Red e em e r at

August—October 2016

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from Pastor Mary Peters

Ask Me About The question, “What’s going on at church?” is a frequently asked of me by those

who are less able to attend regularly as I make home or hospital visits. But it’s also

a question I get from folks who should know. You can help our congregation by

being in-the-know. Perhaps you can wear an Ask Me About button.

Read the monthly reports from congregational council Charles Bridgers and you

can wear several buttons:

Ask Me About the Call Committee

Ask Me About Property Repairs

Ask Me About our Budget

Read this newsletter and you can be in the know and answer:

When is Fall Kick Off?

What ministry opportunities are coming up?

When do confirmation classes begin?

What’s new this year with Wednesday’s at Redeemer?

Will there be retreat opportunities?

As Fall begins recommit to your church carrying on its vibrant ministry.

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Sunday School Parent Coffee begins August 21

Parents of Sunday Schoolers are invited to Room 211 during the Sunday School hour for fellowship and a

laid back time to get to know others on the same journey of parenting. Come once or come every

week – we hope to see you at the Parent Coffee this year!

Calling all servants! Sunday School teachers play an important role in the faith formation of Redeemer’s children. Please prayerfully con-sider your role in instructing Redeemer's children in the faith. Sunday School teachers don't have to be grandparents or parents – anyone who has a heart for kids and a heart for Jesus can contribute to this important ministry. Teach-ers and classroom assistants commit to at least one Sunday per month in a classroom, and are provided with training and materials to build great lessons. The first teacher workday and training is Saturday, August 20 from 9-1 pm. Know someone who would make a great addition to the Sunday School team? Tell them that you see their gift, and then let us know - we'd love to talk to them about joining our team. For more information about any part of Chil-dren’s Sunday School, contact Jen Fuchs at jfuchs@redeemer.org.

B L E S S I N G O F T H E B A C K PA C K S

S U N DAY, A U G U S T 1 4 | 9 : 4 5 & 1 1 : 0 0 a m Wo r s h i p Children and teachers are welcome for this special blessing as we begin the school year! Children, please bring your backpacks!

C h i l d r e n ’ s S u n d a y S c h o o l B e g i n s S U N DAY, A U G U S T 2 1

R e g i s t e r y o u r c h i l d t o d a y a t w w w. r e d e e m e r. o r g

2 ’ s W E L C O M E T O S U N D AY S C H O O L

S U N DAY, A U G U S T 2 1 Celebrate the beginning of children’s learning in Sunday School. The new learning year begins with a blessing opening our 9:45 am worship service followed by special activities.

W E L C O M E T O C O N F I R M AT I O N ! Parents, Students, Teachers and Mentors.

The Long Hot Summer is almost over and we are getting back to school. Soon the cooler temps of the Fall will help us feel refreshed and ready to begin a new season in our Confirmation program. On Sunday August 21 we welcome students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades to gather in Rudisill Hall at 9:30 a.m. to launch the new confirmation year. We will meet teachers, group leaders and helpers and learn what is expected of each one as we look forward to a great year of learning; growing in faith and making new friends. Come Share Life!

Looking Forward to meeting each of you. In the Service of our Lord, Pastor Tom Kenny

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Children are most welcome in worship at Redeemer. We hope that you bring your child to worship – even your

wiggly child – to model faithful worship for your child, and to teach your child how to be a worshipper. If your

child needs to leave the sanctuary, we hope you bring your child back soon to continue their worship in God’s

house. Children’s Church is one way to help families in the process of raising worshippers. In this ministry

serving children ages 3 – 2nd grade, children attend worship with their families, and depart for Children’s Church

part-way through the service. In Children’s Church, kids participate in a pint-sized liturgy, complete with songs,

prayers, confession, and litany. They hear the word of God and experience the Bible message through hands-on

activities. All that in time to return to their parents before Communion. If its your child’s first time in Children’s

Church, feel free to attend with your child, both to help with the transition to the new experience, and so you can

see what we’re up to! We welcome adult and youth helpers to serve in Children’s Church – please contact Jen

Fuchs for more information at jfuchs@redeemer.org. Children’s Church is available during most 11:00 am

worship services, and during 9:45 am worship when we do not offer Sunday School.

