This Weeks Calendar of Events:
- Tuesday, May 5th 7:00pm ———-Women’s Evening Virtual Bible Study. If you are interested in attending, please contact Bonita B or Dorothy O by e-mail, and they will send you the link to join in the Zoom meeting.
- Wednesday, May 6th 1:00pm ——Zoom BIBLE STUDY!! Please email admin@oslchurchdenver.org if you would like to be added to this email list
- Wednesday May 6th 6:oopm ——-OSLC Congregational Zoom Meeting (link and dial-in information provided below)
- Thursday, May 7th 7:00pm ———-Choir Rehearsal, Zoom link will be sent out by Erica
- Sunday May 10th 9:30—————-LIVE Zoom Worship Service 10:30————–Zoom Coffee Hour
A Word of Hope and Balance From the Desk of Pastor Marty
Hey All,
I just wanted to add a little piece to the e-blast for this week. We will be meeting this Wednesday to discuss the roof and some of our goals as a congregation. We are continuing to sojourn together in this difficult time in new ways.
At our Synod Assembly on Saturday, we met with at least 400 people digitally ranging from Synod officials to members, but most of our 158 churches within the Rocky Mountain Synod ELCA. I wanted to let you know that our growing pains are being shared by many, but we as a unique part of the Body of Christ are adapting and going to survive. Change will cause us all to grow and shift during this time, but the willingness to follow the call to share the gospel of the grace of Jesus Christ continues to be needed and wanted by the ever hurting world.
We were reminded yesterday in the 1st Peter text, that one of the marks of Christianity is found in our willingness to take on the suffering of others. Let us be reminded of this piece of our call, to be in prayer, support, and help to our neighbors during this time.
This means that each baptized member of the church bears the responsibility to serve their neighbor and to think of their neighbors needs and safety. It is in this way that we are being faithful witnesses when we practice social distancing, wear masks in public, and keep informed of what is going on in our neighborhoods.
Thank you all for your diligence in keeping this mindset as we engage our community. Let us continue to be a leader and example in our community while the pressure to get back to normal begins to outweigh the logic and science that are trying to keep folks safe.
Thanks be to God for faith, which helps with the suffering, which creates endurance, and endurance creates the character, and virtue, and value in our lives. May Christ’s example and spirit continue to guide the love in our lives.
Peace,
Pastor Marty
Monday Email Announcements From Council
Congregational Meeting Wednesday Evening
Wednesday, May 6 | 6:00pm
Via Zoom (link and dial-in information provided below)
Please join us for a congregational meeting via Zoom on Wednesday evening. The agenda includes important conversations about repairing our roof (which we’ll vote on) as well as a mission update and conversation about how we can best continue to fulfill our mission of connecting people to each other and God in this new era of virtual gathering.
Here is a video update on the roof from Jon Tisdel:
Please don’t park in the church parking lots until May 18. We’ve rented our parking lots for the coming weeks and need to ensure the parking spaces are available to those who’ve paid for them. Likely, you’re not parking there as the church building remains closed, but we wanted to make everyone aware.
Volunteer Opportunities
We’re in need of volunteers to serve in several different capacities. Check out the opportunities below and if you feel called to participate in any/all of these opportunities, contact Kristin Stork.
- Virtual Ushers. As part of our new way of worshiping, we’re in need of folks to serve as virtual ushers for our Sunday Zoom services. Virtual ushers will help launch and manage Zoom worship on Sunday morning. Training will be provided.
- Virtual Coffee Hour Hosts. Similarly, we’re looking for virtual coffee hour hosts. Good news is you don’t need to provide refreshments. Virtual coffee hour hosts will help launch and manage coffee hour on Sunday morning. Training will be provided.
- Congregational Care/Outreach. We’re putting together a team of folks to reach out to fellow members of our congregation. This will involve identifying those whom we’ve not seen recently, and reaching out to them to see how they’re doing and how we can best engage with them (and them with us) during this time. The more the merrier!
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This ‘n’ That
The YouTube video for yesterday’s worship is now available.
Please forward this to the congregation and invite folks to participate whenever and wherever they are!
Here’s a video for Parents to help offer some words of support and prayer during this time. The words are applicable to everyone, not just parents, but I want to begin to market this towards parents with kids. I think that is a open avenue right now to just be supportive generally. Let’s also keep looking for ways to gather digital support groups this spring. Inside the congregation, and outside.
Care of Creation
On this upcoming Mother’s Day weekend, let us honor Mother Earth. ” The Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice social statement, adopted in 1993, explains the ELCA’s teachings on ecology and the environment, grounded in a biblical vision of God’s intention for the healing and wholeness of creation.” You can access the statement going to ELCA.org and putting ‘environment’ in the search bar for a full understanding.
Action: Join other ELCA members in a discussion of the statement on Saturday, May 9, at 10am. It will be lead by Pastor Alena Lamirato on our Rocky Mountain Synod Creation Care Team. This is a first attempt at reconstituting efforts that were active some years ago. If all goes as planned, we’ll have a Facebook discussion and share with one another. Find the page on Facebook searching the same name: Rocky Mountain Synod Creation Care Team. Please join us.
Readings for Sunday, May 10, 2020 5th Sunday of Easter
Acts 7:55-60
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16
I Peter 2:2-10
John 14:1-14
Mission Statement
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church connects people to God and Each Other. We embody this mission through Word and Sacrament Worship, Music, Faith Formation, Service, and Authentic Community.
