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Rais ing The Bar

I recently stumbled across an interesting set of questions. They are used by AsianAccess (A2), a Christian missionary agency in South Asia, to determine a newconvert’s readiness to follow Christ. In the West, we might ask newcomers if theyprefer contemporary or traditional worship. As you can see, the questions theyask in other parts of the world are a little different. Here they are:

! Are you willing to leave home and lose the blessing of your father?! Are you willing to lose your job?! Are you willing to go to the village and those who persecute you, forgive them,

and share the love of Christ with them?! Are you willing to give an offering to the Lord? ! Are you willing to be beaten rather than deny your faith?! Are you willing to go to prison?! Are you willing to die for Jesus?

Besides making me feel very grateful for where I live (and slightly guilty for feelinggrateful) the questions sounded familiar. I heard an echo of Jesus’ words fromLuke 14. You know the passage. Jesus spins around to the people following himand says, “Are you sure you want to do this?” That’s my paraphrase, of course. What Jesus actually said was much worse: “If you want to be my disciple youhave to hate your family, take up your cross, count the cost, and give upeverything” -- real crowd-pleasing stuff. It’s tempting to dismiss these radicaldemands of Jesus that seem so harsh. Yet in numerous countries throughout theworld today (where Christians and evangelists are frequently jailed andpersecuted for their faith) the cost of discipleship is real and costly.

Could we benefit from raising the bar in regards to our commitment to Christ inthe Christian Church in America? For the most part, we have specialized in doingthe exact opposite. We talk about smoothing the path to God and makingchurch life as easy and convenient as possible. What would happen if, like Jesusand A2, we put the hard demands of the Gospel front and center? If we gavepeople the unvarnished truth of what it means to follow Jesus? If we told themthat sometimes following the Carpenter from Nazareth means donning our owncrown of thorns? Would it be worth it in the end?

Here is the greatest news of all – when our commitment and discipleship aren’tfervent or praiseworthy, God's grace is always greater than our sin and lack offaith. God’s Word states this clearly in 2 Timothy 2:13: "If we are faithless, He (Jesus)remains faithful for He cannot deny Himself." The Holy Spirit continually is trying to

deepen our devotion and discipleship to Jesus through the power of the Gospel. When we more firmly graspthe love, sacrifice, and tenacious drive that Jesus had for us and our salvation, this is what empowers our “all-or-nothing” allegiance and faith to grow in our Savior. Let’s encourage one another to “raise the bar” inworship, fellowship, discipleship, service and outreach in the upcoming months.

Pastor Keith

50 Anniversary th

Coming Events

VBS CelebrationFriday, June 22

Jubilee SundayJuly 29 - Rev. Mathews

Storm ChasersSaturday, August 4

Jubilee SundaySep. 30 - Rev. Mroch

Fall Fellowship EventSaturday, October 13

Jubilee SundayDec. 30 - Rev. Reek

In This Issue . . .

Sermon Series Pg. 2 Activities Pg. 2 Bible Study Pg. 4 Preschool Pg. 5 Youth Pg. 5 Bldg. News Pg. 7 Thank You Pg. 13Odds & Ends Pg. 14Calendar Insert

May 2012 Vol. 50, #5

Throughout May we will continue our sermon series titled: “Romans – The Greatest Letter Ever Written.”

Romans is the Apostle Paul’s most detailed, systematic explanation of Christian doctrine. Paul covers the

basics of Christianity:

! Why we need a Savior

! Why Jesus’ death can save us

! How God applies that salvation to us

! What it looks like to live as God’s redeemed people

So Romans is a book with something for everyone: an explanation and defense of Christianity, an exploration

of several important Biblical themes, and application of those truths to a believer’s daily life. Please take a

few moments to read the Biblical references.

Sunday/Monday May 6 & 7 Romans 1:16-17 “No Need to Whisper”

Sunday/Monday May 13 & 14 Romans 7:15-25a “Despicable Me / Jekyll & Hyde”

Sunday/Monday May 20 & 21 Romans 8:28-39 “Triumph over Trials”

Sunday/Monday May 27 & 28 Romans 10:11-15 “The Greatest Story Not Being Told”

The Hosts (leaders) of all of the Adult Life Groups will

have their quarterly meeting on Wednesday, May 2

at 6:30 p.m. in the Upper Fellowship Hall. We want

to keep up the momentum of this growing ministry

through the summer months and to plan for even

more growth in the fall!

How many Indian head pennies and other old coins

do you have stored in a secure place in your house

or apartment? Everyone knows certain coins are

worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars. The

dollar value of a coin is only part of the reason coin

collection is popular. On Thursday, May 3, New

Horizons will learn more about the wide-spread

interest of coin collection when Rev. Michael Volk

presents his program on the subject.

As usual, we will gather at 11:45 a.m. in the Lower

Fellowship Hall. At noon, the group will enjoy a

salad luncheon including rolls and dessert furnished

by the membership. Rev. Volk’s program will follow.

Planning is easier when the number planning to

attend is known - so, please call Alice or Carolyn.

Members with last names beginning A-Mc should

call Carolyn Schrader, 402.331.3833. Members with

last names beginning with Me-Z should call Alice

Downey, 402.493.3944. Guests are always

welcome, so come and join us!

