More neighborhood guests and residents of Lutheran Towers are joining us for supper each week You can sponsor a meal for someone in need by making an offering designated “Wednesday Nights.”
• Pastor’s Discretionary Fund
This fund allows our pastors to assist individuals and families who come to our doors in crisis. Gifts can be marked “Pastor’s Discretionary Fund” and given online, in person, or by mail.
• Inspiritus Refugee Support
More than 1,200 refugee families across Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee could lose access to SNAP benefits during the shutdown. Many are parents working tirelessly to rebuild stability for their children. You can donate here to help provide emergency food assistance and ensure families continue to have access to nutritious meals by donating here.
THE MUSICIANS
CONCERT
The Harvest Home Concert is Redeemer’s musical celebration of Thanksgiving, a quintessentially American holiday that crosses all barriers. The diverse music of the concert is designed to appeal to a broad audience, including those who might not attend a church service As a gift to the community, the concert is presented free of charge.
This 18th concert will be streamed live at Redeemer.org and HarvestHomeConcert org and can be viewed after the concert A dessert reception will follow the performance.
The musicians of The Redeemer Choir and the Carillon Ringers are joined by Alan Boda (violin), John Clanton (piano), Jerry Fields (drum), Sarah Hawbecker (organ), Tim Nichols (bass), Mindy Tanzola (flute), and vocal soloists Rainy Lindsey (from Redeemer's Jazz Service), Kee Haspel and Barbara Richards (Redeemer Choir)
OurSong Atlanta, our guest choir, is an LGBTQIA+ choral group with a rich history and a strong commitment to promoting acceptance, diversity, and social justice through music Founded in 2002, OurSong inspires hope and acceptance in Atlanta and beyond. Their repertoire spans classical, contemporary, and folk music, demonstrating significant versatility and artistic range Led by Dr Robert Glor, they are a collective of individuals from various backgrounds, ages, cultural identities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and musical abilities.
THE MUSIC
This inclusivity creates an environment where people from all walks of life can come together to create beautiful music.
In addition to their regular concert schedule, OurSong participates in community events including Pride celebrations, fundraisers, and charity events They collaborate with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Georgia State University Opera. They were selected to perform at both Georgia and National American Choral Directors’ conferences Additionally, performing with Hugh Jackman’s choir for his Atlanta 2019 concert at State Farm Arena, appearing in a 2018 episode of Queer Eye on Netflix, and producing three commercially available recordings are amongst their proud accomplishments.
Since 2007, themes have run through every concert, viewed from a Midtown Atlanta perspective.
FAMILY are those closest to us, related by blood or by choice, gathered around our table or living in cherished memory.
FEAST can be a festive table or a simple meal received and shared with gratitude, feeding the body and the spirit; famine comes in many forms
HARVEST is collaborative, dependent on our effort as well as communities, systems, and circumstances that are entirely beyond our control
HOME can be a place or a person, as much destination as where we are from, where we are welcomed, known, and loved.
The first part of this year's concert focuses on hope. Our recognition of the fragility of our lives and the systems on which we depend is balanced by our love of life, and the recognition that each new day is a fresh creation, full of possibility and opportunity.
The second half focuses on seeing other people and being seen When we truly see each other as individuals beyond superficial judgments, we recognize and embrace our relatedness, and sit down together with chosen family at tables of gratitude.
At Redeemer, we hold Baptism Festivals, special Sundays designated for baptisms when several families may be celebrating a baptism at the same time. Please inquire for more details on how scheduling works and to get the Baptism registration form.
Upcoming Festival Dates
Sunday, December 28 - one service at 10 am
Sunday, February 15 at either service
Saturday, April 4 at the Family Easter Vigil Service, 11 am or the evening Easter Vigil Service at 7 pm
Sunday, May 24 at either service
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Rehearsals
During Sunday School : Oct 19, Nov 2, 9, 16, and 23
Dress rehearsal: Sat. Dec. 6 , 9:30-11:00 AM th
Participants must be registered for Sunday School, so if you haven't yet, please register at this link. We collaborate for this event with Redeemer’s Children’s Music Ministry, and can’t wait to explore this ancient and beautiful story with your kids!
dvent Celebration nday,December7
er the Christmas Program from :30 AM, come celebrate in the Atrium with brunch for the whole congregation, plus a variety of activities to help your family engage in faith during the Advent season including a service project to help our unhoused neighbors prepare for winter. RSVP not required
SPECIAL NEEDS MINISTRY
Kringle Sales:
Help fund our youth service trip next summer! We’re in conversations about partnering with Appalachian Service Project and will have more details to announce soon in the meantime, stop by our table in the atrium to order some delicious treats just in time for Christmas! Your support means a lot to our youth and their ministry.
