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Oakhurst Lutheran ChurchJune A.D. 2018The Cowboys will be BackJune 3 ay 4:0PMChanged from 2nd SundaySpecial Guest- Jimmy Collier39255 Black RoadOakhurst, CA93644Jason Johnsen, Pastor559/931-1736Church Tel:559/683-HOPE(4673)Fax: 559/642-4040Church h.orgSupporting Our Preschool!This summer we have a couple of opportunities for the church to keep supporting ourpreschool families while they're on break:We're hosting a picnic outside with games andbubbles on June 23rd, 12-2pm, for all friends(current and past) of OLC Preschool.And a 'walk and reflection' opportunity onWednesdays, 6:30-7:45pm, (June 20thAugust 15th) for anyone 18 , with childcareprovided.Cowboy Church MonthlyIf you're interested in helping with or beinga part of these events to connect with and support our preschool parents and their families,please talk to Pastor Jason! :)Front Page
RELAY FOR LIFE RESULTSThank you so much, Tara, for all of your efforts to make this year'sRelay event a success. You are awesome! In her words:"Once again Oakhurst Lutheran Church leads the fight against Cancer with 12,620. Our Team is grateful to you for all your donations. Other teamsare in awe of what we do. You may not be aware, but our team got 33business card sponsors and eight large sponsorships listed in the Relay program. Please thank the following team members and helpers for all theirhard work: Mary Nelsen, Jean & Larry Smith, Janice Quistad, Sandy Brinley, Kitty Pokorra, Tiffany Van De Wal, Linda Esterly, Lynn & Bud Russell, Sam Farinacci, Jason Johnsen, Katherine Emerick and Laura Conklin.Please also thank our walkers: Sam and Jason, Kathryn Fullerton, AdeleHansen, Greg Orwoll, Linda Esterly, Bill Burkhalter, Linda Miller and Rogene Abney. The coin box in honor of Danny Megarit added 28.00 to ourendeavors. Thank you, Irma and Allen, for remembering.True Value presented the American Cancer Society with a check in theamount of 2600 as a result of their bucket sale at their store the previousweekend. A donation of 5.00 for a 5 gallon bucket gave customers a 20%discount on most items they filled in the bucket. The five dollars went to theAmerican Cancer Society.Anne Grandy won the carved bear which is sitting on their front porch andthe toad stool was won by one of the Relay committee members.NEXT COWBOY CHURCH - June 3rdJimmy Collier will be accompanying the usual Cowboymusicians as they meet a week earlier on Sunday, June3rd at 4:00PM, so remind friends and neighbors, and joinus in our monthly rousing sing-along celebration of Jesus!church council MEETING - June 5thKathy Swanson '18 - PRESIDENTBrad Thompson '18 - VICE PRES.Linda Heitkamp '20 - SECRETARYJanice Quistad - '20 - TREASURERKatherine Emerick '20Jeff Grandy '19Paul Johnson '19Mary Nelsen '19Tim Nelson '18Alt. - Larry Smith '19SEMI-ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGPlease plan to attend our semi-annual congregational meeting planned foreither June 24th or July 1st. We do have several items for the congregationto consider:1. Honoring Pastor David Sebastian with Pastor Emeritus status.Thank you so much everyone for supporting Relay for Life this year."Tara Ryan, Team Captain2. Voting on/confirming Larry Smith as alternate for the Council (he wasappointed by the Council in January to fill a vacancy)PHOTO DIRECTORY TIMEIf you have any questions about these items, please see a church councilmember listed above, or you are welcome to attend the Church Councilmeeting on June 3rd.It's not too late to sign up and be included in our directory Photographysessions are stil available. We need ALL of you to sign up to make ourdirectory complete. The directory will help us connect names with faces to help ME connect names with faces! Our directory will showcase yourfamily portrait and have contact information in it. Plus, it will preserve thismoment in time. Every participating family receives a free 8x10 portraitand a printed and electronic copy of our directory. Take a look at all thedetails in our bulletin, and either follow the link that was sent to you in anemail last month to make an appointment, or call Anita at the church officeand she'll take care of you . Don’t forget. Sign up today!23. Vote for the five members of the endowment committee. This committee oversees the investment of endowment funds and decides where theinterest can be spent to expand our ministry.THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARSThrivent financial members: a reminder to direct your Choice Dollarsto Oakhurst Lutheran Church or to our Preschool program. If you’renot already signed up to direct your preferences online, you can callThrivent at 800-847-4836 and follow the prompts and a3representative will walk you through directing your giving.
