Whimsical Textile Winter Art Installation – upcycled textiles, knitted and crocheted yarn form “sweaters” that wrap the grove of trees in front of Our Savior Lutheran Church on Front Street – made in collaboration with Issaquah Arts (January 2025)
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!
Sunday, March 16, 2025 – Second Sunday in Lent
10:00 am Worship
This Sunday, Pr. Kristin-Luana is the presider, and Pr. Olaf is the preacher. Here is this week’s Sermon News:
March 16, 2025, Luke 13.31-35: Kings and Judges
The kingdom of God is a realm without a government, without an interplay of powers. No senate, no king, no president, no police, nothing. God gave the law to Moses. The people are supposed to keep the law. When they do, no government is necessary. There is no need to make laws; God already did that. There is no need to enforce the law; the people want to keep the law. In the memory of the people of Israel, this mythical state of right relationship between God and people is the time of the judges that spanned from roughly 1300 BC to 1000 BC. During the period of the judges, the Israelites didn’t have a king, or a government, or a state. Only in the event of outside danger, for instance a military attack, God called the judges. They led the people through the time of danger and then they stepped back. How come we have kings and presidents now? What changed?
Come and learn more, this Sunday, 10 a.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 745 Front St. S, Issaquah, WA and on YouTube.
– Pr. Olaf
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3:00 pm Master Chorus Eastside Concert
At 3:00 p.m., Master Chorus Eastside will perform their “All Together Now!” concert in our sanctuary. From their website: “It is universally recognized that singing together is good for our bodies and our souls. So come get a dose of good health as we explore the art and joy of singing together.” You can purchase tickets on their website: https://www.masterchorus eastside.org/.
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Community Game Night at St. Andrew’s
Lutheran Community Fellowship presents Community Game Night at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Bellevue. There will be card games, board games, and refreshments.
Soup Supper and Holden Evening Prayer on Wednesdays during Lent
On Wednesdays through April 9, please join us at 6:00 p.m. for a soup supper in Anderson Hall. At 6:45 p.m., we’ll listen to a video greeting and devotion titled “Sumud Lenten Series 2025,” with a theme for each week, created by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. At 7:00 p.m., Holden Evening Prayer will be in the sanctuary. Hope you can make it!
Budget Preparation Message from Wendy W, OSLC Treasurer
Budget preparation for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026) is underway. Emails and forms went out this week to point persons for committees and ministries. Please contact me (Wendy) if I missed you in the distribution, or if you know of or wish for something to be included in this upcoming budget. Please submit budget requests by March 28 to [email protected].
More Help Needed for Coffee Hour
Each Sunday, two people are needed for coffee hour (for the coffee and treats). Lately, it’s been a struggle to get two people so coffee hour can happen smoothly. The long-time kitchen group is no longer able to keep doing this regularly. More helpers are needed to keep this going. Please sign up on the sheet next to the kitchen door. Thanks!
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!
Sunday, March 16
10:00 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary and online)
11:00 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship Hour (Anderson Hall)
3:00 p.m. Master Chorus Eastside “All Together Now!” concert (Sanctuary)
5:00 p.m. Community Game Night (St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Bellevue)
Monday, March 17
10:30 a.m. Congregational Care Ministry (Library)
3:00 p.m. Companions Bible Study (online)
Tuesday, March 18
7:00 p.m. Council Executive Committee (Online)
Wednesday, March 19
6:00 p.m. Lenten Soup Supper (Anderson Hall)
7:00 p.m. Holden Evening Prayer (Sanctuary)
Thursday, March 20
9:30 a.m. Mission Quilters (Anderson Hall)
10:00 a.m. Worship Planning Committee (Online)
12:00 p.m. One Day I Wrote Back Book Study (Anderson Hall)
1:00 p.m. Community Meal Prep (Kitchen)
7:00 p.m. Finance Committee (Online)
Sunday, March 23
10:00 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary and online)
11:00 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship Hour (Anderson Hall)
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].