Service Cancelled Dec 31

Our Redeemer's will not hold worship service tomorrow morning, Sunday, December 31, due to extremely cold temperatures.

 

Please stay warm and safe during this cold snap and join us next week at 9am for worship.

Happy New Year!

Children's Christmas Program

Many thanks to the children and adults that presented the Christmas Program this year.  

It was a marvelous performance!

Baby Jesus!

Angel and Wise People

Project Linus

Project Linus Group will meet 

Tuesday, November 14th at Our Redeemers 

to sew quilts or fleece blankets.

9 AM to 3 PM.  

Friends are also welcome to drop by just for coffee and visit.

 

NOT Pot Luck this time.  

A spaghetti meal will be provided.

Christmas Announcements

The Children's Christmas Program will be on December 10th during the worship service.  

There will be a dress rehearsal for all the participants on Saturday, December 9th at 10am.

Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday this year.  Our Redeemer's will hold its traditional Candlelight Service at 7pm that night.  

There will not be a morning worship service on Sunday, December 24th.

Kurt & Wendy Yerbich Celebration

The Yerbich family will celebrate Kurt's retirement after 38 years with Beltrami Electric Cooperative and Kurt and Wendy's 40th wedding anniversary at their home on Saturday, October 21, 2017.  Their friends and neighbors are invited to join them for a nice meal and to wish them every happiness in this new chapter of their lives.  The couple requests "no gifts."

Linus this TUESDAY 10/17

Sewing enthusiasts of the parish...

      It has been suggested that we change our 

Project Linus Day to the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

 

So lets try meeting on :

Tuesday, October 17th at 9 AM to 3 PM.

Pot Luck Lunch as usual.

Hopefully this day will work for a few more people.

Even if you can’t come for the whole day, come for

coffee, or lunch and say  “Hello!”

 

Hope to see you there.

Worship Changes to 9am at OR

Every September the two churches in our parish switch worship times. 

Starting September 3rd, Our Redeemer's will worship at 9am.

Debs Trinity Lutheran will worship at 10:30am.

There is potluck after worship at Our Redeemer's tomorrow, September 3rd.  

We have potluck the first Sunday of every month.

Handmade Bench Honors Pearson Family

Darlene Pearson, sitting on a bench honoring the Otto Pearson Family.  

The bench was made from a spruce tree that Darlene's father-in-law, Otto, planted over 75 years ago on the church front lawn.  The trees Otto planted had to be removed this past year to prevent damage to power lines or the church roof in the event of a windstorm.  One of the church members that helped remove the trees commissioned the bench and applied the dedication tag.

Ice Cream Social

The annual Ice Cream Social will be held tomorrow, August 20th, from 2-4pm.

Homemade ice cream and a variety of pies will be served on the church lawn.  

This is a free will donation event.  

Inside the church the ladies organization will hold a craft fair with all profits funding their missions.  Children's activities, such as face painting and crafts, are all FREE!

Join us for this fun event!

Calvary Lutheran Community Outreach

All are welcome to participate in Wednesday worship or the July 12 Pancake Dinner.

Change of Date of Sewing

Project Linus blanket sewing will not happen this week (June 21)
Instead, the sewing group will work on "Little Dresses for Africa" on June 28th.

Vacation Bible School

Thank you to everyone who helped make VBS 2017 a success!
~Meghan St. Peter, Director

Vacation Bible School (VBS) will be held at Our Redeemers this 

Tuesday through Thursday, 

June 6-8, from 6-8pm each night.

Join us as we learn how God is our Mighty Fortress!

Project Linus

Project Linus will meet on Wednesday, May 17, 2017  at 9 AM to 3 PM to make Linus Project

quilts and blankets.   

 

Bring your scissors.

Pot Luck lunch.

 

Even if you can’t come for the whole day just come whenever you can.

It is always a good day to sew and visit. 

First Communion

On Sunday, May 7th, Our Redeemer's celebrated the First Communion of two wonderful young people in our congregation: 

Whitney and Dalton.

Whitney, Pastor Mike Naylor, Dalton

Whitney and Dalton with their cake.  

