Redeemer Women's Retreat!
Women of Redeemer, please mark your calendar for the Women's Retreat happening on November 4th-6th.  The retreat is open to all women, even if you've only been to Redeemer once!  More details are coming soon!
 
RAP is beginning!
"RAP (Redeemer After School Program) is beginning soon!  RAP (Redeemer After School Program) is a program of Redeemer Center for Life that hopes to provide a safe place of belonging for children in first through eighth grade.  Programming includes academic enrichment, activity time and a free meal.  We are seeking volunteers to provide attention, care and support to children on Mondays and Wednesdays!  Volunteers can either help with enrichment programming or assist in the kitchen.  If you are interested in volunteering, please ready to commit, please attend the training on Wednesday, October 5th from 4:00-6:00pm at Redeemer Lutheran Church.  RSVP by emailing khadejia@redeemermpls.org.  If you can’t attend the training but are interested in more information, please email khadejia@redeemermpls.org to let her know!
 
Teen Cafe Begins this Tuesday!
Teen Café is a ministry of Redeemer Lutheran Church and Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church.  Teen Café will meet once a month on the first Tuesday of each month to connect with other youth across the city, do fun things together and talk about faith.  If you know a youth in grades 8th to 12th grade, invite them to join us THIS Tuesday at Venture North at 6:30-8:00 for our first gathering.  Transportation to each month’s events will be available for youth who live in North Minneapolis.  Contact Pastoral Intern Alissa at vicar@redeemermpls.org for more information and for a commitment form!
 
Are you interested in learning more about Muslim Identities in Minnesota?
Join us at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 in the Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center, Augsburg College
 
In the 21st century there is a plethora of clichés, stereotypes, and over-generalizations about Muslims in Minnesota, where there are also a variety of different ways of being Muslim. Join Professor Cawo Abdi and Ph.D. candidate Nahid Khan to explore the diversity of Muslims in Minnesota today and the many contexts shaping their lives and identities. Professor Abdi will draw on her recently published book on the Somali diaspora, Elusive Jannah, and Khan will present data from her research on the portrayal of Islam and Muslims in Twin Cities media over the last several decades.
The event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Bernhard Christensen Center for Vocation at Augsburg College in collaboration with the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at the University of St. Thomas.For more information, please see http://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/2016/08/26/muslim-identities-in-minnesota/
 
Bryn Mawr Backpacks.
Last year, we started a partnership with the Sheridan Story program at Bryn Mawr Elementary School, packing backpacks with food on Fridays for children to take home for the weekend. This program has grown in the last year to serve 112 families. It has been an extremely beneficial partnership that takes place every Friday. They are in need of more volunteers this school year. If you would like to participate or learn more, please contact Pastor Kelly or the church office (612)374-4139.

LAST WEEKEND OF THE CARNIVAL: Carnival Volunteers Needed!
If you would be able to volunteer as a Host, contact Tim as (312) 505-7461.
This is the final weekend of the Carnival de Resistance being at Redeemer. Shows will be Friday, September 23rd (TONIGHT) and Saturday, September 24th.
The schedule will be:
 
Friday, Sept 23rd
4 pm: Carnival EcoVillage Tour
5 pm: Midway Opens
6:30 pm: Opening Act (Cien Años– jazz, funk, reggae, and trova from Honduras)
7:30 pm: Carnival Show “Rooted Wind” followed by live drumming and dancing
 
Saturday, Sept 24th
4 pm: Carnival EcoVillage Tour
5 pm: Midway Opens (Games, sideshows, creative play & local groups)
6:30 pm: Opening Act (Society of Sun Drummer...Drums from West Africa)
7:30 pm: Carnival Show “Burning River” followed by live drumming and dancing
 
LVC Commissioning Service
You are invited to Lutheran Volunteer Corps' Commissioning Service and Dessert Potluck!
 
Come meet the Twin Cities' newest cohort of Volunteers - an amazing group of young adults who are committing to a year of exploring faith, social justice, simple and sustainable living, and intentional community while working at social justice organizations across the Twin Cities.
 
Where: Redeemer Lutheran Church (1800 Glenwood Avenue, Minneapolis, 55405)
When: 2 PM on Sunday, September 25th
 
An informal dessert potluck will follow.  Please bring a dessert to share!
 
