Beginning on May 20:  Wednesdays at 8:00 pm, LYF for Grades 6-12 will meet via Zoom.  Pastor Brian will be sending out the Zoom login information.  Please contact Pastor Brian with questions.  Hope you will join us!

High School Seniors:  (Going on Now)
Graduation Plans and Pictures Needed.  Do you have a youth who will graduate from high school this spring?  Beautiful Savior would like to know their future plans.  Please e-mail an update and a picture to the church office at office@bslcfargo.org.  A display of our high school seniors will be on the bulletin board outside the office along with a brief description of future plans.  There also will be a short article on our seniors in our June newsletter.

Congregations in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod take various approaches to ensure that confirmands understand the faith into which they are baptized and will publicly confess and profess as their own on Confirmation Day.  The tradition at Beautiful Savior is for confirmands to write a confession of faith that will be read publicly during our midweek Lenten services.  Because of the coronavirus epidemic and the suspension of in-person activities and worship services, the 2020 confirmation class did not read their essays this year.  However, we have recorded the essays and made them available on our website.

 

Please take time to listen to the essays in support of our confirmands.  Pray they may continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and in communion with Christ’s church to receive His gifts of Word and Sacrament.  Click here to listen.

Almost time for camp!!  We are planning to have camps as scheduled!!  We are working to adjust for keeping more social distance during camps.  Camp season is just around the corner.  You can sign up for your favorite camp at shretreat.org or get a brochure at your church.  Early Bird Discounts have been extended!!  Register by May 10 to receive $25 off of each camp, or by May 25 for $15 off of each camp.  If you have any questions, please call 701-244-5225 for details.  Looking for a summer job?  We are looking for college-age camp counselors or more experienced adults to help out this summer.  Contact us today!  Please watch our website to find out when a freewill “Thank You” video conference will be offered, and a chance to learn more about the resources available to you at Shepherd’s Hill at the Crossroads.

This year’s theme at Lutheran Island Camp and Christ Serve Ranch is “Building New Bridges.”  There are great programs for all ages.  Their website is www.islandcamp.org.  It is located on East Battle Lake, Minnesota.  Lutheran Island Camps have been cancelled through June.

Are you thinking about where you or your children may go for college?  Consider one of our LCMS universities.  Grants are available to assist youth and adults who wish to begin or continue their education from an LCMS university or seminary.  Applications are available in the church office.

The Confirmation students can complete their Sermon Notes by watching the worship services which will be posted on the website and Facebook each week.  You can find links to the Worship Services under the “Worship” tab of this website.  Click here to print the Sermon Notes worksheet (it will print 2 per page).  At this point, just hold on to your Sermon Notes and bring them to the church when group Confirmation classes resume.

The youth group is sponsoring a Chili Cook-off and Silent Auction on Saturday, March 21.  If you have an item that you would like to donate for the Silent Auction, please visit with Pastor Brian or bring it to the church office with a note indicating that it’s for the Auction.

To help prepare for Confirmation Sunday, Pastor Chris will host an informational meeting for all families with confirmands in ninth grade.  The meeting will be on Wednesday, March 25 at 7:45 pm.  At this meeting, we will discuss such things as making stoles, taking pictures and other housekeeping items regarding confirmation.

Save the Date:  Plan to attend the LYF chili cook-off and silent auction on Saturday, March 21 from 2-4 pm. Purchase an endless chili bowl for a free will donation.  Sample and vote on Beautiful Savior’s finest recipes.  A trophy will be awarded for the best chili recipe.  Desserts also will be available for purchase.  Many wonderful silent auction items will be available.  We would like to invite the entire congregation to attend and contribute to this event.  Please consider donating an item for the silent auction.  Gift certificates and baskets of any value certainly are welcome.  See Pastor Brian if you would like to donate an item.  Thank you.

Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wahpeton will host “What is Church?” youth retreat, featuring area North Dakota pastors. Cost is $50 per person which covers all expenses including food, activities, and lodging at the church.  Boys and girls will be housed in separate areas.  Attendees should bring sleeping bags and pillows.  The retreat will begin Friday, March 27 at 6 pm and end Saturday, March 28 at 3 pm.  Register at www.higherthings.org/retreats. 

Our youth are selling the 2020 God’s Creation calendars as a fundraiser for $10 each.  They may be purchased at the display table in the narthex on Sunday mornings between services or from the church office during the week.  Thank you for supporting our youth! 

Our youth praise band is in need of you!  Crossfire is for any students in grades 6-12 who love to sing and/or play an instrument.  Practices are usually on Sunday evenings from

The Beautiful Savior Youth have a Facebook Group Page to help keep parents and youth informed on all plans, events and fundraisers.  Please “Join” our page.  You can find our page by searching for “BSLC, Fargo Youth” and then click on the “Groups” tab.  If you are having trouble locating our page, you can also click on the following link:  Youth Facebook Group

Youth and Parents:  Keep informed on events, activities and fundraisers, follow the “BSLC Fargo Youth” Instagram page!

The Dorothy Day Food Pantry would like to extend their “Thank You” for our congregation’s donation of food.  During the month of October, we collected and donated 230 pounds of food to their facility.  Thank you to everyone who brought in food items and showed support for this local organization!

As a part of our education ministry, BSLC offers confirmation classes for students in seventh through ninth grades.  If you have a child in one of those grades, please have them join us beginning Wednesday, September 2 at 6:15 pm.

The youth will be selling concessions at the FargoDome as a fundraiser to go to various youth events and also the National Youth Gathering in 2022.  Upcoming dates include: (none currently scheduled).  If you are at an event at the FargoDome on that day, please look for our stand and purchase your concessions from the BSLC Youth.

Our Confirmation picture display is finally complete.  However, if you have a good copy of any of the years that are printed as a 5×7 (not 8×10), please send the digital image to the church office – or bring in a printed version and we can scan it in and get an 8×10 made.   Thank you to everyone who brought in class photos to help fill in our new Class Picture Display.

Ten youth, two adult leaders and Pastor Brian went to the National Youth Gathering in Minneapolis. They had a great time learning more about our Real. Present. God.  The youth enjoyed hearing the speakers at the gathering speaking on topics of their own interest.  They also enjoyed the mass event at night when more than 21,000 people gathered together to sing praises. Perhaps a tiny little glimpse of what will be in-store for us when we all get to sing together in heaven. Thank you for praying for us on our trip. 

If you have pictures from church events and are willing to share them, please let the office know.  You just never know where we might use them…  Thanks!