Harbor Beacon, April 2017

The light shines in the darkness…

John 1:5

OHLC Staff Pastor: Jeffrey Spencer

Home Phone (360) 279-0413

Pastor of Care Ministries Marc Stroud (360) 632-4243

Volume 64, Issue 4

April 2017

OAK HARBOR LUTHERAN CHURCH a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) nd

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IN THIS ISSUE: The theology of the cross, pg. 2

Click on these links for the April newsletter inserts:

See you at the pig roast! pg. 3

The ELCA’s monthly Prayer Ventures: http://www.elca.org/en/Resources/Prayer-Ventures

Schedule for Holy Week and Easter, pg. 5

The Northwest Washington Synod’s insert, The Spirit: http://www.lutheransnw.org/files/publications/spirit/april_2017_spirit.pdf

Still time to register for the Women’s Retreat, pg. 6

OHLC’s website: www.oakharborlutheran.org

Silent auction benefits mission partnership, pg. 7

This issue was snail-mailed March 30, 2017

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Pastor’s Page: The Theology of the Cross

presence as he looked to Christ on the cross, which told him God was present even in his suffering and death. The cross alone is our theology.

“When I came to you, brothers and sisters,

I had a friend in seminary who went to the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota as part of our seminary curriculum. He spent several days with the Lakota people, hearing their stories. They weren’t easy to listen to. He heard of Indian children being beaten by their white teachers for speaking their native language. He heard of massacres and atrocities and broken promises. Some of these horrible events were aided and abetted by Christian missionaries. This friend was at the Pine Ridge Lutheran Retreat Center, an organization led and supported by many Lakota people. He asked them how, given this painful history, they could possibly come to be Christians themselves. One of the Lakota elders pointed to the large cross on the wall and said, “We all bleed. In Christ we find one who bleeds with us, holding us all and making us one.” The cross alone is our theology.

I did not come to you proclaiming the mystery of God in lofty words or wisdom.

For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.”

1 Corinthians 2:1-2 “The cross alone is our theology.”

Martin Luther, The Heidelberg Disputation, 1518

REFORMATION 500 A year-long series of articles celebrating 500 years of Lutheran Christianity

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e sometimes think of the concept of “self-help” as something modern, ushered into popular culture by the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Phil. But the truth is, the idea of self-help has been around for a long time. Martin Luther labored long and hard under the idea that self-help was the way to make oneself acceptable to God. As a young monk he threw himself into the self-help disciplines of the monastery, hoping desperately that they would ease his troubled conscience and make him feel closer to God. They didn’t.

Luther’s relief came only through his study of scripture, where he learned in Paul’s letter to the Romans that Christ died for the ungodly (Romans 5:6), and that salvation is a gift of grace given through Christ’s “sacrifice of atonement by his blood” (Romans 3:24-25). Luther came to see that he would never be saved by self-help. Instead, he needed Christ’s help, which he freely offered as he gave himself up on the cross as a sacrifice for sin. Luther replaced self-help with a tenacious clinging to the cross. By the time he attended the Heidelberg Disputation, a debate held about a year after his posting of the Ninety-five Theses, Luther would state: “The cross alone is our theology.”

A central aspect of Lutheran Christianity is the theology of the cross. This isn’t a theology which is explained through treatises or systematic treatments of the subject. Rather, the theology of the cross reveals itself in the lived experiences of actual human beings, all of whom are vulnerable, all of whom suffer, all of whom bleed, all of whom die. There is no way to escape this stark reality of human existence.

One can only look to the cross and see that in Christ, God has wrapped his arms around even this part of our lives, assuring us that he is present.

The cross alone is our theology.

On the cross, Christ has saved us from our sin.

