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The light shines in the darkness… John 1:5

Volume 61, Issue 6 June 2014

OAK HARBOR LUTHERAN CHURCH a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

1253 NW 2nd Avenue 360-678-2264

Oak Harbor, WA 98277 www.oakharborlutheran.org

office@oakharborlutheran.org

IN THIS ISSUE

Summer: Be mindful, be

prayerful, be grateful,

pg. 2

Semi-annual congregational

meeting,

pg. 3

IN CONCERT: St. Petersburg

Men’s Ensemble, Russian

sacred music & folk songs,

pg. 4

Sprinkler system update,

pg. 7

June’s focus is Camp

Lutherwood,

pg. 8

Watoto Garage Sale!

pg. 8

OHLC Staff Home Phone

Pastor:

Jeffrey Spencer (360) 279-0413

Pastor of Care Ministries

Marc Stroud (360) 632-4243

Preschool Director:

Gaye Rodriguey (360) 678-3561

Parish Secretary:

Carol Wiskow (360) 720-2451

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 June 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/june_2014_spirit.pdf

OHLC’s website:

www.oakharborlutheran.org

This issue was snail-mailed May 29, 2014

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A blessed summer

Yours is the day, yours also the night; you established the light and the

sun. You have fixed all the bounds of the earth; you made summer and

winter. Psalm 74:16-17

couple years ago my wife and I discovered “Summer Bridge,” a

homeschool curriculum of sorts we’ve used with our boys over the

summer months. It is a simple concept. A short worksheet is pro-

vided for each day of summer vacation, with academic exercises geared

to the appropriate grade level. The goal is to help kids retain both habits

and information during the long summer break, preventing a summertime

“brain drain.” We’ve found it to be very helpful.

For many of us, summer brings new routines and opportunities.

Sunday School is on break. People travel. There are weekend camping

trips. These new routines and opportunities are a welcome change of

pace, but they can also lead to a spiritual “brain drain” as we are tempted

to neglect the practices of our faith. What might be some spiritual

“Summer Bridge” activities we can engage in to retain the habits of

Christian discipleship?

The first thing that comes to mind is our Taking Faith Home

inserts found in your weekly worship bulletin. If you have not yet made

use of this remarkable resource, summer is the perfect time to start.

These little inserts are full of lectionary-based readings, devotions,

prayers, and activities to serve as a “bridge” from one Sunday’s scripture

readings to the next. This is a perfect resource for any household, but

especially for households with children. It can serve as your child’s

“Summer Bridge” while Sunday School is on hiatus. These inserts are

also helpful if you know you are going to miss a Sunday. They will

point you to the coming week’s gospel text, which you can read and

reflect on wherever you might be.

For many of us, summer means outdoor activities: hiking,

camping, beachcombing, fishing, bird-watching, and much more.

Whether here on Whidbey Island, or somewhere off-island, this region

abounds with natural beauty, and here in the Pacific North-

west, we know to take advantage of these opportunities

while the weather is good! In this case, creation itself

can be its own curriculum. As Christians we are not

nature worshippers, but just as art reveals something

about the artist, creation reveals something about our Creator.

As the Psalmist wrote: “The heavens are telling the glory of

God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork” (Psalm 19:1.) As you

enjoy the beauty of creation this summer, be mindful of the Artist behind

it all. Let the majesty of mountains remind you of God’s grandeur. Let

the wonder of wildflowers remind you of God’s goodness. Creation is a

fickle thing, and can conjure terror as much as delight. As such, it can’t

begin to tell us everything we need to know about God. We need the

scriptures for that. However, creation can be part of our summer curric-

ulum insofar as its beauty and wonder give us a glimpse of God’s glory.

Be mindful as you take it all in. Be prayerful. Be grateful.

Some of you will be traveling to other parts of the

country this summer, visiting family or sightseeing. You

might find yourself spending a few Sundays in another city

or town. This is an excellent opportunity to visit another congregation.

You can easily Google a nearby ELCA congregation, or find one in the

Yellow Pages. If you’re really adventurous, you might visit a congrega-

tion outside of the Lutheran or Mainline Protestant tradition – perhaps a

high church tradition with all the smells and bells, or maybe a low church

tradition with lots of clapping. Whatever. It isn’t very often you get a

chance to experience worship in another congregation or in another

Christian tradition. You might learn something you can share with the

rest of us. And if it doesn’t go well, you’ll be that much happier to come

back to OHLC. You can’t lose!

