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The light shines in the darkness… John 1:5

Volume 65, Issue 1 January 2018

OAK HARBOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

1253 NW 2nd

Avenue 360-679-1561

Oak Harbor, WA 98277 office@oakharborlutheran.org

www.oakharborlutheran.org

IN THIS ISSUE:

Abound in hope!

pg. 2

See you at the bonfire,

pg. 3

Considering King David,

pg. 3

His Kids gifts for Jesus:

mittens, a pillow, deer

and a snake!,

pg. 5

Introducing OHLC’s

new parish nurses,

pg. 6

Photos from Kazan,

pgs. 8 & 9

OHLC Staff Home Phone

Pastor:

Jeffrey Spencer (360) 279-0413

Pastor of Care Ministries

Marc Stroud (360) 632-4243

Preschool Director:

Sara Harbaugh (360) 941-1484

Parish Secretary:

Rekann Brannon (360) 969-0775

Newsletter Editor:

Martha Ellis (360) 678-2264

Custodian:

Salvador Carvallo (360) 675-3957

Church Fax (360) 679-9795

Church Phone (360) 679-1561

Click on these links

for the January newsletter inserts:

The ELCA’s monthly Prayer Ventures:

http://www.elca.org/en/Resources/Prayer-Ventures

The Northwest Washington Synod’s insert, The Spirit:

http://www.lutheransnw.org/files/publications/spirit/january_2018.pdf

OHLC’s website:

www.oakharborlutheran.org

This issue was snail-mailed December 28,2017

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Pastor’ Abound in Hope! s Page

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Romans 12:12

For whatever was written in former days was written for our

instruction, that through endurance and through the

encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Romans 15:4

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in

believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may

abound in hope. Romans 15:13

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.

Psalm 39:7

recently saw a meme (a humorous image posted on the internet)

featuring cars driving on a Los Angeles freeway at night during the

terrible fires which have wreaked so much havoc across southern

California recently. Flames curled upwards into the night sky as the

ground glowed red and orange with the devastating embers. The cars

drove towards the flames, past a sign that had been doctored via

Photoshop to read “Entering 2018.”

I have to admit I laughed. I like gallows humor and thought it

was a clever, if dark, way to express one’s expectations for the year

ahead. Upon further reflection, however, I found it troubling. It seems

that over the last few years there has been an increasing amount of

pessimism in our culture. This seems to be a widespread phenomenon,

affecting all kinds of people from various political perspectives and

cultural backgrounds. It was a standing joke in 2017 that everything is

going up in flames, and it still seems to have some cultural cachet going

into 2018 as well.

Christians are not called to starry-eyed optimism (sometimes

things do get worse!), but we are called to something better than glum

resignation and the nihilism that often follows. As Christians we are

called to hope.

Hope is more than a wish, though

the word is sometimes used that way (“I

hope the Mariners do better this spring.”)

Hope is better defined as a confident expectation. For Christians, this

confident expectation is in something specific. We have a confident

expectation that God’s promises to us are true, and that they will be

fulfilled. We have a confident expectation that God will never abandon

nor forsake us, come what may. We have a confident expectation that

the future is in God’s hands, and that no matter what is going on in our

lives or in our world, eternal life and a restored creation lie ahead.

As Christians, our hope is not in Western civilization or the back

and forth volleying of political power. Our hope is not a vague belief

that history is always progressing towards something better. Our hope is

in God and his Word. Our hope is in Christ Jesus, in his saving work, in

his ultimate victory over the powers of sin, death, and the devil that still,

for the time being, run roughshod over creation. The scriptures call us

again and again to the specific hope that comes from putting our trust in

God.

What will 2018 bring? Who knows? Christian author Ann

Voskamp put it well when she wrote recently in a blog post: “Hope is not

the belief that things will turn out well, but the belief that God is working

through all things, no matter how things turn out.”

