Church Calendar

	June 2018
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3 Graduate Recognition Sunday Graduate Recognition Sunday June 3, 2018 See more details Communion Communion June 3, 2018 See more details Summer Worship Service Summer Worship Service June 3, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Men's Fishing Trip Informational Mtg Men's Fishing Trip Informational Mtg June 3, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 9th Annual Men’s Fishing Trip June 22nd - 24th, 2018 Spicer, MN There is still room for you on the Ninth Annual Roy Andermann Memorial Men’s Fishing Trip to be held on June 22nd-24th on Green Lake in Spicer, MN. Invite your friends and neighbors, sons and sons-in-law for a weekend of fishing and fellowship. We will be staying at Green Lake Bible Camp in Spicer, MN, on the shores of Green Lake. We will leave Friday morning and be back Sunday evening. The cost, including housing in hotel style rooms each with their own bathroom, all of our meals while at camp, bait, and gas for our boats and cars will be $150 per person. We will be bringing our own boats to use over the weekend so if you have a boat, bring it along. If you don’t have a boat, don’t worry, others will share! Please sign up on the bulletin board outside the church office. Pastor Ryan leads this trip and offers evening devotions and Sunday morning worship. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Ryan. See more details • • • •	4	5 Staff Meeting Staff Meeting June 5, 2018 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am See more details Garden of Grace gardening night Garden of Grace gardening night June 5, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Join us in the Garden of Grace each Tuesday evening to weed, monitor the growth of the garden, and to pick whatever produce is ready! Come whenever you are able -- all are welcome! See more details Committee Meetings Committee Meetings June 5, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm See more details • • •	6 Reigning Grace Reigning Grace June 6, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm See more details •	7 Women's Bible Study Women's Bible Study June 7, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details •	8	9
10 Summer Worship Service Summer Worship Service June 10, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Women of ASLC Summer Social Women of ASLC Summer Social June 10, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Abiding Savior Patio (Brad's Pad) Join us for an afternoon of food, fun and fellowship! All ages are welcome! We'll have a special guest, Diana from AMY LEA'N ME (a family owned business that was started by Diana in 1978). She will lead us in a couple 'make and take' oudoor/garden decor crafts (that may even involve fairies)! Costs for projects vary from $8 - $20 and can be paid directly to Diana at the event. A sign up sheet will be located at the Visitor/Information Station in the Narthex. No money required when you sign up for this event. See more details • •	11	12 Staff Meeting Staff Meeting June 12, 2018 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am See more details Garden of Grace gardening night Garden of Grace gardening night June 12, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Join us in the Garden of Grace each Tuesday evening to weed, monitor the growth of the garden, and to pick whatever produce is ready! Come whenever you are able -- all are welcome! See more details Preschool Committee Meeting Preschool Committee Meeting June 12, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm See more details • • •	13 Reigning Grace Reigning Grace June 13, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm See more details •	14 Men's Work Crew Men's Work Crew June 14, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Women's Bible Study Women's Bible Study June 14, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details • •	15	16 Wolter/Neumann Wedding Wolter/Neumann Wedding June 16, 2018 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm See more details •
17 Happy Father's Day Happy Father's Day June 17, 2018 See more details Summer Worship Service (Outside) & Pastor Nordphrey Recognition Summer Worship Service (Outside) & Pastor Nordphrey Recognition June 17, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Ice Cream Social Ice Cream Social June 17, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm See more details • • •	18 Meals on Wheels Delivery Meals on Wheels Delivery June 18, 2018 - June 22, 2018 See more details Quilting Set Up Quilting Set Up June 18, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm See more details • •	19 Meals on Wheels Delivery Meals on Wheels Delivery June 18, 2018 - June 22, 2018 See more details Quilting Quilting June 19, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm See more details Staff Meeting Staff Meeting June 19, 2018 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am See more details