For those of you who enjoy camping and find yourself waking

up in a tent on a Sunday morning, be sure and check to see if your camp-

ground offers a Sunday morning worship service. Our family had a won-

derful experience of worship at Glacier National Park one summer, led

by college students serving through “A Christian Ministry in the National

Parks” (ACMNP). Many state and national parks offer something simi-

lar. If it doesn’t, or if you’re camping off the grid, have your own little

Bible Camp experience with prayers around the campfire.

Even as our routines change during the summer months,

I hope you’ll make every effort to stay in the habit of regular

worship attendance here at OHLC whenever you’re in town on a

Sunday morning. Scripture encourages us to “not neglect meeting to-

gether, as is the habit of some” (Hebrews 10:25). However, when you’re

out and about enjoying summer adventures, I hope you’ll find some form

of spiritual “Summer Bridge” for yourself and your family, so that good

habits might be retained, and you might continue to grow in faith.

Have a blessed summer!

Pastor Jeffrey R. Spencer

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Adult education continues into the summer

Join us for adult education in June, Sundays at 9:15 AM in the

library! We’ll kick off the month with a conversation about Lutherwood

Camp & Retreat Center, our Ministry of the Month. Beginning the

following week, Pastor Stroud will be teaching a Bible study on the

Psalms. Here’s your lineup for the weeks ahead:

June 1 Ministry of the Month: Lutherwood

June 8 Psalms Bible Study with Pastor Stroud

June 15 Psalms Bible Study with Pastor Stroud

June 22 Psalms Bible Study with Pastor Stroud

June 29 Psalms Bible Study with Pastor Stroud

Munchy Monday wraps up the school year

The last Munchy Monday for the 2013-2014 school year will be

held on Monday, June 2. We will be grilling up burgers for the high

schoolers to celebrate the end of the year. Extra helpers on this last day

would be appreciated! Thanks to everyone who has helped to make this

after-school program such a successful ministry of our congregation!

Celebrating our High School grads

During worship on Sunday, June 8, we will be celebrating our

OHLC high school graduates: Ben Danielson, Rachel Margraf, and

Taryn McKee. We’ll also honor Madison Kraft, graduating in Peru

where her family is serving with Go Missions Interna-

tional. We’ll take a moment to surround them

with prayer as they enter a new chapter in

their lives, and present them with gifts from

our congregation. We will hold a reception

in their honor during fellowship time between the

8:00 and 10:30 AM worship services (9:15-10:15).

Come celebrate with these amazing young people!

Semi-annual meeting: elections, constitution & potluck!

he spring semi-annual meeting will be convened at 12:00 noon on

Sunday, June 8. Business will include council elections, a report on

the process of updating our congregational constitution, and a brief

presentation on ministry teams by Pastor Spencer. A meal will follow,

featuring hot dogs and hamburgers from the Muzzall family’s Three

Sisters Cattle Company. Members are encouraged to bring salads and

desserts. This potluck will be in honor of our volunteers who have done

so much in recent weeks as our construction projects at OHLC have been

completed. All voting members are encouraged to attend our meeting,

and members and friends alike are encouraged to join us for this day of

celebration.

Pentecost appeal

e need your help. It is not uncommon to get behind on our budget

from time to time, but we are farther behind than we should be –

especially as we head into the typically lean summer months. (See the

financial report at the end of this newsletter.) We are thus making a

special Pentecost appeal to help us get back on track.

As we gather for worship on Pentecost Sunday (June 8), you

are invited to make a special, and if possible substantial, gift to our

general fund. Special pink envelopes were mailed out to OHLC

members. A few of these envelopes will also be available at worship on

June 8. Let’s turn those offering plates pink on Pentecost Sunday!

Thanks in advance!

Helen sends her thanks elen Knudsen would like to thank everyone for the prayer support as

she continues to heal from a couple of broken bones. She’s also

adjusting to her move to Issaquah, which puts her much nearer to family.

Her new address is available in the church office.

Save the date for the congregational picnic

ur church picnic will be held at the Muzzall farm on Sunday, August

17. Worship will begin at 11 AM, with the picnic following. There

will also be an auction at the picnic to raise funds to replenish our

building fund. Mark your calendars and stay tuned!