There is a place for self-help in our lives, but never as a way to conquer sin. Only the cross can do that. On the cross, Christ has shown us that God is hidden in suffering, present with us even when he seems the most absent. Healing and life are precious gifts to be prayed for and celebrated, but when they don’t come we can make the sign of the cross, trusting in Christ’s loving presence even as we die with him. On the cross, Christ has reconciled us both to God and to each other. We see Christ’s arms stretched out to embrace the oppressed and the oppressor, both of whom bleed the same, and both of whom are saved by Christ’s own blood, shed for all. The cross alone is our theology.

In his book Pastoral Care Under the Cross, Pastor Richard Eyer tells the story of a parishioner who was nearing the end of his life. His well-meaning daughter came to his bedside with relentless optimism, assuring her sick father that God would heal him through the power of prayer. They just needed to have enough faith. This loving father appreciated his daughter’s hopeful prayers and sympathized with her anxieties, but he wasn’t comforted by her words. When she left, he would turn to his pastor and make the sign of the cross. He knew God’s

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Sabbatical News

- Skip Lycksell, team member

Sabbatical: a time of rejuvenation and prevention of burn out

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t is with great pleasure and honor that I am part of the sabbatical team which will help to ensure the smooth running of Oak Harbor Lutheran Church while Pastor Spencer and family are rejuvenating this summer.

In our congregation on a daily basis he deals with birth and baptism as well as death and funerals. The sabbatical will be a time when he can be more engaged in worship, education and filling his heart with God’s plan for OHLC. Our congregation has had pastors who have suddenly gone to a less-demanding call as a result of “burn out.” Pastor Spencer is still full of youth, the Gospel and creativity, as well as a love for his congregation. He is enthusiastic and anxious to learn more to keep our congregation growing and spreading God’s Word.

Sunday, April 2 - Noon

This will be a time of growth for us all. Let us provide the tools and funds for a Sabbatical experience which will allow Pastor Spencer to begin the fall Church year exuding energy, God’s Word and creative programs.

Chicken and sides will also be provided.

You are invited to bring a dessert.

Come to the Sabbatical BBQ following the 10:30 AM worship service on April 2. Mark your calendars – the Anglums are barbecuing a whole pig! All funds raised will go to Pastor Spencer for his Sabbatical expenses (and feeding three growing boys). Learn more about the upcoming 2- month Sabbatical, and enjoy the talent show afterwards.

The Team feels we should raise an additional $2,000 for expenses for the Spencer family while on Sabbatical. We are grateful for your generosity and look forward to seeing you at the BBQ. Don’t miss it!

A TALENT SHOW WILL BE HELD AFTER LUNCH!

Respectfully, Robert “Skip” Lycksell

(Included in this newsletter are Prayer Ventures and The Spirit for

This event is being sponsored by the Sabbatical Team.

April.

)The deadline for articles for the May newsletter is Wednesday, April

A FREE- WILL offering will go towards Pastor Spencer’s sabbatical travel expenses.

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Growing & Learning

BookMarks

Adult education opportunities in April

Book Group will meet at Gaye Rodriguey’s home, The228Coupeville Rhodena Drive, at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 4. Jean Congdon

This is an exciting month for adult education at OHLC. Here’s what we have in store: April 2: Baptized, We Live, book study (final session) April 9: Ken Grigsby, speaking on his recent trip to visit our sister congregation in Kazan, Russia April 16: EASTER SUNDAY – NO CLASS April 23: Bible Study – 1 Peter 1:3-9 April 30: Bible Study – 1 Peter 1:17-23 Join us in the library on Sunday mornings from 9:15 to10:15 for some great opportunities to learn and grow in faith!

will lead the discussion of the book The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins: A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives.

Every day the same... Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life – as she sees it – is perfect, not unlike the life she recently lost. Until today... and then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel goes to the police. But is she really as unreliable as they say? Soon she is deeply entangled, not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?

Fiction, 325 pages

Youth & Family Night, April 9 We hope we’ll see YOU on Sunday, April 9, at Youth and Family Night, 6:007:30 PM, as we prepare for Easter by making Resurrection Gardens!

