A Newsletter for Members and Friends of Redeemer Lutheran Church Redeemer s Mission inviting all people to become students, believers and followers of Jesus Christ. TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST July 24, 2016 Welcome to worship at Redeemer! We are pleased to have you with us today. We want to help make your time with us more worshipful by providing you with the following information: Welcome Center: in the narthex, please take home a water bottle with information about Redeemer as our gift for first time visitors. Service of Friendship Cards: in pew racks, please sign and pass to the center aisle during the offering Large Print Orders of Service: available from an usher Children s Activity Bags: in the narthex, contain simple activities for children to do during the worship service Children s Bulletins: in the narthex or from an usher, provide activities for older children to do during the service Fellowship Time: coffee is served in the narthex Restrooms: men s, women s and family restrooms are down the west hallway, an additional women s restroom is down the middle hallway Changing Tables: located in the family restroom and in the women s restroom down the middle hallway Questions? Please ask an usher, they would be happy to help. King s Kids Each family is encouraged to complete a registration form and leave it with your child s teacher or in the church office. Completing a form will help us keep accurate and up to date information concerning the children and how we can best serve them. Church Nursery Available at all services; located in the Nursery room off the middle hallway; for children Kindergarten age and younger, staffed by volunteers. 1
Campbell s Soup Labels If you or a loved one is hospitalized, please contact the church office or note it on the back of your Service of Friendship card so a member of our clergy staff can visit and bring a word of encouragement. REDEEMER LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING CAMPBELL S SOUP LABELS. Campbell s has decided to end the Labels for Education Program starting July 31, 2016. Thank you to all who have contributed over the last 25 years! Collection Items These collection items can be left in the narthex outside the offices: FOR THE YOUTH Inkjet printer cartridges FOR THE CHILD CARE Our Family Labels for Learning FOR THE PRESCHOOL Econo Foods receipts FOR THE LWML Cancelled stamps for Missions FOR THE HOSPITALS & BAY CLIFF Can Tabs Redeemer Lutheran Preschool is NOT a part of the Box Tops for Education Program. Box tops for Education is a program only offered to schools with grades from kindergarten through eighth grade. RETURNABLE CANS & BOTTLES are being accepted by the high school youth. Please leave them by the pop machine in the gym. 2
Mission Ministry Redeemer is sending a mission team to East Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Detroit Saturday, July 23 to Friday, July 29. The team consists of May and Dick Bohjanen, Donna and John Fegan, Bob Fleming, Terry and Rick Hartwig, Mike LaPointe, Donna Taylor and Kim Marsh. The mission will include working on the church s building and classrooms. Please keep our Mission Team in your prayers as they go to serve in Jesus name. Save The Date A Retirement Celebration for Deaconess Betty Knapp Betty has served in the deaconess ministry for 37 years, all of those years being spent here at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Please join us Sunday, July 31 at 4 pm for a special worship service followed by a dinner reception. If you are unable to make the 4 pm service, you can still help us celebrate at the other services throughout the weekend. National Night Out Block Party Redeemer will host a National Night Out Block Party for neighbors and members on Wednesday, August 3, 5:00-8:30 p.m. Games, food, visits from our local law enforcement agencies, and fun for all ages will highlight the evening. Volunteers will be needed to help in all areas of the event from games to health checks, from food preparation to food service, from set up to clean up. Volunteer sign-up sheets are posted in the narthex. Please find a time and a job that will work for you and volunteer to help make our "Night Out Against Crime" an unforgettable evening. 3