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The St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble

presents a concert of

Russian Sacred Music and Folk Songs Saturday, June 7, 7:00 PM

at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church

Free-will offering

This event is sponsored by

the ELCA NW WA Synod’s Team Russia Committee

Join the chorus The Men’s Chorus will be practicing on Thursdays, June 5 & 12,

5:00-5:30 PM in the library, to learn an anthem to be sung at the morning

worship services on Father’s Day, June 15. All men are invited to join

in.

Ron Ernst

Summer special music If you’re interested in providing special music (voice or

instrumental) for one or more Sunday morning worship services this

summer, please make a note on an opportunity form in your bulletin,

contact Verna Morgan, or leave a message in the church office.

Good turnout for A Place at the Table

The movie presentation on May 7 was attended by about 60

folks and was well received, as well as the discussion afterwards led by

Lisa Clark from Opportunity Council, Vivian Decker from Spin Café,

and Jean from Help House. The offering jar in the narthex collected

$267.39 for Help House, along with the food donations. It was great to

see such a good number of our congregation in attendance for this

community-wide event.

Bob Wall

1 Justin, martyr at Rome, c.165 21 Onesimos Nesib, translator,

3 The Martyrs of Uganda, 1886; evangelist, 1931

John XXIII, Bishop of Rome, 1963 24 THE NATIVITY OF JOHN

5 Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, THE BAPTIST

missionary to Germany, martyr, 754 25 Presentation of the Augsburg

7 Seattle, chief of the Duwamish Confession, 1530; Philipp

Confederacy, 1866 Melancthon, renewer of

9 Columba, 597; Aidan, 651, Bede, 735, the Church, 1560

renewers of the church 27 Cyril. bishop of Alexandria,

11 BARNABAS, APOSTLE theologian, 444

14 Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 28 Iraneus, Bishop of Lyons,

379; Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, c. 385 c. 202

Gregory of Nanzianus, Bishop of 29 PETER & PAUL, APOSTLES

Constantinople, c. 389;Macrina,

teacher, c. 379

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e-mail received on May 25

Sense, not scents in the sanctuary

or The season of sneezing

need to ask your forgiveness for my behavior the last two

Sundays. Two weeks ago I bolted down the aisle mid-

sermon (I’m sorry Pastor, it really wasn’t your ser-

mon that made me run). It was my nose. One of the

women near me was wearing some scented hand lotion.

Being in a space with low air circulation while 99% of the plants and

trees in Whidbey are pollinating, means that the lotion was more than my

(medicated) allergic nose/body could handle.

After fleeing my seat, I paused in the narthex to sneeze 18 times

in 20 seconds. That might be a slight exaggeration - more like 18 times

in 25 seconds. I grabbed the last kleenex in the box on Carol’s desk in

the office (sorry Carol) and ran to the bathroom for back up. Toilet

paper. I glanced at my rudolph nose in the mirror and pretended I hadn’t

seen it and slunk back into the sanctuary.

This week I bolted to another pew when a perfumed worshipper

sat next to me. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to sit next to you, it was that I

couldn’t. If I had stayed there, I would have ended up on my couch for

the rest of the weekend, unable to breathe, wearing the skin off my nose

with constant kleenex application, and looking like a puffer fish.

Please don’t take my actions personally or think that I don’t

respect the sanctity of the worship service. It’s all about self-

preservation. I know I’m not the only one who suffers from seasonal

allergies. If you would like to help us out, let’s make worship a scent

free zone. Leave the perfume, cologne, lotion, body spray, and hair

spray at home. Your decision to not wear those items will make the

sanctuary a safe place for those of us who are sensitive to them.

Thank you and God bless.

Marge Moore

Editor’s Note: And God bless you, too, Marge, after all

those sneezes! It’s times like these we like to remember

Pastor Laurie Johnson’s assertion that a string of more than

3 sneezes constitutes a sneizure.

Coupeville Book Group …meets Tuesday, June 3, 7:00 PM in the home of Trudy Decker,

158 Keystone Avenue. Discussion leader is Gail Dobbyn and the book is

Life of Pi by Yann Martel:

Martel’s novel tells the story of Pi – short for Piscine – an unusual boy raised at a zoo in India. Pi’s father decides to move the family to Canada and sell the animals to the great zoos of America. The ship sinks as it is taking them across the Pacific and Pi finds himself the sole human survivor on a lifeboat with a hyena, an orangutan, a zebra with a broken leg, and a Bengal tiger called Richard Parker. Life of Pi brings together many themes including religion, zoology, fear, and sheer tenacity. This is a funny, wise, and highly original look at what it means to be human. Fiction, 365 pages

For more information about the Coupeville Book Group, contact

Gaye Rodriguey, 675-3561, gaye@tobysuds.com.

