Welcome to St. Olaf Lutheran Church!

St. Olaf is a church focused on service and caring in the heart of Orange County, California. We are centered on welcoming, serving, and supporting our members and our community. Come and discover the richness of a supportive and caring community.

Our Mission

We are a Christian Community forgiven by God’s Grace, enlightened by God’s Word, chosen in Baptism, nourished at the Lord’s Table, fulfilled by God’s promise; and being a loving community of God’s people, we worship, learn, witness, and serve together.



“Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” Luke 8:39

“For we cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Acts 4:20

We all have stories to tell: funny experiences, learning experiences, news about our families, and plans for the future. And as the people of God, we have stories to tell about what God has done for us and about how God’s grace has changed our lives. Sometimes we are not really aware of these stories until they are coaxed out of us—but they are there, part of who we are.

That’s not all... Whether we know it or not, we also have stories to tell about what God has done through us—stories about how God has used us to make a difference in the lives of others. Getting to know those stories makes us even more aware of God’s grace.

The Bible is a collection of stories about people with gifts to share—stories about people whose lives were so changed by God that they were able to make a difference in the lives of others. In our stewardship drive for our 2009 budget we will have some people come and share their story of how God and stewardship have changed them.

This Stewardship month is an invitation to engage in a story from your church; to tell your own stories and to consider the stories of others. These stories also speak to us about giving—especially financial giving to our congregation and beyond. These stories are intended to help people understand their giving as a grateful response to God’s grace and to inspire people to grow in giving in ways that are consistent with what God would want.

We have so many great plans for the new year and we need EVERYONE to participate in this month’s worship and experience Stewardship through these stories. Please come every week and invite or call someone whom you have not seen lately. This is important! We have grown so much in one year… God’s story continues through you.

Anton “Tony” Scheer

Amen!

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