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The light shines in the darkness… John 1:5
Volume 60, Issue 12 December 2013
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
[email protected]
IN THIS ISSUE
Opening the gifts of
Advent,
pg. 2
Schedule for Advent &
Christmas
pg. 3
Munchy Monday hosts
107 hungry students,
pg. 4
Early deadline for the
Annual Report!
pg. 4
Sharing Tree takes root,
pg. 7
OHLC Staff Home Phone
Pastor:
Jeffrey Spencer 279-0413
Pastor of Care Ministries
Marc Stroud 678-5994
Preschool Director:
Gaye Rodriguey 678-3561
Parish Secretary:
Carol Wiskow 720-2451
Newsletter Editor:
Martha Ellis 678-2264
Custodian:
Salvador Carvallo 675-3957
Church Fax 679-9795
Church Phone 679-1561
Click on these links
for the December newsletter inserts:
The ELCA’s monthly Prayer Ventures:
(Note this new website!!)
www.elca.org/en/Resources/Prayer-Ventures
The Northwest Washington Synod’s insert, The Spirit:
http://www.lutheransnw.org/files/publications/spirit/Spirit2013_12.pdf
OHLC’s website:
www.oakharborlutheran.org
This issue was snail-mailed on November 27, 2013
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Pastor’s Page Opening the gifts of Advent
y the time you receive this newsletter, the gift-purchasing season
will be in full swing. Black Friday will be followed by Small
Business Saturday which will be followed by Cyber Monday, and
then the countdown begins in earnest – with retailers frequently remind-
ing us of how many shopping days we have left until Christmas. I have
to admit I rather enjoy the decorations and the hustle and the bustle. I
like seeing businesses doing well. I don’t care for Black Friday, and I
abhor the idea of shopping on Thanksgiving, but I enjoy seeing our shop-
ping centers and public places busy and spruced up with holiday cheer.
However, as we all know, things can easily get out of hand for us
this time of year – our spending, our time, our stress level. That’s why I
love Advent. Advent is a season of many gifts of the non-retail variety.
It is a season of hope. It is a season of watching and waiting. Advent
takes the anticipation in our hearts and the excitement in the air and
directs it towards its proper place: the manger in Bethlehem. The four
weeks leading up to Christmas give us a time for spiritual preparation.
Advent used to be seen as a mini-Lent. The paraments for Advent are
now blue, but many of you remember when the liturgical color for
Advent was purple, as it is for Lent. Many people still use purple
candles in their Advent wreaths. Though the themes of the season have
become more nuanced and distinct from Lent, Advent continues to be a
time of spiritual housecleaning and preparation before the festival of the
Nativity.
Many Christians adopt a spiritual practice in the home to observe
the Advent season. Some use Advent calendars with Bible verses. Some
use one of the myriad of devotional booklets available as their guide
through the season. Some use Advent wreaths to mark the weeks with
the lighting of candles and prayer. Some use all of the above! Advent is
a wonderful time to grow in discipleship as you spend more time in the
Word and in prayer.
Here at Oak Harbor Lutheran we gather for midweek worship
services on Wednesdays during Advent. This year we’ll be singing the
beloved Holden Evening Prayer liturgy, which is particularly appropriate
for the season of Advent with its beautiful settings of the Magnificat and
the Annunciation. We’ll enjoy short but thought-provoking dramas
penned by our own Martha Ellis and presented by fellow OHLC
members. After worship, we’ll gather for soup and bread and fellowship.
These midweek gatherings are a great opportunity for rest and recalibra-
tion, helping us to maintain our priorities and perspective.
Of course, we’ll continue to gather on Sundays for worship, too
– and as we do so this Advent I’ll be preaching a unique sermon series
wherein an actual gift will be opened as part of the sermon! Each gift
will represent one of the gifts God gives us through his Word for us
during the Advent season. The children’s
sermon will be folded into the regular
sermon as kids help me unwrap the gift each
week. You’ll want to be in worship every
week this Advent to see what each gift is!
Don’t let this wonderful season get
out of hand for you. At its best, shopping can be a fun opportunity to
practice generosity and enjoy an atmosphere of excitement and goodwill.