Second Wednesday Book Group… …meets at 1:00 PM on June 11 for a discussion of Started Early,

Took My Dog, by Kate Atkinson:

It’s a day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a shocking impulse purchase. That one moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy’s humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn. Witnesses to Tracy’s outrageous exchange in the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie who has returned to his home county in search of someone else’s roots. All three characters learn that the past is never history and that no good deed goes unpunished. Atkinson dovetails and counterpoints her plots with Dickensian brilliance in a tale peopled with unlikely heroes and villains. The novel is freighted with wit, wisdom and a fierce moral intelligence. Fiction, 350 pages

For more information about the 2nd

Wednesday Book Group, contact

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

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Consider gathering for this Bible study event, August 23

ather, a magazine for growth in faith in action published by

Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in partnership with

Augsburg Fortress, includes Bible study materials used regularly

by some of our own women’s circles.

Our Northwest Washington and Southwest Washington Synod

Women’s Organizations are sponsoring Transforming Life and Faith, a

preparatory event for the coming year’s study series, featuring the author,

Dr. Carol Schersten LaHurd, Professor at Lutheran School of Theology,

Chicago. It will be held Saturday, August 23, 9 AM to 3:30 PM at

Trinity Lutheran Church, 12115 Park Avenue, Tacoma (across the street

from the library at PLU!)

Registration is $25 and includes lunch; deadline to register is

August 19. If you’re interested in going down to Tacoma for this event

with a group from OHLC, make a note on an opportunity form in an

upcoming Sunday worship bulletin, or call the office, 679-1561.

Blanket Workshop Blanket Workshop meets Tuesday & Wednesday, June 3 & 4,

beginning at 9 AM in the fellowship hall to work on quilts for Lutheran

World Relief.

Handwork Group Heart & Hand handwork group meets in the prayer room on

Friday, June 20 beginning at 9:30 AM.

Circle meetings in June 6/2,16,30 Lydia Circle meets for Bible study at 6:30 PM in the

education wing.

6/5,12,19,26 Deborah Circle meets for Bible study and fellowship at

10:00 AM in the library.

6/9/,23 Lydia Circle craft workshop, education wing, 6:30 PM

6/17 Rebecca Circle meets at 10:00 AM in the home of Odey

Copstead,436 N Marine Drive, Coupeville for Bible

study followed by a salad luncheon.

ere’s what our 3-day PM class students said was the best thing about

the school year at His Kids Preschool! Some students were absent on

the day the class was asked, and some students were shy – if we catch up

with them later on, we’ll try asking them again!

Meredith: Circle time Jack: I liked all of it!!

Harlynn: Friends Caylin: Having special snack

Morgain: All of it! Weston: Playing

Autumn: Painting Zach: Chapel

Kaiden: the Legos (he played at the Lego table every day!)

Lola: Going to Hillcrest Elementary School and going to PreK all day*

Addi: The best thing was coming to school every day*

*These were Pre-K Readiness Class events – our students visited a

kindergarten class at Hillcrest on one of their 2 full days of the year.

Most of our Pre-K Students were enrolled in a 5-day program at His

Kids.

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embers and friends of Oak Harbor Lutheran

Church have been saddened by the loss of

three stalwart members of the congregation in

recent weeks. Our hearts go out to their families and

their many friends, and we give thanks to God for his

gift of these fine people as a part of our church.

Harry Achziger died on May 1 at age 90. He and his

late wife Caroline joined our church 32 years ago

following a move from Colorado. A retired teacher,

Harry was active over the years with us in adult

education and evangelism programs, served in various

leadership roles, and was a former member of

Morning Glory Choir. Following Caroline’s death in 2000, Harry

married Phyllis Rollag and they enjoyed 13 years of life together,

traveling and at home in Oak Harbor. Harry’s memorial service was

held at OHLC on May 9, with Pastor Spencer officiating.

