Installation of Pr. Kristin-Luana and Pr. Olaf Baumann on February 24, 2024
As members of the body of Christ in this place and time, we are a welcoming congregation of people who gather to worship God, to share life together, to grow in love for each other and to be shaped by God’s Word, with the purpose of living out God’s love and being a sign of God’s loving and forgiving presence in our community and world. We hope you will join us!
In Home Worship – Sunday, October 13, 2024 – 21st Sunday after Pentecost—Season of Wisdom
This Sunday, Pr. Olaf is the presider, and Pr. Kristin-Luana is the preacher. Here is Sunday’s Sermon News:
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Mark 10:17-31, Rich and Poor
In our gospel reading for this Sunday, Jesus challenges a rich man to give away his wealth. This challenge makes me wonder about the inherit weaknesses in a society which makes some people rich and many people poor.
Most rich people today think it is God’s will that they have more, much more than others. However, research confirms that the reason for why you have money or not is much more likely to be found in your circumstances than your choices.
A society which gives all the advantages to the rich, and all the disadvantages to the poor, perpetuates injustice over many generations. In the Sermon on the Plain, Jesus gives blessings and woes: Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. […] But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation (Luke 6: 20b + 24). When some have much more than they need, and most do not have enough to feed their families, the world is out of balance. This is not just. This is not right. This is not according to God’s will.
How can we do better, as individuals and as society? Come to Our Savior Lutheran Church, 745 Front St S and on YouTube this Sunday, 10 a.m. and find out!
Pr. Kristin-Luana
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“It is not the getting older that is difficult. It is the fear of getting older that plagues us. Instead of seeing a long life as a gateway to the flowering of the spirit, the growing of the soul, we are far more likely in a culture geared toward movement and dexterity, physical beauty and public achievement, to see it as the coming of a wasteland. We need to think again about the beauties of age, its freedom and its splendor. It is the “fresh life within” that age reveals to us, if we only give it a chance.”
– from “The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully” by Joan Chittister
Church News
Pastor Appreciation Day and Oktoberfest: THIS Sunday, October 13
This Sunday’s Pastor Appreciation Coffee and Fellowship Hour is going to include a fun and festive Oktoberfest gathering. We’ll be serving brats, potato salad, hot red cabbage salad, warm pretzels, and such. Paul Isop will be playing the accordion, too. We hope you can come! Also, there will be a basket on the welcome table for you to place cards for the pastors. We need volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. If you’d like to help set up, just show up in Anderson Hall at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday. And please consider sticking around after to help clean up.
Welcome, New Members!: THIS Sunday, October 13
This Sunday three new members will join OSLC. We’re excited to welcome Cecilia K., Wayne H., and Kent P. Congratulations!
An Evening with Gilbert Kubwimana: THIS Sunday, October 13, at Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church
Gilbert Kubwimana is the co-founder and executive director of Love With Actions, a Kigali, Rwanda-based non-governmental organization (NGO) supporting disabled children and their families. Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church is hosting an evening event with Gilbert on Sunday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m., and you’re invited to attend. All donations will benefit Love With Actions.
Fall Education with Pr. Olaf Continues on Thursdays
There’s still plenty of time to join in the education series, “Paul’s Letter to Philemon and the Early Church.” The series continues every Thursday at noon in Anderson Hall and 7 p.m. on Zoom through November 21. Each session will be one hour long. You can also do the study alone at home and proceed at your own pace. If you haven’t yet picked up a book, more are available in the narthex. Don’t forget to do the exercises in the book. Any questions, contact Pr. Olaf. Thanks!
Hygiene Drive for Vine Maple Place: NEXT Sunday, October 20
Community Outreach Committee is hosting a Hygiene Drive for Vine Maple Place on Sunday, October 20. The most vulnerable local families cannot afford the rising costs of hygiene essentials. The list of much-needed hygiene and homecare items is included at the end of the bulletin (click the button above) so you can take it with you when you go shopping. (The list will also be inserted into bulletins on Sunday.) Please help us support women and children at Vine Maple Place by bringing donations to church next Sunday, October 20. Thanks!
Blessing of the Quilts: NEXT Sunday, October 20
The dedicated members of Mission Quilters have made dozens of beautiful quilts this year. The quilts will cover the back of the pews and be blessed during worship on October 20.
