Link to: submit prayer requests
Livestream
Zoom Communion following postlude
Give Now for Earthquake Relief -Turkey and Syria
Lutheran Disaster Response and its partners are prepared to accompany our neighbors impacted by these earthquakes. One hundred percent of your gifts to "Middle East Crisis" go to supporting earthquake survivors and other people affected by disasters in the region.
Give now link
Link to email from: The Rev. Daniel Rift Director, ELCA World Hunger and Lutheran Disaster Response Fund Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Join us for Worship this Sunday | 9 am & 11 am
Face coverings are optional and left to personal preference. Masks are required to sit in the balcony
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Pastor Ronald Bonner, preaching
The theme of the Day:
In Sunday’s reading from Deuteronomy, we are called to choose life by loving and obeying God. Much of today’s gospel reading echoes portions of the Ten Commandments. Jesus’ instructions to the crowd reveal a pattern of behavior that honors both God and the neighbor, resulting in life and health for the whole community We too are invited to embrace these commandments, not out of fear of retribution, but because God has promised that to do so means life for us.
LENT 2023
Please join us by becoming a Small Group Leader or participant.
Congregational book study during Lent is, Entering the Passion of Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine.
This Lenten season, we explore what the Passion of Christ means from the perspective of risks. Dr. Levine engages us to explore the Six Risks Jesus took to provide and secure our Salvation. And raises the question, are we willing to take similar risks to serve God fully?
If you want to lead a weekly small group discussion, please contact Pastor Ron, rbonner@redeemer org Lenten Small Group Sign-Ups begin Sunday in the Sims Atrium or online/Link
Redeemer Youth has teamed up with the Lutheran Community Food Ministry to raise funds for the annual Souper Bowl of Caring. This event will happen in the Sims Atrium for the first time in-person since February 2020 on Sunday, February 12. Here is how to participate in this event:
1 Purchase items from LCFM’s Amazon Wish List Items purchased from the Wish List will be shipped directly to Redeemer. You can also purchase and donate new sweatpants in the following sizes: M, L, XL, and XXL
2 You can bring the new items from the Amazon Wish List and/or the new sweatpants from Sunday, February 5 to 12.
3 Donate money online via Redeemer Giving
4. Donate money in person on Sunday, February 12. Stop by the Youth Table in Sims Atrium or look for the youth carrying buckets around Sims Atrium
Duo Catanza Concert
Sunday, February 12 | 2:00 pm
The Redeemer Concert Series continues its season on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2:00 pm with guitarists Scott Plato and Matthias Young. Scott is busy as both a teacher and performer, and his book on guitar improvisation is sold worldwide. Matthias is a versatile musician with experience as a tenor soloist, conductor, composer, and classical and rock guitarist. Together, they are Duo Catanza. The concert is free, but donations to the “Friends of Music” will be accepted Invite a friend and join us as we celebrate the gift that music is to our community.
Georgia Human Trafficking Advocacy Day at the Capitol to speak out against Child Sex Trafficking: Tuesday, February 21.
On Tuesday, February 21, please join Redeeming Grace, Street Grace, and many others as we urge lawmakers to protect our children, reduce demand and restore the lives of victims. We need your voice! Register with Street Grace here or access https://www.classy.org/event/advocacy-day/e384514 and input promo code ADVOCACY. We have a tradition of gathering at Redeemer at 8:00 a.m. and riding MARTA to the Gold Dome. A Press Conference at 9:00 a.m. at Central Presbyterian Church will start the morning Please let Redeeming Grace know if you plan to join us at Redeemer at 8:00 a m on February 21. Contact amy.carpenter@comcast.net.
Register
On Sunday, January 8, we started using the chalices made by our 8th graders at 9 AM worship. Each 8th-grade Confirmation student had to answer the question, "What does Communion mean to you?" From 1/29-2/12, the chalice used was painted by Luke Kader This is Luke's interpretation: "My chalice represents the body and blood of Christ, my Savior, and Lord He died on the cross to save us from our sins And for this, I will always come to my eternal home with Christ in Heaven."
CHILDREN & FAMILY Ministry
VBS Needs You!
June 5-9 here at Redeemer our kids will gather for Changemakers Lab, an interactive Vacation Bible School where children learn that everyone can make a difference in the world! WE NEED YOUR HELP this year as we return to a more ‘normal’ version of this powerful faith formation program. Whether you can help now or during the actual event, whether you want to be on stage or behind the scenes or just want to help us shop for supplies, everyone has something they can offer to make VBS a success! Please speak to Deacon Mary if you have questions, or fill out this form if you are ready to sign up Ages 6thgrade to adult are eligible to volunteer.
YOUTH Ministry
Confirmation Large Group Session from 9:45 AM-10:15 AM in Rudisill Hall
High School Sunday School from 9:45 AM-10:45 AM in Youth Lounge
Confirmation Small Group Sessions from 10: 15 AM-10:45 AM in the following spaces:
6th & 7th Grade Girls: Rudisill Hall
6th & 7th Grade Boys: Room 103
8th Grade Group: Pastor Mark's Office
High School Youth Snowtubing & Lock-In: Update
Due to low interest in the snowtubing aspect, we are rescheduling our High School Youth Lock-In for Saturday, March 4 to Sunday, March 5. We are planning to attend the Atlanta United game on that Saturday evening Please let Hillary know by Sunday, February 12 if you plan to attend so we know how
many tickets to get The last time we attended was in September 2019 and our youth have so much fun!
ALL GEORGIA 2023 | February 24-26, 2023
Theme: "What is AGAPE?" (What is Love?)