Marie Shelton died on May 5 at age 94. An 18-year member, she had

been active in our women’s circles and other Bible study groups, and for

several years was part of the loyal Newsletter Assembly Crew that also

included Betty Ellis and Sadie Chambers. Marie was a longtime resident

of Oak Harbor; she moved to Battle Ground, WA, a few years ago to be

closer to family and then returned to Whidbey. Her memorial service

was held May 17 at Wallin Funeral Home, with Pastor Stroud officiating.

Mary Wood seemed to be making progress in her battle with leukemia,

but took a sudden turn for the worse and died on May 19 at age 58. She

and Randy joined OHLC 25 years ago and we watched their children,

Cody and Kate, grow up. Mary was always happy to share her many

gifts with us, including her sharp mind for numbers – she was our lead

offering counter for many years – and her computer expertise, her

musical ability as a member of the Senior Choir and Harbor Bells, and

her willingness to pitch in wherever needed. (There’s a particularly long,

made-just-for-her ‘Bible times’ dress in our costume collection that she

wore during a number of Vacation Bible School weeks.) Her memorial

service will be on Saturday, May 31, at 10:30 AM at OHLC, with Pastor

Spencer officiating.

Sprinkler system update (it’s good news!)

hank you for your patience! We’re happy (and relieved) to report

that our seemingly-endless sprinkler system replacement project has

been completed! [Feel free to interject a few cheers or a round of

applause here.] With that tremendous weight off our shoulders, now

we’ll be able to turn our attention and energies to making our facility

beautiful once more.

So, we’ll be calling on you – our wonderful, faithful volunteers –

to help patch that extensive strip of wallboard that had to be removed in

the narthex, as well as patching a host of considerably smaller holes, and

then do some pipe painting as needed, along with some touch-up painting

on walls and ceilings.

Thank you to those who have

already put in so many hours of work

on this project, and to everyone who

has been putting up with the ongoing

inconvenience and mess.

Anita Needler

April meeting highlights

April’s minutes were approved at the Council meeting on May 1.

Highlights include:

OHLC’s constitution and bylaws are undergoing a periodic review.

The Forest Stewardship Committee may be revived and a long-

term care plan developed for the church grounds.

Use of the church building by outside groups was discussed, with

concerns ranging from better recycling bins, a cleaning fee required

for large groups, and better instructions for all who use the building.

The annual church picnic will be held on August 17 at the Muzzall

barn.

Trudy Decker, Council secretary

Included in this newsletter are Prayer Ventures and The Spirit for June.

The deadline for articles for the July newsletter is Thursday, June 19.

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Looking at Lutherwood

It’s summertime, and our Ministry of the Month for June is

Lutherwood Camp & Retreat Center, our partner in ministry pro-

viding a variety of outdoor experiences on the shore of

Lake Samish, just south of Bellingham. We are

blessed to have this gem in our own “back-

yard”! Here are a few excerpts from

Lutherwood’s brand new brochure:

What is Lutherwood? Lutherwood Camp & Retreat Center is boldly

centered in God and expresses its faith in the Lutheran tradition.

Lutherwood is committed to spiritual growth, education, evangelism, and

professionalism in all its programs. We extend hospitality to everyone

and strive for diversity and respect for all. We value and embrace those

who share their time, talents, resources, and energies.

How Can I Get Involved? There are many ways for you, your family,

and your congregation to help make Lutherwood remain a great place

for summer campers and year round participants. With over 100 acres

of property, Lutherwood could always use some tender loving care!

Whether it be cutting firewood, clearing trails, painting trim, helping out

in the office, or volunteering with programs, your support is greatly

needed and appreciated. If you have time and skills, or money to donate,

please contact us! We would love for you to become involved with a

great place for people to come and learn about God and all that he has

to offer. Rejoice in the Lord!

Our Lutheran Men in Mission group is offering

several scholarships for OHLC campers to attend Luther-

wood this summer. Those interested are encouraged to

contact Tom Piper ASAP!!

Boomerang those baby bottles! Those who picked up baby bottles on Mother’s Day to fill with

cash, change, and/or checks as part of the fundraiser for the Pregnancy

Care Clinic (PCC) in Oak Harbor are reminded to bring them back to

OHLC on or by Father’s Day, June 15. Thanks to all who participated!

If you have any questions about our local PCC or would like to get more

involved in their ministry, talk to OHLC member Morrie Parker, who

serves on the PCC board.

