Harbor Beacon, march 2016

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 63, Issue 3

March 2016

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

1253 NW 2 Avenue Oak Harbor, WA 98277

360-678-2264 office@oakharborlutheran.org www.oakharborlutheran.org

Preschool Director: Sara Harbaugh

(360) 941-1484

Parish Secretary: Carol Wiskow

(360) 720-2451

Newsletter Editor: Martha Ellis

(360) 678-2264

Custodian: Salvador Carvallo

(360) 675-3957

Church Fax Church Phone

(360) 679-9795 (360) 679-1561

IN THIS ISSUE The week that changes everything, pg. 2

Click on these links for the March newsletter inserts:

Pretzels & prayer, pg. 3

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

Schedule for Holy Week & Easter pg. 4

The Northwest Washington Synod’s insert, The Spirit: http://www.lutheransnw.org/files/publications/spirit/march_2016_edited.pdf

Watoto Children’s Choir is coming! pg. 5 Preschool registration begins, pg. 6

OHLC’s website: www.oakharborlutheran.org

Men’s breakfast, March 5, pg. 7

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Pastor’s Page: The week that changes everything

with a holy God. Because of the cross, our sin no longer separates us from God. This changes everything.

oly Week changes everything. The word “holy” means “set apart for God’s special purposes,” and the days between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday are indeed holy. Throughout Holy Week, Christians around the world commemorate (remember together) the events in Jesus’ life which change everything – for us, and for the world.

In Jesus’ time the new day began not at sunrise but at sundown.

And so for centuries Christians have been gathering at sundown on Holy Saturday to observe the Easter Vigil. The service usually begins in darkness. As biblical stories of creation, promise, and salvation are told, the light grows until everything culminates with the Good News that the stone has been rolled away and the tomb is empty. A fallen creation has given way to a new creation. All of God’s promises of old have been fulfilled. A new salvation story has emerged, and we are part of it. This changes everything.

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Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday. Our procession with palms commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, where he was joyfully greeted with shouts of “Hosanna!” Those shouts of joy were short-lived, however. Soon Jesus would be arrested and the crowds would be calling for his crucifixion. On Palm Sunday, as we move from the Procession with Palms to our reading of the Passion, we experience that abrupt change in public opinion, which was surely as jarring to the disciples as it is to us. In hearing the full story in one service we get to see the big picture. We experience an overture of what we will delve into more deeply in the week ahead, the week that changes everything.

On Easter Sunday the Good News continues to ring out, but the proclamation is bolder yet: “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!” Death itself has been conquered. Our greatest enemy has been defeated. Jesus has been raised from the dead, and he promises to share that victory with us. This changes everything.

These days of Holy Week are indeed set apart for God’s special purposes. We do well to set them apart too, making them a priority, attending each service, commemorating them together. Holy Week is a five-course meal, with each distinct dish to be savored in turn, each complimenting the next for a well-rounded feast. It is a not a buffet, where we pick and choose what sounds appealing or convenient to us at the moment – or worse, skip everything else and rush straight for the Cadbury eggs and marshmallow Peeps.

“Maundy” means “mandate” or “commandment.” On Maundy Thursday we hear how Jesus washed the feet of his disciples before giving them a new commandment: to love one another as he has loved them. In washing the disciples’ feet, Jesus provides us with a powerful illustration of what kind of love he is talking about. It is not the selfserving love the world so often offers up as normative, love based on personal fulfillment or emotional flights of fancy. Jesus models a love that is self-effacing, a love that is sacrificial, a love that finds fulfillment in humbling oneself in service to the beloved. This new commandment, rooted in this specific kind of love so powerfully modeled by Jesus, gives us a purpose in life so much more rich and meaningful than merely serving our own selfish desires. This new commandment calls us to love others as Jesus loves us. This changes everything.

As Holy Week unfolds, our lives are filled with new purpose and meaning as our hearts are moved to love as Jesus loves. We are set free from our failures to live in relationship with God. We are made a new creation as we are swept up in a new salvation story. We are given the promise of eternal life with God. This changes everything. And surely you won’t want to miss any of it.

