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Welcome to Our Savior s! Time after Pentecost September 22 and September 23, 2018 Today and This Week at OSL Through the SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM the OSL community welcomes Ellie Evelyn Gotham to the Body of Christ. Ellie is the daughter of Sam and Elizabeth Gotham. Her sponsors are Rachel and Tyler Hirth and Andrew Venrick. OSL FOOD MINISTRY will serve breakfast this Sunday in The Gathering Place, starting at 9:30. On the menu: cheese omelets and sausage patties. Wednesday dinner continues this week too taco night, with all the fixins. Thank you for contributing to the freewill offering to help cover expenses. Come join the Library s SUMMER ONE CHURCH ONE READ book discussion of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman this Sunday, Sept. 23, at 10:00 A.M., in the Conference Room. All OSL members are invited and encouraged to contribute to the 2018 ADVENT DEVOTIONAL, Treasures of Darkness. Pick up a copy of the Guiding Statement at the Information Center, then send your devotional to Bill Reynolds, breynolds@ oslchurch.com, by Nov. 9, preferably as a Word document attached to an email message. THE THREE-YEAR-OLDS BIBLE MILESTONE will be this Sunday, Sept. 23. Parents and their three-year-olds will have Family Time with Pr. Sami at 10:00 A.M. in the Friendship Room, then will receive their Bibles and a blessing at the 11:00 Festive worship service. Are you in the mood for engaging conversation on matters of faith and life in a fun, informal setting? Then join Pr. Randy for THEOLOGY TAPPED, on Thursday, Sept. 27, from 8:00 to 9:30 P.M., at Monk s House of Ale Repute, 420 E. 8 th St. FEEL LIKE YOU BELONG HERE? You ll make a difference, meet new friends in faith, and deepen your walk with God when you join OSL. Contact Loretta, 336-2942, ext. 14, or lnelson@oslchurch. com to reserve your spot at New Member Orientation on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 9:00 to 11:30 A.M. Members will be received at worship services on Oct. 6 and 7. OSL s RECENT LOSS GROUP meets on Wednesdays, in the Chapel, from 5:30 to 6:30 P.M., through Oct. 3. You may join the group for supper in The Gathering Place, at 5:00. Look for the designated table. Printed copies of TODAY S SERMON are available at the kiosk near the Information Center. www.oslchurch.com facebook.com/oslchurchsf twitter.com/oslchurchsf youtube.com/oslchurchsf

Calendar Saturday, September 22 5:00 pm Festive Worship - Sanctuary Sunday, September 23 8:00 am Response Singers - Adult Choir Room 8:45 am Celebrate Worship - Celebrate Center 8:45 am Festive Worship - Sanctuary 9:30 am Breakfast - The Gathering Place 10:00 am Frolic - Heavenly Hangout 10:00 am MS Youth Group - Youth Room 10:00 am Sunday School - Labyrinth Room 10:00 am Three Year Olds Milestone - Friendship Room 10:00 am One Church One Read - Conference Room 11:00 am Celebrate Worship - Celebrate Center 11:00 am Festive Worship - Sanctuary Monday, September 24 8:00 am OSL Sponsored Pickleball - Gym 9:00 am Gentle Yoga (OLLI) - Fellowship Hall 10:00 am Brain Injury (OLLI) - Friendship Room 10:15 am Chair Yoga (OLLI) - Fellowship Hall 11:00 am Writing Group - Room 103 Tuesday, September 25 9:00 am Staff Meeting - Conference Room 9:00 am Quilters - Quilting Room 10:00 am Perils of Aging (OLLI) - Fellowship Hall 11:00 am Tai Chi (OLLI) - Fellowship Hall 2:00 pm Hope for Living w/illness - The Gathering Place 4:00 pm Belly Dance Fitness (OLLI) - Fellowship Hall 5:30 pm Bells of OSL - Bell Choir Room 7:00 pm SF Shotokan Japanese Karate - Gym 7:00 pm Celebrate Band - Celebrate Center Wednesday, September 26 7:00 am Conversation With God - Chapel 9:30 am Hospitality and Native American Neighbors - Conference Room 9:30 am Knitting/Crocheting Ministry - Sonshine Room 9:30 am Friends of the Library - Room 103 12:00 pm SF Shotokan Japanese Karate - Gym 5:00 pm Open Gym - Gym 5:00 pm Wednesday Night Supper - The Gathering Place 5:30 pm Recent Loss - Chapel 6:00 pm Wednesday School - Labyrinth Room 6:00 pm Connecting Faith and Life - Friendship Room 6:00 pm Confi rmation - Fellowship Hall 6:00 pm Woodshop Ministry - Shop 6:30 pm Our Savior s Choir - Adult Choir Room 6:50 pm Free Time - Gym 7:00 pm HS Youth Group - Youth Room Thursday, September 27 10:00 am Preschool Storytime - Library 10:00 am Good Grief Group - Friendship Room 10:00 am Oh, My Aching Feet (OLLI) - Fellowship Hall 11:00 am Caring Friends - Conference Room 12:00 pm Board of Finance - Conference Room 5:30 pm Congregation Council - Fellowship Hall 7:00 pm Book Club for Adults - Library 7:00 pm SF Shotokan Japanese