Garage sale supports Watoto efforts There will be a Watoto Team Garage Sale on Saturday, June 14,

9 AM to 3 PM in the fellowship hall. We’ll be accepting donated articles

(Please, NO electronics, clothing, or exercise equipment) on Friday, June

13, from 3 to 7 PM. Donations of large items are welcome, but you must

be willing to come and take it back if it does not sell. We’ll undoubtedly

have many treasures at the garage sale, with something for everyone!

Looking ahead: plan on attending the Oktoberfest dinner and

auction in October. Date and time will be announced.

Judy Lycksell

From our sister congregation in Kazan, Russia Ken Grigsby received the following e-mail on May 24 from our com-

panion synod congregation, St. Katharina Lutheran Church, Kazan:

Dear Ken,

Your help during all these years has been invaluable for us. We

understand the feelings of American people and people in Oak Harbor

Lutheran Church about the situation in Ukraine and the behaviour of the

Russian Federation. In this sad situation we hope that we’ll be able to

preserve our relations, at least spiritual ones.

We plan to celebrate the finishing of the restoration of our

church building at the end of August, 2014. We can’t write about the

certain date at the moment because many things have to be coordinated

with the Tatarstan government. We invite you and other people from

Oak Harbor to come to Kazan in August so that we could be able to

comfort each other with our faith in Christ.

All the best,

Philipp Zanko

Ludmila Pankratova

Update from Peru Nick & Shannon Kraft, OHLC-sponsored missionaries with Go Missions

International in Chiclayo, Peru, send word that Madison Joy Kraft is now

a high school graduate! She’ll be flying to Washington State to

reconnect with family and friends (contact the church office if you’d like

the address in Arlington to send your congratulations) and by August 20

she’ll be on her way to Gordon Christian College in Boston. Please keep

Maddy in your prayers, along with her parents and younger brothers back

in Peru as they all adjust to this transition.

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Asst. Ministers Acolytes Music

6/ 1 8:00

10:30

6:30

Karen Krotz-Sperry

Trudy Decker

Margaret Anderson

Kayla Raasina

Peter Spencer

Benjamin Bruland

Morning Glory

Senior Choir

Cantor: Carol Reafs

6/ 8 8:00

10:30

6:30

Tom Coe

Shanna Lundstrom

Carol Snoble

Sam Higgins

Sadie Harbaugh

Benjamin Bruland

Morning Glory

Praise Team

Cantor: Carol Reafs

6/15 8:00

10:30

6:30

Verna Pommerenke

Allan Swan

Trudy Decker

Johannes Christensen

Elias Wiley

Benjamin Bruland

Men’s Chorus

Men’s Chorus

Cantor:Carol Reafs

6/22 8:00

10:30

6:30

Tom Johnson

Rita Carter

Judy Fantauzzi

Wolly Fowkes

Benjamin Bruland

Duet: Reafs/Piper

Duet: Reafs/Piper

Cantor: Carol Reafs

6/29 8:00

10:30

6:30

Ken Grigsby

Jan Heideger Debbie Wysomierski

Natalie Stone

Micah Burrow

Benjamin Bruland

Praise Team

Cantor: Carol Reafs

6/ 1 8:00 AM Higgins family

10:30 AM

6:30: Presider, Rich Anderson

Communion: Gaye Rodriguey

Computer: Donna Aspery

Communion: Jay Decker

Computer: Rita Carter

6/ 8 8:00 AM Margraf family

10:30 AM

6:30: Presider, Jeff Spencer

Communion: Candi Amarelo

Computer: Rachel Margraf

Communion: Gisela Hawley

Computer: Michelle Tull

6/15 8:00 AM Ellis family

10:30 AM

6:30: Presider, Jay Decker

Communion: Marge Moore

Computer: Molly Nagel

Communion: Sande Mulkey

Computer: Sheila Ryan

6/22 8:00 AM J. Flowers,

L. Forster

10:30 AM

6:30 PM: Presider, Tom Johnson

Communion: Tom Coe

Computer: Kathy Ridle

Communion: Ken Grigsby

Computer: Rick Culbertson

6/29 8:00 AM Amarelo family,

10:30 AM

6:30 PM: Presider, Marc Stroud

Communion: Mike Fankhauser

Computer: Molly Nagel

Communion: Pat Michalski

Computer: Rita Carter

April Year to date

Income $ 33,218.02 171,487.07

Outgo 38,312.42 186,717.49

(5,094.40) $ (15,230.42)