Fall Community Game Nights – NEXT Sunday, October 20
You’re invited to join in and play games once a month during Fall Community Game Nights at a local Lutheran church. Last year, Family Game Nights were initiated by Mount Si Lutheran Church in North Bend, and the event has grown. Here is the list of upcoming game nights:
All dates are from 5pm-7pm
10/20 – St. Luke’s Lutheran Church – Bellevue
11/17 – Mt. Si Lutheran Church – North Bend
OSLC will host Community Game Night next April.
OSLC Fall Grounds Final Work Party: Saturday, October 26
Thank you, Rick, Jane, Chuck, & Mike for helping with Thursday’s Work Party. We pruned & trimmed the trees and bushes in the front of the church and solved some electrical problems in the library, shed, & kitchen. The 2nd and final work party of the year is October 26, Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. Come any time, and any length of time, for friendly fall fun. Questions? Contact Anne E.
Communion Services at Timber Ridge at Talus – First Thursday of the month
Services at Timber Ridge Retirement Community are always on the first Thursday of the month at 2:00 p.m. One month is led by OSLC, and the next month by St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church (SALC). Here are the upcoming dates:
• November 7, led by SALC
• December 5, led by OSLC
Do you have musical talents and feel called to be part of this ministry? Let Pr. Kristin-Luana know by emailing her at [email protected]. Thank you!
Becoming Better Stewards: Composting and Recycling
Please check out the bulletin board in Anderson Hall that shows what items are good to go into recycling and compost bins, and what items need to go into the garbage. Please use the bins below the bulletin board—blue for recycling, green for compost, and black for garbage to dispose of items correctly. Also, green compost bins are now in the bathrooms for paper towel waste. Thanks!
Job Opening: Part-time Organist/Pianist
Our Savior Lutheran Church is seeking an Organist/Pianist for our weekly Sunday Service at 10 AM, plus six services per year in a senior living facility, four seasonal holidays, and five Lenten Midweek Services. We have an Allen Digital Computer Organ and a 6 ft. Samick Grand Piano. Salary range is $15-16,000 annually with four weeks of paid vacation. Send resume, contact info. for two references, and audio/video links to Cynthia Delaney, [email protected], or call 425-392-4169 for more information.
Sunday, October 13
Worship at 10:00 a.m. (Sanctuary)
Pastor Appreciation Day and Oktoberfest following worship (Anderson Hall)
An Evening with Gilbert Kubwimana at 7:00 p.m. at Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church
Monday, October 14
Companions Bible Study meets at 3:00 p.m. (online)
Tuesday, October 15
Council Executive Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. (online)
Thursday, October 17
Mission Quilters meets at 9:30 a.m. (Anderson Hall)
Worship Planning Committee meets at 10:00 a.m. (Narthex).
Fall Education with Pr. Olaf: “Paul’s Letter to Philemon and the Early Church” starts at 12:00 p.m. (in person in Anderson Hall)
Community Meal Prep starts at 1:00 p.m. (Kitchen)
Fall Education with Pr. Olaf: “Paul’s Letter to Philemon and the Early Church” starts at 7:00 p.m. (online via Zoom)
Finance Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. (online)
Sunday, October 20
Worship and Blessing of the Quilts at 10:00 a.m. (Sanctuary)
Coffee and Fellowship Hour following worship (Anderson Hall)
Fall Community Game Night at 5:00 pm at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church – Bellevue
Each time you give your regular offering, you are ensuring support for your church community and the work Jesus calls us to do. Whether making offerings when you worship each Sunday, or with a check via postal mail, or giving online using the “Electronic Giving” tab above, together we move forward as God’s generous, caring, supportive people—doing the work Jesus calls us to do! Warmest regards from your Stewardship Committee.
Prayers Your prayer requests are important to us. Requests for prayers can be taken by email or phone, and will be added to the weekly worship bulletin, Prayers of the People, and staff prayers. Email [email protected], or call 425-392-4169 and leave a message with your prayer.
Emergency Pastoral Care
For emergency pastoral care, please contact Pr. Olaf Baumann at 360-912-1830 or [email protected], or Pr. Kristin-Luana Baumann at 360-912-1245 or [email protected].