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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 July 17 at 9:30 a.m. in the home of Dottie Nessett. The study from Lifelight is about prophecy.

Wednesday Morning Senior Adult Bible Study Group is taking a summer break. They will meet again in September.

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 study is the Old Testament Book of Nehemiah. The next discussion is on July 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, August 9.

Men’s Friday Morning Breakfast Bible Study is taking a summer break and will meet again in September.

YOUNG ADULTS

Visit http://yam.osyouth.com

YOUTH

CONNECT Student Ministries

Many High School Youth are on a mission trip to Cuba, New Mexico. They will be gone from July 15 – 23.

**If you are not going on the mission trip and need to talk with Brett or someone else, please contact the church office at 447-1246.

● NO Youth Night on July 20!

● NO Sunday School July 16 or July 23

CRASH Jr. High Ministries

Log onto www.osyouth.com

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: Margret Bauer

Peace: June Hargraves

In Our Armed Forces: Joshua Basso

Matthew Kessler

Thanksgiving: For a baby girl, born to Chris and Louis Jones on July 5

BLOOD PRESSURE reading in the Family Room after church this morning.

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.

CALLING WOMEN WHO LIKE TO SING! Any girl or woman, junior high age or older, is invited to participate in a treble ensemble this month. A short rehearsal will be on Monday, July 17, from 7 – 8 p.m. We will sing in worship service on July 23. This is a great time to make a short commitment to giving praise to God.

TIME TO CLEAN OUT THE KITCHEN, AGAIN! If you have left pots, pans, dishes, etc. in the kitchen, please claim them and take them home. Many thanks!

There will be a SPECIAL STEWARDS’ MEETING next Sunday, July 23, at 10:15 a.m. (i.e., right after the 9:00 service) in the Sanctuary. The purpose of the meeting is to consider, and vote on, a plan to aid Pastor Scharnitzke financially in the purchase of a home. If you are a voting member of Our Savior, please plan to attend this important and (hopefully) short meeting.

The Livermore READ Project is seeking additional volunteer tutors to help motivated adults improve their basic reading and writing skills. A FREE tutor training will provide you with all the skills you’ll need. The next training will be held at the Livermore Library on Monday, July 17, from 7 - 9 p.m. and on Saturday, July 22, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information, or to register for the training, call the READ Project at 373-5507.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AT OUR SAVIOR! Sunday, July 30 – Thursday, August 3, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. Join us at Treasure Cove, where we’ll discover the riches of Christ! A casual dinner will be served at 6 p.m. There will be classes for kids age 3 through 5^th grade, and nursery care for kids under age 3. The adult class is Faithfully Parenting Tweens, a class helpful to parents of young children, tweenagers and teenagers. It’s sure to be an awesome week – full of worship, fun and games, crafts, and Bible stories! Sign up today at oslm.net/church or by filling out a registration form available in the office! Can’t wait to see you there!

STITCHES FROM THE HEART will not be meeting in July. The next get-together will be August 1.

ATTENTION, THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS VOLUNTEERS: The service project this year for the Chapter Leadership Conference is “Packages from Home.” They will be putting together goody packages to send to service people overseas. How can you help? The Chapter needs names and addresses of service people. Do you know of anyone who would like to receive a package? Please email the name and address by July 21 to Mary Morey, Lutheran Community Services Specialist for the Sierra Northwest Region, mary.morey@thrivent.com.

THE CHRISTIAN READING CLUB meets again on Tuesday, September 19, at 7 p.m. in Room 8. Summer reading for discussion will be “A Skeleton in God’s Closet,” a novel by Paul L. Maier, noted Lutheran historian, pastor, and a current vice-president of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. (ISBN 0-8407-3424-7 Thomas Nelson Publishers)

Q. Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky and God sent . . .

a) frogs from above

b) rain like cats and dogs

c) hail from the sky

d) red jello in one inch square chunks

A. Check out Exodus 9:23

Updates to Our Savior DIRECTORY plus 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 add to your 2005 Directory.

Updated July 6.

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, Sunday July 16

9:00 a.m. Worship Sanctuary

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

10:30 a.m. Heart to Heart Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. 6^th, 7^th, 8^th grade Room 10

10:30 a.m. Sunday school ECDC

Monday, July 17

9:00 a.m. Willing Hands Campus

9:30 a.m. Bible study Nessett home

6:15 p.m. Aerobics Room 17

7:00 p.m. Women’s Ensemble Music Room

7:30 p.m. Men’s Open-Gym

Basketball Gym

Tuesday, July 18

6:30 p.m. Liturgical Arts Mtg. Music Room

Wednesday, July 19

Thursday, July 20

Friday, July 21

Saturday, July 22

8:00 a.m. Aerobics Room 17

10:00 a.m. Softball practice Grass Area

Sunday, July 23

9:00 a.m. Worship Sanctuary

10:15 a.m. Stewards’ Mtg. Sanctuary

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

10:30 a.m. Heart to Heart Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. 6^th, 7^th, 8^th grade Room 10

10:30 a.m. Sunday school ECDC