Worship with us online at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. each Sunday
The service is also available throughout the week and on our website at redeemerwayzata.org
8:00 service - click top link
10:30 service - click bottom link
7th & 8th Grade Christmas Boutique The 7th & 8th grade students will be hosting a Christmas boutique on Thursday, December 2nd (8:00am-3:30pm) and Friday, December 3rd (8:00am-12:00pm). This fundraiser is a tradition for the 7th/8thgraders to raise money for their class trip in the spring. Students will have opportunities to shop during the school day but parents, church members, and guests are welcome and encouraged to come! Most items are priced between $1 – $15 but some items can be as much as $40.
Pajama Drive From now until the end of December, Redeemer Christian Academy's chapel offerings will be dedicated to supporting childhood cancer with a pajama drive. We will be collecting pajamas (infant – high school sizes), t-shirts, and sweatpants to donate to the University of Minnesota Masonic Hospital and Journey Clinic. This is a very special focus for us as it directly impacts one of our very own second grade students, Briana Lankford, who will finish her final cancer treatment on Sunday, December 12th. Chapel money collected will also be given to the University of Minnesota Masonic to directly assist with childhood cancer. Please drop off all donations in the school lobby between now and Christmas break (December 21st).
Pajama Drive From now until the end of December, Redeemer Christian Academy's chapel offerings will be dedicated to supporting childhood cancer with a pajama drive. We will be collecting pajamas (infant – high school sizes), t-shirts, and sweatpants to donate to the University of Minnesota Masonic Hospital and Journey Clinic. This is a very special focus for us as it directly impacts one of our very own second grade students, Briana Lankford, who will finish her final cancer treatment on Sunday, December 12th. Chapel money collected will also be given to the University of Minnesota Masonic to directly assist with childhood cancer. Please drop off all donations in the school lobby between now and Christmas break (December 21st).
COMPASSION CIRCLE will meet on Monday, Dec. 6, both at 1:00 pm. in the Gathering Room. At the Dec. 6th meeting we will be working on Christmas gift bags for our homebound members. Questions – please call Marjorie at 763-473-8130.
Coming Soon to Sunday Morning Bible Study!
On Sunday, December 5th, Pastor Steve will begin teaching a 4-part video-based Bible study called The Case For Christmas. Even when he was an atheist, Lee Strobel enjoyed the Christmas season–the gift-giving, holiday parties, and being with friends and family. But after his wife became a Christian, Lee started to investigate the real meaning behind all those nativity scenes he had seen outside of churches. In this four-week study, Lee reveals what he discovered as he sought to separate the holiday from the holy day, the facts from the fantasy, and the truth from the tradition. In each session you will explore:
- 12/5 -- What the Bible says about Jesus’ birth and how you can know it is accurate
- 12/12 -- Whether the Christmas story actually happened or developed from the myths of the day
- 12/19 -- The Bible’s claim that Jesus was born of a virgin and why it is important to your faith
- 12/26 -- How Jesus–and only Jesus–fulfilled hundreds of biblical prophecies about the Messiah
The Case for Christmaswill invite you to look beyond the familiar traditions of the season, challenge you to examine the evidence for yourself, and consider why Christmas really matters.
Our Bible Study hour runs from 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Join your brothers and sisters as you prepare for Christmas with this relevant, interesting study.
New Member Sunday will be December 5, 2021 for those who attended the New Member Class on Sunday, Oct. 23. Let's give them a warm welcome!
Please call the church office or speak to Pastor Steve if you are interested in joining or attending our next New Member class.
CHRISTMAS DECORATING: Begin celebrating Christmas by helping decorate Redeemer on Saturday, November 27th at 8:30 a.m. This includes the sanctuary, tree set up in the auditorium and outdoor winter scenes. Please prayerfully consider helping honor baby Jesus' birthday! Redeemer is always a beautiful church especially at Christmas time. We all are stewards of God's house.
LOOKING AHEAD -- On Saturday, January 22nd, Pastor Steve will teach Membership Class 201, the second in a series of four classes making up Life Development Seminars, a program at Redeemer designed to help God’s children grow in discipleship. This 4-hour class, held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., will focus on growing in Christian maturity through the development of the spiritual habits of Bible study, prayer, fellowship, and stewardship. Lunch will be served. Make time for this important, relevant teaching of the Word in your life.
INTERESTED IN GOING TO ISRAEL – On Saturday, January 8th, at 1 p.m., we will have a meeting at Redeemer Lutheran Church for anyone interested in travelling to Israel in January 2023 (January 9-18). There is no obligation. Come and meet other folks who are interested. Get your questions answered. Pastor Steve and his brother, Pastor Ken Ferber, will be leading the tour along with an experienced tour guide. Both Pastor Steve and Pastor Ken will be in attendance at the information meeting. Shalom!
REDEEMER YOUTH GROUP
All youth grades 6 to 12 are welcome to join the Redeemer Youth Group! We meet on Wednesday evenings. Dinner at 5:30 in the cafeteria and then youth group from 6:00 to 7:30 in our new youth room under the sanctuary.