But if retail gifts are all you focus on this time of year, you’re likely to
become a miserable grump, overwhelmed by long lines and big bills.
God has something better to offer you. Steep yourself in God’s gifts –
daily at home, and on Wednesdays and Sundays here at OHLC. Receive
the gifts of Advent and remained centered in Christ.
Then, when you are reminded of how many days are left until
Christmas, instead of your heart racing with panic it will leap with joy as
we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Savior – God’s greatest gift to us
all.
Pastor Jeffrey R. Spencer
Wednesdays in Advent: 3 weeks of services and soup!
Join us on Wednesdays during the Advent
season (December 4, 11, & 18) for worship at noon
and 6:00 PM, followed by a meal of soup and
bread at 12:30 and 6:30 PM. Holden Evening
Prayer will be our liturgy, and we’ll enjoy
short dramas with Advent themes. Please
consider signing up to bring soup and/or
bread or to help with set up or clean up.
Sign-up sheets are on the round table in
the narthex.
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Schedule for Advent & Christmas
December 1: Advent Fair!
ick the season off right by joining us from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on
Sunday, December 1st for our Advent Fair! We’ll begin with a fun
video by Phil Vischer (of Veggie Tales fame) entitled “Why Do We
Call It Christmas?” This program explores the symbols and traditions of
Christ-mas in a way that people of all ages find both deeply informative
and completely hilarious. After the program, we’ll move to the
fellowship hall for seasonal treats and a Christmas angel craft. We’ll
send every family home with a free Advent devotion kit.
Our Advent fair will also include Fair Trade gift items for sale.
These items support merchants and craftspeople in developing countries,
and a portion of the proceeds will go to support Lutheran World Relief.
Lydia Circle will also have a special Christmas bazaar set up for kids in
the fireside room, with all items costing five dollars or less.
This will be a fun afternoon for the whole family! Invite your
friends and neighbors!
Worship with us
on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, CHRISTMAS EVE
4:00 PM Family service and Christmas pageant This kid-friendly service will include our Sunday
School Christmas pageant, a brief sermon, and
Silent Night sung by candlelight. Nursery is
provided for age 4 and younger.
7:00 & 10:00 PM
Candlelight services of Holy Communion
Nursery provided at 7 PM service for age 4 and
younger
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, CHRISTMAS DAY
10:00 AM Service of Carols and Communion
December 8: Celebrate Las Posadas with El Camino de Emaus Las Posadas commemorates the journey that Joseph and Mary
made from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and their search for a safe refuge
where Mary could give birth to the baby Jesus. Las Posadas is cele-
brated 9 days before Christmas in communities across Mexico
and other Latin American countries. Our brother and sister Lutherans of
El Camino de Emaus invite us to celebrate an evening of singing, candle-
light and worship at Burlington Lutheran Church at 4 PM, followed by a
fiesta with Mexican food and piñatas. Sign up in the narthex or make a
note on the opportunity form if you’re interested in attending
December 15: Children’s Choir Practice Our growing children’s choir will meet for their December prac-
tice at 5:00 PM in the sanctuary on Sunday, December 15. New
singers are welcome! They’ll sing in worship on Dec. 22. Thanks
to Verna Morgan and Mary Brock for reviving this ministry!
December 15: Marriage Care For our December meeting, the Marriage Care Small Group will
meet at 6:00 PM for a potluck dinner in the home of Mike and
Christine Higgins, 1889 SW Union Street. Please note this location
change and later meeting time; plan on bringing a dish to share!
December 22: Luth Youth to Warm Beach for the lights All high school youth are invited to join us for a trip to Warm
Beach near Stanwood to take in their amazing display of Christmas
lights. We’ll leave from the church parking lot at 4 PM on Sunday,
Dec. 22. Friends are welcome, but all must RSVP by Sunday,
Dec. 15. Call the church office or use the opportunity form to RSVP.
SAVE THE DATE: January 6, all-ages Epiphany bonfire
Celebrate Jesus, the light of the world, with the whole family as
we gather at our fire pit (behind the education wing) for an Epi-
phany bonfire! We’ll have chili for dinner, and s’mores and hot
chocolate for dessert. Our evening will conclude with a brief time of
songs and prayers for a blessed new year. Our party will be held Mon-
day, January 6 (the actual date for Epiphany), 4 to 6 PM. RSVP to Pas-
tor Spencer or the church office so we know how much food we’ll need!
