Grapevine

February 25, 2007

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Please look in the 9:00 a.m. Worship Guide for today’s schedule

Join us for weekday and evening Bible studies, devotionals, and fellowship

ADULTS

Monday Morning Bible Study

This Bible Study group meets on February 26 at 9:30 a.m. in the home of Ann Brand. The new study is “Praying the Psalms.”

Women’s Bible Study Group meets on the 2^nd and 4^th Tuesday night of each month at 7 p.m. in the Christopher home. The next session is on February 27. The study is “Having a Mary Spirit.”

Senior Adults’ Fellowship

This Senior group meets on the 2^nd Wednesday of each month in the Recreation Hall, 1685 Portola, from noon to 2 p.m. For information contact Lorraine Stamer or Edna Carpenter. The next get-together is Wednesday, March 14.

Friday Morning Men’s Bible Study –

6:30 a.m. on March 2 at Baker’s Square, 1116 Stanley Blvd. in Livermore. All men of Our Savior are invited to attend! We continue our study on “Men of God,” focusing on David. Remember to bring your Bible!

YOUNG ADULTS ages 18 – 35.

Come join us tonight at 7:15 p.m. in the home of Dave and Karen Knapp in Livermore. You are welcome to bring a friend. Contact Hanna Bronnenberg with questions.

YOUTH

C.L.I.M.B. [9^th - 12^th graders] High School Youth Night, Thursday, March 1, at our OSLM campus.

F.I.S.H. (Forever I’m Serving Him) 7^TH - 8^TH graders.

K.F.C. = Kids for Christ [5^th - 6^th graders] Friday, March 2, from 7 – 9 p.m. for fellowship, singing, Bible study and games. Invite your friends. Wear comfortable shoes and bring your Bible.

The B-Team, [3^rd - 4^th graders] Friday,

March 16, from 7 – 9 p.m. in the gym. Bible study, singing, games, snack, and fellowship. Friends are welcome. Wear comfortable shoes and bring your Bible.

ADDITIONAL MEDITATION FOR THIS WEEK

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Romans 10:8b-13

LENTEN DEVOTIONS – “Time for Renewal” – are available in the back of the sanctuary. If you prefer, you can listen to these devotions by going to our website, www.oslm.net and click on the Oak Barrel.

In Our Thoughts and Prayers

For comfort: Luke Sunde and family on the death of his brother

Lou Bertolini and family on the death of his sister

In Our Armed Forces: Trisha Tewes

Rachel Rosenbaum

Thank you for your prayers, words of encouragement and support, meals, and cards during my illness these past four months. Chris and I have truly been blessed by our Christian brothers and sisters. Linda Nelson

Today, members of Our Savior are invited to attend and participate in the 125^th Anniversary Celebration of our sister congregation Zion Lutheran Church, 5201 Park Boulevard, Piedmont (Oakland). There will be a special worship service at 4 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Gerald Kieschnick, President of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, as guest speaker.

WILLING HANDS tomorrow from 9 a.m. until noon. Anyone who has some time available and would like to help with keeping our facility clean and neat is welcome. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Trading Graces...Because Everyone Has Something to Give . . .

Going once. . .going twice will be the scenario that unfolds on eBay when Trading Graces goes live today. Trading Graces Online Auction is an annual fundraising/awareness auction to benefit Lutheran health and human service organizations. The proceeds generated by the auction go directly to the sponsoring member organization.

Visit http://www.lutheranservices.org/tradinggraces/frmPreviewSearch and see how you can support Lutheran health and human services organizations across America.

ELECTION TIME IS COMING SOON

The LGB (Lay Governing Board) consists of seven members called Directors. Each Director serves a 3-year term but the terms are staggered such that two terms expire every year. [Every third year, three terms expire.] This May, we will need to elect two Directors. If you would like to serve on the LGB, or if you know someone who might like to serve on the LGB, please contact John Honig, Sylvette Phillips, Laura Gong or Bill Even.

Coming to Prince of Peace, Fremont (38451 Fremont Blvd) between 10 am & 2 pm on Sunday, March 4. You won’t want to miss this!

We can’t bring you to poverty housing, so we’re bringing poverty housing to you – with a solution.

THRIVENT BUILDS MOBILE is 18 wheels and tons of stories and successes that will reveal the innovative way in which Thrivent Builds helps families in need of a hand up – not a handout.

Thrivent Builds Mobile is traveling across America to tell the story about poverty housing and what Thrivent Builds is doing about it – and what you can do to help.

COME TO A SQUARE…AND OTHER SHAPES… DANCE! Saturday, March 10, in the gym of Our Savior. The time is 7 – 10 p.m. for people of all ages. $4 for adults, $2 for K-8 students and seniors. Bring a canned food item for Livermore’s Open Heart Kitchen and get $1 off admission price. The Square Dance teacher is Barbara Wills; DJ is teacher Darren Hill. Sponsored by the OSLS Parent Teacher Organization.

