OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH

NEWSLETTERFebruary 2016

Pastor’s Letter Transfiguration/Lent

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

“This is my Son, my chosen; Listen to Him!”

During this season of Epiphany, Jesus lives beenrevealed to us as God our Son, in many andvarious ways. At his birth in Bethlehem, by theangels, “For unto you is born a Savior”, by theWisemen, “Where is he, who is King of the Jews”, at the river Jordan, the voice, “You are my Son,with whom I am well pleased”, at the weddingfeast, changing water into wine, and his disciples believed in him, in a visit back home. The spirit ofthe Lord is upon us to proclaim good news and onthe Mount of Transfiguration, Jesus is changed -transformed, a little pre-look at the resurrection,Easter and the voice, “This is my Son, my chosen;Listen to him!” Listen to him. Now we know whoJesus is. Now we are called on to listen to him.

Now we move into the season of Lent which givesus a good opportunity to listen to Jesus and tojourney with him to Jerusalem. Now we are leador driven into the season we call Lent, Holy Weekand finally Easter. I take this time to encourageall to grow in faith through the Lenten practice ofgiving, serving, bringing the cross of Jesus,reflecting on ones relationship to God throughJesus. We will, as usual, hold midweek LentSoup, Bread and Prayer meals on Thursday eves,an, of course, Sunday’s during Lent. Holy Weekis a time to reflect and remember by participatingin the passion of our Lord so that we may trulyunderstand the gifts of Easter and celebrate it.

So, my brothers and sisters in Christ, I lookforward to hosting you all at the Lord’s table and to remember because He lives, we shall live also,but let us , “Listen to him”.

The Peace of the Lord be with you always,

The Rev. Ronald M. Klose, Pastor

INSTALLATION of COUNCILMEMBERS

On Sunday, January 17 we installed ourth

*Newly elected Council officers at the 9:30AM service. Our 2016 officers are:

President: Ann DolegaVice President: Marc KarisSec/Treasurer: Robin KingChristian Growth: Sheryl PalumboEvangelism: Katherine BaumannFinancial Management:

Janette Diehlmann Interim

Pastoral Care: Robert KneerProperty: Timothy BaumStewardship: Elise HeinsYouth:

THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS

DON'T FORGET TO DIRECTTHRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARSGrant funding from Thrivent Financial throughits Thrivent Choice® program can helpsupport organizations you care about. Don'tlet designated Choice Dollars expire. EligibleThrivent Financial members who have beendesignated Choice Dollars have until March31,2016, to direct any remaining 2015 ChoiceDollars. Help support Our RedeemerLutheran Church. Go toThrivent.com/thriventchoice to learn moreand find program terms and conditions. Orcall 800-847-4836 and say "Thrivent Choice"after the prompt.

_ FIRST COMMUNION _

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION If your child is in the 4 grade (or older andth

hasn’t made their First Communion), please sign up on the sheet outside theoffice door. Classes start in February -March and First Holy Communion will beon Sunday, March 13 at the 11:30 amth

service. Letters have been mailed.

OUR REDEEMER NURSERY SCHOOL

Registration forms for the 2016/17school year have been steadily coming in,and I would like to remind parishioners thatwe are filling our classes. If you know ofsomeone with a pre-school age child, giveus a call to find out about our EarlyChildhood Program. Our RedeemerNursery School offers classes for childrenages 18 mos. thru pre-school.781-7637.

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Wednesday, February 10 th

7:00 am & 7:30 pmHoly Communion

with Imposition of Ashes

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7is Super Bowl Sunday.

Let’s make it Soup-er Bowl Sunday atOur Redeemer!

Bring in a can(s) ofSoup or some otherfood to worship andSunday School. Thenwe’ll pass the soup toLutheran CommunityServices New Life

Center. Thank you!

LUTHERAN COMMUNITYSERVICES FOOD PANTRY

is in desperate need of following items:Shelf Stable Milk (Parmalat)

Flour, Sugar, 1 lb. Bag of riceSpaghetti sauce in Jar

Canned Meats (chicken, fish, stew)Towelette items (shampoo,

conditioner, body soap, toothpaste,Thank you for donating whatever you can

CHRISTMAS FAIR 2015

Thank you to all who baked, madecrafts, cooked, set up and cleaned upat our wonderful Christmas Fair! Itwas a huge success thanks to all whohelped!!! We couldn’t have done itwithout all the help! The ChristmasFair Committee sent generousdonations to: Trinity Lower East Side,Angela’s House, Koinonia, LutheranCommunity’s New Life Center, WilburHerrlich, and United Veterans BeaconHouse. Thank you!

