Come, Lord Jesus! Be with all who are weary of waiting not only for Christmas but for your final coming.
Be sure to add this email address to your safe senders list or contacts to ensure that you receive each weekly email! Connect with us online at: redeemerlutheranchurch3.flocknote.com or text REDEEMERLC to 84576
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
Our Human Care Ministry is currently in need of help transporting members to appointments. If you feel God tapping you on the shoulder to get involved, please contact Pam Swanlund at 612-859-3102.
Time is running out to make your end-of-year gift to Redeemer. Any pledge made to the Capital Campaign fund also ends this year. If you would like to know if you have paid your pledge in full or how much is remaining, please notify Deaconess Kris in the office at 952-473-1281 or email khanson@redeemerwayzata.org.
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 has finished her last chemo treatment. 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).
DIAPER DRIVE - help us reach our goal of 15,000 diapers and pull-ups to be given to New Life Ministries! Donate diapers size 4 and up, or any size pull ups, then come help us bundle them on Wednesday, January 26 beginning with supper at 5:30pm
LWML welcomes all women of Redeemer to our meetings which are held the second Tuesday of every month at 10:00 am in the Conference Room. All ages welcome!
Prayer Service & Bible Study - Saturday, January 22, 2022 9-11am. Our Savior Lutheran Church & School. Led by Pastor Michalk & Pastor Hengst. Gifts from the heart: mittens, hats, and socks for ages 2-5. Sponsored by the Lake Minnetonka LWML Zone.
The LWML Mission Statement: As Lutheran Women in Mission, we joyfully proclaim Christ, support missions, and equip women to honor God by serving others.
Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study Resumes January 12th
The new topic for the New Year is “Giving God Your Future”. In Psalm 31 David writes, “But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’” David was able to say this because he had developed a lifestyle of depending on the Lord in every situation – both the good times and the bad. The same is true for us. When we’re willing to completely trust our future to God, the relationship we long for with Him deepens, strengthens, and becomes more vibrant.
In this study, we will explore what Scripture has to say about giving everything to God and surrendering to Him. We will examine what the Bible teaches about yielding your will to His will, and depending solely on His strength. We will discover how we, like Christ, can truly pray, “Not my will, but Yours, be done.”
You are invited to join us on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 in the Gathering Room for Bible study, prayer, and fun fellowship. For more information, please contact Mary Sund at 763-233-2417 or Linda Krantz at 763-476-0587. We hope to see you on Wednesday, January 12th. And bring a friend!
THIS WEEK IN SUNDAY SCHOOL (12/19) "The King's Table" is the title of today's lesson. Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son, suffered crippling injuries at age 5 while escaping Saul's enemies with his nurse. Once David established his kingdom, his thoughts turned to whether there were any survivors from Saul and Jonathan's line. Discovering Mephibosheth, David bestows on him Saul's land and fortune. Mephibosheth's family moves to Jerusalem, where he always eats at the king's table. Discuss how God provides for our daily needs today.
PLEASE NOTE: There is NO Sunday School on Dec. 26 or Jan. 2. There will be one service those Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
The Case for Christmas will 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.
- 12/19 -- The Bible’s claim that Jesus was born of a virgin and why it is important to your faith
- NOTE DATE CHANGE - 1/9 -- How Jesus–and only Jesus–fulfilled hundreds of biblical prophecies about the Messiah
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.
Jan
15
Membership 101
Pastor Steve will be teaching our New Member Class 101 on Saturday, January 15 from 9am - 1pm. Lunch is provided. If you are interested in learning about membership at Redeemer, or would like a refresher course, please join us - there is no obligation to join.
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Jan
22
Membership 201
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.
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NOTE THE TIME CHANGE - Interested in going to Israel? – On Saturday, January 22th, at 2 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!
Sunday, Dec. 19
Fourth Sunday in Advent
8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship with Holy Communion
9:15 a.m. Bible study "The Case for Christmas"
10:30 a.m. Joysound Worship with Holy Communion
12:00 p.m. Gloryhouse Worship
Monday, Dec. 20
9:00 a.m. AA/Gathering Room
7:00 p.m. Al-Anon/Gathering Room
8:00 p.m. Prayer Zoom
Wednesday, Dec. 22
10:00 a.m. NO Women's Bible Study
10:00 a.m. AA Zoom with Pastor Ken Ferber
Friday, Dec. 24
Christmas Eve
3:00 p.m. Worship - Candlelight
5:00 p.m. Worship - Candlelight
Saturday, Dec. 25
Christmas Day
10:00 a.m. Worship w/Holy Communion
Sunday, Dec. 26
First Sunday after Christmas
10:00 a.m. Worship (one service, no Sunday School)
Looking ahead:
January 2 - One Service at 10a.m. - No Sunday School
January 5, Wednesday Night Connect Pajama Drive
January 15, Membership 101class
January 23 - Sanctity of Life Sunday
January 24 - National Lutheran Schools Week
12/19/21 PRAYER REQUESTS
- NEW! For Dell Sonnenfeld, as she mourns the death of her husband Curt. Pray for peace, comfort, and strength as well as healing as Dell recovers from surgery.
- NEW! For Rebecca, sister of Carolyn Allmon, who suffered a heart attack. Thanksgiving that she was able to go home so soon and is doing well.
- NEW! For Gregory Servin after taking a fall.
- For Jack Wahlfors, continued healing and strength.
- A prayer of thanksgiving for all those volunteers and others 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, Henry and Dorothy Eggert, Lee Ferber (mother of Pastor Steve), Megan Gustine, Al Heitkamp, Bruce Heitkamp, Arnie Hilgenkamp, Deeby Kadrie, Julie Kerber, Carmen Melendez, Betty Oare, Gloria Okrina, Estella Presler, Linda Printup, Scott Robinson, Pam Swanlund, Sawyer Solstad, Dell Sonnenfeld, Michael Stewart, Jack Wahlfors, Mark Waldrep.
PRAYERS FOR THE COMMUNITY
- NEW! For those who may be struggling this Christmas due to loss of loved ones, loss of employment, and various other sad events.
- 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 the 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
- NEW! For those suffering from the devastation left from recent tornadoes and other natural disasters.
- 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.
- 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.
12/21 - Vera Johnson
12/22 - Sam Cwik, Sully Cwik
12/23 - Kai Kroll, Abigail Vetse
12/26 - Gideon Dehmer
An ongoing 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): $744,658
YTD Cash Disbursements (out): $686,395
Current Checkbook Balance (12/13/2021): $123,207
YTD Budgeted Offerings Needed: $254,167
YTD Offerings Received: $244,147
Variance: ($10,020)
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