June 27, 2021 - Our Savior Lutheran Church

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OPPORTUNITIES TO WORSHIP
There is an 8 am and a 10:30 am service.
Our church service will also be recorded.
You have the option to watch it on Facebook or YouTube.
1) You can go directly to our Facebook page
to view the recording directly on our page:
https://www.facebook.com/OSLSAINTS
Please note this is a new Facebook page.
 2) YouTube Channel - Here is the link for the video:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClTxiGuZybz72zgCFDynx6g/live

The options provided above will be the same each week.
They will not change week to week.

Here are some ways to give your
offerings…

Send a Text to 954-280-1671
In the message box put the amount you would
like to give (no dollar sign) and send. You
will get a message with the secure link to
Vanco for your information.
Search for iOS/Android App “GivePlus
Church”
Go online www.oslplantation.church
At the bottom of the home page click on
"Giving" in the red banner. This will direct
you to Vanco for Simply Giving.

MAIL or DROP-OFF
You may also mail in your offering, or drop it
off at the church office. A mail slot has been
installed in the door for safe deposit if no one
is there.
If you choose either option, please note that it
may take a few weeks for your checks to
clear. Thank you for your faithfulness in
giving.
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                                         OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL
                                                        “Serving Christ—Serving Others—Changing Lives”

                                    Weekly Newsletter                                       June 27, 2021

  Our Christian Sympathy is extended to the                       THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
  friends and family of Jennifer McGinnis who                                 Sun. 6/27
  died in the Lord on June 19th. There will be a                   8 A.M. and 10:30 A.M Worship
  memorial service held in our church on Saturday,                  Adult Bible Class – 9:15 A.M.
  July 10th at 1.00 p.m.                                                10:30 Kids Connect
  *Continued on page 4                                                       Mon. 6/28
Please Keep the Following Members in Prayer:                       School Board Meeting – 7 P.M.
David and Marianne DeMinck, Roger Detwiler, Jodi                             Tues. 6/29
Waldron, Joe Mazzara, Michael Aldrich, Barbara and                        Nothing planned
Howard Fischer, Amy Mathis, Betty Hea, Sue and Joe                           Wed. 6/30
Franjione, Les Mellott, and James Leone.                          In-person Bible Study – 10 A.M.
Assisted Living: Arthur Soman, Lillian Velez, Shirley                        Thurs. 7/1
Ray, Melba Wilkat, Marilyn Gruenbaum
                                                                          Nothing planned
Rehabilitation home: Dolores Bethmann
Hospice Care: Beth Wies                                                        Fri. 7/2
Other Prayer Requests                                                   Church office closed
All those affected by the coronavirus, Mika Durante                            Sat. 7/3
teaching in Japan. Church leadership. All former pastors                Church office closed
and vicars of Our Savior, missionaries, chaplains,                            Sun. 7/4
police, & firefighters. OSLS and Mirror Lake                       8 A.M. and 10:30 A.M Worship
Elementary School, LifeNet4 Families, Food for the                  Adult Bible Class – 9:15 A.M.
Poor, Mission Haiti, Alzheimer’s Association, Bold            Lay Ministry Board Meeting – 12:15 P.M.
Justice, Our nation, leaders, president and all people in
the armed services.
Members & Family in the Armed Services
Austin Simms (nephew of Mitch and Kim VanSant) in                BIRTHDAYS and ANNIVERSARIES
North Carolina, Jonathan Riley (Nephew of Tammy                             June 27th – July 3rd
Weidner) Private First Class, Marines. Members:                              Happy Birthday!
Jonathan Brown has been deployed to an undisclosed          28th Jessica Mellott, 29th Gabriella Babie Reyes,
base. Scott Tucek in Colorado Springs. Troy MacLean             Krista Scheuerman, and Michael Thielen,
in Japan.                                                          1st Iris Benda, 3rd Dorothy Morrison
                                                                            Happy Anniversary!
                                                            28th Charles and Sue Hofman…………..52 years
The flowers that adorn the chancel were donated by
 Pastor Walter and Gloria Volz in thanksgiving for
                                                            1st Carl and Christine Williamson……..19 years
         their 60th wedding anniversary.                    3rd Anthony and Nicole Linley…………28 years
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                 Happy Retirement!

                 On Wednesday
                 evening, the OSL
                 staff celebrated the
                 retirement of Cathy
                 May as an office
                 administrator at our
                 school. She had
                 worked here for 23
                 years in total. Cathy
                 will be recognized in
                 church on Sunday,
                 July 4th. If you wish
                 to leave cards of
                 good wishes for her,
                 the basket is out in
                 the narthex.
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In Sympathy

Our Christian sympathy is extended to David and Percy Bleier, Daniel and Heather Bleier and
family as they mourn the death of RON BLEIER. Ron died in the Lord on June 17, 2021 at the
age of 86. He and his wife Rita, who preceded him in death on February 29, 2020, were longtime
members of Our Savior until they moved to North Carolina 8 years ago. Ron was an usher at our
early service and always served as a "Trustee," on our property board. As a professional painter
he donated many hours of his time painting in our church and school. A memorial service is being
held in North Carolina.