On a related note, SAVE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREES, and
plan on bringing them for the fire!
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Growing & Learning
Sunday morning intergenerational Bible study continues Join us as we continue to make our way through Bible, learning
the stories of our ancestors in faith as we enjoy fun videos, read scrip-
ture, and share in conversation. This month we come to the New Testa-
ment! This Bible study is for anyone 7th grade on up, and you can join us
anytime! We meet in the library/fireside room from 9:15-10:15.
Dec. 1 Solomon: The Ambitious Son
Dec. 8 Elijah: The Get-R-Done Prophet
Dec. 15 John the Baptist: The Rustic Herald
Dec. 22 Mary, Mother of our Lord: The Long-Suffering Mom
Dec. 29 NO CLASS
Did you know…? On Monday, Nov. 24, we hosted 107 students from
Oak Harbor High School for Munchy Monday, our highest number yet
for the school year. Thank you to our great volunteer shepherd-
chaperones as well as those who help with set up and clean up, and those
who bring food. As you can see, we always need volunteers!!! If you
can help, be sure to make a note on an opportunity form in your Sunday
worship bulletin.
Munchy Monday offers OHHS students a place to come for
snacks, games and conversation in the time between their early release
from school on Mondays and when extra-curricular activities begin.
Church Council news
inutes of the October 3 Council meeting were approved at the
meeting on November 7. Highlights from October are as follows:
Pastor Spencer reported the OHLC Youth will not be attending
this year’s Youth Encounter in Everett. Sunday morning intergener-
ational Bible study is going well, Marriage Enrichment studies will re-
sume, and Verna Morgan is restarting the Children’s Choir. Ken Halvor-
son, licensed family therapist, has requested use of the prayer room on
Tuesdays for counseling appointments.
OLD BUSINESS:
An update was given on the fire suppression system repair project;
Anita Needler is continuing to meet with individuals from several
companies to get bids.
The church constitution and bylaws are being reviewed; any
recommendations will be ready in January.
The Forestry Management committee, which has been on hiatus, will
be reactivated and will have a council representative.
Brian Moore’s move out of town left a vacancy on the council;
Jessica Muzzall was appointed to fill that position.
NEW BUSINESS
OHLC will be considered as a possible intern pastor site in 2015
Committees have been asked to submit budgets for 2014.
A council member is needed as a liaison to the Personnel Committee;
Bill Wonner volunteered to serve in this capacity.
Trudy Decker, secretary
Semi-Annual Meeting of OHLC set for January 12, 2014
We will convene our Semi-Annual
Meeting at noon on Sunday, January 12. All
voting members of Oak Harbor Lutheran
Church are encouraged to attend as we con-
sider our congregational budget for 2014 and attend to other items of
business. An agenda for the meeting will be posted by January 5.
NOTE: The deadline for reports and other items
for the Annual Report is Tuesday, December 31!
The roof is coming! The roof is coming!
Can you believe it? It seems like
forever we have been putting aside money
and talking and planning and stuff but now,
you know, the roof is really coming!
The council is gathering bids. The
bidders are sharpening their pencils. I am
getting ready to bark like crazy when all the
trucks and people come!
Please help me get ready by adding
Rrruff enjoying the fireside room a few barks –you know, bucks – to the pot!
Your friend, Rrruff the Dog (as told to Carol Reafs)
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BookMarks Second Wednesday Book Group, Dec. 11
he group will have their December meeting at China City at 11:30
AM for lunch and a book swap. Books that are being swapped
should be titles that we have not read in the group. All books should
be wrapped. Note the different place and a different time. Contact me if
you have questions, 675-5712, [email protected] .
Leona McKee
Coupeville Book Group, Dec. 10
ote this change from the usual schedule! The Coupeville Book
Group will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in the home of Gaye
Rodriguey, 228 Rhodena Drive (Need directions? Give her a call,
678-3561.). Everyone is encouraged to bring an appetizer to share.
