All phone messages left at the church will be picked up on Wednesdays during the 9am to 11am business hours. If you need immediate pastoral care, please call one of the pastors. To contact Joanne send an email to office@rochesteroslc.org. Emails are checked daily Monday-Friday. Thank you.
“Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, to the glory of God.” Romans 15:7
We welcome new visitors and old friends, Christians from every tradition, and people new to faith. To those who have no church home, want to follow Christ, have doubts, do not believe, you are welcome here. Regardless of age, color, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, marital status, abilities or challenges, join us, you are welcome here. You are welcome to worship, to celebrate and sorrow, to rejoice and recover. This is a place where lives are made new.
Join us for worship at 9am on Sunday mornings.
Click the FB Link below or find us on YouTube.
Search: Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN.
or
Outdoor Worship weather permitting
9:00am OSLC Parking Lot
More information regarding outdoor worship is below.
Click the link below to open the Summer Season Bulletin.
For your convenience and easy use, click HERE for a direct link to the Facebook Videos
Don’t have Facebook, click HERE to watch on YouTube.
OUTDOOR WORSHIP SERVICES
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Please sign up if you are able so we can worship together.
We will be having a hymn sing the last Sunday of every month in the summer. Our Hymn sing June 27th we will curate some favorite Pentecost hymns. Hope to see you there! Come ready to sing!
Online worship will continue. If we cancel outdoor in-person worship we will be directing you to our youtube or Facebook page worship services.
Our 9am call in service and our 10 am coffee hour via zoom will be discontinued.
Thanks so much
Pastor Nikki
An Update from the COVID Taskforce
Good news! OSLC Covid taskforce and leadership team has decided to move to Phase II of our Re-Engagement plans. This started Sunday May 16th.
What does this mean? I have inserted the phase below and highlighted where there are changes. The biggest changes are.
- Office hours are extended, they will now be Wednesday’s from 9am-3pm.
- Small groups can gather in the fellowship hall. They must register with Joanne and follow guidelines outlined below.
- Bathrooms are available at outdoor worship. We will use the choir wing bathrooms and ask only one at a time in the building.
Phase II
Benchmark – For Olmsted County:
Vaccination Rates 50+%
- The church building may begin to be opened for specific purposes.
- Office hours for Office Administrator
- Wednesday 9-3
*Small groups of people (4 households or up to 12 people, whichever is greater) may begin to be allowed to meet in the Fellowship Hall, per review and approval by the Taskforce.
*All must maintain physical distancing of at least 6 feet.
*Masks shall be worn properly, covering the nose and mouth, at all times.
*Participants shall follow all other posted guidelines and cleaning requirements (cleaning supplies will be provided).
· Each person must apply hand sanitizer upon entering the Fellowship Hall
· Wipe down all surfaces before and after use.
*The group leader shall sign an agreement, stating that their group will follow the requirements.
*Bathrooms are available.
*Singing is not permitted.
*Playing wind instruments is not permitted.
o Music Lessons (Keyboard and string)
- The lesson space is the choir room.
- Parents may be in the lesson space, or shall wait outside the building.
- All must maintain physical distancing of at least 6 feet, as much as possible.
- Masks shall be worn properly, covering the nose and mouth, at all times.
- Follow all other posted guidelines and cleaning requirements (cleaning supplies will be provided).
- Each person must apply hand sanitizer upon entering the lesson space.
- Wipe down all surfaces before and after use.
- Use the plastic chairs provided, if chairs are needed.
- Lessons must be spaced 30 minutes apart, unless the students are from the same household.
o Outdoor gatherings
- Outdoor gatherings and meetings are permitted.
- All must maintain physical distancing of at least 6 feet.
- Masks shall be worn properly, covering the nose and mouth, at all times.
- Worship is online, and outdoors (weather permitting).
- Masks shall be worn properly, covering the nose and mouth, at all times (unless eating and drinking for Communion).
- Maintain physical distance of at least 6 feet between households.
- Congregational speaking, praying, and singing is permitted, as long as proper mask usage and physical distancing is maintained.
- Bathrooms are available, in the single occupancy bathrooms right through the choir door.
– The OSLC COVID Taskforce
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MEMBERSHIP AT OSLC? If you are interested in becoming a member, please talk with Pastor Ben or Pastor Nikki. New member forms are available in the Narthex or on the church office desk or click the link to open a printable form. Membership Information Sheet
