Small Groups
Groups meet at Our Saviour's unless otherwise indicated. For questions about any of these opportunities or to register, please contact the church office.
Coupons In Action - C. I. A.
3rd Thursday of the month, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
This group is for anyone who is interested in saving money and helping others. The plan is to collect coupons, clip them, share them and save money as we shop for ourselves and a monthly mission. Each month our coupons will go into action when we use them to shop for a mission or someone in need (ie: soup for the Food Shelf, diapers for a young family, water bottles for a mission trip, etc.). The entire congregation can also get in the action by donating any unused coupons each week. Please bring your unused coupons to the Reception Desk and we will put them into action.
Contact: Jodi Blowers
Dinners at 6:30 Fellowship Group
Meets April-October
This is an informal gathering of people who meet for totally fun, social reasons. They meet at a designated restaurant once a month, usually the fourth Friday. Some of the restaurants the group has visited are The Pines in Isanti, Hidden Haven Country Club in East Bethel, and Tanner's in Andover.
Faith and Fiction Daytime Book Group
Second Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. in participant's homes.
This book study group reads a book each month and gathers together for discussion and treats. Contact the church office, to find out where the next book group will be meeting.
55 Alive Classes
Minnesota Safety Driver Improvement Program Classes
8-Hour First Time Class: Wed., July 25—Thurs., July 26, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
4-Hour Refresher Class: Tues., June 26, 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.,Tues., Aug. 28, 1:00–5:00 p.m., and Tues., Oct 2, 5:30–9:30 p.m.
Experience: What thousands of other safe senior drivers already
know.
Explore: the latest in driver traffic safety, law changes and
vehicle technology. Take this course designed for you and save
10% on your Auto Insurance Premiums (consult your insurance
provider for details). All classes held at Our Saviour’s.
For more information on a class or to register online visit www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 1-888-234-1294.
Marriage Care Groups
Marriage Care is small groups of married couples who meet once a month in homes. Friendship is built, relationships grow, and couples support each other in their marriages. A curriculum is followed with dialogue questions. This is not marriage counseling -- it is intended to enrich healthy marriages.
Marriage Care Information Meeting
Sunday, April 29 at 6:30 at Our Saviour's
Are you interested in strengthening and deepening the relationship with your spouse? New groups are in the processes of being formed. If interested plan on attending this informational meetin. These small groups meet monthly to encourage healthy marriages. It is not intended for couples that are currently in crisis.
Meditation Garden Team
Meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., January-October
Are you a flower and plant lover? Is your thumb green? Then you need to join this team of earth lovers! This team of gardeners has created and maintains the gardens at Our Saviour's. The group sponsors two fundraisers each year: a spring annual and perennial sale and a poinsettia and wreath sale in the fall. The funds go toward flowers, boulders, mulch, etc. The group shares the labor of planting, weeding, and watering the gardens.
Men's Card Fellowship
Second Friday of the month, Sept.-April, 7:00 p.m.
Looking for an evening of fun with just guys? Take this opportunity to get to know other men in this worshipping community. Men meet in a member's home to play cards and enjoy fellowship. You are invited to join this fun, fellowship group. Contact the church office with questions.
Men's Spring Retreat
May 18-20 at Brad Becklin’s cabin near Nisswa, MN.
The theme: Now faith, hope and love abide... and the greatest of these is love. Enjoy faith-building, golf, fishing, food, music, Bible study, and fellowship. The cost is $25.
What to bring: casual clothing, sleeping bag and pillow, toiletries, towels, Bible, a food item to share (fruit, snack, sweets…), golf clubs, fishing gear.
Men's Winter Retreat
Watch for the 2013 date!
Do you enjoy outdoor, winter fun? Plan on attending the Men's Retreat, traditionally held at a cabin between Pequot Lakes and Nisswa (just north of Brainerd). This men's only weekend always includes frivolity, faith-building, food, fishing, fun in the snow (or on the ice, or both!), music, madness, munchies, meaty Bible studies, meaty meat, etc. The cost is just $25.
Motorcycle Ministry
This fun group meets regularly, May-September, for motorcycle trips. All are welcome! Join them for one or all of the trips. You do no not need to have a bike to enjoy these social gatherings.
Blessing of the Bikes
Ride your cycle to worship on Sun., May 6, for a Blessing of the Bikes following the 9:15 a.m. service. Invite your friends to bring their cycles, too. Join us for the ride that follows at 12:00 p.m.
2012 Motorcycle Ministry Schedule
Seasoned Adult Ministry (SAM)
Most events held on the 1st Thursday of the month
The SAM group goes on social outings once-a-month. The S in SAM could stand for seasoned, sensitive, sensational, super, or even supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. In order to participate in SAM you merely have to be available, no minimum age requirement. Come and celebrate with your seasoned friends!
Seasoned Adult Ministry (SAM)
to the Tri County Regional
Forensic Laboratory
May 24, 10:15 a.m.
Join us as Lab Director Erchal Springer gives us a behind the scenes tour of the lab in Anoka. The tour is 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch will be at a restaurant of our choice following the tour. Special thanks to Tom and Pauline Nielsen for arranging the tour! Tour is free; lunch cost is on your own. First come, first served; maximum 20 people, (drivers needed for carpool). Sign up on the Small Group board in the Rotunda.
Contact: Jodi Blowers
Reminder: SAM monthly planning meetings are the 2nd Thursday of the month from 9-10:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome!
Spring Salad Splurge
Mon., May 7, 6:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Priscilla Circle, this event will be in the Gathering Space.
All women are invited to come and bring a friend. Peter Vodenka will be the speaker who will tell about his “Journey to Freedom.” He walked with his wife and two small children from Czechoslovakia to Austria to freedom. They were sponsored by first Lutheran Church in Beach North Dakota and arrived here in 1983.
Please bring a salad to share; rolls and dessert will be furnished. Also, consider bringing donations for Alexandra House. Items needed are: towels, wash cloths, bedding, and health and beauty aids. Items can be new or gently used. Mark your calendar and join us for a great time!
Tree of Life Library
3rd Sat. of the month 10:00 a.m.
If you have a love for books and care about having a
well-organized, accessible Library at Our Saviour’s that offers
good, Christian reading and study resources, please join this
group that will meet monthly. Have fun with new friends, share
your passion for books, and help organize and process the books
in the library.
The Tree of Life Library helps to grow the family of God by
providing access to materials, which support this initiative.
Proceeds from fundraisers such as book sales and hospitality
provide books/videos/CDs/DVDS for the library, supplies for the
library, and resources to support storytelling/puppets for
Sunday School. A yearly
book sale is held to encourage reading at home as well as in
church and school.
What's in the Tree of Life Library?
Women's Retreat
Watch for next year's date
