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1 Ash Wednesday 9:30am Bible Study 3:30pm Kids for Christ 5:30pm Soup Supper 6:30pm Worship w/Holy Communion 6:30pm Confirmation

2 3 4 7:30am Men’s Bible Fellowship

5 1 Lent Food Pantry Sunday 8:30am Worship w/Holy Communion 9:30am Coffee & Fellowship 9:45am Sunday School, Choir 10:00am Lenten Study 11:00am Worship w/ Holy Communion

6 9:30am Morning Prayer 12:15pm Sr. High Lunch

7 9:00am Text Study 9:00-1:00pm Good Samaritans

8 9:30am Bible Study 3:30pm Kids for Christ 5:30pm Soup Supper 6:30pm Worship w/Holy Communion 6:30pm Confirmation 7:15pm Committees 8:00 pm Council

9 10 11 7:30am Men’s Bible Fellowship

12 2 Lent Daylight Saving Time begins 8:30am Worship Service 9:30am Coffee & Fellowship 9:45am Sunday School, Choir 10:00am Lenten Study 11:00am Contemporary Worship-PreK-1st grade Sunday School Sing

13 9:30am Morning Prayer 12:15pm Sr. High Lunch

14 9:00am Text Study 9:00-1:00pm Good Samaritans

15 9:30am Bible Study 3:30pm Kids for Christ 5:30pm Soup Supper 6:30pm Worship w/Holy Communion 6:30pm Confirmation 7:15pm Sarah Circle-Fire side room

16 2:00pm Hannah Circle-Family Gathering Room

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18 7:30am Men’s Bible Fellowship

19 3 Lent APOC Sunday 8:30am Worship w/Holy Communion 9:30am Coffee & Fellowship 9:45am Sunday School 10:00am Lenten Study 11:00am Contemporary Worship w/Holy Communion

20 9:30am Morning Prayer 12:15pm Sr. High Lunch

21 9:00am Text Study 9:00-1:00pm Good Samaritans

22 9:30am Bible Study 3:30pm Kids for Christ 5:30pm Soup Supper 6:30pm Worship w/Holy Communion 6:30pm Confirmation

23 9:30am Pastor’s Conference at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

24 25 7:30am Men’s Bible Fellowship

26 4 Lent 8:30am Worship Service 9:30am Coffee & Fellowship 9:45am Sunday School, Choir 10:00am Lenten Study 11:00am Worship Service

27 9:30am Morning Prayer 12:15pm Sr. High Lunch

28 9:00am Text Study 9:00-1:00pm Good Samaritans

29 9:30am Bible Study 3:30pm Kids for Christ 5:30pm Soup Supper 6:30pm Worship w/Holy Communion 6:30pm Confirmation

30 31 9:00pm 7th-10th grade Lock-in

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

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Sunday Morning Lenten Study

10:00 am in the Library (off the back of the worship

space)

During this five session study, we will uncover how our

Lutheran faith shapes our perspectives and role in the

economy. Each week, we will look at one key aspect of

the economy and explore questions related to economic

justice. This study is created by ELCA World Hunger.

Come each week or drop in for a session when you can.

March 5: A “Household” Economy

March 12: An Economy of Grace

March 19: Livelihood and Vocation

March 26: A Just World (Where All Are Fed)

April 2: A Sustainable Future

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Pictorial Directory - 2017

The time has come for a 2017 Pictorial Directory for

Our Savior’s Lutheran and it will again be produced by

Dutton’s Valley Gallery in Valley City. During April,

May and June of 2017 each family will be photo-

graphed at no cost and no obligation; plus they will be

given a complimentary copy of the book. Photos will be

taken in the Dutton’s Valley Gallery studio in down-

town Valley City. Appointments to fit your schedule

and convenience can be made now through June, 2017.

Call 845-3390 to schedule an appointment. Your good

participation will again mean a successful pictorial

directory.

