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Susan+ will be offering a 6-week course prior to the Bishop’s visit on September 12th for adult confirmations, reaffirmations, receptions and anyone interested in learning more about our faith traditions. Classes begin Sunday, July 25 and continuing each Sunday (except for August 15th) through September 5th in Polycarp Hall from 3:30-5pm.

Education For Ministry (EFM) On-Line Class begins mid-September with Fr. Kerry Neuhardt of St. James' Episcopal Church in Tempe as class mentor. EFM is a four year course, which you sign up for on a year-by-year basis. The course is offered out of Sewanee, the University of the South School of Theology and has superb material covering bible study (OT and NT), church history and theology. The class meets online for 90 minutes each week from September through early June on Tuesday evenings (currently). If you would like to register for the online course at a cost of a little over $360/year please contact Kerry at rector@stjamestempe.org or by cell phone 480-277-1618 for more information on this exciting opportunity!

Click: Mid-yr parish meeting 8-15-10 report

YOU CAN HELP
The Outreach Team is gathering items for the Bread of Life's Wish List. Bread of Life Mission provides a home to those who have been hit hard by the economic crisis, have lost their homes or have had to leave their homes for other reasons. When you are shopping do you see any of the items on the Bread of Life Wish List on sale - or is the price reasonable? If so, why not pick up just ONE item that is on the Wish List and put it the collection basket in Polycarp Hall. If we all purchase just ONE item when we are out shopping, think of what we can fulfill on that Wish List!
God bless you for your generosity! We are currently collecting clothing for men, women, and children, especially, socks and underwear, sweatpants, flip flops (to wear to and from the shower) toilet paper, cleaning supplies, paper products and canned goods.

Are you interested in deepening your relationship with God? Join us in the Chapel on Thursdays from 11am – noon for contemplative prayer.

Dear church family,

Please phone announcements by Wednesday afternoon each week to the church office at (928-537-7830) or use email at cos5147office@frontiernet.net

Nursery care is now available during the 10am service. To continue to make this possible, we are looking for two volunteers per week to rotate as caregivers. Please sign up in Polycarp Hall if you would like to share your love by serving the youngest members of our community in this way!

Policy for Protection of Children and Youth from Abuse: Vestry adopted the Church of Our Saviour Policy for Protection of Children and Youth from Abuse on 12/14/2008. A complete copy is available in the church office and the library.
Click here to see our policy on protecting our children and youth.

Click: August 2010 Worship Leader Calendar
Worship Leaders Needed: Come and be a part of Worship Service by becoming part of the Worship Leaders Team! Lay Readers, Acolytes and Chalice Bearers are needed for both 8 am and 10 am services! Training is provided. If you would like to be part of the Sunday service Worship Leaders Team, please contact Lynda Klinger at 367-0914 or the church office at 537-7830.

Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW): We received several gifts of LBWs and then purchased a whole bunch more so everyone could enjoy worship without having to share one book between four! If you have not yet had chance to dedicate one or more of the new LBWs (at $25 per gift), please write LBW in the memo line of your check and enclose in one of the offering envelopes with your dedication request. Thanks again to all who have already “purchased” an LBW!

Love Kitchen. Don’t forget that we collect non-perishable food items each week to benefit the Love Kitchen in Pinetop. Your donations can be brought in any time and dropped in the baskets at the back of the church. We celebrate this ministry of First Fruits Sunday on the first Sunday of each month! Helping to feed the hungry is grace in action!

Dedicating altar flowers to your loved one in honor of a special occasion, or in memory of someone is a wonderful way to bless us all. Please write your dedication on the sign up sheet in Polycarp Hall. The requested donation for flowers is $35. Please use the envelope in the pew and write “Altar Flowers” in the memo line.

Our adult Bible study of the Book of Acts continues with Chuck Hannan at 9am Sunday. Children’s Sunday school is also offered at 9am!

We have posted ‘help communities devastated by gulf oil spill and Haitians devastated by the earthquake’ on the bulletin board at Polycarp. If anyone would like to donate to ERD for those affected by this crisis, please make your checks payable to COS and put “ERD” in the memo line

GLOBAL LINKS Connect to the global church through www.elca.org. Check out the following ELCA outreach opportunities:

ELCA GLOBAL MINISTRIES This concise six-minute video introduces ministries that make a world of difference: ELCA Mission Support, Missionary Sponsorship, and World Hunger. View and share the presentation to better understand "who does what," how we work together, and where to learn more. Find it at www.elca.org/handyresources toward the bottom of the page.

THE LAZARUS EFFECT Have you seen The Lazarus Effect?" Find out how 40 cents a day can save someone's life. Watch it on YouTube - then donate online at www.elca.org/aids to support life-saving HIV and AIDS ministry around the world.

GLOBAL MISSION MAP BROCHURE - 2010 version now available See how the church is engaged around the world with pictures, stories, and a global map. Great for classes, congregational meetings, or children sermons. Find order information at www.elca.org/globalmission/resources.

PROFESSORS SOUGHT FOR MANY COUNTRIES Professors are requested to teach a variety of academic subjects at seminaries in Egypt, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Singapore, and Taiwan. Short-term (3 to 9 months) volunteer opportunities. See www.elca.org/globalserve and click Global Service Opportunities to search the database at the bottom.

Youth Ministries News.
Through a generous donation, our sponsorship for the Little League team is covered for this year. Our very own Dylan Lunt is on the team! We are looking for some cheerleaders who would like to cheer our team and Dylan on. We will have more information soon, so please check your announcements each week.

Click below to find the e-Pistle link http://www.thechurchofoursaviour.org/Links.html

Shape Up! In Body, Mind and Spirit. We have started a 30-minute gentle exercise program in Polycarp, followed by a short walk around the neighborhood beginning at 10am on Thursday mornings. Please see the signup sheet in Polycarp Hall, if you would like to join us.

● Four headphone sets for the hearing impaired are now available. Those wishing to try out the system may retrieve the wireless unit from the piano at the back of the church. Simply turn on the unit, fasten it to your belt (or whatever) and put on the headphones. If you find that you would prefer a headphone set from home, you are welcome to bring it next time and plug it into the remote receiver unit. Let’s see how they work and order a few more if necessary. Please provide your feedback to Cliff Spencer, Junior Warden.

Parish By-Laws: The Parish By-laws have been amended by your Vestry. Copies are available in the office and by request.

Click: 2009 Annual Meeting Report
Click: Annual parish meeting 1-31-10
Click: 2009 Mid-yr parish meeting 8-30-09
Click: 2008 Annual Meeting and Report 18 January 2009
Click: 2008 Mid-yr parish meeting 8-30-09
Click: 2007 Annual Report
Click: 2007 Annual Report Minutes

CLICK HERE FOR: Approved Vestry Minutes

Thanks to everyone who uses GoodSearch as their internet search engine. This is free and easy money for us, and everything we receive will go into the Capital Development Fund. Click: www.goodsearch.com/Default.aspx to make GoodSearch your first and favorite search stop, and then make The Church of Our Saviour (spelled: SAVIOUR) your designated beneficiary today!

eScrip! Each of us needs to renew our participation in the eScrip program if we are to continue to get funds. It's easy to do. Just go to www.escrip.com with your Safeway club card number and click on "Yes renew".
Ron and Marty LaMar

If you need help to sign up for eScrip – stop by the office this morning after services and Shelley will gladly help you get up and running on this simple way to earn money for The Church of Our Saviour.