I’ve heard it said that it is always darkest just before it goes pitch

black. (Sorry, more gallows humor.) That can be true at times in a

temporal sense. But as Christians, we know there is a light shining in the

darkness. It is the light we lift up during the Epiphany season, the light

of Christ. This light fills us with hope.

As Christians, then, in the new year ahead let us be people of

hope in a world that is starved for it. Let us be people of hope for those

who look to the future and see only flames. Let us be people who bring

the light of Christ into every dark place.

St. Paul wrote, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and

peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may

abound in hope.” And so I wish you more than a happy new year. I

wish you a new year full of hope.

Pastor Jeffrey R. Spencer

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January events

January 7: Youth & Family Night

EPIPHANY BONFIRE

Our Youth and Family Night for January

will be held out back at our fire pit

for a (day after) Epiphany bonfire.

We’ll enjoy chili for dinner and s’mores

and games by the fire.

We’ll meet from 6:00 to 7:30 PM.

If the weather is poor, we’ll have a virtual

bonfire and activities inside.

All are welcome!

January 13: New Member Class

Pastor Spencer will be holding a

one-session workshop on Saturday,

January 13 from 9:00 AM to noon for

those who would like to become

members of Oak Harbor Lutheran

Church. Lunch will be provided.

New members will be received

on Sunday, January 14. Please sign up

for the class via the Connection Card in

the worship bulletin, or by sending an RSVP to Pastor Spencer at

pastor@oakharborlutheran.org. Please note any allergies or dietary

restrictions. Child care may be available upon request.

Flower chart for 2018

The new chart for chancel and organ flowers has been posted in

the hallway outside Pastor Spencer’s office door. Sign up to celebrate an

event or memorialize a loved one, and Sande Mulkey will contact you

regarding ordering information and the wording you’d like to have

printed in the worship bulletins.

Semi-annual meeting set for January 21, 9:15 AM

We will convene our semi-annual meeting at 9:15

AM on Sunday, January 21. All voting members of Oak

Harbor Lutheran are encouraged to attend as we hear

reports, consider our congregational budget for 2018, and

conduct elections (see below for open positions). An

agenda will be made available on Sunday, January 14.

Candidates sought for OHLC

Are you interested in serving God in a new way in

the new year ahead? We are seeking candidates for the

following positions for election at the January 21st semi-

annual meeting:

Delegates (2) to Josephine Home, our Lutheran nursing home/care

facility in Stanwood

Delegates (2) to Lutherwood, our camp and retreat center in

Bellingham

If you have any questions about these opportunities, don’t

hesitate to ask Pastor Spencer. Nominations are currently being accepted

via the bright yellow Connection Card in your worship bulletin.

Adult education offerings for January

e will start the New Year with a six-session course

on the life of David, King of Israel, led by Pastor

Stroud. We will study six key stories concerned with David

and his relationship with God. You’ll see the enigma that

was David, a man favored in God’s sight and yet a man who

managed to break all of God’s ten commandments in one

fell swoop. Join us each Sunday at 9:30 AM in the library.

January 7 – Samuel commissions David

January 14 – David before Goliath

(Congregational meeting on the 21st; no adult class)

January 28 – David, Saul and Jonathan

February 4 – David dances before the Ark

February 11 – David, Bathsheba, and the prophet Nathan

February 18 – David’s words to his son Solomon

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BookMarks

tart the new year with reading! The Coupeville Book Group will

meet at Trudy Decker’s house, 158 Keystone Avenue, 360-678-

5301, at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, January 2. Anni Campbell will provide

the dessert, and Jan Heideger will lead the discussion on the book My

Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante:

From Italy’s one of most acclaimed authors comes this ravishing and generous-hearted novel about friendship that lasts a lifetime. The story of Elena and Lila begins in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough streets the two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything else, as their friendship, beautifully and meticulously rendered, becomes a not always perfect shelter from hardship. Ferrante has created a memorable portrait of two women, but My Brilliant Friend is also a story of a nation. Through the lives of Elena and Lila, Ferrante gives her readers the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country undergoing momentous change. With this stylishly plotted novel, the first in a series dubbed the “Neapolitan Novels”, she proves herself to be one of Italy’s greatest storytellers. 331 pages