Good Friday is good not because of what happened, but because of what was accomplished. In John’s gospel, Jesus’ last words from the cross were, “It is finished.” What was finished, exactly? His ministry?

Nope. His life? Ha! The phrase Jesus utters could also be translated “It is accomplished.” In his death on the cross, Jesus’ work of sacrificing himself for the sin of the world was finished. His work of freeing us from all our failures was finished. What has been accomplished is his work of atonement – bringing a sinful humanity back into relationship

Pastor Jeffrey R. Spencer

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You are invited to…

YOUTH &

OHLC celebrates Pi(e) Day on March 13!

Join us after the 10:30 AM service on Sunday, March 13 as we celebrate Pi(e) Day! What’s Pi(e) Day? Pi is a mathematical term which refers to the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter: 3.1415. When March 14 rolls around each year (3/14), people use it as an excuse to eat pie.

We’ll be celebrating Pi(e) Day a day early, on the 13th, but as we do so we will give thanks to God our Creator, who brought into existence both pi and pie! Pie bakers are encouraged to sign up via our opportunity form to bring pie; we’ll also need some help with serving and clean up.

All are welcome to join us! Thanks to Rita Cline for keeping this quirky OHLC tradition going!

FAMILY NIGHT AT OHLC!

Sunday, March 6, 6:00-7:30 PM Join us as we resume our gatherings on the first Sunday of the month for a time of fun, learning, and fellowship for all ages! You are encouraged to have an early Sunday family dinner, and then meet at church for a snack, games, learning, and devotions. Here’s what we’ll be doing in March: 6:00 PM: Meet in the fellowship hall for warm, soft PRETZELS! We’ll have all kinds of sauces to dip our pretzels in, including caramel, nacho cheese, mustard, Nutella, brown gravy, and tartar sauce. (OK, maybe not all of those.)

6:15:

March 20: Holy communion education for kids Journey to Jesus’ Table is a special learning experience developed by Pastor Spencer and offered twice yearly as a first communion class for children who are not yet receiving communion, and as a refresher class for those who are already receiving communion. This active and interactive class is for kindergarteners through third graders, and requires a parent or guardian to attend with their child.

On Sunday, March 20, we’ll begin our journey in the library at 12:00 noon, and will be finished by 1:30. Lunch will be provided.

Please sign up via the opportunity form, or by e-mailing Pastor Spencer, pastor@oakharborlutheran.org.

Youth will be dismissed to various locations throughout our facilities for age-appropriate games with adult leaders.

Sign up for Easter flowers!

On Easter morning, March 27, we’ll adorn our sanctuary with flowers in celebration of Jesus’ resurrection and will place a special order from the church office for begonias (lilies will NOT be ordered this year, due to increasing allergy problems within the congregation). We invite you to reserve one or more plants in memory or in honor of loved ones.

Although donations may be made in any amount, the suggested donation per plant is $18.50. A bulletin insert will list designations in memory or in honor of an event or loved one.

Order forms are available on the welcome desk in the narthex or contact Carol in the church office, office@oakharborlutheran.org, 6791561. Be sure to include your information for the bulletin insert.

Adults will meet in the library for learning and conversation with Pastor Spencer.

7:15:

We all gather in the sanctuary for a brief closing devotion, including a story about the connection between PRETZELS AND PRAYER.

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Lenten insights

MARCH 24: MAUNDY THURSDAY

Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style of the good Samaritan, who bent down to his brother in need and took care of him.

- Pope Francis

Our 7:00 PM Maundy Thursday service begins the historic Triduum (Three Days) liturgy commemorating the Passion of our Lord. We will include foot washing as part of the liturgy this year as we remember the example Jesus’ gave his followers of how they are to love and serve one another.

Lent is like a long “retreat” during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God … using the arms of faith: prayer, listening to the word of God and penance. In this way we will be able to celebrate Easter in truth, ready to renew the promises of our baptism.

