Redeemer Announcements & Prayers of Intercession - June 11, 2020

NEW TIME to ZOOM!
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We continue to host Zoom fellowship every Sunday morning, but we're changing the time! From now on, please join us at 9:30am (instead of 10:30am) for our weekly check in!

VIRTUAL WORSHIP
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We will continue to host virtual worship through at least July 12, per state and synod guidance. We apologize for last week's error in noting we would begin in-person worship earlier. Stay tuned for updates.

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BIBLE STUDY with PK
You are invited to listen in as Pastor Kelly walks us through First Peter in a five-week virtual Bible study based on Hostility and Hospitality: The Secret of Living in an Unfriendly World. Each Tuesday she will focus on a different section of the letter. 

The First and Second Forays - "Christ in the Struggle: 1 Peter 1:1-12" and "The Struggle in Ourselves: 1 Peter 1:13-2:10" - are already on the website. Dig in!

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CONGRATULATIONS, ANNA & JASON!
​We offer our heartfelt congratulations to minister of education Anna Kottkamp and Jason Hoard who were married in Redeemer's courtyard on Tuesday,
June 10th. 

May your marriage be filled to the brim
​with joy and love!

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FEEDING THE 420
​Over two days last weekend, Harrison At Home's Denetrick Powers and a team of neighbors gathered in Redeemer's kitchen to make and deliver breakfast to 420 Northsiers! #NorthMplsStrong

VENTURE NORTH: 
To support the movement for Black lives during the Minneapoilis Uprising, Venture North opened a FREE Emergency Bike Service to provide rapid repair to cyclists with the help of 80+ volunteer mechanics!

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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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> This Sunday, June 14th, we will host a memorial services for the Delores Runsuwe family on what would have been her birthday, and for our Harrison neighbor Toche's sister-in-law who passed away recently. Please hold these families in your prayers throughout the weekend.
> Breeze Online Directory: If you haven't joined already, please click here to create your Breeze church directory listing!
> COVID-19 Testing during Uprising: The state of MN recommends that anyone who lives in high-impact neighborhoods, has participated in direct actions (protests, marches, vigils), or volunteered at various donation intake and distribution sites during the Minneapolis Uprising be tested for coronavirus. Testing is available for free without cost-sharing. A list of testing locations is available here.
> If you or someone in your family would like to participate in virtual worship by reading or helping with our recording, please contact Amy. We would love for you to be part of our online experience!

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PRAYERS of INTERCESSION
June 14, 2020 | 2nd Sunday of Pentecost
Readings & Gospel:
Exodus 19:2-8 | Psalm 100 | Romans 5:1-8 | Matthew 9:35-10:23

Called into Unity with one another and the whole creation, let us pray for our shared world -- [a brief silence]

Holy One, you bring us together and call us your own. Bless theologians, teachers, and preachers who remember and follow the examples of Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, and the teacher Macrina. Guide Redeemer in calling their next pastor. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

Holy One, the whole earth is yours. Inspire us to care for what you have provided. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.
Holy One, we have created divisions you will not own. Encourage throughout the 

world, organizations, and individuals in developing lasting peace and reconciliation. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

Holy One, empower all whose voices go unheard, and help us respond to the pressing needs of our neighbors. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

Holy One, you bring all people to yourself. We give thanks for the holy people who have gon before us: Ahmaud, Arvid, Cordelia, Breonna, Delores, George, Chief Seattle, William, the Emanuel 9, and all deceased from COVID-19. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. 

Receive these prayers, O God, and those too deep for words; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

image: "Jesus the Good Shepherd" by Anthony Falbo