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O-Rock Kids Grow Into Church

by Meagan Minus Most Sundays in O-ROCK we spend time talking about our week since we saw each other last, connecting over the kids’ experiences, and how these relate to the lesson of the week, typically with a question prompted by the theme of the week. So far this year lessons have covered: Kindness, Faith, […]

Organ Recital Performance Numbers

Organ Recital Organist: Susanna Valleau Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, op. 37 no. 1, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) Schmücke dich, o Liebe Seele, BWV 654, Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750) “Larghetto” from Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) – William Bryant, clarinet         Organist: Dr. William F. Bryant Messiah, HWV 56, Georg Friedrich […]

Faith Formation for Adults – January 2023

Adult Faith Formation Book Study Starts January 16th – Mondays, 7 PM on Zoom Continuing our conversation from the fall on how and why we read the Bible, we’ll be studying Brian McLaren’s book “We Make the Road by Walking”. McLaren’s book provides a generous overview of the whole Bible, as well as teaching us […]

You Are Invited to “The Journey”

In this time of getting closer to “back to normal,” many families and folks have been exploring Our Redeemer’s as a faith community. We are so excited to have new people among us, finding life and faith together. If you are one of those new people, or if you’ve been here for years but never […]

Epiphany Theme: “Come and See”

John 1:35-39 35The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, 36and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!” 37The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, “What are you […]

Pastor’s Message – January 2023

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! – 2 Corinthians 5:17 A new year is upon us, and there is hope and adventure on the horizon for Our Redeemer’s! 2022 was intense in many, many ways. We saw the retirement of […]

Press Release: Organ Recital January 6, 2023

For Immediate Release December 23, 2022 Free Organ Dedication Recital and Reception – Friday, January 6th, 7 PM Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church, 2400 NW 85th Street, Seattle, WA 98117 Seattle, WA — December 23, 2022  Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Ballard celebrates the renovation of our Opus 42 church organ at with a dedication recital […]

Pastor David’s December Letter

We live in anxious times. Individually and collectively, many of us struggle with anxiety, socially, economically, politically, and yes, even ecclesiastically (the church’s future). Anxiety is the produced experience of living in times of uncertainty, lack of control, and unpredictability. Anxiety is an emotional burden and exhaustion, a feeling, whether rational or irrational, and one […]

Christmas Eve at Our Redeemer’s 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE LINK   4 pm  Family Christmas Eve Candlelight Service People of all ages are invited to this joyful Christmas worship service! This year, we will be singing all the traditional carols, and inviting the Crayons of Christmas for a special message of God’s grace and love. We will celebrate holy communion together, […]

Christmas Pageant!

Sunday, December 18th, 11 AM  On December 18th, we will hold our annual Christmas pageant during the 11am worship service. Children of all ages are invited to participate. We have one rehearsal on Saturday, December 17th at 10:00 am. Roles and costumes will be assigned that day. If your child is hoping for a particular […]