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.
What you missed:
Here is a link to this past Sunday’s Worship: Digital Worship 6-14-20
Comfort Group/Zoom Coffee Hour: Thank you to those who were in attendance at the Comfort Group/Zoom Coffee Hour this past Sunday. It was well attended and everyone seemed to have a great discussion! Comfort Groups meet every 2nd and 4th Sunday. Here is a list of dates that will meet for the Summer:
June 28th August 9th
July 12th August 23rd
July 26th
Highlights from Council and Staff
- For those who were not able to attend the Council Co-President Happy Hour, here is the link to the video. This video will not be on the website nor the YouTube channel: Council Co-President 6-2-20 Happy Hour
- OSLC Staff will be transitioning to different email addresses from our personal emails.
- Pastor Marty: Pastor@oslchurchdenver.org
- Caleb C: MusicDirector@oslchurchdenver.org
- Violet B: Communications@oslchurchdenver.org
- If you don’t know who to send an email to or would like to contact Church Council, please send emails to OSLC915@gmail.com. Violet will continue to filter through this email box and send it to the correct person.
- We are a community full of so much information! For better layout and clarity capabilities, we will be transitioning to Mailchimp for our eblasts. This will be a slow transition, but please be mindful if you do not see the Monday eblast in your inbox by Tuesday. Please reach out to OSLC915@gmail.com for assistance and troubleshooting.
This Weeks Readings
Jeremiah 20:7-13
Psalm 69:7-10 [11-15] 16-18
Romans 6:1b-11
Matthew 10:24-39
Calendar
(please go to the end of the e-blast for call-in information on Zoom meetings and email OSLC@gmail.com for passwords)
- Tuesday, June 16th 7:00pm———–Women’s Zoom Bible Study Click here to connect to the Women’s Bible Study
- Wednesday, June 17th 1:00pm——-Wednesday Afternoon Zoom BIBLE STUDY!! Click here to connect to the Bible Study
- Wednesday, June 17th 5:30pm—–**NEW INTEREST GROUP**Discussions on White Privilege and Anti-Racism Click here to connect to this group discussion.
- Sunday, June 21st 9:00—————–Digital Sunday Worship
- Sunday, June 21st 10:30—————Zoom Coffee Hour Click here to connect to the Zoom Coffee Hour
OSLC Interest Group Spotlight- Discussions on White Privilege and Anti-racism
Hey OSLC folks-
This is an update for those who could not join us at our first discussion. The same link should work every time though going forward unless we get too many people or another part of the group wants another night, etc. I think all would agree that we had a good first meeting, with 4 people from the church, one from my work and one from my other community organizing group. We were still just
talking about some basics, like guidelines for a healthy group debate (see below) and talking about our individual backgrounds, as well as deciding our next step, which is to read one of the classics in this work before next Wed if possible…White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh…which can be found here and other places: http://www.antiracistalliance.com/Unpacking.html
Discussed guidelines:
Give everyone benefit of the doubt; listen without judgment; be respectful; allow ourselves to be vulnerable; taking risks in expressing oneself; “What is learned here… leaves here, while what is shared here… stays here”; start and stop on time – with main activity (though there can be relaxed time after that); Don’t ask people who identify in the marginalized group to define/defend their community; try
not to take things personally & if you do, do some individual work as to why that is… i.e. rebuilding the common ground with “I statements” etc.
Though the group discussion starts at 5:30 on Wednesday, the room will be open at 5:15 for friendly conversation prior to the start of the formal meeting. Thanks, and I look forward to seeing more of you this Wednesday!
– Keith
Care of Creation
In this old Gaelic Christian poem, the sun is the eye of God.
The eye of the great God,
The eye of the God of glory,
The eye of the King of hosts,
The eye of the King of the living.
Pouring upon us
At each time and season,
Pouring upon us gently and generously.
Glory to thee
Thou glorious Sun.
Glory to thee, thou Son,
Face of the God of Life.
Quoted in Anam Cara, by John O’Donohue
Action:
Here is a link for a sign-up for a free screening of the Story of Plastic in June only, with a panel afterwards Please share! https://ecocycle.salsalabs.org/storyofplastic/index.html
Please send prayer requests or praise reports to OSLC915@gmail.com
Prayer Requests:
We mentioned various prayer requests within small groups on Sunday. As a collective and not being specific, we lift up that everyone stays well and smart during these unprecedented times, we pray for all small businesses and restaurants affected by Covid, we lift up marriages and health factors that are in question, we lift up the caregivers as they care for others, we lift up the first responders as well as the well being of the human race, we pray that we are given the right words and heart when we are faced with those who do not see eye to eye with us, we pray that we are willing to have those tough conversations that are so important to bridge the gaps of difference, we pray for those struggling against white privilege as an individual as well as group, and we pray that though we are undergoing hard times, that we all can rediscover joy under restriction.
Zoom Call-in Information (links are found under calendar section)
Topic: Women’s Zoom Bible Study
Time: June 16, 2020 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Topic: Wednesday Zoom Bible Study
Time: June 17, 2020 01:00PM Mountain Time
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Topic: Discussions on White Privilege and Anti-Racism
Time: Jun 17, 2020 05:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Topic: Zoom Coffee Hour
Time: June 21, 2020 10:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 819 1099 2938
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