Bone Lake Lutheran News

Join us from 9 – 2 on Saturday, April 20 at church. Indoor garage sale with all kinds of great finds. Lunch served. Many beautiful items on silent auction and raffle. All proceeds go to camperships for our kids to attend Luther Point Bible Camp.

Roast beef dinner on Sunday, March 3 from 11:30a – 2:30p at Bone Lake Lutheran Church, Luck. Pastor Mary Ann Bowman has been invited by the Bishop of the Northwest Wisconsin Synod to teach at the Bishop’s Academy in Malawi, Africa in July. She and another pastor from our synod, John Sutherland, will teach Biblical studies and Lutheran Theology to 50 pastors from our companion synod in Lilongwe, Malawi. The free-will offering for the meal and silent auction proceeds will help defray her travel expenses of this teaching opportunity.

DAKOTA ROAD has become known nationally for their stirring original music and playful performance style. They craft powerful stories of life and faith woven in colorful musical styles ranging from acoustic ballads to rocking anthems. Their songs of struggle and hope connect with people of all ages and walks of life. Individually and as a band Dakota Road has released over fifteen recordings with many of their songs being sung all across the U.S. & beyond.

Dakota Road Music is a worship and music publishing, leadership and performance company that specializes in original faith filled music. Their songs of faith and love, hurts and hopes have put them at the heart of the movement toward using a wide variety of musical gifts to lead worship and to inspire people to “Do Justice, Love Mercy and Walk Humbly with our God”. Their songs, ranging from sacred to silly, touch people of all ages and walks of life.

Musicians for this concert will be Hans Peterson and Hannah Kalish. Free- will offering for the concert.

Christmas Eve worship is at 4:00 and 10:00p. Both are candlelight services with Holy Communion.

This coming Saturday, November 17, is our Deer Widow’s Bazaar and lunch at church from 9:00a – 2:00p. Home-baked goodies, crafts, silent auction, and raffle. Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will be on hand as well for photo opportunities with your children. Come out and join us for the fun!

GIFT OF WARM CLOTHING distribution at church on Monday, October 22nd from 9:00a – 7:00p. One day only. Winter outerwear for all ages. Free-will offering graciously accepted. Bring your outgrown outerwear with you – we would love to recycle it to another family. Polk County social services will be on hand to handle questions about fuel assistance, Badger Care, etc. Pass the word!

Join us on Saturday, October 20 at the Strege home for Halloween fun! Hayrides start at 4:00p, food begins at 6:00p, and the Haunted House at 7:00p. All ages welcome to this fun event.

Bone Lake Lutheran Church invites you their Fall Festival on Sunday, September 30th. The fun day begins will a Polka Worship Service at 10:30a followed by a pig roast from 12:00 – 2:30p. The meal will also feature baked beans, potato salad, apple crisp, apple cider and root beer – all for a free will offering. Many activities are scheduled until 3:30 in the afternoon and include a huge kiddie carnival with horse and wagon rides and train rides. Craft demonstrations, tug-o-war, bean bag tournament, bingo and games round out the afternoon. There will be good food and fun for all ages – so bring your whole family, your grandkids, and your neighbors! Bone Lake Lutheran Church is located 5 miles east of Luck on Highway 48, then south on County Road I ½ mile. 715-472-2535.

On August 26 during our 9:30a worship, Pastor Paul Oman will be painting a canvas mural for our congregation with the theme “Let the Children Come.”  This will be an amazing worship experience for all ages….and our children will help lead our worship that day as Paul paints. Our mural will be placed on the west wall of the fellowship hall above the windows where it will be visible to each of us every day.

The cost of this event is $1,500. We will take a free-will offering for our painting with supplemental funding coming from non-designated memorial funds.

Paul Oman, Pastor and Artist, shares his “Drawn to the Word” artistic ministry with congregations, conventions, retreats, camps, seminaries, colleges and other gatherings ecumenically across the country. He most recently served as Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church of Birchwood, WI from 2003 to May of 2011 when he took up work as an artistic pastor full-time. As an Associate Staff Member of Vibrant Faith Ministries of Minneapolis, MN, Paul seeks to give new vision to God’s Word by using the process of painting to captivate audiences in our visually-oriented culture. Painting and drawing have been a part of Paul’s life since childhood. Receiving international acclaim in 2010 as a watercolorist, Paul now uses this gift to proclaim the Gospel in a unique and powerful way that impacts lives and inspires mission.

To see murals and videos go to: www.PaulOmanFineArt.com
Please check out Paul’s website to see what is in store for our congregation on August 26th. You will want to ask extended family and friends to join you for worship on this day. It will truly be a worship experience you will never forget.

Get ready to find some treasures at our annual Spring Fling. Indoor garage sale, raffle, silent auction, and lunch. 9:00a – 2:00p at church. All proceeds go to camperships for our youth attending Luther Point Bible Camp this summer. Please join us!