Our Redeemer's Blog

From the Pastor – June 2022

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:  2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;  3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a […]

A 60-Day Journey Toward Justice in a Culture of Gun Violence

from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America LINK HERE to download/View the 60-day resource We are saddened by the all-too-frequent occurrences of gun violence in this country. We mourn the loss of life. We grieve for the victims and their families, who often feel silenced. And we lament for those who have done violence to […]

Kids on Bikes! Pedalheads Camp

by Karie Stearns, Parish Administrator What says “summer” more than seeing kids on their bikes? My daily bike route growing up was to the nearby church parking lot and its later where I taught my younger brother to ride. Church parking lots and bike lessons go together for me like PB&J. Perhaps that is why […]

Celebrate Pride Month at the Pride Parade!

Sunday, June 26  We look forward to the return of the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 26, 2022! This will be its 48th year! Our Redeemer’s is signed up to walk with at least 24 other Lutheran congregations from around our synod to show God’s love and our support for all those among us […]

Grad Appreciation

June 5, 9 AM Worship On June 5th, Pentecost Sunday, we will be blessing these ones as our high school graduates at the 9:00 service. Can you believe it?! We hope that many will attend and help us to send these young adults on their way to college with a quilt and a prayer. Huge […]

Adult Forum – Transitions as People of Faith

Adult Forum – Transitions as People of Faith June 5 & 12, 10 AM | Fellowship Hall How does our faith inform how we handle the transitions in our lives? The first two Sundays in June, Dana Wright and members of the adult forum team will lead us in discussion, and a new process during […]

June 2022 Happenings at Our Redeemer’s

June 1, Wednesday 10:30 AM – Wednesday Bible Study | Zoom 7 PM – Choir Practice June 2, Thursday 7 PM – Informal Ensemble June 3, Friday 7 PM – Insight Class June 4, Saturday 9 AM – Liturgical Arts Team SYNOD ASSEMBLY June 5, Sunday PENTECOST, CELEBRATING GRADS 9 AM – Informal Worship Sprouts: […]

Annual Meeting – June 19, 2022 10am

Please join us for our Congregational Annual Meeting Sunday, June 19 | 10:00 AM | Our Redeemer’s In-Person (between services) or on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/822691346   A Budget Review Meeting will be held on Sunday, June 12, 12:30 PM on Zoom.    DOWNLOAD THE ANNUAL REPORT    We will celebrate and review the ministries and fiscal year coming […]

New Bike Racks at Our Redeemer’s

Celebrate Our New Bike Racks and Biker Beverly! by Elizabeth Dickinson Our Redeemer’s just became a whole lot more bike friendly! A new bike rack was installed directly to the left of our front doors by Tad Anderson. The bike racks are a gift from Beverly (Bev) Anderson – Tad’s mom, friend of Our Redeemer’s […]

From the Pastor – May 2022

I keep hearing people say, “It is so good to be getting back to normal!” While I understand (and resonate with) the sentiment, I think it’s misguided. I also noticed via social media that a friend of mine had gone to a whole bunch of rock concerts over a stretch of about two weeks, and […]