Haiti Scholars will host a fundraiser at the Portillo's at 950 E. Ogden Ave. on Wednesday, May 14, from 5-8 p.m. Mention the fundraiser in the restaurant or use code PORTILLOS10 if ordering online and 20% of your sale will go to Haiti Scholars!

Have you ever wished you had spoken up when someone made a comment you objected to? Do you wish you felt better equipped to engage in civil debate - whether at the dinner table, at work or in a meeting of elected officials? Come to a unique educational session, "Disagreeing Better," facilitated by Braver Angels on Saturday, May 17, from 9-11 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. Learn tools for engaging in discussion on charged topics in a productive way. Please RSVP if you can via Realm HERE; walk-ins also welcome.

The Active Seniors Group will meet for lunch on Wednesday, May 21, at Little Pops NY Pizzeria Trattoria at 2799 Maple Ave. in Lisle. Please RSVP by May 18 to Lu Koerper at L.koerper@yahoo.com.

If you didn't get a chance to order an Our Saviour's RIC shirt last month, you have another chance! Online ordering is available through May 18 for pickup at church on June 1; you're invited to join the RIC in Action team in wearing your shirt to the Aurora Pride Parade on June 8. Order HERE.

Join Women's Ministry in making a mosaic-style garden stepping stone on Wednesday, May 21, at Celebration Campus from 7-9 p.m. $20 per person at the door; please call the church office at 630-355-2522 to RSVP. (Limit 20 participants.)

Our Saviour's organist and pianist Nicholas Davis will present an organ recital on Saturday, May 31, at his hometown church, St. Paul Lutheran in Oregon, IL.

The free concert will begin at 2 p.m. St. Paul Lutheran is located at 114 S. 5th St. in Oregon.

In this 24-hour camp experience, you’ll enjoy waterfront activities, a Bible study, a campfire, arts & crafts, a challenge course and more. Nurture your faith, strengthen relationships and have time to PLAY! Accommodations are in Lutherdale’s Hope Conference Center. 

Cost is $100 per adult (18+), $75 per child (4-17). Kids 0-3 are free. Saturday lunch and dinner and Sunday breakfast are included. If scholarship funds would make participating more doable for your family, contact Pastor Elisabeth!

RSVP on THIS FORM so our pastors can plan for our group, and make sure also to register with Lutherdale HERE.

Ages 4 through rising 5th-graders are invited to join us for a wildly fun time at True North VBS July 15-18 (with a special opportunity for 5th-graders to attend an extra day on July 14!). Register HERE.

Also...TRUE NORTH doesn't happen without "U"! Can you volunteer at VBS this summer? Sign up HERE! 

As we shared in February, due to the closure of the greenhouse that served as supplier for the Our Saviour's plant sale, there will be no spring plant sale this year.

If you cannot make our photography sessions May 15-17, we still would love to have your photo in the directory. There are two ways you can do this: Either submit a photo of yourself to donnareed@oursaviours.com ($15 recommended donation to offset the church's costs to submit each photo) or schedule a photography session at another local church. 

Our Saviour's all-church Annual Meeting will take place Sunday, June 1, at 10:15 a.m. in Fellowship Hall following ONE weekend worship service at 9 a.m. (No Saturday worship on May 31.)  At this year’s annual meeting, we will:

• give a final blessing for the baptismal font at the Our Saviour’s Campus
• commission the renaming of Fellowship Hall to Nelson-Niemi Fellowship Hall in memory of former Our Saviour’s pastors Jerry Nelson and Jack Niemi.

We will also vote on:

• the 2025–'26 annual budget
• new council members
• proposed updates to the bylaws

Two informational forums will take place before the meeting. At these forums, you'll have the chance to meet council nominees and learn more about items to be voted on at the meeting. The first forum will take place Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The second will take place Thursday, May 22, at 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.

To access the May 20 Zoom meeting, click HERE and enter meeting ID 890 8078 4278; passcode 336292.

It's that time of year again!! Get ready for the next great MEGA Garage Sale, happening June 6-7, 2025! Volunteers are needed for setup starting May 27, 2025; the sale itself; and cleanup June 7. Email megagaragesale@oursaviours.com if you can help! (Heavy lifters, sorters, taggers and bakers sought!)