March 19, 2021

We hope you’ve been able to join us over the past few weeks as we’ve taken you behind the scenes into Redeemer’s Visioning activities. Our objectives are threefold to make sure we're:

Through our Q&As with Visioning Co-chairs, Herb Sanders and Rod Wolff, and Conceptual Plan Architect, Indy Dehal, we hope you’ve been both informed and INSPIRED. Please stay tuned because this is just the beginning of something truly awesome. God has big plans for Redeemer and the communities we serve. If you missed either of the two video Q&As, you will find them both at the end of this newsletter.

We hope you will join us for Easter Worship!

To ensure we have a seat for you, your family, neighbors, and guests, we're asking that you reserve your seats in advance.

On that same reservation form, you'll be able to reserve an Easter Breakfast To-Go for you and your family.

And finally, we've added a fourth Easter Service to accommodate EVERYONE in our Worship Center. Easter Worship Services will be held:

*All three Sunday services will be livestreamed.

Please contact the Church Office with any questions (509) 926-6363.

Sunday's Altar Flowers are donated in the loving memory of Duanne Stelflug, by his very talented daughter, Kim Stelflug. Please keep Duanne and the whole Stelflug family in your prayers.

We invite you to join us in celebrating the magnificent life of Joyce Elaine Rudeen. 

The family is hosting a Memorial Service to celebrate Joyce at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 1 p.m.

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 

As always, we'd love to hear from you! Please feel free to submit your updates, stories, questions, photos, and videos to our Director of Marketing & Communications, Susan Baldwin at sbaldwin@redeemeralive.org. If appropriate and with your permission, we'll feature them here and/or on our social media channels.

So instead, we are going to invest in a sure thing and I encourage you to do the same. Please take a look at your stimulus check and prayerfully consider giving all or a portion to Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only gift with a guaranteed, multiplied return. 

I call it Kingdom Math. In the Gospel, when the little boy gave 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread, Jesus was able to feed 5,000 people. God multiplies our gifts. I see it happen again and again in our Redeemer community.

So on this Friday, if you are financially able, please consider giving a portion of your stimulus check to see what sort of Kingdom Math God might do with your generosity. When God combines your generosity with His grace we see Redeemer’s mission come to life -- living out the Word and healing ministry of Jesus.

Please enjoy more of my Friday message here.

~ Pastor Dave

“When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for He already had in mind what He was going to do.

Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks,and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.”

-- John 6:5-11

Have you reserved your Easter Egg Hunt Kits, yet?

The process is FAST and SIMPLE.

Simply go to this LINK.

Provide your name and the number of egg hunt kits you'd like to reserve. Pick-up your kit(s) the week of March 28-April 1.

As we continue to look for the YESES in the world, it brings us great JOY to have found a way to hold Redeemer's Annual Egg Hunt!

The BEST part is that by going OUT into the community with our egg hunt, our gift multiplies. As Pastor Dave always says, the Gospel travels on the platform of relationships. Imagine the amazing relationships we'll be building by sharing Jesus' love in our neighborhoods and all around Spokane!

We are preparing Egg Hunt Kits filled with plastic eggs, prizes and candy -- truly an egg hunt in a bag -- for you to hide in your friends' or neighbors' yards.

No cost. No strings attached. We simply ask that you pray for the neighbor/friend you've 'egged,' and consider other ways you might connect in the name of Jesus.

A special note, you will leave one hidden egg empty to represent the empty tomb. In turn, the empty egg can be registered, by the family, to enter a drawing for a prize valued at $100. You'll find all the details in the Easter Egg Hunt Experience Kit.

Again,please visit our website to reserve 1, 2 or 3 egg hunt kits.

Egg hunt kit pick-up begins on Palm Sunday, March 28.

Please contact the Church Office with any questions (509) 926-6363.

p.s. Thank you for playing Easter Bunny for us!

INTRODUCING: Kingdom Connection Weekend Experience

We are thrilled to announce, Redeemer's online Kingdom Connection Weekend Experience is now available on the Children's Ministry page of our website.

The curriculum is updated weekly and designed for children ages preschool to 5th grade (preteen). Each age group has its own lessons and activities. Similarly, we provide Parent Guides to help you maximize the experience for your family.

