Dec 22  Fourth Sunday of Advent

Sun.:     8:30 AM Worship Service
            10:00 AM Adult Advent Bible Study  
            10:45 AM Joyful Journey-led Worship Service

              ~ Visit our YouTube page to watch past service messages and live streamed service at 8:30 a.m. each Sunday morning. Please click on the "red arrow" above, or OSLC Spearfish YouTube.
                                                           

Mon.:     1:00 PM Yarn Ministry
              Good Shepherd Clinic CLOSED

Tues.:     1:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
               3:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
               5:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
             10:00 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
                                    
Wed.:    *Merry Christmas!*
               (Office Closed)
                                                                                  
Thurs.:  12:30 PM Quilting
                           
Fri.:        6:00 AM Christian Business Men's Group at The Living Room
             
Sat.:       

Dec 29  First Sunday of Christmas

Sun.:     9:00 AM Service of Lessons & Carols

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PASTOR RANDY FETT TO RETIRE

Dear Friends of Our Savior's Lutheran Church,

I served as Associate Pastor at your church from 1997-2004. I wanted to thank you for your faithfulness. I still have wonderful memories of this ministry time together. God bless you.

I am formally announcing my retirement from Pastoral Word and Sacrament called ministry as of December 31, 2024. I will have served 40 1/2 years, 44 plus years, if you count the years of training at seminary. That's a lifetime career.

It's time to call it good, to take a break, to step back, and to pass the baton onto the younger generation. I have had an amazing career.

So, friends, it is time to "Press On" to the next stage of life called "Retirement". My wife, Jan, would tell you that I am already making plans for what I can do next in retirement. But for now, it is time to say "Thanks". Thanks to you. Thanks to God for the blessings that I have personally and spiritually known in this calling and career of pastoral ministry.

My final Sunday at Calvary Lutheran will be on Sunday, December 29. I hope you can join us here in Rapid City. If not, then join us on the livestream and YouTube worship sites of Calvary.

Your partner in faith, 

Pastor Randy Fett

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SPEARFISH COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
Food needs for December: Pork 'n Beans, Jams or Jellies, Macaroni & Cheese, Jell-O Pudding or Gelatin, Canned Chili or Beef Stew, Diced Tomatoes or Tomato Sauce.

Money donations are always appreciated!
Donations can be sent to:  Spearfish Community Food Pantry, 131 Yankee St., Spearfish, SD 57783.

OSLC SPEARFISH

UPDATE 12/19/24

CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICES

Please join us for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Services at 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM, and 10:00 PM on Tuesday, Dec. 24.

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If you're worshipping with us on-line, we'd like to extend to you an invitation to participate in the sacrament of Holy Communion with us during our live-stream. Here's How:

Before the service, simply prepare elements for communion to have ready...perhaps some bread from the pantry, or some crackers, as well as a small amount of wine or grape juice poured into individual small glasses or cups. Have these set aside for when the service begins. When the words of institution are proclaimed over the bread and wine on the altar, know that those words and the promise they bear ("given and shed FOR YOU") are proclaimed and prayed over the elements in your home. If you are worshipping alone in your home, commune yourself with us. If there are two or more of you gathered in front of the screen, commune each other with the same words:"The body of Christ, given for you. The blood of Christ, shed for you." If there are young children with you, mark the sign of the cross on their foreheads and remind them that Jesus loves them and forgives them all of their sins. As you share the meal, be assured that you're sharing it with all of those physically gathered, as well as with others gathering with you on-line. We pray this opportunity will be a strength and comfort to you, as you receive Jesus' presence through the sacrament. 

Pastor Stephan Sandness