We’ll also watch a new familyfriendly video from Augsburg Fortress on the Easter story. Get ready for Holy Week and Easter with a meaningful evening of fun and fellowship!

Tuesday Book Group meets on April 12 at 1:00 PM in ThetheSecond church library to discuss The House of Hope and Fear: Life in a Big City Hospital, by Audrey Young, M.D.: The critically acclaimed author offers a real-life look at Harborview, Seattle’s county hospital. In 1980, six hospitals cared for Seattle’s poor and indigent. Today just one of those is still open for business.

Opening with the view of an idealistic young doctor entering her first post-graduate job, the book explores not only the personal journey of one doctor but examines the health care system as a whole, telling the story from the perspective of the medical staff committed to caring for the poor, and from the hospital executives who somehow manage to keep the doors open.

Nonfiction, 241 pages Also available in e-book format

OHLC Youth to attend Quake event Eight youth and two adult chaperones will be attending the QUAKE youth ministry event at the Great Wolf Lodge in Centralia on April 28-30. In addition to the waterslides, they will be challenged by a powerful speaker, led in worship by a band, and be part of a service project. The Bible Study theme for the weekend is “Found,” based on Luke 15:6. Support our youth by coming to our Easter breakfast, and look for a report from them during worship on Sunday, May 7!

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Holy Week Schedule

Financial Matters

April 13, 6:00 PM: Maundy Thursday Agape Meal

hank you for continuing to assist our offering counters by writing your offering amounts on the outside of your envelopes. If you have not received a box of offering envelopes with a preprinted number, please include your name when you use a pew envelope. (If you do not have a set of envelopes and would like to receive a box, please leave a message in the church office.)

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On Maundy Thursday this year we will gather in Herrigstad Hall at 6:00 PM for a potluck dinner and worship service.

Early Christians called gatherings like these “Agape Meals,” referring to the agape love of God we read about in the New Testament. Worship will be held within the context of our dinner, and will conclude with the sharing of the Lord’s Supper. You are invited to bring dishes to share which remind you of Jesus and his times.

Designated Funds: Any offerings for something other than the General Fund should be clearly identified on the outside of your envelope. Examples of these designations are Help House, Flowers, Coffee Hour Sponsor, Ministry of the Month, and Munchy Monday. This specific information is needed by the counters as well as our Financial Secretary and Treasurer, in order for them to fulfill their responsibilities regarding the finances of Oak Harbor Lutheran Church.

April 14, Noon & 7:00 PM: Good Friday Tenebrae Worship Good Friday services will be held at noon and 7:00 PM. We will be having Tenebrae services this year, which include the reading of the Passion of our Lord Jesus, punctuated by song and the progressive extinguishing of candles. Don’t miss this powerful way of marking this solemn day.

Update on our offering counters: The six pairs of offering counters have gained valuable experience during the past six months. Each pair has 6 weeks between their scheduled Sunday of counting duties. A new 3-month schedule is set up and distributed at least 3 months ahead so the counters can plan for their days and make adjustments as needed.

April 16, 8:00 & 10:30 AM: Easter Sunday Worship Join us Easter Sunday morning as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord with festival worship services at 8:00 & 10:30. Invite your friends and neighbors to worship with us on this day of celebration! Please note there will not be a service in Coupeville on Easter evening.

Again, thank you for doing your part to help those who are recording and tracking the finances of Oak Harbor Lutheran Church.

Easter Breakfast – Youth Fundraiser Plan on joining us for a delicious breakfast on Easter Sunday, served in Herrigstad Hall from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. Our youth and their families will be serving up breakfast. A free-will offering will be collected in support of our youth attending the Quake youth ministry event in Centralia later this month. (See pg. 6 for more about this event.)