The following students have successfully completed

our traditional confirmation program and will be

reaffirming their baptismal faith and confessing their

life-long commitment to Christ on Sunday, May 6,

during the 11:00 a.m. service:

Jaret Bray

Jessica Bultez

Hannah Erickson

Linnea Gillespie

Shannon Green

Kaycie Havenridge

Travis Odom

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you

teach and admonish one another with all wisdom,

and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs

with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever

you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the

name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the

Father through him.”

Upcoming Messages

L i fe Group Hosts

New Hor izons

Congratulations & God’s Blessings

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Beautiful Savior’s High School Ministry HSM is

sponsoring their 1 Annual Dodgeball Tournamentst

on Saturday, May 12. This tournament is for teams

of youth and/or adults, age 13 and over. Teams

consist of 5-8 members. The cost is $11/person.

Deadline to sign up your team is May 5. Sign up on

the website at www.bslcstudents.org or the

Beautiful Savior Student Facebook page.

Grab your old gym clothes and come join the fun!

There will be prizes for the winning team and best

dressed team. The games will begin at 5:00 p.m. at

Ralston High School gym. If you don’t want to play

but want to watch, cost is $3 at the door. The

proceeds from this event will help raise funds for the

Hong Kong mission trip in July.

If you have any questions please contact Josh

Keithley at [email protected] or 402.331.7376.

The ladies of L.I.F.T. cordially invite you to enjoy an

afternoon of High English Tea and Luncheon on

Monday, May 14 at 12:30 in the afternoon. Proper

attire will be provided for those in attendance,

including fashionable hats, gloves

and scarves! We do hope you plan

to attend and enjoy the fellowship!

Our hostess for this once-in-a-

lifetime event will be Pat Durbin,

and we will meet at her home. The

address is 12944 Eagle Run Drive (South of West

Maple Street on 132 Street). Please RSVP to her atnd

402.493.6781. We’ll have a jolly good time of it!

MEN at a Women’s Connection Event???

Yes! We are inviting everyone to attend our

Saturday, May 19 Brunch. Our speaker will be

Slyvana Airman, a Muslim from Pakistan who is now

a Christian. Her captivating talk, “My 2 Worlds,” is a

must for all of us!

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Place: Lower Fellowship Hall - Melissa Site

Cost: $10.50 - brunch included

Reservations are required so proper preparations

can be made. Please call Susan Parsons at

402.731.1937 by May 16 if you plan to attend.

Is someone from your family graduating from

college or high school this month? Please send us a

picture of them and include the following

information: where they graduated from and if

college, what their degree is in; if high school, what

they are doing next and/or what college they will

be attending. Please have this information to the

church office by May 14. This information will be

used for a slide show for our worship services on

Sunday, May 20 where we will recognize and pray

for our graduates. If you can send the pictures

online that would be very helpful. Please send them

to [email protected] or put pictures and

information on Lynne’s desk in the main office.

There will also be a Senior Anointing for all high

school seniors during the Student Worship at 9:30

a.m. that morning in the Youth Room.

All teachers of adult Bible studies (not Life Groups)

will meet on Wednesday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. to

begin work on a comprehensive “scope and

sequence” approach to Beautiful Savior’s Adult

discipleship Ministry. The work will involve

categorizing adult Bible studies according to our

101-401 levels in each of four categories: biblical,

Doctrinal, Historical, and Practical Theology. From

there the process will include such things as

publicizing courses to the congregation and public,

creating self-assessment and “tracking” methods

for people to select courses more intentionally, and

developing leader recruitment and training

opportunities. If you have any questions

concerning this please contact Jim Haack at

402.331.7376 or [email protected].

Dodgebal l Tournament

Ladies in Fellowship Together

Men - You Are Inv i ted!

Graduate Recogni t ion

Adult Bible Study Teachers

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There will be a “Coffee House” in honor of Judy

Newhouse on Friday, May 25 from 7-10 p.m. at the

Grover Site. The evening will include various

entertainers, presentations from Judy on her work in

Hong Kong and others working in Asia. The

suggested donation for this event is $15 per person.

There will be various desserts and coffee served.

Please plan to come out and support our Beautiful

Savior sister in Christ and her mission work to the

students and adults in Hong Kong! For more details

please feel free to contact Tammy Latimer at

402.547.3553. If you are unable to attend we would

graciously accept general donations towards

Judy’s work. You can write a check to Beautiful

Savior and then mark on the envelope that it is for

Judy Newhouse - Hong Kong.

Sunday Morning

God Provides The Bible comes to life through this

series of 6 brief dramatic videos, followed by

reading, discussing, and applying to our lives

each story from the Bible. 8:00 a.m. – Room 216

– Led by Jim Haack

Discovery Class An 8-week Bible-based course

that prepares people for membership at

Beautiful Savior. 8:30 a.m. – West Maple Site;

9:15 a.m. – Grover Site; 9:30 a.m. – Main

Campus – Room 216

Prayer: earthly License for Heavenly Interference

Improve your prayer life dramatically through

this course! 8:30 a.m. – West Maple Site – Led by

Jeanne McDonald

Crossways You can better understand, and apply,

the “big picture” of the Bible in this

comprehensive overview course. 9:15-10:45

a.m. – Room 215 – Led by Erle Carter and Terry

Taege

The 7 Churches of Revelation The lessons we learn

from those early churches will help us avoid

their mistakes and put into practice what they

did right. 9:30 a.m. – Upper Fellowship Hall – Led

by Brian Swanigan

Life Lessons from 1 Corinthians This women’s class

explores the application of Paul’s letter to this

very complex congregation. 9:30 a.m. – Room

229 [Library] – Led by Rachel Grimm

Weekdays

Monday

Men’s Bible Breakfast 6:30 a.m. – Summer

Kitchen Café (120 & Giles) – Led by Jim Haackth

Ladies’ Bible Study 7:00 p.m. – Room 216 – Led

by Lisa Draper

Tuesday

Ladies’ Bible Study 9:00 a.m. – Upper Fellowship

Hall – Led by Jim Haack

Made to Crave 9:00 a.m. - Tammy Latimer’s

home. Begins May 1 and runs for 6 weeks.