Questions about the Coupeville Book Group? Contact Gaye

Rodriguey, 360-678-3561, gaye@tobysuds.com .

he Second Wednesday Book Group meets Wednesday, January

10 at 1:00 PM in the church library for a discussion of A Man

Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman:

Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. But behind the cranky exterior, there is a story and a sadness. That discovery begins one November morning when a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox.

337 pages

Questions about the 2nd

Wednesday group? Contact Leona

McKee, 360-675-5712, bcmac68@comcast.net .

OHLC Women

fellowship, study & service

Circle meetings in January

1/4, 12, 19, 26 Deborah Circle meets in the library, 10 AM to noon.

1/15 Lydia Circle meets at 6:00 PM in the prayer room.

1/16 Rebecca Circle meets at 10:00 AM in the library.

Lydia Circle news: Since the first Monday of the month is New Year’s Day, we will

only meet on Monday the 15th in January. We will be starting our new

series, Twelve Ordinary Men, a study of Jesus’ disciples. Come see who

these remarkable, ordinary men really were. Plan to join us at 6:00 PM

in the prayer room at OHLC. Study books are still available; please see

Becky Peattie or Mary Brock. We normally meet on the 1st & 3

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Mondays, so we’ll return to that schedule in February. - Peg Fosnaugh

Deborah Circle notes: 1/ 4 Laughing Your Way to Grace, by Rev. Susan Sparks; Introduc-

tion & Chapter 1, pgs. xi – 11, Pt. 1: Why Aren’t We Laughing?

1/11 Chapters 2 & 3, pgs. 13-36, Part 1: Why Aren’t We Laughing?

1/18 Chapters 4 & 5, pgs. 37-59, Part 2: What Would Happen If We

Laughed?

1/25 Chapters 6 & 7, pgs. 61-85, Part 2: What Would Happen If We

Laughed?

Blanket Workshop

Blanket Workshop meets Tuesday & Wednesday, Jan.

2 & 3, beginning at 9:00 AM in the fellowship hall to work on

tied quilts for Lutheran World Relief. For more information, contact

Leona McKee, 360-675-5712, bcmac68@comcast.net.

2018 Women’s Retreat Living Hope and Freedom in Christ

May 18-20, 2018, Quaker Cove, Anacortes

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very

bold. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit

of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Cor. 3:12, 17

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His Kids Preschool

a ministry of oak harbor

lutheran church

he month of December was short, but filled with sweet

preparations of the Christmas season! We learned

about the letter J, as well as that Advent is a season

of waiting and preparing. We listened to the Christmas

story and made paper Christmas trees. Painting projects in-

cluded candy canes shaped like a J and large sparkling bells to

decorate our classroom. We welcomed Ron and Laura Apgar

from Paint Your World into our classroom, and they helped us

paint ornaments to take home to hang on our trees and share

with our families.

In our last day of class before being dismissed for Christ-

mas break, we had a busy day prepared for our children! We

had our annual birthday party for Jesus and a special chapel

time where our families joined us to witness the receiving

of our story Bibles. Later on, Santa came to visit each class

and brought a yummy orange from the North Pole for each

student! Whew, what a day, but what a way to send our

children off with the spirit of the season!

During the month of waiting and preparing, we

decorated our classroom Christmas tree with gifts of hats,

scarves, and mittens. The children brought in 38

hats, 56 gloves/mittens, 12 scarves, and 15 pairs of

socks! These items will be shared with people in our

community.

Here’s how our preschoolers answered the question, “What gift

would you give baby Jesus?”