The book for discussion is The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and
the Heart of the Middle East, by Sandy Tolan and published in 2006: In 1967, not long after the Six-Day War, three young Arabs ventured into the town of Ramla, in what is now Jewish Israel. Cousins, they were on a pilgrimage to see their separate childhood homes, where their families had been driven out nearly 20 years earlier during the Israeli war for independence. Only one received a welcome: Bashir Al-Khairi was greeted at the door by a young woman named Dalia, who invited them in. This act of kindness in the face of years of animosity and warfare is the starting point for a remarkable, true story of two families, one Arab, one Jewish, an unlikely friendship that encompasses the entire modern history of Israelis and Palestinians and that holds in its framework a hope for true peace and reconciliation for the region. Nonfiction, 264 pages + 98 pages of acknowledgements, bibliography, notes, and index.
Included in this newsletter are The Spirit and Prayer Ventures for
December.
The deadline for articles for the January 2014 Harbor Beacon is
Wednesday, December 19.
Men’s Ministry
Lutheran Men in Mission – see you on the 7th
!
The Lutheran Men in Mission
will be having our breakfast/meeting at
church on Saturday, December 7 from
8:00 to 9:30 AM in Herrigstad Hall.
Our featured guests for this
breakfast will be everyone attending. You will give some insights on
what you get out of this gathering and what you would like us to consider
doing in 2014. Please bring your idea(s) in writing to help us plan for
our future meetings. Then think about volunteering to become one of the
co-leaders to help make it happen.
Brotherhood of St. Bernard: another month with just 1 meeting
The Brotherhood of Saint Bernard (Old Dogs and Young Pups)
will assemble for our lunch/meeting on Tuesday, December 10 from
noon to 1:30 in Herrigstad Hall. This will be our only lunch gathering in
December, so make every effort to end this year with another great time
of dining, laughing, scripture studying and praying together.
A hearty Advent/Christmas Blessing to all the Men in Ministry
at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church.
Tom Piper
Members on the move
Note this new address for Burl & Marilyn Meek:
17712 Upland Drive, Arlington, WA 98223; 218-349-4196.
(Marilyn left driving directions in the church office!)
Jason & Autom Cora and their sons have moved to the other
side of the country: 20 David Drive, Lebanon, PA 17046-3023.
We wish the Coras and the Meeks all the best in their new
locations, and we’re glad we can still be in touch.
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OH L C Women opportunities for fellowship, study and service
Blanket Workshop news
OHLC’s Blanket Workshop has been approved to receive $400
from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, to be used towards the purchase
of quilt batting. This amount will cover two thirds of our cost of batting
for the coming year. Thank you, Thrivent!
Blanket Workshop meets at 9:00 AM in the fellowship hall on
Tuesday and Wednesday, December 3 & 4. For more information, give
me a call, 675-7234, or e-mail [email protected] .
Leona McKee
Circle meetings in December
12/2 Lydia Circle meets in the education wing at 6:30 PM.
12/5 & 12 Deborah Circle meets in the library at 10:00 AM.
12/16 Lydia Circle meets at 6:30 PM in the education wing.
Bring some Christmas cookies or other goodies to share!
12/17 Rebecca Circle meets for Bible study in the library at
10:00 AM and will go to lunch afterwards
12/19 Deborah Circle Christmas brunch, 10:00 AM in the
library. Bring a wrapped white elephant gift for Debo-
rah Circle’s [in]famous gift exchange!
Heart and Hand handwork group will not meet in December. See
you on January 17!
You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she
handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage,
and tangled Christmas tree lights.
- Maya Angelou
His Kids Preschool a ministry of Oak Harbor Lutheran Church
he giant easel-painted turkeys are back! They can be
seen trotting across the preschool room walls and
bulletin boards. Are they chasing after the finger-
painted (with chocolate pudding!) paper chocolate milk
bottles? Or perhaps it’s the colorful layered paper pepper-
oni, mushroom, tomato sauce, and cheese pizzas? It could
be either. While the milk smells better, the pizza looks tastier. Smaller
handprint-painted turkeys decorate the education wing bulletin board.
