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Worship at Our Savior Lutheran Church Sunday Mornings at 9:00 AM

Sunday School and Adult Bible Study at 10:30 AM 146 S. Sheridan Rd., Tulsa

Worship at Ablaze

Saturday Nights at 6:30 PM Sunday Mornings at 10:30 AM

Saturday Bible Study – 5:30 PM 4901 S. 177th E. Ave. (51st and Lynn Lane), Tulsa

Check Out Our Website! Our church calendar and audio of Pastor’s sermons

are on our website, www.osltulsa.org .

Ablaze Church, www.ablazechurch.org .

Ablaze Christian Academy, www.aca-ba.org .

Valleys of Lent Technically, a valley is a low area between hills or mountains often with a river or body of water running through it. Valleys in the Bible can

have much deeper spiritual conotations to them. This Lent we will be walking through the, “Valleys of Lent.” We will visit many Biblical valleys and draw sacred lessons from each one.

Ash Wednesday begins our Lenten journey through the, “Valley of Dry Bones.” During Lent we will walk through “The Hebron Valley”, “The Jordan Valley,” “The Valley of the Wine Press,” we learn of the promise of God that, “Every Valley shall be Lifted Up.” Hopefully we will all come to, “The Valley of Decision,” through the Words of Joshua.

This March Lent begins on the 6th with Ash Wednesday I would like to encourage everyone to plan now not to miss the “Valleys of Lent,” during this wonderful season. This series will certainly make your Holy Week special and give you deeper meaning on Maundy Thursday when we walk with Jesus through, “The Kingdom Valley,” where He asks His disciples to “watch and pray.” Then finally Good Friday leads us with our Lord into, “The Valley of the Shadow of Death.” Looking Forward to the Valleys, Pastor Dreier

Average ATTENDANCE (January 2018) Ablaze (6:30 PM) 42 (10:30 AM) 48

OSL (9:00 AM) 145 (All) 234

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FOOTSTEPS The newsletter of:

The Lutheran Church of Our Savior 146 S. Sheridan, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74112

918-836-3752

Our Mission: Sharing the Gospel with Compassion!

Rev. Tim Dreier, Pastor Cell: 918-629-9285 pastor@osltulsa.org Len Carter, Director of Music/Media Cell: 918-857-0061 music@osltulsa.org Sandra Meyer, Secretary Cell: 918-277-1221 office@osltulsa.org Rev. Dr. Art Spomer, Ablaze Campus Pastor Cell: 918-724-4707 campuspastor@aca-ba.org Kara Lowry, Ablaze Christian Academy, Director ACA: 918-248-1292 kara@aca-ba.org

Visit our websites: www.osltulsa.org and www.aca-ba.org and www.ablazechurch.org

The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

VOLUME 2019 MARCH 2019 NO. 3

2019 Theme “Shine in Two Thousand One Nine”

March Sermons: Mar. 3 Sons of Jacob: 12 Points of Light Mar. 10 Joseph: Light of Many Colors Mar. 17 Slavery: Under a Dark Cloud Mar. 24 Call of Moses: Bush Light Mar. 31 Ten Plagues: Flashing Light

Health: …Alice Hembree recovering from back surgery; Everett Hinck, had 3 stents placed, father of Chrislyn Hinck; Pam Hill recovering from surgery after an auto accident; Nancy Abbuhl recovering from breast cancer surgery, former member and teacher at TLS; Mike Kelliher recovering from back

surgery; Linda Turner, advance stage COPD, mother of Jason Turner; Melva Cannon’s son dealing with skin cancer; Connie Barrett, heart health problems; Jim Bollinger, stem cell transplant for cancer, brother of Claudette Brown; Edna, lymphoma, sister of Alice Hembree; Tom Braswell, Stage 4 bone cancer, brother of Linda Braswell; Nancy Lyons, cancer; Helen Anderson, cancer; James Nixon, father of Lynne Jones; Travis Patterson, pituitary gland tumor; Health: Norine Blossom, Mason Smith, Ruthie and Bob Pettit, Ginger Fields, Kathe Davis; Don Nolan;

Births: …Jolene Audrey Atkinson, Feb. 19th, to Whitney and JohnPaul Atkinson; granddaughter of Lynette and Travis Patterson; Deaths: …Margie Woodward; Rufus Haas, uncle of Judy Belford; Bjorg (Bea) Warwick, mother of Linda Warwick;

Mission: …Christians facing persecution;

…God’s Calling and Plan for OSL and Ablaze Church and Ablaze Christian Academy.

