THE GREEN SHEET

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

ADULTS

Monday Morning Bible Study

This Bible Study group meets May 8 at 9:30 a.m. in the home of Ann Brand. The study is Be Prepared to Answer.

Wednesday Morning Senior Group

This Senior Adult Bible Study meets on May 10 at 9:30 a.m. in the Family Room. The study is 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. The new study is on Nehemiah and meets on May 10.

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, May 10.

Men’s Friday Morning Breakfast Bible Study 6:30 a.m. at Baker’s Square. Join us on May 12 for Men of the Bible: Paul.

YOUNG ADULTS

Visit http://yam.osyouth.com

Saturday, May 13, dinner at T.G.I. Friday’s in Pleasanton at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 20…If you would like to see what all the fuss is about regarding The DaVinci Code, plan to see the movie together. In June, our Bible class will study and compare what The DaVinci Code says and what the Bible tells us is so. (Movie time to be announced.)

YOUTH

CONNECT Student Ministries

Thursday High School Youth Night

Join us on May 11 at 7 p.m. for games and Bible study in the Youth Room and gym.

Saturday, May 13, 7 p.m., we will be watching the movie Crash and discussing what it is about. If you are under 17, you need a permission slip (available at osyouth.com) signed by your parents to watch.

CRASH Jr. High Ministries

Friday, May 26, 7 – 9 p.m. Slop Night. Wear old clothes, bring a friend, and get ready to have a massive food fight. Meet in the gym and we’ll go to the grass area.

Meet & Eat (OSLS Student) May 11 and 25 (during lunch).

The B-Team – 3^rd and 4^th graders.

Friday, May 12, 7 – 9 p.m. in the gym.

Bring a friend and don’t forget your Bibles!

Attention: We are seeking someone to be in

charge of this group next school year.

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

Health: June Hargraves, Betty Hicks, Rudy Bauer, Harriett McClure

Comfort: For Charlie Newman and family on the death of his stepfather

Safety: for Luke and Marian Sunde

in Nepal

In Our Armed Forces: Paul Killian

Jason Fontenot

BLOOD PRESSURE reading in the Family Room after the church service this morning. These readings are done on the first and third Sunday of each month.

The YOUTH ENSEMBLE will be having their rehearsals at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings today and May 21. Lunch is included. There will be no practice on

May 14.

VISITOR PARKING

Let’s make our visitors feel welcome. There are four spaces for visitors to our church to use on Sunday mornings. They are located in the parking lot by the offices. There is additional parking in the ball field lot next door or in the area behind the gym.

The FLOWER CHART for 2006 is in the church office. Practically all of the Sundays for the rest of the year are available for flower donations. 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 at 447-1246, ext. 230.

CALLING VOLUNTEERS!

We are looking for help for Summer Sunday School. We need a Preschool Teacher (children ages 3-5) and volunteers to present a 20 minute lesson (curriculum provided) to a group of 5-15 older children (ages 6-12). You can volunteer for one or more weeks! Summer Sunday School will start June 18 and end August 20. Please prayerfully consider this need as you make your summer plans. Contact Jill Santos at 373-3349 if you are able to help. Thank you!

Bill Guntrum wishes to thank everyone for their cards, phone calls, letters, and prayers during his recent hospitalization.

It’s time for a little musical fun! Come enjoy an hour of light music at the SPRING FLING on Sunday, May 21. 4:00 p.m. is the time and the Sanctuary is the place. You will be treated to a handbell showdown, Broadway for brass and music by our Youth Ensemble, Women’s Ensemble and Our Savior Choir. Some “yummy eats” will follow in the gym.

Many thanks for all of the prayers, cards, and support during my dad’s illness and at the time of his death. Your Christian care and love is much appreciated!

Christa & Bill Even

As you are prayerfully considering your BUILDING UP – REACHING OUT commitment, please consider using the Simply Giving® program for your contributions.

Through the Simply Giving® program, your gifts are made through a pre-authorized withdrawal from your bank account. You determine the frequency of your automatic gift – weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly – the option is yours. Your gift is deposited into the OSLM bank account on the same day it is withdrawn from your account.

The Simply Giving® program is a reliable, safe way to move your stewardship plan into action. It allows you to share your gifts through planned giving and activates your generosity into ongoing stewardship. Because your gift is given consistently, you won’t need to play “catch-up” at year-end or worry about forgotten checkbooks or missed Sunday offerings. But you’re not the only one that benefits. Our congregation benefits from steady, more predictable revenues throughout the year, more efficient bookkeeping, and greater confidence in meeting our financial commitments.

Please see Joe Ryno for Enrollment Forms or any questions that you might have.

NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOL

CHAPEL – We invite all members to join us for our weekly chapel worship on Thursdays beginning around 8:40 a.m. Our overall chapel theme is

“Come! Grow with us.”

THE CHRISTIAN READING CLUB meets on Tuesday, May 16, at 7 p.m. in Room 8. All interested readers are invited to attend. The book discussion will be “God’s Story” Finding Meaning for Your Life through Knowing God, by Anne Graham Lotz. ISBN 0-8499-3758-2.

CRASH JR. HIGH MINISTRY EVENT

Meet in the gym, then we will go out to the field on Friday, May 26, from 7 - 9 p.m. for SLOP NIGHT. Ever wonder what it would be like to have honey between your toes? Or be covered from head to toe in yogurt? How about wrestling in a pool of mashed potatoes? Join us to find out. Wear old clothes, bring a friend, and get ready to have a massive food fight!

As we continue with the BUILDING UP – REACHING OUT campaign and with the stock market up this year, it may be an advantage to a church member to donate stock that has appreciated in value to the church rather than cash. You will be able to claim a charitable deduction in the amount of the current value of the donated stock. You will also avoid paying taxes on the appreciated value of the donated stock. Furthermore, the church pays no capital gains tax when it sells the stock.

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.

Q. What was the first miracle of Jesus?

a) walking on the water

b) raising the young man of Nain from the dead

c) turning water into wine

d) letting Jim Handrock beat his son

Michael at Nintendo

A. Check out John 2:3-11

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 May 2.

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.

This Week at Our Savior

Today, May 7

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. Heart to Heart Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. Sunday School

10:30 a.m. CONNECTIONS Gym

11:30 p.m. Youth Ensemble Music Room

5:30 p.m. All-Church Banquet Shrine Event Cntr.

Monday, May 8

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, May 9

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

3:30 p.m. In His Name Sanctuary

7:00 p.m. 2^nd grade Learn the Bible Room 16

7:00 p.m. Lay Governing Board Room 8

7:00 p.m. Pinochle Club Room 18

Wednesday, May 10

9:00 a.m. Women’s Ensemble Music Room

9:30 a.m. Senior Adult Bible study Family Room

12:00 p.m. Senior Adult fellowship 1685 Portola

3:15 p.m. Joyful Noise Music Room

4:10 p.m. Beginning Bells Sanctuary

6:45 p.m. Confirmation Gym

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

7:30 p.m. Confirmation Rooms 8, 9

8:00 p.m. Youth Worship Band Gym

Thursday, May 11

8:40 a.m. School Chapel Sanctuary

3:15 p.m. Intermediate Bells Sanctuary

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

7:00 p.m. High School Youth Night Youth Rm/Gym

7:00 p.m. Building Committee Room 18

Friday, May 12

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

7:00 p.m. B-Team Gym

Saturday, May 13

8:00 a.m. Aerobics Room 17