AM Class Logan: little Legos

Connor: some clothes Gabi: a Care Bear

Grayson: mittens Joshua: a snowman

Brenden: a dinosaur David: a doll

Victoria: mittens Colton: a real snake

Cole: trolls Cesar: a walkie talkie

Enelia: I would draw him a picture Elijah: a train

Graham: a baby toy like babies play with

Ainsley: I would sing him a song with my sissy

PM Class John Michael: a blanket

Sharon: a pillow Oliver: a stuffie

Soraya: a blanket Mallory: a bed

Collin: a soft pillow Elizabeth: a puppy

Aaron: a toy deer Abigail H.: a teddy bear

Solomon: a pillow Ryan: a soft blanket

Abigail G: a big house so he can live nice and warm

May we continue to share the spirit of Christmas, not only during

the weeks around Christmas, but in every season!

God’s peace –

Ms. Elva, Ms. Michelle, Ms. Sara

In appreciation

Thank you to our noontime and 6:00 PM readers

at the midweek Advent services who took part in Moun-

tains and Valleys, a brief Advent journey, based on Isaiah

40:3-11 (especially to a couple of you who graciously

came off the bench to pinch hit at the last minute!!). Our participants

were Rekann Brannon, Trudy Decker, Ron Ernst, Dick Koch, Tom

Piper, Debbie Reetz, Gaye Rodriguey, Kerri Totten, and Marc

Stroud.

PS to Debbie Reetz: we glad to hear you’re recovering from

shingles! (Honestly, the lengths some people will go to in order to get

out of a second performance...)

Thank you, too, to Sunday School students, teachers, and every-

one else who helped with the Christmas program presentation on Sunday

morning, December 24, including helping the students put on costumes.

Special thanks to the indispensable Mary & Kelly Brock, to Penny &

John Fowkes who shepherded the Luth Youth in narrator and lead role

prep, Kerri Totten & Heather Quick, herders and dressers of shep-

herds, Peg Fosnaugh & crew, keepers of the lambs, Karen Lesetmoe &

Jodi Kirko, angel wranglers, Beth Stephens, painter of starry skies,

Kris Bruland, accompanist, Angela Stone, halo-straightener and giver

of moral support, Bill Noddin, narthex crowd control & entrances

manager, Zach Gibbons, stage crew (while harking back to his own

pint-sized shepherd days), and especially to Steve Ellis, stage crew and

person who always keeps the director as sane as possible.

Martha Ellis

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Compassion Ministry

New programs from the Parish Nurses’ office

n the lists of the many people who have contributed their time and

talents to Oak Harbor Lutheran, this church has been able to offer

the rare talent of a Parish Nurse. In late 2000, OHLC formed a

health and wellness committee with the overall intention of providing

congregational members with information, aid, and tools to contribute to

the mental, physical and spiritual health of the parish members.

Pastor Jerry Buss was instrumental in forming the committee and

empowering Oak Harbor Lutheran members to be proactive in

addressing a whole health perspective to the church. Abby Chromy has

served as our parish nurse for about ten years. Because

of her own health problems she has had to retire from

most of her volunteer services. Abby’s job will now be

covered by two nurses in the parish, Susan Burrow and

Jan McCullough.

Susan Burrow’s 40-year career as a nurse was done mostly in

service with the Navy. A graduate in the School of Nursing at St Luke’s

Methodist in Iowa, she has served all over the United States in various

capacities from medical surgical nurse to obstetrics, pediatrics, pre- and

post-natal care, as well as working with new mothers. Susan will assume

the Thursday afternoon office hours that Abbey Chromy established.

She will be available for blood pressure clinics and will manage the files

of parish members with special medical needs. She will keep track of the

wheelchairs, walkers and canes available to parish members as well as

take account of all the medical (first aid) supplies and defibrillator here at

the church.