Karate - Gym 8:00 pm Theology Tapped - Monk s House of Ale Repute Friday, September 28 9:00 am Friends of the Library - Room 103 12:00 pm SF Shotokan Japanese Karate - Gym 8:00 pm MS Lock In - Youth Room Saturday, September 29 7:00 am MS Lock-In Ends - Youth Room 8:00 am Woodshop Ministry - Shop 9:00 am New Member Class - Friendship Room 10:00 am Memory Care Support Group - Conference Room 11:00 am WELCA Fall Luncheon - The Gathering Place 5:00 pm Festive Worship - Sanctuary Sunday, September 30 8:00 am Response Singers - Choir Room (Adult) 8:45 am Celebrate Worship - Celebrate Center 8:45 am Festive Worship - Sanctuary 9:30 am Breakfast - The Gathering Place 10:00 am Frolic - Heavenly Hangout 10:00 am Addiction Ministry: Michael Gross - Friendship Room 10:00 am MS Youth Group - Youth Room 10:00 am Sunday School - Labyrinth Room 11:00 am Celebrate Worship - Celebrate Center 11:00 am Festive Worship - Sanctuary Community Thanks to everyone who participated in last month s WALKING CHALLENGE with First Lutheran, Gloria Dei, and East Side Lutheran. Alas, OSL came in fourth (3,813,034 steps; East Side had 4,449,265; Gloria Dei, 4,538,000; First, 4,580,857) but the purpose of this friendly contest was to get out, get moving, and have some fun! Watch for more opportunities to promote healthy, active living!

Community HEY, SNOWBIRDS! OSL is teaming with Lifetouch to produce a new photo directory, which will be out early next year. A first round of photography will begin on Oct. 16 so you may have your portrait taken before you leave the Snow Belt! (You don t have to be a Snowbird to sign up for October there will be more sessions to follow.) Contact Loretta, 336-2942, ext. 14, or lnelson@ oslchurch.com, or Barb, 336-2942, ext. 23, or bhaugan@oslchurch.com, to sign up! THE OSL LIBRARY S FALL READING PROGRAM, We FALL ow Jesus, continues through Oct. 28. Each day they check out items, children, youth, and adults will receive a treat and have their book receipt submitted for a chance to win a weekly $5 drawing. As the program continues, the Library s Tree of Life display will show the beauty of God s creation by its leaves of green turning to brilliant golds and reds, representing the ways God richly blesses and transforms us. OSL will celebrate 30 YEARS OF STEPHEN MIN- ISTRY on Oct. 7! If you have any photos, anecdotes, etc., that might be useful and fun to share in the celebration, contact Deb Harlan, (336-2942, ext. 49, or dharlan@oslchurch.com) or Pr. Tim Lemme (336-2942, ext. 19, or tlemme@oslchurch.com). The OSL Library is accepting books, movie DVDs, and music CDs for its FALL BOOK SALE through Oct. 17. The sale will be from 10:00 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. on Saturday, Oct. 20, and from 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. on Sunday, Oct. 21, in the Friendship Room. A large selection of children s and adult fiction and nonfi ction books will be for sale, along with music CDs and movie DVDs. THE WELCA FALL LUNCHEON will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11:00 A.M., in The Gathering Place. Rebel Hurd, Church on the Street mission developer, will be the guest speaker. Tickets ($9 per person) may be purchased in the Church Offi ce during the week and at the Information Center on Sundays, through Sept. 24. MIDDLE-SCHOOL LOCK-IN will be next Friday, Sept. 28, from 8:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M. Saturday. There will be games, food, worship, and fun all while learning about God. This event will also mark the opening of the new, much larger game room. The cost will be $5, which includes snacks and breakfast. Visit the Youth Information Center for more details. YOUR PAST DOES NOT DEFINE YOU will be the presentation at Addiction Awareness Ministry Sunday, Sept. 30, at 10:00 A.M., in the Friendship Room. Michael Gross will share his story of how God led him away from a life of pain and onto a path of peace and hope. All are welcome! OSL DINING OUT an evening of dinner and fellowship at a local restaurant will meet at Cowboy Chicken, 41st St. and Garfield Ave., on Friday, Sept. 28, at 5:30 P.M. Come and enjoy great food and great fellowship! Sign up at the Information Center or call Donna Wilson, 359-7718. THE KINDERGARTEN CARING CONVERSA- TIONS MILESTONE will be on Oct. 7. Students and their parents will receive a blessing during the 8:45 A.M. Celebrate worship service, then, at 10:00, will have Family Time with Pr. Sami in the Friendship Room, and make a conversation cube together. Kindergartners in Sunday School will not attend education that day, since they will be in Family Time with their parents.

