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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

4th of July Weekend

Worship Services

Voters Meeting &

Installation of DCE Intern

Redeemer Preschool Job

Openings

Redeemer Women in

Mission Lunch

UPDATE: Lutheran World

Relief Mask Challenge

VBS

Summer Sunday School

Update

African Children’s Choir

Life Thoughts

Monday Bible Studies

Stay Connected

For Our Neighbors’ Sake

Redeemer Giving

Recap: Procedures for

Worship Services

SignUp Instructions for

Worship Services

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Attendance &

Contributions

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THE MESSENGER

July 3, 2020

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The Newsletter of Redeemer Lutheran Church

“Our God given mission is

to connect people

with Jesus.” “Our vision sees people con-

nected with Jesus through a discipling process that gath-

ers them into our fellowship of believers where we are

nurtured in the Christian faith, as we go into our neigh-

borhoods and beyond to do the work of our Lord and

Savior.”

4th of July Weekend Worship Services

Tribute to U.S. Military Forces

During our worship services this weekend, we will prayerfully thank God for our National Day of Independence. In doing so, our worship services will include a tribute to our nation's military. Saturday's 4 p.m. worship service will not have communion. Sunday's 10 a.m. service will have communion.

Proclaim liberty

throughout all the land unto

all the inhabitants

thereof.

Leviticus 25:10

Blessed is the

nation whose

God is the Lord.

Psalm 33:12

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Employment Opportunities

Redeemer Lutheran Preschool Joan Woollard

Redeemer Lutheran Preschool is hiring for the 2020-2021 school year. We are seeking a pre-school teacher and a preschool aide.

Preschool Teacher

The ideal candidates should have a two or four year degree in child development and/or educa-tion. Experience is preferred. This position is 12 to 16 hours per week from September to May.

Preschool Aide

The ideal candidates will have a high school diplo-ma and some experience with children. This posi-tion is 12-16 hours per week from September to May.

If you are interested in either position, please mail or email your resume to:

Joan Woollard Interim Preschool Director

Redeemer Lutheran Church Preschool 5120 Harrison Road

Fredericksburg, VA 22408 preschool@embracedbyhim.org.

Kirk Hymes

As part of the 10:00 a.m. worship service on July 12th, we have the pleasure of installing Laura Sweere as a Director of Christian Education (DCE) Intern at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Please join us and Laura’s mother, in the presence of God, as we officially formalize Laura’s calling to this reli-gious ministry and her desire to work in partner-ship with Redeemer.

A brief annual summer Voters' Meeting will be held on Sunday, July 12th, immediately following the 10:00 a.m. worship service in the sanctuary. The following topics will be covered:

1. PPP Loan and Forgiveness

2. Approval of placing cremains in the Memo-

rial Garden

3. Voting for Council Members:

• Vice President • Outreach • Technology Integration

The meeting should run approximately 20

minutes. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend! Thank you.

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Redeemer Women In Mission

(Rain Date: July 18th)

Reaching out to all ladies of the Redeemer family to invite you to a lunch and fellowship on Saturday, July 11th, starting at 11am, under the Redeemer Pavilion. It’s has been way too long since we visited!

Please bring a bag lunch and a camp chair if you would like. Tables will be set for social distancing and dessert and bottled water will be provided. The rain date will be July 18th.

We look forward to seeing our sisters in Christ in person! Please RSVP: Amanda McGrady at abmcgrady@gmail.com.

If you have any questions please contact Amanda McGrady, Anita Diederen or Marian Dawgert.

Anita Diederen Marian Dawgert aroberson4@cox.net marianpaker@verizon.net 540-455-5058 540-845-4235

T o date, 109,000 masks have been pledged to Lutheran World Relief

75,000 Face Mask Challenge. Redeemer congregation has com-

pleted 150 masks, and we are still sewing.

If anyone needs fabric, please call Nancy 540-424-7028.

