CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL

September - May from 9:40 – 10:40 a.m.
Preschool - 5th graders meet in the Kindergarten room in the school building for opening
Jr. & Sr. High start right in their classrooms.
Parents, please pick up children promptly at 10:40a.m.

CONFIRMATION

Two-year program for 7th and 8th graders. September until May. Classes are held on Sunday’s at 12:30pm. Classes are taught by Pastor Fredericksen and DCE Abby Currao.

Click HERE to register for confirmation 2023-24!

EARLY COMMUNION CLASSES

Livin’ Forgiven is a preparation course for early communion for member children 5th-8th grade and their parents. This four-session course hopes to lead parents and their children to understand and experience the origin of the Lord’s Supper; understand and experience the meaning of Holy Communion; understand and experience the importance of living a forgiving lifestyle and prepare for their first experience at the Lord’s Table. Parents who feel their 5th-8th grade child is ready to participate in Holy Communion would be asked to attend the four-session course with their child. Please contact the church office for more information.

If you would like to serve as a teacher or assistant for one of our classes please contact the church office for more information.

sing, ring, play

Music and singing is next to the highest priority in the worship service, second only to the preaching of God’s Word. You can sing with our choir. ring with hour handbell choir. and our music director welcomes those who play instruments.

SING The Adult Choir meets on Thursday from 7pm to 8pm in the church balcony. We are a Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass volunteer choir. We sing several times a month and for special services. No audition is required.

RING The Adult Handbell Choir meets on Wednesdays from 7pm to 8pm in the church balcony. We are a volunteer two to five octave choir. No previous experience required. All are welcome. We play several times a quarter and for special services. The bellchoir is directed by Karen Harwood.

PLAY We welcome musicians who would like to help augment our worship music. If you can sing or play an instrument and are interested in volunteering for a solo, duet, or group performance, please contact Sonja Kahler. ALL ages and skill levels are welcome.

Eritrean ministry

at Our Savior has been active since 1998. We are one congregation with a special emphasis and resources given to reach out and serve African immigrants from Eritrea and elsewhere.

A service in Tigrinya (a language of Eritrea) is conducted each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. during August - June. (Holy Communion is celebrated the 4th Sunday of each month.) Following the service, a time of fellowship and Bible Study occurs in the fellowship hall. If you are new to the area, this is a great way to get acquainted and be strengthened by God’s Word. Sunday School for children is conducted during the 9:30 a.m. worship time. (There are 4 or 5 times each year when the schedule changes due to special congregation-wide celebrations.)

Our Eritrean ministry is served by a team of faithful, loving servants. Our long-time Eritrean Ministry Coordinator, Mrs. Semret Kidane, prepares our Sunday bulletins and works with Pastor Fredericksen in connecting with our members and with the overall coordination of our ministry. Mr. Paulos Bahta serves as a liturgy assistant on Sunday mornings and for special services. Deaconess Saron Yohannes assists with Sunday morning Confirmation instruction leads various Bible studies and continues to be a representative for the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML).

The Eritrean ministry at Our Savior also supports and participates in the wider outreach efforts of the African Lutheran Mission in the Americas (ALMIA)—a mission organization that’s intended to equip, train and strengthen existing African Lutheran congregations as well as to plant new churches in the United States and Canada.