They are like trees planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with 
leaves that do not wither. - Psalm 1:3
Mmm..there are few things better than a cool glass of fresh, delicious water after a long hike, bike rode, or working in the garden. Sometimes it is only when I start drinking the water that I realize just how thirsty I am! Encountering God’s thirst-quenching love can be a lot like this, too. No doubt God’s love is all around us, all the time. But sometimes it is only when we or those we love have been brought low by circumstances – death, illness, divorce, moving towns, losing jobs- that we notice this love born of the Almighty, and just how thirsty we have become!
Read more...As many of you know, the Education and Vocation Committee at Redeemer has been working on developing a framework for our education goals as a congregation. The framework aims to lay out what opportunities and expectations we as a community have for our Christian education from birth through the rest of our lives. Too often, we think of Christian Education as being limited to Sunday School or Confirmation Classes, but it is really a continuous process that never ends. We expect this framework to always be evolving and changing, but hopefully it will provide us with guidance as we move forward.
Some upcoming events at Redeemer:
Sunday School Starts: Sept 12th, 10:30am
All Ministry-Committee Meeting: Sept 12th, 10:30am
Congregational Council: Tuesday 14th, 7pm
Confirmation Ministry (All 6-8th grade students and parents): Thursday, Sept 16th, 7pm
Sunday Musicales Concert: October 3rd, 2pm
For a listing of all upcoming events at Redeemer, please visit our calendar.
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Two Lutherans will leave the Augustinian priory in Erfurt, Germany, Aug. 22, and walk one thousand miles to Rome, retracing the footsteps of Martin Luther. But for the Rev. Sarah Hinlicky Wilson and her husband, Dr. Andrew Lars Wilson, it's much more than a long hike -- it's a chance to meet people face-to-face and interact with those who follow their journey online about the importance of ecumenism.
Read more at: http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Communication-Services/News/Releases.aspx?a=4611
'God's work. Our hands.' is a promise of what Lutherans can do together. Watch "Stories of Hope and Promise" to see what we are doing together through our mission support. This eight-minute video includes four inspiring stories of how lives--of seminary students, of inner-city children, of members of a new start congregation, of soldiers--have been changed through the ministries of the ELCA.