Military: …Robert Smith, Navy; JohnPaul Atkinson, Army Kris Anderson, Air Nat’l Guard ; Jason Spielmann, grandson of Helen Spielmann, Dessi Schauf; Jerrid Stottlemyre; Marine Aaron Jackson; Jeremiah Johnson; Cpt. Fred Bible; Jeff Griffin; Lt Cpl. Matt Miller.

Mar. 5 Melvina and John Schneider (21 Years) Mar. 10 Julie and Allen Shiever (29 Years) Mar. 17 Jan and Jeff Wilson (29 Years) Mar. 17 Jill and Dave Korell (12 Years) Mar. 25 Twila and Jim Lewis (59 Years) Mar. 31 Sarah and Matt Maxey (7 Years)

2019 Lenten Series -- Valleys of Lent

Each Wednesday we will have a supper at 5:30 PM and Lenten Service at 7:00 PM in the sanctuary. A freewill offering will be taken at the supper. Confirmation classes will meet from 6:00-6:45 PM. March 6 .................................. The Valley of Dry Bones “You are dust, and to dust you shall return,” the Lord God said to Adam and Eve, in words the church recalls each Ash Wednesday. Ezekiel’s Valley of Dry Bones provides a vivid picture of that, along with the hope of the Spirit’s gift of new life. Supper served by Sow-Sew & Properties (Lawn Crew). March 13 ......................................... The Hebron Valley Sin begins to show its ugly results in the Hebron Valley where the sons of Jacob plot to murder their brother Joseph, reminiscent of Cain and Abel. Supper served by Elders. March 20 .......................................... The Jordan Valley At the Jordan Valley, about to cross the river in to the promised land, we have opportunity, like Moses, to look back at all the Lord has provided us and to look forward to what God has in store. Supper served by Christian Education & Stewardship (Counters). March 27 ...................... The “Valley” of the Wine Press Gideon was hiding from the marauding Midianites in The “Valley” of the Wine Press, a poor place to be threshing wheat. From there God called this unlikely hero to valiant victory. Supper served by LWML. April 3 ........................... Every Valley Shall Be Lifted Up “Every Valley Shall Be Lifted Up,” says the prophet Isaiah about the coming of the Lord to rescue his people from captivity. Valleys still need to be raised up (and mountains and hills made low) for the Lord’s arrival. Supper served by Altar Guild. April 10 ......................................The Valley of Decision “Choose this day whom you will serve,” Joshua said to the Children of Israel before he died. Lent continues to call us to what the prophet Joel calls The Valley of Decision. Supper served by Youth.

It’s Time to Order Easter Lilies

To order Easter Lilies to adorn the altar this Easter, look for the envelopes at the ends of the pews. Fill out the requested information on the front of the envelope, place payment inside and place the envelope in the offering plate. You may take your Easter lilies home with you after the Easter service. All lilies left will be donated or planted.

Join the Meals On Wheels Team April is Our Savior’s month to deliver Meals on Wheels to our community. It is fast approaching and we need more volunteers who want to SHINE in 2019!!! We need at least two volunteers for each route. Meals are served three days per week – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, between 10 AM and noon. We now have five routes. Each route takes about an hour to drive and deliver. If you would like to join us as a volunteer, PLEASE CALL Launa Rheuark at 918-851-4860 (cell) or 918-838-7974 (home).

When you join Meals On Wheels, you deliver more than just food; you deliver friendship and the reminder that we are not alone.

Launa Rheuark, OSL MOW Coordinator

Bring Your Mites

The next mite offering is Sunday, March 3rd. Thank you for supporting LWML mission projects!

THANK YOU to all who donated items for the personal care kits!! And shoes!!

And Thank you to everyone who came to the LWML Valentines Brunch last month and especially to

those ladies who provided the breakfast casseroles, coffee cakes, and fruit and juice!

All Women--Next Meeting is 10:30 AM Sunday, March 17th in the multi-purpose room.

Bring Non-Perishable Food for the Food Pantry. Suggested

items: Peanut butter, saltines, canned veggies and fruit, boxed dinners, pasta and sauce, tuna and chicken.

