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Show Lutheran Church celebrates 20 years Our Saviour Lutheran Church, located at 4th South and 5th West in Vernal, will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of its organization as a Christian Congregation and member of the Colorado District of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. According to Pastor David Bahn, the celebration will be held on June 8 at the regular 11 a.m. worship service. He further asserts, that this day promises to be a very special day for all who are involved. The Rev. Ralph A. Phipps, President of the Colorado District of the LC-MS, will preach that morning. The Colorado District includes about 150 congregations with over 60,000 baptized members in three states: Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The Rev. Phipps will deliver his sermon based on Psalm 105 and entitled "0 Give Thanks And" as part of the special celebration. . Previous pastors of Our Saviour have been invited to return to Vernal for the celebration. Though some will probably not be able to attend, it is hoped that those who do will add significantly to the joy of this occasion. 1 As part of the twentieth anniversary celebration, a special anniversary project has been undertaken by the members of the church. New office furniture was purchased for the Pastor's study, and new carpet was installed in the entry and one classroom of the church building. The project is being funded through special gifts made by the members and friends of Our Saviour. "The true significance of this event," states Pastor Bahn, "is that we are celebrating the anniversary of our organization as a Christian congregation. This tends to point away from the material considerations toward how God has blessed us spiritually during the past two decades. We're thankful to God for every year not just for those years we had a fine church building," he added. Our Saviour Lutheran, when first organized, met in the Kiwanis Scout House. It was not until six years later that ground was broken for the present facility. Pastor Bahn expressed his hopes for the twentieth anniversary celebration in this way; '"Twenty Years of God's Grace' is our theme for this celebration. I hope that it is more than a slogan, but, rather, that it is a real awareness of God's grace to Our Saviour Congregation and that we grow more and more to rely on God's grace as we face the next twenty years." The special Service of Celebration will be held on June 8 at 11 a.m. at Our Saviour Lutheran Church 4th South and 5th West. The public is invited to join in this celebration. |