May 7, 2026
OUR SAVIOR’S WEEKLY LETTER
If you love Me, you will obey what I command. (Jn 14:15) These simple words spoken by Jesus are found at the beginning of Sunday’s Gospel and clearly link obedience with love. We serve and obey Jesus, not out of guilt or a sense of obligation, but because we love Him. And we love Him, because He first loved us. This love for Jesus coupled with a desire to do His will calls us to put Jesus on the throne in our lives, submitting our will and ways to Him. As the apostle Peter wrote in Sunday’s epistle: In your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. (1 Pet 3:15). May Jesus be both our Savior and our Lord as we serve Him in joyful gratitude for making us His own.
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Next Week
Sunday, May 10th Worship Service at 10 a.m. led by Vicar Mark
also Sunday School and Adult Bible Class at 9 a.m.
Wednesday, May 13th: Women’s Bible Class 10-11 a.m. in the Fellowship Room
also Choir 6:30-8 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Thursday, May 14th Men’s Bible Fellowship 7-8:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Room
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Coming Events
May 17th: Ordination of Vicar Mark Chaffee into the office of pastoral ministry and installation as pastor of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church worship service at 4 p.m. followed by a catered meal in the gym
May 29-30: Lion King, Jr. Musical presented by the middle school students of Our Savior’s Christian School Friday, May 29th at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 30th at 2 p.m.
July 27-31: Vacation Bible School at Our Savior’s
More Information
Our Church Secretary, Linda Swartz, may be contacted by using the following email: oslsecretary@oursaviors.com. Please use that email address when sending Linda information relating to the church.
Ordination/Installation - May 17th: Vicar Mark Chaffee will be ordained into the pastoral ministry and also installed as pastor of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on Sunday, May 17th, at a special celebratory service beginning at 4 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Dien Taylor, Bishop of the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, will be performing the rite of ordination. He will be joined by other pastors from our District. This is a wonderful event, not only for Vicar Mark and his family, but also for our church family as we celebrate God’s answer to our prayers for a pastor. All are encouraged to come to this special celebration in the life of our church and also to stay for a catered meal held in the school gymnasium following the worship service. If you plan on staying for the meal, please RSVP to the invitation that was sent out several weeks ago, or call the church office. This will help in planning
OSL Singers at Promenade. We have an opportunity to minister through music to residents at the Promenade Assisted Living Facility on Friday, May 22nd, 10-11 a.m. This facility is located on Western Avenue across from SUNY-Albany. Contact Tom Roemke if you are interested in joining a group of singers, who will share the love of Jesus through familiar hymns and songs.
School Musical: Middle School students from Our Savior’s Christian School will be presenting a musical, Lion King, Jr on Friday evening, May 29th beginning at 7 p.m. and again on Saturday, afternoon, May 30th beginning at 2 p.m. in the school gym. Tickets may be purchased through the school office or at the door. ($12/adults, $8/seniors and children)
LERT Disaster Training: Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) provides LCMS disaster response training for Lutheran Early Response Teams (LERT). Should a disaster strike, these teams would be put on call and may be asked to deploy in 72 hours or less to the disaster site. This training will prepare team members for credentialing and will focus on the safety, work and ministry of Lutherans as Early Responders. We anticipate bringing this training to Our Savior’s in the weeks ahead. If you are interested in this training, contact Vicar Mark at mark.chaffee@oursaviors.com
Vacation Bible School: Our Savior’s will again be holding Vacation Bible School on July 27-31. The theme for this summer’s VBS is Tropical Trek - Jesus comes to Seek and to Save. Registration for children and for volunteers can be done on the church website (oslalbany.org), under “Join Us” in the menu bar. Prayerfully consider volunteering, register your children and invite others to come.
Vicar Mark Chaffee’s office hours are 9 a.m.-noon, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. You may also reach him by cell phone: 518/763-1085 or via email: mark.chaffee@oursaviors.com
Pastor Patrick Singh is serving as part time vacancy pastor at Our Savior’s, providing pastoral care and leadership in cooperation with Vicar Mark. You may contact Pastor Singh by email: patrick204642003@yahoo.com or by cell phone (917/254-2597) if you wish to talk or schedule a time to meet with him.
PRAYER NEEDS
Healing: Fred Dignon, Kathy Hawley, Phyllis Lubiniecki, Barbara MacGowan, Patty Marshall, Jennifer Noble, Eric Unright, Dave Wolcott, Tim Zuelsdorf
Homebound: Inge Glidden, Joan & Walter Weis
in Assisted Living: Marga Hildenbrandt, Al & Helen Walck .
Prayer for Matt Sindoni & Stacie Duke - physical education teachers at Our Savior’s Christian School. Bless these teachers as they encourage their students in learning skills, teamwork and sportsmanship while viewing physical activity as another way of glorifying God and supporting one another.
Prayer Trinity Lutheran, Stamford and Immanuel Lutheran, Delhi . Both of these congregations located in the Catskills are served by Pastor Robert Wilson Equip and encourage these faithful followers as they bring God’s Good News to their communities.
Contact Tom Roemke (518-669-0790 or troemke115@gmail.com) to place announcements in the weekly letter