Faith Stepping Stones is a ministry in which families and the church partner to live out the promises made the day of a child’s baptism. During the Service of Holy Baptism in Evangelical Lutheran Worship, parents promise the

following: to live with them among God’s faithful people, bring them to the word of God and the holy supper, teach them the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments, place in their hands the Holy Scriptures, and nurture them in faith and prayer.

These promises don’t end with baptism and Faith Stepping Stones offer resources to families and the congregation for faith development.

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

FAITH STEPPING STONES

1st grade The Family That Prays Classes during 9:30 am Sunday School hour on September 18, 25 and October 2 Blessing: October 2 during 11:00 am Worship Communication with God through prayer with a focus on the Lord’s prayer. PreK & older Communion Retreat Children ages 4 and older are welcome to this day retreat exploring the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Older siblings are welcome to experience the adventure again, and nursery is provided for younger siblings. Retreat: October 1, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Blessing: October 2 during 11:00 am Worship 5th grade Come Share Life This Faith Stepping Stone helps children dicover their gifts and how they can use them in our congregation. Overnight lock-in begins October 22 at 4:00 pm Blessing: October 23 during 8:15 am Worship, followed by Parent-child class at 9:30 am.

Upcoming Faith Stepping Stones

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Camping at Lutherwood

Friday, September 9 – Sunday, September 11

On Lake Allatoona, Children & Families will live out the theme of service – God’s Work, Our Hands. We will enjoy swimming, canoeing, campfires, and a great time enjoying God’s creation. Cost is $40 per family, plus bringing some food for a shared meal. RSVP to Jen Fuchs at jfuchs@redeemer.org

Family Movie Night

Saturday, September 17 We join Evangelism Ministry for a Family Movie Night. Activities begin at 6:30 pm with a movie at 7 pm. Bring your lawn chairs and invite your friends and neighbors for this time of fellowship under the stars.

Streets Alive

Sunday, October 22 Children & Families will join other Redeemer ministries to welcome the neighborhood during Streets Alive. Families are encouraged to sign up for a shift at the Bike Decorating station, then head out onto Peachtree Street to enjoy the excitement of Streets Alive! Thirty minute shifts start from 2 pm. Sign up with Jen Fuchs at jfuchs@redeemer.org.

Monster Mash

Friday, October 28 Children and Families’ annual Monster Mash party is not to be missed! Wear your costume and join us for a pot luck dinner at 6 pm. Then at 6:45 pm a costume parade concludes with the Pipe Screams organ concert at 7 pm, followed by trick or treating and fun activities. See you at the Mash!

Bowling Sunday, October 2

All are welcome to Midtown Bowl for an afternoon of spares and strikes. If you’re short on bowling skills, we are long on welcome for all who can spend the afternoon with us. Lanes open from 1—3 pm – cost is $5 per bowler for shoes. RSVP to Jen Fuchs at jfuchs@redeemer.org.

CHILDREN AND FAMILY MINISTRIES

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J u s t M e r c y by B r ya n St evenson A u g u s t 1 7 , 2 4 , & 3 1 | 6 - 7 p m | L i b r a r y

L e d b y P a s t o r D a r r e l P e t e r s o n

Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.

B e y o n d F u n d a m e n t a l i s m : C o n f r o n t i n g

R e l i g i o u s E x t r e m i s m i n t h e A g e o f

G l o b a l i z a t i o n by Rez a Asl a n S e p t e m b e r 7 , 1 4 , 2 1 , & 2 8 | 6 - 7 p m |

L i b r a r y

L e d b y P a s t o r D a r r e l P e t e r s o n

The wars in the Middle East have become religious wars in which God is believed to be directly engaged on behalf of one

side against the other. Beyond Fundamentalism is both an in-depth study of the ideology fueling al-Qa‘ida, the Taliban, and like-minded militants throughout the Muslim world and an exploration of religious violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Aslan writes that we must strip the conflicts of our world of their religious connotations and address the earthly grievances that always lie at its root.