Craig Pedlar, lead counter

Easter Sunday Egg Hunt An Easter egg hunt will be held for our Sunday School during our Easter breakfast. Preschoolers and kindergarteners will be in the play area adjacent to Herrigstad Hall. 1st through 3rd graders will be in the grassy area behind the sanctuary. Kids 4th grade and above are invited to serve as helpers for the younger kids. The hunt will start promptly at 9:30 AM. Thanks to the Duncan family for coordinating this Easter activity for OHLC!

Altar Guild Notes There will be an Altar Guild clean up day, Saturday, April 8, beginning at 9:30 AM to tidy up the chancel and sacristy, polish the brass, and take care of other seasonal clean-up duties as necessary. For more information, contact Leona McKee, 675-5712, bcmac68@comcast.net .

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His Kids Preschool

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Joshua: a truck Ainsley: a car Cassidy: a rocket ship because I like outer space Afternoon class Nico: a super fast train Cohen: Daddy’s boat Tinsley: an airplane Aaron: a car Selah: a motorcycle Elizabeth: a van God’s Peace, Ms. Elva, Ms. Michelle, and Ms. Sara

A ministry of Oak Harbor Lutheran Church

n March, we started learning about weather. We watched to see if March came in like a lion or a lamb and now we wait to see how it goes out. We water-painted umbrellas to remind us that rain or shine, Jesus is mine! We also made colorful paper wind socks and painted kites to hang in the classroom.

March is transportation month! We had conversations about the different kinds, we cut out shapes and made sailboats for water transportation, we painted colorful rockets out of paper towel rolls for air transportation, and for land transportation we dot-painted a school bus and filled it with pictures of kids we had colored.

Lacey, Joe and Michael from North Whidbey Fire and Rescue brought a rescue boat for us to see and they talked about water safety.

To keep the transportation theme going, we had Rita Carter come by in a Whidbey/SeaTac shuttle bus and she took us for a ride to Dairy Queen where Becky Peattie gave us a tour, and even treated the children with a small ice cream cone! Pastor Jeff rode along on the bus, and that made the field trip a special treat in itself!

We celebrated the first day of spring by planting sunflower seeds and we’ll see how tall they get in the next few weeks.

We had class pictures in March well! Desmond Crusoe with S.Y.E. Photography (and a previous pre-school dad) came by and took our class photos. He did a great job working with the children and getting the perfect shot.

We are still working on getting registrations in for the fall!

Spread the word about our program, and all the neat things we get to do in and out of the classroom.

Star students this month are: Cassidy, Mikayla, Grayson, and Victoria (AM class); Tinsley, Cohen and Nico (PM class) His Kids Preschoolers like to travel! Here’s the way they finished the sentence, “My favorite thing to ride is...”

Morning class Gabi: a car Luke M: a space shuttle Claude: an airplane Hunter: a garbage truck Luke B: a seaplane Mikayla: Mommy’s car George: a boat Layla: an airplane Brenden: a black truck Victoria: a carriage Cesar: a red car Max: a big rig garbage truck Grayson: a motorcycle

OHLC Women

Opportunities for fellowship, study & service

Blanket Workshop Blanket Workshop meets Tuesday & Wednesday, April 4 & 5, beginning at 9:00 AM in the fellowship hall to work on tied quilts for Lutheran World Relief.

Circle meetings in April 4/3 & 17 Lydia Circle meets at 6:00 PM in the prayer room 4/6, 13, 20, 27 Deborah Circle meets at 10:00 AM in the library 4/18 Rebecca Circle meets at 10:00 AM in the library Deborah Circle notes: Weekly gatherings are 10 AM to noon; newcomers are always welcome! If you have questions, e-mail Gaye Rodriguey, gaye@tobysuds.com .

Apr. 6: Lent: Penitence, Pilgrimage, Preparation (Women of the ELCA resource) Apr. 13: Lent: Penitence, Pilgrimage, Preparation , continued) Apr. 20 May 2017 Gather magazine, “You Are Not Alone,” an intergenerational devotion Apr. 27 Service project: assembling Personal Care Kits for LWR; celebration of spring birthdays

There’s still time to register for the Women’s Retreat: Welcoming Gratitude is the theme for the 2017 Women’s Retreat, April 28-30, a relaxing weekend of fellowship, fun and food at Quaker Cove Retreat Center, Anacortes. Registration cost is $100 for lodging and meals; scholarships are available.

