News/Updates

February 11, 2012  Saron will be serving a midwinter gourmet dinner in the fellowship hall, cooked by Saron’s own Chef Extraordinaire. Appetizers, shrimp and pineapple salad, Cornish hens, wild rice,chocolate mousse and wine or Sparkling cider.Social hour at 6:00 pm with dinner to follow. $25 per person limited to 50 people. Contact Ed at...
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Here is a snapshot of the pictures taken.
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Saron will be having there Annual Meeting at 9:00 am. on February 12, 2012 Topics: Reports from all Committees Vote in new Council Members Come join us for Worship, Annual Meeting .
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Searching online has become more and more difficult. A simple search can yield overwhelming results, annoying, advertisements and irrelevant information; it is amazing how anyone finds anything. The top five search engines are (by volume): Google 71.43% Yahoo 14.43% Bing 9.86% Ask 2.32% AOL 1.19% There are little things you can do to make...
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Walking Club will be meeting at 7:30pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church every Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday. We will walk the trails around Northland College. Everyone is welcome to join the walking club. If there are any questions, please contact Jennifer Flo DPM at 715-682-1065 or via email.
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Saron’s Youth Serving the Community Any youth and/or parents interested in serving the community with 1st Saturday Food Distribution meet at Saron on Saturday, September 4th at 7:45am. Yes, 7:45am on a Saturday morning in the summer, you have the rest of the week to sleep until noon. We will then go to Celebration...
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Stewardship & Evangelism Committee As we enter summer the committee is kicking in at full speed ahead with its new program ‘TOGETHER WE GROW”. This program is gearing up for an every member visit to inform everyone of all that is happening at Saron and to do a quick survey with 10 or less...
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Parenting Tip Brought to you by The Education Committee Why a Bedtime is Important One of the gifts parents can give their children is teaching and developing the character quality of self-discipline. With young children, in particular, bedtime is a good place to start. Children often don’t want to go to bed and the...
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It was a drizzly morning on June 5th when we set out on our drive to Denver. The nine of us with a few parents and Pastor Paul prayed for safety and guidance and Pastor Paul then blessed the vehicles. We were armed with blessings, an atlas, GPS in Wendy’s vehicle and walkie-talkies to...
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Book Review from Wendy Moore
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Teach Kids to Take A Break When children need correction, it's often helpful to have them take a Break. This technique follows a biblical model of correction and focuses on a child's heart, not just behavior. You can use a Break with children as young as two years old and, with modification, you can...
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Every Sunday of the Month is Food Shelf Sunday! Please bring in your non-perishable food items to church any Sunday. When the baskets are filled they will be brought to The B.R.I.C.K.
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We will take submissions in all formats including electric, handwritten or verbal. If you are not comfortable with your writing skills, no problem. A video camera and audio equipment are available from Saron's Tech Support for you to submit a video or audio presentation. All submissions, questions or request for a recording session can be...
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Our group is very small and we are looking for more members. We especially need knitters for the prayer shawl ministry. Sharon Manthei has knit approximately ten shawls so far. Esther Marie delivers then during her visits. We would also like to knit baby afghans for our baptisms. The group has been making birthday,...
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Teaching children to accept a "no" answer is important. Knowing how to help children in this area can be a challenge. The following two examples illustrate different ways to help children change, based on their own uniqueness and personality.
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If you know of someone who is ill, in the hospital or nursing home please contact the church office for a visit or a card. Some one who hasn’t been to church in a while or if you are that person please know you are always welcome.
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There are some things that we just don’t do; they defy logic and all good sense: holding your breath until you fall over, eating Brussels’s sprouts – or clams; rushing into a burning building to save someone; sticking your tongue on the flagpole in February (in Wisconsin) or giving 10% of your income to...
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Baptized We Live – Lutheranism as a Way of Life Adult bible study on the things you don’t remember from your confirmation or if you weren’t confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Classes will be held on Tuesdays, May 4th, 11th, 25th and June 1st @ 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome.
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Faith In Action-Ashland County is taking requests from senior citizens for  volunteer assistance with spring yard work and chores. To qualify for Faith In Action a person needs to be 60 years of age or older, residing in Ashland County and still living independently in their home or apartment. Volunteers can assist with a...
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Do you need a place to do your crafts; stamping, scrap booking, crocheting or knitting?  Come to church and use the big tables in the fellowship hall, have some coffee and a snack and work on your craft whatever it may be.  This group will be doing several projects like knitting or crocheting prayer...
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There was once a large gathering of people who managed to feed themselves because of a miracle. More than 5000 men, women, and children had been listening to Jesus teach them many things. Night was fast approaching and the disciples, concerned about feeding so many people became nervous, for this was a deserted place....
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Are you planning to have teenagers? If you're going to let your children live past twelve years old, you better get used to the idea. Adolescent changes often startle parents. They feel threatened by the new thinking and behavior. In fact, it's hard to not feel threatened knowing that a teen may attack or...
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Holy Week Worship Schedule Palm/Passion Sunday 8:30am & 10:30am Maundy Thursday 7:00pm Good Friday 12:05pm at Saron 6:00pm at Salem Baptist Church Easter Sunday 7:00am & 10:30am
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A huge thank you to all that have ordered flowers and the Sanctuary lamp candle over the past year. Starting January 1, 2012 anyone interested in purchasing altar flowers will need to contact the florist of your choice, pay the florist and have the order delivered to the church on the Friday before. We...
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Confirmation students planted over 100 bulbs last fall in our Green Space area. It was a beauty to watch them come up. The Green Space committee has many plans. The labyrinth pattern will be completed as soon as feasible and a dedication service will be held at that time. Saron started outdoor services for...
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Faith Lens is a free online weekly Bible study for youth.  It is posted every week and connects a current new story with the Bible readings for the upcoming Sunday.  It is written by a different writer every week and is usually posted by Tuesday.  Check it out! http://blogs.elca.org/faithlens/
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Jesus says that our life of faith is shaped by love of God and love of our neighbor. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind…you shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the prophets.” (Matthew...
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Do you find yourself yelling sometimes just to be heard? Does the yelling frustrate you but you feel there’s no other way? We find that parents often yell when they don’t have a plan. Some parents don’t know how to fix a problem with their kids so they become louder, thinking that the intensity...
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Happy and Healthy New Year! “Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angles sing with tender mirth, A glad new year to all on earth.” Martin Luther In this tender hymn, Martin Luther reminds us that as Jesus comes into our lives, He brings us a glad...
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There is still time to get on board for Denver. So far 7 junior/senior high students are interested in going there is still time to get on board for Denver. Located near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Denver is a city thriving in arts and culture and offers countless opportunities for adventure and...
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Do you remember going fishing with your parents or grandparents?  What happens these days when you take your kids fishing?  What is the refrain to this song?  BE QUIET – You’re scaring the fish!  And no matter what you did or no matter what your kids do – it is noisy.  Getting a sinker...
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