We will gather IN PERSON
Location: CAMP GRACE, Roberta, GA
This gathering is for all youth (6th-12th grade) of the Southeastern Synod, especially those from Georgia.
Cost is $120 / participant
REGISTRATION OPENED ON December 1, 2022
Let's support one of our synod youth events. Registration has to be done as a group by 2/15, so please let Hillary know if your youth (or youths) are able to attend.
ADULT Faith Formation
Animate Class
Led by Whitney Ludvigsen, Dana Norden, and David Barnes
Sundays through February 19, 2023
10 am | Room 211 / Zoom
Learn from preeminent scholars and theologians about how our faith animates our actions in the world This study from Augsburg Fortress will help us examine how we live out our faith in a distinctly Lutheran manner.
“Mary’s Voice in John’s Gospel” Class
Led by Edward Scherlacher
Sundays through April 2, 2023
10 am | Room 121 / Zoom
The writer of John’s Gospel weaves memories of “the beloved disciple;” and “Mary, the mother of Jesus.” Based on the research of scholar Michael Pakulak and other sources (ancient and new Participants will gain a richer understanding of the fourth gospel - while restoring the voice of the one called “Blessed among women ”
The study brings evidence of the contributions of Mary, the mother of Jesus, to The Fourth Gospel. John the Apostle purportedly had decades of post-resurrection interaction with Mary. Recent scholarship indicates that Mary’s voice, influence, and interpretation of her son ’ s life is a major basis of the Gospel of John.
Be Still and Journey
Led by Pat Cornwell
9:30 am | Room 119
A women's group that shares their lives of faith and discusses books and articles
Week of February 13
Tuesday Morning Bible Study
Tuesday | 7:30 am | Rudisill Hall / Link to Join Bible Study returns on Tuesday mornings in Rudisill Hall and via ZOOM. A light breakfast will be available beginning at 7 a m and the study beginning at 7:30 a.m until 8:30 a.m. Our study is on The Acts of the Apostles Everyone is welcome to join us
Book Study with Pastor Jonathan
Tuesdays | 5:00 pm | Zoom
Study of 'The Warmth of Other Suns' by Isabel Wilkerson
Based on interviews with more than a thousand people, and access to new data and official records, The Warmth of Other Suns tells the story of America's Great Migration through the lives of three unique individuals: Ida Mae Gladney, who in 1937 left sharecropping and prejudice in
Mississippi for Chicago, where she achieved quiet, blue-collar success and, in old age, voted for Barack Obama when he ran for an Illinois Senate seat; sharp and quick-tempered George Starling, who in 1945 fled Florida for Harlem, where he endangered his job fighting for civil rights, saw his family fall, and finally found peace in God; and Robert Foster, who left Louisiana in 1953 to pursue a medical career, the personal physician to Ray Charles as part of a glitteringly successful medical career We would love to have you join us and share your thoughts and insights!
Wednesdays at Redeemer
Early Bird Bible Study
Wednesday | 4 pm | Reception room /Zoom Link
Join David Ott as he leads a study and discussion of Genesis
Dinner served at 5:00 PM
Adult meal, $6.00/person. Seniors (over 65) and children (12 and under), $5 00/person
Children and Youth MusicMinistries
Seraphim - 6 - 7 PM - Room 204
Cherubim - 6:15 - 6:45 PM - Room 203
Redeemer Ringers - 7 - 7:30 PM - Room 202
6:00 PM Pastor's Class | Rudisill Hall & Zoom
This year our gospel readings come mostly from Matthew Matthew groups most of Jesus’ teaching into the famous Sermon on the Mount. These three chapters tell us that the kingdom of heaven is not some abstract place with pearly gates and a bunch of angels flapping their wings. The kingdom of heaven occurs when people take the words of Jesus in these chapters to heart and live into them Please join Pastor Mark as we explore these lifechanging teachings.
Worship at 7 PM Livestream
Contemplative service of Word and Prayer
The liturgical season between Epiphany and Lent is called “Time after Epiphany” or “Ordinary Time.” We invite you to worship on Wednesday evenings during your ordinary week to contemplate our divine God who became human, appearing in flesh among us.
Thursday Lectionary Study
Thursday | 5 PM | Zoom Link
Join Pastor Jonathan to discuss the worship texts for the upcoming week!
The readings can be found at the following site: https://lectionary library vanderbilt edu/
Time Together
Thursday, Feb. 16 1-3 pm
Building up full lives of faith with adults over 65
A 30-minute worship service with communion followed by coffee and time to fellowship together.
In honor of Black History Month, Chef Michael is preparing a healthy version of modern African American cuisine.
We are hoping for a large turnout; if you would like to volunteer, please contact Stephanie Hart at stephanie.hart1987@icloud.com.
Civil Rights Pilgrimage April 29-30, 2023
We invite you tojoin the Southeastern Synod on a Civil Rights Pilgrimage to experience places and learn about people that comprised the Civil Rights Movement. We will begin in Atlanta on Saturday, April 29th, 2023, and travel via a chartered bus, making stops in Montgomery and Selma, with an overnight stay in Birmingham, returning to Atlanta late afternoon on Sunday, April 30th. This pilgrimage includes stops at The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, The MLK National Historic Park, The Legacy Museum and Memorial, the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and The 16th Street Baptist Church/Kelly Ingram Park.
The pilgrimage cost is $200, including travel, lodging, meals, and entrance to the museums. Sign up quickly – registration is limited to 54 people! We hope you will join us as we learn about critical issues, people, and places related to the fight for racial justice in the United States.