Invite a friend and enjoy this mid week opportunity to re-connect! Enjoy dinner beginning at 5:30 pm in Sims Atrium ( $6.00 Adults, $5.00 Seniors, $3.00 Children)

Bring the kids for a great new year of music! It’s never to late to join the Redeemer Choir! Redeemer classes begin at 6pm followed by a brief 7pm worship service in Rudisill Hall.

Pastors Class Making Sense of the Christian Faith is an inviting exploration of the major theological doctrines of the Christian faith in the order of the biblical story. Pastor Mary will direct the eight week discussion around the topics of Theology, Creation, Sin, Covenant, Law, Community, Incarnation, Atonement, Church and Holy Spirit, and Eschatology. These

words may not be in your daily speech but you know more than you think you do. Come join the conversation in Room 121 at 6:00 pm beginning August 17.

WORDS.

We d n e s d a y s a t R e d e e m e r b e g i n n i n g A u g u s t 1 7

M A K E A J O Y F U L N O I S E

Children and Youth Music

Ministries Kick off

Join one of our Wednesday

evening choral or handbell

groups, beginning on

Wednesday, August 17:

Cherub Choir, age 4 – 1st grade.

6:15-6:45 pm

Redeemer Singers, grades 2-6.

6:00-7:00 pm

J.O.Y. (Just Our Youth)

grades 7-12. 6:45-7:30 pm

Redeemer Ringers, grades 3-6

7:00-7:30 pm

Joyful Rhythm Ringers

grades 7-12. 6:00-6:45 pm

Please contact Sarah at

shawbecker@redeemer.org

for more information.

Adult Choir

Wednesday 7:30 pm &

Sunday 9:30 am

Please contact David Hansen at

dhansen@redeemer.org

for more information.

S e r v i c e O p p o r t u n i t y beginning August 24

Biweekly service opportunities will be offered in Sims Atrium at 6 pm.

For more information contact Vicar Karen Slappey at

kslappey@redeemer.org

Yo u n g A d u l t s D i n n e r & C o n v e r s a t i o n

6 pm | Room 211 Join us for a midweek check in! For more information contact

Vicar Karen Slappey at kslappey@redeemer.org

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E VA N G E L I S M A WAY O F L I F E

AT L A N TA S T R E E T S A L I V E

O c t o b e r 2 3 | 2 — 6 p m Mark your calendar for the last Atlanta Streets Alive of 2016 as Atlanta Bicycle Coalition shuts down Peachtree for some “human powered entertainment” as part of the open streets movement around the world! During ASA events we need people to greet our neighbors as they enjoy this fun city event. Redeemer invites people to walk our meditative labyrinth, view and pray in our sanctuary, get some water, decorate bikes, or just use the restroom. Come join the fun and stop by Redeemer for a short shift to help. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b4faba822a13-redeemer Contact Kate Elkins with any questions or information at kelkins@redeemer.org. For more information on the event, videos, and FAQs check out http://www.atlantastreetsalive.com/home.

1 s t D a y o f S c h o o l i s A u g u s t 1 0 t h !

Midtown Lutheran Preschool nurtures and educates children to be wholehearted, compassionate, principled individuals who contribute positively to the world community. Play-Projects-Dual Language | August-May | M-F | 9AM-1PM It is an exciting time for Midtown Lutheran Preschool as we enter into our 4th year of operation! This past school year 2015-2016 we grew about 40% and hope, once again, to add many more students over the summer and into the school year! We are creeping up on 30 enrolled students and have 5 staff. We have a diverse set of families – most of whom live and work in Midtown! As always, we ask that you spread the word of our program to friends and family. If you’d like more information, a tour, or to volunteer contact Kate Elkins, preschool director at kelkins@redeemer.org. Find more information at www.midtownlutheranpreschool.org. Be our fan at www.Facebook.com/mtlps!

