We are looking for additional volunteers to help with Fellowship, either setting up the coffee before service, or cleaning up the kitchen after the fellowship time. Without the support and participation of volunteers, we couldn't have Sunday Fellowship every week.  There's a new sign-up sheet in the Fellowship Hall for volunteers. Please add your name if you would like to volunteer (or continue volunteering), and indicate if you can be a monthly volunteer or a substitute volunteer (to help when a monthly volunteer can't make it).  For those unfamiliar with the duties, we will hold training for coffee set-up at 7:15 AM and clean-up training at 9:45 am on May 20.  Fellowship is an opportunity to get to know each other better, and strengthen relationships. We invite everyone to enjoy this time, have a cup of coffee and ask your neighbor how they are doing.

The 2012 Warrenton CROP walk will be held on October 21, 2012 at Airlie center at 2:00 pm. Please mark your calendars. Anyone interested in helping, please let me know. We need crossing guards, water station helper, and registration helpers. Please contact Jan Fowler at 540-349-8611. If you want to make a contribution, please make the check payable to CWS/CROP (Church World Service/CROP walk).  Remember 25 percent of the money we raise stays in our area and as you know some of our local charities are in real need of our support. The packets will be available in July. Thank you for your support.

During the month of May Social Ministry will be collecting cleaning supplies for the SAFE House. Items needed: laundry detergent, liquid soap, bleach, kitchen bags (13 gal), bathroom cleaners, sponges. Thanks for helping those in need. Any questions please contact Elfie Schmid, 540-937-5315."

Our Saviour prayer chain is a group of people who intentionally pray for specific needs of our congregation, family, friends, and the world. Give one of our prayer chain leaders a call to have your request prayed for. All prayer chain requests are kept confidential. Our new prayer chain leaders and contacts are Kathryn Brettle 540-428-2782 and Ginger O’Reilly 571-261-3321.

The Virginia Synod brings together the people, faith journeys, and resources of the 155 ELCA congregations in Virginia (excluding those counties bordering on metropolitan Washington, DC, which is a separate Metro DC Synod.) The mission of the Virginia Synod is to provide opportunities for worship, learning, witness, service, fellowship, and support that no congregation could accomplish alone, and to fulfill the constitutionally mandated provisions of the ELCA. We are served by Bishop James Mauney, three Assistants, and a contact office in Norfolk, VA. The main Virginia Synod office is located on the campus of Roanoke College, in Salem, VA....an award-winning 4 year college, recognized by journals of higher education, and consistently ranked among the top 5 colleges in the Southeast by US News and World Report. We also help to sponsor The Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina and support 8 more state-wide institutions and agencies through your generous support of the United Lutheran Appeal, which is now being held. Please pick up a ULA offering envelope on the bulletin table in the narthex. Please visit the website of the Virginia Synod at www.vasynod.org to learn about the many people, programs, conferences, youth events, and resources available to us as we "Journey Together!"

Date: Saturday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the OSLC Social Hall.

For: OSLC Members age 15 and up – beginners to intermediate level. Limit of 20 students.

Instructor & Fees: Peg Sheridan, assisted by Norma Braun  - Cost is $48 payable to Peg Sheridan (only).

Check out Peg’s website "Inspirations," her biography, new watercolors, galleries, and awards at www.pegsheridan.com.
Materials available: Costs vary… a list of recommended items will be published. You may bring your own.

Norma says, “This will be a workshop you will thoroughly enjoy. I have taken several workshops with Peg. I think she is one of the best artist/teachers with whom I have taken classes. I’ll be there … come join us!”

Sign-up sheet and more information on the bulletin board in OSLC office hallway.

Hurley Servant Event July 8-14 2012

Mark your calendars! July 8 2012 we will be leaving for 6 days of building homes and relationships with OSLC's youth and adult volunteers. If you have a skill (or can "polish rocks") we need safety people and builder and youth and a chef or two. Or if you just have a desire to visit lovely Hurley Virginia and join our teams. Contact Betsy Springman @ 540-349-4723 or bspringmn@aol.com (Please note: no "A" in springman) for more info and registration forms. I will respond to all emails to confirm I have received them.

Check out the Family Library Lenten and Easter selections on the cart in the Family Library Classroom. Remember, some of the selections can be credited toward school reading programs. Add to your family reading time with these positive, Christian books and Bible stories for infants-middle schoolers.

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Mark your calendars!!! VBS

Mark your calendars!!! VBS is moving to a new week this year: July 30 – August 3, :30 – 12:00. will be experiencing Babylon through the eyes of Daniel! You do not want to miss it! have many opportunities for those who wish to volunteer. about how you can help with VBS? contact Dawn Peters at dpeters70@gmail.com or 937-7393. Thank you!

Our pastor and care-givers are ready to support you as you or a family member face sickness, crisis, loss, or difficulty. Please don’t hesitate to notify us of how we can offer Christian care. The pastor may be reached at (540) 347-3224 or by e-mail at pastor.lance@oslc-warrenton.org. Our care-givers respond to care needs only after our pastor have offered care and after the care recipient has given permission for the care-givers to respond. 

Mark your calendars, gather your kids (age 3-5th grade), and come join us in Babylon: Daniel’s Courage in Captivity: July 30–August 3, 9:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. You’ll travel back into Bible times—without setting foot outside our community.  Experience this fun, hands-on, Bible-times village. Each day, your family members can become part of history as they see, hear, touch, and even taste what it was like in the days of Babylon! You’ll explore authentic marketplace shops, visit Daniel, take part in games, dance to lively Bible songs, and sample tasty tidbits as you discover more about what it was like to live in Babylon. We  also  need help! (LOTS of help.)    We need someone to lead games. We need tribe leaders! We also need all-around helpers that week; any amount of time would be great! There are sign–up sheets in the narthex for volunteering or registering for VBS. Contact Dawn Peters at  dpeters70@gmail.com or (540) 937-7393. Thank you!