These wonderful craft projects were created by the children to
help them understand groups of healthy foods like dairy, proteins, fruits,
vegetables, and breads. Each class also made bread as well as a purple
cow ice cream drink as a part of their snack time. Our annual Safeway
field trip was expertly guided by Miss Susan, who emphasized the
importance of eating five servings of fruits and vegetables daily by
giving each child a paper shopping bag containing an apple and a
mandarin orange.
The nutrition study was concluded with a Thanksgiving feast
which included turkey, stuffing, (real) chocolate milk, craisins, cornbread
with homemade butter, and pumpkin pie.
Wanting to share the gift of food that has been blessed by God to
them, the student and their families collected 100+ cans and packages of
food to be donated to Help House during the holiday season.
The three weeks in December will find the preschoolers busy
celebrating Advent and preparing for Christmas.
Shalom, Miss Gaye
Just a reminder: His Kids Preschool will be on Christmas break,
December 23 through January 5.
Sara Harbaugh hired as preschool director We are pleased to announce that Sara Harbaugh has been hired
as Director of His Kids Preschool, a ministry of Oak Harbor Lutheran
Church. Sara currently serves as assistant to Gaye Rodriguey, who is
retiring at the end of the school year. Sara will continue to be a
tremendous asset to our staff as she assumes this new position beginning
in August.
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Compassion Ministry
December’s ministry focus is the Sharing Tree
he annual Sharing Tree has sprung up in the narthex!
Tags on the tree list various items needed to help local
people and our friends of El Camino de Emaus in the
Skagit Valley. These tags are numbered, keeping the
recipients’ names anonymous.
Please take a tag, purchase the item listed there, then
wrap it with the tag attached on the outside and bring the gift back to
church. (We’ll have the return-by dates posted at the tree). This is a
great opportunity to share our blessings with others in need! Remember,
sharing shows caring.
Thank you for your wonderful response to our October &
November drive for new or gently-used warm coats, warm socks and
blankets (including a dozen gorgeous quilts from our own Blanket
Workshop!). These will be much appreciated by people on north
Whidbey and in the Skagit Valley as the temperatures drop.
Joyfully, Judy Lycksell
Uganda on the horizon
There will be a Watoto Team trip to Uganda, January 25 to
February 2, to hold medical clinics for the women and
children of Watoto orphanage. If you’re interested
in going, please contact Skip Lycksell as soon as
possible, 679-2010, [email protected] .
Holiday bazaar was a big success!
Can you believe it had been 15 years since OHLC’s last bazaar?
A big thank you to everyone – those who donated items, those who
stopped by to make purchases, and those who spread the word – for
helping to make our Holiday Bazaar such a success! We raised $3,700;
proceeds will go towards the care packages we mail to deployed military
personnel, as well as a contribution to the roof or fire-suppression system
repair funds. A little will be saved as seed money for 2014’s bazaar,
because we’re happy to say, “We’ll see you next year!”
Becky Peattie, Anita Needler and Mary Brock, for Lydia Circle
Update on the shipment for Lutheran World Relief
A big THANK YOU to Rita Carter and Whidbey Sea Tac
Shuttle for taking our latest shipment to Seattle on November 1. Thanks
also to the people who helped load the bus on October 31 (between trick
or treaters). Weighing in at a total of 1,365 pounds, this was one of our
larger shipments and contained 294 Baby Care Kits, 76 School Kits, 15
Personal Care Kits, and 75 Quilts. A special thanks to Karen Bowers for
providing the Baby Care Kits. School Kits were assembled by Trudy
Decker, Deborah Circle and the volunteers who sewed the bags for the
kits. Personal Care Kits were provided by the funds that had been
previously donated to that designated fund. Blanket Workshop ladies
made the quilts.
Finally, thank you to the congregation for providing the
necessary funds to cover the costs for this shipment. We couldn’t do this
mission without your generosity, compassion, and love for God’s
children who are less fortunate. Leona McKee
Stephen Ministry training sessions begin in January
Founded in 1975 and based in St. Louis,
Stephen Ministry is a Christian education program
designed to equip local churches to offer one-on-one
care to people in the community who are
experiencing challenges in their lives. A Stephen
Minister is an individual who has felt a sincere call to provide emotional
and spiritual care through a ministry of listening and confidentiality in
relationship.
