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Our Saviour Lutheran Church – Green Bay, WI
December 2012 Volume 1, Issue 12
A Gift for One Who Has Freedom Behind Bars
By: Pastor David Hatch
Here is a very special story about a gift, an this letter in worship and someone came
early Christmas gift, given from one of our forward afterwards and offered to write a
members to a man in prison. check for the Bible. The gift was generous
enough to cover the price of a nice bonded
His letter arrived leather Concordia Study Bible. That was
sometime ago. It sat moving by itself!
on my desk while I
pondered how to reply.
It was from a prisoner But there was more.
at a Wisconsin
corrections facility. I
had never heard of
this man before. His
hand written letter of Several years ago someone
at least three pages gave me a huge “Radio
included no information about why he was in Handbook” that included
prison. everything from antennas to
diode information about radio
He wrote of some health issues that had work. That book had been
developed while incarcerated. He spoke of sitting on my shelf, untouched.
hoping our congregation could send him some It was so large it took a
money. He spoke of his need for a Bible and wheelbarrow just to move it!
his interest in witnessing to others on the CB Certainly this man could put his radio interest
radio when his time is up and he is set free. into the first chapter of this book and come out
My hunch was that he wrote that same letter the other end with some knowledge! We would
to many churches making the same requests. ship that too!
How should we handle this? Our church secretary, Michelle, bundled up the
new Bible, the radio book, and a letter and
We get a fair amount of requests for money, shipped it off to the prison.
and it has been our practice to offer something
for their soul, not their pocket. We mentioned - Cont’d on page 2 -
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- Cont’d from page 1 - also spoke of having plenty to do with his free
time in digesting diodes and resistor
A few weeks went by. We had no expectations knowledge in the radio book.
of ever hearing back from this man. We forgot
all about it. But he didn’t! He included three gifts back to us; three
handmade crosses each woven of paper. One
A letter arrived from the prison, once again, it has been sent to another young Christian in
was hand written, this time about three pages, prison and possibly connecting the two as pen-
filled out on both sides; that’s six pages of pals. Another of the crosses has been given to
writing! the donor of the Bible and the last one will stay
in the church office with the letter from this
man. God returned a treasure with a treasure.
It’s almost Christmas. We sometimes think we
need to buy and give huge gifts, when really
it’s often the smallest gifts of all that touch the
hearts of those in need.
A suggestion this Christmas….find someone
who has a specific need and fill it, particularly
a need they cannot fill themselves. That is
what our Saviour did for us!
From his words you could tell, he was aglow
with excitement about his gifts. He tells of
being in many Bible studies at the prison, all
led by Lutherans! His teachers rave about his
new Bible, and he says, “I never thought I
would ever own a leather Bible!” He wrote to
thank you, the congregation, for your support
of his spiritual growth through this gift. He
A Million Books for Gambia
LWML is sponsoring a book collection for the small, often forgotten country of Gambia, Africa. The
book collection is going on right now. We will have a collection Sunday, Dec. 9th. Please donate a
book and a buck. The buck is to help defray the cost of sending the books to Gambia. Or, if you wish,
monetary gifts are also a need to help with shipping costs. If you make a monetary gift, please make
checks payable to “Books for Africa” and in the memo line write “1 million books for Africa.”
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Donation requirements:
• Acceptable books are new or gently used and relevant to an African reader, including:
o Quality children’s picture books and easy readers (in good condition)
o Popular fiction and nonfiction reading books such as novels or chapter books
(no romance).
o Up to date (1995 or newer) elementary, secondary, and college textbooks.
o Up to date (1995 or newer) reference books such as encyclopedias, atlases,
and dictionaries.
• School/Office supplies (paper, pens, pencils, wall charts, maps, etc.)
• They are an English speaking people.
Please do NOT send:
• Magazines or journals of any kind.
• Home decorating, wedding, or cookbooks
• Ethnocentric books, such as the biography of Abraham Lincoln or the history
of Ohio.
• Foreign language books except for French books. French novels/dictionaries
are welcome.
• American history or civics.
