The February EyeOpener
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​Thank You!
A very special THANK YOU to all of our snow shovelers!!! The sidewalks always seem to get done in a timely manner, sometimes regardless of who is scheduled. You are very much appreciated!! 
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Ash Wednesday
The OSLC Congregation has been invited by Pastor Barb to join the members of the Methodist Church for a Bible Study/Short Service at 4:00 PM on Ash Wednesday. 

Valentine's Coffee 'An
The Women of the ELCA will serve a special Valentine's coffee an' after church on February 16th. If you have would like to contribute, please bring to the kitchen before the service. 

Ladies Bible Study
Starting on February 11, Alyssa Hammond will lead a Ladies Bible Study group at OSL. This will be an ongoing meeting occurring the second Tuesday of each month at 1:00 P.M. in the church's fellowship hall. We will be starting with the Gospel of John. If you have any questions, you can call Alyssa at 218-590-6349 or email at wright.alyssa425@gmail.com, or call Kate at 218-780-2436. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please come and join us! 

Quilting Update
Yes, we are still quilting. There have been many beautiful quilts created, as you can see as Diane B. loves decorating the church with them.

We would love to have you join the group in the basement on Wednesdays anytime after 9:00 a.m.  We seem to stay anywhere between 12:00 and 12:30. 

Lenten Wednesday Services
Soup suppers at the Host Church will begin at 5:30 p.m.  The Worship Service will begin at 6 pm.

The Host church is responsible for preparing a Worship bulletin, selecting music, providing an organist, having scripture readers, having ushers, and taking up the Offering. The Host church paster or representative is asked to provide a few words of welcome at the beginning of the Worship Service.

The Worship materials are now available.  They will be delivered to you. The sample sermon is included, but you can prepare your own sermon.  The Offering is for the Food Shelf the first 4 Wednesdays.  The April 1 offering will be for MEMA. Thank you all for your willingness to assist in our Wednesday Lenten Services. May in all we do give glory to God!

Lenten Service Schedule
March 4:  St. Mark's, Palo, Pastor Hegfers
March 11:  UCC, Biwabik, Pastor Barnes
March 18: Faith Lutheran, Hoyt Lakes, Pastor Szarke
March 25:  OSLC, Aurora, Pastor Hegfers
April 1:  Biwabik Covenant, Pastor Sixberry

Interchurch
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 2020 – 2:00 P.M.
We will be hosting interchurch. We need to provide coffee 'an.  If you would like to help, contact Janet S. or Pam P. It is a good opportunity to see the work that interchurch does. 

Fill This Plate - Food Shelf
Dear Supporters of the Aurora Food Shelf,
We are contacting you because the Aurora Area Food Shelf is conducting its annual fundraising campaign. You generously supported our program in the past, and we are appealing to you this year. We continue to provide nutritional support to just about one out of every ten community residents. 

We share with you statistics from 2019 and how you have helped us in the past:  we served 2075 households, 1497 children, 2597 adults, 589 elderly. We collected 123,720 lbs. of food. Walmart provided 34,482 lbs. of food. Super One provided 9,092 lbs. of food.  

Presently, we have a wonderful VOLUNTEER staff that provides for the area communities on Tuesday from 10 am - 1 pm on a weekly basis. Unlike some of the other communities, the Aurora Area food shelf is open once a week. Many of the food shelves in other areas are open twice a month or monthly only.

It is through your generous support and contributions, that we are able to continue to serve the Aurora Area, including: Aurora, Biwabik, Hoyt Lakes, Palo, and Markham. 

Checks made out to "Aurora Food Shelf" can be sent to P.O. Box 433, Hoyt Lakes, MN 55750.  Thank you most earnestly for considering our appeal for your support.

Respectfully and sincerely yours,
Aurora Area Food Shelf Committee


Emergency Contact
In the absence of a pastor...in the event of an emergency, please contact D. Maki.