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My Servant Moses
April 23, 2021
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This week Gueset Pastor Chris Truelson from Christ Lutheran Brownsburg lead us in worship. You can watch our chapel service focus on the words from Numbers 12:7 here.
Do you ever make excuses? “I didn’t get my homework done because...” “I would have cleaned my room, but...” As excuse makers, we can identify with servant Moses. It took a long time for Moses to become God’s leader to bring
His people out of slavery. Moses spent 40 years living as royalty with the family of Pharaoh. Moses spent another 40 years working as a shepherd and living with his family in the desert. When God finally calls Moses to be His servant and rescuer (Exodus 3), Moses offers excuses.
Moses had just seen a dramatic revelation of God in a burning bush. Moses heard the personal call of God, “Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt” (Ex. 3:10). Moses responds with a series of excuses, “Who am I to go before Pharaoh?” “Who do I say sent me?” “What if they don’t believe me?” “I’m not a good speaker.” God answered each of Moses’ excuses. The call was from the Lord. Moses was God’s choice. God would be with Moses and would give miraculous power. Moses’ brother Aaron would be the spokesman.
Often times we give excuses for our sins: someone else is guiltier than we are, we didn’t know or remember the rules, etc. God does not accept excuses for our sins. Jesus, the perfect servant leader, offered no excuses to His Father as He came to be our Savior. Jesus might have responded, “But I am the Son of God and shouldn’t have to take on the human nature,” or “Isn’t there another time or another way to take care of the world’s sin?” Instead, Jesus willingly and obediently went to the cross. Jesus prayed, “Not my will, but yours, be done.” Jesus’ sacrifice takes away all our sins and all our excuses.
Following Jesus’ example, we, too, are blessed to serve.
Instead of making excuses for obeying God’s law and
doing His will at home, school and everywhere else, we
become His obedient servants.
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Teacher Appreciation Week is May 3-7. We are excited to take this opportunity to shower our teachers with love. The PTL will be organizing lunch or snacks through the week along with fun little gifts. We are looking for volunteers to come in on Monday, May 3 to have lunch/recess with the students in the classroom, allowing the teachers to sit together for lunch and enjoy some conversation. Thank you for your consideration to help us make a special lunch for the teachers. You can sign up for a shift HERE.
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Scholarship applications are available NOW for 2021-2022
Please click on the picture to find applications for CHOICE, SGO, and OSLS Tuition Assistance. If you need the paperwork printed for you, please contact the office with your request and we will send a packet home with your child.
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Spring Sports Updates
Thist week the track team competed in a relay meet against Holy Cross and Zion. Our athletes performed well and we are super proud of them. Today and Saturday we will host the JV volleyball tournament.
Please see TeamSnap for the most up to date practice and game schedules. If you are not on team snap or are having trouble with your account please email Brandi.
Questions? Email Brandi at athletics@ourshepherd.org
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PTL is holding nominations for the Secretary and Treasurer positions on the PTL Board. The openings will be voted into position on May 14 at our meeting. If you are interested or would like to nominate someone please email ptl@ourshepherd.org or talk to Shea Pierson.
Secretary - Shall keep an accurate and permanent record of all meetings. The secretary is also charged with keeping accurate attendance for PTL meetings and with validating an eligible PTL voting member. Additional responsibilities include preparing ballots necessary for the upcoming PTL meetings. The Secretary will treat all secretarial materials and notes as property of school and should hand all material into the principal at the end of each fiscal school year. In the event of the President and Vice President’s absence, the Secretary shall preside over the PTL meeting.
Treasurer - Must be an Our Shepherd Lutheran Church member. Along with Executive Board approve all expenses, turn in any approved reimbursements to business manager (Kim Meyerholtz). Lead of Scrip program. Obtain balance sheets for all meetings from the business manager. Prepare and handle balance sheets and budget.
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COMING UP:
MAY 3-7 : TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
MAY 14TH : MEETING/DRIVE IN MOVIE
Be sure to take advantage of these great ways to easily benefit Our Shepherd at no cost to you!
-Scan receipts for box tops
-Sign up for Kroger rewards
-Sign up for Amazon rewards
-Buy gift cards through Scrip to give as gifts or use to shop
Click HERE to get more information or email ptl@ourshepherd.org
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Our Shepherd Cookbook
PTL is excited to announce that we will be putting together a cookbook in honor of Our Shepherd Lutheran Church & School’s 50th year Anniversary. We are asking for members of our church and school to help make this a success by collecting your favorite family recipes or your traditional church dishes to share with others for years to come. Gather your recipes to bring to the school office, or to Sunday services using this form,or enter them digitally by following this link. Paper copies are also available in the office. Recipe submission deadline is May 23rd. Cookbooks will be $10 each. You may email ptl@ourshepherd.org to reserve yours now!
Username: OSL50
Password: juice231
We are excited to cook some delicious new recipes!
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If you plan on using Extended Care - PLEASE SIGN UP! You can always find the link to sign up for extended care bother here ansdat the bottom of Ram News in the Parent Resources section. This opens each morning at 7am and is available each evening from 3:30pm-6pm.
For April care click HERE
It is important to sign up or call the office prior to using extended care so that we can ensure proper staffing.
Extended Care Fee information is found HERE.
If you have any questions about extended care please contact Mrs. Russell in the office.
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May 4th, 2021 eLearning Day CHANGED to in-person
We will have in-person school on Tuesday, May 4th. This was previously scheduled as an eLearning Day for voting, however, there are no statewide or county elections in May 2021.
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If you haven't already done so, please sign up on Remind for text notifications. We use this service to remind our families of things like late starts, no lunches, and more importantly, changes to school schedule due to inclement weather. With winter approaching we will notify families of any changes to an eLearning Day should the weather cause a safety concern.
To sign up please follow these instructions:
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19_April - 14_May: iLearn Assessment Window
3_May - 7_May: Teacher Appreciation Week
7_ May: Late Start
14_May: PTL Meeting/ Drive In Movie Night
21_May: Late Start
28_May: Last Day - EARLY DISMISSAL@1:30 & NO EXTENDED CARE (PM)
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Scholarship Information and Applications
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Shopping for a Cause and Fundraising
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