-Pope Benedict XVI

MARCH 25: GOOD FRIDAY Good Friday services will be held at Noon and 7:00 PM as we gather to commemorate the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus. This service includes a “mini-cantata” of special music from our choir, and candlelit prayer around the cross.

We begin to pray, believing that it is our own initiative that compels us to do so. Instead, we learn that it is always God’s initiative within us.

-Pope John Paul II Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime.

- Martin Luther

MARCH 26: EASTER VIGIL Our Easter Vigil begins at the fire pit behind the education wing at 7:00 PM. We will then process into the sanctuary for a service filled with the stories of God’s salvation. Some will be humorous, some will be dramatic, some will be set to music. All will foreshadow the greatest salvation story of all: The Empty Tomb.

(The Newsletter Newsletter, March 2015)

Midweek Lenten worship services continue here’s still time to join us on Wednesdays for worship, followed by meals of soup and bread. We’ll be gathering on March 2, 9, and 16 at 12:00 noon & 6:00 PM to continue with Jesus on Trial: A Courtroom Drama, where YOU have a role as the jury! While it is helpful to have attended previous “episodes,” it is by no means necessary. Join us!

Meals follow at 12:30 & 6:30 PM in the fellowship hall. Sign up at the table in the narthex if you can bring soup or bread, or provide some much-needed help with set up and/or clean up.

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MARCH 27: EASTER SUNDAY Join us Easter Sunday as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord with festival worship services at 8:00 & 10:30 AM.

Easter Sunday breakfast & egg hunt You’re invited for a delicious breakfast on Easter Sunday, served in Herrigstad Hall, 9:00 - 10:00 AM. This year we are also offering an Easter egg hunt for our Sunday School kids!

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 starts promptly at 9:30 AM.

Easter egg hunt coordinator Kristin Duncan writes: We have plastic eggs from last year that will be reused. This year, we need candy donations to help fill the eggs. Please drop candy off at the office or with me at an 8:00 AM worship service by March 20.

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Compassion Ministry

What is Stephen Ministry?

Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

- Galatians 6:2

One January evening: Volunteering at SPIN Café

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he room was packed at SPIN Café on the last Wednesday of January. The small café had become a refuge to the homeless who had come in out of the rain and the chill of a typical Oak Harbor January evening. A meal of barbeque chicken, hot rolls, green salad and chocolate pudding was served by volunteer waiters from Oak Harbor Lutheran. The meal was served restaurant style, with volunteers taking orders and moving among the customers seated at round tables, balancing food trays and casually chatting with familiar faces.

Oak Harbor Lutheran Church is a Stephen Ministry congregation. Stephen Ministers are congregation members who have been trained, equipped and empowered as caregivers to provide one-toone, high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to people who are going through tough times.

A Stephen Minister usually provides care to one person at a time, meeting with that person once a week for about an hour. Once a month, Stephen Ministers gather with their Stephen Leaders for supervision and continuing education.

If you are interested becoming a part of the Stephen Ministry program, either as a care receiver or a care giver, please contact Jan McCullough, 360-678-3427, bucknjan@hotmail.com, or Pastor Marc Stroud, 360-632-4243, mdstroud54@hotmail.com.

Martha was there, 90 years old and a joy to talk with. She has been coming to the café since last July and her smiling face and talkative nature hide the fact that she is struggling to keep out of poverty. SPIN is a place to supplement her meager retirement income. Joseph is a high school graduate with no job; he’s developmentally disabled but wants to fit in. Even though he’s on the edge of homelessness himself, he was there to volunteer his time, serving his friends at the tables. Bob and Torrie took their places at the big table at the front of the café. They had computers in front of them, and they were working on a high school class project. Bob is couch surfing at his uncle’s place in Coupeville and Torrie’s home life is under the constant strain of parents undergoing divorce, so SPIN Café provides a place to meet and work. Around this one evening meal, sixty similar stories were being played out. These are Oak Harbor’s own residents, who are in need of a place to receive a hot meal and a place to hang out. They are supported by other residents of Oak Harbor who come to volunteer their time and make financial contributions to support the needs of the people of our community.

