Our Redeemer's Blog

Holy Week – Get Ready for It!

Palm Sunday – March 28, 11:00 AM With palms gathered from the pastor’s houses, we invite you to join us on zoom.  There will be a special message for children, and a reader’s theater of the passion story.  Start your Holy Week well. We will need: readers, a few actors, and musicians.  Let us know […]

Madonna’s Book Group – March 14

Sunday, March 14, 4pm via Zoom We had six participants at our February Zoom gathering with discussions about what we’ve all been reading – everything from an autobiography by Mahatma Gandhi, non-fiction about Hedy Lamar (did you know what a brilliant woman she was?), Obama’s book and sharing titles from some our favorite fiction authors: […]

Caring Community Team 

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 7 PM on Zoom.  Dedicated to sharing comfort and support through visits, meals, cards, communion, and prayer shawls, the Caring Community Team is meeting this month on March 16th. Contact Linda Carbone for more information or if you want to take part.  All are welcome!

“New” Exciting News from “Old” Wednesday Bible Study

by Carolyn Swanson, Study Leader Bible Study: Every Wednesday, 10:30 AM – Noon  In this case “old” doesn’t mean boring; however, “new” does mean exciting. Beginning Wednesday, February 24th, at 10:30am, we will begin a great course study, The History and Archaeology of the Bible. It is presented by National Geographic Historian Jean-Pierre Isbouts, DLitt: Jean-Pierre […]

Good Friday 24-Hour Prayer Vigil

Noon, April 2 to Noon, April 3 by Kari Guddal Sign up for a spot Imagine. Imagine keeping vigil as Christ hung on the cross. What sorrow it must have brought to those who loved Jesus, to see him suffer so. How scary and what does it all mean? I do believe it brought Jesus […]

Our Annual Auction Hits a Home Run!

by Pastor Gretchen We knocked it out of the park, friends! Thank you to EVERYONE who participated in our annual festival and fundraising auction.  Quite different this year, we held a successful online silent auction with over 70 items donated from members and friends of our congregation, raising over $6,000. Huge thanks to Debbie Lematta […]

From the Pastor – March 2021 “Learning to Pray”

By Pastor Kathy Hawks Long before I knew the theology of it, “Grace” was the prayer we said before a meal when I was growing up. We held hands and always said exactly the same thing: For health and strength and daily bread, we give thee thanks, O Lord. Maybe the repetition is why Grandpa […]

Congregational Meeting – March 7

Congregational Meeting to Vote on Capital Campaign Consultants  March 7, 12:30 PM  Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/822691346 Join by Phone Call: +1 (206) 337-9723 Meeting ID: 822 691 346 At our July 2020 annual meeting, Our Redeemer’s voted to take out a loan of $800,000 to cover the remaining cost of our vision-aligned building renovation. When our […]

Wednesday Bible Study

by Carolyn Swanson New Exciting News from Old Wednesday’s Bible Study Wednesdays, 10:30am – noon Join Zoom Meeting In this case “old” doesn’t mean boring; however, “new” does mean exciting. Beginning Wednesday, February 24th, at 10:30am, we will begin a great course study, The History and Archaeology of the Bible. It is presented by National […]