Posts by Natasha Bowlds
Job Opportunities
Business Manager Full-Time | On-Site | Exempt OSLC is seeking a Business Manager to serve as the operational backbone of their church and early childhood center. This role oversees financial management, administrative operations, facilities, human resources, and communications — freeing pastoral staff to focus on ministry and spiritual care. Key areas of responsibility include supervising the church accountant and administrative staff, preparing financial reports and managing the annual budget, overseeing facilities and vendor contracts, supporting HR functions including hiring and…
The Old Rugged Cross
I have no words to express the thoughts going through my head. I am heartbroken for the families, the friends, the relatives, and the neighbors. What do you say when there are two devastatingly horrific acts of violence in one seven-day period. Over 30 lives lost. Over 30 lives that could have impacted thousands, if not millions of people, ended. This level of evil, this depravity, and wanton disregard for life disgust me. While I sit and ponder how someone…
Hurricane Ida Damage Assessment and Response
Ida was a deadly and destructive Category 4 hurricane that became the second-most damaging and intense hurricane to strike the U.S. state of Louisiana on record, behind Hurricane Katrina. On August 29, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana and its effects were felt all along her track until she exited over the North Eastern U.S. Most of the damage is in Louisiana. The Southern District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) is leading…
Missions Update: Haiti – Village of Hope
Those who were interested and able to make it to a zoom meeting on 5/11, met to discuss the current our status of Village of Hope in Haiti. Due to many issues we have been unable to partake in a mission trip to VOH in Haiti, so in this meeting we talked about what is currently going on in Haiti, what we can do now to serve, and what our plans are for the next mission trip – most likely…
Faith Walk Brick Donations
FAITH WALK – “LET’S FINISH OUR GOOD BEGINNING” (this was the original theme to the fundraising campaign for the CDC) In conjunction with the church’s entranceway landscape work, the FAITH WALK will be repaired and completed. The current bricks will be cleaned, the path will be enhanced and leveled, the bricks will be re-laid and it will be beautiful! Since the Walk is only partially complete now, the plan is for the remainder of the path to be filled with plain bricks…
Winter Shelter 2020
As you might guess, due to the Corona virus, Laurel Winter Shelter is not operating as normal this year. There is no way to safely run the shelter in individual congregations. Under a county supported program with CCSI, our homeless friends are being housed at a hotel in Beltsville.
Letter from the Governance Board, RE: COVID-19
To Our Congregation, As Our Savior Lutheran Church actively monitors the evolving conditions related to COVID-19, we recognize the significant impact it has made on everyone’s lives over the last several weeks. We are having extensive discussions to effectively plan and mobilize how we continue to nurture and grow our ministries while being committed to connecting people to Jesus Christ. We will continue to keep you up to date with our current thoughts and actions surrounding COVID-19, but please know…
Pastor Peter’s Letter reference COVID-19
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Psalm 46 begins, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.” We will not fear.We are in uncharted territory, doing our very best to make sense of what is happening with both the spread of the COVID-19 virus and…