Please call Tammy for more information -

402.547.3553.

The Story 6:30 p.m. – Grover Site – Led by Pastor

Tim

Thursday

Early Riser Bible Study 6:00 a.m. at the Farm-

house Café (84 Street next to Mangelsen’s)th

“Peter the Apostle” - Led by Pastor Tim

Ladies’ Bible Study 9:00 a.m. – Room 216 – Led

by Rachel Grimm

Saturday

Men’s Bible Study 8:00 a.m. – Junior High Room

– Led by Ron Acers

Coffee House

Adul t B ib le C lasses

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Dear Friends in Christ,

Well, as the saying goes “all good things must come to

an end...”, and the 2011-2012 school year is doing just

that! In just a few short weeks we will “graduate”

three classes of four/five year olds, mostly on to

kindergarten. A new chapter in their lives. We wish

them God’s continued blessings as they experience new

adventures, sharing God’s love.

As we make preparations to finish the school year, we

will be enjoying many special events. Our older kids

will participate in preschool graduation on May 17 , ath

wonderful milestone for both parents and students.

Our last days of school will be on May 17 and 18 . th th

The preschoolers will enjoy a “track and field” day,

enjoy a picnic lunch and have a super secret dessert.

In addition to all of this, we will be wrapping up our

portfolios (a snapshot/keepsake of the year) as well as

working on a few more special craft items!

We sadly must say good-bye to some of our long-

standing preschool staff members; Pam Glidewell, Amy

Kochanowicz and Susan Hill. All will be missed

tremendously and we thank them for their many years

of service.

Thank you all for your prayers and support this year

and we ask that you please keep praying! Pray for our

new and former students and their families, for our

teachers and their families, for our enrollment

efforts, for our preparation for classes this fall, and

most of all for God’s blessings on all that we do in His

name and in His place! Happy summer!

In His Service,

Pam Prazan, Amy Kochanowicz, Grace Sillik, Susan Hill,

Madelyn Boardman, Robin Kolumban and Christy Brink

Looking for a chance to get connected with new

people, a chance to connect with close friends, or

to share life together with students who are dealing

with the same stuff you are? HSM Life Groups are

your answer. HSM Life Groups are made up of 6-8

students, gender and age specific that meet

weekly in homes with a Life Group leader. This is a

vital part of HSM and we want you to stay

connected to friends and Christ. If you feel this is the

next step for you, let us know to get you connected

to one soon. If you are in high school and have not

joined one, sign-up today or contact Josh Keithley

to see how you can get connected to a group.

Students, join us for time of worship and life-

changing teaching! Student Worship is every

Sunday morning at 9:30 AM in the Student Center

(formerly called youth room). You will

experience topics that connect you into God's

Word and relate to what you deal with every day.

You will love the band, the message, and the

interactive small group discussions. THIS IS Student

Worship!

Beginning May 13 we are beginning a new series in

which we will be viewing video clips of Real Life

People, dealing with Real Life Issues, through a very

Real Life Savior. This study will continue through the

end of June. This series will open our eyes to real

issues through people we don’t often hear from.

Join us every week in the Student Center at Beautiful

Savior La Vista site for Student Worship at 9:30 AM.

May 6- Church as it should be: Putting it all together

May13- Overcoming: Finding God’s purpose in the

midst of dashed dreams

May 20- Why, God?: When personal tragedy

doesn’t make sense

Missions are vital to our HSM program. They allow us

to put our faith into action and serve others as Christ

served us. We have many opportunities including

local, domestic, and international trips. We are

partnering with Open Door Mission, Kids Against

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Hunger, Urban Plunge, and Christ for the City to

have more opportunity to share the love of Christ

with Omaha. This year we will be taking a group of

Jr. High and High School students to Denver in June

and three different high school groups to Hong

Kong in July to share Christ’s vision and to live out

the calling of Matthew 28:19-20. If you would like

more information on either of these trips please

contact Josh Keithley for additional information. We

also have information on Urban Plunge. Be on the

lookout for an August weekend event for Urban

Plunge in HSM. If you or your HSM Life Group would

like to volunteer at any of these anytime, please let

us know so we can get you signed up. This is a great

opportunity to get your service hours too.

“Schlitterbahn Water Park” in Kansas City is hosting

“Lifted Up.” This HSM event is June 2 in Kansas City. nd

Beautiful Savior HSM will be there. The cost is $50

and includes admission, transportation, and $15 for

food. You will need additional money on your own

for additional food, souvenirs, and snacks.

Registration deadline is May 23 . In order to get therd

special pricing we need a minimum of 15 to

participate. There will be more than 20 local church

bands playing throughout the day on 3 stages. You

will need a swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, whatever you

need to be outside in the sun, change of clothes,

and a signed BSLC release form you can print off the

webpage. Sign-up on our Facebook page today.

