Join us on Saturday, October 23rd for an Ecotour of X̌əʔapus (ha’-ah-poos) Village Park and Shoreline Habitat with a guide from the Duwamish Longhouse. Bring your own lunch to eat with us in the park afterward. Arrive early or stay late for a self-guided tour of the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center. The tour is […]
E-Cycling Event at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church 2400 NW 85th, Seattle Saturday, June 12th, 10 AM – 2 PM Collect those unwanted electronics! LINK Grab that unwanted styrofoam! Clean your closets of men and women’s clothing! It’s time to start scouring your house for the stuff you’ve accumulated during the pandemic! Bring your unwanted electronics, […]
by Elizabeth Dickinson E-Cycling Event – Saturday, June 12th Collect those unwanted electronics! Grab that styrofoam! Drop them off in the Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church parking lot on Saturday, June 12, 10 AM – 2 PM. Perhaps coordinate your drop-off with other members and turn it into an outside fellowship event! View the poster for […]
Our hard-working search team’s long efforts have finally been blessed with a new partner for Our Redeemer’s social justice ministries. Please come to one (or more!) social justice meetings or events in the near future, and meet Elizabeth by Zoom and eventually, in person. She brings a wealth of experience, insight, and along with love […]
VITAL, INCLUSIVE, BLACK LIVES MATTER-SUPPORTING CHURCH SEEKS SOCIAL JUSTICE COORDINATOR Our Redeemer’s Lutheran is a healthy faith community with a track record of walking the talk. We seek someone with passion, experience and skills to deepen and expand our social justice ministries to not only serve, but invite relationships with people on the margins, and […]
Sunday, January 17, 5:30 PM (virtual) Monday, January 18, 11AM As we approach the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the Racial Justice group at Our Redeemer’s invite you to upcoming virtual events in Seattle and Everett. Through these events we join with other concerned people of faith to address the promise we share in making […]
Saturday, August 8, 10am – 2pm PRE-RENOVATION YARD SALE EVENT AT OUR REDEEMER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH – BALLARD Our Redeemer’s Lutheran church is getting ready to renovate and we need to give away years of collected and used items. On Saturday, August 8, 10am – 2pm at the church we are giving away a variety of […]
We are living through a time of change. It’s overwhelming and scary and new and different. But at the same time, some of things boiling to the surface right now are as old as our existence—hurt, hatred, hunger. Feeding the hungry right now—it’s an overwhelming proposition; the need is unprecedented. Food insecurity has a huge […]
Contributed by Shannon Beck, Our Redeemer’s Social Justice Coordinator Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. 12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. -Psalm 96:11-12 Even in a pandemic, and […]
Advocacy: public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy (Merriam Webster Dictionary) I have a confession. I came late to Christian advocacy – or public advocacy of any kind. I certainly felt angry and moaned and complained about injustices I saw. Moreover, I was (and still am) an expert at participating in […]