Redeemer's Events
AUGUST
BIRTHDAYS
- 12 Jan Strojny
- 12 Carole Burge
- 27 Andrew Caswick
ANNIVERSARIES
- 23 Ernest & Nancy Ulloa
READERS
- 2 Erica Strojny
- 9 Alec Ogarek
- 16 Steve Nowlan
- 23 Gary Rickert
- 30 Tony Ogarek
SEPTEMBER
BIRTHDAYS
- 8 Jim Woolard
- 8 Kathy James
- 8 Marilyn Rickert
- 11 Jennah Kanacki
- 11 John Whennen
- 15 Carol DeVos
- 15 Max Minnick
- 25 Diana Carr
- 25 Cathy Thrun
- 29 Georgia Karash
- 30 Andrew Ogarek
ANNIVERSARIES
- 3 Chuck & Fern Schara
- 6 Tony & Amy Ogarek
- 8 Gary & Marilyn Rickert
- 10 Ray & MaryAnn White
- 27 Jackie & Pete Muscarella
READERS
- 7 Jan Strojny
- 14 Bob Hecht
- 21 Dan Frawley
- 28 Jerry Marquardt
Thank You!
Our hearts and prayers go out to:
Family and friends of Randy Walsh, especially Pam, on the death of her brother.
May they all be comforted by the resurrection and the life yet to come.
Nancy and her helpers- for all the work sprucing up the flowers at the doorstep, providing and planting the geraniums, weeding,
mulching and all the rest!
Our lawn maintenance guy, that comes and goes in a flash and leaves
our lawns beautiful!
To Steve, Art and whoever else has been working on the floors in the
basement. It has not been easy!
Another church mouse, who sees all, fixes all! We thank you.
To Art and Marilyn who help so many -seen and unseen.
Blessings on your ministry!
To Sophie and Kim, who have made our upstairs bulletin board a work of art!
Women's Club
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The Redeemer's website is maintained by Jerry Marquardt
Little Free Pantry:
The following is a letter that one of our pantry users left for Marilyn. It is shared so you can see how this small ministry affects neighbors in our community.
Dear church,
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am a small family of 3 who this year fell on hard times but found hope and peace of mind by finding your food and book box. Thanksgiving was coming and I was defeated. I did not know how I was going to put a meal on the table for my wife and 13 year old son. It was cold, I was depressed not knowing what I was going to do knowing both my wife and son would not understand why on their table was not a beautiful meal just like every other Thanksgiving. I was walking around outside trying to figure out what to do as well as not show my
little family I was scared and didn’t know what to do. As I turned the corner to my block I saw your church. I wanted to say a prayer for help. As I approached, in front of my eyes all my worries in a moment vanished. A turkey, fresh bread, cranberry sauce, jar of gravy, and a box of cornbread! In that moment hope filled my heart with joy. My little family would be able to eat and not only eat, we would be able to have one of the nicest thanksgiving dinners ever. All the worries, all the not knowing, all the sadness went away all because YOUR CHURCH turned out to be my savior that night. Just seeing that food box meant the world to me in that moment. So I sit here writing this letter because I want all to know who donated and all who helped with that donation box on that night changed a family’s Thanksgiving and allowed us to have a beautiful grateful dinner and for that we are blessed and honored from your churches kindness and will never be forgotten in my time of need when I had no hope and didn’t know what I would do. God looked out 4 my family.
Sincerely,
The Grateful
Please continue to donate graciously!
Lessons from hiking
Whether I’m hiking an easier stroll or a 20-mile trek, I’ve noticed parallels to my journey with Christ.
- This is my journey. Too often I waste time comparing my stride, pace or equipment to that of fellow hikers.
- I don’t know what’s around each bend, but God does. I can’t let anxiety steal my joy.
- It’s best to balance hiking in silence with sharing the trail with friends.
- I’ll be sore tomorrow, and that’s okay. Engaging new muscles leaves a reminder that growth is uncomfortable.
- Being prepared is good; being too prepared makes for a heavy backpack. I need to do my due diligence and let God handle the rest.
- It’s not a race, so finishing quickly offers no reward. When I’m not in a hurry, I tend to notice more of God’s blessings.
- I need to look up, enjoying God’s creation as I let him determine my steps.
—Janna Firestone
BOOK CLUB
AUGUST SELECTION
No book club in August. Read a good book.
SEPTEMBER SELECTION
Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up by Dave Barry.
In Class Clown, Dave Barry takes us on a hilarious ride, starting with a childhood largely spent throwing rocks for entertainment—there was no internet—and preparing for nuclear war by hiding under a classroom desk. After literally getting elected class clown in high school, he went to college, where, as an English major, he read snippets of great literature when he was not busy playing in a rock band (it was the sixties).
Join us on Monday, Sept. 21, 7pm at the home of Deb Nowlan. We will meet at 6pm in the church parking lot to carpool to Niles.
WOMAN TO WOMAN:
So, recently I had some extensive dental work done and it required sitting in the chair for over an hour. There were some blank moments waiting on things to numb or dry or whatever and to pass the time the assistant asked me some questions. For instance, how long have I been married and where did I meet my husband. The one question she asked I answered pretty much right away and then when I got home and thought it over, I came up with a dozen more answers.
So, here's the question and I'd be interested to hear what you might have replied. She asked, "What's something you miss from when you were growing up?" My answer was full-service gas stations. Of course, I had to explain it to her, and she thought it was something worth bringing back. Now after some time I came up with some other things.
How about double features at the theater for about $.25 and you got some cartoons in between. That goes along with drive-in movies. Although we didn't have a car, the drive-in was less than a mile away and we climbed the hill behind the cars and my dad would "lip read” the movie for us. He was very convincing and it was years later when the movie came on TV that I found out the real story.
How about variety shows on TV. We are so spoiled with so many channels now-a-days, but you still won't find anything like The Carol Burnet Show or The Sonny and Cher Show. My dad was a huge fan of Dean Martin and Perry Como so we never missed their shows. Even Lawrence Welk fits the bill.
Every spring you could count on the Easter Parade, garage bands and in our neighborhood, we had pet parades. It was only 4 blocks long, but you'd be surprised at what animals were marching down Keeler. Not being able to have a dog in our apartment, I marched with my bowl of turtles.
And here's one more, remember those big ice chests with soda bottles in them? You'd stick your hand in the freezing water and swish around until you found your orange Crush, Hires root beer or plain old coke. The best part was the bottle opener was right there on the front of the chest so you could drink right away.
So there you have it. Anything you've been missing?
Til next month------------------nice chatting with you Jan
Altar flowers
Altar flowers have been discontinued. There will be permanent artificial flowers. How beautiful!
If you are interested in providing an artificial flower arrangement for the altar, please contact the office, or see Deb Frawley.
