Our Redeemer's Blog

Church Renovation Update – 8/13/2020

In preparation for the church renovation Our Redeemer’s held a free “Buy Nothing” yard sale on Saturday, August 8. We gave away unneeded furniture, books, craft and office supplies, pianos, and more! We even collected $265.00 in donations. A HUGE THANK YOU to all the volunteers who brought their muscle, helpful attitudes, and dogged determination […]

Moving Out (For Now) FAQs

We’re getting the church facilities ready for construction work on the building renovation. Here are some FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about the move: Q. Is the move moving ahead? A. Yep. Staff and helpful others have already begun the tetris-like spring cleaning exercise of pulling everything out of all the offices, storage rooms, and other […]

Helping with Hunger – by Paula Hlastala

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 […]

Vacation Bible School 2020

POSTPONED FOR NOW Become a Leader:  LINK to SIGN UP! Our VBS this summer is obviously a little different, but it should be loads of fun!  We are sad that we can’t be together in person, but we will still be sharing our art and our ideas.  We encourage you to register. It could just […]

Holden Week – @Home

Holden at Home – Ways to be Involved: Holden Evening Prayer Variety Show and Ice Cream Online Social Podcasts with Alan Storey Bread Making Sharing Photos and Stories Nature Hike Scroll Down for all the details!   Holden Evening Prayer LINK TO HOLDEN EVENING PRAYER BOOK Monday July 6th – Friday July 10th at 7:00pm […]

Please Help with Ballard Food Bank Food Drive

Thank you for helping us secure crucial food items for Ballard Food Bank! When you drop your items off, please enter through our front gate and follow guidelines around social distancing. Donations can also be made through their Amazon wishlist. It couldn’t be done without the generous support of caring neighbors. https://www.ballardfoodbank.org/food-drive Most-needed items right now: […]

July 12, 2020 – Annual Congregational Meeting & Vote

    1PM ANNUAL MEETING – CONNECT WITH ZOOM (be online early please, 12:30pm)   Annual Meeting ZOOM link: https://zoom.us/j/92691681266?pwd=NHdBSy8yQU03TWJzSWlzT3BmVjBuQT09 Meeting ID: 926 9168 1266 Password: 220575   Annual Report: 2020 Annual Report ORLC   Pre-Meeting Booklet: You can link to the booklet here.   Congregational Cottage Meeting Minutes: Mission budget cottage meetings Building budget […]

Strength to Love Discussions – Mondays, 7pm

Strength to Love is a collection of Martin Luther King Jr.’s written words and the most influential book in our Outreach Coordinator Shannon Beck’s library. On Mondays, 7pm, we will discuss the writings of MLK and bring your thoughts and wonderings to the discussion. The evening will be facilitated by Shannon Beck via Zoom. Contact […]

How to Help: Food Security & Compass House

During this time of crisis, we still want to support our neighbors, especially those who are having trouble obtaining healthy food on a regular basis.  We have an opportunity to partner with the downtown Seattle Compass House a 75-unit housing program for formerly homeless and low-income men, women and children to help feed their residents.  There are two ways to do […]