The High School Youth who are going to the National Youth Gathering in July are doing a servant auction to be held Sunday’s March 11^th and 18^th right after church during the fellowship hour.  There will be 21 youth who will be auctioned off to do different activities.  Not all of them will be able to do physical work.  Look in the grapevine for more specifics as to the type of service.

THE CHRISTIAN READING CLUB meets on Tuesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in Room 8. The book to be discussed will be “Living Faith” by Jimmy Carter.

The book for the April 17 discussion is “The Last Sin Eater,” a novel, by Francine Rivers.

BRASS PLAYERS! The Valley Brass is currently a Pleasanton based quintet of Valley musicians. The group is looking to expand to a twelve-piece ensemble. Two sextets would be great but also guests and fill-in players would expand the flexibility of the group.

The group has an extensive library of all types of music from Baroque to Jazz. We try to perform at the Pleasanton Convalescent Hospital once a month and by invitation from corporate and city festivities. The group rehearses on Monday evenings from 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Anyone who is moderately accomplished on their instrument and would like to find out more about the group is invited to call Paul Ebright at 846-1379 or Mary Ann or Bob Butler at 846-4628.

SCHOOL CHAPEL

CrossRoads – Come and Journey. You are all invited to join us for our weekly chapel worship on Thursdays at 8:40 a.m. in the sanctuary.

The FLOWER CHART for 2007 is in the church office. If you would like to donate altar flowers to celebrate an occasion, to honor someone, or in memory of a loved one, please come to the office or give us a call. Many Sundays are still available.

FREE TAX HELP AARP Tax-Aide Foundation Livermore Library (Walk-in) Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Livermore Senior Center

By appointment – call the Senior Center at 925-373-5760. Mondays 12 noon to 4 p.m.

Q: His donkey was frightened off the road by a vision of an angel.

a) Abraham

b) Isaac

c) Balaam

d) Juan Valdez

A: Check out Numbers 22:21-27

EARLY-BIRD COFFEE now available Sunday mornings from 8:15 – 8:45 a.m.

THIS WEEK at OUR SAVIOR

Today February 25

Women’s Retreat in Santa Cruz

9:00 a.m. Worship Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. Exodus Bible study Room 17

10:30 a.m. Family Workshop Room 19

10:30 a.m. Worship Workshop Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. Sunday School

11:30 a.m. Youth Ensemble Music Room

Monday, February 26

9:00 a.m. Willing Hands Campus

9:30 a.m. Bible Study Brand home

3:10 p.m. Glad Chimes Music Room

6:00 p.m. Aerobics Room 17

7:00 p.m. Our Savior Ringers Sanctuary

7:30 p.m. Men’s Open-Gym BB Gym

Tuesday, February 27

3:15 p.m. Give Glory Gang (gr.1-2) Music Room

3:30 p.m. In His Name (gr. 6-8) Sanctuary

7:00 p.m. Women’s Bible study Christopher’s

7:00 p.m. Katrina Committee Room 8

Wednesday, February 28

9:00 a.m. Women’s Ensemble Music Room

3:15 p.m. Joyful Noise (gr. 3-5) Music Room

7:00 p.m. Lenten Worship Sanctuary

7:45 p.m. First Communion class Room 17

Thursday, March 1

8:40 a.m. School Chapel Sanctuary

3:20 p.m. Alleluia Ringers Sanctuary

7:00 p.m. Our Savior Choir Music Room

7:00 p.m. CLIMB Youth Night Campus

Friday, March 2

6:30 a.m. Men’s Brkfst. Bible study Baker’s Square

7:00 p.m. Kids for Christ Gym

Saturday, March 3

8:00 a.m. Aerobics Room 17

Sunday, March 4

NATIONAL LUTHERAN SCHOOLS WEEK

9:00 a.m. Worship Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. Exodus Bible study Room 17

10:30 a.m. Family Workshop Room 19

10:30 a.m. Worship Workshop Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. Sunday School

11:30 a.m. Youth Ensemble Music Room

7:00 p.m. Accred. Comm. Mtg. Room 19

7:00 p.m. NYG Group Bonding Gym

►LAY GOVERNING BOARD MINUTES of Jan. 9, amended Jan. 29, are available in the back of the sanctuary on the triangular table.

►OUR SAVIOR 2006 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES are available in the church office.

►UPDATES to the current Directory are listed on sheets located on the triangular shelf in the back of the sanctuary. Please pick one up to add to your Directory. Updated February 13.

►Check out Our Savior Newsletter, THE VINEYARD, online at www.oslm.net.

If you would like to receive the church newsletter via email, please call the church office to give us your email address or go to our website, www.oslm.net, click on church, click on Current Events, and click on “The Vineyard Newsletter.” On that screen you can sign up for the email newsletter.

For those who do not have access to the internet, there are copies available in the back of the sanctuary on the triangular shelf and also on the table in the narthex.

►Copies of our School Newsletter, THE MANE EVENTS, are available in the back of the sanctuary on the triangular shelf.