OSLC's annual Baccalaureate will take place on Sunday, May 12, (Mother's Day) during 9 a.m. worship on the Our Saviour's Campus. Come celebrate our 2024 high school graduates and help surround them with love and prayer! A light breakfast will follow for students and their families in Fellowship Center

On Saturday, May 18, Our Saviour's will host the Metro Chicago Synod's Lay Leadership Day. You're invited to attend this half-day event on the OS Campus, which will feature a keynote address from Rev. Charles Newman of King of Glory Lutheran Church in Tempe, Ariz., and workshops on climate justice, church governance, motivating volunteers, and more. 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., box lunch included. Registration is $10; sign up HERE.

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) and explore strategies to relieve fatigue and stress while increasing your self-care.

At this year's all-church annual meeting, in addition to voting on the church budget and new council members, we will vote on design updates for the Our Saviour's Campus, a church welcoming statement, and whether to seek Reconciling in Christ designation. To learn more about these special items, attend one of our two pre-meeting info forums, where you'll have the chance to hear from council members as well as members of the Reconciling in Christ team and ask questions. Forum dates are Sunday, May 19, in the Sanctuary after the 11 a.m. service 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

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.

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.