"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness does not overcome it."

Wednesday, April 17th at 6:30pm in the Lorenz Chapel.

All are welcome.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

FREE Electronic Waste Recycling Event from 10AM-4PM. The event will be held on Amsterdam Avenue between West 74th Street and West 75th Street, Manhattan.

The following items will be accepted:
Working and non-working computers, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mouse, cables, TV's, VCR's, DVD players, phones, audio/visual equipment, cell phones and PDA's
Items not accepted:
Other electronic items including appliances (microwave ovens, toasters etc.), air conditioners, white goods, wall phones, carpeting
For more information contact: Lower East Side Ecology Center Lesecologycenter.org or 212-477-4022.

Our Worship Matters Series begins next week! This five-session introductory course has been developed to help participants grow into a richer understanding of the foundations of Lutheran worship. With a focus on the principle gathering around word and sacrament, this course explores the foundational questions of why we gather, how we encounter God in worship, and how that encounter shapes our response in both our communities and our world. Topics include the Church Year, the Lectionary, Holy Baptism, Holy Communion, Corporate Prayer, Worship and Culture, and more.

The same lesson will be held twice a week, beginning with the Thursday meeting. Feel free to come to either session and alternate between groups!


Thursdays at 6:30PM: April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16
Sundays at 5:00PM: April 21, 28, May 5, 19

There will be no meeting on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 12.
The Sunday group will have its fourth session on Saturday, May 11, at 5:00PM.

Sessions will be held either in the Sanctuary/Lorenz Chapel at church or in participant homes. If you would be interested in hosting a session in your home, please contact Jennifer Doerr.

Potluck food and drinks will be offered. Please look for the sign-up sheets in the sanctuary.

Lenten Video Series: Modern Saints

Share a meal of soup, bread, and salad with OSA's Lenten group study fellowship and experience stories of modern saints in this contemplative and inspiring 5-week series.

OSA Parsonage (north entrance)
Thursday, March 14 CANCELLED
Sundays, March 17 CANCELLED

The remaining study schedule:

Week 4 - Nelson Mandela – Man of Forgiveness                         
Thursday, March 21 @ 6:30PM
Sunday, March 24 @ 5PM

Week 5 - Dorothy Day – Don't Call Me A Saint
Dates to be determined.
                                                                 

From: “All glory, laud, and honor to you, redeemer king,...”
to: “Come, let us eat, for now the feast is spread,...
Come, let us drink for now the wine is poured,...”

From: “O sacred head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down,...
to: “Jesus Christ is ris’n today, Alleluia!”

I’m pleased to announce that, in the coming year, I will be undertaking an internship at OSA to become a synodically rostered deacon with the Metro New York Synod. This process began in 2009 when I became a student in Diakonia, the ELCA’s two-year program of lay leadership education. I highly recommend Diakonia to anyone interested in learning more about church history and liturgical worship. Diakonia can help the student to discern a personal ministry and empower him or her to better care for the church community and the world. 

The history of the church deacon can be found in Acts 6:1-8:

[At the Last Supper] Simon Peter asked Jesus, “Lord, where are you going?”
Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing,
and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.”
                                                                                            (John 13:36 and 14:12)

Our council meeting on March 10 was chock-full of discussion on upcoming events, formation of committees, and capital improvement projects. The following are some of the highlights from the meeting.

March Madness Capital Improvement Work Day

The Building Committee is working on renovating the Knepper and Tile rooms to create the new OSA Youth Hostel and needs as many hands as possible. The next work day is Saturday, March 16.

Please contact Tom Ciccone if you are able to volunteer.