For those who missed last Sunday’s Fellowship Forum here is a recap of what was presented.

Jim Shaw gave an update on the situation in Haiti. Les Anglais is far enough from the capital that the unrest following the assassination is not significantly impacting our sister church. They are experiencing a rapid increase in COVID cases and have no vaccines with which to treat their citizens. Our Haiti Mission will be airfreighting a shipment of cloth masks to Les Anglais in a couple of weeks. If you have any gently used cloth masks please bring them to church by Sunday August 1.

Chris Carlson, council liaison to our Education Ministry, made a plea for Sunday School teachers. Anyone interested in teaching Sunday School should contact the church office. We need 2 or 3 teachers.

An update on the Transition process was presented. Click here to read a letter from Council outlining the first steps in the process: selecting an Interim Pastor, appointing a Transition Task Force, and creating a Ministry Site Profile. The Task Force will gather information and input from the congregation to generate the Ministry Site Profile which is needed before assembling a Call Committee. Until we have an Interim Pastor in place we have arranged for “Pulpit Supply” (substitutes) to cover preaching August 22 through the end of September.

If you are interested in being considered as a possible member of the Task Force please inform a Council Member or email the church at oslc@oursaviors.net. The members of the Task Force will be representative of all segments of the congregation.

The budget for fiscal year September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 is being compiled by Council and will be available to the congregation the end of August.

Both parking lots at OSLC will get an overdue restriping starting this Tuesday, August 3. They will need one day of prep, one day to do the work, and a day for it to “dry”, which puts the lots out of commission from 8/3-8/5. On street parking is always available.

Everyone is invited to a Congregational Discernment Retreat on Saturday, September 11, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Together with Bishop Laurie Larson Caesar, we will spend time sipping coffee and tea, celebrating Our Savior's Lutheran's unique gifts and history, studying scripture and some central themes in the Lutheran tradition, delving into the meaning of "Discernment" as a Christian spiritual practice, and acquainting ourselves with the steps in the interim process of discernment and pastoral transition. If you are unable to join us in person you may submit questions, comments, concerns in advance by emailing them to oslc@oursaviors.net or leaving them in the church office.

On August 15, Our Savior's welcomes you to attend a poluck meal in honor of Pr. Kim's 22+ years of faithful service to our church and to celebrate him as he pursues retirement and many new exciting adventures.

We are inviting the congregation to participate by asking you, who are able, to provide items as listed below or help out with this event.

A main dish will be provided by the church. We are asking for people to bring a cold salad, such as green leaf salad, pasta salad, vegetable salad, or fruit to serve 8 to 10 people.

Each item should be brought in a ready-to-serve bowl or plate on the morning of this event and taken to the serving tables in the Fireside Room or the kitchen. Pop-up canopies are also needed. Do you have one we can borrow for the day?

There are Sign-Up sheets placed on the table in the Narthex. How wonderful it will be to once again gather for a meal together. Please stop by!

Do you know where your utility shut offs are? If you are asked to turn off any of your utilities in the event of a disaster would you be able to do so quickly?

Take some time this week to locate your gas, electricity, and main water valves, and also determine if you need any special tools to shut them off. (Next week there will be a test ;-)

Our Bicycle Rodeo is fast approaching.If you can spare a couple of hours on an upcoming Saturday morning, please contact oslc@oursaviors.net. We will need volunteers to help direct and assist young and learning riders. Lake Oswego Police 'Community Outreach' will be on hand to check and adjust helmets.

In addition to all that is happening in Haiti, Covid is on the rise in Haiti. We are asking all of you to bring your gently used and washed fabric masks to the church to send on to those who need them. Our goal is 500 masks. Please ask friends and relatives for their extras as well.

Volunteers are needed to help cover the open hours of the OSLC Food Pantry, Tuesday and Wednesday, 10-2. Can you help out for an hour or two to help feed the hungry in our community? Contact Faye Nelson or the church office.

The easiest way to watch the Livestream of upcoming services is to go to the OSLC YouTube page and click on the red SUBSCRIBE button. There's no cost, it's free! When new livestream videos begin, you'll receive a notification to click on and enjoy the live service. Recordings of the livestream will be available afterward.

Last Sunday, Tucker Savage was welcomed into God's family with his baptism ceremony performed by Pr. Kim.