M I D T O W N L U T H E R A N P R E S C H O O L

Redeemer continues to be a place where our members can live out their faith in community, and in service. The opportunities for service are even greater this Fall as Redeemer will participate in the ELCA, Churchwide event, God’s Work Our Hands Sunday (GWOH). GWOH Sunday is promoted each year so that Lutheran congregations can go out from their church buildings and into their communities to perform acts of service with no strings attached. Other congregations in our conference have participated previously, but now we at Redeemer are ready to join in this exciting and uniting experience. Sunday services will be abbreviated on Sept. 11 so teams can be sent into the community and have ample time to perform tasks. GWOH will take place on September 11, the 15th anniversary of 9/11 and the emphasis will be on first responders. Words from our Presiding Bishop, Elizabeth Eaton, illustrates the reason behind the theme, “The world can be a dangerous place. But there are some who, when disaster strikes, run toward the danger. These are the first responders, firefighters, police and EMTs, who live out their baptismal vocation in service to their communities in times of intense need. They do God’s work with their hands.” Teams will be reflective of the first responder emphasis and include many other opportunities for service within the Midtown neighborhood. If you have an idea for a service team, or would like to lead a team, please contact Vicar Karen. In addition to GWOH Sunday, there are other opportunities for service at Redeemer. Visit the Outreach and Evangelism tables on August 14 – Fall Kick Off Sunday – to learn how you can do the work of God and be God’s hands in our congregation and community.

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God’s work. Our hands. Sunday, September 11

HERE COMES THE 2016 HABITAT PROJECT!

We are starting Redeemer’s 20th Habitat for Humanity build on Saturday, Au-

gust 13th with Dedication Day on Saturday, October 1st. Look for the Habitat

Display and Volunteer sign-up table in Sims Atrium.

AGAIN THIS YEAR, THERE ARE THREE EXCITING WAYS YOU CAN BE A REDEEMER HABITATER!

You can: Build the house on one or more of the seven Saturdays (no special skills required/training provided) Provide Housewarming Gifts for the new owner presented Dedication Day Help to feed the Volunteer builders by providing a special monetary offering to Redeemer “Habitat Workday Lunches” using the pew envelopes Find out how to support any (or) all of these wonderful community outreach and fellowship opportunities at the Habitat Display.

For more information contact :

Carol and/or Jim Maxwell maxwell91705@bellsouth.net

O U T R E A C H

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R E T R E AT S

O c t o b e r 2 1 — 2 3 | M E N ’ S R E T R E AT

Tough Love at the Calvin Center Led by Jeff Elkins, Mike Yarnold, and Jeff Burmeister

N o v e m b e r 4 – 6 | FA L L W O M E N ’ S R E T R E AT

Finding God in the Verbs at Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat

O c t o b e r 7 – 9 | L I V I N G W E L L R E T R E AT

Invite your 50 (years) & forward friends for an enriching and inspiring weekend in beautiful Western North Carolina. We will explore new tools for living well at every age! The featured speakers are: Jeff Yeager - an entertaining media personality who’s been featured on Good Morning

America. Author of “How to Retire the Cheapskate Way” and “The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Guide to True Riches,” among others. Pastor Tom Hafer - author of “Faith and Fitness,” “Well planet,” and “Aging Grace.” Pastor Hafer is a physical therapist, certified Athletic Trainer and a national speaker on the connections between faith and fitness. Other retreat highlights include: Entertainment by “Sound Investment,” a fun- loving, crowd-pleasing, 4-piece band

featuring classic rock of the ‘60s and ‘70s A “farm to table” dinner, including a discussion with the chef Saturday workshop options to help you live well, peacefully, and faithfully Optional Saturday afternoon outings, including a microbrewery tour, prayerful walking,

painting Cost $249 (20% discount for groups of 5 or more.) For retreat details and to register, go to www.50forwardlife.com

For details on these retreats please contact Karen Medford at kmedford@redeemer.org or pick-up a brochure at the Fall Kick-Off on Sunday, August 14.

