October 25 Twenty First Sunday After Pentecost

Sun.:     ~ Reformation Sunday and Confirmation Sunday ~

              8:30 AM Traditional Worship Service

              9:15 AM Family Faith Builders

              9:45 AM Adult Enrichment in Conference Room
               
            10:45 AM Joyful Journey Worship Service

            11:30 AM Family Faith Builders
                  
          Please click on the "red arrow" above, or OSLC Spearfish YouTube ~ Visit our YouTube page to watch past service messages and live streamed services at 8:30 AM each Sunday morning.                      

Mon.:       1:00 PM Yarn Ministry
                6:00 PM Good Shepherd Clinic

Tues.:      5:00 PM Worship & Arts Committee
                6:30 PM Friendship Ministry 

Wed.:      5:45 PM 7th & 8th Grade Confirmation
               6:26 PM Wednesday Word
               7:10 PM HS Youth Group at The Living Room
               7:15 PM Adult Enrichment on Zoom

Thurs.: 

Fri.:         6:00 AM Christian Men's Group at The Living Room
               3:00 PM-4:00 PM KidMin "Trick or Treat" drive through event

Sat.: 

November 1 Twenty Second Sunday After Pentecost 

Sun.:      ~ All Saints Sunday & Daylight Saving Ends ~

              8:30 AM Traditional Worship Service

              9:15 AM Family Faith Builders

              9:15 AM Adult Enrichment

            10:45 AM Joyful Journey Worship Service

            11:30 AM Family Faith Builders
                       
          Please click on the "red arrow" above, or OSLC Spearfish YouTube ~ Visit our YouTube page to watch past service messages and live streamed services at 8:30 AM each Sunday morning.

Spearfish Community Food Pantry ~ During the Covid-19 pandemic the Community Food Pantry has continued to serve the Spearfish and St. Onge community needs.

We are in need of the following items:
     Canned fruit, canned vegetables, Progresso soups, ready-to-eat meals, Spaghetti-O's, stews, etc.  Items can be placed in the basket in the Fellowship Hall or drop off at the pantry, 131 Yankee St., Spearfish on M-W-F, between 9:00 am-noon.
     Monetary donations are always welcome. Please send your check directly to the Food Pantry, PO Box 65, Spearfish, SD 57783. Thank you in advance for your donations. Stay safe!

OSLC SPEARFISH VIRUS RESPONSE

UPDATE 10/08/20

Adult Enrichment
Join us to grow in faith and get to know others at OSLC! We will meet weekly for about 30 minutes through Nov. 22. 

A Lutheran Welcome
Each of the six sessions will "introduce you to (or refresh your understanding) of a major claim of the Lutheran expression of the Christian faith. A Lutheran Welcome to Jesus...to The Bible...to Baptism...to Holy Communion...to a Reformation Way...To Foregiveness." Our resources for each topic are booklets by Pastor Daniel Erlander.

One small group (open to 10 people) will meet on Sunday mornings at 9:15 am in the Conference Room at OSLC. The second small group will meet on Wednesday evening at 7:15 pm using Zoom from your location.

Register by calling the church office at 642-3715 or emailing Deacon Laura at oslc1@rushmore.com.

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If you're worshipping with us on-line, we'd like to extend to you an invitation to participate in the sacrament of Holy Communion with us during our live-stream. Here's How:

Before the service, simply prepare elements for communion to have ready...perhaps some bread from the pantry, or some crackers, as well as a small amount of wine or grape juice poured into individual small glasses or cups. Have these set aside for when the service begins. When the words of institution are proclaimed over the bread and wine on the altar, know that those words and the promise they bear ("given and shed FOR YOU") are proclaimed and prayed over the elements in your home. If you are worshipping alone in your home, commune yourself with us. If there are two or more of you gathered in front of the screen, commune each other with the same words:"The body of Christ, given for you. The blood of Christ, shed for you." If there are young children with you, mark the sign of the cross on their foreheads and remind them that Jesus loves them and forgives them all of their sins. As you share the meal, be assured that you're sharing it with all of those physically gathered, as well as with others gathering with you on-line. We pray this opportunity will be a strength and comfort to you, as you receive Jesus' presence through the sacrament. This is one of the ways we live through rather than under this pandemic, by sharing food for the journey.

And so the journey continues. Pray for our kids, teachers and school support staff as they navigate these turbulent first days of a new school year. Pray for our front-line workers striving to keep us safe, and continue to live through by your faith in Jesus!

Pastor Stephan Sandness