ALL ABOARD FOR A “BOOT SCOOTIN’ BOOGIE” GOOD TIME: Learn what Country Is in this down-home, good-time concert celebrating traditional themes. From the timeless classics of Tammy and Patsy to the anthems of Dolly and Garth, take a journey through country music. Country Is showcases uniquely American music resonating with the lives of hard-working, hard-living, hard-playing people as they navigate love, regret, faith, and joy. Featuring the work of George Strait, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, John Denver, Willie Nelson, and more, take a musical ride through the heartland with Country Is.

This show will make you want to “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” all night long.

SIGN UP NOW for Our Savior’s Church Bus Trip to New

Rockford for the production of “Country Is” on Sunday,

March 26th

. The Bus will depart from Our Savior’s at

12:15 SHARP. Cost is $55/person and includes

transportation, ticket, and sack lunch. See Ruth Larson

if you have questions (845-4257).

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Missionary Calendar 2017 Missionary Sponsorship Calendar is on the bulletin board across from the Church Office. For $20/day you can sponsor a day and faithfully support the work of our ELCA missionaries, Anne and Willie Langdji, who serve as the ELCA Madagascar, West and Central Africa Regional Representatives; and also the work of Global Health Ministries. Thank you for your faithful and generous mission support.

Food Pantry Sunday-March 5

There are many items that the Food Pantry is in need of

each month. Some examples are: diapers, soap,

shampoo, paper products, and snack foods. These items,

along with your other generous donations each month

are greatly appreciated.

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Radio broadcast of the 8:30 worship is on Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. on KOVC 1490 AM. To sponsor a broadcast and/or reserve a sponsorship date for 2017, please contact the church office. The cost to sponsor a broadcast is $100 and you may provide this gift in memory of or in honor of someone, an anniversary or another significant event. Your gift to this important ministry is appreciated. _____________________________________________

Holy Communion Services Along with our regular Communion Services at our

worship services on the first and third Sundays each

month, please remember the other times Holy

Communion is offered in March.

Wednesday, March 15at 10:30am at the Rudolf

Square.

Wednesday’s, 6:30pm Communion

Worship/Confirmation

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March 12th Daylight-Saving Time Begins

Member’s of April Our Savior’s Servants

Janet Brown 845-2910 Edie Schmidt 845-1633 Lloyd & Erna Anderson Don & Mitzi Beutler

Darren & Paige Bjornson Janet Brown

Derrick Fretheim Roger Haga

Brian & Lori Heath Beth Holden Phyllis Hook Kevin & Kathy Jacobson Elsie Keys Marian Koering Howard Langemo Sue Lloyd Brett Lloyd Robert & Beverly Loken Edna Maasjo Tom & Stacey Machart Eileen Maresh James & Lucile Riden Jerome & Edie Schmidt

Rev. Emmy & Searle Swedlund _________________________________________ Thank you to our February Our Savior’s Servants and their Coordinators: Leon & Tweety Bellmore, Dale Hildebrant Altar Committee Members: Edith Klein, Nicole Johnson Flower Committee Member: Ethel Gusaas, Lenore Lebahn Thank you to our faithful ushers who assist us every Sunday.

Faith at Home – Activities for Lent

Sign up for a daily Lenten email devotion from

ELCA World Hunger at www.elca.org/40days Thank you for your interest in receiving a daily devotion as part of

ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving. Each day of Lent you will

receive an email from ELCA World Hunger (hunger@elca.org).

During Lent, we will journey together, encountering the living God in

the midst of hunger and poverty. Each week will follow the lectionary

and each day will offer scripture, questions, reflections, art, prayers or

connections to our church’s commitment to pursing a just world where

all are fed.

How to use the Photo-a-day

challenge?

Each day, take a photo that is

inspired by the word for the

day. Help spread beauty and

wonder in this world by shar-

ing your photos on social me-

dia. Use hashtag #oslc40days.

If you are not on social media,

you can still be inspired by the

word of the day. Simply look

at the word in the morning

and spend some time meditat-

ing on it. Wonder: What is

God telling me through this

word?

