A special two part sermon series combining modern insights into the nature of life, with the Christian ideas of "the meaning of it all".

Part 1: Recorded August 22nd, is available for download now

Part 2 will be presented on August 29th at the 10.00am service

Our pastor, Barrie Lawless, has for some time been seeking a way, in addition to his administrative, pastoral and leadership roles  within our church,  to devote more time  to increased  synodical responsibilities, which include a liaison role between individual ELCA pastors/churches and the Synod as Dean of  the Manhattan Conference, also as part of the Synod’s Commission for Evangelical Outreach and as a more involved advocate for Bread for the World.  Another  commitment Pastor Barrie hopes to enable is nurturing the development of El Systema here at OSA,  which has the potential to enrich the lives of hundreds of children in our neighborhood -- surely the work of Christ.  Pastor Barrie is also in need of a little rest every now and again!

In order to meet  these  obligations faithfully and  effectively, Pastor Barrie has been looking for an associate, an ordained Lutheran pastor, who could take some of the preaching,  administrative and pastoral responsibilities in a part- time capacity, at no additional financial burden for the congregation.   For a period of many months he has searched for the person he felt would be “a good fit” at Our Saviour’s Atonement and we believe that he has found such an associate in the Rev. Martin Malzhan.    Martin is a young man bursting with enthusiasm and full of great ideas and Christian inspiration.  He earned a Master of Sacred Theology from Columbia University in 2010 and has recently been appointed the new  Lutheran Chaplain at Columbia University.  Having  pastored three congregations previously, he feels called to serve in Lutheran Ministries in Higher Education and in doing further work on the  roles  of the church in meeting the challenges and needs of  today’s world.   As he pursues further studies in New York, he is very interested in working with Pastor Barrie and in the way Our Saviour’s Atonement is collaborative in so many neighborhood opportunities that build community.

We,  your Church Council, thoroughly support Pastor Barrie in his endeavor and we  wanted to let the entire OSA Congregation know how excited we are about Rev. Martin Malzahn,  who will be our guest preacher at OSA this Sunday, July 18  at 10 a.m.  Martin has begun to meet a few folks here.   So far every OSA member who has interacted with him or heard him preach has come away extremely enthusiastic about the idea of his becoming a part of the OSA community as he pursues his work in Lutheran Ministries in Higher Education

Please come and hear Rev. Malzahn this Sunday, July 18 at 10 a.m., when he gives his first sermon at OSA!

What Does the Lord Require of You?

Do Justice * Love Kindness * Walk Humbly with your God

Our Saviour’s Atonement Lutheran Church – OSA – is so many things to so many people: about 200 events happen each month in the building. We are co-creators with God in making a new and better world, at least in Washington Heights, NYC.

Central to all this is the Christian faith. We share in worship every Sunday, in Spanish at 9:00 a.m., and in English at 11:00 a.m. We genuinely welcome all “God’s children” including our ELCA brothers and sisters.

As this is such an artistic community, our worship often includes stunning music and the sanctuary is filled with art work by local artists, all as a service to the community in the name of Jesus and with the transforming friendship of the Holy Spirit.

Faith is alive and well at OSA!