Pastor David Maier - Forward in Hope

THANK YOU! ... For the 25th Anniversary Celebration of My Ordination

THANK YOU … to ALL of you who made last Sunday (January 13), the 25th Anniversary Celebration of my Ordination into the Ministry, such a personal, deeply moving, most enjoyable day ... for Pat, our family, and myself!

• The brief video shared in the sanctuary capturing some of the special moments of the last 25 years was amazing … a true testimony to God’s faithfulness and a “tear jerker”.

• The school children’s creativity in filling one of the letters for the word AWESOME (perhaps my favorite word) … and then placing them in the gym … was, well, AWESOME!

• The many cards that were given at Church or received through the mail and the encouraging and loving sentiments that were expressed in the cards and in the greeting lines, were greatly appreciated!

• The phone calls and visits that made for an exciting number of days.  Thank you.

• Thank you for the flowers for Pat and remembering and honoring her.  She also, as you know, is AWESOME.

• We are grateful for the thoughtful gift of dinner out … and a night in … at The Old English Inn for Pat and myself is being greatly anticipated … and we wonder if we might not be able to coordinate that with the additional generous gift of an evening at the Wharton Center for a show of our choosing.

• Thank you also for the many other gifts that were given by individuals and families.  They were humbly received with gratitude and as a reminder of God’s continuing gift of grace … also undeserved ... but gratefully received.

Prayer and Healing Service at OSL, January 23, at 6:30 PM

This Wednesday we begin what I pray will become a blessed tradition at Our Savior Lutheran Church and School:  a regularly scheduled Prayer and Healing Service to be held at 6:30 pm.  The purpose for this service is to gather together as God’s people and to pray for those who need any kind of emotional or physical healing.  Anointing with oil by the Pastors and elders will be available as mentioned in this encouraging passage from James 5:  13 Is any one of you in trouble?  He should pray.  Is anyone happy?  Let him sing songs of praise. 14 Is any one of you sick?  He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up.  If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.