Date Sun. 8 AM Sun. 10:30 AM

Cpvl. Nursery

May 4 78 183 22 10

May 11 86 122 17 4

May 18 68 133 16 7

May 25 85 91 29 4

Average Att. 79 128 21 6

Average Sunday attendance: 239

Bring cookies, make coffee, set up and clean up – we need at least 2 per week

for 8 AM services, 3 per week for 10:30 AM services, 1 per week in Coupeville

8:00 AM

10:30 AM

Coupeville 6:30 PM

Fair Trade Sponsors

6/ 1

Senior Choir Julie Ward Pommerenke

6/ 8 HS Graduates

Celebration Potluck BBQ

6/15

Trudy Decker

6/22

Judy Fantauzzi Deborah Circle

6/29

Little Lutheran bags in June: Tara Vollertsen

This month’s featured font is

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Healing prayer at

both morning services

Worship 8:00

Adult Ed/Lutherwood

. 9:15

Worship 10:30

Piano Recital 1:30

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30

2

1:15 Munchy Monday

6:30 Lydia Circle

6:45 4-H K-9 Korps

7:00 Solutions

3

9:00 Blanket Workshop

6:00 CADA Parenting

6:00 Patrol Leaders

7:00 Boy Scouts

7:00 Cpvl Book Group

7:30 Worship Brass

4

9:00 Blanket Workshop

11:30 OHLC Staff

6:00 Girl Scouts

7:00 Overeaters Anon.

5

10:00 Deborah Circle

4:15 Morning Glory

5:00 Praise Team

5:00 Men’s Chorus

5:30 Brownies Tr. 40740

7:00 OHLC Council

6

7

8:00 Lutheran Men in

Mission (Coffee at 7:30!)

7:00 CONCERT:

St. Petersburg Men’s

Ensemble

8 Pentecost

Worship 8:00

Seniors Recognition 9:15

Adult Ed. 9:15

Worship 10:30

Semi-annual Meeting &

Potluck 12:00

Piano Recital 2:00

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30

9

6:30 Lydia Circle

7:00 Cub Scout Leaders

7:00 Vanishing Friends

7:00 Solutions

10

10:30 Stamping Group

12:00 Brotherhood of

St. Bernard

6:00 CADA Parenting

7:00 Boy Scouts

7:30 Worship Brass

11

11:30 OHLC Staff

1:00 Book Group

6:00 Girl Scouts

7:00 Overeaters Anon.

12

10:00 Deborah Circle

5:00 Men’s Chorus

5:00 Girl Scout event

5:30 Stephen Ministry

13

3:00 Set up for

Watoto Garage Sale,

to 7 PM

14

9:00 Watoto Garage

Sale, to 3 PM

15 The Holy Trinity

Worship 8:00

Adult Ed. 9:15

Worship 10:30

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30

16

6:30 Lydia Circle

6:45 4-H K-9 Korps

7:00 Solutions

17

10:00 Rebecca Circle

6:30 Scout Adult Comm

7:00 Boy Scouts

7:30 Worship Brass

18

8:45 Pastors’ Text Study

11:30 OHLC Staff

6:00 Girl Scouts

7:00 Overeaters Anon.

19 Newsletter Deadline

10:00 Deborah Circle

5:30 Brownies Tr. 40740

20

9:30 Heart & Hand

21

2:00 Bridal shower,

Amanda Yates

22 Worship 8:00

Adult Ed. 9:15

Worship 10:30

Piano Recital 6:00

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30

23

6:30 Lydia Circle

7:00 Solutions

24

10:30 Stamping Group

12:00 Brotherhood of

St. Bernard

7:00 Boy Scouts

7:00 Scout Board of Rev.

7:30 Worship Brass

25

8:45 Pastors’ Text Study

11:30 OHLC Staff

1:00 Library Committee

6:00 Girl Scouts

7:00 Overeaters Anon.

26

10:00 Deborah Circle

27

28

29 Worship 8:00

Adult Ed. 9:15

Worship 10:30

Vespers/Coupeville 6:30

30

6:30 Lydia Circle

7:00 Solutions

Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. Get up in the morning and look at the world

in a way that takes nothing for granted.

Everything is phenomenal. Everything is incredible. Never treat life casually.

To be spiritual is to be amazed. - Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972)

HIS KIDS PRESCHOOL

Summer break!

For registration information for the

2014-2015 school year, contact

Martha Ellis in the church office,

360-679-1561,

martha@oakharborlutheran.org

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