                                       Dear OSL Community,
                                       If you knew Jenn McGinnis, chances are you loved her --
                                       her enthusiasm, her creativity, her honesty and
                                       intelligence, her love for her family and friends, her
                                       fearless defense of any underdog. Her tragic passing last
                                       Saturday has left us all devastated. As a preschool
                                       assistant teacher for years here and mother to two of our
                                       elementary students, she touched so many lives.
                                       The family has chosen Saturday, July 10, at 1:00 pm as a
                                       time for all Jenn's family and friends to gather in our
                                       sanctuary for a Memorial Service to honor her memory
                                       and celebrate her life. I am sure we will hear more later,
                                       and at that time I will share with you.
                                       Thanking you for your outpouring of love and concern for
                                       the family,
                                       Ms. Root
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             Sports Camp

                     Monday June 21st marked the first
                     day of Sports Camp here at OSL. The
                     camp is led by Dawn Banford and led
                     with the help of teen volunteers. In
                     total, there are 85 kids involved in
                     the program. They participate in an
                     array of fun physical activities such
                     as tennis and gaga ball (as seen in the
                     pictures).
                     If you have an any questions
                     regarding enrollment or volunteer
                     opportunities, please reach out Dawn
                     via email:
                     dbanford@oursaviorplantation.org
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On Tuesday, June 22nd, new lights
were installed in the church to
help light up the front of the
sanctuary. This was done to help
correct issues with lighting during
recording.

 THE TAIL OF A KITE

 Kites Were featured at our last women's
 group meeting. What do kites have to do
 with promises in the Bible? If you want to
 know the answer then ask someone who
 attended the meeting. We always have
 interesting things at our meetings. Come and
 check out the next one. The third Monday of
 July. this will be Our Christmas in July.
 Mark your calendar.
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                                   Serving Others

                                                      On Thursday, June 17th, 110 Thank You
                                                      Bags were delivered to the healthcare
                                                      workers at
                                                      Westside Regional Medical Center
                                                      in Plantation.

                                                      Nancy, one of the case managers at the
                                                      hospital, called the church shortly after
                                                      and expressed her gratitude toward
                                                      everyone involved, saying that it was a
                                                      very thoughtful gesture and a nice
                                                      surprise.

Included in the bags were thank you cards, t-shirts, Dunkin gift cards, little snacks, and much
more. Thank you to the Women’s Group for putting this all together and to everyone else who
helped donate items and stuff bags and envelopes. What a great way to show appreciation to all
the staff who have worked so hard during this pandemic.
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Masks and Worship
We want worshipers to feel safe and comfortable at Our Savior Lutheran Church while maintaining our
focus on Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. You are welcome to wear masks and facial coverings during
worship services and church related events on the property. If you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19
you are free to attend with your face uncovered in keeping with updated public health guidelines. It is safe
for those who have received the full dosage of the vaccine to be in public indoors and outdoors without
wearing facial coverings and maintaining social distancing, according to an advisory from Center for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on May 13, 2021.
Our Savior Lutheran School will continue its mask requirement for all school activities on campus. Please
contact the church office at 954-473-6888 if you have any questions.

 The Lay Ministry
 Fellowship Committee
 will be hosting a
 Baked Goods & Coffee to Go Sale
 Sunday, July 18th at 9:00 am
                                             Connect.thrivent.com/heather-bleier
                                             9430 NW 25th St
                                             Sunrise, FL 33322
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                                               June 27, 2021 Prayer Letter
                               Prayers may be emailed to taedurante@oursaviorplantation.org
                                      (All anonymous prayers are given to the Pastor)
                                      WE PRAY FOR GOD’S HEALING TOUCH

