Announcements: September 2, 2016

Letters of the Bible: The Challenge and Encouragement of the Epistles"
This year our weekly Sunday morning Bible Study will be broken into mini-series.  Our first series is entitled "Letters of the Bible: The Challenge and Encouragement of the Epistles."  In this mini-series we will explore some of the Christian Epistles (letters) written to and from Christians in the Early Church.  Each week, Pastoral Intern Alissa will give a brief introduction to the original context, author and audience of the letter we are exploring.  Then we'll spend most of our time considering how we are being encouraged and challenged by the letter.  All are welcome for Bible Study which meets in the Library from 9:00-10:00am each Sunday morning.  Swing by for one week of this series, or all four!  
 
Communion Help Needed
If you are interested in setting up or serving communion, please contact Mike and Kristi Murray. We are looking for servers specifically for this Sunday, but if you are interested in the future also contact them. Contact  Kristi at buxtonforever@gmail.com or 612-812-6524
 
Mark your calendars for Carnival de Resistance
Carnival de Resistance will be at Redeemer starting September 13th until September 26th.
Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to the event. They have 33 artists and activists coming from all corners of the US, Mexico and Honduras and they are partnering with dozens of local groups.
 
Carnival de Resistance Volunteers Needed
The Block Party was a huge success because of all the behind the scenes volunteers who made it happen. In 3 weeks, the Crew de Resistance Crew will be building a Carnival world in our back lot and offering two weekends of festive events. They need volunteers to help out with building the Carnival world, and volunteers on each of the productions nights. The Carnival especially wants Redeemer folks in the role of "greeters" or "community caretakers/ hosts" on the production nights. If you have any interest in volunteering, go to http://carnivalderesistance.com/support/volunteer/ for description and a link to sign-up. There will also be a sign up sheet at church on Sunday.
 
Items needed for Carnival de Resistance
As we are getting closer, the Carnival is beginning to look for supplies for their time at Redeemer. Some of the items will be used in the village for the performers/volunteers while other items will be used in the performances. Listed below are the top two iteams from the needs list. Notice that some items are asked to be borrowed and returned, while other items will NOT be returned.
 
To Borrow:

1. untreated 1 by 1s or 1 by 2’s
2. bicycles

 
Le’Vonte King Jason Jones Fundraiser
Minneapolis this summer. His younger sister was also shot, but did survive. Redeemer Lutheran Church Community and the Parent-Child Home Program of Jewish Family &
Children’s Service of Minneapolis are partnering to bring needed support to Le’Vonte’s family. Please consider giving financially. Checks can be made payable to Redeemer Lutheran Church or paid through our paypal (the link is below). For any questions, contact Kristi Murray 952-417-2120 or kmurray@jfcsmpls.org.
 https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=CNGbriHc-glMwmdszfFPQL9dLrWuAB2yy-36Hq5Z1BCincN0CzKb_l4Rh3S&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8de2b8031b89187c030b37e57608011f58