The congregation celebrated with a potluck feast after the service.

Cemetery Memorials

To allow for the regular lawn mowing schedule on the church grounds, the Council asks everyone to be aware of the following dates:

Friday, May 26: Memorials may be placed on graves in the cemetery.

Thursday, June 1:  Memorials must be removed from the cemetery.

Memorials left on the graves past June 1st will be removed by the groundskeepers.

Thank you.

 

Palm Sunday Pancake Supper

The Palm Sunday Pancake Supper will be held today!

4-7pm

All proceeds will be used to send the youth from the congregation to Pathways Summer Bible Camps.

There will also be a bake and craft sale, a raffle drawing, and free activities for children.

All are welcome!

Make a Blanket Day Saturday 3/11

On Saturday, March 11, the Our Redeemer's Sewing Group will participate in  The annual “Make a Blanket Day for Linus Project” at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bemidji,

from 9 AM to 3 PM.  

This is for our northern Minnesota area so everyone is included.   It is always a fun day.  Bring along your scissors and whatever you bring to Our Redeemers.

 

Also Our Redeemer’s group WILL NOT  be getting together next Wednesday March 15th at our church.

Ash Wednesday Services

Debs Trinity will hold its Ash Wednesday service at noon on Wed, March 1.  

A light lunch will follow the service.

Our Redeemer's will hold its service at 7:00pm on Wed, March 1.

March is Food Shelf Month

March is the biggest food and fund drive of the year for food shelves.  It is especially important because during the summer months the use of food shelves is high but donations are at their lowest.  The money raised in March truly keeps the food going until fall when donations pick up again.

There are many ways to help.  

You are encouraged to visit the Bemidji Community Food Shelf website for more information.

Cash donations are accepted and appreciated.  

Or you may contribute food items.  Diane K. from our church is an active food shelf volunteer.  If you bring your donations to church on Sunday she will deliver them to the food shelf for you!

(Thanks, Diane!)

March 5

Canned Meat (Spam, tuna, chicken, ham, etc), Peanut Butter, Beans and Peas (canned and dried), canned vegetables

March 12

Cold Breakfast Cereal, Rice, Pasta, Pancake Mix

March 19

Cake Mix, Muffin Mix, Flour, Sugar (white & brown), Salt, Pepper

March 26 Pack the Pews Sunday

Soup, Pasta Sauce, Canned Fruit, Non-Dairy Creamer, Fruit or Vegetable Juice, Tea, Crackers,

Non-Food Items: Bar Soap, Shampoo, Dish & Laundry Detergent, Paper Towels, Toilet Paper, Toothpaste, Deodorant, Facial Tissue

Don't forget to donate the Our Family UPC symbols from products you buy at the store!

Project Linus

Project Linus sewing group will meet this Wednesday, Feb 15th at Our Redeemer's from 9am to 3pm.

Come for the day or come for part of the day.  

Potluck Lunch. 

No Potluck on Feb 5

We had a large and festive potluck last week after our Annual Meeting and Mortgage Burning Ceremony.  Therefore, we will not have a potluck on the first Sunday in February.

The next potluck is March 5th.

Coffee & Rolls 1/15/17

Please join us next Sunday (Jan 15) 

at 9:30am 

for coffee, juice, tea, and rolls 

before worship service at Our Redeemer's.  

Annual Meetings

The Our Redeemer's Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 29, immediately following the worship service.

This meeting is usually fairly short.  The two main objectives are for the congregation to vote on the budget set by the Council, and to consider for election the nominees to the Council. 

After the meeting, the congregation is invited to join in a potluck meal.  This year, we will also celebrate the mortgage for our church remodeling project being paid in full.  We have paid off this debt ahead of schedule thanks to the hard work, generous donations, and solid commitment of our church family members.  Thank you to everyone that contributed toward the project which fixed our building, drainage issues, and added a handicap accessible restroom.

Please also remember that Trinity Lutheran in Debs will hold their Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 22.  To allow the Pastor to attend that meeting, 

Our Redeemer's will worship at 9am on Jan 22.