Jan McCullough is moving out of the position of Stephen

Ministry leader and teacher and will now take on working with the

church to present learning opportunities in health and wellness areas

through the year. She will coordinate presentations and speaker

schedules on a number of subjects, including Caregiver Support, Dealing

with Dementia, Genetic Screening, Healthy Backs, and Physical

Therapy. Jan graduated from St. Andrew’s School of Nursing in

Bottineau, North Dakota. She began her career in Labor and Delivery

there, moved to Huntington Memorial for 20 years, and in 1983 moved

to Issaquah to work for Group Health in Redmond. Jan finished off her

40-year career attending mother and child needs at NAS Whidbey

Hospital, retiring in 2000, and she has volunteered in her retirement as a

Hospice caregiver, since then.

In addition to the Parish Nurse program, this year we will be

connecting with Red Cross to offer CPR and First Aid training for

members of the church as well as learning opportunities on a number of

subjects such as disaster preparedness and coordination of resources on

the island during a catastrophe. Mike Dilley, an experienced Red Cross

coordinator, will be scheduling these events in 2018 and we encourage

the church community to come to these events to learn more about what

we as a church can do to serve our island during an natural disaster. Stay

tuned for regular announcements about these programs.

Pastor Marc Stroud

The Sharing Tree bore bountiful fruit

hat a wonderful response of giving and sharing shown

by all the gifts under the Sharing Tree. Many child-

ren’s and adults’ Christmases have been made special by you!

Items on the tree represented gifts for seniors at Josephine Home in

Stanwood, El Camino de Emaus in the Skagit Valley, and local families.

Thanks again. Sharing shows caring!

Wishing you a blessed Christmas,

Skip & Judy Lycksell and crew

Update on Watoto

t has been a busy end of the year for Watoto, with our dinner/auction,

the concert by the Children’s Choir, and the quilt raffle which we are

happy to announce was won by Marilyn Sherman.

Now we’re looking forward to January 12, when the team leaves

for Uganda. They will be taking many supplies and medicines with them

along with funds to buy more. While there, they will hold clinics to

serve women and children of Watoto and surrounding areas. This is

made possible by your support and generosity. Members of our team

have been going to Watoto in Uganda since 2008. Team members from

here will meet up with 4 members going from Florida who have also

been many times. We would ask for your prayers during the time they

are there and traveling. Team members from Oak Harbor: Skip Lycksell,

Dave Norton, Bill Wonner, Sarah Rodriguey, Cheryl Mensler.

Skip & Judy Lycksell

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Dear Partner Church,

must start off with the word of gratitude this month. Thank you so

much for participating in our Josephine Giving Tree. With your

care and support, we were able to secure gifts for every resident in

The Meadows at Josephine, those in our Saratoga Transitional Rehab and

those in The Suites. With that, let me share with you a theme that I

shared with our residents this Advent season—a theme picked up from

colleague David Lose.

Even though all of our gospels share the same theme, that John

the Baptist/Witness must decrease so that Christ might increase, we also

get the strong sense that John knew that he was also significantly partici-

pating in something much larger than himself. As folks here at Jose-

phine face their own mortalities (often in not-so-pretty ways), it is

important for them to hear this same good news that they too are a part of

something larger than what is in their current purview. This is something

that would be easily forgotten, for all of us, in times of suffering.

Maybe, just maybe, this theme might also be the theme of what

we do here at Josephine. If we do anything, maybe we are to help people

realize they are a part of something larger—that when we participate in

acts of healing it’s with the sense that the folks we serve are a part of

something larger—that when we take the time to listen and be there to

share the suffering of our fellow brother and sister in Christ that this very

act might help them realize they are a part of something larger—that

when we give a gift during this Christmas season it might help remind us

during our most painful times that we are a part of something larger.

Again, dear Partners, thank you for your generosity and for helping us

see God’s good news this season!

Warmly, Chaplain Andy

Josephine Caring Community, Stanwood

Caution, odd month ahead...

Attention, SPIN Café volunteers! We serve on the last

Wednesday & Thursday of the month. In January it’ll be

Thursday the 25th

, followed by Wednesday the 31st.