• Music books.
A Special Treat: Miranda Paul the WI coordinator for the Books for Africa project will be with us on
Dec. 2nd and will do a presentation in the Parlor/library at 9:15. Come and learn more about
Gambia and its people as well as the book project.
OFFICIAL ACTS
Weddings:
Rachal Sellen and Justin Fossum
United at Our Saviour on September 22, 2012
Baptisms:
Molly Ann Walczak Aria Eden Hazaert
Born: March 15, 2012 Born: September 23, 2012
Baptized: October 21, 2012 Baptized: November 11, 2012
Daughter of Steve and Bonnie Walczak Daughter of Nate Hazaert and Erika Fischer
Membership Changes:
OUT: Mike and Megan Verba and baptized minor children, Nolan and Madeline, transfer to
St. John Lutheran Church, Pulaski, WI (LCMS)
Received their Crown:
Harvey W. Kirchman
December 2, 1924 ~ October 6, 2012
Funeral service held at Our Saviour Lutheran Church on October 9, 2012
William K. Young
April 1, 1952 ~ October 18, 2012
Funeral service held at Our Saviour Lutheran Church on October 22, 2012
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
2 3 4 5 6 ADVENT II 7 1
7:45am Trad Worship 7pm Board of Elders 7am Bible Study 12pm Staff Meeting 12:15pm Worship 9-11am Teachers only
9:15am Praise Worship 9am Bible Study 3pm Youth Night 7pm Trad Worship Program Practice
9:15am Truth Project 6:30pm Cub Scouts 5pm Weds Night Meal 3:30pm Open Gym
9:30am Sun School 7pm Choir Practice 6pm P&F Meeting
10:45am Trad Worship 6pm Praise Band 8
12:00pm Packers @ Lambeau 6pm Confirmation 9-11am Christmas
6pm Prayer Time Program Practice
6:30pm SH Bible Study 12pm Gym Rental
(NO Open Gym)
9 Mite Box Sunday 10 11 12 13 ADVENT III 14 15
7:45am Trad Worship 6pm Church Council 7am Bible Study 12pm Staff Meeting 8:30am Worn Out 5pm Monthly Fish Fry 9-11am Christmas
9:15am Praise Worship 9am Bible Study 3pm Youth Night Women Program Practice
w/Holy Baptism 5:30pm Praise Band 5pm Weds Night Meal 9am Truth Project 3:30pm Open Gym
9:15am Bible Study 7:30pm Choir Practice 6pm Worn Out Women 12:15pm Worship
9:30am Sun School 6pm Prayer Time 4pm Fish Fry Prep
10am Voters’ Meeting 6pm Confirmation 6:30pm Truth Project
10:45am Trad Worship 6:30pm SH Bible Study 7pm Trad Worship
w/ Holy Baptism 6:30pm PS/4K Family w/ Holy Baptism
10:45am Bible Study Night (and reception) PS/4K Break until
7:20pm Packers @ Lambeau 7:30pm Youth Board January 2
16 17 18 19 20 ADVENT IV 21 22
7:45am Trad Worship 7pm Board of 7am Bible Study 3:00 pm Youth Night 12:15pm Worship 11:30am Trinity Early 3:30pm Open Gym
9:15am Praise Worship Education 8am OLM Meeting 5:30pm Live Nativity 7pm GB Trinity Dismissal – Christmas
9:15am Truth Project 9am Bible Study (also 6 and 6:30pm) Christmas Program Break until January 2
9:30am Sun School 6:30pm Cub Scouts 6pm Praise Band
10:45am SS Christmas 7pm Choir Practice 6pm Prayer Time
Program
23 24 Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day 26 27 28 29
