May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and on Sunday, May 19, you're invited to attend "Boosting Your Mental Health: 8 Ways to Live Your Best Life," led by OSLC member Alexandra Colaianni, LICSW. Meet in the Celebration Conference Room from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (light snacks provided, childcare will be available) and explore strategies to relieve fatigue and stress while increasing your self-care.

To learn more about the items we'll be voting on as a congregation at the June 2 annual meeting, attend one of our two upcoming info forums. Participants will hear from church council members and have the chance to ask questions. Forum dates are Sunday, May 19, in the Sanctuary after the 11 a.m. service (childcare will be available) and Monday, May 20, via Zoom. To access the May 20 Zoom forum, click HERE. The Zoom meeting ID is 813 6655 9594, and the passcode is 526142

The 2023-'24 Our Saviour's Annual Report, with information on membership, highlights from the year in mission and ministry, a recap of the school year for Celebration Children's Preschool, and reports from the church finance and property committees, is now available. CLICK HERE to download a copy, or pick up a printed copy at church.

The "Women of the Bible Speak" Bible study will hold its final meeting before summer break on Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Bonhoeffer Room on the Our Saviour's Campus.

Save the date for our all-church Annual Meeting at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, following ONE weekend worship service at 9 a.m. on the Our Saviour's Campus. No Saturday worship that weekend.

MEGA Garage Sale will be here before we know it, and the MEGA team is looking for volunteers! Can you help with setup May 28, item dropoff and placement May 30-June 5 (presale for volunteers June 6), and or the sale itself June 7-8? Email megagaragesale@oursaviours.com to say YES to being part of this great annual event! (Those who can help with heavy lifting/moving large items especially are sought!) Want to know what you can drop off when? Head on over to our MEGA Garage sale page.

Be part of a mini-golf event happening at both campuses after worship on Father's Day weekend (June 15-16)! Can you/your family/your mission or ministry group decorate and host a golf hole? We'll have the flags and holes; you just need to "putt" on your thinking cap and come up with a theme! Contact Pastor Elisabeth at pastorelisabeth@oursaviours.com to join the fun.

Join us this summer for Courageous Conversations: Faith and Film, a series of monthly movie viewings that will invite us to consider three films from a faith perspective. Bring chairs, blankets and snacks if you'd like, and meet in the Celebration gym at 5:30 p.m. First up: "Barbie" (2023, PG-13) on Wednesday, June 12.

SCUBA VBS registration is open through May 31. Sign up HERE to join us June 24-27! Also...we can't do SCUBA without "U"! Register HERE to volunteer--it will be a whaley fun time! Questions? Please contact Kim Walker at kimwalker@oursaviours.com.

Do you have a $250 Thrivent card you're looking to use? Our Saviour's Refugee Ministry is seeking four donated cards each month this spring to fund four Welcome Kits for World Relief Chicagoland! These kits supply household essentials to refugees who have been recently resettled in the U.S. from countries like Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Myanmar. Please contact info@oursaviours.com if you have a card you would like to donate or if you'd like to learn more.