Congratulations, Kathy!

his past fall, Kathy Birch was awarded a

plaque of recognition from OHLC’s SPIN

Café volunteers group for all the time and

effort she has given as a meal-serving volunteer.

Then, Vivian Rogers Decker, SPIN Café director,

presented Kathy with a second plaque at SPIN’s annual contributors

banquet in Coupeville.

Kathy sent the following response:

Dear Oak Harbor Lutheran members and the staff at SPIN Café, Thank you for the recognition! The meal and recognitions of board and members were wonderful. The community support of businesses and churches was overwhelming and uplifting!

I was, and still am, surprised that I became one of the recognized volunteers. I am a newbie and make so many mistakes, but I am truly thankful to be a part of Whidbey Island’s effort to care for our neighbors in need. You encourage us to keep trying and learning.

SPIN Café is a blessing. I am thankful for the leaders who know (through prayer and wisdom) how to make this humble, gracious dream a reality.

Sincerely, Kathy B.

For more of Kathy’s perspectives on SPIN Café (Serving People

In Need), check out the OHLC in the Community bulletin board in the

hallway outside the church offices.

In loving memory

Dorothy Repnow died on December 5 at her

home north of Coupeville, attended by her daughter

Connie and son-in-law Dave. She was 94. A member of

OHLC for many years, she had been homebound for the

past 5 months and was receiving visits by our Eucharistic

Ministers. There was a service in her memory on

December 19.

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Financial matters

Offering envelopes for 2018 Offering envelope sets for 2018 are available in the

narthex. Please check the label on top for your name; you

may have received a different number designation this year.

Those whose offerings are sent to the church by their banks do

have an assigned number for congregational record-keeping purposes,

but do not receive a boxed set of envelopes.

If you would like to receive an envelope set, please contact

Rekann Brannon in the church office.

Will Seminar: Save the date! Save the date for a will seminar at church with (Lutheran)

attorney Brock Stiles, from Sedro-Woolley. Valuable information – and

lunch, too – on Sunday, February 11.

A thought from Bob Recently, a member of OHLC contacted me regarding changing

his beneficiary on a life insurance policy to the Church General

Endowment Fund. If you have life insurance that is active but no longer

required for your family’s needs, consider leaving it to the church. If

you’d like to know how to proceed or have other questions, please

contact me.

Bob Wall, 310-991-7830

Last-minute news from Camp Lutherwood

Check the website for details, www.camplutherwood.org

January 12-13, 3rd

annual Lock-in, 6th-9

th grade, 7 PM to 7 AM.

January 27, Annual meeting, 10 AM – 12 PM at Lutherwood Camp &

Retreat Center, 1185 Roy Road, Bellingham.

Included in this newsletter are Prayer Ventures and The Spirit for

January.

The deadline for items for the February newsletter is Monday,

January 22.

Companion Synod News

ur sister congregation of St. Katharina’s Lutheran Church in

Kazan, Russia, sent an e-mail on December 8 with Advent

greetings. They remind us that Advent’s candles light our way

on the road, and that love is the road to God. May the Lord bless us all!

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More photos from Kazan

The German translation approximates: Dear Brothers and Sisters, heartfelt wishes for a merry Christmas

and happy New Year! Christ is born! The star shines in love and peace. Let happiness come, filling your home with beautiful, bright, merry Christmas!

