnick Jan Selders

2 Donna Benson Chelsea Classen Phil Gesell Deryl Koopman Kent McCallum

3 Joe Ebeling Sheila Florin Ryan Goetsch Lorraine Hendrix Haylee Klug Wyatt Wessel

4 Mick Goedeken Dillon Grubb Carrie Lind Cody Lind Frank Pena

5 Britny DelaVega Alivia Koeppe Cody Marx Kiley Richter T.J. Seevers

6 Hazen Blevins Dylan Curry Tina Engelbart Drew Hekrdle Angie Kaschke Dakota Rudnick Laura Samuelson Les Schooley Rachelle Winter

7 Samuel Bates Doug Eisenhauer Kinley Hilkeman Adelyn Koepke Jessica Rodgers Troy Suckstorf Rashelle Thompson Sandra Van Driel Melissa Vietor

8 Jane Adams Brae Colman Jordan Gerber Matt Gerber Ross Gerber Cody Hilliard Kayden Kettler Lexy Kettler Danica Koehler Caleb Lindgren Kendall Matteo Ross Podliska Whitney Voecks

9 Heath Anderson Diane Becker MaKinley Jensen Camrynn Marx Maddison Olson Amy Osburn Bill Pedersen Tyler Pflueger Clayton Sellin Lori Shaffer Tyler Wingate

10 London Brink Tim Hintz Taylor Miller Jan Peterson Kyra Pilger Valorie Swartz Lee Weander

11 Becky Blue Thomas Duryea II Riley Pena Zack Staudenmaier Kelly Stuchlik Kase Thompson

12 Gin Klug JaTara Pollard CJ Wessel Chad Wurdemann

13 Zachary Bretshneider Adison Drahota Bill Eilerts Ryland Miles Katie Relitz Boe Searight Alliyah Voecks Marlie Voss

14 Riley Berner Daren Buettner Scott Evans Anthony Schmode

15 Jayce Classen Barry Eckstrom Georgia Kluver Alli Matteo Jaden Maxey Cole VonDerOhe

16 Ed Axford Jamie Bates Jenni Canham Lynsey Caskey Hailey Christiansen Brent Dinkel Stefanie Dvorak Dan Patefield

17 Alec Bruening Shirley Buss-Jacobsen Karla Frey Heide Hintz Stella Jorgensen Shar Kaufman Griffin Leuthold Shelby Schommer Andy Winter

18 Briann Held Katie Hemmer Melissa Jantz Carol Krueger Missy Reitz Drew Steinhauser Trent Wingate

19 Brice Blunk Sarah Conover Cindy Ganskow Connor Herrod Andrea Kelly Elisha Koehler Jace Meinke Bette Melcher Ron Nykodym Lisa Rosenbaum Logan Tiedtke

20 Sam Bloomquist Joan Johnson Bella Larson Wyatt Lehman Zoey Miller Carolyn Noelle Ethan Wolfe Elijah Zimmerman

21 Sharon Justis Thea Karmazin Dorothy Monson Robert Reed III Bob Stueckrath

22 Zach Buettner Scot Lerch Hudson Mackey Lonnie Pollard Allyson Wemhoff Josie Willer

23 Emme Allen Bob Blaser Laitenn Braithwait Jordan Classen Sarah Granquist Steve Karmazin Chris Nelson Claudia Riggert Lisa Samuelson Eva Van Ackeren Adam Warren

24 Kristen Albrecht Kiana Bolling Bruce Bounds Brooke Drees Cathy Gerber Angie Kortje Nevaeh Langan Susan Macklin Gabriella Mamolejo Mccartney Potthast

25 Vickie Droescher Luke Galyen Larissa Raffety Brian Lewin Makenzie Petersen Jeff Wallem Tricia Wingate

26 Gordon Adams Lisa Erickson Melissa Joncik Harper Miller Evan Skalberg Olivia Spence

27 Tyler Beltz Rod Goetsch Nancy Koopman Dawn Kruse Wilbur Nathan Gina O’Gorman Joselyn Roberts Karen Schmode Cameryn Skiff

28 Brooks Afrank Sara Barritt Lisa Dishman Brent Jantz Braydi Kruse Donna Murphy Jaime Nathan Jase Test

29 Monte Broders Shyla Christiansen Cady Coy Jenni Frey Lilly Grubb Laura McLean Reuben Pospisil Chas Roemeling Couper Sellin Mayson Sellin Brian Van Diest

30 Merisa Anderson Jim Dishman Don Petersen Addie Scheve

31 Frank Brink Trinity Christiansen Mary Diaz Logan Lutt Mateo medina Sarah Miller Morgan Morrissey Scott Sisson BJ Wegner

Worship Times

Saturdays: 5:30 pm Traditional Worship (Sanctuary)

6:00 pm Contemporary Worship (Family Life Center)

Sundays: 8:00 am Contemporary Worship (Family Life Center)

9:15 am Contemporary Worship (Family Life Center)

10:30 am Traditional Worship (Sanctuary)

10:30 am Contemporary Worship (Family Life Center)

9:15 am Adult Bible Study (Sanctuary)

Xplore Our Savior (Children—Various Classrooms)

Transform 3:18 (7th/8th Graders—Fellowship Hall)

Formula 3:18 (High School Youth—Room 3:18)

Sunday Morning Education Times

March 2016

Our Savior Lutheran Church 2500 West Norfolk Avenue

Norfolk, NE 68701 Phone: 402.371.9005 Fax: 402.371.1378

www.oursav.org

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