Hot Chocolate Run – This SUNDAY, JANUARY 29
The course of the race does not include Peachtree. However, access to Redeemer may be challenging. See the link below to make your driving plan
Hot Chocolate Run Atlanta - Google Maps
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Livestream
Zoom Communion following postlude
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.
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Pastor Mark H Larson, preaching
The theme of the Day:
Who are the blessed ones of God? For Micah, they are those who do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God For Paul, they are the ones who find wisdom in the weakness of the cross. For Jesus, they are the poor, the meek, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, those who mourn, and those who hunger for righteousness In baptism we find our blessed identity and calling in this countercultural way of living and serving.
Stephen Minister Blessing THIS Sunday
This Sunday at the 9 am and 11 am worship services, we will bless our Stephen Ministers. These gifted people are following in Jesus’ footsteps by helping our congregation provide the gift of caring ministry to those who are going through a variety of life difficulties. Let us celebrate the faithful work they are doing through this ministry and thank God for their generous response to this call You may meet the Stephen Ministers and learn more about the work they do before and after the services.
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
For the past 12 years, Redeemer’s response has focused on anti-child sex trafficking in Georgia through our small group Redeeming Grace and its involvement with Wellspring Living’s transformational care of child sex trafficking victims. Please visit the display in the Sims Atrium. Learn how children are vulnerable and are recruited Get to know four survivors For those worshipping online, click here for their stories. Learn what you can do! We need you to talk to your legislators and help us change laws and protect children and women For questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with amy.carpenter@comcast.net.
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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
Children's Sunday School Classrooms/Hybrid
New students are welcome any week. You can register at this link; we accept registration at the door if you have not done it in advance Interested in volunteering with Sunday School? Speak to Deacon Mary about volunteer opportunities.
Camp Sunday, January 29!
Join us in the Fireside Room from 10-10:45 for a special edition of Sing and Play led by our friends from Lutheranch! The Dad Band will have some favorite camp songs for us, we’ll learn how camp can help us grow in faith, and there will be a very special visitor in the parking lot! You don’t want to miss it
Family Retreat Registration is Open
Join us at Lutheranch in Tallapoosa, GA for a weekend of fun, friends, and growing in faith. Whether you are a long-time member or new to Redeemer, it's a great way to get to know the people you see on Sundays in a whole new way and spend some quality time together as a family. Watch for our theme to be announced in January!
CLICK HERE to Register and find more details about the schedule and cost.
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.
Middle School Parents Gathering from 10:00 AM-10:45 AM in Reception Room.
Confirmation Small Group Sessions from 10: 15 AM-10:45 AM in the following spaces:
6th Grade Group: Room 103
7th Grade Group: Rudisill Hall
8th Grade Group: Pastor Mark's Office
Middle School Mission Trip Meeting from after 11 AM service till 1:30 PM in Reception Room
Redeemer Youth is teaming 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.
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.
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
Tuesday | 5 pm | Link to Join
Tuesdays through January 31, 2023
Study of Nice Racism, by Robin DiAngelo
Book Study with Pastor Jonathan
Tuesdays starting February 7
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 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.
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:
Liberation Thoughts
Thursday | 6 PM | Zoom Link
Join Pr Ron for a more in-depth study of various works related to Liberation Theology and why it is so important for us to continue to understand its value in the world today
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.
LENT 2023
Please join us by becoming a Small Group Leader or participant. I am certain that in six weeks, you will be stronger in your faith.
Beloved, this Lenten season, we will 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?
The risks involved are Reputation, Righteous Anger, Challenge, Rejection, the Loss of Friends, and Temptation.
Beloved, this will be an exciting time of exploration, self-discovery, and re-commitment to Christ.
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