Christmas greeting, sent December 21

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Worship assistantsJanuary 7

8:00 AM

Healing

Prayer:

M. Stroud, G. Rodriguey

Assisting Minister: Georgette Anglum

Communion Asst.: Wendy Wilson

Ushers: Fosnaugh family

Music:

Acolyte: Mackenzie Mathieu

Computer: Donna Aspery

Organ/Piano:

10:30 AM

Healing

Prayer:

M. Stroud, G. Hawley

Assisting Minister: Mark Needler

Communion Asst.: Carol Reafs

Acolyte: Micah Burrow

Computer: Luke Spencer

Organ/Piano:

6:30 PM Presider: Pastor Jay Decker

Cantor: Carol Reafs

Communion Asst.: Benjamin Bruland

Assisting Min.: Trudy Decker

Piano: Kris Bruland

January 14 8:00 AM Assisting Minister:

Communion Asst.: Peg Fosnaugh

Ushers: Margraf family

Music:

Acolyte: Isabel Carr

Computer: Sheila Ryan

Organ/Piano:

10:30 AM Assisting Minister: Carol Fitzgerald

Communion Asst.: Mark Needler

Music:

Acolyte: John Totten

Computer: Peter Spencer

Organ/Piano:

6:30 PM Presider: Pastor Jeffrey Spencer

Cantor: Carol Reafs

Communion Asst.: Benjamin Bruland

Assisting Min.: Debbie

Wysomierski

Piano: Kris Bruland

January 21 8:00 AM Assisting Minister: Jeff Margraf

Communion Asst.: Marge Moore

Ushers: Ellis family

Acolyte: Natalie Stone

Computer: Molly Nagel

Organ/Piano:

10:30 AM Assisting Minister: Amy Bruce

Communion Asst.: Jan McCulloughj

Music:

Acolyte: Anders Spencer

Computer:

Organ/Piano:

6:30 PM Presider: Pastor Jay Decker

Cantor: Carol Reafs

Communion Asst.: Benjamin Bruland

Assisting Min.: Carol Snoble

Piano: Kris Bruland

January 28 8:00 AM Assisting Minister: Tom Piper

Communion Asst.: Ushers: Lenita Forster, Joan Flowers

Music:

Acolyte: Johannes Christensen

Computer: Mary Brock

Organ/Piano:

10:30 AM Assisting Minister: Bobbi Miller

Communion Asst.: Gisela Hawley

Music:

Acolyte: Wolly Fowkes

Computer:

Organ/Piano:

6:30 PM Presider: Pastor Jeffrey Spencer

Cantor: Carol Reafs

Communion Asst.: Benjamin Bruland

Assisting Min.: Gisela Hawley

Piano: Kris Bruland

Little Lutheran Bags in January: Peg & Dave Fosnaugh

Financial Report November

November Year to date

Income $ 39,326 $ 417,483

Outgo 37,021 408,399

$ 2,305 $ 9,084

Worship attendance December Date 8:00 AM

10:30 AM

Coupeville Nursery

Dec. 3 84 117 14 3

Dec. 10 70 125 19 3

Dec. 17 81 129 16 0

Dec. 24 one AM service: 197 no service 4

Average Att. 78 124 16 3

Christmas Eve: 7:00 PM – 160; 10:00 PM – 65

Christmas Day: 10:30 AM – 23

December 31 will be included in next month’s statistics.

Average Sunday attendance: 216

Lesser Festivals & Commemorations January

1 The Name of Jesus 19 Henry, Bishop of Uppsala,

2 Johann Konrad Wilhelm Loehe, martyr, 1156

renewer of the church, 1872 21 Agnes, martyr, 304

6 EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD 25 The Conversion of St. Paul

7 BAPTISM OF OUR LORD Week of Prayer for Christian

15 Martin Luther King, Jr., renewer Unity ends

of society, martyr, 1968 26 Timothy, Titus, and Silas,

17 Antony of Egypt, 356, Pachomius, missionaries

343, renewers of the church 27 Lydia, Dorcas, and Phoebe

18 The Confession of St. Peter witnesses to the faith

Week of Prayer for Christian 28 Thomas Aquinas, 1274, teacher

Unity begins

This month’s decorative font is

AC1 Star

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 New Year’s Day

Church office closed

7:00 North Whidbey NA

2

9:00 Blanket Workshop

6:00 CADA Parenting

6:00 Arrow of Light

6:00 Bears

6:00 Patrol Leaders

7:00 Cpvl Book Group

7:00 Boy Scouts

3

9:00 Blanket Workshop

11:30 OHLC Staff

1:30 Breastfeeding USA

6:00 Webelos

7:00 Overeaters Anon.

