Mission: Serving in the Community
- Small Groups and Education
- Adult Education
- Crafting Small Groups
- Small Groups
- Ministry: Serving at OSLC
- Mission: Serving in the Community
- Support Groups
- Calendar
Groups meet at Our Saviour's unless otherwise indicated. For questions about any of these opportunities or to register, please contact the church office.
Fair Trade Exchange Coffee and Tea
Available on the 1st Sunday of the month
The Fair Trade Small Group will be selling this coffee and tea following worship on the first Sunday of each month. The Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Fair Trade coffee project ensures that more of the money you spend on coffee reaches the farmers who actually grow it. Fair Trade coffee is a simple solution that means the difference—quite literally—between surviving and not surviving for small-scale coffee farmers.
Habitat for Humanity
May 7-11
Our Saviour’s is doing a week-long work camp rehabbing a HFH home in Brooklyn Park. Construction volunteers are needed, as well as member to donate lunches, beverages, and treats.
Once a year, in the summer, disciples of Our Saviour's provide the labor to help build a house. This week-long venture utilizes volunteers in many capacities including: building, painting, roofing, siding, making lunches, donating lunches, and many more. There is also a Habitat for Humanity fund which anyone can contribute to. This money is donated to Habitat to continue Our Saviour's participation in the program.
If you would like to become part of this local mission effort, there are three ways to be involved. You can be part of the work team; you can donate beverages, lunches, or treats; you can make a financial contribution.
Find out more about Our Saviour's history with HFH.
Jesus Delivers
Thursdays, 12:00-5:00 p.m.
Jesus delivers is a mobile kitchen which brings lunch to the St. Paul homeless community, serving approximately 250 people a day, three days a week. Every Thursday, at least two volunteers from our Saviour's drive to St. Paul—usually with a vehicle full of clothing, sleeping bags, blankets, plates, water, and snacks like candy and chips. Donations to support this ministry come from the generosity of Sunday Hospitality, individuals, and its volunteers. We have also partnered with the food shelf and clothes closet to bring leftover items and perishables to the homeless from these ministries. Consider serving on a Thursday. You will find that you are the one who is blessed.
Directions to Dorothy Day Center
Jesus Delivers - Backpacks
At Christmas time, Jesus Delivers provides backpacks filled with everyday necessities to the homeless and low income people in St. Paul. These provide basic needs for men, women, and children of all ages. In 2010 over 50 volunteers helped to fill over 700 backpacks. The packs included socks, hats, gloves, hygiene items, prayer bead backpack pulls, as well as snacks and treats. Backpacks and family packs were also donated to two food shelves and two women’s shelters. You can help by donating back pack items (see link below) or helping to distribute the packs.
Jesus Delivers List of Items to Donate
Jesus Delivers - Easter Baskets
Easter Baskets are assembled and distributed to the homeless in St. Paul. In 2008, 40-50 people (many young children) assembled 650 baskets which were distributed to the homeless as well as the North Anoka County Emergency Food Shelf, the St. Paul Food Shelf and the Clothing Closet. This is a great opportunity for families to serve together.
Meals on Wheels
Hot meals are distributed daily from Our Saviour's Lutheran Church to home bound seniors and disabled adults by volunteer drivers from area churches and organizations. If you are interested in delivering meals for your community contact Kathy at 763-843-8526.
Military Care Team
The Military Care Team collects donated items to be packaged and sent to soldiers overseas. Packages mainly are sent to Iraq and Afghanistan. This ministry is funded by contributions received from Sunday Hospitality. Ministry members host hospitality approximately four times a year and assemble packages three times a year. If you are looking for a very rewarding ministry consider donating needed items or helping to assemble for mailing.
Do you know a soldier who would appreciate a care package? If you have the name and address of a soldier who would like to receive a care package, please submit the name and address to the church office.
North Anoka County Emergency Food Shelf (NACE)
18511 Hwy 65 NE, Suite 200, East Bethel (Stone Brothers' Building)
Mondays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; Tuesdays 5-8 p.m.; Wednesdays,1-4:30 p.m.; Thursdays, 8 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
The NACE Food Shelf reaches out to
families in need in the north Anoka County area. NACE always welcomes
food and monetary donations. Donations are accepted Mondays,
Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Please call to schedule drop off times. Non-perishable items can be brought
to Our Saviour's on Jackson St., where they can be placed in the
collection box behind the Reception Desk. NACE can purchase food from
Second Harvest Heartland for 16 cents a pound so your dollars
will go a very
long way.
The Clothing Closet
The Clothing Closet, open the same hours as the foodshelf, is located in the same building and welcomes families who are in need to select free, used clothing. You are invited to donate your clean, used clothing. Donations can be dropped off at Our Saviour's in the bin located in the coat hallway.
Opportunities to help at NACE:
- Work with clients during distribution days.
- Pick up food donations and deliver them to the NACE office.
- Weigh and sort food and/or clothing donations.
- Restock the food shelf.
For more information, contact the Foodshelf Director Joanne Yackel, Monday-Thursday at 763-434-7685.
Nigerian Partnership
ELCA Partnership Church in Nigeria
We are in partnership with the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria. This two-way partnership involves learning about other ELCA churches in different countries, sharing prayer concerns between the two churches, and learning about the different cultures in both ELCA locations.
Operation Christmas Child
Watch for the 2012 Dates
Since 1993, 85 million hurting children in over 130 countries have received gift-filled shoe boxes, experiencing the joy of Christmas. Samaritan’s Purse can only do this with our help. Please consider filling a box with gifts for a child.
Red Cross Blood Drives - Give the Gift of Life!
The Red Cross serves as the bridge between over four million generous blood donors and millions of patients in need each year.
Two times a year Our Saviour's sponsors a Red Cross Blood drive. If you are 17 or older, please consider changing a life by donating blood. Age 16 youth are eligible to give blood with parental permission. Help is needed with coordinating the drive, greeting, organizing meals for the volunteers, serving at the canteen, and donating treats for the canteen. Of course, your blood is always appreciated as well. Consider helping to make this all possible.
Contact the church office.