OLC WOMEN - Next Meeting on June 5thPres. - Chris Schwarm2nd V. Pres.- Lynn RussellSec.- Debbie SebastianV. Pres. - Gael IrizarryTreas. - Rogene AbneyCalling All Women!! We will be holding a Salad Luncheon and Scotchauction after our meeting on June 5th beginning at at 10:00AM. Comeand have fun with us! You’re all invited to bring a small salad to shareand a white elephant-type gift; wrap it up pretty and attach a teaser hint ofwhat might be inside. We’ll be going “dark” for a couple of months; thismeans that our next meeting will be held on September 4th.Events planned for the summer by the Women's Group:Family FeudThe Oakhurst Lutheran Women’s group is hosting a Family FeudSunday burrito lunch and game on July 15, 2018. We will begathering answers from all of you to compile and make for a funafternoon. When you receive your questionnaire, please ensureALL members of the family complete one. No answers are right orwrong, it’s all about the fun!House WarmingNow that Pastor Jason Johnsen and Samantha have settled intotheir new home and their new community, the Council thought itappropriate to throw a house warming party for them. Of course,their house is way too small to have us all over at one time, so wewill party hardy at the church on Saturday, August 11, 2018. Wewill have an old-fashioned pot luck. Please sign up for a main dish,a side dish, or a dessert to share.If you wish to contribute to a gift, please put your anonymous cashdonation (no checks please) in a blank envelope marked “housewarming” and drop it in the collection plate; you may also give it toa council member or Anita. We will give them a Visa card so theycan finish up a project or get something for which they’ve beenhankering.4FLAG DAY CELEBRATIONThursday, JUNE 14th from 6:00PM onThe Oakhurst Lutheran Men’s Club will be sponsoring its annual FlagDay Celebration on Flag Day, June 14, a Thursday evening. The celebration will begin at 6:00PM with a fundraising dinner with profits going toSemper Fi. The suggested donation is 15, and tickets are available fromanyone involved in the men's club.The Flag Day program will be conducted at the Veterans’ Memorial andFlag pole, beginning at about 7:00PM. The program will include a brief history of Flag Day, thePresidential Proclamation, guest speaker and lots ofpatriotic songs. The Lions Club will furnish flagsfor all the children.A Flag Retiring (burning) ceremony will be held atthe end of the festivities. Anyone who has a flagwhich is in a condition no longer appropriate for representing our nationcan bring it for proper disposal. Get a ticket for dinner, invite a friend orneighbor and get ready for a great evening of Patriotism!If you have family in the military, please let us know. We’dlove to be able to pray for them and send cards. Thanks!Shepherding Ministry.“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn”Romans 12:15LUTHERAN MEN’S CLUB - Saturday, June 16thPres. - Greg OrwollTreas. & Scrip - Steve NormanProperty- Paul JohnsonV. Pres. - Carl JohnsonSec. - Bill Burkhalter WORK DAYS - Saturday, June 2nd and Thursdays at 9AM. Monthly Meeting - Breakfast 8:00AM every 3rd Saturday.5
ATTENDANCE AND FINANCIAL UPDATEGIVING GOAL FOR JAN. - MAYGIVING RECEIVED - JAN. - MAY 70,942.50 80,493.00Average Attendance this YearJune 1105DateMay 6May 13May 20May 27Attendance Attendance201820171051059110796971061172018 FINANCESWomen's RetreatSeptember 15th from 9:00AM - 3:30PMCome and hear Alicia EmersonOur theme isSTRONG FAITH, STRONG WOMENLearn how God, Spiritual Disciplinesand Community give women strength.Registration fee of 25includes lunch65Linda and Bill Miller (47)5Chris and Mark Schwarm (47)8Ruby and Gary Smith (45)11Sarah and Robert Johnson (24)18Lynn and Mike Vaughn (52)25Marilyn and Lyman Tracy (63)28Chris and Rick Dragoo (15)29Sandy and Fred Carstensen (50)30Nancy and Doug Spaulding (39)July 2As shown above, our budget this year of 199,317 (which has beenthe same these past few years) after five months is not being met as weexperience parishioners relocating closer to family or to larger cities.We are 9,550 behind budget. Current projections based on the lastthree years of information show that at this pace we will end the year at 180,448.June 235681011121316Jean and Hale Farley (62)Diane and Deo Wolff (63)Becky Cano19 Barbara LungGail MayMatt Treber24 Susan JohnsonHunter Thompson25 Marilyn FateSierra BulmerKylie Johnson26 Chandler Mazzotta28 Randi JohnsonRobert Bulmer29 McKenzie TreberJason JohnsenJacob RounsivillJuly 3 Lisa ConradFrank Heilman4 Arlene EdwardsDori Hartman6 Gabriella RussellRyan Emerick7 Katherine EmerickCarole Johnson7