7:45am Trad Worship 12 pm Office Closed 10am Worship 6pm Praise Band No Mid-Week Services 3:30pm Open Gym
9:15am Bible Study 1:30pm Praise
9:15am Trad Worship Worship
10:30am Bible Study 3:30pm Praise Michelle – Vacation Michelle – Vacation Michelle – Vacation
10:45am Trad Worship Worship No SCRIP Sales No SCRIP Sales No SCRIP Sales
12:00pm Packers @ Lambeau 5:30pm Trad Worship
7:30pm Trad Worship
30 31 New Years Eve
7:45am Trad Worship 6pm Worship
9:15am Praise Worship
w/Holy Baptism
10:45am Trad Worship Michelle – Vacation
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2012 Winter & Christmas Schedule
Thursday, November 29 Advent 1 Worship 12:15 & 7pm
Sunday, December 2 Cub Scout Wreath Delivery 8:30am
Sunday, December 2 Worship Services 7:45, 9:15, 10:45am
Thursday, December 6 Advent 2 Worship 12:15 & 7pm
Saturday, December 8 Christmas Pageant Rehearsal 9am-11am
Saturday, December 8 Christmas Cookie Drop-Off 9am-12pm
Sunday, December 9 Christmas Cookie Sale 8:30am-12pm
Sunday, December 9 Worship Services 7:45, 9:15, & 10:45am
Sunday, December 9 Voters’ Meeting 10:00am
Friday, December 14 Monthly Fish Fry 5:00pm
Saturday, December 15 Christmas Pageant Rehearsal 9am-11am
Sunday, December 16 Worship Services 7:45 & 9:15am
Sunday, December 16 Children’s Christmas Pageant 10:45am
Wednesday, December 19 Live Nativity (every 30 minutes) 5:30, 6, & 6:30pm
Wednesday, December 19 Soup Supper, Gym 5-7pm
Thursday, December 20 Advent 3 Worship 12:15pm
Thursday, December 20 GB Trinity Christmas Program 7pm
Sunday, December 21 Worship Services 7:45, 9:15, & 10:45am
Monday, December 24 Christmas Eve Praise Worship 1:30 & 3:30pm
Monday, December 24 Christmas Eve Traditional Worship 5:30 & 7:30pm
Tuesday, December 25 Christmas Day Traditional Worship 10am
Sunday, December 30 Worship Services 7:45, 9:15, & 10:45am
Monday, December 31 New Year’s Eve Worship Service 6:00pm
A little boy returned from Sunday school with
a new perspective on the Christmas story. He Volume 1, Issue 12 December 2012
had learned all about the Wise Men from the ‘The Voice Online’ is published monthly by
East who brought gifts to the Baby Jesus. He Our Saviour Lutheran Church. All rights
was so excited, he could hardly wait reserved. No portion of this publication may
to tell his parents. be reproduced without permission.
As soon as he arrived home, he immediately Edited by Mark Stone.
began, "I learned all about the very first
Christmas in Sunday school today! There Please feel free to contact the church office
wasn't a Santa Claus way back then, so these with constructive suggestions and/or comments
three skinny guys on camels had to deliver all at info@oslc-gb.org. Thanks to those who have
the toys! And Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer already commented! We are always seeking
with his nose so bright wasn't there yet, so more congregational input and submissions.
they had to have this big spotlight in the sky to
find their way around!"
