UVIP Issues Assembly Report
Lebanon United Methodist Church
May 4, 2008
Our Savior Lutheran Church had a 15-person presence at the UVIP Issues Assembly; where 127 people attended — 116 from our member groups and 11 visitors. All of the United Valley Interfaith Project member congregations/organizations were present, and each gave reports of their Listening Campaigns. A […]

with live OSLC band and Chris Scharen at The Edge, cosponsored by Lutheran and Episcopal campus ministries.
U2charist is an Episcopal Eucharist service that features the music of the rock band U2 and a message about God’s call to rally around the Millennium Development Goals.
The U2charist is a great opportunity to reach out to the people […]

Adult Book Study Group

Questions:
1. What have we learned about religion and politics from the current presidential primaries?
2. What have we learned about candidates and clergy?
3. What have we learned about ourselves as we have reacted to and made sense of what we have heard and seen?

There’s a blog (and photo album) chronicling our Youth Work Trip!  View it here: http://nccyouthgroup2008.blogspot.com/

The United Valley Interfaith Project (UVIP) will be hosting a Cana Hall Conversation this Sunday, April 20, 12 noon. We will share food, talk about the role of UVIP in the greater community, answer questions that may arise, and vote on what three issues OSLC will take to the UVIP Issues Assembly at the Lebanon […]

We invite you join us on March 30th for a presentation and workshop with well-known author Jim Merkel, who will be speaking on “Radical Spirituality.” We’re very pleased to have him with us for this event, and we invite everyone to attend. Jim Merkel is the author of Radical Simplicity and has worked as […]

UVIP Update - January 2008
Valley Families: Stressing, Sinking
Susan Rosen
Pastors in our network have been telling us how worried some of their parishioners are this winter.
People are stressed about the economy and the cost of living. Retirees and parishioners with modest incomes are especially anxious about how they are going to get through the heating […]

St. Thomas Episcopal Church and Our Savior Lutheran Church and Student Center, both of Hanover, and St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Norwich, invite middle school and high school students to gather on Tuesdays, starting this Tuesday, February 26th, at St. Barnabas in Norwich. Gathering time is between 3:00 - 3:30 and we meet from 3:30 […]

The Lutheran Campus Ministry of Our Savior Lutheran Church and the Al-Nur Student Organization at Dartmouth College will sponsor an event at noon this Sunday, February 24th, 2008 at Our Savior in response to “A Common Word Between Us and You”, an October 2007 statement by 138 Muslim scholars declaring the common ground between Islam […]

Our Savior Lutheran Church and Student Center
Minutes of the Council Meeting
2/18/2008
Opening: 7:06 P.M.
In-attendance: Chip Baldwin, Susan Bloomfield, Deb Cofell, Gregg Mandsager, Knick Moschella, Matt Peterson, Ken Shewmaker, Pastor Susan Thomas, Pastor Michael Thomas, Mary-Ella Zietz
Absent: Dale Penny

Devotions

Audience and Communication:

A. […]

Our annual SHROVE TUESDAY DINNER
…on the evening of Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008
…prepared by the Men of OSLC
Traditionally the men-folk of OSLC mobilize to prepare and serve the pancakes, sausages and other good things on that evening. Our efforts usually involve a few of us to show up relatively early (late afternoon) to get a few […]

Will Christianity drown with all its baggage? It’s certainly not walking on
water. Really, is Christianity more than the Christian Right/Wrong?
The task: Looking for anything good in Christianity…where?
Video series and discussion at 7pm on Wednesdays (1/16, 1/23, 1/30) in the Tucker Foundation Living Room. Come to doubt, wrestle, question, and speak from your […]

Jan. 20 - Feb. 1
This year, Dartmouth’s series of events celebrating the life and work of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. will focus on the theme (In)Visible Identities: The King Legacy and the Class Divide. Marian Wright Edelman, longtime civil rights advocate and founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund […]

This Sunday will begin with a special worship service, including a Moravian love feast, Eucharist, and potluck. Our Annual Meeting will be held at noon.
At the meeting, we elect a church council, two delegates for the Synod Assembly, and the council nominating committee for the next year. Importantly, we also approve the church […]

In April 2007, I completed a seven-month program sponsored by the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability called New Hampshire Leadership Series. We learned about the best practices for adults with disabilities in education, employment, housing, and participation as full members of the community. Among much more, information on community organizing was also […]

The Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL)

Do You Hear What I Hear?
A Voice Cries Out in the Desert: Prepare the Way of the Lord (Is 40:3)

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM JERUSALEM 2007
Bishop Dr. Munib Younan
administration@elcjhl.org

Christmas is the time to sing […]

Our Savior Lutheran Church and Student Center
Minutes of the Council Meeting
11/19/07
approved and amended 12/10/07

Opening: 7:10 P.M.
In-attendance: Rosemary Affeldt, Chip Baldwin, Susan, Bloomfield, Randy Budner, Deb Cofell, Karen Geiling, Dale Penny, Matt Peterson, Ken Shewmaker, Pastor Susan Thomas, and Pastor Michael Thomas
Absent: Karen Geiling
Devotions
Review of meeting agenda

Audience and Communication:
UVIP Update and Its Listening Campaign: Gisela […]

Originally of Highland, Maryland, Laura Zimmerman, our new Administrative Secretary, attended Our Savior Lutheran Church of Laurel, MD, until her acceptance to Oberlin College. She graduated in 2004 with a degree in Religion, moving to Vermont shortly thereafter.    She lives in nearby White River Junction, along with her partner Molly Mitchell.  Laura is delighted to […]

Our church office hours are now from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Pastor Michael will normally be at the church on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Pastor Susan will be in on Mondays and on Wednesday mornings.  Friday is the pastors’ day off.  It is best to make an appointment if you would like […]

As has been the practice for the past several years, we’ll gather for soup, an activity and Vespers on Wednesdays during Advent from 6-7:30 p.m. On Dec. 5th and 12th, rehearsals for the Children’s Pageant (Dec. 16) will be folded into our time together (they’ll have one final rehearsal extravaganza on Saturday, Dec. 15th […]

The November Bible Study on Women of the Old Testament was very well attended. Sophia Assur introduced the attendees to the reality of women’s lives in a religious patriarchy, and then demonstrated how truly remarkable those women were who changed the course of events through determination and listening to the voice of God.
Sunday Dec. […]

On Sunday, March 25, OSLC hosted a well-attended panel discussion on housing in the Upper Valley. The moderators, Rosemary and Dan Affeldt, did a superb job of tying together the various challenges–and the organizations seeking to respond to those challenges–facing individuals and families needing housing, whether it was finding a way to get essential […]

On Friday and Saturday, September 29th and 30th “All Together Now: Tending the Earth, Community, and Peace”, an exciting multifaith and environment conference, took place. The gathering was co-sponsored by our campus ministry, the Dartmouth Sustainability Initiative and Dartmouth’s Tucker Foundation, with speakers Bill McKibben, Susannah Heschel, Jim Merkel, and Barbara Rossing.