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Grapevine April 2023 Newsletter
View as a pdf Pastor’s Ponderings – As we enter the season of Easter and move further into spring, it feels natural to be reawakening to...
Pastor's ponderings: Awakening to what is possible
As we enter the season of Easter and move further into spring, it feels natural to be reawakening to what is possible and reigniting our...


Music for Meditation March 30 at 12:15pm
Organist Stephen Janzen presents Music for Meditation Thursday March 30 at 12:15pm at Beautiful Savior. Admission is Free. All are...


Holy Week and Easter worship information
All are welcome to join us throughout Holy Week and for the Easter Celebration on April 9. Worship Schedule April 2 Palm Sunday 10am...


Pastor’s Ponderings – What’s Next?
So we did it (!). We took another step and weighed in on how we prefer next steps to go in responding to the proposal from Prestige...


Shred Day Saturday February 4
A shred day will be held in the church parking lot February 4 from 10am to 1pm. There is a limit of two banker sized boxes full of paper...
Pastor’s Ponderings for February 2023
Have you ever felt as if you are looking into a black hole as you prepare to write or speak on something? Sometimes it can feel that way...
A message from outgoing Council President Nancy Kingston
Many of us, whether we grew up with hand-me-downs or the best of everything, carry around an old message of not enough, to some degree,...
Responding to Prestige Development’s Proposal for Land Purchase
We’ve spent several months sitting with and processing a proposal we received over the summer, asking us to consider selling a portion of...
January 2023 Pastor's ponderings
Merry Christmas! As I sit in front of John’s and my Christmas tree to finally take a breath and write a note for this Grapevine, I...
Christmas Eve Worship services cancelled
Due to the weather and a power outage earlier in the day, Christmas Eve worship services at Beautiful Savior have unfortunately been...


Join Restoration Crew in restoring Behrens Woods
As an ongoing effort to be mindful of our Mother Earth’s care, BSLC has the opportunity to serve our neighborhood alongside the Behrens...
Pastor’s Ponderings – December 2022
This Advent season, we consider how it is that stories of faith and connection carry on generation to generation, using a series...


Can you help provide meals for winter shelter?
Beautiful Savior's Winter Shelter is on its second week of offering hospitality and shelter to unhoused guests! We will offer...
Annual meeting after worship 11/6/22
This coming Sunday is All Saints Sunday. Please stay after worship for the ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING. All members are strongly...


Share your perspecives on land proposal and worship services
Siblings in Christ, This is your opportunity to weigh in about “what next” without attending an extra meeting to do so! Please share...


Trunk or Treat October 29
Get ready for Trunk or Treat Saturday, October 29 from 2-4pm at Beautiful Savior! The event will feature a haunted house and will be...
Pastor's Ponderings: A season of exploration and adventure
As we are beginning a new program year, faces not seen in recent years bring delight with their presence, as do as the guests we continue...
A note from Mariellen
Dear People of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, On September 23, I celebrated my 29th anniversary as BSLC’s Church Administrator. I...
October Council update
Greetings to my friends in Christ at BSLC! So much has been happening and this has been a very busy year for our council. I wanted to let...
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