As Galatians 6:2 encourages: “Bear one another’s burdens, and
in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” A Stephen Minister’s gift
is one of compassion to those who are in need. If you have felt as if this
is a call that you could respond to in your life then maybe you would like
to become a Stephen Minister. Over a 10-week period, Stephen
Ministers receive valuable training in how to offer a compassionate
presence to people in crisis, covering topics such as the art of listening,
identifying grief, maintaining boundaries in relationships, identifying
mental health issues, and providing appropriate spiritual support
Oak Harbor Lutheran Church is offering a winter quarter training
series that will begin in January. If you are interested signing up or you
want to find out more, please call the church office, 360-679-1561 or call
me at 360-632-4243.
Pastor Marc Stroud
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With thanks The Hunskor and Brandt families would like to express their
sincere appreciation to the ladies at OHLC who set up and served lunch
following the memorial service for Marion Hunskor on October 26.
Thank you, too, to Pastor Spencer and Pastor Stroud for their visits and
care, both for Marion during his extended illness and for Elsie – who is
now ailing herself – and to all those who offered prayers on the family’s
behalf.
Helen Hunskor Brandt
OHLC’s 75th
Anniversary To Oak Harbor Lutheran Church,
We thank all those involved in the program, the decorations, the
food, the cookbook, the music, and those who searched for the history of
the church to as to celebrate the 75th anniversary. As part of the families
that started the church, we were happy to be invited to the celebration.
We enjoyed seeing so many of the families there and hearing of
their involvement in building the church. The stories were so interesting
and informative. It was nice to see old friends, former pastors, and
family members. Thanks again.
Orson and Diana Christensen
Members of OHLC,
What a wonderful day for your congregation! We were
delighted to share in the festivities. Thank you, too, for the warm
welcome by so many. I purchased a cookbook and have read it cover to
cover. Many of our meals in October will feature these recipes – crock
pot potato soup is on for tomorrow night. Here is to the next 75!
Kim Unti (wife of Bishop Unti)
Former member Marge Gonyea, now in Everett, had been
planning to attend since she received the postcard in June, but was
sidelined by a back problem She wrote a note to express her regret, and
says “I hope to make it up there for a Sunday service when the sun is
shining in the summer!”
Budget update: October After an amazing summer rally which had us ahead of budget,
we fell back again this fall and are currently $5,039 behind on meeting
our 2013 budget obligations. Please prayerfully consider your giving to
OHLC throughout the rest of the year so that we can make a strong finish
as 2013 comes to a close! Thank you!
October Year to date
Income $ 29,628 344,259
Outgo 36,821 349,298
(7,193) $ (5,039)
Year-end offering reminder In order to be counted towards your 2013 giving, offerings need
to be received by noon on Tuesday, December 31.
Offering envelope sets for 2014 will be available in the narthex,
alphabetized by last name. These assigned envelope numbers help our
financial secretary record your giving. If you don’t have envelopes and
would like to receive a set for the coming year, please contact Carol
Wiskow in the church office, 679-1561, [email protected] .