Faith Rocks

A cairn is a pile of rocks, often left by hikers, to show the path on a trail. During our Wednesday Lenten

Worship, we will explore our “cairns” of our faith – those things that help guide us along our journey of faith,

such as the 10 Commandments, the Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, Baptism, and Holy Communion. Our evenings

begin with a simple soup meal (free will donation) from 5:30-6:30. Thanks to those who have volunteered to

make soup, we won’t be having “stone soup.” Then, we’ll gather at 6:30 for a worship, singing Lent hymns,

hearing a message, and receiving Holy Communion. These Wednesday nights are a favorite time of gathering

for our congregation. If you haven’t come in the past, we hope you’ll come this year – and be encouraged in

your faith.

5:30pm-6:30pm – Simple Soup Supper

6:30pm – Worship with Holy Communion

March 1 – Ash Wednesday

March 8 – Rock of Rules

March 15 –Rock of Reinforcement

March 22 – Rock of Refuge

March 29 – Rock of Rescue

April 5 – Rock of Reconciliation

Women of Our Saviors News

The warmer temps of late make me hope that Spring is around the corner. That also means that it is time to do some

spring housecleaning! So when you have those household and decorating items that you are no longer needing, remem-

ber, things that you may not want anymore are another persons "treasure"! The Women of Our Saviors Bake, Quilt and

Treasure Sale will be Saturday, April 29 beginning at 8:30am. As in the past, we are looking for Holiday decorations,

household, decorating, purses, jewelry, no adult clothing but children's clothing and toys are always good sellers.

Save the Date for these Women of Our Saviors Events:

April 29---Bake, Quilt and Treasure Sale---8:30--11:00

May 6-----Spring WELCA Cluster meeting----Trinity Lutheran in Jamestown

May 20----Spring Luncheon of Faith, Trinity, and Our Saviors women held at Our Saviors this year. Watch for details

of program but put the date on your calendars.

A reminder of the TRIENNIAL CONVENTION OF WOMEN OF ELCA in Minneapolis in July.

Our Women of Our Saviors is offering a grant to help with registration and there are transportation opportunities avail-

able. You can contact me, Jan Stowman at

janice_stowman@yahoo.com or at 701-840-1808 if you want more information about the convention or any of the

events coming up this spring.

God's Blessings to You,

Jan Stowman, President, Women of Our Saviors (WELCA)

From Pastor Randy…

Lent is no longer right around the corner – it’s here! Beginning on Ash Wednesday, March 1 and through

Wednesday, April 5 the people of God at Our Savior’s gather for a soup meal (free-will donation) from 5:30-

6:30PM and worship/Holy Communion at 6:30PM. Thank you to those who’re providing the soup and assist-

ing at worship each week. As we gather together at these mid-week services and on Sunday morning – we

grow in faith, love and obedience to the will of God.

During the forty days of Lent, some of you practice fasting, prayer and works of love. For some of you the

sign of ashes significantly reminds you of your mortality. Some of you make your way through Lent returning

to – longing for – God’s mercy and grace. All of you give thanks to God that through water and the Holy Spirit

you are given new birth, cleansed from sin and raised to eternal life. Each morning and evening, all of you may

mark the sign of the cross on your forehead and say, “Child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit

and marked with the cross of Christ forever.” While you may not break out in laughter – because it’s Lent and

you are Lutheran after all – such a promise may even make some of you smile!

I always appreciate the definition of Lent by Frederick Buechner: “During Lent Christians are supposed to ask

one way or another what it means to be themselves.

If you had to bet everything you have on whether there is a God or whether there isn’t, which side

would get your money and why?

When you look at your face in the mirror, what do you see in it that you most like and what do you see

in it that you most deplore?

If you had only one last message to leave to the handful of people who are most important to you, what

would it be in twenty-five words or less?

Of all the things you have done in your life, which is the one you would most like to undo? Which is the

one that makes you happiest to remember?

Is there any person in the world, or any cause, that, if circumstances called for it, you would be willing

to die for?

If this were the last day of your life, what would you do with it?

To hear yourself try to answer questions like these is to begin to hear something not only of who you are but of

both what you are becoming and what you are failing to become. It can be pretty depressing business after all,

but if sackcloth and ashes are at the start of it, something like Easter may be at the end.” – Whistling in the

Dark – A Doubter’s Dictionary