Let’s get the summer started right and make this a

huge event. You can sign-up under the events tab

at www.bslcstudents.org.

Want to stay connected to HSM? Visit us at

www.bslcstudents.org, Beautiful Savior Students

Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter

@bslcstudents. You can also sign-up for texting on

our website under the HSM connect tab. Sign-up for

HSM texting today! Parents or anyone who wants to

stay connected to Beautiful Savior HSM can sign-up

too or get connected to our email service. Contact

Josh Keithley for more information.

HSM May Calendar

Sundays 9:30-10:45 a.m. Student Worship

“Real Life, Real People, Real Jesus” Series

Sun.-Thurs. 6-9 p.m. Life Groups

May 6 12:30 p.m. HSM Hong Kong Mission

VBS training

May 12 5 p.m. Dodgeball Tournament

at Ralston High School

May 20 4 Hong Kong Mission Trip Payment dueth

May 23 Schlitterbahn Registration Deadline

Attention all college students and

those in the age range of 18-25 . . .

you are invited to join the College

Life Group. If you are home for the

summer or visiting Omaha or live

here all the time this group meets

weekly on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Come share life and an opportunity to form a

community of friends who will join you on your

journey. Join our Facebook page today by going to

Facebook and searching Beautiful Savior College

Students. This is our primary means of

communication for College Ministry. Check us out

and join TODAY! If you have any questions please

contact Josh Keithley at 402.331.7376 or

[email protected].

! Registration remains open for all grades at

Concordia Academy or Concordia Jr.-Sr. High

School for the 2012-13 school year. Call 402-445-

4000 or visit www.concordiaomaha.org for

more information.

! If you participated in this year’s Concordia

Plant Sale fundraiser, don’t forget to pick up

your plants at Concordia High School on Friday,

May 4, from 8 am - 6:30 pm or on Saturday, May

5, from 9 am - noon.

! Construction is expected to begin in May on a

$6.9 million expansion of Concordia Jr.-Sr. High

School. The Concordia Lutheran Schools Board

of Directors voted to finalize a contract with

Kiewit Building Group to construct the project.

It includes a 1,300-seat competition

gymnasium, locker rooms, six new classrooms,

an expanded commons and other

improvements to the campus at 156th and Fort

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Streets. The project is expected to be

finished by the fall of 2013.

! The 13 annual Concordia Omaha Golfth

Scramble will take place at Tiburon Golf Course

on Wednesday, June 6, at 11:30 am. $100 per

person – includes green fees, cart, range balls,

and an awards dinner following the event.

Hole sponsorship is available. Proceeds benefit

Concordia Jr./Sr. High School student activities.

Register by googling

[email protected] or pick up a

registration form from Pastor Keith in the church

office. Registrations are due Friday, May 25.

In March, I shared that the construction plans for

the new building addition would be going to

bidders and that the Building Committee would

then receive the bids and recommend a

contractor. In April, bids were received, and after

discussion, the Building Committee recommended

to the Mission Leadership Council that the Church

enter into a contract with Meyers Carlisle Leapley

(MCL). MCL completed the existing La Vista site

building in 2007.

The key elements of the addition are two stories of

multi-functional, multi-use space. Connecting both

floors will be a new open stair case with glass

railings. In the west wall, new windows will be

added and the “Beautiful Savior” rock glass artwork

that was previously in the Chapel entrance at our

old building at 90th and Q Streets will be placed in

it. In the east wall, new windows will display the

additional rock glass artwork panels containing a

dove. These were previously in the Chapel as well.

Our architects, BVH, designed a canopy for the

existing east front entrance that was included as an

alternate in the bidding package. Based on the

price provided by MCL for this alternate, the

entrance canopy will be added into the

construction contract. Construction on this portion

of the project will be very noticeable and in a high

use area, but access will be maintained for the

majority of the time. A special feature to this

canopy is Luther’s Seal, which will be placed on the

east side facing 96th Street. This seal, made of cast

stone, will be four feet in diameter and will be a true

testament to the identity of Beautiful Savior

Lutheran Church!

By the time this article is printed, MCL will be on site,

and construction will have begun. The un-striped

concrete pad on where the new addition will go

will cease to exist and the six parking stalls next to

the Lower Fellowship Hall will be unavailable.

Inside, the most noticeable immediate change in

both the upper and lower level hallways, will be the

construction of temporary walls. These walls will

serve to separate the existing building from the new

addition during construction and will remain in

place until the end of construction. The upper wall

will serve as the public gathering place of

information about the project, including

construction photographs. Stay tuned for

something special about the lower level wall!

In His Service,

Scott Oswald, Building Committee Chairman

GEO Missionary Judy Newhouse

BSLC member and Missionary, Judy Newhouse, has

extended her commitment to serve in Hong Kong

for another two years (thru August 2014). She will be

in Omaha on furlough during the month of May. On

Pentecost Sunday, May 27, Judy will share about her

mission work during the Adult Bible Class hour and

during the services at our La Vista Site. We hope

Judy’s passionate mission testimony will spur on

many others to join in her overseas mission service in

Hong Kong. Judy will also be giving a report about

her mission work at “Mission Central” near Mapleton,

Iowa, on Tuesday, May 22, at 1:00 p.m.