March focus: Watoto Child Care Ministries, Uganda…

The Children’s Choir is coming!! atoto is OHLC’s Mission of the Month for March. We are very thankful for all the support and prayers from our congregation. The people in Uganda that are being helped are very thankful also. Many friends have been made there.

We are looking forward with great excitement to the Watoto Children’s Choir coming to Oak Harbor. They will be performing Thursday, March 31, 7:00 PM at Oak Harbor High School. We will provide dinner for them beforehand in the fellowship hall, and then host them in groups (1 adult + 2 to 3 children) in homes overnight. We’ll need about 9 homes in all. In addition to sleeping accommodations, that involves feeding them a snack after the performance, breakfast the next morning, providing a sack lunch to go with them, and returning them to church in the morning. If you are interested in this wonderful opportunity to open your home, please contact a Watoto Team member.

Also stay tuned for a future meeting to hear more about Watoto and the recent trip there by Skip Lycksell, Dave Norton, and Sarah Rodriguey.

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Volunteers from Oak Harbor Lutheran Church have adopted the fourth Wednesday and Thursday of each month to help take orders and serve up a hot meal for the homeless of Whidbey Island. Please consider volunteering your time at SPIN Café. It is well worth the effort to be part of this Good Samaritan effort to support our neighbors in need in our own community.

Sign-up sheets for each month are available in the narthex on the table beside the SPIN Café donation basket.

Pastor Marc Stroud

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His Kids Preschool

Afternoon class Emma C.: giving flowers Nicolas: hugs and kisses Cora: a heart-shaped pie Seth: [signing] “I love you” Iliana: drawing a house or a heart Logan: making a heart Ava: giving candy hearts Jayden: saying “I love you” Jasmin: saying “I love you” and giving them toys Aria: Mom and Dad saying I’m beautiful Emma W.: making chocolate and pink cupcakes and chocolate cake Melissa: cleaning the toy room and saying “thank you” to my mom and dad

a ministry of Oak Harbor Lutheran Church

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his month we learned that God created the world and gave us our five senses to find the beauty of it in different ways. We made binoculars out of paper towel rolls, “smelly” flowers, texture hands (displayed on the bulletin board in the education wing hallway), and shakers to make a joyful noise to the Lord.

We learned how shadows are made after we created groundhog faces using heart-shaped pieces of paper, and we even had a moment to make individual valentines for our families. Then we took our valentines with us on our field trip to the Post Office, where “Big D” showed us how the Post Office works.

Each of us put our valentine in the sorting bin specifically for delivery to our own neighborhood!

Registration is starting for the fall of 2016! (How can it be that time of year already?) Note these Wednesday dates: In house registration for returning students and siblings, March 9, 9:0011:45 AM; Registration for families of members/regularly-attending friends of OHLC, March 16, 9:00-11:45 AM; Open registration for the community, March 23, 9:00-11:45 AM

February is oral hygiene month, and Ms. Heather from Dr. Berner’s office came to visit us in our classroom. She took some time from her busy day seeing patients and shared with us how to take care of our teeth. What a neat learning experience for the children, and they even get a few goodies as a reminder to keep up the good work at home.

At the end of the month, we wrapped up our study of the five senses with a tasting party! We found that sweet, sour, spicy, crunchy, cold, hot and salty things can all be yummy! What a great treat for them.

Call the church office, 360-679-1561, if you have questions about registration.

February’s Special Students were Raelee Warner, Henry Rueter, Keegan Chidsey, Cora Fix, Iliana Brady, and Ava Lesetmoe.

God’s Peace, Miss Elva, Miss Michelle, Miss Sara

What is love? Here’s how our students finished the sentence, “Love is…”

Morning class Keegan: hugs Abigale: kisses Layla: giving hugs Raelee: hugs Harper: giving me a My Little Pony Henry: hugs Luke: giving me lots of special things Max: giving Zaiyah: giving presents Arren: hugs and kisses Mikayla: making cupcakes with mom Hunter: hearts Reagan: give my mommy and daddy a heart

Daylight Savings begins! Remember to turn your clocks AHEAD one hour on Saturday night, March 12.