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January 2013 OSLC Usher Schedule
Day Date Service Lead Usher Team
Thu. 03-Jan 7:00 pm C. Arthur Carl Zimonick; Gary Kirchman; Dick Zimonick
Sun. 06-Jan 7:45 am M. Morgan Vernon Siech; Gloria Morgan; Ralph Hoerchler
Sun. 06-Jan 9:15 am R. Vande Hei Walt Juhnke; Tiffany Duff; Brian Duff; Chelsea Vande Hei; Rachel Vande Hei
Sun. 06-Jan 10:45 am R. Bruhn Rich Ryman; Sue Bruhn; Richard Christianson
Thu. 10-Jan 7:00 pm P. Kuehl Bill Baneck; †UN; †UN
Sun. 13-Jan 7:45 am A. Knaus Clarence Ney; Josh VanKauwenberg; Jerry VanKauwenberg
Sun. 13-Jan 9:15 am D. Bitters Robin Williams; Frank Helebrant; Don Schultz; Shelly Williams; Trey Boerschinger
Sun. 13-Jan 10:45 am G. Buechner Carmen Leuthner; Lloyd Leuthner; DeVonte King; Rich Spangenberg
Thu. 17-Jan 7:00 pm N. Krueger †UN; †UN; †UN
Sun. 20-Jan 7:45 am J. Kielpikowski Chad Kielpikowski; Ron Klumb; †UN
Sun. 20-Jan 9:15 am W. Chamberlain Randy Dyle; Roxanne Dyle; Alex Chamberlain; McKenzie Waniger; Nathan Scholz
Sun. 20-Jan 10:45 am M. Charles Don Larson; Karen Kiekhaefer; Hunter Alft
Thu. 24-Jan 7:00 pm C. Arthur Carl Zimonick; Gary Kirchman; Dick Zimonick
Sun. 27-Jan 7:45 am M. Dalebroux Andrew Prescher; Al Brietlow; Barry Dalebroux
Sun. 27-Jan 9:15 am D. Wians Lonnie Peerenboom; Todd Korth; Barb Korth; Davis LaMarche; Dan Richer
Sun. 27-Jan 10:45 am R. Bruhn Rich Ryman; Sue Bruhn; Richard Christianson
Thu. 31-Jan 7:00 pm P. Kuehl Bill Baneck; †UN; †UN
† UN -Usher Needed: If you'd like to volunteer as an usher, please contact the Lead usher of the group you'd like to join.
Or contact Rich Spangenberg (920) 857-3014 or email at spangenr.ret@uwgb.edu
LIVE NATIVITY RETURNS IN 2012 brought to Our Saviour by Wednesday, December
12. Many children in our area will receive no
This year, we will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ Christmas gifts outside of the Salvation Army’s
with a Live Nativity presented by the Confirmation programs. Toys for Tots/Toys for Teens gifts should
class. Members, neighbors, friends, etc. are invited be returned unwrapped and unlabeled to the boxes in
on Wednesday (new day), December 19 at 5:30, the 2nd floor coat room area.
6:00 and 6:30pm (new time structure). Relive the
journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem, through Another opportunity comes to us through
the visit of the Magi who found our Savior by Bornemann nursing home. A list of residents and
following a star in the East. The first Live Nativity suggested gifts for each can be found in the Narthex.
was held in 1998 when our Nativity figurines were Please sign up to indicate what gift you will bring.
stolen; many of those figurines have never been All gifts should be wrapped and labeled. Gifts
recovered. should be returned to the boxes by the elevator/coat
room or to the office no later than the end of
THINKING OF OTHERS THIS SEASON business on Wednesday, December 12. Brighten the
holidays of an elderly person this year!
The Board of Evangelism has arranged for Our
Saviour members to participate in three giving The third opportunity comes on the evening of the
opportunities this Christmas season. Live Nativity and Soup Supper, December 19. On
this day, we invite everyone attending to bring a
Our Saviour is a collection spot for the Salvation non-perishable food item to be donated to the
Army’s ‘Toys for Teens’ program. A list of gift Manna for Life food pantry. Cans, boxes, pouches,
ideas can be found in the Narthex. These and many etc. are acceptable; please bring only non-perishable
other gifts for children (tots OR teens) can be items (no fresh bakery, fruits, etc.).
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DECEMBER 9 WILL BE DELICIOUS differences are that you need to do a little planning
and an extra gift is realized by the church for your
Our Saviour will host a Christmas cookie, cake, and purchase. Example: Buy a $100 Wal-Mart gift card
bread sale on Sunday, December 9 from 8:30am for $100. Take the card to the store (or shop online)
until noon. As always, there are two parts to an and pay for your purchases with the gift card (swipe
event like this; first the donations and then the sale. it at the store or enter the card number online).
