Quick Calendar – Youth
1 – MSYG, 9th Grade Retreat
4, 11, 18 – Regular Wednesday Schedule
6 – High School Movie Night
8 – MSYG, MSYG Sunday Event
11 – WOH Minneapolis Deposits Due
15 – 9th Grade Banquet
22 – No MSYG
25 – Youth & Family Fellowship Night at the Country Apple Orchard
27 – Middle School Late Night Event
28-29 – Affirmation of Baptism Weekend
29 – MSYG
Summer Trips
There will be two youth trips happening next summer, The ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston, June 26 through July 2; and a Week of Hope in Minneapolis, July 15 through 20. See the Bullhorn or oslchurch.com/youth for details.
Middle-School Late Night Event
Augustana Outreach will be back to lead a Late Night Event for middle-schoolers on Friday, October 27, from 7:00 to 11:00 P.M. There will be games, worship, Bible study, group building, and, of course, food! Friends are welcome! Sign up via this SignUpGenius link.
MSYG Sunday Event
Kick off the new MSYG (Middle School Youth Group) Sunday Event on October 8 with a trip to the Heartland Country Corn Maze in Harrisburg. Gather at OSL at noon (after 11:00 a.m. worship) for lunch, then carpool to the Corn Maze together. The group will return around 2:30 p.m. Cost will be $10, which will cover lunch and the maze. Friends are welcome! Sign up via this SignUpGenius link.
Youth Groups
OSL offers two youth groups, MSYG for middle-school students and Emerge for high-school students. Youth group is meant to be a safe place for students to meet, ask questions, have some snacks or donuts, play games, and get to know other students at OSL.
MSYG will meet on Sunday mornings, from 10:00 to 10:50, with Trish Syverson, beginning on September 10.
Emerge will be on Wednesday nights, from 7:00 to 8:30, with Elise, starting on September 13.
Don’t forget: if you are going on a summer trip, you earn $5 toward your fundraising goal each time you come to youth group!
Scrip and Grocery Gift Cards
Stop by the Youth Information table in The Gathering Place on Sunday mornings, from 9:30 to 10:30, and see what kind of scrip gift cards you can order. Orders placed by 2:00 p.m. Monday will be available to pick up on Thursday afternoon in the Church Office, or at the Youth Information Table on Sunday mornings. OSL Youth continue to sell Hy-Vee and Fareway gift cards as well. All proceeds help Youth Ministry.
Ninth-Grade Confirmation
October is a big month for OSL’s ninth-grade confirmation students!
The month starts off with a retreat on the first, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be provided.
Next is the Confirmation Banquet and rehearsal on Sunday, October 15. Students will gather in the Youth Room, starting at 5:00 p.m., to be fitted for their gown before the group heads upstairs for a picture. Then students will join with friends and family for a lovely meal to celebrate this milestone. (Also—Faith Projects are due on this night!)
Finally, students will make public profession of their faith during all worship services during the weekend of October 28 and 29. Congratulations to all these students on this important step in their faith life!
Kalen Appl
Ryan Berglin
Zac Carlson
Taysia Cochrun
Sara Croghan
Evelynn Ducheneaux
Claire Egland
Emily Ekstrum
Gavin Fischer
Margeaux Freese
Chantalle Galbavy
Dalton Garbers
Abigail Helgerson
Isabella Helgerson
Avarianna Hill
Bailey Horton
Triston Jansma
Kirja Jensen
Alexander Johnson
Michael Johnson
Eli Olson
Lucy Olson
Meredith Peterson
Ainsley Pfitzer
Adalie Pritchett
Janessa Rud
Emma Sahly
Kaley Stevens
Samuel Whempner
Carson Woods
High-School Movie Night
OSL high-school students and friends are invited to a relaxing evening of pizza and a movie! Gather in the Youth Room at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 6, for a showing of…well, nobody knows just yet, but never fear—it’ll be a great movie and a great time for everyone!
Week of Hope Minneapolis
There is still time to register for next summer’s Week of Hope trip to Minneapolis, July 15 through 20. The registration deadline is Wednesday, October 11. Nonrefundable deposits of $150 are also due at that time. Registration forms and information can be found at the Youth Information Table in The Gathering Place. This trip is open to students in grades 6 through 12.
Faith Formation Notes
We’re excited about our first Kindergarten Milestone, on October 8! We’ll celebrate the milestone at the 8:45 a.m. Celebrate worship service, with family time to follow at 10:00, in the Friendship Room. (This will be in place of your kindergartner’s regular Sunday School that morning.)
All rotation students (pre-K through third grade) will sing at the 8:45 a.m. Celebrate worship service on October 8, and the 11:00 a.m. Festive worship on November 5.
All families are invited to be part of the Reformation 500 Celebration at the Sioux Falls Arena on Wednesday, November 1, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. (See From the Senior Pastor for details.) All Wednesday programming will be moved to the Arena for that evening, and OSL students (second through fifth grade) will be part of a choir. More details will be coming your way soon!
The first graders’ Lord’s Prayer Milestone will be on November 5. The Milestone will be celebrated with family time at 10:00 a.m., in the Friendship Room, and lifted up afterward at the 11:00 Festive worship service. (This will be in place of your first grader’s regular Sunday School that morning.)
As always, contact me with any questions or concerns: Melissa Nesdahl, Director of Faith Formation, 336-2942, ext. 17, or mnesdahl@oslchurch.com.