Garden of Grace gardening night Garden of Grace gardening night June 19, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Join us in the Garden of Grace each Tuesday evening to weed, monitor the growth of the garden, and to pick whatever produce is ready! Come whenever you are able -- all are welcome! See more details Council Meeting Council Meeting June 19, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • • •	20 Meals on Wheels Delivery Meals on Wheels Delivery June 18, 2018 - June 22, 2018 See more details Book Club Book Club June 20, 2018 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Bakers Square Restaurant & Bakery, 221 County Rd 10 NE, Blaine, MN 55434, USA This month's book: "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko This novel takes place on Alcatraz in the year 1935. And who is living there at this time? Infamous criminals like Roy Gardner, Machine Gun Kelly and Al Capone, that's who! The main character, Moose Flanagan, has just moved to Alcatraz with his family. Besides Moose and his sister Natalie, there are twenty-three other kids who live on the island as well. Their parents are guards, cooks, doctors, or electricians working on the island. Fitting in at his new school isn't the easiest, because everyone is intimidated by the warden's daughter Piper. Piper loves trouble and danger, and enjoys getting the other children involved. Read this book to find out how Moose tries to protect his sister Natalie, stay out of trouble and not disappoint his parents. See more details Reigning Grace Reigning Grace June 20, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm See more details • • •	21 Meals on Wheels Delivery Meals on Wheels Delivery June 18, 2018 - June 22, 2018 See more details Women's Bible Study Women's Bible Study June 21, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Sharing and Caring Hands Sharing and Caring Hands June 21, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm See more details • • •	22 Meals on Wheels Delivery Meals on Wheels Delivery June 18, 2018 - June 22, 2018 See more details Seeds (2nd - 3rd Grade) at WAPO Seeds (2nd - 3rd Grade) at WAPO June 22, 2018 - June 24, 2018 See more details Men's Fishing Trip Men's Fishing Trip June 22, 2018 @ 9:00 am - June 24, 2018 6:30 pm Green Lake Bible Camp, 9916 Lake Ave S, Spicer, MN 56288, USA Mark your calendars now for the Ninth Annual Roy Andermann Memorial Men’s Fishing Trip to be held on June 22-24 on Green Lake in Spicer, MN. Invite your friends and neighbors, sons and sons-in-law for a weekend of fishing and fellowship! We will be staying at Green Lake Bible Camp in Spicer, MN, on the shores of Green Lake. We will leave Friday morning and be back Sunday evening. The cost, including housing in hotel style rooms each with their own bathroom, all of our meals while at camp, bait, and gas for our boats and cars will be $150 per person. We will be bringing our own boats to use over the weekend so if you have a boat, bring it along. If you don’t have a boat, don’t worry, others will share! Please sign up on the bulletin board outside the church office. Pastor Ryan leads this trip and offers evening devotions and Sunday morning worship. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Ryan. See more details • • •	23 Seeds (2nd - 3rd Grade) at WAPO Seeds (2nd - 3rd Grade) at WAPO June 22, 2018 - June 24, 2018 See more details Men's Fishing Trip Men's Fishing Trip June 22, 2018 @ 9:00 am - June 24, 2018 6:30 pm Green Lake Bible Camp, 9916 Lake Ave S, Spicer, MN 56288, USA Mark your calendars now for the Ninth Annual Roy Andermann Memorial Men’s Fishing Trip to be held on June 22-24 on Green Lake in Spicer, MN. Invite your friends and neighbors, sons and sons-in-law for a weekend of fishing and fellowship! We will be staying at Green Lake Bible Camp in Spicer, MN, on the shores of Green Lake. We will leave Friday morning and be back Sunday evening. The cost, including housing in hotel style rooms each with their own bathroom, all of our meals while at camp, bait, and gas for our boats and cars will be $150 per person. We will be bringing our own boats to use over the weekend so if you have a boat, bring it along. If you don’t have a boat, don’t worry, others will share! Please sign up on the bulletin board outside the church office. Pastor Ryan leads this trip and offers evening devotions and Sunday morning worship. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Ryan. See more details Coffee House in use Coffee House in use June 23, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm See more details • • •
