Holy Week Services

• Maundy Thursday - 7:30pm on April 9th
• Good Friday - 7:30pm on April 10th
• Easter Sunday - April 12th
  • 8am - First service
  • 9am - Breakfast
  • 10:30am - Second service

BIG IDEA has another BIG Veggie hit! The latest in a long line of VeggieTales hits is out, the all-new Abe and the Amazing Promise was just released by Big Idea. Please come and join us at The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Saviour on Saturday, March 7th at 2pm for a public viewing of this wonderful new VeggieTales movie.

This time, Bob and Larry will teach us about patience — something we could ALL use a little help with!

(photo credit: ruthieki on Flickr)

We all have busy lives, but even in this situation, Jesus leads by example for us. Rather than flee persecution in order to continue his important work on Earth, he spends his last supper with his family of disciples, reminding us to break bread together. It is in that same spirit that we urge everyone to join us for a meal of bread and soup and a mid-week Lenten worship service. Come share a meal with your family in Christ and let us together remember that we are dust, and to dust we shall return.

Lenten Service Schedule

Every Wednesday starting March 4th and ending April 1st:

• Soup Supper - 6:30pm
• Mid-week Lenten Service - 7:30pm

Holy Week Services

• Maundy Thursday - 7:30pm on April 9th
• Good Friday - 7:30pm on April 10th
• Easter Sunday - April 12th

We had shoes … lots and lots of shoes … everywhere! They have all been sent to Iraq for children we will never meet, yet we have touched their lives in a very special way. We are bringing a Grace Moment to these children. The amount of shoes that have been delivered from churches and individuals all over the area is truly awesome!

We let our light shine in this community. We are making a bold statement about our faith.

We are proclaiming God’s amazing grace!

Thank you for helping us as we let our light shine boldly in this community and create Grace Moments so that others may see our God as one of love and grace. Let God use you as His angel messenger to bring the good news to His people. The only God some people may ever know is the one they see in you. As we move into the Christmas season, let your light shine so that others may see your good works and glorify God.

Be bold in proclaiming God’s amazing grace!

What is the Book of Faith Initiative?

The Book of Faith initiative invites the whole church to become more fluent in the first language of faith, the language of Scripture, in order that we might live into our calling as a people renewed, enlivened, empowered and sent by the Word. This is an initiative of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It is an initiative that New Jersey Synod has taken on and one which we at Our Saviour Church are making a part of our lives.

The Bible is a book of faith

The Bible is the written Word of God that creates and nurtures faith through the work of the Holy Spirit and points us to Christ, the incarnate Word and center of our faith. The Bible invites us into a relationship with God, making demands on our lives and promising us life in Christ. The Bible tells the stories of people living their faith over the centuries and, through its demands and promises, forms us as a people of faith.

The language of Scripture
is our first language of faith

The language of the Bible becomes our language. It shapes how we think and speak about God, about the world, and about ourselves. We become renewed, enlivened, and empowered as the language of Scripture forms our hearts, our minds, our community conversation, and our commitments.

We have a calling as the people of God

Part of our calling is to know, hear, share, and be rooted in Scripture. We are renewed, enlivened, empowered and sent by the Word. As we live into our calling as people who are formed by Scripture, we become renewed in our faith, enlivened through the Spirit, and empowered through the cross of Christ to serve God and neighbor. The first year of the Book of Faith initiative centers on inviting everyone to join the conversation, to make a commitment, and to become part of the initiative. Join us as our conversations at Our Saviour begin in October on Sunday morning at 9:30 am and on Tuesdays at noon. It promises to be a conversation that enlightens, inspires, and edifies. I hope you can join us.

Come join us this August, Monday the 11th through Friday the 15th. The program is for children (entering school in September) Pre-K through 6th Grade. Older children are welcome to join us as helpers.

Registration forms will be available in the Narthex at church, just stop by and sign up.

We will need help with supplies. Please contact us with any questions or for more details.

(photo credit: Donut_Diva on Flickr)

He is risen, indeed!

As we celebrate the resurrection of our risen Lord this Easter season, let us remember our thoughts and prayers that had lead up to the event. Our lives, our gifts and our talents are a gift from God’s amazing grace and we are called to go out into the world and share that love that was first given to us.

Come join us in prayer at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Pompton Plains, NJ, and sing and rejoice with us. Services are held weekly at 8:15 AM and 10:30 AM, with a Christian education Sunday school hour at 9:00 AM, as well as a Fellowship coffee hour at 11:30 AM.

Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!

As we enter into the Lenten season, we are reminded that we are simple and delicate creatures. We permit ourselves the opportunity to gaze into the mirror of the past and reflect on our past promises, to accept what we have done. Recognizing our condition, we seek to humble ourselves before God and remember that the gifts of love and life we receive were meant to be shared with one another.

Tonight’s Ash Wednesday service will be held at 7:30 PM, February 6th.

Everyone is invited to commune with us in prayerful reflection with a nourishing meal of soup and bread, every Wednesday evening starting at 6:30 PM before the 7:30 PM mid-week Lenten service during this season, starting February 16th.

We will have three worship services on Christmas Eve this year, Monday, December 24th. The first service will be held at 4:00 PM and is oriented towards children and their families. At 7:00 PM, we offer a worship service of carols. The 11:00 PM service is our traditional candlelight service of carols and worship. Our holiday communion worship services will be held on Sunday, December 23rd at 8:15 AM and 10:30 AM, and Sunday, December 30th, at 10:30 AM.

Sunday, December 23rd

• 8:15 AM
• 10:30 AM

Monday, December 24th

• 4:00 PM
• 7:00 PM
• 11:00 PM

Sunday, December 30th

• 10:30 AM

We welcome everyone to come rejoice with us. Christ is Born! Glory to God in the Highest!

We are reaching out to help the local communities during this Christmas season. During the next several weeks Our Saviour will be a drop off point for Toys for Tots. Toys should be new. They should not be wrapped.

We are also collecting pajamas for children in shelters in the metropolitan area. The pajamas should be gift-wrapped and marked with the size and “girl” or “boy”. PJs can be from infant to teenage sizes.

This year we also want to encourage you to try an alternative giving program. It is the perfect gift for Christmas stockings. All the monies will be donated to Habitat for Humanity to purchase insulation for homes, or to Bridges to purchase socks and hats for the homeless, or to Our Saviour for our children’s ministry. A gift card will specify which organization will receive the gift based on the donor’s request. This gift offers a twofold blessing, one to the recipient of the card and one to those who serve our community.

The children in our Sunday School are making cards to send to critical or terminally ill children around the country to bring a moment of joy to these families. During the year our youngest classes color pictures to distribute every month to nursing homes, veterans homes and others who request them.

Members of the community are welcome to contribute toys, pajamas or gift cards to help bring joy to those in need. The church will receive donations Tuesdays through Thursdays, during the hours of 10AM to 12PM noon, from November 27 through December 12. Gift cards must be ordered in advance. We will have a dedication and blessing of these gifts on December 9 during the 10:30 AM worship service. Everyone is invited to join us as we offer thanks and dedicate these gifts into a service of bringing joy of the season to the members of our community. The toys and pajamas will be delivered during the week of December 16.

As we are blessed, we will be a blessing to others.