MEMORIAL FUND

I/m/o THOMAS MACDONALDGiven by: Margaret Macdonald

BAPTISMSDec. 27, 2015

CILLIAN LUEHR PERRYSon of Christian & Stephanie Perry (nee Luehr)

Godchild of Cydney Callanan

Jan. 10, 2016JULIANA GRACE CANNELLA

Daughter of Joseph & Janine Cannella (nee Liana)Godchild of Erin & Joseph Liana

SOFIE MARIE MOOREDaughter of Jason & Kathleen Moore

(nee Schneider)Godchild of Jennifer Moore

and Douglas Schneider

FUNERALS

JANUARY 6, 2016FRANCIS PALMERI

MID WEEK LENTEN SOUP, BREAD ANDWORSHIP

Beginning Thursday,February 18 andcontinuing for the next4 Thursdays, we willgather at 6:30 pm fora simple meal of soupand bread and thengather in the church at7:15 pm for our Midweek Lenten worship.

If you are interested in coming for the soup andbread meal, please sign up on the board in thenarthex with what you are bringing, soup or bread. This has been very popular in the past and wehope you will join us this year. Questions, pleasecontact Pastor Klose or call the church office at781-6374.

LU HI MEAL PACKING April 102–4 pm

LUHI will once again host a meal packingevent. Their goal is to go over a millionmeals!

We will be sending our confirmation class topack as we feel this is a very hands on wayfor them to help those in need. If anyonewould like to sponsor a student, pleasemake your $40 check out to Our Redeemer. We have 34 people who need sponsorship!

See Pastor or Karen Klose for moreinformation.

MONDAY,FEBRUARY 15, 2016OFFICE & SCHOOL

CLOSED

Nursery NewsFebruary 2016

Wow, we are half way through the schoolyear! Our children are doing so well. Atdismissal time, I just love to hear theexcitement in their little voices as they tellabout their day. There is so much for themto experience here at Our Redeemer. During Learning Centers, children get to doa variety of art, math, science and literacyactivities. A great way to explore! Chapelas well as Music, Bible Fun, Science andYoga classes are also an enrichingexperience for the children.

Progress Reports will be distributed toparents on February 4 and 5 duringparent/teacher conferences.

February will continue to be busy. We willcelebrate Valentine’s Day. Parents maypurchase mylar balloons for their littleValentine’s. It is great to see our little onesleave school with a bunch of balloons! Thechildren will enjoy Valentine’s Day partiesand have Pink Day, as well. School will beclosed for President’s Week, Feb. 15-19. The children will enjoy a visit from theKiddsmiles Pediatric Dental Office staff atthe end of the month. They will learn aboutkeeping their teeth healthy with good dentalcare habits.

We will continue to offer the TerrificThursday, enrichment classes, 12:30-3:00.Each week 3 and 4 year old children cansign up for this class. We have openedenrollment to the community for the 2016-2017 school year, our 30th Anniversary!

Enrollment has been steadily coming in. We have programs available for Mommy &Me - 11 months - 30 months. Also classes

for Learn & Play Group 2 years 6 months,Three years and Pre-K. Information isavailable by calling the school 781-7637 orat www. ourredeemer.net. Please tell your friends about our wonderfulschool!

Fondly,Caitlin DiLemme, Director

SCOUT SUNDAY

Sunday, Feb. 7 isScout Sunday atOur Redeemer AllScouts Boy & Girlare asked to weartheir uniforms tochurch that day sowe can honorthem!

FAMILY BREAKFAST

SUNDAY, FEB.7, 2016

Menu Includes:

Pancakes Sausages Potatoes Eggs

Juice Coffee Tea Milk

Starting after the 9:30 am Service

approx. 10:30 am in the Parish Hall

Please reserve/buy tickets NOWfrom the church office

This breakfast is very popular. Limit 120

Tickets are:

Adults $6.00

(10 & older)

Children $3.00(5-9) Under 5 free

A MINION Reasons to LOVE GOD

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SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS Hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and NewYear!!!