Pick up a registration form in the church office.

Questions? Contact Gaye Rodriguey, gaye@tobysuds.com .

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Compassion Ministry

The last event of the trip was to visit partner churches. I went to Kazan to visit OHLC’s partner church, St. Katharina Lutheran Church. The city of Kazan was cold, windy, icy, and had lots of snow. I was met by the leader of the congregation, Ludmila Pankratova. At the church, I met a young St. Katharina’s Church American from Wisconsin, traveling the Trans-Siberian Railroad. At the reception, I met Sergei Gundin and his daughter Olesya (OHLC’s current contacts), Propst “Bishop/Dean” Vladimir Provopov of the Deanery for Kazan, as well as Pastor Horn and other members of the congregation. One day I had a very large lunch at Sergei’s home, and then walked with Sergei and his daughters through the snow and ice in Victory Park, where military equipment, such as tanks, fighter jets, etc. were displayed. One evening I attended the ballet with Ludmila. After the Sunday service at St. Katharina, there was a concert by a choir from the Conservatory and that evening was an organ concert.

Exploring the Life, Faith and Ongoing Challenges of the Lutheran Church in Russia

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ishop Kirby Unti, Ron & Mary Mueller from Bethlehem Lutheran, Marysville, Carol Warren from Maple Leaf Lutheran, Seattle, and I – Ken Grigsby from OHLC – participated in the March 9-21 Northwest Washington Synod Mission trip to Russia. We spent time in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and with our various partner congregations.

Upon arrival in St. Petersburg the group attended a ballet. The next day we toured the Hermitage. At Sunday services at St. Peter and Anne Lutheran Church (the “swimming pool church”), Pastor Schwarzkopf preached both in Russia and English, so that everyone could understand. After the service, a guided tour was taken through the church catacombs and part of the city. The following day we met with Pastor Bradn Burkle, an American Lutheran pastor serving the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia as director of their Seminary’s distance learning program. Then we took the Metro to Peter and Paul Fortress, where the tombs of the Romanov family are in its chapel.

My last day in Kazan was spent at Ludmila’s home, located in a Tatar neighborhood. Another large lunch was followed by a walk in the area, passing 3 mosques. Then a very long journey home to Oak Harbor.

Ken Grigsby Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.

-Mark Twain

The next stop was Moscow, via the bullet train from St. Petersburg. During the group’s time in Moscow we met at St. Peter and Paul Lutheran Cathedral with Archbishop Dietrich Brauer – the first Russianborn and Russian-educated Archbishop since the collapse of the Soviet Union – and Pastor Lena Bondarenko, Dean of the Central Deanery (both of whom have visited us at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church). We toured the refugee center of the Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy on the Cathedral grounds, visited the oldest Orthodox monastery in Moscow, visited an Orthodox church near the Cathedral, where we met with the local priest, and in the evening took the Metro to attend the Moscow Circus. A highlight of the entire trip was having coffee with the American Ambassador, John F. Tefft, at his residence, an event arranged by the Archbishop. After touring Red Square, we attended a concert by the Cathedral choir, organ, and orchestra.

The group in Moscow, with Archbishop Brauer

Silent auction benefits mission partnership OHLC’s companion synod relationship with St. Katharina Church is April’s Ministry of the Month. Ken will give a presentation about this recent mission trip, 9:15 AM in the library on Sunday, April 9.

Be sure to check out the informational bulletin board in the narthex.

OHLC’s Kazan Committee will sponsor a Silent Auction at the end of April, with proceeds to benefit our sister congregation in Kazan.

Donations of items are welcome – last year’s items included paintings, framed photos, icons, cameras, collector dolls and collectable items.

