THE GREEN SHEET

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

ADULTS

Monday Morning Bible Study

This Bible Study group meets April 3 at 9:30 a.m. in the home of Ann Brand. The study is Have a Mary Heart in a Martha World.

Wednesday Morning Senior Group

This Senior Adult Bible Study group will not meet again until April 12 at 9:30 a.m. in the Family Room. The study will be on Psalms.

Women’s Bible Study Group meets on the

2^nd and 4^th Wednesday night of each month at 7 p.m. in the Christopher home. We are taking a Lenten/Easter break. The new study is on Nehemiah. Study begins on April 26.

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, April 12.

Men’s Friday Morning Breakfast Bible Study 6:30 a.m. at Baker’s Square. Join us on April 7. The topic is Men of the Bible: Paul.

YOUNG ADULTS

Visit http://yam.osyouth.com

YOUTH

CONNECT Student Ministries

Thursday High School Youth Night

Join us on April 6 at 7 p.m. for games and Bible study in the Youth Room and gym.

CRASH Jr. High Ministries

Ultimate Capture the Flag night, April 28, 7 – 9 p.m. Meet in Room 9 for a night of Ultimate Capture the Flag. What is the “ultimate” for? You’ll have to come and find out! Cost: free.

Meet & Eat (OSLS Students) – April 13 and 27 (during lunch)

brett@osyouth.com or call 447-1246, ext. 261.

K.F.C. = Kids for Christ – 5^th & 6^th graders.

Join us on Friday, April 7, from 8– 10 p.m. at

Dublin Iceland. Cost is $7 / student and that

includes skates!

The B-Team – 3^rd and 4^th graders.

Friday, April 28, from 7 – 9 p.m. in the gym.

Bring a friend and don’t forget your Bibles!

Parents: We are seeking volunteers to

help our children with this activity. If you can

help in any way, please contact Alan and

Claudia Heckman.

WANTED: No pre-requisites required!

Who: Willing volunteers who are ready to

engage with students.

What: Opportunities available to help with

5^th – 12^th grades.

Flexible hours: Anywhere from once a

week to once a month.

Description: Are you the kid at heart type?

We want you to be a part of our

growing student ministries team here

at OSLM. Training is available!!

How: Contact brett@osyouth.com or at

447-1246 x 261

In Our Thoughts and Prayers

For Health: Bill Guntrum, Wilma Fanning,
June Hargraves, Rudy Bauer

In Our Armed Forces: Joshua Basso

Matthew Kessler

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING in the Family Room after the 9 a.m. service this morning.

YOUTH ENSEMBLE rehearsal this

morning is at 11:30 a.m. – lunch

included – so that you may attend

the Call meeting this evening.

EASTER LILIES to beautify the

sanctuary on Easter Sunday – You

may purchase lilies from an altar

guild member in the gym today or

next Sunday.

SENIOR PASTOR CALL MEETING!

We will hold a Call Meeting at 6 p.m. today to call a new Senior Pastor. All confirmed communicant members of the congregation are eligible to vote. Our Call Committee will present and discuss a slate of candidates that includes:

Pastor Philip Scharnitzke of Utica, MI
Pastor Jeffrey Meyer of Madison, WI
Pastor Don Schatz of Seattle, WA

Please plan to participate in the Call Meeting as we seek God’s guidance for the future of Our Savior Lutheran Ministries.

WILLING HANDS tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 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.

The Preschool needs PALM BRANCHES for chapels on April 12 and 13. Please contact Sara Hall at 447-2082, ext. 232, if you have any Palm branches you would like to donate.

EASTER EGG HUNT!

Attention all kids of Our Savior and their friends! Join us on Saturday, April 15, at 10 a.m. for an Easter Egg Hunt. The cost is free and we will have two sections for kids to hunt. One for kids in 1^st – 5^th grades and one for kindergarten and below. Call 447-1246, ext. 261, if you have any questions!

NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOL

PTO AUCTION – Set aside the date of April 29^th for the Annual PTO Auction. In the past this fundraiser (besides being a great night out!) has purchased playground apparatus, backstops, computers, digital cameras and projectors, etc. We have numerous suggestions as to what can be funded for this year. But it all starts with YOU being at the Auction. Further information will be coming your way soon, but keep this date clear à April 29, 2006 – AUCTION

CHAPEL – We invite all members to join us for

our weekly chapel worship on Thursdays

beginning approximately at 8:40 a.m. Our

overall chapel theme is “Come! Grow with us”.

This month’s sub-theme is “The Cure”. The

chapel speakers and themes for the Upcoming

month are:

April 6 He Became One of Us Linda Greenhagen

April 13 The Death of a Kernal 1^st Grade

(A special Maundy Thursday Chapel!)

April 20 No School – Easter Break

April 27 The Gardener’s GOOD NEWS

Brett Bortnem

EASTER BREAK – Easter Break for OSLS

begins on Good Friday, April 14^th and continues

through April 21^st.

School resumes on Monday, April 24^th.

“STITCHES FROM THE HEART” will meet Tuesday, April 4, at the Humphrey’s home at 7 p.m. We are ladies who knit or crochet baby blankets, hats, booties or sweaters for newborn babies in need. The items are then sent to hospitals around the country. This is a great opportunity to share our Christian love. Come join our group for a fun evening. Questions? Call Ada Dorn.

INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MINISTRY is celebrating two years of ministry among Africans living in Northern California. Join us in a musical concert consisting of African groups from all over the states. Saturday, April 8, 4:30 – 8 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 195 Alvarado Avenue, Pittsburg, CA.

DID YOU KNOW EGGS GROW ON TREES?

Well, they do here at OSLM in the back of the church! Yes! In the back of the church you will find an “Egg Tree” on which there are 50 eggs with the names of families in our Livermore community to whom we want to deliver Easter baskets on April 15. Feel free to pick up an egg and check out the names and ages of the families, and then create a special “Easter Basket” for them and get them to the Church Office the week of April 9^th.

Yes, the victims of Katrina still need our help. There is still so much to be done. Stop by the table at the coffee hour this morning and see Jan Pfeifer to donate $1 and you will get a special yellow and purple “wristband” with the imprint Reaching Out in Love – Hurricane Relief. All proceeds go to support our Lutheran Schools on the Gulf Coast affected by the hurricanes.

CONCORDIA CAPSULE, IRVINE

Did you know that Concordia has sent four mission teams to assist cleaning up homes in Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast last year? Thirty-two students have gone to serve those who suffered tremendous damage, as well as five faculty and seven staff members. Collectively, they spent over $20,000 to travel to Mississippi and put in 2,112 hours of work. All have counted the time spent there as life-changing! They were inspired by the courage, faith and positive attitude of the people they served. The fourth team made the trip during spring break, and more teams will be going during the next school year.

KARFREITAGSGOTTESDIENST on April 14 at 4 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2317 Buena Vista Avenue in Walnut Creek. This Good Friday worship service is in German. The preacher at the service will be the Rev. Andreas Pielhoop.

TRAILER NEEDED! Do you have a small enclosed trailer that can be locked? Our high school youth are looking for a trailer to carry equipment and bags for our trip to Cuba, New Mexico. Call Brett at 447-1246, ext. 261, email him at brett@osyouth.com, or talk to him in person if you think you can help!

THE CHRISTIAN READING CLUB meets on Tuesday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in Room 8. All interested readers are invited to attend. The book discussion will be on “What About The Big Stuff?,” Finding Strength and Moving Forward when the Stakes are High, by Richard Carlson, Ph.D. ISBN 0-7868-8880-6. At most bookstores, www.HyperionBooks.com., and Amazon.com.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is scheduled for

Sunday, July 31, through

Thursday, August 3, from

6:00--8:30 p.m.

We are looking for youth (6^th grade and up) and adults to help in all areas including teaching, music, skits, crafts, games, meal preparation, registration and publicity!

FOUND! If you lost a bracelet in the gym after church on March 19, please come into the church office to claim it.

Q. What part of the New Jerusalem will be made of gold?

a) the great street

b) the throne

c) the lamp posts

d) the restrooms

A. Check out Revelation 21:21

Copies of our school newsletter, THE MANE EVENTS, are available in the back of the sanctuary on the triangular shelf.

Updates to Our Savior DIRECTORY and new member names and addresses are listed on sheets located on the triangular shelf in the back of the sanctuary. Please pick one up to ad to your 2005 Directory. Updated on March 24.

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.

This Week At Our Savior

Today, April 2

9:00 a.m. Worship Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. Adult Bible class - Job Room 17

10:30 a.m. Pastor’s class Room 18

10:30 a.m. Sunday School

10:30 a.m. CONNECTIONS Gym

10:30 a.m. Heart to Heart Sanctuary

11:30 a.m. Youth Ensemble Music Room

6:00 p.m. Call Meeting Sanctuary

Monday, April 3

9:00 a.m. Willing Hands Campus

9:30 a.m. Bible study Brand home

6:15 p.m. Aerobics Room 17

7:00 p.m. Our Savior Ringers Sanctuary

7:30 p.m. Men’s Open Gym Bsktball Gym

Tuesday, April 4

3:15 p.m. Give Glory Gang Music Room

3:30 p.m. In His Name Sanctuary

7:00 p.m. Sunday Sch. teachers Room 11

Wednesday, April 5

9:00 a.m. Women’s Ensemble Music Room

3:15 p.m. Joyful Noise Music Room

4:10 p.m. Beginning Bells Sanctuary

7:00 p.m. Lenten Worship Sanctuary

7:45 p.m. First Communion class Narthex

8:00 p.m. Youth Worship Band Gym

Thursday, April 6

8:40 a.m. School Chapel Sanctuary

3:15 p.m. Intermediate Bells Sanctuary

7:00 p.m. Accreditation Comm. Room 19

7:00 p.m. High School Youth night YouthRm/Gym

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

Friday, April 7

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

8:00 p.m. KFC ice skating Dublin Iceland

Saturday, April 8

8:00 a.m. Aerobics Room 17

9:00 a.m. Musical rehearsal Sanctuary

9:15 a.m. Capital stewardship Room 10

Sunday, April 9 PALM SUNDAY

9:00 a.m. Worship Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. Bible class--Job Room 17

10:30 a.m. Pastor’s class Room 18

10:30 a.m. Sunday School

10:30 a.m. CONNECTIONS Gym

10:30 a.m. Heart to Heart Sanctuary

11:30 a.m. CONNECTIONS Staff mtg. Room 10

7:00 p.m. Youth Ensemble Music Room