From the Senior Pastor
Can’t Miss Church

This is my favorite time of year! Forget Christmas with all the trimmings. Summer vacations at the lake? They’re great, in their own way. But they’re not…this.

This is spring, that time when the earth wakes up from a long winter’s slumber, that season when the sights and sounds and smells are bursting with new life. Neighbors come out of hiding and get reacquainted, congratulating each other on making it through another South Dakota winter. Every corner of creation is overrun with hope: from the returning birds eager to build their nests to the newborn calves in the barn; from the seeds planted carefully in the soil to the tentative tendrils of the early season perennials; from the warmth of the sun’s rays to the gentle rains that quench the thirst of the arid grasslands of the prairie. Everything about this season signals there is reason to hope again, and in my opinion, there is no greater message. It’s “Can’t Miss Life.” Everything about this season draws us into a full-bodied experience that restores the human soul.

This season is “Can’t Miss Church” as well. It’s Easter, that time when we join our voices with Christians around the world to retell the greatest love story of all time, that God, out of great love for all of creation, gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but instead will have eternal life (see John 3:16). Through the witness of scripture, we are drawn into the drama of Holy Week and hear yet again the fantastic tale of God’s expansive love overpowering the grip of evil and sin through the selfless and redemptive sacrifice of Jesus. It’s a story meant just for you. It’s a story for the whole world. It’s Can’t Miss Church because it’s a story that makes all the difference for you and for all.

Join us for Holy Week Worship at Our Savior’s:
Palm Sunday – Saturday, April 8, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, April 9, 8:45 and 11:00 a.m.
Service of Healing – Tuesday, April 11, 6:30 p.m.
Maundy Thursday – Thursday, April 13, 12:00 and 6:30 p.m.
Good Friday – Friday, April 14, 6:30 p.m.
Holy Saturday – Saturday, April 15, 5:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday – Sunday, April 16, 7:00, 8:45, and 11:00 a.m.

Another Can’t Miss event at OSL—and one that you’ll want to tell your friends and neighbors about—is Sweet Life! Dessert Comedy Theatre on Friday, April 7. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., scrumptious desserts will be served at 7:00, and a 90-minute comedy concert by Christian comedian Scott Davis (right) will begin at 7:30 in the Celebrate Center. It will be a night of laughter, fellowship, and reveling in the good news of a God whose incredible love not only gives each of us reason to hope but who also calls us to be agents of that love and joy to the rest of the world. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, and are available in the Church Office and online at oslchurch.com. It’s Can’t Miss Church at OSL!

See you in church,

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Pr. Randy Gehring

Baptisms
February 12, 2017
Jacob Marino Van Schepen, the son of Dan and Gretta Van Schepen.

Joseph Richard Bohlen, the son of Chris and Ashley Bohlen.

February 19, 2017
Haven Rae Albers, the daughter of Chris and Amy Albers.

March 12, 2017
Lincoln Matthew Bullis, the son of Matthew and Brittany Bullis.

Flowers
February 19, 2017
Flowers given in honor of Don Hooper on his 80th birthday, by his family.

Telecasts
April 9, 2017
Telecasts sponsored in memory of Marilyn Peters by Bryan Peters, Safe-N-Secure Security Equipment.

<p><span style="color: #3594bc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Your Offering Makes a Difference</b></span><br>Your generosity is making a real difference in people’s lives through the mission and ministry of OSL. Thank you for your faithfulness in giving and your passionate commitment to God’s work through this congregation. Your continued generosity helps us reach our congregational goal of fully funding our ministry of connecting faith to everyday life.</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><strong>Ministry Support through March 31, 2017</strong><br> <table style="width:60%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Annual Giving</td> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Pledged</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>$2,008,616</td> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Received YTD</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>$479,337</td> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Remaining</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>$1,529,279</td> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Projected YTD</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>$555,525</td> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Ahead/(Behind)</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>($76,188)</td> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table>

Memorials and Honoraria
February 2017

In Memory of Sally Ahrendt
Mary Child
Eloise Elmen
Brian and Joyce Kaatz
Randall and Kimberly Wink

In Memory of Phyllis Barber
Lloyd and Donna Knutson
Judith Regan

In Memory of Darlene Carlson
Marvyl Eldal
Gary and Jill Wiesner

In Memory of Orville Helgerson
Diane Cramer
Don Dunham III
Denny and Karen Gale
Jodi Gross
Shirly Hillgren
Don and Gayle Hooper
Barry and Janice Iwen
Lloyd and Donna Knutson
Roger White
Glenn and Cindy Wika

In Memory of Mary Raszkowski
Barbara Peterson

In Memory of Darrell Svendsen
R. D. and Mary Eisenbraun

In Memory of Andrew Wek
Lloyd and Donna Knutson

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