All contributions are appreciated

and much needed by Lutheran World Relief.

UPDATE JULY 3, 2020! Lutheran World Relief 75,000 FACE MASK CHALLENGE

Nancy Minnich Project Coordinator

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Summer Sunday School has started for all children from preschool to rising 6th graders and their families.

We currently have the following dates and times scheduled for Summer Sunday School:

June 28th, 9:00 a.m.: In-person class in the Pavilion (Please note the playground is closed due to Covid-19 restrictions.)

July 5th - Online Class Only: Happy Independence Day Weekend!

Further times and locations will be updated as the Covid-19 restrictions change, but we are planning on having Summer Sunday School through the end of July.

Kits containing the craft materials and other items can be picked up in the church narthex each week. The materials for June 21st Sunday School are also available. The June 21st Sunday School lesson is available online in our Google Classroom for those who were not able to be with us. Future classes will also be posted online.

For step-by-step instructions on how to access online classes, please use the following link:

https://mcusercontent.com/3f8c2bad996c5d21eadd68fa8/files/7aff85cd-9dfe-4fab-ad85-91c37128ca99/Summer_Sunday_School_2020.pdf

Please note that, if you do not already have a free Gmail account, you must set-up a Gmail account to use Google Classroom.

Please contact the church office if you have any questions at 540-898-4748.

High school and middle school Sunday school clas-

ses have resumed over Zoom and in person. For more information on these classes, please contact

Carrie Frank at sabrina3481@aol.com.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Vacation Bible School is going to look a little different this year!

VBS has officially been moved from June 22nd-26th to July 20th-24th from 6:00-8:30 pm. For the purpose of safety, it will take place completely outside using both the pavilion and the adjacent field. To promote social distancing, this will be a family style event, meaning that children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for the en-tirety of the evening. Family units will travel to stations that closely reflect a typical VBS.

We are planning to safely offer a previously pre-pared, prepackaged meal beforehand. This will be a picnic style meal, so please bring your own out- door chairs or blanket. Dinner will begin at 6:00 with VBS opening starting at 6:30.

On Friday evening, instead of having a meal and VBS from 6:00-8:30, we will instead have a movie night beginning at 8:30 at the pavilion and in the field. We will begin with a brief concert to al-low the children to show off their favorite VBS songs. We will then provide prepackaged movie snacks and a child friendly movie.

We are looking forward to providing Redeemer and the surrounding community with a modified VBS this summer and can’t wait to see you there.

Registration, which will be required for meal and safety purposes, is available at:

RLC Fredericksburg VBS 2020

You can also find a link on the church’s website.

If you have questions, please contact:

Rebecca Richey 3xrichey@comcast.net or Laura Sweere laura.sweere@gmail.com.

VACATION BIBLE

SCHOOL

“Hero Central”

July 20 - 24, 2020

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Life Thoughts

Redeemer Family,

As a church family, we have been blessed by concerts from the African Children’s Choir over the past few years. This summer’s concert has been postponed until spring of 2021.

The children are well and have been staying in a facility in North Carolina. They have sent us a link to their performance on YouTube. We considered hosting an outdoor or group showing, but decid-ed it was more timely to give each of you a chance to see their performance from your home TV or computer.

Please click on the link below to enjoy an exclusive virtual concert from the African Children’s Choir. Experience a performance depicting the beauty, dignity and potential of each African child! The “Just As I Am” tour combines traditional hymns with African cultural sounds and a stunning visual story of God’s faithfulness. Follow the link below to watch with us:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_RBXzLfE3U&feature=youtu.be

African Children’s Choir Virtual Performance

Anita Diederen

July 5 – Pentecost V

Generations of citizens before us have sacrificed to secure a safe, free, and fair land for us. And Christians of ages past

also loved us enough to guard and deliver the Gospel of Je-sus Christ. What great works of the Lord shall we gratefully

commend to our descendants (Psalm 145:4)? We can’t do any better than declaring and demonstrating how God cre-

ates, redeems, and calls every human life as His own pre-cious treasure forever!