Sunday, Nov. 28
First Sunday in Advent
8:00 a.m. Worship (Traditional)
9:15 a.m. Bible study "Walking with God"
10:30 a.m. Worship (Contemporary) No Sunday School
6:00 p.m. Christmas Choir Rehearsal
Monday, Nov. 29
9:00 a.m. AA/Gathering Room
7:00 p.m. Al-Anon/Gathering Room
8:00 p.m. Prayer Zoom
Wednesday, Dec. 1
10:00 a.m. AA Zoom with Pastor Ken Ferber
4:15 p.m Confirmation
6:00 p.m. Youth/Youth Room
6:30 p.m. Handbells
Thursday, Dec. 2
Grades 7/8 Christmas Boutique
7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
Saturday, Dec. 4
7:30 a.m. Men's Bible study/Zoom
Sunday, Dec. 5
Second Sunday in Advent
8:00 a.m. Worship w/Holy Communion (Traditional)
9:15 a.m. Bible Study "The Case for Christmas"
10:30 a.m. Worship w/Holy Communion (Contemporary)
12:00 p.m. Gloryhouse Worship
5:00 p.m. Advent by Candlelight
Looking ahead:
December 24 - Christmas Eve Worship 3pm and 5pm
December 25 - Christmas Day Worship 10am
11/28/21 PRAYER REQUESTS
- For Curt and Dell Sonnenfeld, peace, strength and healing for both.
- For Jack Wahlfors, continued healing and strength.
- For Kelly, sister of Stacy Klone, for healing and strength while undergoing cancer treatments.
- A prayer of thanksgiving for all those who serve the Lord in various ways here at Redeemer.
- For those who have lost loved ones to CoVid, that God would grant them comfort, strength and peace.
- For our loved ones who continue to struggle with CoVid, that they be completely healed and restored to full strength and health, and protection for all care givers.
PRAYERS FOR HEALING AND STRENGTH
Maggie Anderson, Judymae Bowers, Ray Bowers, Karen Dorschner, Lee Ferber (mother of Pastor Steve), Megan Gustine, Al Heitkamp, Bruce Heitkamp, Deeby Kadrie, Julie Kerber, Miles Lybeck (cousin of Carolyn Allmon), Carmen Melendez, Betty Oare, Gloria Okrina, Estella Presler, Linda Printup, Scott Robinson, Pam Swanlund, Sawyer Solstad, Curt Sonnenfeld, Dell Sonnenfeld, Michael Stewart, Jack Wahlfors, Mark Waldrep.
PRAYERS FOR THE COMMUNITY
- For continued unrest around our communities - that the hearts and minds of all would turn to Christ and find peace through Jesus' blood, and that the plans of the evil one be upset, dismantled, and ineffective.
- For those who are unemployed and struggling to make ends meet.
- For the safety and support of all first responders, police officers, hospital workers, caretakers, and long-term care facility residents and workers during the viral pandemic.
PRAYERS FOR THE WORLD
- For unrest around the world - Help us to be instruments of God's peace in a world of conflict, and to be the bearers of the joy that overcomes the sorrow of a fallen world.
- For those suffering from war-torn lands, and natural disasters such as floods, tornadoes, wildfires, and hurricanes.
- For the leaders of this nation and all nations of the world be granted wise counsel, calm thinking, and unselfish aims.
- For those suffering around the world with CoVid-19, especially those in countries who do not have good medical care.
- For the persecuted church, pastors and believers in 53 different countries around the world where gathering and preaching the Gospel is not only forbidden, but dangerous and life-threatening.
Submit your prayer requests to khanson@redeemerwayzata.org.
11/28 - Judymae Bowers
11/30 - Amanda Dehmer
12/01 - Kathy Banisky
12/03 - Andy Solstad
12/04 - Derikk Zbacnik
AN ONGONG AA ZOOM MEETING for those in recovery for drugs and alcohol (or desire to be in recovery) facilitated by pastor Ken and members from the St. Cloud Wednesday 10am “A New Found Freedom.” This group began last March after the COVID shutdown and continues weekly.
The Zoom ID# 892 720 5552 (no password is necessary, we will be online at 10:00 am).
The Zoom ID# 892 720 5552 (no password is necessary, we will be online at 10:00 am).
Beginning Checkbook Balance (8/1/2021): $34,944
YTD Cash Receipts (in): $588,019
YTD Cash Disbursements (out): $518,019
Current Checkbook Balance (11/08/2021): $104,944
YTD Budgeted Offerings Needed: $153,000
YTD Offerings Received: $162,036
Variance: $9,036
Pastor Steve - pastorferber@redeemerwayzata.org Emergency 763.777.2001
Natalie Raabe, Christian Academy Principal - nraabe@redeemerwayzata.org
Dan Oie, Worship Director - doie@redeemerwayzata.org
Deac. Kris Hanson, Office Manager - khanson@redeemerwayzata.org
David Morley, Financial Administrator - dmorley@redeemerwayzata.org
Annette Vetse, Youth - youth@redeemerwayzata.org
Bob Past, President of the Congregation - bob@micro-fabllc.com