Questions? Contact Ken, 360-675-4682, island66@comcast.net .

Looking ahead:

The St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble,

in concert Saturday, June 10, 7 PM, Oak Harbor Lutheran Church.

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In Sympathy

More from Compassion Ministry

Urgent help needed for South Sudan Millions of people in South Sudan have been impacted by the ravages of civil war and famine. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is working with other organizations for immediate famine relief.

The church’s long-term commitment to South Sudan is in sustainable food security, livelihoods, health, and sustained ministry. Your support through Lutheran Disaster Response, ELCA World Hunger, and ELCA Global Church Sponsorship will help bring God’s hope and healing to all those affected. Informational fliers are available on the welcome desk in the narthex, or visit the ELCA website, www.elca.org .

We were saddened to hear of the March 10th death of Lillian Scouller. She was 96, and had been a member of Oak Harbor Lutheran Church since 1981. While she was able, Lillian was a regular attender at worship services and Bible study. More recently, she was homebound at Harbor Tower, where she was visited regularly by Pastor Stroud and our Eucharistic Ministers. Pastor Stroud officiated at a memorial gathering at Harbor Tower on Saturday, March 24.  Peace be to her memory. 

Items collected in April for Personal Care Kits Lutheran World Relief reminds us we can “give hope through a bar of soap”! Personal Care Kits are shared with people around the world who have lost everything due to natural disaster or life-threatening violence.

Combs and nail clippers will be purchased by OHLC. We’ll need these items: Soap, 4-oz. bars, any brand, in original wrapper. (Check the weight!) Adult-sized toothbrushes in original packaging (Multi-packs may be used by sealing an individual toothbrush in a business-sized envelope) Dark-colored bath-sized towels, at least 20-24” wide and 40-54” long. (Thinner towels preferred; they dry out more efficiently after use) Monetary donations to cover the cost of bulk items and shipping.

Our hearts also go out to those in our church family who have suffered the recent loss of loved ones: ...to Marj McNae, following the death of her sister, Liz Pierini; ...to Lee and Anabelle Mitchell, following the death of Lee’s daughter, Deborah Covington.

Congratulations!

We’re delighted to announce the March 20th birth of Grant Joseph Goudreau, born to Becca (Wheeler) and Andrew Goudreau. Becca ended up having an emergency C-section at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, but all went well.

Mother and baby (and dad) are doing fine.

Ecstatic grandparents Loren and Anne Wheeler send their thanks for the congregation’s prayers on the family’s behalf.

OHLC spring roadside clean-up, Saturday, April 15 Help keep north Whidbey beautiful! Do your part by lending a hand in the next OHLC Roadside Clean-up. This is a fun and healthy way to improve our environment while enjoying the fellowship of your church family! We’ll meet at church at 8:30 AM on Saturday, April 15 and carpool to our stretch of Highway 20 north of Oak Harbor.

Please note: 1. Volunteers must be at least 15 years old.

2. Spring is here! Please dress for wet and chilly!

3. Please e-mail or call Jeff Margraf, JeffAMargraf@aol.com, 360682-5421, if you’re interested in helping or have questions.

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Worship assistants

Financial report

April 2 8:00 AM

10:30 AM

6:30 PM

Assisting Minister: K. Krotz-Sperry Communion Asst.: Mike Fankhauser Ushers: Fosnaugh family Assisting Minister: Cynthia Akins Communion Asst.: Bob Wall Presider: Pastor Jeffrey Spencer Communion Asst.:

Acolyte: Johannes Christensen Computer: Donna Aspery Organ/Piano: Sharon Erickson Acolyte: Sadie Harbaugh Computer: Peter Spencer Organ/Piano: Sharon Erickson Assisting Min.: Trudy Decker Piano:

