This Sunday, we are excited to share that Sarah Swindall will be the guest preacher for the 10:30 am worship service at Our Saviour's Campus. Sarah Swindall is a long-time member of Our Saviour's and has served on staff working with the Youth Ministry. Recently she finished her academic work at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC).
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Thank you to those who have taken the survey to help with the senior pastor process. If you have not taken the survey, there is still time.
The search process for a new Senior Pastor creates opportunities for a community of faith to assess who we are, where we have been, and what direction we want to set going forward from our next faith leader. To these ends, in an effort to assist the church council and Call Committee, we are looking to provide them with input from you to help frame our perspective during the search.
To help capture your thoughts we have developed a survey designed to be easy and quick for you to fill out while covering a variety of viewpoints. The survey structure is predominantly multiple-choice in an effort to make it easy and efficient for us to compile and to distill trends and themes across our entire community. The survey questions are clustered around the following topics:
What are the qualities you want to see in a senior pastor?
What are your preferred characteristics in a senior pastor?
What is the relative importance you assign to given pastoral tasks?
How would you prefer a pastor to see their role?
If a hard copy of the survey is preferred please visit the church office, they will also be available at services in the narthex or lobby areas of the respective campuses.
Thank you in advance for your input to this process.
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Livestream Worship Link here!
Our Saviour's will be Live Streaming the 5:00 pm Worship Service at the Our Saviour's Campus and the 10:00 am Worship Service at the Celebration Campus. To participate in this new online format, visit: https://www.youtube.com/oursaviourslutheranchurchnapervilleil which will bring you to the Our Saviour's YouTube Channel. If ever there are technical difficulties with Live Streaming at any of the service, the recorded version will be put on Youtube after the worship service for you to view.
Once there, just click on the service you are interested in watching. The service link will become active a few minutes before each service time or anytime after. While you are there, make sure to click on the "Subscribe" button! If there are any technical difficulties during Live Streaming, we will put the recorded version up on our YouTube Channel as soon as possible following the service.
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Thank you to everyone that purchased Christmas Pies!
Thanks to your generosity the Mozambique Christmas Pie Sales brought in just over $2,000 dollars which will go towards the school in Mozambique.
Thank you again!
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Stewardship 2022 - Walking Forward in Faith |
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Consider making or increasing your pledge by December 31 to assist with planning and budgeting for the upcoming year.
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Check out the upcoming events!
Ministry is alive at Our Saviour's! Grow in your faith through all the wonderful ministry opportunities happening.
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To register for the trip online visit:
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Camino de Santiago de Compostela
October 8-18, 2022
Information Meeting Sunday, January 16 at 11:30am
Are you interested in walking the last 100km/75miles of the Camino of Santiago in Northern Spain over 7 days next October? Join us Sunday, January 16 at 11:30am at the Our Saviour’s Campus in the Advent Room for an informational meeting to learn more about this pilgrimage trip with members of Our Saviour's. The cost of the trip will be approximately $2000 per person, including airfare. The trip will include hotel accommodations and luggage transfers from village to village. We plan to book the trip by the end of January and will take 16 people, so a deposit of $250 by January 26 will reserve your spot. All your questions about lodging, food, airfare, COVID contingencies, and payment schedule will be answered. We’ll even discuss a walking regimen to get ready! Join us on this once-in-a-lifetime experience – we hope to see you at the info meeting on January 16th in the Advent Room.
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8th Grade Parent Meeting
January 9, 2022
1:30pm in Fellowship at the Our Saviour's Campus
All 8th grade parents and their youth are invited to learn more about the 8th grade retreat, faith story projects, and confirmation.
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Save the Date for Annual Slovak Dinner
Saturday, January 22, 2022
5:30pm at the Celebration Campus
Bohdan Hrobon and Adrian Kacian will prepare a Slovak meal for attendees and they will share a progress update on the Lutheran Academy and show their appreciation of Our Saviour's support. The team is incorporating COVID protocols, making safety a top priority.
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Add this book to your Christmas list and join us January 28 for a great evening of conversation and fellowship at 7:00pm. And of course, you are always welcome to join the discussion even if you haven't read the book! Questions? Contact Pastor Emily at pastoremily@oursaviours.com. |
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Women's Ministry Book Discussion
Friday, January 28, 2022
7:00pm at the Our Saviour's Campus
This year, we're reading Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved, a memoir by Kate Bowler. Bowler is a New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, and Associate Professor of Christian History at Duke Divinity School. She wrote the first history of the movement called the “prosperity gospel”—which promises that God will reward you with health and wealth if you have the right kind of faith. Then at age 35, she was unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. Her poignant memoir tells the story of her struggle to understand her research and the American belief that all tragedies are tests of character.
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Our Saviour's Art Gallery Invitation
Saturday, January 29, 2022
6:00pm at the Our Saviour's Campus
The Our Saviour's Art Gallery invites you to come meet Dr. Jeffrey Nelson, an infectious disease physician and wildlife photographer.
- Hear stories of his adventures while photographing the wildlife in our area as he shows more images.
- Enjoy light refreshments as you view his wonderful exhibit.
- In his spare time from his teaching responsibilities as an instructor at the Rush University Medical School, Dr. Nelson with his photography has helped the Cook County Wildlife team capturing images of birds and mammals in our area as well as documenting their activities. Some of his bird images are currently on display at the Field Museum.
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Serve
Help to Make Jesus Known to others by serving in your Church, in the community, and in the world. Check out these opportunities!
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Save Date for Feed the Need |
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Saturday and Sunday, February 19-20, 2022
North Central College Res/Rec Center
The MobilePack will be back to normal - somewhat...
Following COVID protocols, we will be utilizing the Res/Rec Center in a more spaced-out, masked, and safe capacity with extra safety protocols during and between the packing shifts. More details to come!
Thank you for your unwavering support of this important ministry!
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An update from our friends in Slovakia |
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December Progress Report Video from the Center for Christian Education. |
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Interfaith Prayer Service |
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Naperville Interfaith Leaders Association invites all of you to their 18th annual interfaith prayer service to build peace in our community and around the world. Come celebrate our community's amazing religious diversity as we start the new year. Note: This is a FREE event and all are welcome!
Sunday, January 2, 2022 from 2:30 - 4:00 pm at Wentz Concert Hall
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Our Saviour's Lutheran Church | www.oursaviours.com
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