Women s Last Summer Walk & Dinner Women, girls and their friends are invited to the last Summer Walk & Dinner. The Walk & Dinner will be on Monday, August 1. We will meet for the walk at the First United Methodist Church parking lot at 111 E. Ridge at 5:30 p.m. Sharon Roshak has done research on some of the people who built the houses on East Ridge and East Arch and lived in them. You will receive an informational sheet when we gather before the walk. You can then walk down East Ridge and East Arch at your own pace. We will meet to eat dinner at Donckers at 6:30. You can come to either the walk or dinner or both. Please RSVP on the signup sheet on the Women s Ministry bulletin board if you are coming to dinner so we can make the reservation. Call Sharon Roshak, Outreach & Fellowship Coordinator, with any questions at 249-3203. Come and meet or bring some old or new friends. Invitation to ALL Redeemer Women 68th Annual LWML Fall Retreat at Camp Luther Thursday, September 8, through Saturday, September 10, 2016 Theme: My Cup Runneth Over There will be early morning Bible Studies, LWML Hat Contest, mission trip speakers, early morning walk/run, outdoor scavenger hunt, bonfire with S mores and hymns, and outdoor free time activities. We will be tying fleece blankets for six different homeless shelters in our North Wisconsin District. Registration forms are available at the Women s Ministry Bulletin Board. Question please call Linda at 715-848-2686 or Mary at 715-826-0160 Registration due by August 25, 2016 4
SCRIP Program Provides Funding Using SCRIP Cards Puts Your Grocery Dollars to Work for a Great Cause! You spend a big portion of your monthly budget on groceries for your family. But did you know there s a way to make all that money work for a good cause? By using SCRIP to pay for your regular grocery purchases, you can earn funds for Redeemer s Preschool, Child Care and Youth Ministry every time you shop. You pay face value and your SCRIP card is worth face value, but our organization earns a rebate on every card purchased. See how much you can earn: How much can I raise per year? If you spend $100 a week on groceries and the store gives a 3% rebate by the end of the year (52 weeks) your SCRIP purchases would have earned our ministries $156. If you spend $200 a week on groceries and the store gives a 3% rebate by the end of the year (52 weeks) your SCRIP purchases would have earned our ministries $416! Imagine if 10 people were using SCRIP to just pay for their groceries! How about 20, 30, 100 or more people? And SCRIP cards are available for more than just grocery stores. You can get them for Kohls, Menards, Gander Mountain, the Pasta Shop, Holiday Gas, Applebee s, T.J. Maxx, Walgreens, Walmart and the list goes on and on. Please consider using SCRIP cards for all of your purchases! Your shopping dollars equal financial support for our special ministries! SCRIP is available in the church office during regular office hours and after each worship service. Check List for Your SCRIP Purchase: Econo SCRIP for groceries Holiday SCRIP for gasoline Kohl s SCRIP for school clothes Walmart SCRIP for school supplies Menards SCRIP for a new appliance Gander Mountain SCRIP for hunting camp supplies Red Lobster SCRIP for dinner out with friends Cruise-N-Coffee SCRIP for your morning commute SCRIP for 5
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Elaina Benz 7/24 Christine Trombly 7/24 Becca Yates 7/24 Caleb Downs 7/25 Julie Larson 7/25 Linda Mahaffey 7/25 Cherryl Maddox-Smith 7/26 Paul Schoonveld 7/26 Connie VanderSchaaf 7/26 Jan Betts 7/27 Kevin Nacarrow 7/27 Sue Pascoe 7/27 Nickolas Plourde 7/27 Tim Welke 7/27 Julie Harman 7/29 Gala Malherbe 7/29 Daryl Longtine 7/30 Jan Nolan 7/30 Emmalene Oysti 7/30 Eleanor Paterick 7/30 Jim Reynolds 7/30 Alec Bostwick 7/31 Donna Brege 7/31 Kristie Buruse 7/31 Samantha Conklin 7/31 Joshua Downs 7/31 Benjamin Pace 7/31 Sun., July 24 Mon., July 25 Tues., July 26 Wed., July 27 Thurs., July 28 Fri., July 29 Sat., July 30 Sun., July 31 8:30 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 10:45 am 4 pm Service of Praise High School Donuts & Devos Coffee Fellowship Worship Youth Hangtime 1 pm Staff Meeting 7 pm Divorce Care 7 am 7 pm 6 pm 5 pm 5 pm 8:30 am 10:30 am 10:45 am 4 pm CALENDAR Men s Breakfast Bible Study Joint Choir Practice Mission Team Returns From Detroit AA Meeting Deaconess Betty s Retirement Celebration Weekend King s Kids Service of Praise Deaconess Betty s Retirement Celebration Weekend Service of Praise Coffee Fellowship Worship Deaconess Betty s Retirement Celebration & Dinner 6 WEDNESDAY MORNINGS 7:00 a.m. Men s Study Meets Year Round Led by Pastor Chad Location: Chapel Lounge