Community ALL FOUR-YEAR-OLD THROUGH FIFTH- GRADE Sunday and Wednesday School Students will sing at the 8:45 A.M. Celebrate worship service on Oct. 7. FAMILY FAVORITES POT LUCK SUPPER, sponsored by the Congregational Life board, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 6:00 P.M., in The Gathering Place. Bring your family s favorite dish to share with others and bring copies of the recipe to share too! Generosity Again this year, OSL partnered with EmBe in the SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM, serving as a site for lunches for children through age 18, Monday through Friday, from the end of the school year through Aug. 17. During that time, some 8,155 free, nutritious lunches were served an average of 167 per day. Thank you for generously allowing OSL s facilities to be used to help kids! THANK YOU for your ongoing financial support of OSL s ministry and mission. Faithful donations of all sizes make possible this ministry that we all share together. Our operating deficit has grown through the summer, despite total expenses being within projections. Let s work together to make up the difference by year-end. Total Revenue...$1,373,350 Total Expenses...$1,427,130 Surplus/(Defi cit)...($53,780) The Board of Finance will continue to update these numbers throughout the rest of the year to keep you informed so that we will meet our goal of fully funding our ministry plan for 2018. Service THE CARING FRIENDS PROGRAM expands OSL s visitation program to members who are homebound or in nursing homes or care facilities. How may you participate in this important ministry? Come to the Conference Room on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 11:00 A.M., to find out! Can t make it then? Contact Deb Harlan, 336-2942, ext. 48, or dharlan@oslchurch.com. THE HARDEST THING ABOUT HOSPITAL VISITATION is finding a parking space. Hospital visitation is an important ministry that lets OSL members know they matter to both God and their church family. Opportunities exist for you to become a Hospital Visitation volunteer! Contact Pr. Tim Lemme, tlemme@oslchurch.com or 336-2942, ext. 19, or Deb Harlan, dharlan@oslchurch. com or 336-2942, ext. 48, for information. Learning CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE (CFL), an adult learning opportunity for those interested in exploring the life of faith and going deeper in their experience of the faith, will continue on Wednesdays, from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M., in the Friendship Room, with Pr. Randy. The first course: a seven-week focus on the refugee crisis. Through weekly readings, a brief documentary-style video, guided discussion, and group activities, participants will learn to engage and navigate respectfully what can be a difficult subject, while reflecting on how our Christian faith leads us to respond to the plight of our neighbor in need. Books are available in the Church Office during the week or at the Information Center on Sundays; a $10 donation will help defray the cost of resources.

LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE HURRICANE FLORENCE SEPTEMBER 2018 Hurricane Florence is threatening more than 1 million of our neighbors in the Carolinas and elsewhere with dangerous winds, storm surge and potentially catastrophic flooding. As a church, we re standing ready to assist our neighbors through their recovery. Lutheran Disaster Response is coordinating with Lutheran Services Carolinas, Lutheran Family Services of Virginia and the synods in the hurricane s path to respond to this disaster. In the midst of a hurricane season that is producing strong storms, Lutheran Disaster Response is also ELCA.org/disaster monitoring Hurricane Helene, Tropical Storm Olivia and Tropical Storm Isaac and is prepared to respond. Your gifts ensure that our church will be able to provide help and hope for those whose homes have been devastated or who have been otherwise affected by Hurricane Florence and other hurricanes for years to come. Your gifts designated for hurricane response will be used entirely (100 percent) for direct response until it is complete. Give now to support survivors of disasters. YES, I WANT TO HELP! q Lutheran Disaster Response: Hurricane response q Lutheran Disaster Response: Where needed most $ DDG0087 $ DDG0010 Name Address City State ZIP code Email address Give through your congregation or make your check out to Lutheran Disaster Response and send to: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, ELCA Gift Processing Center P.O. Box 1809, Merrifield, VA 22116-8009 Write Hurricane response or Where needed most on your check s memo line.