Redeemer Midweek News

Hello Men of Redeemer,

We have our Annual Men’s Hog Roast coming up on Thursday, October 1st, in the Redeemer Pavilion. We will again have our car show and bags/cornhole matches starting at 5:30, serving the hog from Rabers just after 6:00, followed by s’mores making around the campfire after dark. It will be another wonderful evening of fellowship and great food! We will hopefully have our new Pastor Matt joining us to share in this time growing together. Look forward to seeing everyone soon, please RSVP to the email invite or to Jason Bloms or Mark Briggs. Please, check if you can sign up for a setup or cleanup need coming in a separate needs invite. Finally, please invite a friend, neighbor, or work colleague to come join us! See you on October 1st.

Blessings,

Men’s Leadership Team

Pastor Appreciation Breakfast

Share JOY and PEACE in Redeemer’s Life Center as we show our thanks of their FAITHFULNESS to Pastor Chip Winter and Pastor Matt Albright on Sunday morning, October 18th during the Sunday School Hour. A fruity breakfast will be served from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Baskets provided IF you would like to personally encourage them with a card. Let us show KINDNESS as we listen to a 9:50 am performance by Tone Chimes. Immediately following at 10 o’clock our LOVE-ly Farmington High School student, Chloe Briggs, will serve as our emcee as we show PATIENCE while playing a FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT game. No SELF-CONTROL or RSVP is required. We hope you will arrive hungry and attend!

Festival Women's Choir

The Festival Choir Women’s Chorus will be starting rehearsals on Thursday, September 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the choir room. We would loves to welcome more singers! Please consider being part of this ministry. We sing at the 8:15 Festival worship and special Fesitval services throughout the year. If interested, please talk to Sharon Holtan or email her at at sholtan84@sbcglobal.net. To God be the Glory!

Cub Scout Roundup!

Cub Scout Pack 155 will host our annual Cub Scout Roundup Night on Monday, September 14, from 6:30–7:30 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran School. Weather permitting, we’ll meet outside between the Commons and Gym B (rain location: Gym B). This open-house style event will feature S’Mores and a chance for families to learn more about Cub Scouting, which is open to all boys and girls in grades K–5. Come see what Cub Scouts is all about and learn how your child can get involved! For specific questions about Pack 155 or joining, email cubmasterpack155peoria@gmail.com.

RightNow Media Series

RightNow Media is a wonderful resource available to our members offering a wide range of topics. Every month we plan to suggest a video series and provide a guide for individual learning and reflection. 

Our September recommendation is: Essential of Faith: Series 1 - What is a Christian?

RightNow Media gives us a way to grow in faith, to be encouraged and equipped to make disciples, and to become more like Christ. Please join us on a disciple-making journey called Essentials of Faith. This discipleship journey is great for new Christians as well as people who have been around the church for a long time but may need to be reintroduced to the foundations of the faith. There is an attached study guide that will bless those who use it. 

Ask any group what the building blocks of the Christian faith are, and we will hear different answers. But what unifies us? What are the basic beliefs of our faith that every Christian affirms? In this six-session series, Francis Chan will lead us in an exploration of the foundation that is common to all Christians through the centuries and answer important questions such as: Who is God? What makes humans unique? What went wrong? Who is Jesus? Who is the Spirit? And, What is a Christian? Our answers to these questions unite us around Holy Scriptures truths about our Faithful Holy God, who we worship and our relationship with him. 

If you do not yet have a RightNowMedia account, see Jeff Shoumaker to be linked with Redeemer’s subscription. 

Click here to visit the series page.

A Dollar for Missions

The Central Illinois District encourages church members to contribute one dollar per week to missions. So far this year projects have incldued: Central Illinois Deaf Outreach, Travel costs for Rev. Pablo Dominguez - Hispanic Ministries in Beardstown, new lighting for the Lutheran Center at ISU, library resources for the Lutheran Center at EIU, and new flooring the the Lutheran Center at ISU. Current funding is going to Central Illinois Deaf Outreach. Please consider dropping a dollar into the small plastic box at the Welcome Desk each time you attend worship. Collecting at little goes a long way.

~ The Mission Board

Uncommon Guide to Retirement

Getting close to retirement…or already retired? Wondering what you will do with ALL the FREE TIME? What if you want more from retirement? Come join Jeff Shoumaker and Gail Williamson as they read through this interesting book by Jeff Haanen. This hour-long book study/discussion group will meet again on September 2nd at 6:00 p.m. in the main conference room.

Please contact Jeff Shoumaker for a book. If you have any questions, please contact Gail Williamson at gwilliamson@liahbee.com. 

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