SCRIPTURE READINGS Genesis 18:17-33 17 Then the LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him." 20 Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know." 22 The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. 23 Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?" 26 The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake." 7 27 Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes, 28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city because of five people?" "If I find forty-five there," he said, "I will not destroy it." 29 Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?" He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not do it." 30 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?" He answered, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." 31 Abraham said, "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?" He said, "For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it." 32 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?" He answered, "For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it." 33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
SCRIPTURE READINGS Colossians 2:6-19 6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. 9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. 11 In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. 16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17 These are a shadow of the things 8 that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. 18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions. 19 He has lost connection with the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.
SCRIPTURE READINGS Luke 11:1-13 1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." 2 He said to them, "When you pray, say: " 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. 3 Give us each day our daily bread. 4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.' " 5 Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6 because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.' 7 "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs. 9 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you 9 then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
WORSHIP INFORMATION AND SERVANTS Saturday, July 23, 5:00 p.m. Worship Supplement Page 1 Acolyte: Zoey Brian Ushers: Donna Brege, Cole Arntsen, Sandy Pritchett, Mary Umstead Greeter: John & Sharon Carlson Scrip: Jane Ryan Media Team: Nursery: Jennifer Synder Musicians: Julie Larson, Tom Buck, Dawn Betts, Eric Eppensteiner, Deaconess Betty Knapp Sunday, July 24, 8:30 a.m. Worship Supplement Page 1 Acolyte: Nick LaJeunesse Ushers: Kelley Coughlin, Linda Boyle, Harry & Sue Erickson, Kim Marsh & Donna Taylor Media Team: Bob Weisenberger Nursery: Donnie Berglund Musicians: Julie Larson, Dawn Betts, Tom Buck, Eric Eppensteiner, Deaconess Betty Knapp Sunday, July 24, 10:45 a.m. Worship Supplement Page 7 Acolyte: Julianna Golisek Ushers: Max Holloway, Dorance Brege, Ron Neaves, Jason Welch Reader: Don Ryan Greeter: Jane Potvin Scrip: Jane Ryan Media Team: Thayer Yates Coffee: Ray Kuczwara Nursery: Donna Brege Organist: Lois DeWell Friendship QR code MINISTRY STAFF Redeemer Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 1700 West Fair Avenue Marquette, MI 49855 906-228-9883 FAX 906-228-8912 Email: redeemer@redeemermqt.org Web Site: www.redeemermqt.org Rev. Chad Ott, 273-0280 Deaconess Betty Knapp, 228-5180 DCE Anna Dauffenbach, 228-3047 Rev. Paul Weber, Emeritus Redeemer Campus Ministry 228-3047 Carmen Albert, Preschool & Child Care Director 228-5439 Carl Pace, Gift Planner 204-5399 Lois DeWell, Organist Dawn Betts, Adult Choir Director Donna Fegan, Women s Ministry Director 249-2114 Kathy Enright, Kid s Club Coordinator 458-5343 Pam Ott, King s Kids Coordinator 273-0280 ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK 363 STEWARDSHIP LAST WEEK General Fund $9,840 Endowment Maintenance Fund $500 Gathered to Grow $1,321 (Total given to Gathered to Grow to date: $486,153) Click on this QR Code with your smartphone and fill out your Service of Friendship card electronically. www.redeemermqt.org 10