JOURNEY THROUGH THE BIBLE by Deacon David Miner

Bible Study Leader: Rick Moseley (Pictures submitted by S. Antonelli from Redeemer’s Trip to Israel.)

Deacon Dave shared the unique history of this Bible study group, which has a long and interesting background. The bible study originally started in a motorcycle shop about two decades ago, targeting men who rode motorcycles. In the early 2000's, the Bible study moved to Kings Highway Baptist Church. Deacon Dave was attending the Bible study at this time and later led the Bible study. In the late 2000's, the group moved to Redeemer Lutheran Church with about 10 regular attendees, some of whom continued from the original group. Around 2012, the group decided to study the Bible from Genesis through Revelation, reading each verse. Today, the group is led by Rick Moseley, and the group is studying the late chapters of Isaiah.

Another unique characteristic of this group is the religious diversity of its members, including Roman Catholic, Nazarene, Baptist, Methodist, and of course a few of us Lutherans. Currently, this Bible study continues through Zoom.

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Redeemer’s Monday Evening Bible Studies

A Women’s Bible Study with Fran Kassouf

A ccording to social media research, “the brain loves images. We can process visuals 60 times

faster than text.” This innate human characteristic is a cornerstone in connecting imagery with scripture and prayer in a ministry known as Visual Faith.

If you find your mind wandering while in prayer or studying scripture, you are not alone. But, if you’re ready to improve your focus in these areas, please join Fran Kassouf and other women from Redeemer Lutheran Church on Monday evenings for a bible study, where visual faith is practiced.

During this period of isolation due to the Coro-navirus pandemic, Fran has increased the avail-ability of this monthly bible study to a weekly event using Zoom.

Please see the information above to join in this event . If you have any questions, please con-tact Fran at 843-685-2557 or by e-mail at Frankassouf@gmail.com.

VISUAL FAITH WOMEN’S BIBLE

STUDY

MEETING I.D.

968 8578 1972

DAY/TIME

Mondays, 7 to 8 pm

ZOOM LOG IN (Join Zoom Meeting):

https://zoom.us/

i/96885781972

Join Zoom Meeting—Zoom Log In at 7 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/95937836883?pwd=OE41NVpOSit0MlJ5NHZ3ZkYrZUNkQT09

Meeting ID: 959 3783 6883

Password: 866397

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Stay Connected with Redeemer Lutheran Church

Deacon Dave Miner

FOR OUR NEIGHBORS’ SAKE SECOND QUARTER EVENTS

“One does not do good works for God’s sake,

but for the neighbor’ sake.”

DATE DESCRIPTION

May 7—Aug. 31

Redeemer’s participation in Lutheran World Relief’s Face Mask Challenge

May 30-31 & June 28

Mites for LWML

June 21 Melissa Karges (Missionary) Free Will Offering

June Continuing projects

June Panda Pantry

Questions? Contact Mike Evenson at meven89143@aol.com

Worship Services, Bible Study and Announcements

(Find Worship Services and Devotions at Redeemer Lutheran Church’s website.)

DAY TIME TOPIC ZOOM LOGIN

SUN 08:30 - 9:30 am Sunday Adult Bible Study

Meeting ID: 828 4285 3787

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82842853787

SUN 10:00 am - 11:00 am Women’s Bible Study Contact Jennifer Koehler

1 (540) 603-6496

MON 07:00 pm - 08:00 pm Visual Faith Women’s Bible Study

Meeting ID: 968 8578 1972

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/1/96885781972

MON 07:00 pm - 8:00 pm Monday Night Bible Study

Journey Through the Bible

Meeting ID: 959 3783 6883

Password: 866397

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/95937836883?

pwd=OE41NVpOSit0MlJ5NHZ3ZkYrZUNkQT09

WED 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Pastor’s Adult Bible Study

Meeting ID: 922 828 577

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/922828577

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REDEEMER GIVING Thanks for asking how you may keep giving!

