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!
Sunday, September 8, 2024 – Second Sunday of Season of Creation/16th Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Worship
This Sunday, Pr. Kristin-Luana is the presider, and Pr. Olaf is the preacher. Here is Sunday’s Sermon News:
Image Credit: Manuscript Leaf from a Bible, North French, circa 1280-1300, Tempera and gold on Parchment, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Mark 7:24-37 and James 2:1-10, 14-17: How Do We Read the Bible?
How do we read the bible? How do we read those texts that are several thousand years old? They don’t read like texts we write today. Good translations do much to mitigate that, but reading the bible is not the same as reading a good night story that always leaves us feeling good, or refreshed, or fed. Reading the bible can be hard work. The bible does not often provide low-hanging fruit; to get to the good bits, you need to reach.
I think it is safe to assume that ancient nomads that roamed the land long before there was a Holy Land had quite different life experiences than we do. Hence, if they ask God for wisdom, the wisdom they seek is different from what we want to know. How they communicate that wisdom is also different from how we would do that. How do we apply biblical wisdom to our lives today in meaningful ways?
Find out this Sunday, 10 a.m., at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 745 Front St S in Issaquah and on YouTube!
– Pr. Olaf
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11:00 am Lantern-Making Workshop
On Sunday, September 8, you’re invited to a Lantern-Making Workshop after Coffee Hour at 11:00 a.m. in Anderson Hall. Supplies and instructions will be provided. It’s a fun opportunity to get creative while you make a lantern for the labyrinth.
Church News
Season of Creation at OSLC: Labyrinth, Resident Artist, and Art Workshops
Each year from September 1 to October 4, the Christian family unites for this worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. This year the theme for the Season of Creation is “To hope and act with Creation.”
We have partnered with Issaquah Arts for several events, include a Labyrinth of Lanterns on the meadow in the back of our church, hosting a resident artist, and several art workshops. For more information, please click the button below.
Fall Community Game Nights
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
9/22 – Holy Trinity Lutheran Church – Mercer Island
10/20 – St. Luke’s Lutheran Church – Bellevue
11/17 – Mt. Si Lutheran Church – North Bend
OSLC will host Community Game Night next April.
Becoming Better Stewards: Composting and Recycling
Please check out the new 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.
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:
• October 3, led by OSLC
• 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!
Sunday, September 8
Worship at 10:00 a.m. (Sanctuary)
Coffee and Fellowship Hour following worship (Anderson Hall)
Lantern Making after Coffee Hour (Anderson Hall)
Monday, September 9
Congregational Care Ministry will meet at 10:30 a.m. (Library)
Companions Bible Study will meet at 3:00 p.m. (online)
Tuesday, September 10
Community Meal Prep will start at 1:00 p.m. (Kitchen)
Thursday, September 12
Mission Quilters meets at 9:30 a.m. (Anderson Hall)
Autumn Wisdom Group meets at 12:30 p.m. (Anderson Hall)
Sunday, September 15
Worship at 10:00 a.m. (Sanctuary)
Coffee and Fellowship Hour following worship (Anderson Hall)
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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].