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by Cathy Vogel, Redeemer Heritage Guild Good Shepherd Window and other Redeemer Memories

The beautiful Good Shepherd Window in our Chapel is one of Redeemer's most travelled artifacts. Inscribed “Presented by the Sunday School of Grace Church, Prosperity, S.C.”, it was installed in time for the opening service at Redeemer's first site on Trinity Avenue in August 1905. Grace Church Prosperity is significant because many of Redeemer's Charter and Near-Charter Members had deep family roots in that church. In 1937, the window was installed above the main entrance of Redeemer's first church on Peachtree Street where it served for twenty-four more years. Lighted from behind, and facing Peachtree Street, Redeemer became known to passers-by as “The Church of the Lighted Window”. In 1962, the window travelled once more to the “Hall of the Good Shepherd” (now, Rudisill Hall), when the old church made way for the current Education Building. But the window was not yet through with its travels. Since 1996, the window has once again turned its message of “Christ, the Good Shepherd” toward Peachtree Street in the Chapel created with the construction of Sims Atrium. The window is fashioned of painted, stained glass and is a replica of a painting by a German artist Bernhard Plockhorst (1825-1907). The maker is unknown, but we do know that the cost was $150. Today this valuable

Redeemer heirloom is priceless as it connects us to our beginnings as the first English speaking Lutheran Church in Atlanta 113 years ago. The message of the window is taken from John 10:1-16. Jesus' concern and compassion is seen in his gaze as he looks at the tiny, injured lamb in his arm. The characteristics of the Good Shepherd listed in the passage, include: his sheep know his voice and will follow him, he lays down his life for his sheep, he is the Gate and “whoever enters by me will be saved...and find pasture”. Look among the sheep depicted in the window who gather around the Good Shepherd. Close study reveals almost human faces. They are individuals; he calls them all by name (v.3). In v.16 we learn that there are other sheep that do not belong to this fold and“I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.” It is a message of comfort and inclusion for our neighbors along Peachtree Street. Continued next page

Inner Treasures & Hidden Secrets

Two other artifacts in the Chapel from the “Little Stone Church” on Trinity Avenue are the marble Font and brass Altar Cross seen just inside the Chapel doors. Both were memorial gifts for children tragically lost during 1910. The Font memorializes Margareta Anderson (1903-1910) who was struck by a car on Georgia Avenue after she darted out from behind a trolley. Her parents were Charter Members of Redeemer. The cross was given in memory of Axel Herbert Anderson, no relation, who drowned in the lake at Piedmont Park at age 16. As we move toward the future, let's not forget that Redeemer has a long history of faithful saints who have brought us to this place. Stop by the Chapel, study the window, touch the historic font, and admire the beautiful cross. Then look out to Peachtree Street; that is why God has brought us here.

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C O N S E C R AT I O N S U N D AY | O c t o b e r 1 6 t h

Please join us after each service for the Consecration Sunday Reception.

G u e s t P r e a c h e r D r. J a n L o v e

Dean and Professor of Christianity and World Politics, Candler School of Theology at Emory University