Tithes & Offerings Box If you are attending in-person wor-ship services in Redeemer’s worship center, you may drop off your offer-ings in the Tithing & Offering Box in the Narthex. To maintain safety for all, please drop off your offerings be-fore or after worship service, but not during the service. Whether you are providing your of-ferings to the Lord in-person or elec-tronically, thank you.

• Go to our website: http:// embracedbyhim.org/ • Select Give. • Follow the instructions.

• Text Dollar Amount to 540-779-1759, or

• Scan the QR Code

Mail your check to:

Redeemer Lutheran Church

5120 Harrison Road Fredericksburg

Virginia 22408

(No cash please)

ENVELOPE

• Go to the App Store or • Go to Google Play • Search for “GivePlus

Church” to download for FREE.

CASH APP PHONE ONLINE

4 WAYS TO GIVE

Page 9 Recap of Procedures for Returning to Worship Services in Redeemer’s Worship Center

When you feel safe and comfortable to physically return to the Redeemer worship center, know that we are waiting joyfully for you. Weekend services will be recorded and posted on the church website within a few days of the service. Pastoral care will be available if you request it.

Redeemer has established the following procedures based on guidance provided by our Governor, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the medical community, to conduct worship services as safely as possible:

If you don’t feel 100%, please stay home and don’t put others at risk.

Bring a facial covering with you to wear from the time you leave your car until you return to your car. Anyone over the age of 10 must wear a face mask

Practice distance socializing. To the very best of your ability, maintain 6' between your household and another. Greet from that distance.

Anticipate being greeted, admitted and seated by household. Your family will be seated by an usher much like at a wedding. The ushers will have a pew for you to insure appropriate separation between families.

Our services will be about 35 minutes long. If possible, please minimize the use of the rest rooms. If you must, please use good hygiene practices while using washrooms (especially with chil-dren). Be considerate of those who come after you. We hope to minimize movement in the sanctuary during worship and this will help.

During this time of limited gathering, the Lord's Supper will be distributed in a new way. Please listen carefully to the instructions for distribution offered during the service.

Offerings will be received in a Tithing & Offering Box in the Narthex. If you are not providing your offerings to the Lord electronically, they will be received in the Tithing & Offering Box in the Narthex (lobby) before or after worship, but not during the service.

At the conclusion of worship, ushers will dismiss us by family units. Unless you need to use the bathroom, please go directly outside. Gathering on the lawn is welcomed, if you choose to stay and greet folks, but please use appropriate distancing. Once outside, we ask that you not return inside.

We do not anticipate "passing the peace" or a more personal pastoral greeting at the end of each service. The Pastor will be available outside (weather permitting). During this period of tran-sition, we will not practice the physical contact of hugging, hand shaking, etc.

In this first phase of reopening, the downstairs is closed, including the fellowship hall, mailbox area, elevator, and classrooms. Upstairs, only the sanctuary and washrooms will be open. Please on-ly use the front door for entering. Your key will not open the other doors to the building.

We are offering two worship opportunities: Saturday at 4:00 pm and Sunday at 10:00 am. For now, seating is limited to 75 registered people per service. To register, please see SignUp.com in-structions in this newsletter. Once we reach 75 at any service, you will be provided with the oppor-tunity to worship at another of our services. Please do not “drop in” without registration.

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I n the first phase of Redeemer’s transition plan to return to worship services in our sanctuary, attendance will be limited to 75 people at each worship service, and each person must be registered

to attend. Please see the Instructions below for using SignUp to register for worship services on SignUp.com.

Beginning May 23-24, the weekend schedule will include worship service on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 pm.

If you require assistance, please contact the Church Office at info@embracedbyhim.org or (540) 898-4748. The message should include which service you are registering for, your name, number attending in your household, and the best way to contact you for any questions.