Unused amounts remain on the card until you spend
Donations of baked goods are welcomed from all it down to $0. Because Our Saviour was able to
members. Volunteers will be on hand on Saturday, purchase the card at a discount, the amount paid for
December 8 until noon to accept your donations. the card by Our Saviour and the face amount that
There will also be some baking happening in the you paid for the card is a donation to Our Saviour.
kitchen at Our Saviour; donations of butter and
cookie dough are always welcome. Check the store Cards are available in many denominations ($10 to
ads for sales and donate when you can. Butter and $100) and from many types of businesses (gas
cookie dough donations can be placed in the stations, grocery stores, restaurants, book stores,
refrigerator or freezer in the kitchen. Baked goods discount stores, etc.). Many ‘every day’ cards are
should be labeled for the Cookie Sale. on hand and available for immediate purchase and
many more can be ordered. Orders are placed on
POINSETTIAS ARE A CHRISTMAS Sundays; cards are usually available for pick up by
the following Friday. SCRIP can be purchased at
TRADITION
the Welcome Center on Sunday mornings or from
Michelle in the office during regular office hours
Help beautify the altar for Christmas with the
(Monday thru Friday from 8:00-noon and 1:00-
donation of a poinsettia plant. The cost this year is
4:15pm).
$10 each. A variety of colors will be purchased
based on availability. The signup sheets will be in
SCRIP cards can also be given as gifts…no mall
the Narthex until Sunday, December 16. Envelopes
shopping involved! It’s easy and appreciated by the
for your $10 donation can be found in a basket near
hard-to-buy-for people on your list! Additional
the signup sheets. Please place the envelope in the
denominations are available during the holiday
offering basket.
season from some stores. Ask at the SCRIP desk.
Plants will be purchased and arranged for display at
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PAGEANTS
Our Saviour for you. Donors will be recognized in a
special insert in the Christmas Eve/Day bulletin.
Hear the Christmas story ‘out of the mouths of
Plants can be taken home (your choice of color)
babes’…our precious Sunday School children! Join
after the 10am service on Christmas day.
us (invite your friends, relatives and neighbors, too)
on Sunday, December 16 at 10:45am for a new
BUY YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS WITH program this year. Children will practice at Our
SCRIP Saviour on Saturday, December 8 and Saturday,
December 15; practice times are from 9-11am.
Christmas is almost here and the hustle and bustle is
moving full speed ahead. Make sure that you don’t The GB Trinity students will also hold a Christmas
forget SCRIP to purchase gifts for everyone on your program at Our Saviour. Come on Thursday,
list. December 20 at 7pm (this program will replace our
regular service).
In a nutshell, SCRIP is alternate money; a gift card
used at a specified store just like cash. The only
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VOLUNTEER AT LAMBEAU FIELD An extra special part of this year’s December 23
game will be a decorating contest. Booths are
The season is winding down with just 5 regular encouraged to decorate for Christmas and vie for
season games left for the Green Bay Packers; three prizes of up to $500. In a recent contest during
of those are at home and four of the five are against Halloween week, Our Saviour placed 2nd and won a
Division opponents! Volunteers are needed for all $300 bonus! Their goal is first place in December!
home games (21 per game); December’s games are
on the 2nd at noon, the 9th at 7:20pm, and on the 23rd OFFICE HOURS – END OF YEAR
at noon. CHANGES
All of these games (as well as all of the away The church secretary, Michelle, will be out of the
games) are subject to ‘flexible scheduling’. The office on vacation on December 26, 27, 28, and 31;
deadline for the NFL to change the times for any on these days only, SCRIP will not be available for
games in a given week is ‘the Tuesday twelve days purchase or pick up (watch the weekly bulletins for
before the games’. With flexible scheduling, the an update of possible hours or call the office at 468-
league can move one game to the prime time slot (or 4065). On these vacation days, volunteers will be
keep its original choice), and possibly move one or available in the office during normal business hours
more 12:00 pm slotted games to the 3:15 pm slot., (8am-noon and 12:30-4:30pm Monday thru Friday).
meaning that the NFL has the right to change the
time of the games if it feels the game has playoff The office will be open until noon on Christmas Eve
consequences. Day and closed on Christmas Day and New Years’
Day.
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each month. If you would like to advertise, please contact Michelle in the Church office
at (920) 468-4065 or info@oslc-gb.org.
Please support the sponsors who help support us!
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