Just Love

Be part of Just Love in 2024! Just Love is rooted in Christ’s Love for all people. This Our Saviour's group seeks to continue Christ's ministry of just loving people as he walked with communities that felt marginalized and made sure that individuals knew they were named, loved, and called. Everyone is welcome to be part of Just Love's work. 


Currently, Just Love is working through Our Saviour's RIC in Action team on incorporating more gender-inclusive music into worship, planning ways to add the Reconciling in Christ logo to our buildings so that all who enter our doors know that Our Saviour's is a welcoming church, and planning for RIC Sunday 2025 (happening Jan. 26, with the theme of "Resilient Community").


See Our Saviour's Welcome Statement.


Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Awareness Day:

Nov. 13-19 is Transgender Awareness Week, dedicated to expanding awareness of transgender people, sharing their stories and experiences, and advocating around issues such as discrimination and violence faced by members of the transgender community.


At OSLC, prayer tables are up at both campuses (in Luther Court at the Our Saviour's Campus and in the Pastoral Care office at Celebration Campus) through Nov. 20, offering a space for reflection and prayerful engagement. On Nov. 20, a brief service of remembrance will be offered at Celebration Campus at 6:30 p.m. for Transgender Day of Remembrance, which remembers transgender people who have died by murder or suicide.



As Just Love continues its work, we will continue to update the congregation. If you would like to hear more or join us in this work, please feel free to email us at JustLove@oursaviours.com.


OUR SAVIOUR'S IS A RECONCILING IN CHRIST (ric) CHURCH.

What is RIC? Reconciling in Christ (RIC), established in 1983 by St. Paul, Minnesota-based ReconcilingWorks, is a program through which Lutheran faith communities can publicly commit to welcoming people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions and to working for racial equity. More than 1,000 faith communities, including the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the ELCA, are designated as RIC partners.


If you would like to contribute to ReconcilingWorks in support of the organization's work to assist other Lutheran churches in their RIC journey, please consider making a secure online donation through Realm HERE.