Instructions to Register for Worship Services on SignUp.com Using Your Personal Computer

1. Click the link https://signup.com/go/XyqaPOS that will be provided to you to take you to the Sign Up Page.

2. Review the scheduled worship services. Choose and register for the worship service you wish to attend by clicking the Green Sign Up Button.

3. Enter your email address and click the Blue Continue Button, then click Con-firm.

4. Enter your name and number of spots you want to register, i.e., the total number of people that you are signing up to attend the service (including yourself). a. The phone number is optional, and you may remove your email address if you do not wish to

receive future event notifications. b. Please uncheck the boxes below your information if you do not wish to receive promotions

from SignUp.com. 5. Click the Green Save and Done Button when finished. 6. Confirm your registration, by ensuring your name is listed under the correct service. 7. Click the Blue Save Button at the top of the screen.

Instructions to Register for Worship Services on SignUp.com Using Your Mobile Device

1. Click the link https://signup.com/go/XyqaPOS to take you to the Sign Up Page.

2. Select the date of the service you are interested in attending. 3. Select the service for that date you are interested in attending. On the follow-

ing screen, click the Green Sign Up Button. 4. Enter your email address and click the Blue Continue Button, then click

"Yes". 5. Enter your name and number of spots you want to register, i.e., the total number of people that you

are signing up to attend the service (including yourself). a. The phone number is optional and you may remove your email address if you do not wish to

receive future event notifications. b. Please uncheck the boxes below your information if you do not wish to receive promotions

from SignUp.com.6) Click the Green Save and Done Button when finished. 6. Click the green Save and Done button when finished.

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Deacon David Minor and Carrie Frank

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Redeemer Lutheran Church

5120 Harrison Road

Fredericksburg, VA 22408

Phone: 540-898-4748

Fax: 540-891-9106

E-mail: info@embracedbyhim.org

We’re on the web! Embracedbyhim.org

Contact Us!

Redeemer Staff:

Pastor:

Rev. John Kassouf

jfkpastor@gmail.com

Administrative Pastor:

Deacon Dave Miner

Deacon@embracedbyhim.org

Church Secretary:

Carrie Frank

info@embracedbyhim.org

540-898-4748

Organist:

Darlene Hardy

dkpmh88@gmail.com

Choir Director:

Lea Wiltenmuth

l_wiltenmuth@yahoo.com

Treasurer:

Susan Biscamp

treasurer@embracedbyhim.org

Interim Preschool Director:

Joan Woollard

preschool@embracedbyhim.org

Worship Team

Coordinator

Jennifer Miller

tjsmiller2@gmail.com

DCE Intern

Laura Sweere

laura.sweere@gmail.com

Newsletter Editor

Susan Antonelli

susan422@hotmail.com

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Office Hours: Monday-Friday

9am - 3pm

Worship Attendance & Contributions

Will be Updated Next Week

6-27 to 6-28-20

& 7-4 to 7-5-20 Attendance

Average Attendance

General Offerings

YTD General Offerings

Last Two Weekend

(Virtual

included)

Last Year

BIRTHDAYS (July 3-9, 2020)

3 Greg Brown 4 Karl Fehrman 5 Anna Medlin 5 Janice Weiland 6 Joshua Frank 6 Mark Sullivan 7 Joanna Bull

ANNIVERSARIES (July 3-9, 2020)

3 John & Amy Hinz 3 Marcus & Joan Woollard 9 Brad & Rosemary Gregoy

Just a Gentle Reminder

• The deadline to submit articles for The Messenger is 12 pm on Wednesdays for publication on Friday of the same week.

• Please provide contact information for articles (phone nos. & email addresses).

• Please forward all articles to Susan Antonelli at the following address:

susan422@hotmail.com.

• If you have any questions or need assis-tance, please contact Susan.

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