Special Announcements

Blessed Bundles is the 2020 "Designated Outreach" for the SWPA synod Women of the ELCA (WELCA)

New Horizon Counseling Center services are now available at PLUM churches

Tuesday, August 4

Click HERE to print the Living Lutheran "Unpacking White Privilege" article

The Tensions of being in Relationship:

Reflections on Broken Covenants and Ways of Healing

^“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” Jeremiah 31:33

 The call in line for these discussions is:

Zoom online: https://zoom.us/j/401596541

Zoom by phone: (646) 876 9923

Meeting ID: 401 596 541

To participate in the Discussion, go to our Zoom page

Click HERE to print the Living Lutheran "Unpacking White Privilege" article

Summer Discussion Series – Weeks 1 and 2:

Biblical Covenants and Social Contracts

Introduction: 

^“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” Jeremiah 31:33

“He answered, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.' ”  Luke 10:27

I.  Biblical Covenant

a. Definition:  A covenant is a chosen relationship in which two parties make a promise to each other.   Example:  marriage

A covenant should be distinguished from a contract because it is a personal relationship which people voluntarily enter.

b. Biblical Covenants

          1. There is disagreement about how many are in the Bible.  Opinions range from 1-12.  In the Scripture, there was a focus on three types of covenants, namely, the Abrahamic covenant, the Mosaic covenant, and the New Covenant mediated by Jesus.  Some scholars classify only two; a covenant of promise and a covenant of law.  The former involved an oath taken by God – a word of promise instead of command – while the latter is known in the Bible as “the Law”.

          2. Brief description of Seven Biblical Covenants:

          *Eden:  Genesis 3:15;  God’s Promise:  Satan and mankind will be enemies;

Sign - pain of childbirth, work for bread

*Noah:  Genesis 9:8-17; God’s Promise: God would never again destroy the world with a flood.

          Sign – Rainbow

*Abraham:  Genesis 15:12-21, 17:1-14;  God’s Promise:  Abraham’s descendants would become a great nation if they obeyed God.  God would be their God.

          Sign – Smoking firepot and flaming torch.

*At Mount Sinai:  Exodus 19:5-6;  God’s Promise:  Israel would be God’s special people, a holy nation.  But they would have to keep their part of the covenant to obedience.

          Sign – The Exodus

*The Priesthood:  Numbers 25:10-13;  God’s Promise:  Aaron’s descendants would be priests forever.

          Sign – The Aaronic priesthood

*David:  2Samuel 7:13, 23:5;  God’s Promise:  Salvation would come through David’s line, through the Messiah

          Sign – David’s line continued and Christ was born a descendant of David

*New Covenant:  Hebrews 8:6-13;  God’s Promise:  Forgiveness and salvation are available in and through Christ

          Sign – the resurrection of Christ

II. Social Contract

  What allows us to live together in community?

a. Definition:  an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits.  Example:  sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection

b. Social Contract theory says that people live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behavior.  The US Constitution is often cited as an explicit example of part of America’s social contract.  It sets out what the government can and cannot do.

c. After the contracts are established, however, then society becomes possible, and people can be expected to keep their promises, cooperate with one another, and so on. The social contract is the most fundamental source of all that is good and that which we depend upon to live well.

III. Trevor Noah Video

          Trevor Noah is a South African, political commentator and television host.  He is the current host of the Daily Show.  He is also an author of “Born a Crime” and other books. 

The video that we are about to share was Trevor Noah’s response to the death of George Floyd and other events happening in our country today.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4amCfVbA_c

Saturday, August 8

Diaper Bank - at it's NEW LOCATION

NOTE:  

The Diaper Bank will has moved to St. Basil’s Church (1735 Brownsville Road).  It will be open on the second Saturday of each month. The first diaper distribution at the new location will be on August 8.

The Diaper Bank will reopen on the second Saturday of each month from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Please use the parking lot entrance.

You MUST have your WIC ID, SNAP card, or proof of income to sign-up.  You will receive diapers, wipes and ointment for each qualifying child.

Diapers sizes are: Newborn to Adult.  Quantities are limited.

 - For information about the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank, go to www.wpadiaperbank.org

Online Worship Service via Zoom on Sunday, August 9 at 3:00 p.m.

Click HERE for a printable version of the Sunday, August 9 Bulletin

Saturday, August 15

Blessed Bundles baby supplies program

Lutheran Church of Our Saviour (1570 Clay Pike, North Huntingdon, PA 15642) is proud to offer "Blessed Bundles" - an exciting program which offers new and gently used baby supplies to individuals in the local community.  Blessed Bundles will be collecting and distributing items such as diapers, baby wipes, baby clothes (up to size 8), baby/toddler toys and equipment, and other baby supplies.  Items may vary and will be available as they are donated to Blessed Bundles.  Blessed Bundles will distribute supplies on the third Saturday of each month from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.