8:00 AM

10:30 AM

6:30 PM

Assisting Minister: Paul Senness Communion Asst.: Ushers: Margraf family Music: Morning Glory/Youth Choir Assisting Minister: Carol Fitzgerald Communion Asst.: Music: Senior Choir/Youth Choir Presider: Jay Decker Communion Asst.:

Date 8:00 AM Feb. 26 67 Mar. 5 57 Mar. 12 71 Mar. 19 69 Mar. 26 64 Average Att. 66

Organ/Piano: Sue Stroud Acolyte: Carter Blevins Computer: Peter Spencer Organ/Piano: Verna Morgan Assisting Min.: M. Anderson Piano:

10:30 AM

Assisting Minister: Josh Margraf Communion Asst.: Marge Moore Ushers: Ellis family Music: Morning Glory Assisting Minister: Trudy Decker Communion Asst.: Jay Decker Music: Harbor Choir

Acolyte: Isabel Carr Computer: Molly Nagel Organ/Piano: Sue Stroud

Assisting Minister: Shanna Lundstrom Communion Asst.: Kathy Ridle Ushers: Lenita Forster, Joan Flowers Music: Praise Team Assisting Minister: Rita Carter Communion Asst.: Music: Harbor Choir Presider: Pastor Jay Decker Communion Asst.: Benjamin Bruland

Acolyte: Mackenzie Mathieu Computer: Kathy Ridle

10:30 AM

6:30 PM

Assisting Minister: Communion Asst.: Mike Fankhauser Ushers: Assisting Minister: Ken Grigsby Communion Asst.: Rita Carter

Acolyte: Johannes Christensen Computer: Mary Brock Organ/Piano: Kris Bruland Acolyte: John Totten Computer: Michelle Tull Organ/Piano: Sue Stroud Assisting Min.: Carol Snoble Piano: Kris Bruland

Acolyte: Alissa Blevins Computer: Luke Spencer Organ/Piano: Verna Morgan

10:30 AM

6:30 PM

Presider: Pastor Marc Stroud Communion Asst.: Benjamin Bruland

10:30 AM 100 83 74 83 98 88

Coupeville 23 17 14 12 15 26

Lesser festivals & commemorations 4 Benedict the African, confessor, 1589 6 Albrecht Dürer, 1528, Matthias Grünewald, 1529, Lucas Cranach, 1553, artists 9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian, 1945 10 Mikael Agricola, Bishop of Turku, 1557 19 Olavus Petri, priest, 1552, Laurentius Petri, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1573, renewers of the Church

Organ/Piano: Verna Morgan Acolyte: Micah Burrow Computer: Rick Culbertson Organ/Piano: Verna Morgan Assisting Min.: Gisela Hawley Piano: Kris Bruland

April 30 8:00 AM

March Nursery 9 3 3 5 5 5

Average Sunday attendance: 174

April 23 8:00 AM

Year to date $ 67,228 77,310 $(10,082)

Worship attendance

Acolyte: Natalie Stone Computer: Sheila Ryan

April 16 – The Resurrection of our Lord 8:00 AM

February $ 34,101 38,488 $ (4,386)

Income Outgo

April 9 – Palm/Passion Sunday

February

Little Lutheran Bags in April: Dave & Peg Fosnaugh This month’s decorative font is 9

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21 Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1109 23 Toyohiko Kagawa, renewer of society, 1960 25 St. Mark, Evangelist 29 Catherine of Siena, theologian, 1380

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4 9:00 Blanket Workshop 10:00 Stephen Min. Tr.

5 9:00 Blanket Workshop 12:00 Midweek Worship 12:30 Soup & Bread 1:30 Breastfeeding USA 6:00 Tigers 6:00 Midweek Worship 6:30 Soup & Bread 7:00 Overeaters Anon.