24 Seeds (2nd - 3rd Grade) at WAPO Seeds (2nd - 3rd Grade) at WAPO June 22, 2018 - June 24, 2018 See more details WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO June 24, 2018 - June 29, 2018 See more details Communion Communion June 24, 2018 See more details Men's Fishing Trip Men's Fishing Trip June 22, 2018 @ 9:00 am - June 24, 2018 6:30 pm Green Lake Bible Camp, 9916 Lake Ave S, Spicer, MN 56288, USA Mark your calendars now for the Ninth Annual Roy Andermann Memorial Men’s Fishing Trip to be held on June 22-24 on Green Lake in Spicer, MN. Invite your friends and neighbors, sons and sons-in-law for a weekend of fishing and fellowship! We will be staying at Green Lake Bible Camp in Spicer, MN, on the shores of Green Lake. We will leave Friday morning and be back Sunday evening. The cost, including housing in hotel style rooms each with their own bathroom, all of our meals while at camp, bait, and gas for our boats and cars will be $150 per person. We will be bringing our own boats to use over the weekend so if you have a boat, bring it along. If you don’t have a boat, don’t worry, others will share! Please sign up on the bulletin board outside the church office. Pastor Ryan leads this trip and offers evening devotions and Sunday morning worship. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Ryan. See more details Summer Worship Service with send off for ELCA Youth Gathering participants Summer Worship Service with send off for ELCA Youth Gathering participants June 24, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Coffee House in use Coffee House in use June 24, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm See more details • • • • • •	25 WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO June 24, 2018 - June 29, 2018 See more details •	26 WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO June 24, 2018 - June 29, 2018 See more details Staff Meeting Staff Meeting June 26, 2018 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am See more details Benedictine Care Center Benedictine Care Center June 26, 2018 @ 11:45 am - 12:45 pm See more details Garden of Grace gardening night Garden of Grace gardening night June 26, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Join us in the Garden of Grace each Tuesday evening to weed, monitor the growth of the garden, and to pick whatever produce is ready! Come whenever you are able -- all are welcome! See more details • • • •	27 WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO June 24, 2018 - June 29, 2018 See more details ELCA Youth Gathering: "This Changes Everything" ELCA Youth Gathering: "This Changes Everything" June 27, 2018 - July 1, 2018 Houston, TX, USA Join us for the ELCA Youth Gathering 2018! Youth and chaperones who have attended previous gatherings have said they are life changing events that they can’t wait to attend again. What ELCA Youth Gathering theme: “This Changes Everything.” The theme is based on Ephesians 2:8 — “By grace you have been saved…” Check out http://www.elca.org/YouthGathering for full info on the event. When June 27th – July 1st, 2018 Where Houston, Texas Houston is a great host city and has excellent venues for all of the Gathering program needs. It is on of the most multicultural cities in the United States and has a rich history we can learn from by being there. Who Youth who are in 8th – 12th grades at the time of registration are eligible to attend. Adult leaders must be 21 at the time of the Gathering. Cost Early Bird Registration begins September 15, 2017 – November 15, 2017. The cost is $350. A $150 non-refundable deposit, per person, is due at the time of registration. Transportation, food, etc. is not included in this cost. We will figure out the final cost based on our final numbers. Transportation We will be joining the St. Paul Synod of the ELCA in traveling together with other local churches on coach buses. Want more information? Check out the ELCA Youth Gathering website at http://www.elca.org/YouthGathering Contact Brad Mills, Director of Youth Ministries for more information at brad@abidingsavior.org! See more details Reigning Grace Reigning Grace June 27, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm See more details • • •	28 WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO June 24, 2018 - June 29, 2018 See more details ELCA Youth Gathering: "This Changes Everything" ELCA Youth Gathering: "This Changes Everything" June 27, 2018 - July 1, 2018 Houston, TX, USA Join us for the ELCA Youth Gathering 2018! Youth and chaperones who have attended previous gatherings have said they are life changing events that they can’t wait to attend again. What ELCA Youth Gathering theme: “This Changes Everything.” The theme is based on Ephesians 2:8 — “By grace you have been saved…” Check out http://www.elca.org/YouthGathering for full info on the event. When June 27th – July 1st, 2018 Where Houston, Texas Houston is a great host city and has excellent venues for all of the Gathering program needs. It is on of the most multicultural cities in the United States and has a rich history we can learn from by being there. Who Youth who are in 8th – 12th grades at the time of registration are eligible to attend. Adult leaders must be 21 at the time of the Gathering. Cost Early Bird Registration begins September 15, 2017 – November 15, 2017. The cost is $350. A $150 non-refundable deposit, per person, is