Included in this newsletter are Prayer Ventures and The Spirit for March.

The deadline for articles and announcements for the April newsletter is Monday, March 21.

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Men’s Ministry

OHLC Women

Lutheran Men in Mission -a n d the Brotherhood of St. Bernard

opportunities for fellowship, study and service

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Blanket Workshop

ak Harbor Men! You’re invited to a Lutheran Men in Mission breakfast in Herrigstad Hall on Saturday, March 5, 8:00 to 9:30 AM. We will gather with coffee and fellowship over a hearty breakfast of pancakes, eggs and bacon.

The featured theme for the morning will be a presentation by our own Dr. Skip Lycksell concerning our Christian service to the world.

Skip will talk about volunteer groups abroad like Doctors Without Borders and Watoto Child Care Ministries, and projects much closer to home, such as Habitat for Humanity.

You won’t want to miss this meaningful morning of good breakfast, good conversation and good fellowship with your brothers in Christ!

Blanket Workshop meets Tuesday & Wednesday, March 1&2, beginning at 9:00 AM in the fellowship hall to work on tied quilts for Lutheran World Relief. Newcomers are always welcome; you don’t have to know how to sew to participate! For more information, contact Leona McKee, 675-5712. bcmac68@comcast.net

Circles Women’s circles meet regularly for Bible study, fellowship, and service projects. Newcomers are always welcome!

Thursdays

Deborah Circle meets every Thursday in the library, 10 AM to noon. Current study is the Book of Faith study, Lenten Journey: 40 Days with the Lord’s Prayer.

3/ 3, pgs. 68-72, “Give us today our daily bread” 3/10, pgs. 84-88, “Forgive our sins, as we forgive…”

3/17, pgs. 100-104, “Save us from the time of trial” 3/24, pgs. 116-120, “And deliver us from evil” 3/24, pgs. 120-124, “For the kingdom, the power, and the glory...”

3/7 & 21

Lydia Circle meets at 6:00 PM in the prayer room.

3/15

Rebecca Circle meets at 10:00 AM in the library.

The Brotherhood of Saint Bernard meets as usual on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month, March 8 & 22, beginning at 12:00 noon in the fellowship hall. Good food, great conversation, and thought-provoking Bible study. Come and see!

In Sympathy We were saddened to receive word of the February 20th death of Steve Potter, following an extended illness. He and Debbie, along with their son Chris, have been OHLC members for 19 years; Steve’s health issues have kept him on our prayer list but – sadly – out of our church building for many years. Please keep the Potters in your prayers as they mourn the loss of Steve in this earthly realm and yet rejoice that he has been blessed with true healing at last.

2016 Women’s Retreat Theme: The Joy of Forgiveness ...and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.

Ephesians 4:32

We also extend our deepest sympathy to others who are mourning the loss of loved ones, including… …Marian Bartleson, Chris Bartleson, and family, following the death of elder son and brother Eric, in Spokane; …Tracey Tomlin and family, following the death of her sister, Mary Hart, in Everett.

When: Friday through Sunday, April 15, 16 & 17 Where: Casey Conference Center Alumni House, Coupeville Cost: $100 includes overnight lodging and all meals Registration: Forms are available in the church office Questions: Contact Gaye Rodriguey, gaye@tobysuds.com 7

BookMarks Coupeville Book Group, March 2 Coupeville Book Group meets in Jan Heideger’s Thehome, 146 E Welcher Road, on Tuesday, March 2 at

Giving out of our strength—with Care Teams

7:00 PM. Jan will lead discussion of the book, This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett:

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reetings in the name of Christ, my Brothers and Sisters! I pray that your Lenten season is a meaningful one. One of the renewed ways of looking at our Lenten disciplines is not only looking at what we can give up for Lent but about what we might take on during this time (although this surely doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t give up something, too!). It still captures the intent of the Lenten disciplines—to help deepen our relationship with God and with our neighbors.

