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Program for the Week of July 5 – July 12, 2026
Sunday:
8:00 Matins
8:30 Coffee/Fellowship
9:00 Divine Service
10:15 Family Bible Class
6:00 Game Night
Monday:
Tuesday:
10:00 Staff Meeting
1:00 Tuesday Bible Study
5:15 Board of Education
5:30 Board of Trustees
6:00 Board of Elders
6:30 Board of Deacons
Wednesday:
Thursday:
9:00 Private Confession
10:00 Bulletin Deadline
Friday:
Saturday:
8:00 Trustees Work Day
Sunday:
8:00 Matins
8:30 Coffee/Fellowship
9:00 Divine Service
10:15 Family Bible Class
Holy Baptism: Vivian Nadine Williams, born June 15, 2026, will be baptized this morning, July 5, 2026. Her parents are Thomas & Kyndra Williams. Her sponsors are Jenean & Mitchell Cherney.
Chancel flowers are provided by Laura Matheny in honor of Rev. Adam Matheny on the 10 year anniversary of his ordination.
Sunday Matins is sponsored by Trudy Wiechmann. Jesus says: “If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in.” Revelation 3:20 NIV
Game Night tonight at Highland Park! Meet at 6pm (950 Warren Street) bring board games, volleyballs, basketballs, or just enjoy the park and fellowship with your church family. If inclement weather, meet at church instead.
Trustees Work Day: Weather permitting, the Trustees are having a work day/morning on Saturday, July 11th starting at 8am. We plan to clean up around the NE air conditioner and window wells, put fabric down and move rock around the AC unit, trim hedges, and paint lines in the parking lots. If anyone is able to join us, your help would be more than welcomed to complete some projects.
Fall Rally Planning Meeting: We will meet on Tuesday, July 14th at 6pm in the Library to continue our planning for the LWML Arlington Zone Rally that Our Savior’s is hosting on September 19th. If you would like to join us, please come. Volunteers are welcome! Questions? Call Bev Annis, 507-340-0273.
Student Scholarships Available Our Savior Endowment Fund has scholarship money available for students in our congregation who will be attending CCA this fall. Scholarship money is also available for post secondary student members of our congregation who plan to pursue a career in full time church work. Application forms need to be completed and submitted to the church office by July 15, for the upcoming academic school year. Forms are available in the church office. Please contact Rob Hobbs, chairperson of the Endowment Board, at 507-340-6313, if you have questions or need more information.
Outreach Missions will not meet in July. Hope to see you in August. Reading our Christian Publication is helpful to understand the work of our missionaries, stamp ministries, home projects. We are continuing to collect stamps, see the directions in the mission center.
Anyone interested in placing flowers for our worship services in July, please contact Marcella Eilders, 507-317-4127.
July Mite focus is Grant #13: Reaching God’s Children in Haiti – Trinity HOPE – $61,782. Originally the ministry fed 42 children from one school, now it feeds 65,000 children and staff in over 265 Christian schools across the country. This grant will fund 16,472 meals over two years.
Prayer Shawl: If you, or someone you know, may find comfort in a Prayer Shawl, please call Marcella B. Eilders, 507-317-4127.
Dr. Reed Lessing, Professor of Theology & Ministry, Director of The Center for Biblical Studies at Concordia St. Paul will be at Our Savior Lutheran Church on Saturday, August 15th to speak about his book “Overcoming Life’s Sorrows: Learning Through Jeremiah”. This is a free event (door offerings will be accepted), lunch and light snacks will be provided. Registration begins at 8am, the event is from 9am – 3pm. Use the QR code to register. Walk-ins are welcome. Books will be available to purchase.
SAGES – Older Adult Ministry – Saints Alive Growing Every Serving. Mankato Circuit (20) and Arlington Circuit (19) have openings for two or more representatives. Pick up a copy of the July-Sept Sagacity in the narthex, or view online at: https://www.mnsdistrict.org/sages
Watch our services on YouTube, livestreamed, or view later at your convenience. Access from our website www.oslcmankato.org or from YouTube (www.youtube.com), search for our channel, oslcmankato.
July Christian Publications: in the Narthex or Mission Center for you. Mite Prayer Calendar – Lutheran Bible Translations – Lutheran Witness (with MNSO District news) read Talking Points with President Woodford – Portals of Prayer – WOM Quarterly – Voice for Public Policy, Lutheran Hour Ministry News, Doorstep News and also see the information on the posters here in church. July Pray for Us Poster. Follow along with publication.
