Upcoming Livestream Worship – Sunday, December 21, 2025 – 9:25am

We join Mary and Joseph in preparing for the birth of Emmanuel. Joseph obeys the Angel’s announcement, taking Mary as his wife and adopting and naming their son “Jesus”.

Worship – Sunday, December 14, 2025

When we find our faith wavering, what methods do we have for regaining our confidence in you, Lord?

Pastor Steve’s 2-Minute Devotion – 12/17/25

Worship Bulletin – Sunday, December 21, 2025

Read or print this bulletin – and follow along with this Sunday’s Livestream Worship Service – here on our website, or on our YouTube or Facebook pages.

• The next Women’s Bible Study is Monday, January 12th, at noon. Bring a lunch and join us.
• Church Council will meet on Monday, January 12th at 4:00pm.
• Al-Anon Family Groups Meeting held Thursdays at 7:00pm.
• Casa Guadelupe English Language Learners (ELL) meets Monday & Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30pm.
• Special Giving for December is the Hartford Christmas Committee.
• Community Lunch will be served on Saturday December 27th, 11:30am, at First United Methodist Church. Fellowship prior to lunch.
• Conversations with God: Our next Conversations with God will be held on Thursday, December 18th, at 10:00am. We will take this time to gather for prayer, Scripture, and conversation on a different topic each month. Our December gathering will be on the topic of “Jesus”. Come and join us for a cup of coffee and good conversation!!
• Pastor will be in the office:
  – Thursday, December 18th from 9:00am -12:00pm
  – Wednesday, January 7th from 9:00am-12:00pm
  – Thursdays, January 15th, 22nd, and 29th from 9:00am-12:00pm
  Appointments are appreciated, but not necessary. If you wish to meet with Pastor at other times, please contact him directly.
• We have begun partnering with Lincoln Elementary School. They have expressed a need for several items (lists will be posted near the trees in the coffee area AND on one of the trees). Clothing needs include winter clothes for children in various sizes: snowpants, winter coats, socks, sweatpants for both elementary and middle school, gloves, and gloves for playing in the snow.
  Snacknack needs include: Goldfish, Individually wrapped food items, Animal Crackers, and Granola Bars…NO bags of nuts.
  Food drive/pantry needs (most helpful in Feb – Spring – Summer) include: cereal, shelf stable microwave meals, canned goods and mac and cheese with cheese sauce (not add milk and butter).
• Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be at 4:00pm. Ushers and Lector are still needed.
• The Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 1, 2026 following services. Please mark your calendars. Copies of the Annual Report will be available in January 2026.

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ITEMS NEEDED
Drop-off box located in front of the “Giving Tree” in the Narthex.

WINTER CLOTHES FOR CHILDREN

• Snow Pants – various sizes
• Winter Coats – various sizes
• Socks – various sizes
• Sweatpants – for Middle school kids sizes & elementary kid sizes
• Gloves – various sizes
• Gloves – for playing in snow

FOOD & PANTRY NEEDS (most helpful in February, Spring, Summer)

• Cereal
• Shelf Stable Microwave Meals
• Canned Goods
• Mac and Cheese – with cheese sauce (not add milk and butter)
• Snacks – for teachers to give to students
• Goldfish

INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED FOOD ITEMS

• Animal Crackers
• Granola Bars
• NO bags of nuts

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Pastor Chris Manke / Outreach for Hope visits Redeemer on Sunday, October 19th

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God calls us to bless our world and enrich our journey of faith through daily prayer. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America offers a great prayer resource called “Prayer Ventures.” Prayer Ventures provides a daily prayer for us to remember the world’s many needs, and to support vital and innovative ELCA missions and ministries through prayer. Each month the Redeemer website will provide Prayer Ventures shaped for that month’s emphases.

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Redeemer’s Giving Tree

A permanent Giving Tree is located in the Narthex! It’s simple to use and benefits many worthy causes in our community and at Redeemer. Simply remove a tag from the tree, bring in the donation on the tag and place it into the proper bin at the foot of the tree. Many thanks to Matt Nettesheim for constructing this amazing work of art (including LED lighting), to Jenny Nettesheim and Sheila Bauer for managing this project, and to Thrivent for providing a grant to help get it “off the ground”. We look forward to many years of use in service to others.