Upcoming Livestream Worship – Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost – August 30, 2026 – 9:25am

Jesus gives some challenging instructions. First for Himself: to suffer, die and rise for our salvation. And also for us: to put God first, not ourselves; to be willing to sacrifice and suffer for God; and to be active in our commitment to God’s will for us.

Pastor Steve’s 2-Minute Devotion – 8/26/26

Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Worship – August 23, 2026

“God’s Rock Collection”. Rocks have an important part in God’s story. From being our Rock of Refuge, to the Church as “living stones”.

Worship Bulletin – 14th Sunday After Pentecost – August 30, 2026

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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Pastor will be in the office on Thursday September 3rd 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. Looking ahead, he will be in the office September 10th from 9am-12pm.
• Our next monthly Fish Fry will be Friday September 4th at Ron’s Cozy Corner at W359N5920 Brown St., Oconomowoc. Please be there by 4:00 pm. Please get in touch with Jeanette Weber at 262-673-4109 by August 31st to let her know if you are coming and if you need a ride.

MINISTRY PARTNERS

• Special Giving for September is FRIENDS, INC.
• Community Lunch will be served on Saturday, September 26th, 11:30am, at First United Methodist Church. Fellowship prior to lunch.
• Lincoln Elementary School is looking for volunteer readers! Volunteers are invited to visit the school and share a favorite story with the children. The school asks volunteers to commit to a regular day and time for a period of time. This consistency gives volunteers the opportunity to build relationships and become a familiar, encouraging presence for both the students and their teachers. Interested in volunteering? Please let Pastor Steve know, and we will connect you with the school contact who coordinates the reading program.
  
  In the Nest:
• Casa Guadelupe English Language Learners “ELL” meets Monday & Wednesdays from 6-7:30PM.
• Al-Anon Meetings are held Thursdays at 7:00PM.
• Girl Scouts meet the 1st Tuesday & 3rd Thursday of each month at 5:00pm.

THE NEEDS OF OUR PARTNERS

Lincoln Elementary School:
Lincoln Elementary School is looking for volunteer readers! Volunteers are invited to visit the school and share a favorite story with the children. The school asks volunteers to commit to a regular day and time for a period of time. This consistency gives volunteers the opportunity to build relationships and become a familiar, encouraging presence for both the students and their teachers. Interested in volunteering? Please let Pastor Steve know, and we will connect you with the school contact who coordinates the reading program.

Casa Guadelupe:
Clothing: Winter coats, boots, mittens, warm clothes, winter hats, socks (gently used items are OK).
Snacks: Kid snacks are OK. (NO nuts.) Fruits cups, cereal, canned goods.
Other Items: Books (gently used is OK.), new toys.

See The Herald and the giving tree in the coffee area for these and other needs.

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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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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.