GIFTED FOR GIVING - next meeting June 18th at 12:30PMA Variation of "Footprints"As Christians walk the road of life which the Lord has given us, our goalis to follow the directions the Lord gave to the disciples. A measure ofhow successfully we accomplish this is to compare our actions with theactions Jesus would take in a similar situation. There are times when weare sure we have done okay. There are times when we are sure we havemissed the mark, and yes, there are those times when we are confusedand don’t know if the Lord would be pleased with our actions. Well,don’t beat yourselves up. The unknown author of the following articlemay have the answer.Imagine you and the Lord Jesus walking down the road together. Formuch of the way, the Lord’s footprints go along steadily, consistently,rarely varying the pace. But your footprints are a disorganized stream ofzigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures and returns. Formuch of the way it seems to go like this. But gradually, your footprintscome more in line with the Lord’s, paralleling his consistently. You andJesus are walking as true friends.This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: your footprintswhich once etched the sand next to the Master’s are now walking precisely in his steps. Inside his larger footprints is the small ’sandprint’, safelyenclosed. You and Jesus are becoming one.This goes on for many miles, but gradually you notice another change.The footprint inside the larger footprint seems to grow larger. Eventuallyit disappears altogether. There is only one set of footprints. They havebecome one. Again, this goes on for a long time, but then something awful happens - the second set of footprints is back, and this time it seemsworse. Zigzags all over the place. Starts. Stops. Deep gashes in the sand.A veritable mess of prints. You are amazed and shocked, but this is theend of your dream.Now you speak. ‘Lord I understand the first scene with zigzags and fitsand starts and so on. I was a new Christian, just learning. But you walkedon through the storm and helped me learn to walk with you.’‘That is correct.’‘Yes, and when the smaller footprints were inside of yours, I was actually learning to walk in your steps. I followed you very closely.’‘Very good.’ You have understood everything so far.’8‘Then the smaller footprints grew larger and eventually filled inwith yours. I suppose that I was actually growing so much that I‘Precisely’.‘But this is my question, Lord; was there a regression or something? Thefootprints went back to two, and this time it was worse that the first.’The Lord smiles, then laughs. ‘You didn’t know?’ He says, ‘That iswhen we danced.’Don’t be too hard on yourself. You may be doing better than you think.Submitted by the Gifted for Giving MinistryFATHERS HONORED& GRADS CELEBRATED - June 17thWe will have our usual "guilt-free" apple fritters for our dads and fatherfigures on June 17th, and we will also be celebrating all of our 2018 highschool and 8th grade graduates with cards and cake. The graduates havebeen invited as our honored guests, so please be here on June 17th to help uscelebrate after the Worship service.COME VISIT US ONLINEIf you’re wondering what’s going in our church and you happen to be online, please come and visit our website at oakhurstlutheranchurch.org. Social media is an important way to get the word out about our church andPastor Sebastian keeps the weekly events updated and the current month’scalendar is available, as well as any special events information. There arealso pages that explain who we are at Oakhurst Lutheran. There is a link toat the bottom of the website’s home page, and Tiffany Van DeFacebookWal has been updating information there. If you use Facebook,come and see us and make some comments, and “like” or “share” 9information with your friends.
Oakhurst Lutheran Church June A.D. 2018 39255 Black Road Oakhurst, CA 93644 Jason Johnsen, Pastor 559/931-1736 Church Tel: 559/683-HOPE(4673) Fax: 559/642-4040 Church Email: olc@sti.net Website: www. oakhurstlutheran church.org The Cowboys will be Back June 3 ay 4:0PM Changed from 2nd Sunday Special Guest- Jimmy Collier Cowboy Church Monthly