Worship Attendance: November Date Sun. 8 AM
Sun. 10:30 AM
Cpvl. Nursery
Nov. 3 73 113 19 3
Nov. 10 62 88 24 2
Nov. 17 67 83 18 0
Nov. 24 71 131 20 5
Average Att. 68 103 20 3
Average Sunday attendance: 194
Lesser Festivals & Commemorations December 3 Francis Xavier, missionary to 14 John of the Cross, renewer of the
Asia, 1552 church, 1591
4 John of Damascus, theologian, 20 Katharina von Bora Luther,
hymnwriter, c. 749 renewer of the church, 1552
6 Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c. 342 26 Stephen, Deacon and Martyr
7 Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, 397 28 The Holy Innocents, martyrs
13 Lucy, martyr, 304 27 John, Apostle and Evangelist
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Worship Assistants Asst. Ministers Acolytes Music
12/ 1 8:00
10:30
6:30
Shanna Lundstrom
Jan Heideger
Peter Higgins
Luke Spencer
Morning Glory
Praise Team
Cantor: Carol Reafs
12/ 8 8:00
10:30
6:30
Tom Coe
Allan Swan
Gisela Hawley
Kayla Raasina
Addy Day
Senior Choir
Cantor: Carol Reafs
12/15 8:00
10:30
6:30
Ken Grigsby
Skip Lycksell
Trudy Decker
Sydney Higgins
Sadie Harbaugh
Morning Glory
Senior Choir
Cantor: Carol Reafs
12/22 8:00
10:30
6:30
Tom Coe
Cheryl Coleman
Elizabeth Norman
Elias Wiley
Morning Glory
Senior Choir
Cantor: Carol Reafs
12/24 4:00
7:00
10:00
Rita Carter
Shanna Lundstrom
Elias Wiley
Katie Norman
Senior Choir
Senior Choir
12/25 10:00 Craig Pedlar Peter Spencer
12/29 8:00
10:30
6:30
Tom Piper
Carol Snoble
Katie Norman
Cantor: Carol Reafs
Coffee Fellowship December Bring cookies, make coffee, set up and clean up – we need at least 2 per week
for 8:00 AM services, 3 per week for 10:30 AM services,
and 1 per week in Coupeville
8:00 AM
10:30 AM
Coupeville 6:30 PM
Fair Trade Sponsors
12/ 1 Rodriguey,
Tomlin
Lycksell, Chromy,
Pedlar
Ward Hanson
12/ 8 Margraf
Horrobin, Thompson Bruland Wall
12/15 Rodriguey
Bruce, Horrobin Decker Hawley
12/22
Ward Deborah Circle
10/29
This month’s featured decorative fonts are
Kingthings Christmas 2 and Kingthings Petrock.
Ushers Assistants 12/ 1 8:00 AM Higgins family
10:30 AM J. Wilcox,
L. Michalski
6:30: Presider, Marc Stroud,
Communion: Gaye Rodriguey
Computer: Donna Aspery
Communion: Pat Michalski
Computer: Rita Carter
12/ 8 8:00 AM Margraf family
10:30 AM J. Wilcox,
L. Michalski
6:30: Presider, Jeff Spencer,
Communion: Shanna Lundstrom
Computer: Rachel Margraf
Communion: Martha Ellis
Computer: Michelle Tull
12/15 8:00 AM Ellis family
10:30 AM
6:30: Presider, Jay Decker
Communion: Marge Moore
Computer: Molly Nagel
Communion: Trudy Decker
Computer: Sheila Ryanh
12/22 8:00 AM J. Flowers,
L. Forster
10:30 AM R. Wood, M. McNae,
6:30 PM: Presider, TBA
Communion: Mike Fankhauser
Computer: Kathy Ridle
Communion: Gisela Hawley
Computer: Rick Culbertson
12/24 Christmas Eve
4:00 PM
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Computer: Rick Culbertson
Communion: Mike Fankhauser
Computer: Molly Nagel
Communion:
Computer: Michelle Tull or Rita Carter
12/25 Christmas Day 10:00 AM
Communion: Gisela Hawley
Computer: Rita Carter
12/29 8:00 AM
10:30 AM
6:30 PM: Presider, Marc Stroud
Communion: Mike Fankhauser
Computer: Mary Brock
Communion:
Computer: Rita Carter
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 ADVENT 1
Healing prayer at
both morning services
Worship 8:00
Adult Ed. 9:15
Worship 10:30
Advent Fair 2:00
Vespers/Coupeville 6:30
2
1:15 Munchy Monday
3:00 Girl Scouts Tr 45107
4:00 OHHS Robotics
6:00 OHHS Volleyball
Banquet
6:30 Angeli
6:30 Lydia Circle
6:45 4-H K-9 Korps
7:00 Solutions
3
9:00 Blanket Workshop
4:30 Yoga
7:00 Boy Scouts
7:30 Worship Brass
4 9:00 Blanket Workshop
10:30 OHLC Staff
12:00 Advent Worship 12:30 Soup & bread
3:00 1st Ref. Bell Choir
4:30 Harbor Bells 6:00 Girl Scouts
6:00 Advent Worship 6:30 Soup & bread 6:30 Wolves
7:00 Senior Choir 7:00 Overeaters Anon.
