"To Live in Faith, Share the Gospel, and
Bring God's Healing and Hope to All People."

We are in our beautiful renovated sanctuary!  Come and see!

Lutheran Church of Our Savior is now on Facebook

Worship:  Join us as we celebrate the season of Pentecost

    

O God, you are the tree of life, offering shelter to all the world.  Graft us into yourself and nurture our growth, that we may bear your truth and love to those in need, through Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord.  Amen.

Study: Join us in Bible reading and reflecting on God's amazing grace

• Beginning on Sunday, May 16, from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. in the Parish Hall, Pastor Hall has been leading us in a study on Human Sexuality, Reviewing Biblical history and Contextual Materials.  This ten week study is on May 16, 23, 30; June 13, 20, 27; July 11, 18, and August 1 & 15.  The format of the study is structured so that it will be beneficial to attend all sessions.  Missed any classes?  Homework so far:  Read the following books of the Bible in their entirety:  Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Acts, Galatians.  Read: The following 3 documents on Bound Conscience:  Theological Reflections.  Remarks.    FAQs.   Read A Social Statement on Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust from available from the ELCA Human Sexuality page. Optional Reading: Living the Faith: A Lutheran Perspective on Ethics. 
• A 10 week study of the book of Revelation will be held in the library on Wednesdays, June 16, 23, 30, July 14, 21, 28, Aug 4, 11, and 25.  The morning study will occur from 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. and the evening study from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.  
• Women of the ELCA (WELCA) has circles for study and sewing.  Check the WELCA page and the calendar. 
• We share our time, talents, and treasures here and in the community.  ELCA's online spiritual gifts assessment can help you discern your spiritual gifts.

• Youth..meets every other week and for special events.  Join us for bowling on August 1.

• Summer Fellowship:  Do you enjoy Musicals?  Plays?  Baseball?  Ice Cream? Come out to join the festivities!
  • Sat, Aug 7, The Adventures of Robin Hood, bring picnic dinner to Roosevelt Bowl at 6:30 p.m.  Child: $4, Adult $8, Family $15 (advance)/$20 (door). Our missionary John Lunn is joining us.
  • Fri, July 30, Inland Empire 66ers game, meet at Arrowead Stadium at 7:05 p.m.
  • Sat, July 31, Family movie & Ice Cream Sundaes, 5:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. 
• Our Prayer Group meets every Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to pray for the needs of the  church, the community, and the world.  Feel free to join in!
• Rebecca Circle invites you to join in the sewing fun on fourth and fifth Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall.   No experience necessary! 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.

Bring pull-tabs to the Parish Hall to support families at the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House.  

Can you spare a pint?  We need donations to our congregation's blood donor club to 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. Find out more about blood donation including donor hours at Lifestream.

Central City Lutheran Mission

You can help us feed the homeless men and women of our community at the Central City Lutheran Mission (CCLM) by bringing needed food & serving items to collection box in the parish hall.  Fresh fruits from backyard trees are much appreciated and should be taken directly to the mission.

Rev. John Lunn  Healthcare for
India & Liberia

Change of Plans!  Rev. Lunn will be visiting us on the weekend of August 5-8!

Rev. John Lunn is an ELCA missionary serving as a healthcare resource specialist in India & Liberia. John spends half of his time with palliative care (care for the dying) at Christian Medical College in Vellore, South India, and another half of his time traveling to other Lutheran partner hospitals to provide presentations and classes for nurses, pastors, ICU doctors, and community groups. Individuals support John through their prayers and their financial support.  John has a specific list of prayer requests.  You can also view photos from India and even get A Sambar Recipe from India.  You can contribute to financial support by signing up in the church Entryway for $23 per week.   More information including letters from John, see Missionary Lunn.

Rev. Lunn can be reached at revlunn@zionmilaca.org and more news is on his website at http://zionmilaca.org/Rev_John_Lunn.html.

"Let us listen for the voice of Jesus and hear the call for life, for abundant life – for healing." - Rev. Lunn

Are you ready for an emergency or disaster?  Do you have a family emergency plan and emergency supplies?  Need preparedness information?  Need phone numbers or emergency alert radio stations to check on a current emergency?  Check out the resources of our disaster ministry.

For local information about influenza, go to http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/main/influenza.asp.  For information on preparing for a pandemic flu, go to http://www.pandemicflu.gov/.  To find out how our communities are doing with respect to other health issues, go to Healthy San Bernardino County.

To see what the ELCA is doing in response to the disasters in Haiti, Malawi, El Salvador, India, and other areas around the world, visit, www.elca.org/disaster.  You can also view what Lutherans are doing together at Lutheran World Relief:  http://lwr.org/news/index.asp.  You can designate a special offering to Haiti relief here at LCOS just by marking that on your envelope. 

For more information on service ministries, also see Mission Partners and Community Care

Do you have unmet health or social service needs?  Dial 2-1-1 or 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 who may be able to help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling, or other issues that may trouble your family, neighbors, or employees.  This referral service is managed by the United Way and includes the resources of this congregation's partners in mission & community care.