Linda and Ed Edwards, Social Ministry Food Pantry Coordinators

Bible Study Opportunities

Bad Girls Bible Study meets (Friday, March 8th) at the home of Belinda Kastelic. Joy Moss will lead the study on “The Source of Contentment”. Ladies of all ages are welcome. Please RSVP. Belinda, 918-813-3716 Joy, 918-855-8282

Men’s Saturday Morning Bible Study Men’s Bible Study meets on Saturday mornings in Fellowship Hall. Come early for coffee and time to visit with one another. Breakfast is promptly at 8 and Bible Study is at 8:30 AM.

Tuesday AM Women's Bible Study The Tuesday AM Bible Study meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 9:30 AM in the library at Our Savior. All ladies are invited to come.

Join in an Activity

Dominoes and potluck for the Young in Spirit (those who are 55+) the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in March at 10 AM in Fellowship Hall. Everyone is welcome to come and play and bring a dish to share.

Quilting/Sewing/Crafting – Peace by Piece Quilters meet Tuesday nights from 5:30-9:00 PM in Fellowship Hall to work on their own projects. Sow-Sew & Crafts group meets Wednesdays from 9:00 AM to noon to work on projects for missions.

Simplify by Giving Offerings Electronically To assist you, the church provides a convenient electronic giving option for setting up regular contributions. Authorization forms are available in the narthex in the blue folder on the information table and from the church office. The church also has an account with PayPal so you can manage your own offerings. To use PayPal go to www.osltulsa.org, click Give, and follow the instructions. If you have a personal PayPal account, you can go there directly and make a payment to treasurer@osltulsa.org.

TAX TIP If you are at least 70 ½ and have an IRA with a required minimum distribution, I learned about a possible opportunity to avoid paying taxes on all or part of that distribution. You can make a direct charitable gift to public charities (OSL) without having to report it as taxable income in your federal income tax return. In other words, if you are going to give a gift or tithe and it comes directly to OSL from a qualified IRA distribution, it is not considered taxable income. This is for outright (direct) gifts only – not life-income gifts. Len Carter – not a qualified tax advisor – please consult your accountant or personal tax advisor about qualified charitable distributions.

Thrivent Choice Dollars Deadline to Direct 2018 Dollars is March 31st

If you’re an eligible Thrivent Financial member and have Choice Dollars® available to direct, you can direct them to Our Savior Lutheran Church or to over 40,000 other non-profits.

For more info or to direct Choice Dollars, call

800-847-4836 and say “Choice Dollars”. When prompted, Press 1 to direct Choice Dollars. You will be prompted to enter your 10 digit phone number. Then you will be prompted to enter your Thrivent

Member ID. If you don’t know your ID number, just stay on the line and a real person will answer. OR You can log-in to your on-line account if you would rather do it that way.

Camper Scholarships Available Our Savior Lutheran Church is giving out $100 scholarships to help offset the cost of Lutherhoma Summer Camp. We have a limited number of scholarships and they will be given out first come, first serve. Contact Sandra Meyer in the church office if you need assistance, (918) 836-3752. The scholarships are for members and we are giving one per camper. If you need more assistance than this, contact Camp Lutherhoma and ask about the Gayle Ross Camper Assistance Fund.

Donate to Camp Assistance Fund If you would like to donate to the Camp Assistance Fund to help more campers go to camp, you may place donations in the offering plate designated to “Camper Assistance – Lutherhoma”.

1 2 3 Use Your Counting Skills Stewardship Board is looking for a volunteer who can count the offering money. Please let Gwen Woods know if you could be this person. You would be counting every 7 weeks. Call her at (918) 521-7622 or e-mail gwenjwoods@att.net.

Friday, April 26th, 6:30 PM

Road to Ressurection

Friday, May 31st, 6:30 PM

Mother/Son Luau

Friday, June 7th, 7:00 PM

OSL Night at the Driller’s Game

June 24th-28th, M-F, 6:00-8:30 PM

Vacation Bible School

LWML Bake Sale will be Sunday, March 31st!

You will be able to pre-order pecan and

apple pies and peach and cherry cobblers. Look for order forms in your bulletins in

March.

Sponsored by a Thrivent Action Team!

The proceeds will help send ladies to the National

Convention in Mobile, AL, June 20-23rd!

OK’d in Christ The Oklahoma District will be having a special one day OK’d in Christ event held on March 30th, 2019, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Edmond. This event

is open to all High School students and any 8th grader who is also attending the LCMS National Youth Gathering.

Registration cost is only $40!! Deadline to register is Sunday, March 10th.