(Click on the image above to experience this week's Preschool curriculum)

You'll also find Parent Cues to equip you with what you need to know when you need to know it, so you can be the parent you want to be. We even provide a free mobile app so you can access information anytime, anywhere. You'll find the app on our website. You can also download it here.

Please contact Erica Barton (ebarton@redeemeralive.org) with questions about our Children's Ministry program.

We're excited to ANNOUNCE -- due to an unprecedented response from the community -- we've added a second Kindergarten class for the 2021-2022 school year.

You will find all of the information you need to Register under the School Tab on our website at this link.

To arrange a tour of our school, please contact Erica Barton, Redeemer's Director of Early Childhood Educations at 926-6363 or ebarton@redeemeralive.org

The Rite of First Communion will be celebrated on Sunday, March 21 at BOTH the 8:30am and 10:30am services. Please help us in congratulating the youth who recently completed Right of First Communion instruction. This is an exciting and important step in a young person's faith walk.

“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” -- John 6:51

Please mark your calendar for Sunday, May 16 if you or your child is in the 8th Grade and would like to participate in the Rite of Confirmation.

You will be receiving a letter, with details, from Maria Devenport, Minister of Youth & Families, next week. Please contact Maria directly with any questions -- mdevenport@redeemeralive.org.

It is such a BLESSING to see our numbers growing on Wednesday nights. The Holy Spirit is alive and well and felt by ALL.

Our Senior High Summer Mission Trip to Shoshone is officially confirmed for the week of June 20-25.

And our Middle School Youth will be headed to Shoshone for our annual Summer Service Week the week of August 1-5.

WHY: An opportunity to serve together as Christ-like Servant Leaders helping families in the Silver Valley who don’t have access to resources like those found in Spokane. We'll be serving outdoors in family groups -- be prepared for a ton of fun!

LOCATION: Camp Shoshone in Idaho (a sister camp of Lutherhaven)

REGISTRATION: Please register/pay ONLINE. A $50 Deposit is due at the time of registration. If you'd prefer to pay by check, make checks payable to “Redeemer Lutheran Church.” 

Scholarships are available. Contact Trisha Rountree at trountree@redeemeralive.org 

Please contact Maria with any specific questions -- mdevenport@redeemeralive.org or 509-939-4866.

Give-to-Give is coming on May 23rd this year!

For those new to Redeemer, Give-to-Give Sunday is an awesome experience for all ages. It is a day when, as a Redeemer congregation, we 'do Church' out in the community. A morning of service -- living out the Word and healing presence of Jesus.

We are currently accepting projects. Following is the criteria:

Please join us for Shoshone Family Ranch Camp -- August 13-15. Doug Weinrich will be leading a group of families from Redeemer in a weekend of fun, FELLOWSHIP, and worship at Shoshone Mountain Retreat. Activities include horseback riding, river time, and a whole lot of GREAT food.

Registration is officially open on our website. You can both register and pay online at this link. We have options for every family size and camping preference whether you prefer staying in the lodge, a tent, or an RV.

Please contact Doug Weinrich with any questions -- dweinrich@redeemeralive.org.

Please join us for Tuesday Night Women’s Bible Study every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in room 120/121. The group is studying Colossians using “Truthfilled” by Ruth Chou Simons. Books may be purchased at www.lifeway.com.

Please contact Kim Nelson to learn more at 509-995-7179 or cknelson01@msn.com. 

Please join us for Wednesday Night Adult Bible Study. We are currently doing a study on Foundations in Faith. Beyond this very thought-provoking study, the fellowship is fantastic. Our next meeting will be on March 24th at 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

For those who prefer to join our Bible Study us from home, you can do so at this link: meet.google.com/czo-vmdh-qqp Please contact Doug directly with any questions at dweinrich@redeemeralive.org.

It is in these moments of beauty that the reality... the awesomeness... of God's gift strikes me hardest (John 3:16).

With all of this in mind, I ask that you prayerfully consider making a special Spring donation, of any amount, to kick off the "planting season." Redeemer is your church. We are the community church. Together let's continue to plant seeds of God's Word and Grace.

As I write, I'm reminded of a very inspiring quote from Reverend Robert Schuller, “Anyone can count the number of seeds in an apple, but only God can count the apples in a seed.”

If you'd like to share your gifts in support of Redeemer Lutheran Church's ministries, you can do so online at this link or via any of the options listed in the image below.