Special Stories at Our Saviour's this Week |
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The Return of In-Person Sunday School |
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Marti Truemper reflects on her decision to teach Sunday School and returning to In-Person Instruction:
“Help the children.” This is the message I heard during my daily morning prayer meditation. Thinking that God wanted me to help my three granddaughters, I became very attentive to looking for ways I could help my daughter with her three daughters, but nothing unusual in the way of assisting was asked of me. Two weeks later, Pastor Emily announced in church, that Sunday school teachers were needed. Aha! This was the meaning of HELP THE CHILDREN! I had taught Sunday School and Logos thirty years ago here at Our Saviour’s when my children were growing up, but previous to my “Help the children message” I felt that maybe I would not be very effective as a “Grandma Sunday School teacher”. This idea now flew out of my mind because I knew that God wanted me back in the Sunday school classroom. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE.
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What's happening in the lobby at Celebration? |
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Pardon our dust! Thanks to a very generous memorial donation, the lobby at the Celebration Campus is getting a new look. This new flexible, family-friendly environment will have comfortable furniture, new technology, check-in kiosks, a "prayground", and much more. Watch for more details coming this summer! |
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Raise the Roof for Mozambique |
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Anderson Fuhrer shares a cross he made for confirmation project. So many wonderful Confirmation projects made by the Youth! |
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Raise the Roof for Mozambique surpassed it's goal of raising $10,000 dollars! Thank you to everyone that donated!! |
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Upcoming Events and Activities at Our Saviour's |
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Bridge Phase to start May 14
At Our Saviour’s this means our fully vaccinated worship leaders will begin to remove their masks while speaking.
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You're Invited to Vacation Bible School this Summer! |
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This year, our VBS format will be a family-style, evening program designed to engage families with children ages 4 through incoming 5th Grade. VBS will be offered in two separate weeks: (June 21-25) (July 12-16). At VBS, families will explore the stories of familiar Bible characters and their responses to God’s call and promised faithfulness in the midst of life’s unpredictability and challenges.
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Nursery Attendant Position Open
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church is looking for joyful, compassionate, and enthusiastic individuals to join the nursery care team. Responsibilities include providing a safe and welcoming environment for children ages 0-3 years during Saturday evening, Sunday morning worship service and special events. Compensation is provided, and all applicants must be at least 18 years old. Click here for more details. Interested or need more information? Please email to Pastor Emily at pastoremily@oursaviours.com.
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Spring Fling Pies for Mozambique
Saturday, May 15 (10:00 am)
Saturday, May 22 (11:00 am)
Order a pie for pickup on either Saturday May 15th or Saturday May 22nd at the Celebration campus between 10-11:00 or arrange for delivery.
Nine delicious Pie choices: apple, cherry, blueberry, triple berry, french silk, lemon meringue, key lime, coconut cream or banana cream!
$25 cost will support OSLC Mozambique mission partnership.
Limit 40 pies.
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Bible Journaling Schedule for Summer
Wednesday, May 12 - 4:30 pm on Zoom. Women of God.
Monday, June 7 - 7:00 pm outside on the grass area behind the stage at Celebration. Faithful Walk With God
Wednesday, July 14 - 4:30 pm outside on the grass area behind the stage at Celebration. Be Strong and Courageous
Monday, August 2 - 7:00 pm outside on the grass area behind the stage at Celebration. Appreciating God's Beauty in Nature
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Summer Hangouts with Youth Ministry
Jr. High Hangouts
June 17, 2-3:30pm
July 22, 7-8:30pm
High School Hangouts
June 20, 7-8:30pm
July 11, 7-8:30pm
July 25, 7-8:30pm
August 8, 7-8:30pm
Virtual Hangouts
June 27, 2-4pm
July 28, 7-8:30pm
Virtual Jr. High Leadership Retreat
August 1, 1-4:30pm
Virtual High School Leadership Retreat
July 18, 1-4:30pm
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We will now be offering Sunday School In-person at both campuses every Sunday through May 16!
You can sign your children up for Sunday School at the same time you register for worship! You will now find the additional Sunday School prompt when you register for the 9am service at Our Saviour's or the 10am service at Celebration!
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A Taste of the Fine Arts Camp
June 28 - July 2
“A Taste of the Fine Arts Camps” allows students to engage in small-group classes in Drama, Dance, Art, and Music, all taught by working professionals in their fields, often familiar faces at Our Saviour’s and a part of the Our Saviour’s Music Ministry Team. Classes provide hands-on opportunities to create, learn, and grow while remaining centered in Christ and focused on nurturing students’ budding talents and interests to praise and glorify the Lord. Many of these classes are extensions of program-year choirs and arts offerings. are custom-designed and carefully crafted to meet the needs of each specific age group. Classes are limited in class size for safety and to provide maximum teacher/student direct instruction.
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"Sharing God's Love During the Pandemic" collaborative art piece
Help create a large art piece for the Celebration entryway. Everyone is invited to participate (both kids & adults).
Decorate an 8" x 8" piece of canvas with your own original expression of how God's Love is being shared during the pandemic.
If you were not able to pick up a canvas but would like to, please contact the front office at 630-355-2522. Return your art pieces by June 1 and don't forget to sign your artwork!
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Care Ministry at Our Saviour's:
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Mission Partners and Outreach |
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Lutheran Disaster Response for COVID-19 Relief in India
Last year, Lutheran Disaster Response supplied Padhar Hospital with the funds to purchase a ventilator and monitoring equipment. But as another wave of COVID-19 sweeps through India, the needs are increasing.
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Holy Family invites you to join a Virtual Town Hall
George Floyd One Year Later; The Impact on us all
Sunday May 23
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Holy Family Ministries invites our Church partners to
participate in this discussion along with our
HFM community.
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An update from our friend at the Center for Christian Education in Slovakia |
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Dear friends,
We are back! After another month of our school closed and our staying home, April brought a lot of hope. Slovakia seems to be turning the corner on the Covid virus. The numbers of hospitalized, infected, and deceased continue to decline while figures of those vaccinated are swiftly increasing. The measures now allow for more students to return to school. If all goes well, all the grades will enjoy in-person learning, and we will run our operation its full magnitude soon again. This means that our summer activities (VBS, J-camp, English courses, and other camps) are much closer to reality and we are getting ready for them. Thank God for mission possible again!
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Our Saviour's Campus
815 S. Washington St Naperville, IL 60540
Celebration Campus
919 S. Washington St Naperville, IL 60540
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Church office phone:
630-355-2522
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