Summer Worship Hours

Summer Worship Hours Begin May 11th!

As the temperatures rise and summer rhythms settle in, Mount Olive will be adjusting our worship service times to better fit the season. From May 11th through September 7th, we will gather for worship during our Summer Schedule:

Saturday Evening Service – 5:00 PM

Sunday Morning Service – 9:00 AM

This will be a time of blessing as we merge our 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM services into one 9:00 AM blended worship service on Sundays. Together, we will lift our voices in both cherished hymns and uplifting praise songs, creating a space where our traditional and contemporary members can celebrate the beauty of Christian community side by side. This shift allows everyone a bit more flexibility to enjoy the cooler parts of the day while still coming together in worship and fellowship.

Let’s embrace this season as an opportunity to grow closer to God and to one another. Whether you’re a Saturday evening regular or a Sunday morning worshipper, all are welcome as we share in the richness of God’s love.

This Month in Mount Olive’s History July Edition

Did you know...?

Mount Olive Lutheran Church has had some powerful July moments over the years! On July 8, 1990, the church held a Service of Disposition, moving sacred items from the original sanctuary to our current worship center, just months before its October dedication.

In July 1993, longtime office manager Marion Wolff retired, and in July 2002, Pastor Mel Soderberg also retired, closing chapters of faithful service. And in July 2005, Pastor Matthew Short, a Mount Olive member, was ordained and began his pastoral ministry!

From sacred transitions to spirit-filled new beginnings, July has always reminded us: God’s faithfulness endures through every season of change!

Greetings from Pastor Dan

“fear not for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God, I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10)

Did you know that June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month. And as I considered writing about this reality, I started gathering statistics about how vast and devastating the interruption of our mental health is to each of us. I was looking for statistics on how many folks suffered from all forms of depression, alcoholism and drug abuse, how many people suffered from Post Traumatic Stress and Post Partum depression. I attempted to find all forms of mental health diseases that affect you and I. It is an impossible task!

During Lent we became aware together that so many of us suffer from one form of mental illness or another. That “the” illness can be for a lifetime, or conversely just a temporary event in our being but that all of us are affected either in our own lives or in the lives of others. So I guess it is important to have months of mental health focus for one or another, like this month that concentrates on men.

While we have months of mental health focus, more importantly we need to be aware of our own health and the health of our neighbors, our family and society. Our battle cry for detection during Lent and today, tomorrow and forever should always be to check in, to be aware of what is happening in our neighbors’ lives and our own, and to seek help for all. A phone call can be a life-saving event for someone in need and no matter how simple we may think that is, it is a gift for those who we call.

So, God’s words in Isaiah are profound for us, letting us know that we are not alone and we do not have to “pull ourselves up by our boot straps”. God will help in many ways and most specifically through God’s children who open their hearts and souls to the needs of neighbor, friend and family.