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Facility Update! New Flooring!

Posted in 2013 / Church Properties / News

Great news! The new flooring in the Bathrooms off the nursery and the fellowship centre is complete! Special thanks to the Board of Church Properties for getting down on their hands and knees and getting this job done. If you have any ideas for improvements around the church, or if you’re able...


Psalm 20 Sermon From May 2013 Prayer Service

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday May 1st 2013: Season of Easter, Psalm 20. “God Save the King!”                     May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble!                    May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!           May He send you help...


New Member Sunday April 28th 2013

Posted in 2013 / News / Pastor Ted Giese / Rev. Terry Defoe

Sunday April 28th Saw the Official Recognition of New Members at Mount Olive In the past year Mount Olive has brought thirty-one new members into the congregation; eleven by infant/children’s baptism, two by adult baptism, three by adult confirmation, and fifteen by transfer of membership...


Sermon from Sunday April 28th 2013 / Fifth Sunday of Easter

Posted in 2013 / Audio Sermons / Easter / Pastor Ted Giese / Sermons / ^Romans

  Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / April 28th / 5th Sunday in the Season of Easter, Romans 16.             I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever...


Weekly Bulletin Sunday April 28th

Posted in 2013 / Weekly Bulletin

Each Week Mount Olive produces a bulletin with information about upcoming events, activities and opportunities around the church and circuit. To check this week’s bulletin click...


May Pop Culture and the Bible, Bible Study

Posted in 2013 / Bible Study / Pastor Ted Giese / Youth/Young Adults

What is: Pop Culture and the Bible, Bible Study? It's an opportunity for Youth/Young Adults to practice putting their faith to work while looking at pop culture. We generally watch movies and then explore how Scripture intersects with what we've watched. This way of thinking about media can...


Richie Hall Speaks at Lutheran Laymen�s League Fundraising Supper

Saskatchewan Roughriders Defensive Coordinator Richie Hall in Support of Fair Booth Ministry Mount Olive Lutheran Church Hosted the Lutheran Layman’s League annual Fair Booth Ministries Fundraiser, Sunday April 21st. An excellent supper of pork tenderloin was made by members of the...


Sermon for April 21st, 2013. Careful Christianity.

Posted in Audio Sermons / Easter / Rev. Terry Defoe / Sermons / ^2 Corithians

20 You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you, but have taught you publicly, and from house to house. 21 I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.   22 “And now, compelled by...


Facility Update! Ramp Access Sign!

Posted in 2013 / Church Properties / News

New Access Ramp Sign   Great news! The new No Parking sign to post by the Mount Olive Access Ramp is ready! Now we just need a little bit of a warmer day to put the post in and set up the sign. Special thanks to the Board of Church Properties for having the sign made. This should make...


Weekly Bulletin Sunday April 21st

Posted in 2013 / Weekly Bulletin

Each Week Mount Olive produces a bulletin with information about upcoming events, activities and opportunities around the church and circuit. To check this week’s bulletin click...


Youth Young/Adult Thursday Regular Bible Study

Posted in 2013 / Bible Study / Pastor Ted Giese

Our Thursday evenings youth/young adult Bible Study has moved into the book of Acts! This Study is lead by Pastor Ted and runs 7pm to 8:30pm and follows the confirmation schedule. The format for this study is reading whole chapters consecutively from a Book of the Bible (Right now the book...


Bible Basics Class Part Two � Bible in an Hour

Posted in 2013 / Bible Study / Pastor Ted Giese

"Bible in an Hour" will be used this evening in part two of our Bible Basics Class. In just over one hour you'll be given an overview of the central story of the Bible. If you didn't come to the first evening, that's ok, you can dive in right here and join us. In fact, just come this evening...


Sermon from Sunday April 14th 2013 / Third Sunday of Easter

Posted in 2013

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr Ted A. Giese / April 14th Easter 3 - / John 21:1-14. Saint Peter’s Surprise Fresh Start          After this Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and He revealed Himself in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin),...


Sewing Bee For Children in Need

Posted in 2013 / Lutheran Women's Missionary League / Missions / News

Pillow Case Dresses   Women from, and friends of the, Mount Olive's Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada Society were busy Saturday Morning sewing cute little dresses out of the pillowcases that have recently been donated to the church. The finished dresses will be sent to Canadian...


Sermon from Sunday, April 7th 2013 / Second Sunday of Easter

Posted in 2013 / Easter / Rev. Terry Defoe / Sermons / ^Acts

Mission Impossible?   April 7th, 2013 Acts 5:27-29 Pastor Terry Defoe, Mount Olive Lutheran Church Regina, Saskatchewan   Our sermon text this morning is found in the book of Acts in the New Testament, chapter 5. I’m reading verses 27 to 29:   27 The apostles were brought in and made...


April Pop Culture & the Bible, Bible Study

Posted in 2013 / Bible Study / Pastor Ted Giese / Youth/Young Adults

What is: Pop Culture and the Bible, Bible Study? It's an opportunity for Youth/Young Adults to practice putting their faith to work while looking at pop culture. We generally watch movies and then explore how Scripture intersects with what we've watched. This way of thinking about media can...


Book of the Month for April 2013

Posted in 2013 / Book of the Month

The American Muhammad: Joseph Smith Founder of Mormonism, Book of the Month for April 2013   Soon after Joseph Smith, Jr., founded the Mormon Church in 1830, newspaper editors called him “the American Mahomet,” “Modern Mahomet,” or “Yankee Mahomet.” In The American Muhammad Alvin...


Psalm 19 Sermon From April 2013 Prayer Service

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Terry Defoe / April 3rd 2013: Season of Easter, Psalm 19                     The heavens declare the glory of God,                         and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.                   Day to day pours out speech,...


Sermon From Sunday March 31st 2013 / Easter Sunday

Posted in 2013 / Easter / Easter Day / Holy Week / Pastor Ted Giese / Sermons / ^John

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / March 31st / Easter Sunday Season of Easter, John 20:1-18.   Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to...


Funeral Sermon for Ralph Woolhether / March 30th Holy Saturday 2013

Funeral Sermon for Ralph Woolhether / March 30th Holy Saturday 2013

Posted in Holy Week / 2013 / ^John / Funeral Sermons / Sermons / Pastor Ted Giese

Funeral Sermon for Ralph Adrian Woolhether / March 30th Holy Saturday 2013 / Rev. Ted Giese Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Service held at Regina Funeral Home, Regina Saskatchewan.     [Jesus says to His disciples,] “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. In...