Upcoming Event for Fun and Fundraising
Potomac National’s OSLC Night at the Ball Park Friday June 1^st 

Come join OSLC for a fun night at the ball park and support OSLC Youth at the same time.  If you purchase of a grandstand seat at $8.00, $4.00 of the sale of that ticket will go to the Youth in their pursuit for their New Orleans Trip.  In addition, the Potomac Nationals have asked is to sing the National Anthem that evening.  This is our second time singing for the club and as before we will have two short practices to learn the Anthem.  Anyone who is going to the game is encouraged to join us in the singing.  We have a very singable arrangement so come give it a try. 

 To purchase a ticket and have the funds go to OSLC you have to use the following link:

Click Here to Order Tickets

 Please remember that the purchaser does not need to be a member of the Church but they do need to use the link to make the purchase.  Also, ONLY the grandstand seats from this link go towards the fundraiser.  Any purchases of box seats will not go to the fundraiser.

Youth Events Schedule

April 15---- Youth Ministry  -Have you ever wondered what makes food kosher, well come to youth ministry this Sunday at 6pm. and Paul will help explain this way of preparing foods.
April 22---- Youth Ministry
April 29---- Youth Ministry
May 6  - Youth Ministry
May 13 -  No Youth Ministry (Mother's Day)
May 20 -  Youth Ministry
May 27 -  No Youth Ministry (Memorial Day weekend)

May 12th 9am - 4pm - Spring Day Retreat in our own backyard, literally in our church back yard, well-- and fellowship hall, youth room and kitchen. Let's spend the day learning who Martin Luther was, by watching a movie about him and having discussion, cooking some Jambalaya for lunch and playing ultimate frisbee outside (weather permitting).  Bring a friend, and let's find out what the reformation is all about.

All Youth Ministry Meetings are at the Church
on Sundays from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Scouting around OSLC

The Value Of Boy Scouts by Richard Baker

Boy Scouts provides many paths for young men to grow into responsible adults. Some of these paths are quite obvious: the Scout Oath and Scout Law provide a values system to support the values taught by family and church. Scouting teaches basic values such as being trustworthy, loyal, kind, thrifty, and reverent. The Scout oath teaches loyalty to God and Country.

In Pack 957, as in all Cub Scout Packs, the program is run by adults. In Cub Scout events the entire family participates. A family campout, the pine wood derby, the rain gutter regatta, or a trip to a ball game provides opportunities for the entire family to share in the fun and fellowship of Scouting. 

As a Cub Scout, boys recognized for their achievements are given skill awards at monthly Pack meetings attend by the Cub Scouts family. These meetings are great fun with songs and skits as well as refreshments.

As a boy crosses over to Boy Scout Troop 180, the program changes. Boy Scout Troops are run by the youth. The decisions as to what events to hold are made by the boys with some adult guidance. The Scouts elect their own leaders to Patrol Leaders Council, which then plan the events and carry out the Troop events. Because Scouting puts great emphasis on a boy-run program, it teaches life lessons such as working closely with others in your Patrol and your Troop to accomplish tasks. Dinner does not cook itself on a campout. It’s only when your Patrol works together that dinner can be served. While cooperation has become a foreign concept to many in our nation today, it’s still alive and well in the Boy Scout program.

Our church-sponsored Venturing crew 180 provides even more opportunities for youth to develop their leadership abilities. Venturing is a coed program which allows youth to develop their own programs and then plan and carry them out.

Finally, for a boy who enjoys being in the outdoors in God’s creation, Scouting is fun. I have had many young men come back and tell me that the Troop 180 camping and backpacking trips were some of the highlights of their teenage years.

If anyone from the church has any questions or knows of a young man interested in Boy Scouts, please contact Richard Baker at rd_baker@comcast.net or by phone at (540) 347-9135.

Interested in joining Our Saviour community of faith? Please join Pastor Lance in an information session about belonging to Christian community and to Our Saviour’s community of faith.

The class is being scheduled now. We will have time to build relationships, learn more about Christian community, the Lutheran church, and how to find your place at Our Saviour.

Please let Pastor Lance know if you plan to attend or if you would like to join our community of faith on this weekend.

Our Saviour prayer chain is a group of people who intentionally pray for specific needs of our congregation, family, friends, and the world. Give one of our prayer chain leaders a call to have your request prayed for. They will then pass along your request to rest of the prayer chain members. All prayer chain requests are kept confidential. Our new prayer chain leaders and contacts are Kathryn Brettle (540) 428-2782 and Ginger O’Reilly (571) 261-3321. 

If you would like to join our congregation’s prayer chain and pray for others specific requests, please be in touch with Kathryn or Ginger. Our thanks go out to Jane Osburn, who was instrumental in starting the prayer chain and the leader for several years. She offered us great leadership in this ministry. We will miss Jane as she leaves our church and the Warrenton community and moves to her new home in Northern Virginia.  

Social Ministry Activities March - April 2012

Food Items collected: 45 (Mar)

Food baskets filled: (Mar) 2

Food Distribution: 130 families/383 people (Mar)

People Helping People: 52 volunteer hours, $3,998 rent and utilities aid to 19 families; 7 gas vouchers (Mar)

Free Clinic: 20 meals were delivered on April 12. Contact Elfie Schmid to volunteer for June 14 delivery.

Quilt Ministry: May 12, 10:00 a.m. (Second Saturday each month); 33 quilts completed

April Activity: Delivered 20 Easter baskets and $209 to Head Start

May Activity: Collecting cleaning supplies for The Haven

May Activity: Food distribution—OSLC’s month to sponsor, May 19

Financial Report - March 2012