January is our quiet month as everyone is gettingback in to their routines. The children went to churchto celebrate Epiphany on January 10th. Our Lentenseason begins in February where activities will pickup again, along with our famous Pretzel sales. Listedbelow are the Pretzel Sale Dates…notices will begoing home a week before the pretzels are due.

Pretzel Sale Dates GradeFebruary 21, 2016 3 & 4 year olds &

4 Gradeth

February 28, 2016 1 & 3 Gradesst rd

March 6, 2016 Kindergarten & 5 Gradeth

March 13, 2016 2 & 6 Gradesnd th

As always, the funds raised through this program andthe mission envelopes are donated to the HeiferProject who provide over 4 million people worldwidewith income producing animals and seeds, andprovide training in farming. We also donate toLutheran World Relief. Let’s make this year a hugesuccess. If anyone is interested in making pretzels,please bring them in on any of the above Sunday’s.

4 GRADE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN: 1th st

Communion classes will be held on Saturday’s at10a.m., February 13 (student and parent), Februaryth

27 , March 5 , and Friday, March 11 is the lock inth th th

from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. YOU MUST ATTEND THE9:00 A.M. CHURCH SERVICES ON February 14 ,th

28 and March 6 . THERE WILL BE A SIGN-INth th

SHEET IN THE NARTHEX THAT YOU MUST SIGN. IF YOU DO NOT SIGN IN YOU WILL BE MARKEDABSENT FROM SUNDAY SCHOOL. 1ST

COMMUNION WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY –MARCH 13 AT THE 11:30 SERVICE. – Reminderth

notices will be handed out. SUNDAY SCHOOL

RESUMES ON PALM SUNDAY– MARCH 20 .TH

DATES TO REMEMBER:

FEB 7, 2016 BUCK-A-CHICK MISSION & PANCAKE BREAKFAST

FEB 10, 2016 ASH WEDNESDAYFEB 14, 2016 SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN

WILL VISIT CHURCHFEB 21 & 28, 2016 PRETZEL SALESMAR 6 & 13, 2016 PRETZEL SALESMAR 13, 2016 FIRST COMMUNION –

11:30 AM SERVICEMAR 20, 2016 PALM SUNDAYMAR 25, 2016 GOOD FRIDAY –

5:00 P.M. SERVICEMAR 26, 2016 EASTER EGG HUNT –

10:00 AMMAR 27, 2016 EASTER SUNDAY –

NO SUNDAY SCHOOLMAY 15, 2016 9:30 RECOGNITION,

CLASS PARTIES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING

Reminder notices will be sent home with yourchildren. If you have any questions, please do nothesitate to see me on Sunday mornings outside ofRoom 4, email rhsdfamily@aol.com or call (516) 752-9789.

Yours in Christ, Susan Smith

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

2016

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8:30 Rec Crew

3 4 5 6

8:30 am BibleStudy

10:00 Parkview

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Transfiguration

9:30 AM Holy Comm9:30 am SundaySchool10:30 PancakeBreakfast“Soup”er BowlSundayScout Sunday

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8:30 Rec Crew

7:30 pm AllCommitteesMeet

7:30 PM SchoolBoard Meeting

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7:00 am HolyComm/Ashes

NO Confirmation

7:30 pm HolyComm/Ashes

11 12 13

8:30 am BibleStudy

10:00 am 1 Holyst

Comm Classesbegin

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Lent 1

9:30 am Holy Comm9:30 am SundaySchool

15

Office &SchoolsClosed

President’sDay

Nursery

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8:30 Rec Crew

School

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No Confirmation

8:30 pm Bell Choir

Closed

18

6:30 Soup& Bread,Prayers

All

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Week

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8:30 am BibleStudy

No 1st

Communion

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Lent 2

9:30 am Holy Comm9:30 am SundaySchool

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8:30 Rec Crew

7:30 pm ChurchCouncil Mtg

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6:45 pmConfirmation

8:30 pm Bell Choir

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6:30 Soup& Bread,Prayers

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8:30 am BibleStudy

10:00 am 1 Holyst

Comm Classes

28

Lent 3

9:30 am Holy Comm9:30 am SundaySchool

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