There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. Ephesians 8-6

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

August 1 Ed Morton

Eliza Bruno

Kelli Gress

Dorothy Billingsley

Nellie Reid

2 Bailey Keel

3 Louisa Titus

Preston Thornton

Mary Peters

Marcia Philips

4 Katharine Vogel

Jackie English

Savannah Chunn

John Runningen

Ian Reagan

Matthew Wernecke

William Philips

Michael Neuman

Amiya Tess

Jonathan Trapp

Will Moss

5 Joy Keiger

Patricia Steinmetz

Edward Boone

Mary Mahoney

Tammy Novosad

Kim Schroer

Tom Forsberg

Heather Russell

6 Caron Puckhaber

Charles Rawlins

7 Rebecca Martin

James Gray

8 Joan Vernor

Joanna Bartlett

Kevin Reagan

Thomas Forstner

Jakob Forstner

Mary Tess

Katelyn Parrilli

Caleb Price

Mason Danowski

9 Jan Bosworth

William Lester

Stevan Miller

Natalie Street

Alanna Kapoor

Ann Musco

10 Jessica Stevens

Steve Simon

Carolyn Kennedy

Sarah Zoellick

Serena Kapoor

Ben Harrison

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Adriana Abboud

Michael LeClair

Barbara Lee

Sheila Zipf

Kevin Grogg

12 Kay Botters

Joye McElroy

Amy Licker

13 Frank Hoerner

Bud Presgrove

Fred Dressel

Hayden Goracke

Ann Falconer

Jason Aldridge

Justin Taylor

Raechel Bitter

14

Whitney Smith

William Bolick

Elizabeth Dumont

Kathryn Grogg

15 Marie Akin

Anya Biswas

Melissa Kolb

David Hall

16 Finn Gundersen

Steven Yelich

John Sosebee

Stephen Kimmich

17 Lauren Weitman

Jennifer Johnson

18 Darla Taylor

Sherry McHugh

Greg Miller

Palmer Cornwell

Emmanuel Igenuma

19 John Nieman

Niall Slater

Julianna Donaldson

Leroy Myhre

Jeffrey Merkel

Nathan Zahm

Aleida Oehlke

Samuel Stevenson

Ann Blatecky

20

Jim Conaway

Eli Flournoy

Gertrude Poirier

21 Pamela Sigmon

Jennifer St. John

Richard Mueller

Ben Berg

22

Ted Olsson

Karen Medford

James Robertson

Ron Peterson

Maureen Dougherty

Joelle Borchers

Christoph von der Osten

23 Debra Myhand

Cooper Chunn

Gayle Morgan

24 Lisa Wayco

Raymond Walker

Meisha McCray

Tom Street

James Morton

Trevon Broad

25

Sharon Cranford

Wanda Lyautey

Ella Wuttke

Carol Caughman

Ellie Feldman

26 Eleanor Rekoske

Eddie Wright

Ikke Ziub

Kirsten Vargo

Kenyon Homan

27 Susan Lofstrom

Rodney Hoover

Bryan Vargo

28

Emily Suhr

Eric Ranney

Michael Lotz

Laila Cortopassi

Sarah Gleason

Everett Romano

29 Kris Anne Zenoni

Foster Amy-Cupp

Angela Wells

Catharine Johnson

Danielle Dowdell

30 Pat Morelock

Casey Reagan

Emma Gleason

31 Austin Hinely

Linda Southern

Shirley Marks

Barbara Schipani

Finley Love

Mary Verner

SEPTEMBER 1 Joyce Rawls

Mark Andersen

Lynne Morelock-Roy

Ian Gentry

Isabella Taylor

Charles Carson

2 Tsehay Telila

Patricia Wiley

Sydney Heisler

Amy Sibley

Allen Johnson

Clarissa Cortopassi

Elijah May

3 Mark Vassar

Carol Martin

Tom Brostrom

Andrew McDowell

Margaret Hetrick

Cherie Rice

4 Bryan Walker

John Pearson

Christi Morgan-

Johnson

Jacqueline Bartlett

Emerson Brueckner

Westly Hetrick

Vicki Rafferty

Patrick Dixon

Michael O'Brien

5 Christiane Walker

Lorraine Dorough

Jacquelyn Martin

Colin Goracke

Livia Viberg

Mack Freudenstein

6 Henry Marks

Jennifer Ide

Timothy Floyd

Steven Skiles

7 Dakota Flournoy

Meredith Massar

Ted Volan

James Petway

8 Barbara Hoerner

John Oetgen

Donald Bridges

Sheri Lignos

Susan Story

Linda Trickey

Julia Moss