“The tricky thing about being a writer, or about being any kind of artist, is that in addition to making art you also have to make a living.”

So begins This is the Story of a Happy Marriage, an examination of the things Ann Patchett is fully committed to – the art and craft of writing, the depths of friendships, an elderly dog, and one spectacular nun. Writing nonfiction, which started off as a means of keeping her insufficiently lucrative fiction afloat, evolved over time to be its own kind of art, the art of telling the truth as opposed to the art of making things up.

Bringing her narrative gifts to bear on her own life in an irresistible blend of literature and memoir, Patchett uses insight and compassion to turn very personal experiences into stories that will resonate with every reader.

Nonfiction, 306 pages

Although I do encourage folks at times to consider giving in ways that they have never done before—because they might discover something new about themselves—most often we should start by giving out of our strengths and the gifts that God may have naturally given to us. In that spirit, I want to lift up Josephine’s renewed commitment to helping start, coordinate, and support Care Teams—particularly in our Partner Congregations. Care Teams is a model that was developed to give congregational lay people a way to care for those we love in our congregations, beginning with those who might be in some need. It helps us understand that we don’t need a medical degree or to be a pastor in order to be a friend to someone.

Need driving directions to Jan’s house? Give her a call, 6780765, or e-mail jgheideger@gmail.com. Questions about this book group? Contact Gaye Rodriguey, gaye@tobysuds.com

What excites me, though, is that Josephine can help give this support. At Josephine, we potentially have a vast amount of resources to draw from and to share. There are skilled nurses here, social workers, spiritual care folks, physical therapists, etc. So, this article is to let you know that you will be hearing from us shortly about how we might start or better support your existing care teams in your congregations.

Josephine began this commitment many years ago—but intends now to renew its commitment out of our strengths—and for this we ask for your prayers.

Chaplain Andy Josephine Home, Stanwood, WA

Second Wednesday Book Group, March 9 he 2nd Wednesday group meets in the church library at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, March 9, for a consideration of On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family by Lisa See. In the tradition of Alex Haley’s Roots, Lisa See provides a multigenerational saga of power, ambition, romance and race. This is the true story of her family’s immigrant experience in America.

Nonfiction, 402 pages Other formats available: e-Book and Audio e-Book

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Jim & Betty Christensen; 12501 Greenwood Ave. N; Apt. C-110; Seattle, WA 98133. We wish them all the best in their new home!

Questions about this book group? Contact Leona McKee, 675-5712, bcmac68@comcast.net.

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Worship Assistants

Financial report:

March 6 8:00 AM

10:30 AM

6:00 PM

Assisting Minister: Karen Krotz-Sperry Acolyte: Mackenzie Mathieu Communion Asst.: Mike Fankhauser Computer: Donna Aspery Ushers: Higgins family Music: Praise Team Assisting Minister: Ken Grigsby Acolyte: Alissa Blevins Communion Asst. Sande Mulkey Computer: Rita Carter Ushers: Music: Senior Choir Presider: Pastor Jay Decker Assisting Min.: Trudy Decker Communion Asst.: Benjamin Bruland

Income Outgo

10:30 AM

6:00 PM

Assisting Minister: S. Lundstrom Acolyte: Sam Higgins Communion Asst.: Lolita Mandel Computer: Sheila Ryan Ushers: Margraf family Music: Children’s Choir Assisting Minister: Skip Lycksell Acolyte: Elias Wiley Communion Asst. Jan McCullough Computer: Michelle Tull Ushers: Music: Children’s Choir Presider: Pastor Jeff Spencer Assisting Min.: Carol Snoble Communion Asst.: Benjamin Bruland

Date 8:00 AM Jan. 31 82 Feb. 7 74 Feb. 14 87 Feb. 21 79 Average Att. 81

10:30 AM

6:00 PM

Assisting Minister: Jeff Margraf Acolyte: Isabel Carr Communion Asst.: Marge Moore Computer: Molly Nagel Ushers: Ellis family Music: Morning Glory Assisting Minister: Trudy Decker Acolyte: Isaiah Wiley Communion Asst. Jay Decker Computer: Rick Culbertson Ushers: Music: Senior Choir Presider: Pastor Marc Stroud Assisting Min.: Gisela Hawley Communion Asst.: Benjamin Bruland

Assisting Minister: Paul Senness Communion Asst.: Mike Fankhauser Ushers: J. Flowers, L. Forster 10:30 AM Assisting Minister: Ron Muzzall Communion Asst. Rick Culbertson Ushers: No Coupeville service

10:30 AM 102 94 112 116 106

February Cpvl.

