Our Interim Pastor, Tim Drom, is providing our pastoral care, guiding our congregation as we walk with God into a future in service to this community. We have come together to discover and define who we are and who we wish to be in ministry to this community. For information on the transition, see Transition Process.  Our congregation is now in the Call Committee stage of the process and we pray for the new pastor that God is preparing to shepherd this congregation as God is leading and preparing this congregation for its future journey of faith and service. 

Read Pastor Tim's May message:  "God's Fullness Overflowing".

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Worship:  Join us for worship during the season of Easter

Study: Join us as we read about God's journey with and among us

• The Lutheran Church of Our Savior unit of the Women of the ELCA (WELCA) has circles for study and sewing. For other events, check our WELCA page and the calendar. 

• Save the Dates!
  • Fellowship breakfast, Sunday May 20th, 9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall.
  • Sunday, May 27th at noon for the Fellowship & Youth Congregational Potluck & BBQ.
  • Sunday, July 1st at noon for Fellowship & Youth Congregational Potluck & BBQ
• Rebecca Circle invites you to join in the sewing fun on third, fourth, and fifth Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall. No experience necessary! Third Thursdays you'll usually find folks sewing diapers for Africa. Other projects benefit area veterans, those hospitalized, & others in need.    
• Encourage someone with a free e-card at Lutherans Online E-Greeting Cards.
• For other activities, see our calendar.  

Service: Join us in supporting our community and those in need

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' "Matthew 25:35-36

More information on service ministries, also see Mission Partners, Giving, and Community Care.

Do you or someone you know have unmet health or social service needs?  Do you struggle with what to say when someone is struggling to pay rent or utility bill or needs food, counseling or a shelter from domestic abuse?  Dial 2-1-1 or search online at www.211sb.org.  2-1-1 provides 24-hour a day, 7-day a week, free and confidential information and referrals to resources able to help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling, or other issues that may trouble your family, neighbors, or employees.  This referral service includes the resources of over 950 agencies including the social ministries we support here at LCOS.  Get the San Bernardino County 2-1-1 brochure or Referral Card here.  Spanish versions are also available from the 2-1-1 press room.

• Wildwood Park Neighborhood Association holds the next regular meeting here on July 12, 2012 at 6 pm.  We welcome our neighbors to come become aware of issues in the community and become more involved through our very effective neighborhood advocacy group.
• The 25th Annual Morrow-McCombs Memorial Lecture to promote Jewish/Christian/Islamic relations will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16 at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 3041 North Sierra Way, San Bernardino.  Guest speaker:  Najjeeba Syeed-Miller, Asst. Professor of Interreligious Education at Claremont School of Theology.  Free to the public w/light refreshments.
• Bring pull-tabs to the Narthex to support families at the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House. Support educational programs by bringing in:
  • UPC symbols from Campbell's soup products BoxTops for Education
  • Canceled Postage Stamps   (*NEW*) 
• Support your local animal shelters through donations of dog & cat food, gently used blankets & towels, new cat & dog toys, and other items that will help support these animals awaiting adoption.  A gathering box is in the Parish Hall.  See Animal Care List (pdf).

Can you spare a pint? Donations to our congregation's blood donor club help meet the needs of our members. You can donate to any donor center at any time, just specify Lutheran Church of Our Savior, San Bdno in the donor club line of your donation. Our nearest center is at 384 W. Orange Show Rd, San Bdno. More info about blood donation including donor hours at Lifestream.

Central
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On Good Shepherd Sunday, we were privileged, out of the generosity of God's abundance to us, to give to our community through Rev. David Nagler, Pastor and CEO of Central City Lutheran Mission (CCLM): 

•  310 jars Peanut Butter   •  3 jars jelly •  1 loaf bread •  1 sack spaghetti & sauces •  1 sack other foods—beans, etc. •  4 sacks clothing   •1 sack plastic bags •  $10.00 cash • $1097.55 check

Thanks to all who participated including Our Savior's Lutheran Banning who brought to CCLM over 160 additional jars of peanut butter!  It was and is a great day to be the church in San Bernardino! 

The June ingathering is focused on Dry Beans, Rice, and Pasta to honor of 3 June birthday girls.  Bring these items from June 3rd to June 24th.  CCLM offers a Community Free Meal every day and these staples will greatly contribute to this program as well as the Food Pantry. 

The next community worship service at CCLM is 5:00 p.m. on Pentecost, Sunday, May 27 at 1354 North "G" Street, San Bernardino.  Please join us! 

You can help feed the hungry and homeless men and women of our community through Central City Lutheran Mission (CCLM) by bringing food & serving items to the collection box in the parish hall.  *Fresh produce is much appreciated and should be taken directly to the mission.  Get full CCLM list as pdf.  You can contribute toys and games through a box kept in the parish hall.  See toy list here.  You can designate CCLM on your offering in the memo line of your check. Frequently needed items include:

Rev. John Lunn  Healthcare
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Rev. John Lunn, an ordained minister and registered nurse, is serving as an ELCA missionary healthcare resource specialist in Liberia. Individuals support John through their prayers and their financial support.  The sign-up is at the kiosk at the entrance of the church. For more info, including his monthly letters, see Missionary Lunn. Rev. Lunn can also be reached at revlunn@zionmilaca.org and on his website at http://zionmilaca.org/Rev_John_Lunn.html.

Youth and folks of all ages may find activities through California Lutheran University. Podcasts: http://www.callutheran.edu/university_ministries/campus_ministry
Cultural events www.callutheran.edu/events.  Call (805) 491-3151 to get on mailing list. Undergraduate information and class catalogs www.callutheran.edu/registrar

Are you ready for an emergency or disaster? Check out the resources of our disaster ministry. To check community information on health issues, go to Healthy San Bernardino County.  For the ELCA response to global disasters , go to www.elca.org/disaster. 

What is your area of service in 2012? All gifts are needed.  Chair persons are always looking for new ideas and people willing to work on even a single project or assignment.  Find an area of ministry or something that seems to need doing or interests you and join in on the fun!  Thank you for sharing your gifts to support the ministries of this congregation, here and in the community. ELCA's online spiritual gifts assessment can help you discern spiritual gifts.

So what's a Lutheran? Lutherans like to study, enjoy lots of kinds of music, discuss, socialize, and laugh hearty. Want to read about beliefs, creeds, traditions, and scripture? Try What We Believe. Want to discuss "what does this mean?" Living Lutheran is such a daily conversation. How about diving into 500 years of Lutheran Music?  Enjoy!