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Join us for Worship this Sunday 9 am & 11 am Face coverings are required at all worship services until further notice. Click HERE to read all the latest protocol information about returning to worship in person. First Sunday of Advent Pastor Jonathan Trapp, preaching Parking at Redeemer
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Facilities Committee Listening posts Sunday, Nov 28 | 10:00 am | Rudisill Hall/ Zoom Tuesday, Nov 30 | 7:30 pm | Zoom The committee has been meeting the past three months in preparation for a new initiative to plan for what this campus has been, is, and can become. Join us for an exciting discussion! Read More
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF CONGREGATIONAL MEETING | December 12 | 12:30 PM Webinar (link will be sent Saturday, December 11) The purpose of the meeting is the approval of the 2022 budget. Link to 2022 Budget 2022 Operating Budget Listening Post Nov. 28 Link Please also join us following the 11:00 AM Worship Service on Sunday, November 28 for a Listening Post to discuss the 2022 Operating Budget Draft document. Members of the Church Staff, the Church Council, and the Finance Team will be on hand to review the document and answer questions. We will begin the Listening Post at 12:30 PM. You can attend in person in Rudisill Hall or feel free to join the conversation online via Zoom. The link can be found in your Saturday email from Redeemer. If you are unable to attend the November 28 Listening Post, we will convene an additional Listening Post on Sunday, December 5 at 12:30 PM in Rudisill or via Zoom. We look forward to your participation in one or both of these Listening Posts and to vote upon the budget in the Congregational Meeting on December 12th, 2021.
Goshen Valley Gift Drive Now- December 15 Join us in making Christmas merry and bright for the foster kids living in the care of Goshen Valley Ranch and Goshen
Homes! This includes both boys and girls, ages infant to 18. You can purchase items through this Amazon list and they will go directly to the Goshen Valley office. If you need help using the list or have questions, please contact Deacon Mary. Thank you for your generosity!
Wellspring Living Virtual Angel Tree Send the girls on a shopping spree! th For the 10 year, Redeemer members will have the opportunity to support the girls of Wellspring Living – children (ages 12 – 17) who have been sexually trafficked and who are on a path of restoration. This year, each girl will receive a $50.00 Visa gift card which allows them to go shopping and to select their own gifts – making them feel special. It is easy! Order are due by December 15! ·
Go to www.wellspringliving.org
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Scroll down to the Gift Giving box and click on Learn More
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See the details under “Sponsor a Participant” and click on “Gift a Participant Shopping Spree” Complete the ordering instructions for the $50.00 Visa gift card(s) which will include a purchase fee by December 15. Select the Girls Residential Program or one of the other programs if you wish.
Questions? Contact Redeeming Grace amy.carpenter@comcast.net or 404-550-3314.
Quilt Auction to Benefit Wellspring Living! This Advent, place your bid for a one-of-a-kind quilt! Redeemer member Sharon Jeffries has created the stunning quilt entitled “Lutheranch Leaves.” She has donated the quilt for silent auction to benefit the girls of Wellspring Living. The winning bid will support the girls (ages 12-17) in Wellspring Living’s Girls Residential Program. Email your bid to Charissa Schultz at csdesign925@gmail.com. Bidding begins November 28 and ends on December 12 at noon.
Advent Small Group Book Study Celebrating Abundance by Walter Brueggemann beginning Sunday, Nov. 28 Click here for a full schedule "This powerful devotional by best-selling author Walter Brueggemann includes daily reflections on the Scriptures and stories of Advent in order to invite us to see beyond the world’s faux extravagance and realize the true feast laid out before us. Twelve prayers are also included for the twelve days of Christmas."
Faith Formation | Sunday, Nov 28
Advent Small Group Study with Pastor Ron 10 am or 12:30 pm | Zoom Link | Room 121
Advent Small Group Study with Joe Lukas 10 am | Zoom Link | Room 211
Be Still and Journey 10 am | Zoom Link A women's group led by Pat Cornwell shares their lives of faith and discusses books and articles. They gather at 9:45 and begin the discussion of a book or article shortly after 10:00. Light Upon Light by Sarah Arthur. 9:30am Zoom will open for visiting and then 10am for book discussion
Advent Virtual Pilgrimage Through Palestine 10 am | Zoom
Children's Sunday School via Zoom Contact Deacon Mary, mhouck@redeemer.org for a link Click here for the Fall Schedule
Week of Nov. 29 2021 Tuesday Morning Bible Study Tuesday | 7:30 am | Link to Join A study led by David Ott and Don Noland
Book Study with Pastor Jonathan Tuesday | 5 pm | Link to Join Join us as we begin reading Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. From the description: The Pulitzer Prize– winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.
Upcoming Events Holiday Horn Concert Sunday, December 5, 2:00 pm The Redeemer Concert Series continues with a performance by the Kennesaw State University Horn ensemble, under the direction of Richard Williams. Enjoy some holiday favorites, including cookies and hot chocolate following the concert.
Keystone 65+ Wellness Series—Growing Into Abundant Life Monday, December 6 | 4:30 PM
Zoom Link Join us as we explore “healthy aging”. Pastor Jenny will facilitate a panel discussion with Lois Ricci, Ed Scherlacher, Joan Vernor. Here are some of the topics to be covered: attributes, lifestyle habits, and practices that enable one to stay involved in life and keep a positive attitude. personal stories of our panelists regarding how they have dealt with health issues and the loss of friends or family for older persons, is life in your 70s the new 60s? do others have pre-conceived notions about age? They’ll be time for discussion and questions. Please join us!!.
Redeemer’s Keystone Ministry Invites Members and Friends to our 2021 Christmas Dining Celebration! December 11 | 4 PM Add a healthy dose of Fellowship to your season by joining us at Benihana Alpharetta! 2365 Mansell Road | Alpharetta, GA 30022 https://www.benihana.com/locations/alpharetta-ga-al/ 678.461.8440
Live Nativity@ Bethlehem Village December 18 | 1-4 PM Get ready! LiveNativity@BethlehemVillage will again be our gift to our Midtown friends and neighbors. The people of Redeemer will again re-enact what life might have been like in Bethlehem the day after Jesus was lowly, yet heavenly born in their midst. Presented on Redeemer Green, Costumed Redeemer artisans, musicians, shepherds, angels, Pharisees, Wise Men, Roman soldiers, census-takers and townspeople will tell this story to our neighbors through their everyday village activities. Redeemer people are SO ready for this outdoor community event so that we can share our joy and hope, that is in Jesus, with our friends and neighbors. Our gift will be complete when we fill all of the roles with Redeemer ambassadors to our community. Please consider volunteering a specific skill or role, or just to lend a hand to share your joy with our neighbors. The event time is 1 - 4 pm. Setup times are both Friday afternoon and Saturday morning 8 am - 1 pm. For more info (and be ready for our enthusiastic Thank You!) contact Don Noland dfnoland@gmail.com or Janet Preston janethaury@gmail.com We're expecting you!