14 19 22 18 18

Nursery 1 0 4 3 2

Lesser festivals and commemorations:

March

March 27 – T h e R e s u r r e c t i o n o f o u r L o r d 8:00 AM

Year to date $ 33,631 37,770 $ (4,138)

Feb. 28 will be included in next month’s statistics Average Sunday attendance: 207

March 20 – P a l m S u n d a y 8:00 AM

January $ 33,631 37,770 $ (4,138)

Worship attendance:

March 13 8:00 AM

January

1 George Herbert, hymnwriter, 1633 2 John Wesley, 1791; Charles Wesley, 1788, renewers of the Church 7 Perpetua, Felicity, and companions, martyrs at Carthage, 202 10 Harriet Tubman, 1913; Sojourner Truth, 1883, renewers of society 12 Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, 604 17 Patrick, bishop, missionary to Ireland, 461 19 Joseph, guardian of our Lord 21 Thomas Cranmer, bishop of Canterbury, martyr, 1556

Acolyte: Johannes Christensen Computer: Kathy Ridle Music: Morning Glory Acolyte: Wolly Fowkes Computer: Luke Spencer Music: Senior Choir

Little Lutheran Bags in March: Dave & Peg Fosnaugh This month’s decorate font is DeRoos 9

22 Jonathan Edwards, teacher, missionary to American Indians, 1758 24 Oscar Romero, bishop of El Salvador, martyr, 1980 25 THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD 29 Hans Nielsen Hauge, renewer of the church, 1824 31 John Donne, poet, 1631

SUNDAY

MONDAY

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 Registration begins!

3/9: Continuing students & siblings 3/16: OHLC members 3/23: Open registration

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

1 9:00 Blanket Workshop

2 9:00 Blanket Workshop 10:30 OHLC Staff 12:00 Midweek Worship 12:30 Soup & bread 4:30 Harbor Bells 6:00 Midweek Worship 6:30 Soup & bread

3 10:00 Deborah Circle

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5 8:00 Lutheran Men in Mission breakfast

6:00 Patrol Leaders 6:00 CADA Parenting 6:30 Wolves 7:00 Cpvl Book Group 7:00 Webelos 2 7:00 Boy Scouts

5:30 Cub Scout Comm.

7:00 Senior Choir 7:00 Overeaters Anon.

6 4 LENT Healing prayer at both morning services Worship 8:00 Sunday School 9:15 Adult Class 9:15 Worship 10:30 Children’s Choir 12:00 Youth/Family Night 6:00 Vespers/Coupeville 6:30 13 5 LENT Worship 8:00 Sunday School 9:15 Adult Class 9:15 Worship 10:30 Pi(e) Day 11:45 Dinner Group/Tomlin

3:00

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30

7 1:00 Munchy Monday 5:00 Bears 5:30 Tigers 6:00 Piano Recital 6:30 Lydia Circle 6:30 Angeli 6:45 4-H K-9 Korps 7:00 Solutions 14 1:00 Munchy Monday 5:00 Bears 5:30 Tigers 6:30 Angeli 7:00 Solutions

8 10:30 Stamping Group 12:00 Brotherhood of St. Bernard 5:30 Cub Scout Leaders 6:00 CADA Parenting 6:30 Wolves 7:00 Webelos 2 7:00 Boy Scouts 15 10:00 Rebecca Circle 11:00 Navy Respite 6:00 CADA Parenting 6:30 Wolves 7:00 Webelos 2 7:00 Scout Adult Comm.

