What's Happening this Sunday

The Words of the Hymn "God Is Here" Sum Up What Sunday Morning  Worship is Like at Our Saviours   God is here! As we your people         meet to offer praise and prayer,         may we find in fuller measure         what it is in Christ we share.         Here, as in the world around us,         all our varied skills and arts         wait the coming of the Spirit         into open minds and hearts. Here are symbols to remind us         of our lifelong need of grace;         here are table, font, and pulpit;         here the ...

The toughest thing about being new to Our Saviour is finding the parking lot! The church is located at 420 West Downer Place (An address which everybody who grew up in the '60s finds ironic) and there is plenty of street and diagonal parking in front of the main entrance. However, as you can see from the picture there is even more parking behind the church. According to MapQuest once you have reached the front door of the church here is how you can get to our parking. Coming from the east on Downer continue past the church until you have reached South View Street. Make a left turn and continue a block south to Garfield Avenue where you will make another left. Heading east on Garfield proceed about 1/2 block to the parking lot which will be on your left. Coming from the west on Downer continue past the church until you have reached South Chestnut Street - the Healy Chapel sits on the corner - turn right and head south until you reach Garfield where you will turn right and ...

Our Saviour Evangelical Lutheran Church is a traditional and winsome community of faith. We take very seriously the theological depth, beauty, and gravitas of Christianity’s tradition. This is especially true in our worship services. And yet we believe that this great tradition should make us loving, relational, and very devoted to the mission of Jesus Christ in the community and world around us. We reach back only to move ahead. The church is centered in the grace of Jesus Christ, and we talk about that a lot. Since we are all clear that our common center  is the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ we spend little time here worrying about the boundary issues that exclude people. Our church holds together just fine by its center. We come from many walks of life and have contrasting opinions about most of the prevailing issues. Only Christ could hold us all together, and we give thanks for just how wonderfully he does that in the bonds of tender love. So, we invite you ...