Are YOU going on a mission trip to

Havana, Cuba, in JULY?

JULY 2012 will be a BIG month for Great Door

Ministries! We hope to take two groups in July...July

3-11 and July 11-19. Please EMAIL

[email protected] as soon as possible if

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you are interested in knowing more. They will send

you all the details so you can make a prayerful

decision!

H.I.S. Mission Trip to Africa

Dr. Kathy Walk and Hope International Services will

be leading a mission trip to Malawi and

Mozambique, Africa, from September 3-18, 2012.

You will spend time at the orphanage as well as

pastors’ seminars, women’s ministry, children’s

ministry, and crusades. The cost is $1,000 plus a

plane ticket to Blantyre, Malawi. If you would like to

participate in this mission trip, please contact Dr.

Walk at www.hopeinternationalservices.org or

contact Pastor Keith in the church office.

LAMP Canada - Big Trout Lake

Canada 2012 is underway! The team is excited

about this year’s plans. This will be our 11 year toth

visit friends in Big Trout Lake, Ontario to teach

children about Jesus through Vacation Bible School.

Of course, there’s a ton of other ministry going on

also, because these people have become as close

as family. We feel like “aunties and uncles” who

come North to visit and they receive us as such.

This year, four of our team members are planning to

take four young people from BTL to a neighboring

community called Wapakeka (Anglin Lake) to

teach children there about Jesus. This community is

connected to BTL by a dirt road. Please pray that all

of the details would come together by God’s

grace, and also pray for funding for this extra week

of ministry.

Please keep the team members and the

community of Big Trout Lake in your prayers: Jeanne

Johnson, Kari and Jaeger Lewis, Mike Jaeger, Stu

Hays, Roxie and Clarissa Meisinger, Jim Lahn and

Bruce MacMillan.

“Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the

Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to

obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure

of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the

age.” Matthew 28:19-20 (NLT)

Our project for Beautiful Savior’s 50 year is feedingth

those in our community who are in need. We are

doing this by supporting the Tri-City Pantry which

helps people in the Ralston/LaVista/Papillion area,

and also our own pantry at the Grover Site which

helps other people in the Omaha area.

Together, Inc. of Omaha has been supplying our

pantry at Grover with 2,500-10,000 pounds of food

each month. Due to government cutbacks they will

not be able to supply food for us in the future. We

will be taking a look at how and if we will be able to

continue our pantry at its current program.

Currently we are asking if you would donate the

following items:

cereals peanut butter tuna

macaroni and cheese pasta noodles

You can place your donation down by the kitchen

at the La Vista Site or you can take your donation

directly to the Grover Site at the following times:

Monday - 9:00 a.m. - Noon

Tuesday - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Thursday & Saturday - 8:00-10:00 a.m.

These are the times when someone will be at the

site to let you in. Please do not just stop by and

leave your donations outside the door.

The Tri-City Pantry is in need of the following:

shampoo deodorant dish detergent

toothpaste & tooth brushes laundry soap

Jean at Tri-City tells us that “many clients sometimes

have to choose between being clean or having

something to eat, so we have a real need for

toiletry and cleaning items. They cannot purchase

any of these items with food stamps, so they often

go without.”

You may place your donations down by the kitchen

at the La Vista Site and they will be delivered to the

Tri-City Pantry.

Members, thank you for everything that you have

donated already to this ministry. Please be

watching for more details about our pantry at the

Grover Site in the coming months.

Anniversary Mission Project

May 2012 Vol. 50, #58

May Wedding Anniversaries

5/1 Tony & Bobbi Autry, Eric & Laura Rice; 5/2 Raymond & Jane Stier; 5/3 Mark & Dawn Huckle, Jeanne & KevinMcCabe, Bruce & Sherry Vicars; 5/5 James & Rachel Bush; Jed & Dawn Henry; 5/6 Rod & Jo Headrick, John &Jane Jones, Jim & Yvonne Pflug; 5/7 Gary & Kathy Evans; 5/8 Chris & Dawn Kohler; 5/9 Gary & Madonna Scott;5/10 Jamie & Sheena Meyer, Stacie & David Potthoff, David & Janet Schmidt; 5/11 Julie & Dion Lainson; 5/13 Ryan& Jodi Fawcett, David & Emily Wollberg; 5/14 Bud & Rita Van Cleve; 5/15 Rod & Cynthia AlHarithy, Melvin & JoenGruber, Joe & Angela Perry, Lenny & Kay Stepanek, Don & Tricia Todd, Dustin & Patricia Van Cleve; 5/16 Gary &Gayla Ezra, Ron & Cathy Jochimsen, Bill & Nicole Keil, Stewart & Judy Vanness; 5/17 Chuck & Sharon Odom, Pam& Doug Zbylut; 5/19 Scotte & Annie Hansen; 5/20 Ben & Debra Altman, Kim & Eric Peterson, Kevin & PatriciaRohloff; 5/22 Don & Judy Jenn, Eric & Amy Vander Woude; 5/23 Dave & Karen Galaska, Norm & Jane Jensen, J.D.& Melissa Law, Paul & Karyn Mollak, Mike & Jennifer Thomson, Wade & Emily Tracy; 5/25 Keith & Kellie Devney, Jim& Jeanne Larson, Donald & Leah Peters, Charlie & Mary Snyder; 5/26 Roland & Mary Beideck, Donald & SusanEvans, Alvin & Corky Leudders, Larry &Lynne Saathoff, Mark & Delora Sorenson; 5/27 Keith & Christy Brink, Andrew& Amanda Dana, Justin & Rachel Obermeier; 5/28 Tom & Kathy Adams, Kurth & Jessica Brashear, Byron & HeatherKooima, Jason & Melissa Prante, Corey & Melissa Tunink; 5/29 Todd & Kathy Bruner, Robert & Amy Faulk; 5/30 Bill& Tammy Anderson, Ted & Connie Dlouhy, Amber & Brian Kaplinger.