4

10:00 Deborah Circle

6:00 Girl Scouts

6:00 Knitting Group

5

3:45 Membership Review

6

7 Healing prayer

at both morning services

Worship 8:00

Sunday School 9:15

Luth Youth 9:15

Adult Education 9:15

Worship 10:30

Youth & Fam. Night 6:00

Cub Scout Leaders 7:00

Vespers/Coupeville 6:

8

12:00 Munchy Monday

6:00 Wolves

7:00 North Whidbey NA

9

9:30 Stamping Group

12:00 Brotherhood of St.

Bernard

6:00 CADA Parenting

6:00 Lions

6:00 Arrow of Light

6:00 Bears

6:00 Tigers

6:30 Scout Adult Comm.

7:00 Boy Scouts

10

11:30 OHLC Staff

1:00 Book Group

2:00 SPIN Board

6:00 Webelos

6:30 Harbor Choir

7:00 Overeaters Anon.

11

10:00 Deborah Circle

5:30 Stephen Ministry

6:00 Girl Scouts

6:00 Knitting Group

6:00 Pack 4098

7:00 Council

12

13

9:00 New Member Class

14

Worship 8:00

Sunday School 9:15

Luth Youth 9:15

Adult Education 9:15

Worship 10:30

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30

15 Martin Luther King Jr.

Church office closed

6:00 Wolves

6:00 Lydia Circle

6:15 4-H K-9 Korps

7:00 North Whidbey NA

16

10:00 Rebecca Circle

6:00 CADA Parenting

6:00 Arrow of Light

6:00 Bears

6:30 Scout Adult Comm.

7:00 Boy Scouts

17

10:30 CADA Support

11:30 OHLC Staff

6:00Webelos

6:30 Harbor Choir

7:00 Overeaters Anon.

18

10:00 Deborah Circle

3:45 Youth Choir

4:15 Morning Glory

5:15 Praise Team

6:00 Knitting Group

6:00Girl Scouts

19

7:00 Set up for Pinewood

Derby

20

12:00 Pinewood Derby

21

Worship 8:00

Sunday School 9:15

Luth Youth 9:15

Semi-annual Meeting

9:15

Worship 10:30

Confirmation 5:00

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30

22 Newsletter Deadline

12:00 Munchy Monday

6:00 Wolves

7:00 North Whidbey NA

23

9:30 Stamping Group

12:00 Brotherhood of St.

Bernard

6:00 CADA Parenting

6:00 Arrow of Light

6:00 Lions

6:00 Tigers

6:00 Bears

7:00 Boy Scouts

24

10:30 CADA Support

11:30 OHLC Staff

6:00 Webelos

6:30 Harbor Choir

7:00 Overeaters Anon.

25 OHLC at SPIN Café

10:00 Deborah Circle

3:45 Youth Choir

4:15 Morning Glory

5:15 Praise Team

6:00 Knitting Group

6:00Girl Scouts

26

27

28

Worship 8:00

Sunday School 9:15

Luth Youth 9:15

Adult Education 9:15

Worship 10:30

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30

29

12:00 Munchy Monday

6:00 Piano Recital

6:00 Wolves

7:00 North Whidbey NA

30

6:00 CADA Parenting

6:00 Arrow of Light

6:00 Bears

7:00 Boy Scouts

7:00 Scout Board/Review

31 OHLC at SPIN Café

10:30 CADA Support

11:30 OHLC Staff

6:00Webelos

6:30 Harbor Choir

7:00 Overeaters Anon.

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 AM-12:00 PM

12:45-3:45 PM

Pre-K Readiness Class,

Th, F:

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

No classes on January 1 & 15