Benjamin Couch

9 Austin Suhr

Jannean Bello

Amy Weaver

Danny Palma

Matthew Moore

10 Daniel Marks

Jessie Bragg

Lillie Dunham

11 Patrick Neuman

Rachel Blend

Cassandra Long

Owen Deuson

12 Andrew Christner

Isaac Clark

Brett Price

13 Imogene Thompson

Ben Staton

Matthew Williams

Michael Fuchs

Kimberly Sanders

14 Helen Boney

Adam Boltz

Harper Gentry

Michael Stearsman

15 Addison Burnett

Kathryn Stempler

16 Karen Cross

Viola Westbrook

Amy Lown

Diego Garcia-Ide

Ella Bohntinsky

Travis York

Sherri Rutledge

17

Lauren Alexander

David Owings

Kari Love

Kaye McKneely

Beatrice O'Brien

18 Barbara Kimmich

Bennett Wells

Ava Magley

13

David Meszaros

Emerson Vargo

Joanna Bragg

Logan Coble

19 Elenore Hundley

Greg Weber

Derek Peterson

William Halbrook

Michael Adamson

Christina Yarnold

Nick Delbrook

Paul Feyereisen

Mark Bohntinsky

20 Caroline Roberts

Anne Wiskind

Brenda Adams

21 Armand Wells

Corey Herrity

Jason Worrell

Philip Stephens

Jane Zoellick

Julia Pakkala

Jacob Isler

Heather Glantz

22 Brenda Jarrard

William Voss

Frank Hull

Gabriele Koecher

Julie Price

Anna Brook

23 Tiffany Humphrey

Christine Beimfohr

Thomas Dorough

Jennifer Padgett-Hemsley

24 John Blend

Jacob Bohannon

Linda Koenitzer

Martin Kastner

25 Melody Mann-Simpson

Charissa Schultz

Linda Floyd

Austin Kuettner

Grant Merkel

Steve Zoellick

Gretchen Kent

Franz Mendez

26 Lindsey Iverson

Deirdre Ritger

Rob Neuman

Zoe William

Erica Rountree

Lars Sides

27 John Bartlett

Lesley Robertson

28 Barbara Hutsell Stutz

Sharon Hermann

Peggy Schroer

Paul Freudenstein

Robert Gibeling

Timothy Buchanan

Ansley Hales

Hensley Lichtman

29 Erin Yelich

Harry Saunders

Jim Weiland

Catherine Liabastre

Grant Leeder

Sandro Garcia-Ide

Jennifer Foster

30

Jon Kejwan

Mary Wise

Kathryn Wilkerson

Amber Koter

Lorenzo Puline

Joseph Gleason

Noah William

Chloe Carson

OCTOBER 1 John Schuerholz

Douglas Neale

Audrey Horne

Douglas Dumont

Mary Jane Rigatti

Colin Van Hoosear

Matthew Spady

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Rose Mary Kolpatzki

Stanley Smith

Susan Massar

Tim Millican

Nicolas Rea

Michelle Williams

Mary Elizabeth Fike

3 Madison Keiger

Martha Purdue

Eric Thornton

Daniel Munster

Joy Hansberger

Heather Rea

Jonathan Pinyon

Grant Stearsman

James Hodnett

Elise Anderson

4 Aija Konrad

Arthur Roche

Benjamin Ritger

Joseph Lukas

John Oehlke

5 Thomas Abbott

Megan McGaffigan

Denice Mandigo

Ruth Karlson

Susan Gimmestad

John A. Martin

Helene Bohannon

Dorothy Beasley

Gretchen Belgum

Terry Longstreth

Dorothy Brandes

Cassandra Fletcher

6

Jennifer Wieland

Cameron Worrell

Christopher Heath

Diane Yelich

Ridley Palma

7 Becky Jones

James Sass

Dorothy Polak

Betty Carlson

Leonardo Garcia-Ide

Marihope Flatt

8 Gary Gimmestad

Liz Bair

Colin Walker

Paige Shee

Rebecca Krueger

Sarah Swafford

Christine Ries

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Samuel Volan

Debbie Daniell

Elizabeth Roke

10

Mac Weitman

Althea Roy

Robert Gooch

Camryn Carter

Conrad Paetz

Jessica Isler

Ryan Cramer

Adam Boord

Julian Sau

11 Barbara Larsen

Lauryn Champion

Benjamin Williams

Tiffany Barnes

Victoria Story

12 Virginia Bradley

Parry Ruder

Brenda Ingham

Robert Maier Jackson

Jonathan Hans

Owen Crawford

Charles Borchers

Robert Jackson

13 Suzanne Bridgers

