Spring is Here!

Spring is here, which also means that exciting things are happening at Our Redeemer!

Jr. High Youth Gathering at Concordia, St. Paul on April 23-24. 7th and 8th graders are invited for this fun event at Concordia. We will leave from ORLC at noon on Friday and return on Saturday at 8pm. Talk to Emily if you're interested!

Confirmation. Questioning is Thursday, April 22nd at 5:30pm, followed by supper for the families at 6:30; the 7th/8th grade class will serve the meal. The confirmands will be confirmed on Sunday, April 25th. I encourage everyone to attend and support these youth as they confirm their faith in the Lord!

VBS is June 6th-10th. The theme this year is "Planet Zoom, where Bold Bee-lievers zip, zap and zoom for Jesus". We'll need lots of J-Crew, information will be given out soon!

Merry Christmas!

As we take a break from school to spend time with family and friends this holiday season, take time to ponder and remember the reason that we celebrate. We celebrate the joyous birth of our Savior who was born on a still night in Bethlehem.

Worship with Us!
Christmas Eve: 5:30pm
Christmas Day: 9:30am

Wednesday Night SR. High Bible Study is on break and will continue on January 20th. We will be using the Truth Project and answering the question, "Does God Exist"?

Merry Christmas!
Emily <><

News to Know

Children's Christmas Worship: Sr. High is involved this year too! Rehearsals are Saturday, Dec 12th and 19th from 9-11am. The service is Sunday, Dec 20th at 4:30pm.

Montana Mission Trip: Registration Forms are DUE December 15th! Extra forms are on the youth board if you lost yours.

Christmas Caroling on Wednesday, Dec 16th at 6pm. Meet in the dining hall and we'll go singing with many others!

Montanta Mission Trip Update

A date has been set! June 26th - July 4th. We will arrive home in the wee hours of the morning on the 4th via Amtrak.

Sunday, Nov 22nd: I will hold an informational meeting for everyone interested in going on the trip. We will discuss general information about the trip, schedule, fundraising options and registration information.

My hope is to have everyone committed to going (registration forms filled out) by December 1st. I will ask for a small initial deposit in January which will assure me that you are going.

If you have any questions prior to this meeting, please give me a call, send me an email or comment on this post.

It's Picture Time!

The progressive dinner was an awesome success! We drove a lot and ate A LOT! Thank you to all of our hosts for opening up your home and inviting us in, the food was fantastic. This will definitely be on the schedule of events for next year.

Enjoy the pics :)

Upcoming Events

I want to keep you updated on the activities and wherabouts of the youth!

1. Bible Study: Sunday Mornings for both Jr & Sr. high at 9:15am. Sr. High Bible study on Wednesday nights from 8:30-9:30 in the Sr. high youth room.

2. We strive to have one monthly youth event that draws lots of people. October was our progressive dinner which was a hit and may turn in to a yearly event. On November 20th we will be having a movie night at church. We're going all the way...popcorn, pop, movie on the wall...the movie has not been picked yet, but will be soon. All Junior and Senior high are invited.

3. Thanksgiving decorations for the church. It's that time again when we work together to decorate the church for the season of Thanksgiving. A date has not been set yet, but it will announced as soon as we set one! If you have any pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks, etc. that would add to the decor, please let me (Emily) know.

Progressive Dinner was a HIT!

Sunday, October 25th was our first ever progressive dinner and it was a HIT! 23 youth and 5 adults traveled to 4 homes for our meal. The food was so good at every stop we had to eat a lot...but by the eat we were all stuffed! Stay tuned for pictures, they'll be up soon.

Thank you to all of our hosts, the food was fantastic and your hospitality was greatly appreciated!