May BirthdaysADULTS: 5/1 Trina Dean; 5/2 Merle Muller; 5/3 Brian Askew, Reed Chittenden, Ronald Dvorak, Michael Flynn, Issac

Inungaray, Shelli Muldoon, Bonnie Olsen, Carolyn Schrader, Lisa Test, Bev Urbach, Ashley Witt; 5/4 Sara Herring,

Louise Neumann, Bob Niemeier, Ryan Petersen, David Roth; 5/5 Cynthia AlHarithy, Rachel Dvorak, Bob Graveline,

Wade Tracy; 5/6 Kathy Campbell, John Jones, Mike Thomson, Michael Trapp; 5/7 Michael Drumheller, Hazel

Jacobsen, Teri Lee, Lee Lieb, Jim Pflug, Shane Stephenson, Chris Wollberg; 5/8 Janeen Dvorak, Andrew Wickert;

5/9 Betty Saunders; 5/10 Kali Lane, Tom Lewis, Jerry Shank, Amanda Woodrich; 5/11 Aaron Flaugh, Mike Helmers,

Benjamin Johnson, Heidi Mogensen, Mark Muldoon; 5/13 Stacey Hanson, Russell Harju; 5/13 Sarah Minardi, Susan

Westcott; 5/14 Lucas Berndt, Lindsey Marek, Duane Moore; 5/15 Mike Crossman, Barry DeJong, Amy Fauth, Kirk

Goodnight, Lyle Hulke, Joyce Pittman, Larry Saathoff, Sarah Woodcock; 5/16 Joe Kresl, Micah Powell; 5/17 Alan

Bolas, Linda Watson, Tom Ziemba; 5/18 Rob Latimer; 5/19 Chad Congrove, William Creger, Susan Fonyonga, Mari

Lieb, Stacy Shockey; 5/20 Tia Iossi; 5/21 Bryan Michaelson; 5/22 Lauren Balleweg, Shane Welsh; 5/23 Beth Francis,

Machaela Hackendahl, Paula Kresl, Onie Matthews; 5/24 Tim Fjelstad, Jean Secord; 5/25 Jim Cobb, Aaron Cole,

Scott Kirkpatrick, Dina Newsom, Mary Reed, Jan Rosenquist, Janet Schmidt, Nicholas Weiss; 5/26 Veronica Detjens,

Avery Llyod, Louise Rasmussen; 5/28 Cheryl French, Eleazer Inungaray, Kari Keithley, Kelly Loontjer, Donna

Meisinger; 5/29 Alicia Bremer, Terri Bultez, Jennifer Severson, Jeanie Shank; 5/30 Alison Alvarado, Mary Harter, Erika

Pritchard, Kimberly Richardson; 5/31 Jim Ernst, Sandy Feekin, Jon Riggs, Duane Tubach.

TEENS: 5/1 Autumn Ezra; 5/3 Alexander Beideck, Nic Caberos; 5/6 Marcus Miller, Lauren Prante; 5/10 Noah Kahl,

Dylan Thor; 5/13 Grant Horton; 5/16 Andrew Gillespie, Whitney Isenberger; 5/17 Amanda Srygley, Sarah Swanigan;

5/19 Sarah Banner, Sam Huckle, Katie Huckle, Jordan Wagner; 5/23 Jessica Bultez; 5/24 Jade Adler, Allison Kraft,

Jonathan Paopao, Dylan Wonder; 5/25 Kailey Claussen, Nathan Steinbach; 5/26 Alex Feekin, Thomas Mollak; 5/27

Heather Coffelt; 5/30 Alyssa Wollberg.

CHILDREN: 5/3 Boston Baxter, Jamison Hanway, Harper Lantzer; 5/4 Lucas Thompson, Mason Wagner; 5/5 Abigail

Breeling, Lane Hansen, Maci Waldron; 5/6 Chase Norblade; 5/7 Willow Landmark; 5/8 Elijah Schaap; 5/10 Cale

Chilvers, Zach Van Surksum; 5/11 Cameron Law; 5/12 Lukas Coe; 5/13 Madeline Brettman, Taylor Srygley; 5/14

Cole Johnson; 5/18 Vida Loontjer; 5/19 Isaac Schmidt; 5/20 Reece Gifford; 5/22 Savannah Shelburne; 5/24 Miller

Hatterman; 5/25 Connor Kline, Dalton Stones; 5/26 Brayden Jorgensen, Marshall Jorgensen, Jonathan Spieler; 5/29

Jaeger Lewis; 5/30 Reid Adler, Eli Gosnell; 5/31 Patricia Dean, Sahra Schwartz.