LCMS Stewardship Ministry: Luke 5:5 – “And Simon answered, ‘Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.’” All our toil, all our work, all our efforts mean nothing without the Lord’s guidance. But if we walk in the Word of Jesus. . . well, look what happened to Simon Peter! The Lord gives grace, and He promises to bless our efforts and bring forth further blessings that we never expected.
Listen to KFUO.ORG, a media ministry extension of LCMS congregations, shares Christ for you anytime, anywhere via worship services, Bible and theology studies, practical talk programs, and sacred music. All programs are archived at www.KFUO.org for 24/7 on-demand listening. Have a question or comment? Find us at @KFUOradio on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This week our study of the book of Matthew continues on Sharper Iron (weekdays at 8am), with chapters 8 and 9. Join us on Thy Strong Word (weekdays at 11am), as we move forward in our study of Acts with chapter 9. Pastor Finnern is leading us through a mini-study of the significance of the Lutheran Confessions on Concord Matters, Saturday, July 11 at 10am. This week, we answer the question, “Is the Book of Concord even practical?”
Main Street Living airs each Sunday at 9am on WFTC Channel 29/9-2. This week’s This is the Life episode, A Dream of His Own” features a father and a son who are at odds when their construction company will evict an Indian family. The worship service begins at 9:30am with Rev. Jeffrey Williams from Trinity Lutheran Church in Slayton, who will present a message titled “Come to Me, All Who Labor” based on Matthew 11:25-30. For more information or to watch the program, go to www.mainstreetliving.com and select the “Twin Cities” tab.
Where Christianity Meets Culture… Issues, Etc. is a podcast and radio talk show produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. Recent subjects include: Pro-Life Democrats; Divorce & Remarriage; Down Syndrome Children & Abortion; Campus Ministry and more. You can tune in live weekdays from 3-5 p.m. on KFUO, 850 AM in St. Louis. You can also listen at your convenience at issuesetc.org, the LPR mobile app or a podcast provider.
The Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is please to present its annual Summer Noontime Organ Recitals on Tuesdays at 12:10pm. July 7th features Timothy Frank at Trinity Chapel, Bethany Lutheran College, 730 Luther Drive, Mankato. The recitals are free and open to the public. Visit www.agosiouxtrails.org for more information.
Orphan Grain Train – go to their website to see needs and directions for individual donations.
Hosanna Adult Life Men’s Ministry Kickoff with Paul Allen. Saturday, July 11th. Doors open at 8am, event 9:00 – 10:30 am. Free Event! Registration required: https://subspla.sh/h3z556y. Hosanna Lutheran Church, 105 Hosanna Drive, Mankato.
Hit the Greens, Change a Child’s Life. Enjoy 18 holes of golf at the beautiful Valleywood Golf Course, Apple Valley on August 10. Your $120 green fee includes golf, cart access, taco buffet, and drink ticket. If you’re not a golfer, you can sponsor a Hole of Meal, or just make a donation. All money raised supports Camp Omega’s Endowment Fund to help send children to Camp Omega and experience the love of Jesus. For more information and to register and/or donate, go to: www.campomega.org.
Join Options Mankato for a FUNdraiser for the whole family on July 25 from 11am to 3pm at 1695 Lor Ray Dr, North Mankato. Festivities include face painting, a bounce house, lawn games, food for purchase, and live music. RSVP at optionsmankato.org/hog-roast.
LCC Training Workshop – (Lutheran Church Charities) Spiritual First Aid Training. August 28-29, Fort Dodge, Iowa. Learn the basics of Spiritual First Aid™, a biblically informed framework for crisis care.
2025 MN South Pastors’ Wives Retreat. October 2-3, 2026. HomeTown Inn and Suites, 331 Enterprise Drive, Belle Plaine, MN 56011. Keynote speaker Rev. Brady Finnern, MN North District President shares a message of spiritual care for Pastors’ wives, “A Clear Conscience in the Glass House.”
Ministry and Discipline in the Midst of the Digital Age. August 12-14, 2026, Messiah Lutheran Church, La Crescent. Speaker: Rev. Dr. David Petersen. Contact: Rev. Mark Meier for more information – 507-895-5673