Announcements: October 21, 2016

Soul Food Dinner: October 30th
Hello beloved Redeemer Congregation! Our most spectacular annual Soul Food Dinner is fast approaching! Please join us for preparation of the fellowship hall, cooking (teach a little soul food, learn a little soul food), serving, eating, and visiting. All we have to say is SOUL FOOD.. and you know we can't go wrong.
You'd love to help?! Great. Here are the ways:
DONATE Ingredients
MAKE dessert
COOK with us, and dress up the fellowship hall, Saturday morning, October 29th, 9am-12noon
SERVE with us on Sunday, Sunday morning, October 30th, 9am-10:30am & 12pm-2pm
Please the office (admin@redeemermpls.org or 612-374-4139) with your desires, and we will respond with further instructions! The food donation list will be available for sign-up this SUNDAY, October 23rd!
 
Share a Meal with Our Youth
A Thrivent Action Team provides $250 “seed money” for Thrivent members to use in a service, fundraising, or education project. Could you help with a meal in a Redeemer out-of-school program for children and/or youth? With this generous seed money, it is likely you could purchase a take-out or delivery meal to serve and eat with the youth. This is a great opportunity to engage with our vibrant youth! For more information about Action Teams, go to www.thrivent.com and click on Making a Difference. For further information and/or to notify staff of your application, please contact Mary Simonson Clark at development@redeemercenter.org or 612.636.5104.
 
Faith Matters Deadline
Announcements or Articles for the November Faith Matters Newsletter are due to Sarah by Monday, October 24th. Email Sarah at admin@redeemermpls.org.
 
Women's Retreat
Redeemer will be holding our Annual Women’s Retreat the weekend of November 4-6 at Bay Lake Camp in Deerwood, MN. Cost: $75 for one night, and $125 for two nights. Registration form are available in the back of the sanctuary or by contacting the church office and DUE THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23rd!
 
2016/17 Sheridan Story Bryn Mawr Backpack Food Program
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church and Redeemer Lutheran Church in conjunction with Sheridan Story distribute weekend food bags to kids in need at Bryn Mawr Elementary School.  Weekends can be a challenging time for kids who benefit from the free breakfast and lunch the school provides during the week.  Every Friday at 11:30 am we need 4 volunteers to spend up to an hour placing food bags in student's backpacks.  The bags weigh between 3-5 pounds and are prepacked and stored on dollies that can be rolled through the school.  Our goal is to enroll 100 kids in this Friday backpack program.  We are targeting the homeless and highly mobile students at the school.  Please sign in at the school office in front (252 Upton Ave S) at 11:30 am. Then please get a nametag, a clipboard with instructions. a few spare backpacks (drawstring bags) and a list of students from the counter behind the secretary's desk.  You will have to proceed to the cafeteria to get the dollies of food boxes. When you are finished, flatten the boxes and return to the loading dock. Return clipboard and nametags to the storage box in the office.  Our contact at the school is Bethany, school social worker.  Please remember to stay in teams of two and please remember to respect the confidentiality of the program.  You will check off how many bags you deliver and return the clipboard.  
To sign up, follow the link. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b4cacab28a02-201617