due at the time of registration. Transportation, food, etc. is not included in this cost. We will figure out the final cost based on our final numbers. Transportation We will be joining the St. Paul Synod of the ELCA in traveling together with other local churches on coach buses. Want more information? Check out the ELCA Youth Gathering website at http://www.elca.org/YouthGathering Contact Brad Mills, Director of Youth Ministries for more information at brad@abidingsavior.org! See more details Work Crew Work Crew June 28, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Women's Bible Study Women's Bible Study June 28, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details • • • •	29 WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO WAPO Youth (4th - 9th Grade) at WAPO June 24, 2018 - June 29, 2018 See more details ELCA Youth Gathering: "This Changes Everything" ELCA Youth Gathering: "This Changes Everything" June 27, 2018 - July 1, 2018 Houston, TX, USA Join us for the ELCA Youth Gathering 2018! Youth and chaperones who have attended previous gatherings have said they are life changing events that they can’t wait to attend again. What ELCA Youth Gathering theme: “This Changes Everything.” The theme is based on Ephesians 2:8 — “By grace you have been saved…” Check out http://www.elca.org/YouthGathering for full info on the event. When June 27th – July 1st, 2018 Where Houston, Texas Houston is a great host city and has excellent venues for all of the Gathering program needs. It is on of the most multicultural cities in the United States and has a rich history we can learn from by being there. Who Youth who are in 8th – 12th grades at the time of registration are eligible to attend. Adult leaders must be 21 at the time of the Gathering. Cost Early Bird Registration begins September 15, 2017 – November 15, 2017. The cost is $350. A $150 non-refundable deposit, per person, is due at the time of registration. Transportation, food, etc. is not included in this cost. We will figure out the final cost based on our final numbers. Transportation We will be joining the St. Paul Synod of the ELCA in traveling together with other local churches on coach buses. Want more information? Check out the ELCA Youth Gathering website at http://www.elca.org/YouthGathering Contact Brad Mills, Director of Youth Ministries for more information at brad@abidingsavior.org! See more details • •	30 ELCA Youth Gathering: "This Changes Everything" ELCA Youth Gathering: "This Changes Everything" June 27, 2018 - July 1, 2018 Houston, TX, USA Join us for the ELCA Youth Gathering 2018! Youth and chaperones who have attended previous gatherings have said they are life changing events that they can’t wait to attend again. What ELCA Youth Gathering theme: “This Changes Everything.” The theme is based on Ephesians 2:8 — “By grace you have been saved…” Check out http://www.elca.org/YouthGathering for full info on the event. When June 27th – July 1st, 2018 Where Houston, Texas Houston is a great host city and has excellent venues for all of the Gathering program needs. It is on of the most multicultural cities in the United States and has a rich history we can learn from by being there. Who Youth who are in 8th – 12th grades at the time of registration are eligible to attend. Adult leaders must be 21 at the time of the Gathering. Cost Early Bird Registration begins September 15, 2017 – November 15, 2017. The cost is $350. A $150 non-refundable deposit, per person, is due at the time of registration. Transportation, food, etc. is not included in this cost. We will figure out the final cost based on our final numbers. Transportation We will be joining the St. Paul Synod of the ELCA in traveling together with other local churches on coach buses. Want more information? Check out the ELCA Youth Gathering website at http://www.elca.org/YouthGathering Contact Brad Mills, Director of Youth Ministries for more information at brad@abidingsavior.org! See more details •

Summer Opportunity for Middle School Youth!

Registration for Centennial Area Summer Stretch is now open!!! This year Summer Stretch is July 30-August 3. This week of fun includes service projects, Bible studies, and outings to various afternoon activities including Valley Fair, AirMaxx, Big Thrill Factory and more. All current 6-8 graders are invited to be participants and all High School students are […]

Summer Worship Schedule

Our summer worship schedule has begun! We will be having one service at 10:00am through Labor Day. Services will be a mixture of traditional and contemporary. Happy summer and we look forward to seeing you at worship!

Register Now for VBS!

Join us for one of the best weeks of the summer! Vacation Bible School is a FREE community-wide program offered to children ages 3 (by September 1, 2018) and potty-trained, through those entering 5th grade this fall. The mornings are filled with stories, music, crafts and activities, games and more, including a snack. Registration forms […]