We, Our Savior’s family of believers, welcome all to share Christ’s love, to grow in faith and to live a life of service glorifying God. Women of Faith, Trinity and Our Savior’s Lutheran Churches unite to hold a Spring Luncheon—“Fashions of Love” on Saturday, May 14 at Faith Lutheran Church at 10:30. All are welcome for the luncheon, fashion show and guest speaker, Curt Seter from Hospice of Red River Valley.

The Education Committee is looking for those who would like to serve an evening meal during VBS for 6-8 Red Willow Bible Camp Counselors (boys and girls) June 15 & 16. For information contact Rhonda Broadwell 701-845-0235 or Kyla Fetsch- 840-4540. On Sunday, May 22nd, between services, the Congregation & Family Life Committee invites you to attend a reception for our graduating seniors. Please join us as we celebrate with and pray for God’s blessing on our seniors’ next chapter in life. Recognition will also be given to them at the 11:00 service on that day.

5K Crop Walk/Fun Run for Hunger is Wednesday, May 25th at 7:00 pm, beginning at Faith Lutheran Church, 309 4th St. NE. Walk or run the 3 mile route to show support for hunger ministries. Fundraiser packets will be available in May or just come that night and participate. Funds go to Church World Service & the Barnes County Food Pantry. Interested in setting up electronic offering? Stop by the table outside the sanctuary to learn more. A member from the Stewardship Committee is available to share information and answer your questions. ___________________________________________________________

January-March 2016 Income: Year to date: $92,945.86 Expenses Year to date: $80,044.72 Income In Excess of Expenses $12,901.14

______________________________________________________ A week of OSLC ministry $6,570.00 Last Sunday general fund offering 6,505.00 _________________________________________________________________________________

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Valley City, North Dakota

7 Easter May 8, 2016 8:30 a.m. Worship (Broadcast over KOVC-11 a.m.) Welcome and Announcements Confession and Forgiveness Inside back cover of hymnal

Gathering Hymn "God Is Here!" #526 Kyrie Page 147 Hymn of Praise Page 149

Prayer of the Day O God, form the minds of your faithful people into your one will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that, amid all the changes of this world, our hearts may be fixed where true joy is found, your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Let the Children Come…

Lesson-Acts 16:16-34 Pew Bible Page 900 Psalm 97 Pew Bible Page 480 Music by Choir Gospel- John 17:20-26 Pew Bible Page 880 Sermon

Hymn of the Day “Borning Cry”#732 Nicene Creed Page 104 Prayers Peace

Offering “Blest Be the Tie That Binds”#656 Offertory #182 Lord’s Prayer Page 154 Blessing Sending Hymn “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee”#836

WELCOME TO WORSHIP TODAY! We are glad you are with us and pray that your worship experience at Our Savior’s will truly be a blessing. Families with young children, we welcome and encourage your children’s presence in worship! Visitors, please fill out a visitor card found in your pew and learn more about Our Savior’s @ www.oursaviorsvc.org Reader Ross Powell Organist Tricia Lebahn Senior Choir Director Tricia Lebahn Office Coordinator Brenda Skramstad Youth Director Kyla Fetsch Pastors Randall Schlecht & Emmy Swedlund

The Rose on the Altar is given by Howard Langemo in honor of the birth of great granddaughter Mia Marie Langemo daughter of Nate & Kelsey Langemo of St. Louis Park, MN. Grandparents are Dave & Laura Langemo of Fargo, ND.

Radio broadcast of the 8:30 worship is on Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. on KOVC 1490 AM. To sponsor a broadcast and/or reserve a sponsorship date for 2016, please contact the church office. The cost to sponsor a broadcast is $100 and you may provide this gift in memory of or in honor of someone, an anniversary or another significant event. Your gift to this important ministry is appreciated.

2016 Missionary Sponsorship Calendar is on the bulletin board across from the Church Office. For $20/day you can sponsor a day and faithfully support the work of our ELCA Missionary, Susan Smith in Central African Republic and also the work of Global Health Ministries. Thank you for your faithful and generous mission support.

