"Sharing Christ's Love with the Greatest Number of People"
Redeemer Lutheran Church
October 15, 2021
Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ!
Sunday Worship - October 17
Please remember that everyone is to wear masks during worship and while in our church building! We will reevaluate our policy once the vaccine becomes available to our young children. We appreciate your cooperation. We are close but not there yet.
First Communion Class will meet in Fellowship Hall at 12:15 pm. We will serve pizza for lunch. At least one parent is welcome to attend the class with their child(ren). We will end by 1 pm.
Ordination Service for Vicar Josh – 3 pm
We celebrate with Vicar Josh as he becomes a Minister of Word and Sacrament. Please let us know if you will attend in person by using this sign-up. For those who want to watch from the comfort of your homes here is the link for livestreaming. The link is also posted on our website. The bulletin for the service can be found here and also on the website.
Faith Formation Classes - October 17 (9:45 am)
All classes (for all grades) start at 9:45 am. This includes Pre-K through High School!
Bible Study 101 will not meet this Sunday due to the Ordination Service
All Saints Sunday - November 7
On this Sunday we offer prayers of thanksgiving for those who have died and gone before us in faith since the last All Saints’ Sunday (November 1). If you have someone that you would like us to include, the please call the church office (703-356-3346) and/or email us at church@redeemermclean.org no later than Friday, October 29.
Very important updates on Spiritual Retreat
held Nov. 12 and 13 (Oct. 22 deadline to register)
This year for our Spiritual Retreat we will gather at the Holiday Inn Washington-Dulles International Airport. Due to COVID we believe this is a safe place to host our retreat. We will have appropriate gathering spaces and great meals. Please go to the announcements for more details and you can sign-up here if you can attend. All people must be vaccinated or test negative for Covid within 72 hours of the event.
For the lower hotel room rate you must reserve it by October 22: Here is a link to make your room reservation at the hotel - Select a Room (ihg.com). If you wish to call the hotel directly at 703-471-7411 the 3 digit group code is LR0. The room rate goes up after October 22.
The only other cost is for the actual retreat. Checks for $50 can be made out to "Redeemer Lutheran Church" with a memo for "2021 Spiritual Retreat."
People can arrive as early as 3 pm. We will officially start after dinner which is at 6:30 pm. We will end on Saturday at 3 pm. The theme for our time together is Advent! All are welcome. Single people and couples! Younger and older!
Other News
Pathways Out of Poverty in Northern Virginia: Affordable Housing
Sunday, October 31 at 4 pm
Zoom Panel Discussion sponsored by Lewinsville Presbyterian Church and Redeemer. See the newsletter for details.
Day of Prayer for our Nation (November 2)
Each year we offer an opportunity to pray for our nation on the day before elections. From your home or workplace or at the church we ask you to sign up for a half-hour time slot from 8 am to 8 pm. Go here to sign-up. Sample prayers will be made available to you. We hope that we can fill the time slots so that we are perpetually in prayer.
Rise Against Hunger - November 6
Financial donations and volunteers are needed that we can make as many meals as possible on Saturday, November 6. You can register and donate at this link.
We ask that you pray for the people on our prayer list every day as part of your devotions. For those who offered us names, please send us updates so we can keep the list current.