5
10:00 Deborah Circle
2:00 CADA Parent Support 4:15 Morning Glory
5:30 Praise Team
5:30 Brownies Tr. 40740
6:30 Webelos 2
6:30 Angeli
7:00 OHLC Council
6
12:00 OHHS Transitional
Students
Angeli – set up for
concert
5:15 Girl Scouts 42040/4214
7
8:00 Lutheran Men in
Mission
4:00 IN CONCERT:
Angeli
8 ADVENT 2
Worship 8:00
Sunday School 9:15
Adult Ed. 9:15
Worship 10:30
Piano Recital 1:30
Vespers/Coupeville 6:30
9
1:15 Munchy Monday
3:00 Girl Scouts Tr 45107
7:00 Cub Scout Leaders
7:00 Vanishing Friends
7:00 Solutions
10
10:00 Worship & Music
10:30 Stamping Group
11:00 Endowment
Comm.
12:00 Brotherhood of
St. Bernard
4:30 Yoga
6:30 Scout Adult Comm
7:00 Cpvl Book Group
7:00 Boy Scouts
7:30 Worship Brass
11 10:30 OHLC Staff
11:30 Book Group
12:00 Advent Worship 12:30 Soup & bread 3:00 1st Ref. Bell Choir
4:30 Harbor Bells
5:00 Stephen Ministry 6:00 Girl Scouts
6:00 Advent Worship 6:30 Soup & bread 6:30 Wolves
7:00 Senior Choir
7:00 Overeaters Anon.
12
10:00 Deborah Circle
2:00 CADA Parent Support
4:15 Morning Glory
5:30 Praise Team
6:30 Webelos 2
7:00 Compassion
Ministry
13
12:00 OHHS Transitional
Students
5:15 Girl Scouts 42040/4214
6:00 OHLC Staff
Christmas gathering
14
15 ADVENT 3
Worship 8:00
Sunday School 9:15
Adult Ed. 9:15
Worship 10:30
Piano Recital 2:00
Children’s Choir 5:00
Marriage Care 6:00
Vespers/Coupeville 6:30
16
1:15 Munchy Monday
3:00 Girl Scouts Tr 45107
4:00 OHHS Robotics
6:30 Lydia Circle
6:45 4-H K-9 Korps
7:00 Solutions
17
10:00 Rebecca Circle
4:30 Yoga
7:00 Boy Scouts
7:30 Worship Brass
18 10:30 OHLC Staff
12:00 Advent Worship 12:30 Soup & bread
3:00 1st Ref. Bell Choir
4:30 Harbor Bells 6:00 Girl Scouts
6:00 Advent Worship 6:30 Soup & bread
7:00 Senior Choir 7:00 Overeaters Anon.
19 Newsletter Deadline
10:00 Deborah Circle
Christmas brunch
2:00 CADA Parent Support 4:15 Morning Glory
5:30 Praise Team
5:30 Brownies Tr. 40740
6:30 Pack Meeting
20
12:00 OHHS Transitional
Students
5:15 Girl Scouts 42040/4214l
21
22 ADVENT 4 Worship 8:00
Sunday School 9:15
Adult Ed. 9:15
Worship 10:30
Luth Youth to Lights of
Christmas, meet at 4:00
Vespers/Coupeville 6:30
23
3:00 Girl Scouts Tr 45107
7:00 Solutions
24 Christmas Eve
4:00 Worship &
Christmas Pageant
7:00 Worship
10:00 Worship
25 Christmas Day
10:00 Worship
26 27
28
29 CHRISTMAS 1 Worship 8:00
Sunday School 9:15
Adult Ed. 9:15
Worship 10:30
Vespers/Coupeville 6:30
30
3:00 Girl Scouts Tr 45107
7:00 Solutions
31
4:30 Yoga
7:00 Boy Scouts
7:00 Scout Board/Review
Year-end offerings need to be received at church by
12 noon on Dec. 31 to count towards 2013 giving.
The church calendar
is updated regularly on OHLC’s website, www.oakharborlutheran.org
HIS KIDS PRESCHOOL
M,T, W, 9:00-11:30 AM
M, T, W, 12:30-3:00 PM
Th. F, 12:30-3:00 PM
Christmas break,
Dec. 23 - Jan 5
