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This Saturday, we are looking for some volunteers to help get our school grounds in order and prep the playground for the new school year. This event is a great opportunity for church members to get involved in making our school great and to meet some of our wonderful teachers and school families.
7:00 a.m. Playground Prep - Bring your shovels and pitchforks to help spread sand and refresh the bark
9:00 a.m. Classroom Cleanup - Bring buckets and gloves and prepare to make the classrooms sparkle
11:00 a.m. Family Fellowship at West Hills Pizza Company
Please join us in making SOV beautiful!
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Movie Night! This Saturday, August 22
Join us for our Dinner and a Movie this
Saturday, August 22
Dinner - 6:30 p.m.
Movie (In the Sanctuary) - 7:30 p.m.
Join special guests Sandy Boikian (writer/director), Mandy Brown (Monica), and Jim Westrick (editor).
Please join us for great food, wonderful fellowship and fun for the kids and adults! Please RSVP by calling the office (818.348.8343) or emailing Lisa ( booring1@aol.com)
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Selected Calendar Items for this Week:
Saturday, August 22
7:00 a.m. SOV Campus Cleaning/Work Party
6:30 p.m. Dinner & Movie Night
Monday, August 24
6:00 p.m. Spiritual Yoga with Julie (All ages & all levels welcome)
Tuesday, August 25
7:00 p.m. Stephen Ministers' Leaders Meeting
Thursday, August 27
10:00 a.m. TK-6 New Student Orientation
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Anniversary Sunday on September 6
If you have a significant (five-year intervals or 50 years and up) wedding anniversary this year, please indicate so on the attendance registration form or contact the church office so that we may include you in the anniversary celebration.
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September is Back to Education at SOV!
 Sunday School--
Sunday Mornings, 9:00-9:30 a.m.
Preview Sunday, September 6
Kick Off Celebration, September 13
Sunday School is open to all ages. We begin in Founders Hall with Pastor Bryan introducing the theme and story. The lesson continues in small groups, using age-appropriate material. Adults will have the opportunity to form a Weekly Word group to meet during this time. Volunteers will be needed to teach and help with small groups, assist with preparation and light clean up, and provide snacks. Coffee, juice and fellowship will begin at 8:45 a.m.
Younger children can remain in supervised care during worship, while older children will be provided with activities related to the Sunday School lesson they may complete during the sermon.
Confirmation and Youth --
Resume on Wednesday, September 16, 7-8:30 p.m. Grades 6-8 meet together (and in mentor groups), while grade 9 transitions into High School youth as they make final preparation for their confirmation on October 25. High School youth meet in the youth room for hang time and activities.
Weekly Word groups begin again during the week leading to Sunday, September 13.
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Lutheran Social Services News
LSS Walk to End Poverty: Saturday, October 3 for more information click here.
A very big thank you to Alex Smith from Shepherd of the Valley for all of his support over the summer. He is headed back to college. We wish him all the success! He will be missed greatly.
Fall is coming! Please help support our Holiday programs.
We need food boxes filled with Thanksgiving items and funds to buy turkey certificates for 150 families. Our goal this year is $2,250, but if we can support all of our 300 families currently being served that would be awesome!
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Legacies
"Legacies are footprints we leave behind after we die. They prove that we were here: we lived, we mattered, we made a difference". Rachel Freed What Will Be Your Legacy?
A legacy can come in many forms. It can come from the way you lead your life, the way you share the word of God, and by the way you share your resources given to you by God. For those who walk in faith, all three of these ways of leaving a legacy are important. To learn more about how you can leave a legacy from your resources, contact our congregation's Gift Planner, Greg Shepherd
909.910.6823.
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How many Stephen Ministers should we have?
This will vary depending upon the size, situation, vision, and mission of your congregation. Some congregations have a half-dozen Stephen Ministers, while others have more than 30.
A good starting point is to ask, "How many people need the kind of care Stephen Ministers provide?"
Currently, SOV has ten active Stephen Ministers. Several of our SMs are assigned and many are available. Please contact Pastor Bryan if you are interested in having a Stephen Minister.
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SOV's Conejo Valley Bible Study is discussing the book "Miracles" by Eric Metaxas over the summer. We meet Fridays at 9:30 a.m. in the Thousand Oaks area. Please contact Lisa Lambert for details 818.889.8402.
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Weekly Word Schedulee 
Check with your guide for your group's summer schedule.
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