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During the Blood Drive in March, donor names were

entered in a drawing for tickets to the 20 Grand

Theater. The winners are: Sandy Bender, Mary

Lingerfelt, Jeff Ries, Cindy Selig, Loren VanDenBerg,

Debbie Gifford, Ann Brewer, Angie Smith, Taylor Cox

Asmus, Josh Sandmeier, Kyra Sause, Marcia Schrad,

Corey Tunink, Duaine Reiff and Mary Beideck.

Congratulations!

The next Blood Drive will be Saturday, July 14.

Science cannot duplicate blood. It is up to us to

provide this life giving substance for people who

need surgery, are in accidents or have chronic or

life threatening illnesses. Please watch for the sign-

up date !

A First-Aid kit has been hung on the wall below the

defibrillator, located in the hallway near the coat

room.

The Health Ministry is looking for a volunteer who is

qualified to teach first-aid to lead a class for our

Kidnect Day Care teachers. If you are willing,

please contact Clara Schraeder at

[email protected].

Special thanks to the following who gave flowers for

the celebration of Christ’s resurrection:

Debra Bolas; Dennis & Lori Bechtold; John & Jane

Jones; Rose Knutzen; Bill & Diane Koehler; Renee &

Marc Huon; Oscar & Arline Mussman; Shirley Racek;

Francis & Alice Roy; Colleen Roy; Larry & Lynne

Saathoff; Marilyn Sailors.

Barbara Counihan, in honor of His love for me; Keith

& Karen Crandall, given as a thankoffering; Dana &

Susan Crumley, thankoffering for our many

blessings; Mark & Carol Mellick, for the blessing of a

wonderful family; Gerry & Valarie Warner and

family given as a thankoffering for Vicki Jackie,

Steve, Ruby, Alvin, Art and Ruth.

Patricia Callahan in memory of her mother, Pauline

Braden; Evelyn Ditzen in memory of husband,

Robert; Susan Fjelstad in memory of mother Bertha

Marks; Carol Thedens in memory of Ron Thedens

and Mark & Matthew Odom; Elaine Tomsu in

memory of husband, Ed; Marv & Gayle Vala in

memory of Edna Boury; Valarie Warner in loving

memory of her twin sister, Vicki;.

Easter worship attendance at our three sites was

2597. A huge “Thank You” to all of the volunteers

who went the extra mile for these special services.

* * *

“I thank my God when I remember you” (Phil. 1:3)

for your outpouring of love, support and prayers at

the death of my husband, Dwaine. How can we

feel anything but blessed when surrounded by such

fine Christians. Thank you all!

A special thank you to our three pastors: Pastor Tim

for coming to the hospital in the middle of the night

and offering your beautiful Scriptures and prayers;

Pastor Ryan for hugs, compassion, and prayers.

Pastor Keith for your funeral sermon which offered

tribute, comfort, and most importantly, laughter.

Thank you to the ladies of the church for your food

and funeral service. Thank you to Sharon Odom for

handling all the details as Funeral Coordinator. And

thank you to Ed Hurd and the Beautiful Savior Choir

for rehearsing, leading and directing the mass choir.

What an inspiring and worshipful tribute to Dwaine.

Thank you for all of the memorials. The families’ plan

for them is to build a prayer garden on Beautiful

Savior grounds in Dwaine’s honor. How blessed we

are because of you. You have eased our loss

immeasurably.

Sharon Price, JD, Jo, John Liesl, Jeff and families

* * *

The Health Ministry wishes to thank the nurses who

volunteered their time to do blood pressure checks

during the Lenten season. Thanks to all of those who

took advantage of this service and had their blood

pressure checked.

* * *

A sincere thank you to everyone who planned and

assisted with the 50 Anniversary Banquet on Aprilth

27 and the Groundbreaking ceremony for the new

facility addition on April 29. What a joy it is to

celebrate milestones of God’s faithfulness and

blessings.

Health Minis t ry News

Thank You

May 2012 Vol. 50, #513

You can meet people, learn the Bible, experience

care, deepen friendships, and find avenues for

meaningful service in a Life Group. Beautiful Savior’s

web site has a link that will connect you directly with

adult and youth (HSM) Life Groups. Go to

www.bslcomaha.org and click on “Get

Connected.” From there you will be able to find

every Life Group that submits information. New

groups have recently formed. We urge you to visit

our BSLC web site and the Life Groups link, and to e-

mail or call one or more of the Hosts (leaders) with

questions about their group.

KINDLE stands for Karpenko Institute for Nurturing

and Developing Leadership Excellence. In

congregations it is a leadership development

process for members. It helps them to become

Christ-like servant-leaders in their home, workplace,

church, and community through a collaborative

learning model known as a “cluster” of 4-6 people.

Each cluster meets on its own schedule and

becomes an accountability and encouragement

group. KINDLE clusters are not Bible studies or Life

Groups or action teams. They are adult learning

communities. They come to an end after about 3-5

months, but KINDLE remains a life-long process.

On Saturday, April 28, the three most recent KINDLE

clusters combined to do a Mini Urban Plunge here in

Omaha! They received hands-on experience with 3

different cross-cultural, inner-city ministries over a 12-

hour period that Saturday. Now that these clusters

have completed their process, new clusters are

forming. If you are contacted about participating,

please give it prayerful consideration. KINDLE is

designed to foster and multiply servant-leaders.

Imagine an entire congregation whose members

lived their lives this way—and the impact it would

have on their families, workplaces, congregation,

local community and beyond!

