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PARISH NURSE NEWS

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Katie Circle

• will meet Wednesday, April 25, 10:30 a.m. at the church.

PASTOR OUT OF TOWN

• Pastor Nipper will be out of town, beginning the afternoon of Sunday 22nd and returning on Wednesday, for a visit to see his father in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.

COVER GIRLS

• Monday, April 23, 10:00 AM in the fellowship hall.

LYO FUN NIGHT

• Friday, April 27

OSLC CO-ED SOFTBALL

• It’s that time again!  OSLC’s first game of the season is Monday, April 23 (tomorrow) versus Believers Church, 8:30 PM, Field #4, at Winged Deer Park.  Please come out and support them as they begin their defense of two straight championships!

FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY – APRIL 29th

• Have you decided whom you are inviting to church yet?  A day to celebrate!  Bring a friend!
• We will be going out to visit in the neighborhood next Sunday afternoon and that visit will include an invitation to a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, May 5, 9:00 – 11:00 AM.  Let us know if you will be attending (reservation form in bulletin).

PROPERTY COMMITTEE WORKDAY

• Saturday, April 21, 8:30 – noon.  Plan to join members of the Property Committee for the Spring Cleanup Day!  Inside and outside jobs!  Window cleaning, storage room cleanup, outside cleanup, etc.  Your help will be appreciated!

STEPHEN MINISTRY TRAINING

• We thank God for the continuing dedication of our Stephen Ministry trainees and ask your continued prayers for them and for God’s blessings upon their ministry.  In April they will be studying:

• HELPING SUICIDAL PERSONS GET THE HELP THEY NEED: 
• Working with a questionnaire that deals with significant information about suicide and how to minister to suicidal people.

• BRINGING THE CARING RELATIONSHIP TO A CLOSE: 
• Considering how the sometimes difficult process of bringing a caring relationship to a close can instead be turned into a relationship-strengthening event.

• SUPERVISION:  A KEY TO QUALITY CHRISTIAN CARE: 
• Learning how to engage in the process of small group peer supervision so that they will be able to offer the highest quality Christian care possible for their care receivers.

VBS

• Plans are being developed for VBS to begin Sunday, June 24, and continue through Thursday, June 28.  We always need volunteers for the variety of special events the children enjoy during this special week.  Please contact Deborah Soike (753-4310) if you are available to help out one day, two days, three days, four days, or five days!  Any help is greatly appreciated.  It is a great fellowship experience for all who are involved!

OFFERING ENVELOPES

• 2012 offering envelopes are available in the main hallway.  If you cannot locate your box or would like a separate box for another  confirmed member in your family, please call May Moore at 979-1178 or the church office.

USHERS NEEDED

• Have you ever thought about serving as an usher?  Ushers are needed for the 11:00 service.  You will receive training before you serve.  If you are interested, please contact Sean Golden at 282-6860 or 426-6448.   

FINANCIAL TELLERS

• If you are interested in being a financial teller one Sunday a month, please call May Moore at 979-1178 or the church office.

HELP NEEDED

• A book listing memorials given to the church needs updating.  We are in need of a person who is willing and has the ability to write in calligraphy or a stylized form of printing that would be appropriate to a book of this nature.  If you are interested and have abilities in assisting with important  project, please contact Lu Mattson (928-4386) or call the church office (282-2313).

NURSERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

• A signup sheet for volunteers is posted on the bulletin board outside the nursery.   Please consider helping in this important ministry!

 ALTAR GUILD

• Decorating for the Advent/Christmas Season is Saturday, December 10, at 10:00 AM.  We welcome any volunteers who would like to help!
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  The flower chart for 2012 will be placed on the bulletin board near the fellowship hall.  Two families may sign for any Sunday if mutually agreed.  Cost is $60.00 ($30.00 per vase).  If you prefer to use your own florist, please inform the church office or Bonnie Koepper the week before your scheduled date in order that we may inform the contracted florist.  Thank you!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

• Volunteers are needed to work in the church office on the days that Marjene is away (no computer work would be involved).  If you can help, please call the office (282-2313).

PRODUCTS OF THE MONTH

• For March and April, our focus will turn to Haven of Mercy of Johnson City.
  
  Haven of Mercy offers nutritious meals, hot showers, and a warm, safe place to sleep for men who come to their doors during their most desperate points in life.  They don’t stop with food and shelter as Haven of Mercy seeks to minister to the spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional needs of these men.  It is their goal to foster an atmosphere of trust, accountability, and responsibility according to the Gospel.  They have a thrift store on Broadway for donations of clothing and furniture.
  
  There is a designated box in the hallway for your donations.

• A list of items will be on the bulletin board in hall or click here to see a list of items

HEALTH KITS

• The women of Our Saviour Lutheran Church have a goal by February 12, 2012 to put together 75 Health Personal Care Kits for Lutheran World Relief. We will need the assistance of all OSLC members to meet this goal and possibly go beyond.

•  The new guidelines this year require each kit to include the following:

•  1    light or medium weight bath size towel (around 52”x27”)
• dark color recommended
• 2    bath size bars of soap, any brand, in original wrapping
• 1    adult size toothbrush in its original packaging (toothbrush
• multi-packs will be allowed by sealing an individual toothbrush in a business size envelope
• 1    sturdy large tooth comb
• 1    metal nail clipper

•  If you wish to purchase individual items, please place them in the basket marked Health Kits in the hallway.  If you wish to make a monetary donation to purchase items, please give it to Lu Mattson, Phyllis Farst, Martha Montgomery, or Marjene in the office.

• Check the bulletin each week for an update on what we still need.
• These kits all are desperately needed in several third world countries.  May we all show thankfulness for all we have by helping

FOOD PANTRY

• Thank you for your support of our Food Pantry.  
• For a list of items needed.
• Click this link to go to the helping ministries page 
•  Do you know what is included in each food bag?
  
  1 box crackers                         1 jar peanut butter 
  1 box cereal                             2 boxes macaroni & cheese
  1 box spaghetti noodles          1 jar/can spaghetti sauce
  2 cans green beans                 1 can corn
  1 can other vegetable              2 cans “protein” beans   
  2 cans soup                              1 can fruit
  2-3 envelopes dry milk             1 bag rice, beans, etc.
  2 meats (2 cans tuna=1 meat)            
  1-2 “specials” if we have any (Jello, cake mix, cookies, etc.)                                  
  As you shop for groceries, continue to remember the food pantry.  We can use all items!   

OUTREACH FOR THE WEEK

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