7:00 Boy Scouts 22 10:30 Stamping Group 12:00 Brotherhood of St. Bernard

9 10:30 OHLC Staff 12:00 Midweek Worship 12:30 Soup & bread 1:00 Book Group 4:30 Harbor Bells 6:00 Midweek Worship 6:30 Soup & bread 5:30 Harbor Bells 7:00 Overeaters Anon.

7:00 Worship 16 10:30 OHLC Staff 12:00 Midweek Worship 12:30 Soup & bread 4:30 Harbor Bells 6:00 Midweek Worship 6:30 Soup & bread 7:00 Overeaters Anon.

7:00 Senior Choir

20 PALM SUNDAY Worship 8:00 Sunday School 9:15 Adult Class 9:15 Worship 10:30 Journey to Jesus’ Table 12:00 Confirmation 5:00 Vespers/Coupeville 6:30

21 Newsletter Deadline

27 THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD Worship 8:00 Easter breakfast 9:00 Egg hunt 9:30 Worship 10:30

28 Easter Monday – Church office closed

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30 OHLC serves at SPIN Café 11:30 OHLC Staff

1:00 Munchy Monday 5:00 Bears 5:30 Tigers 6:30 Angeli 7:00 Solutions

6:30 Wolves 7:00 Webelos 2 7:00 Boy Scouts

5:30 Harbor Bells

No Coupeville service

1:00 Munchy Monday 5:00 Bears 5:30 Tigers 6:30 Lydia Circle 6:30 Angeli 6:45 4-H K-9 Korps 7:00 Solutions

6:30 Wolves 7:00 Webelos 2 7:00 Boy Scouts 7:00 Board of Review

23 11:30 OHLC Staff 1:00 Library Committee 5:30 Harbor Bells 7:00 Senior Choir 7:00 Overeaters Anon.

4:15 Morning Glory 5:15 Praise Team 6:00 Webelos 1 6:00 Knitting Group 6:30 Musicians meeting 6:30 Girl Scouts Tr 40740 7:00 Nar-Anon

1:00 Keepers of the Faith

10 10:00 Deborah Circle 3:45 Youth Choir 4:15 Morning Glory 5:00 Stephen Ministry 5:15 Praise Team 6:00 Knitting Group 6:00 Webelos 1 6:30 Girl Scouts Tr 40740 7:00 Nar-Anon 7:00 Council 17 10:00 Deborah Circle 3:45 Youth Choir 4:15 Morning Glory 5:15 Praise Team 6:30 Pack Meeting 6:00 Knitting Group 6:30 Girl Scouts Tr 40740 7:00 Nar-Anon 24 MAUNDY THURSDAY 10:00 Deborah Circle 3:45 Youth Choir 4:15 Morning Glory 5:15 Praise Team

11 9:00 WSMTA Adjudication, to 5 PM

6:00 Webelos 1

1:00 Keepers of the Faith

Set clocks 1 hour AHEAD tonight!

1:00 Keepers of the Faith

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19

1:00 Keepers of the Faith

9:30 Altar Guild Chancel clean-up

25 GOOD FRIDAY

26

12:00 Worship

6:00 Knitting Group 6:30 Girl Scouts Tr 40740

12 7:30 4-H Public Presentations

7:00 Easter Vigil Worship

7:00 Worship

7:00 Worship 7:00 Nar-Anon

7:00 Senior Choir 7:00 Overeaters Anon

31 OHLC at SPIN Café 10:00 Deborah Circle 3:45 Youth Choir 4:15 Morning Glory 5:15 Praise Team 6:00 Webelos 1 6:00 Knitting Group 6:30 Girl Scouts Tr 40740 7:00 Nar-Anon

7:00 Watoto Choir/OHHS

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a few words from Saint Patrick:

Christ be with me, Christ within me.

Christ behind me, Christ before me.

Christ beside me, Christ to win me.

Christ to comfort and restore me.

Christ beneath me, Christ above me.

Christ in quiet, Christ in danger.

Christ in hearts of all that love me.

Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.