Silver Dollar City Young Christians’ Weekend! When: April 5 – 7th Who: All 6th graders through College Age RSVP by March 3rd in order for us to make room reservations.

If you have any awards, achievements or special congrats, please send them to Nikki Schultz at

nschultz@fcsok.org or by text 918.230.6420 and I will get it added into the monthly newsletter.

Do you ever just need that pick me up when you are in a funky mood or just feeling blah?? Make sure you sign up to join the F.U.E.L. social media listed below to receive a daily dose of God’s word. I would like to challenge each and every one of you to not only join our social media outlets, but also to show God’s love by liking and sharing his daily word. What an easy way to spread God’s word and love to others. You may just touch someone’s life who desperately needed to hear his message.

Running low on F.U.E.L.? Get F.U.E.L.’d up at one or all of the below:

Facebook: F.U.E.L. (Our Savior Lutheran) Instagram: fuelosl Twitter: F.U.E.L. (OSL Youth) Text Alerts: Text “@oslfuel” to 81010 to receive all F.U.E.L. event notifications Stefanie Willis @ 918.851.4871 Nikki Schultz @ 918.230.6420

Upcoming F.U.E.L. Events: Mar 3rd – Deadline to RSVP for Silver Dollar City Young Christians’ Weekend

Mar 10th – Deadline to registration for OK’d in Christ $40

Mar 30th – OK’d in Christ in Edmond

April 3rd – Youth prepare and server Supper for Jesus

April 5th – 7th – Silver Dollar City Young Christians’ Weekend!!

April 10th – Youth prepare and serve Lent Meal

June 2nd – Annual Golf Tournament

July 9th – 16th – NYG 2019 Minneapolis!!

Aug 3rd – FUEL Float Trip

Oct 4th – 6th – Jr. High Retreat at Camp Lutherhoma

Nov 22nd – 24th – Fall Force Elementary (ages 8-11) Retreat at Camp Lutherhoma

Dec 8th – Cookie Buffet

Dec 31st – Jan 1st – New Year’s Eve Lock-in!!

Happening at Ablaze in March

Men’s Bible Study Every Saturday Studying the Book of James

8 -10 AM

Women’s Event: Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus

March 21 (Thursday) 7-8:30 PM

March 30th is Ablaze Potluck and

Easter Egg Stuffing 6 PM

Bring a dish to share and help stuff thousands of Easter Eggs.

March Birthdays 2 – Max Eichman, Carter Morrow, Cassie Ramsey

3 – Pam Hill

4 – Jeff Dawes, Sarah Dittmer, Stacy Edwards, Julie

Haag, Rayne Hodges, Jo Wise

5 – Dorothy Downing, Jeff O’Hara

6 – Allen Arthurs, Bruce Kastelic, Mike Schultz

7 – Anna Young

8 – Sarah Shiever

9 – Mollie Eichman

11 – Emily Eichman, Kaitlyn

Bush

12 – Thomas Murphy

15 – Betty Gesell, June Jordan,

Jerry Lyons, Jeff Murray

16 – Valerie Arthurs

17 – Erin Joslin, Patrick O’Brien

18 – Chris Campbell, Corrina Smith, Jason Taylor

19 – Sue Carter, Brandon Harvey, Caitlyn Patterson

20 – Duane Hinck, Dorothy Kelley, Joy Moss

21 – Ian Howard

22 – Damond Hodges, Jeff Keiffer

23 – Alyssa Kelly, Steven Dittmer, J.D. Stevens,

Stefanie Willis

26 – Dylon Harvey, Karen Smith

27 – Aaron O’Brien

30 – Bobby Moore, Karen Nurrie, Thomas Webb

Endowment Fund

The Endowment Fund was created in Nov. 2002 to received gifts and bequests for use for the mission and ministry of Our Savior Lutheran Church. The earnings to be used for projects at OSL that are not part of our operating budget. 25% must be for ministries outside of OSL.

Gifts to the Endowment Fund can be made for any reason. Perhaps in memory of a loved family member or friend. Or to honor special occasions like, a birthday or anniversary, the baptism of a child or grandchild. Christian estate planning is part of your stewardship of your accumulated material wealth. You can make a bequest in your will to benefit the Endowment Fund.

Endowment gift envelopes are in the narthex and may be placed in the offering plate. LCMS has Estate and Gift Planning counselors available if you want assistance with preparing a will. Gene Meints, Chair