The Concert Across America to End Gun Violence
THIS SUNDAY, September 25 Protect Minnesota is presenting “The Concert Across America to End Gun Violence.” The event will be at International Market Square (275 Market Street, Minneapolis). The event is from 3-7pm. Sunday, September 25th is also National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. 
There will be multiple musical performances, including New Sound Underground, The R Factor, and JD Steele! Tickets are $15 (kids & students are free). But if you are interested, we will have some FREE tickets available at church on Sunday morning.
 
Bryn Mawr Backpacks.
Last year, we started a partnership with the Sheridan Story program at Bryn Mawr Elementary School, packing backpacks with food on Fridays for children to take home for the weekend. This program has grown in the last year to serve 112 families. It has been an extremely beneficial partnership that takes place every Friday. They are in need of more volunteers this school year. If you would like to participate or learn more, please contact Pastor Kelly or the church office (612)374-4139.
 
 
Flu Shot Clinic
In partnership with Fairview Health Services we will once again be providing a Flu Shot Clinic:
 
Date: Sunday Oct 30th
Time : 10:30 am – 1:00pm
Where: Redeemer Lutheran Church Library
Ages: 6 months and up
The vaccines are free of charge however if you do have medical coverage please bring your card along to assist in helping to keep this program funded. You will not have a co-pay.
 
Here’s a little bit about the flu:
The flu season starts as early as October and can last until late May.
Getting vaccinated in the fall is the best way to protect yourself, family and friends.
The effectiveness can vary from year to year even if it’s not an exact match. The vaccine takes two weeks after it is given for it to be fully effective.
Unfortunately the nasal flu mist is not being recommended and will not be offered at our Redeemer Clinic.
So don’t be shy, roll up your sleeve and come to the Redeemer Flu Clinic.
I’ll be there to assist  and hold your hand should you need me too.
With best wishes for good health and God’s Peace,
Beth Heinly-Munk
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Open Streets Broadway Ave W
Saturday, September 10th, 2016 11:00am - 5:00pm
 
For the first year on West Broadway Avenue, Minneapolis residents will have the opportunity to explore and enjoy their neighborhood streets without the presence of motorized traffic at Open Streets Broadway!
West Broadway will be FREE and open to all for one, sweet September Saturday afternoon. A great opportunity to bring Northside Pride out in the streets.
Open Streets is a citywide project with events in 8 neighborhoods. Open Streets West Broadway is the North Minneapolis Open Streets, locally organized by the team and network of the West Broadway Coalition, building on the good work of the Lowry Corridor Business Association which hosted Open Streets on Lowry Avenue in years past.
Open Streets events bring together local businesses, families, and neighbors to bike, walk, socialize, play and shop in their communities in a car-free environment. Redeemer and Venture North will be represented at Open Streets, so make sure to stop by their tables!
 
Items needed for Vicar
Our new pastoral intern, Alissa Kretzmann, is getting settled into her apartment and could use a few more things to make the apartment 'complete.'  If you are able to contribute or loan any of the following items, please talk to Alissa or send her an email at vicar@redeemermpls.org.  Thanks for considering helping in this way!
 
Iron 
Ironing Board
Mop
Hanging Rack for laundry
 
The Carnival is COMING!
The big top is going up and the members of the Carnival de Resistance is coming to Redeemer on Tuesday, September 13th. As a way to welcome them to their residency at Redeemer, we will be having a cookout on Wednesday, September 14th from 5:00-6:30PM. Everyone is invited!
 
 Carnival de Resistance
All friends and neighbors are warmly invited to come and meet the Carnival Crew at a dinner on Wednesday Sept 14th. Then, come and attend free, family-friendly Carnival productions that will happen on Sept 16th, 17th, 23th and 24th.  On each of these evenings, the Carnival Midway will open at 5 pm:  visitors can get crafty at the creation station or check out clever twists on old Carnival games, get their face painted, enjoy sideshow acts, roving performers, and much more. Opening Acts begin at 6:30 and the Carnival’s feature productions begin at 7:30. These shows weave theater, music, dance and circus arts, that help us grieve the destruction in the world and imagine a hopeful future that listens to the past.
 
Wedding Congratulations
This Saturday, September 10th we are celebrating multiple Redeemer marriages
Congratulations to Kent Goodroad and Irene Fernando, who will be married in Minneapolis.
Congratulations to Thomas Siburg and Orsuré Francis, who will be married in Poulsbo, Washington.
Congratulations to Alison Stemczynski and Gatlin Marlow, who will be married in Roseville, Illinois.
We wish many prays and blessings on their lives together!
 

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