Monday Morning Prayer is a time to pray for people of Our Savior’s as well as other prayer needs. Come on Monday mornings at 9:30a.m. in the Chapel. Stay afterward for coffee and fellowship. This Monday, we pray for: Myron & Jenneice Sommerfeld; Sandra Sommers; Carmen Sorensen, Hannah; Pam Sorenson, Zach, Brian, Jericho; Jeff Stearns, Laney; Kathy Stearns, Rand, Reid; Mavis Stearns.

A Prayer Candle has been placed on the altar reminding us to keep our military personnel and their families in our prayers.

This Week: May 8-15, 2016 Today: Soap & Blanket Sunday

8:30 a.m. Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Coffee & Fellowship 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, Choir 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship-

Sunday School Sings Mon: 9:30 a.m. Prayer in the Chapel 12:00 p.m. Sr. High Lunch Tues: 9:00-2:00 pm Good Samaritans

9:00 a.m. Text Study 7:00 p.m. Practicing our Faith- Family Gathering room

Wed: 9:30 a.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Confirmation Supper

6:30 p.m. Confirmation Adventure Night 7:00 p.m. Committees 8:00 p.m. Council

Fri: Newsletter Articles Due Sat: 7:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Fellowship 10:30 a.m. WELCA Spring Luncheon-

Faith Lutheran Church Next Sun: Collection for Abused Person’s Outreach Center 8:30 a.m. Worship w/Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. Coffee & Fellowship 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship w/

Holy Communion

SERVING US TODAY …AS USHERS 8:30 a.m. Dave & Sue Carlsrud, Don & Sandy Bauer 11:00 a.m. 3-4 Grade Sunday School

…AS GREETERS 8:30 a.m. Gary & Lori Thompson, Larry & Edie Raatz 11:00 a.m. Gary & Lori Thompson, Larry & Edie Raatz

As Coffee & Fellowship Hosts: Gary & Lori Thompson

SCRIPTURE READING FOR-7 Easter-Acts 16:16-34 Pew Bible Page 900. One day, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling. 17While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out, “These men are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation.”

18She kept doing this for many days. But Paul, very much

annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I order you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour. 19But when her owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. 20When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, “These men are disturbing our city; they are Jews

21and are

advocating customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or observe.” 22The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

23After they had given them a severe flogging, they threw them into

prison and ordered the jailer to keep them securely. 24

Following these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26Suddenly there was an earthquake, so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened. 27When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he supposed that the prisoners had escaped. 28But Paul shouted in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself for we are all here.” 29The jailer called for lights, and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30Then he brought them outside and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”31They answered, “Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33At the same hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and his entire family were baptized without delay. 34He brought them up into the house and set food before them; and he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God. Reader: Here ends the reading. Congregation: Thanks be to God.

Psalm 97 1The LORD is king! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! 2Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice

are the foundation of his throne. 3Fire goes before him, and consumes his adversaries on every side. 4His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles. 5The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the

earth. 6The heavens proclaim his righteousness; and all the peoples behold his glory. 7All worshipers of images are put to shame, those who make their boast in worthless idols; all gods bow down before him. 8Zion hears and is glad, and the towns of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O God. 9For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods. 10

The LORD loves those who hate evil; he guards the lives of his faithful; he rescues them from the hand of the wicked. 11

Light dawns for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. 12

Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name! Reader: Here ends the reading. Congregation: Thanks be to God

PLEASE STAND FOR THE READING OF THE GOSPEL. Congregation Sings: Alleluia, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia. Reader: The Holy Gospel According To John 17:20-26 Congregation: Glory to you, O Lord. ”I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will

believe in me through their word, 21that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the

world may believe that you have sent me. 22

The glory that you have given

me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, 23I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

24Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given

me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25“Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know

you; and these know that you have sent me. 26I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” Reader: The Gospel of the Lord. Congregation: Praise to you, O Christ.