Debra Beck requests continued prayers for her dad, James               Gardners “Prayers of healing for our neighbor Karla, my
Sansenetti.                                                            sisters Carmen, Gilda, and Carole. Prayers for God to open
Judy Detwiler requests prayer for healing for Janice Evans,            doors and bless our plans to see the house and relocate to
Richard Adams Mary Stephenson, Les Mellott, Percy Bleier, Jodi         Idaho.”
Waldron, Barbara & Howard Fischer, Michael Aldridge, Beverly           Shaws “Please keep the Drepaul and Shaw families in your
Rubinstein, Dennis & Janice Adams, James & Pamela Leone,               prayers. Please pray for the flooding in Guyana.
Barbara Medley, Beth Weiss, Christian Bifield, Sandy Kauffman,         Paul Chang, asks us to pray for Denise’s dad, Luther Hayle,
Sandy Heine, Marilyn Gruenbaum, Duane Srot, Dolores                    who has been diagnosed with cancer.
Bethmann, , Gloria Volz, Mary Hackney, Betty Hea, Kathleen             Percy Bleier “Please pray for Ron Bleier”
Mathis, Louise Acton, Pastor Rader, Luke Strang, Dawn                  Hursts ask for prayers for James’s parents, Russell and Betty,
Schaffner, Tyler DrePaul, Nancy Volz, Amy Bontrager, Lillian           to overcome their health issues.
Velez, Sheila Dix, Marie Shaw, Arlene Kleimeier, Shirley Ray,          Ann Papp “God, thank you for the blessing You have given
Marianne, Dave & Michael DeMinck, Larry, Ruth & Kristin                my family. Give us strength to get through each day.”
McVey, Amy Mathis, Glenda Strang, Sue & Joe Franjione, Marie           Adriana Mora “Please pray for my family’s health in
Wood, Lollie Sollanek, Jan Sird, and Harriette Leslie. Less pain for   Colombia and here.”
Roger Detwiler.                                                        Rosemarie Ivy “Please pray for my son and family.”
John and Glenda Strang Glenda’s brother Charles, Barbara S.            Gerry Gruenbaum requests continued prayer for “Hope
dear friend. For my niece’s Stephanie, Shelby Cade and Bill Cade.      Women’s Center and their work to save the lives of unborn
All of our health care workers and first responders, our son           babies from the holocaust of abortion, the leading cause of
Matthew and daughter in-law Liisa Strang, our niece Stephanie          death in America, & prayer for the care for the mothers of
Cade all working in health care. Brenda, Jesse and Leslie, Pastor      these children.
and Gloria Volz, Barbara and Howard Fischer, Roger and Judy            Neville Morrison “My family and I can’t thank you enough
Detwiler, Barbara Medley, Marilyn Gruenbaum, Ellie and Amy             for all your prayers for God’s healing power for Dorothy. I
Mathis, Val Perry, Hank, prayers for our Church, our country,          just want to let you know Our God and Heavenly Father is
military and our police officers. Prayers for our dear friends         answering your prayers.”
Walker and Marsha Ellis, and family as they mourn the unexpected       Gaffleys “Praise and worship to our true God. Thank you for
passing of their beautiful daughter Renee Ellis-McHugh.                untold blessings of providential love, safety, and health and
Mary Hackney requests prayers for Charlotte Ingmire                    healing. Thank you for providing our daily needs. In Jesus’
Taetia Phillips-Dorsett “Oh Blessed Savor, please continue to          name, Amen!”
bless and watch over my children, Jalen and Thalia. Amen.”             Janice Adams “Please pray for quick healing for Dennis’
Van Sants request prayers for 4-year-old, Arabella, as she battles     knee. He is now in a rehab facility.”
against cancer and for 11-year-old Viv for her diabetes.               Roberta Little requests prayers for her cousin, Paul, who has
Carmen Diaz requests prayers of health and peace as she awaits         a brain hematoma.
the decision of her potential spinal surgery.                          Ortas “God, please continue to guide our steps for the future
Caroline Lawson requests prayers of healing for her friend’s 2-        of our family and grant us safe traveling overseas.”
month-old daughter, Avery McMillan, who is in PICU with a lung         Leones “Giving thanks to our Good Father for His daily
infection.                                                             provisions and blessings. We pray for less pain and more
Kadyrah Payne “Prayer for my children as they continue to attend       patience during these trying times of not having good health.
school in person, prayers for strength and success in our lives.”      Thank you.”
Norma Miller “Thanks be to God for all that He has done and            Laci Vonada Please pray for Jonathan’s dad, Barry, for
continues to do for us all.”                                           healing for his legs and the infection he has.”
Charles Hoffman requests prayers for James Meisel and Melissa          received.”
Squadrito.
Christine Khan requests prayers for healing mercies for Brenda.
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Our Savior Lutheran Church                            DO YOU NEED HELP AT HOME?
8001 Northwest 5th Street                             All Projects:
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Church Office – (954) 473-6888                        Windows and Screens:
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Fax – 954-473-6895
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e-mail: church@oursaviorplantation.org
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                                                      Williams Properties (954) 560-2141.
Website: www.oslplantation.church
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tdurante@oursaviorplantation.org                      Mary Kay Consultant: Desiree´ Gaffley
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even make your donations through the website.

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 in memory of a loved one, someone’s birthday, etc. All you need to do is fill in this
 form and put it in the offering plate. The cost is $25.00 per order 2pieces would be
 $50.00 (on the same date). Call the church office with any questions. 954-473-6888.

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 In Honor, Memory or Thanksgiving for ____________________________
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 *See flower chart on the cork board in Lutherhall.
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