October 28, 2022

Welcome to Redeemer Life! 

Late breaking news... We've just received word that Pastor Dave has successfully plucked this year's PUMPKIN PLUNGE pumpkin from the field and it is safely stowed in Spokane Valley awaiting the big night. Thank you to Clay Nelson for breaking the news and sharing the following proof in pictures.

You can read more about Redeemer's Pumpkin Plunge below as well as on our website here. Now back to Redeemer Life News & Highlights.

Thank you to everyone who came out for our Renewing Redeemer Kick-off Celebration on Sunday. 

It was a night of inspiration -- filled with shared hopes and dreams for the future of Redeemer for generations to come.

If you weren't able to join us, we look forward to connecting in the days and weeks ahead to share more about our Renewing Redeemer campaign and to answer your questions. You can also learn more by clicking on the button below.

A special "thank you" to Linda and Ed Tabish and Julia and Rick Grover for chairing the capital campaign. Thank you to Barb and Rick Schroeder (and an amazing team of volunteers) for putting on such a fabulous event -- great food and decorations. Thank you to Sarah and Bryce Robbert for arranging fun activities for the kiddos during the Celebration. Thank you to Babette Hess for setting the tone for the whole campaign with a special Renewing Redeemer Prayer. Thank you, Debbie Sanders, for your work on the Campaign Brochure and Video. And thank you to Rob Stephens and Bob Sanders for hosting two Creative Giving Seminars. The next seminar is on November 29. 

Following are a few highlight pictures from the evening. We are thankful to be on this journey with you and God -- living out the Word and healing ministry of Jesus.

Counting Down... Pumpkin Plunge 2022!

Who is ready for PUMPKIN PLUNGE 2022? If you've never experienced Redeemer's Pumpkin Plunge, you will want to watch the video above.

We are officially counting down the days until the giant pumpkin drops at 8 pm on October 31.

Join us at 6:30 pm for indoor fun and games. We'll have a photo booth, Trick-or-Treat Street, corn dogs, prizes, and enough candy to feed the neighborhood!

Everyone is welcome, so please invite your friends and neighbors to join us. We have extra postcards in the lobby if you'd like to pass them out. You can also click on the button below or visit the events page of our website to learn more.

p.s. We are still accepting 'nut-free' candy donations. You can drop candy off in the Redeemer Lobby on Sunday morning between 7:45 am-11:15 am. Thank you!

Highlights: Youth Group Pumpkin Carving

If you need help getting into the Halloween spirit... Look no further than our spirited Redeemer Wednesday Night Youth Group. This fun, talented group of Middle School, High School, and adult Youth Group leaders displayed their pumpkin-carving talents this past Wednesday. Check out their masterpieces below...

Please feel free to submit your updates, stories, questions, photos, and videos to our Director of Operations & Communications, Susan Baldwin at

 sbaldwin@redeemeralive.org.

And please remember to like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @RedeemerAlive. We'd appreciate you following us on YouTube, too. Thank you!

Announcements and Events

Redeemer Senior High Youth Blitz 2022

All High School Youth are invited to join us for a fun weekend of campfire devotions, singing, s'mores, hiking, climbing tower, zip line, and helping Lutherhaven prepare for the upcoming season of campers.

We’ll kick off the weekend with a round of bowling at Players & Spectators before heading to Camp Lutherhaven.

Meet at Redeemer at 3:15 pm on Friday, November 11. We will return to Redeemer after breakfast on Sunday, November 13. The cost is $60 to cover lodging, food, bowling, and transportation. Scholarships are available. 

Registration forms and all of the details have been mailed to Youth. We encourage you to register online at the button above or below.

Please connect with Redeemer's Director of Youth Ministry with any questions at trountree@redeemeralive.org.

Highlights: Annual Senior High Scavenger Hunt

For those curious as to who won the annual Senior High Scavenger Hunt last Sunday -- the Girls or the Boys -- Drum Roll, please...

Congratulations go to Redeemer's Sr. High Boys Team! Although, the Sr. High Girls Team may say they had the most fun! Check out the highlights below. We hope you'll join us for Redeemer Senior High Youth Blitz '22! Sign-up here by November 5.

November Community Event:

The Great Rake Up -- Fall Leaves. Jesus Doesn't.

Join us on Sunday, November 6 at 11:15 am -- immediately following our 10:00 am Worship service --for the Great Rake Up and Chili Feed!

This will be a ONE-HOUR blitz.

• ALL ages.
• TWO big teams.
• DOZENS of yards.
• THOUSANDS of leaves.
• ONE Golden Rake to the winning team.

After an hour of blitz raking, we will return to Redeemer at 12:30 pm for a Community Chili Feed and Cook-Off! All are invited to participate in the Chili Cook-Off, even if you cannot participate in the raking blitz. We will have an opportunity for those in attendance to vote for their favorite chili. The winner gets a prize!

We need:

• Individuals and families to rake.
• Trailers to haul leaves.
• Yards to rake.
• Crockpots of chili for our Chili Cook-off
• And YOU to join us for fellowship, food, and conversation.

Visit us at redeemeralive.org/events to volunteer, participate in the Chili Cook-off, or nominate a yard to rake. You can also call the Church Office at (509)926-6363.

Fall leaves. Jesus doesn’t. The Great Rake-up is a day for families and households of all shapes and sizes to come together in service and fellowship. This is a day to live out Redeemer's mission in community with God and each other. 

Lutheran Women's Missionary League 

Christmas Shoebox Project

We will begin collecting donations to fill shoeboxes on November 1... Stay tuned for more details in next week's newsletter, and look for the kiosk in the lobby beginning November 6!

This said you know it is getting close to Christmas when the Lutheran Women's Missionary League Christmas Shoebox Project Kiosk appears in the Church lobby.

This is a wonderful ministry benefiting preschool children participating in Head Start. Our goal is to fill 200 shoeboxes this year with a mix of fun AND practical items. The approximate cost to fill a box is $15.

To provide a little history, Redeemer started this ministry more than 25 years ago with a luncheon and a goal to collect mittens for local Head Start children. Over the years, the mission has grown into what it is today -- FULL shoeboxes wrapped for Christmas and overflowing with love. For some of these children, this is the only gift they will receive this holiday season.

If you’d like to make a monetary donation, you can drop off a check -- marked ‘LWML Shoebox Project ’ -- in any of the following locations:

• lobby kiosk
• the Redeemer Church Office
• the dropbox to the right of the Church Office door
• the offering plate during Sunday worship
• by mail: 3606 S Schafer Road Spokane Valley 99206

You can also drop off filled shoeboxes and or items for shoeboxes at the lobby kiosk on Sunday mornings (beginning November 6) or in the Church Office (T-F between 10 am-4 pm)

Please contact our Church Office at 509-926-6363 with questions. 

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With His Joy,

Your Redeemer Ministry Team