Prices: 1 for $20 or 3 for $55
Remaining sales dates: Nov 9 and 16
Pick-up dates: Dec 7 and 14
Access the full calendar of events here.
20'S/30'S MINISTRY
Lunch Together 11.16.25
We will meet in the Atrium after the late service to walk to lunch somewhere in the neighborhood. Join us for some good food and good conversation!
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Game Nights!
The third in our new fall series of game nights is coming up! We hope all our Redeemer friends will come, and we are also reaching out to the Georgia Tech community. The brand new building directly across Peachtree St. from Redeemer opened in August and will house several hundred GA Tech graduate students. We can’t wait to meet our new neighbors! Pizza dinner included; bring a favorite game (optional).
Growing in Faith
The 20's/30's Ministry team is meeting at 7pm on November 4 on Zoom. Join us to shape the future of this ministry, or just get to know some awesome people! th
Contact Pepper Humphreys (phumpherys@redeemer.org) or Deacon Mary Houck (mhouck@redeemer.org) for more information.
For 14 years, Redeemer members have had the opportunity to shop for the girls of Wellspring Living! These children (ages 12 – 17) have been sexually trafficked and are on a path of restoration with God’s grace and the care of Wellspring Living. On the back of each ornament on the Angel Tree in Sims Atrium will be a suggested gift card Gift cards in any amount will be used for the girls’ school and craft supplies, meals, clothing, special outings, or for stocking the boutique where the girls can “shop” for special items as rewards for scholastic achievement. Write the value on your gift cards and place them in the box by the tree. The tree will be available from November 16 through December 14 Thank you, Kathy Hill and the women of Northside Circle for the creation of the ornaments. For questions, contact Charissa Schultz or Amy Carpenter via Realm
November16throughDecember14
We have resettled an unprecedented number of refugees this year of 600+. As the weather turns cold, purchasing coats for every family member can be a significant expense We are working to gather coats for all clients who have arrived this year If you are able to donate even one coat, it would greatly impact families of 9 or 11 who face the need for hundreds of dollars in warm clothing
Coat Drive
Tags with names, gender, age, and size will be available on our Hope Tree starting November 16. If you prefer to make a monetary donation to the Hope Tree Christmas fund, we will use those funds to purchase the necessary winter coats.
Goshen Valley Drive
Two Ways to Participate:
Follow this link starting November 16 to find Amazon lists for Goshen Valley Ranch, Goshen Homes, and Goshen’s New Beginnings program for young adults transitioning from foster care.
Choose your items and pay for them online by Dec 14 They will be shipped directly to Goshen Valley, your job is done!!
Help us give hardworking foster parents a break by stocking them up on household supplies. Find the Giving Tree in Sims Atrium and take a tag (or two!)
Bring your items by Dec 14 and place them under the tree Your job is done !
Christmas Eve 2025
11:00 am German Church Atlanta Service
Traditional worship in the German language with Holy Communion.
1:00 pm Worship
Worship includes traditional carols with Holy Communion.
3:00 pm Family and Children’s Service
A Christmas message with lessons and carols for children with Holy Communion.
*6:00 pm Jazz Service Worship begins with the prelude featuring the Redeemer Jazz Trio with Holy Communion.
*8:00 and *11:00 pm Christmas Services
The celebration begins with a musical prelude of instrumental and choir music. Services include traditional carols with Holy Communion.
*Prelude begins 30 minutes prior to service.
Sunday, December 28
One service at 10 am
A lifelong Lutheran, Gavi grew up attending Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Alpharetta. College and career took her to Boston, New York and Los Angeles before finally moving back to Georgia to be closer to family and her job at the CDC earlier this year She recently earned her Master's in Emergency and Disaster Management from Georgetown, loves to read and is an avid movie goer. She lives with her fiancé Dan and rescue French bulldog Minnie in Midtown
Dana Dock Pudenz was born in Michigan & has called Atlanta home since the age of seven, except for four years spent in New Orleans while completing her undergraduate degree at Tulane University She grew up attending Rivercliff Lutheran Church in Sandy Springs, where she was confirmed, and later raised her two children at First United Methodist Church in Gainesville, Georgia, where she was an active member
Dana completed three years of Bible Study Fellowship and earned her master’s degree in Clinical Counseling and Psychology from Brenau University in North Georgia before relocating to Midtown with her fiancé, Rob Conrad 3 years ago She now lives a block away, which is convenient to her workplace at the Georgia Tech Career Center.
In her free time, Dana enjoys exploring trails in their Jeep, spending time with her son in Atlanta and her daughter in Wilmington, NC, and indulging her love of reading and lifelong learning
