Congregational Life
Holy Week
TOMORROW: Good Friday Service ~ 4/3 7:00pm - We will gather to consider Jesus’ final hours. Childcare available through 5th grade.
Flower Cross Construction ~ 4/4 Afternoon
If you’d like to help Pastor Gary ready the cross for our flowering, contact him for details.Holy Saturday Vigil ~ 4/4 6:45pm - As sunset nears, we will meet Heron’s Head parking lot to walk down the point together for a short Holy Saturday liturgy.
Easter Service and Potluck ~ 4/5
9:30 - Everyone is welcome during church school to prepare flowers and ready our space for the most important celebration of the year.
10:30 - Come celebrate our risen Lord in worship and with a potluck feast right after service (I think we have desserts covered but still need drinks). Bring your own plates, silverware and cups.
Eastertide Events:
Eastertide Offering:
This year our Easter Offerings will go to beloved partners Sunday Agang in Nigeria and Maranatha and Agape churches in El Paso, Texas. We'll begin receiving our offerings on Easter Sunday. Offerings will continue to be received throughout Eastertide until Pentecost, May 24. Bring your offerings to church or give here.4/10 GIFT Night ~ 6:30-8:30 @ Fairfax
Gospel Intergenerational Friendship Time! Gather to share a potluck meal, have fun together and learn intergenerationally.4/11 Build and Bless workday ~ 1:00-4:00 @ Fairfax
Come help bless children’s ministry by doing some work projects together for them. Bring tools.4/16 Prayer and Praise Night ~ 6:00-8:00 @ Yee-Low's, 15 Moncada Way
Bring your own dinner starting at 6pm with content beginning around 6:45pm. This evening will move through rhythms of worship and contemplative spaces for individual and communal prayer—an intimate and slightly experimental gathering to connect with God and the Holy Spirit.4/18 Quesada Gardening ~ 10:30-12 @ front of 1751 Quesada Ave
Ann Kim is inviting us to Eastertide gardening at Quesada Gardens. Children are welcome. Tools are provided. You are welcome to stay for a very low key potluck lunch (12:00-1:00) in the backyard with the chickens. If opting in, please bring something to share! (Leftovers, or something bought or made). Please RSVP by signing up or directly with Ann.4/26 Climate Progress Party ~ After worship @ Fairfax parking lot
Did you know that over the last few years, Redeemer has quietly become one of the leading church-based centers of climate action in the US? So let's celebrate this growing grace among us! On April 26, after the service, we'll throw what is perhaps the first Christian Climate Progress Party ever. You won't want to miss our festival of games, prayers, awards, and yummy Mediterranean lunch!
Love Jars Total
Through the Lenten Love Jars, the children and others raised $1,093.70 for Plant with Purpose.
Upcoming Events:
4/3 Good Friday
4/4 Holy Saturday Vigil
4/5 Easter Sunday
Future Dates to Note
4/10 GIFT Night
4/11 Build and Bless workday
4/16 Prayer and Praise Night
4/17 Youth STORM Night
4/20 Rise Panel Discussion: AI in Education
4/24 Rise Spring Choir and Art Show
4/26 Climate Progress Party
5/10 Joint worship service with Grace Fellowship
5/25 Church Anniversary Picnic
6/6 Rise Graduation
6/8-6/12 Redeemer Kids' Camp: Participateor Serve
6/29-7/5 CANA Week
7/9-11 Ekklesia Project
7/29-8/1 Redeemer Youth Retreat