7:00 Harbor Choir 12 11:30 OHLC Staff

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1 9:00 Work Day

1:00 Book Group

3:45 Youth Choir 4:15 Morning Glory 5:15 Praise Team

1:30 Keepers of the Faith

6:00 Agape Meal

7:00 Worship

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3:45 Youth Choir 4:15 Morning Glory 5:15 Praise Team 6:00 Knitting Group 6:00 Pack 98 7:00 Council 27 OHLC at SPIN Café 10:00 Deborah Circle

1:30 Keepers of the Faith

Lent 5 Healing prayer at the morning services Worship 8:00 Sunday School 9:15 Adult Education 9:15 Worship 10:30 Pig Roast & Talent Show 12:00 Vespers/Coupeville 6:30 9 Palm/Passion Sunday Worship 8:00 Sunday School 9:15 Adult Education 9:15 Worship 10:30 Lions

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6:00 Wolves 6:00 Lydia Circle 6:15 4-H K-9 Korps 7:00 Solutions 10

1:00 Munchy Monday 6:00 Wolves 7:00 Solutions

Youth & Family Night 6:00

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30 16 The Resurrection of our Lord Worship 8:00 Easter Breakfast 9:00 Egg hunt 9:30 Worship 10:30

23 Worship Sunday School Adult Education Worship Piano Recital Confirmation

8:00 9:15 9:15 10:30 1:00 5:00

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30 30 Worship 8:00 Sunday School 9:15 Adult Education 9:15 Worship 10:30

17 Easter Monday Church office closed 1:00 Munchy Monday 6:00 Wolves 6:00 Lydia Circle 6:15 4-H K-9 Korps 7:00 Cub Scout Pack Ldrs 7:00 Solutions 24

1:00 Munchy Monday

6:00 Wolves 7:00 Solutions

6:30 Bears 7:00 Coupeville Book Group 7:00 Boy Scouts 7:00 Arrow of Light 11 10:00 Stephen Min. Tr. 10:30 Stamping Group 12:00 Brotherhood of St. Bernard 6:30 Bears 7:00 Arrow of Light 7:00 Boy Scouts 18

6:00 Tigers 7:00 Overeaters Anon.

7:00 Harbor Choir 19 Newsletter Deadline

10:00 Stephen Min. Tr. 10:00 Rebecca Circle

11:30 OHLC Staff

6:30 Bears 7:00 Boy Scouts 7:00 Arrow of Light

6:00 Tigers 7:00 Harbor Choir 7:00 Overeaters Anon.

25 10:00 Stephen Min. Tr. 10:30 Stamping Group 12:00 Brotherhood of St. Bernard 6:30 Bears 7:00 Arrow of Light 7:00 Boy Scouts 7:00 Scout Board of Rev.

26 OHLC at SPIN Café

8 3:45 Youth Choir 4:15 Morning Glory 5:15 Praise Team

1:00 Library Committee 6:00 Tigers 7:00 Harbor Choir 7:00 Overeaters Anon.

13 Maundy Thursday 10:00 Deborah Circle

14 Good Friday

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12:00 Worship

8:30 Roadside clean-up; meet at OHLC to carpool

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29 Youth QUAKE event, Centralia, April 28-30

3:45 Youth Choir 4:15 Morning Glory 5:15 Praise Team 6:00 Knitting Group 6:00 Pack 4098

Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands for our offenses given; but now at God’s right hand he stands and brings us life from heaven.

Therefore let us joyful be and sing to God right thankfully - Martin Luther, ELW 370, stanza 1 10

9:30 Altar Guild clean-up

6:00 Knitting Group

11:30 OHLC Staff

loud songs of hallelujah! H a l l e l u j a h !

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30

10:00 Deborah Circle

Women’s Retreat, Anacortes, April 28-30

The church calendar is updated regularly on OHLC’s website, www.oakharborlutheran.org

Parish Nurse hours: Thursdays 1:00-3:30 PM and by appointment

HIS KIDS PRESCHOOL M, T, W: 9:00-11:30 AM 12:30-3:00 PM Pre-K Readiness Th, F: 9:00-11:30 AM Spring Break April 3-7