Alex Rodriguez

Melanie Altman

Joyce McSherry

14

Justin Isaacson

Mark Kuettner

Chris Boltz

Christopher Wayco

Bob McCloskey

Jodie Worrell

Steven Lent

15 Mary LeMahieu

Andrew Johnson

Nancy Klotz

Joseph Dawson

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Mike Gaw

Jack Liptak

Evelyn Steele

Gentry Stearsman

Jordan Slappey

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Barbara Sween

Kathy Martin

Emma Haase

Morgan Bitter

18 Millard Lowry

Jesse Jones

Mary Quinn

Frank Cranford

Sarah Barr

Susan Rasmussen

19 Jennifer Ehrich

Barbara Brown

Erin Hull

Greta Metts

Patricia Thomas

20 Karen Schuerholz

Emma Hickey

Jean Lanier

Jordan Lukas

Lisa Bastin

Andrew Teeple

21 Hannah Farhadi

Richard Arenburg

Carol Langford

Jane Barrow

Michael Wilkerson

Linda Dougherty

Adam Blaszyk

Susan Ott

Lisa Reagan

Jane Craig

Kaylee Burnett

Nathan Adrian

22 Ryan Martin

Charles McDonald

Scott Donaldson

Josephine Anderson

Jonne Walter

Emmerson Crawford

23 Paul Hermann

Jenna Nowatzki

Arlene Herbert

Steve Vogel

Jay Lutz

Christina Weinstein

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Betty Arbogast

Patty Bell

Abby deNeergaard

Fern Dahlke

Brandon Brame

Dee Neighbors

Karen Cramer

25 Katie Morris

Gary Bowman

Ramon McCray

Nathan Isler

Geraldine Charles

Caroline Ulmer

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William Hull

27 Daniel Isaacson

Harry Baxter

Ben Paulsen

Lori Sundal

Barbara Richards

Jennifer Deuson

28 Rolfe Martin

Madeline eVorse

Lisa Schimming

Betty Mori

Sama Doh

29 Mark Lanford

Kayla Wilkerson

Steve Miller

Spencer Miller

Jared Stillions

Ethan Wyse

Michael Mitchell

30 Laura McDonald

Alejandra Wernecke

Laura Hansen

Alan Carpenter

31 Ivy Reynolds

Ivar Iverson

Jeff Worth

Laura Keel

Margaret Thomson

Brigitte Fessele

Daryl Blue

Thomas Herold

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Redeemer supported the 14th Team Nicaragua Medical Missions trip in June. The team of 25 folks, including Redeemer

members Carol Swisher, Leslie Paulson, Leith Fitch, and Sandy McGaffigan, delivered free medical care and supplies to

hundreds of poor people in Nicaragua. We serve people who have no or little access to medical care. This year the

team traveled by school bus then boat across the country from the west coast to east, then sets up makeshift clinics on

3 different days in 3 different locations. Our first clinic was a 30 minutes truck ride past the end of the road, at a site

where a local missionary is starting a church. One pregnant woman walked 3 miles to see us. Fortunately we found her

healthy and gave her some vitamins, prayer, and a ride on our truck back toward home. We offer practical evidence of

Jesus’ love and concern for his people when we give them free medical care under the Church’s roof. After returning to

the west coast we had another free clinic at the missionary elementary school- CALT- some members of the medical

team started and support (with generous help from others).

We are very grateful for the ongoing support we receive from our pastors,

staff and many members of Redeemer. We thank you for your prayers, words

of encouragement and contributions to our efforts to spread the love of Christ

in the world. Your support makes this work possible.

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