Registration is now open for Beautiful Savior’s 2012

Vacation Bible School. VBS will run at the La Vista

Site June 18-22, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. This year the

kids will see how high their imagination can soar in

the SKY, where everything is possible with God.

Through games, music, crafts, and Bible lessons,

children will find out how they can TRUST GOD no

matter what! VBS is available for kids age 3 through

those who have finished 4 grade. Older students,th

youth, and adults can join the adventure by

volunteering. You can register a child or volunteer

on the form included in this newsletter (page 11, 12),

or pick up a form in the lobby at the La Vista Site, or

go online to our website, www.bslcomaha.org to

find a link. Contact Dina Newsom at

[email protected] or 402.319.7516 with any

questions.

The Grover Site will host a session of SKY Vacation

Bible School in July this year. – more details coming

soon!

! The dates of this year’s “Summer Confirmation

Camp” for all students who will be entering the

8 grade are July 9-13 and 16-20, 2012. If youth

did not attend the Orientation meeting on April

25, please contact Scotte Hansen,

[email protected] as soon as possible!

! Dr. Jim Eckman, President of Grace University,

will be the speaker at the Baccalaureate

service for graduating Ralston and Papillion

High School seniors. The Baccalaureate will

take place at Papillion La Vista High School on

Sunday, May 6, at 7:00 pm.

! Fun BSLC fact – Twelve people spent over three

hours stuffing over 3,500 eggs for our Easter Egg

Hunt on March 31. It took the kids three minutes

to find them all on Saturday morning!

! Did you know that only 4% of apartment dwel-

lers in America attend church? How can we

“be church” (lights of Christ) where people are?

Adul t L i fe Groups

KINDLE Clus ters

I t ’ s V B S T ime

Odds & Ends

May 2012 Vol. 50, #514

! Last year, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

provided more than $100 million to help

congregations, communities and individuals in

need. Eligible members are designated Choice

Dollars, based on insurance premiums, contract

values and Thrivent Financial volunteer

leadership. Choice Dollars can be directed to

Lutheran organizations you prefer nationwide,

including your local Lutheran congregation

(Beautiful Savior has received $15,000 from this

program over the past two years). To get

started in the Thrivent Choice Dollars program

you can call 800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836) and

state "Thrivent Choice."

! “Lutheran Night” with the Omaha Stormchasers

will take place at Werner Park on Wednesday,

May 30, at 6:35 pm. The Stormchasers are

offering $2 off a regular $9 ticket. “Walking

Together Lutheran Ministries” is planning this

event. For tickets, please contact the

Stormchasers ticket office.

! The “National Day of Prayer” Committee is

hosting two prayer events on May 3 : The 2rd nd

annual Leadership Prayer Breakfast at the Hope

Center from 6:30-8:00 am; and a time of prayer

in the City Council Legislative Chambers in the

City/County Building (1819 Farnam) from noon

to 1:00 pm. Pastor Keith was also asked to

record a prayer for KGBI Christian Radio as part

of this year’s National Day of Prayer.

! You are all invited to attend the La Vista Days

outdoor worship service at Central Park in La

Vista on Sunday, May 27, at 10:00 am. Bob

Ackley, our Grover Site worship leader, will be

leading the music for this service.

Beautiful Savior will publish a new directory this fall

and would like your help in collecting snapshots for

the front pages. We need photos from any and all

ministries and church activities such as: Life Groups,

Missions - Hong Kong, Russia, Malawi, China,

Canada, Mexico, etc., Kidnect Day Care,

Preschool, Sunday School, Choir, Praise Bands,

LWML, Stephen Ministry, Prayer Warriors, Junior and

Senior High ministries, College, Grover & West

Maple Sites, VBS, Staff shots, volunteers filling

communion glasses, mowing grass, pulling weeds,

shoveling snow, 50 Anniversary pictures, etc. Weth

basically want any pictures that show Beautiful

Savior at work for God’s Kingdom.

Please email pictures to Vicki Schroder at

[email protected] or send her a link to photos

in Picasa or Kodak Easy Share. You can also leave

the photos in an envelope for Vicki in the church

office and she can scan them. We are excited to

capture the church in action for our new directory!

P.S. Family pictures will be taken August 7-11, 14-18

and September 11-15. Plan now to have your

family included in our directory!

“Give in proportion to how God

has blessed you materially.”

Think and pray about the Bible verse that relates

most to your life:

Ezra 2:69 “Accordingly to their ability they

gave to the treasury for this work.”

Deuteronomy 16:10 “Give God a freewill offering

in proportion to the blessings the Lord your

God has given you.”

Acts 11:29 “The disciples, each according to his

ability, decided to provide help for

the brothers living in Judea.”

2 Corinthians 8:3 “They gave as much as they

were able, and even beyond their ability.

Entirely on their own.”

1 Corinthians 16:2 “On the first day of every

week, each one of you should set aside a

sum of money in keeping with his income.”

Reliable summer babysitter needed from May 24 -

August 14 for 8 & 11 year old girls. Hours are 7:30 am

to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Must be 18

years old, have reliable transportation, a good

driving record and enjoy spending time with kids!

Please call BSLC member Angie at 402.871.3522.

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Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

7706 S 96 Streetth

La Vista NE 68128March

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Empowered by the Holy Spirit the members of Beautiful Savior will:

Reach people for Christ

Glorify the Savior through worship

Connect them with believers

Guide them to Christ-like maturity

Equip them for a life of service

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