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All in the Circle Summer Camp

7/6/2018

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For the second year in a row, Redeemer was delighted to partner with the All in the Circle Creative Arts & Nature Camp to bring the arts & outdoors to North Minneapolis community kids. Over the course of two weeks of rain and sun, 46 campers adventured through Theo Wirth Park exploring, canoeing, and having a blast learning about beavers, bugs, and being responsible stewards of the earth. They enjoyed art classes with Redeemer's Artists in Residence Katherine Parent and Robert The Gentleman Artist, and music classes at The Living Room. The week culminated with a concert in which campers dressed up in beautiful camp-made costumes and staging and taught parents and supporters all about beavers through song and narrative. We can't wait for next year!
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Robert, The Gentleman Artist

6/4/2018

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We are thrilled to welcome to Redeemer as Artist-in-Residence Robert, The Gentleman Artist. Robert only began painting over the last year but demonstrates profound giftedness in his ability to express deep beauty and emotion through music and on canvas. Be sure to stop in, say hello, and tour his mini-gallery in Redeemer's lower-level art studio!  We look forward to the many ways in which Robert will continue to bless our congregation and the Northside community through creation!
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Redeemer Marches for Our Lives!

3/26/2018

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On Saturday, March 24th, Redeemer gathered a group of nearly 50 congregants and community members of all ages who piled onto a bus and rode to the State Capitol to join nearly 18,000 Minnesotans and millions more across the nation in the March for Our Lives.

Despite the blistering cold, we were encouraged and inspired by the young speakers from the Twin Cities and from Parkland, FL, who shared their own harrowing stories of how gun violence has impacted their lives in myriad scenarios from street violence to school shootings. 

As a church living out the mission of God in an urban area wracked with gun violence, Redeemer uniquely understands that the scourge of gun violence goes deeper and farther than mass shootings. It is the daily lived reality of so many of our neighbors and school children, a reality we are committed to changing. The March for Our Lives is one piece in a movement for whole, healthy, equitable living. 
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Invest Your Thrivent Choice Dollars in Redeemer Center for Life!

3/14/2018

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Are you interested in learning about or becoming involved with Redeemer's non-profit community development organization, Redeemer Center for Life?  Now is a GREAT opportunity to invest financially and be part of RCFL's ongoing evolution within Harrison, North Minneapolis, and the greater Twin Cities area!  Below is an invitation to more from Sara Huelle, our Director of Donor Development.
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Thrivent Financial provides a myriad of accessible avenues for Living Generously and making contributions with the intent of strengthening communities and congregations.

If you are an eligible member of Thrivent Financial you get to direct just where Thrivent donates some of their charitable outreach dollars, and we appreciate every recommendation!

THIS is an opportunity to direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars to Redeemer Center for Life and/or Redeemer Lutheran Church today!

Thrivent Choice Dollars not directed by March 31 will expire. For additional information and/or direction visit Thrivent.com/thriventchoice, or call 800-847-4836 and say “Thrivent Choice” after the prompt.

​Thank you for taking the time and investing in RCFL!
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Wednesday Night Lent Worship

2/21/2018

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During Lent 2018, in addition to engaging in a season of holy listening through a series of one-on-one meetings between congregants, Redeemer is hosting weekly Wednesday night Soup Suppers and Holden worship. 
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On Wednesdays February 21 and 28, and March 7, 14, 21, and 28, join us for food and fellowship at 6pm, and stay for Holden worship and table conversations beginning at 7pm. 
If you'd like to volunteer to bring a pot of soup to share for Lenten worship, please contact Amy Koopman at the church or Minister of Fellowship Steve Patnode. ​
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MLK Celebration: Turning Anger into Power and Love

1/16/2018

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 It can be easy at times to feel disheartened in today's world. But at Sunday's MLK Celebration, community members took heart in great food, community and conversation. After enjoying a delicious potluck, members took part in a service that combined music with round table conversation. Members talked about feeling angry and often times hopeless in the face of today's politics and racial issues. But they also talked about how anger can turn into power and love. Several people talked about the importance of not demonizing others, in fact seeing us all as God's creation. Others talks about finding more profound ways to take care of each other within the notion that, "When all do better, we all do better." A couple people spoke on how the church has the potential to be a major force in the community. We have the potential to be brave, they said, to call things out that are not ok, and set the tone for how we can honor everyone's humanity. 
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December 12th, 2017

12/12/2017

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Last night, the Redeemer and Westwood young adults gathered in the Living Room for chili and Christmas desserts followed by some games and a brief worship service with music lead by Paul Koopman. It was a great time to come together with other congregation members and share in some delicious food and company. Redeemer hopes to continue to have more young adult nights like this one, so stay tuned for those dates! 
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Annual Christmas Store

12/12/2017

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The Redeemer Christmas Store has become such a staple in the community that we hardly have to advertise it. In fact, it's been around longer that Pastor Kelly (who has been here 17 years!) Everyone just seems to know the second Saturday in December is a day of truly beautiful generosity. This year's Christmas Store featured 163 individual child shoppers (ages 5-12), over 85  volunteers, and more than 1,000 presents! Beyond some particularly abundant donations from our partner congregations, this year's event featured a special bonus for the parents and guardians – free massages and refreshments at Health Commons in the Living Room! Numerous adults took part in this treat while their children shopped.
Each child was able to "buy" presents for for different family members or friends. Present only cost a quarter, though in reality they were worth much more than that. A volunteer "elf" took the child shopping through the store which was laid out amongst the top floor of the church. They then took the child to the wrapping station where volunteers helped them wrap and label each present. Afterwards, the child got to bundle all their presents up into a bag, and enjoy cookie decorating and a hotdog lunch with their families. All in all, it's amazing to watch the hundreds of people come together to give so much to this event. It's a wonder that the church doesn't literally burst open with generosity! At a time when folks can feel pressured materially and socially by the season, what a beautiful way to honor true Christmas spirit. 

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Redeemer Chosen for ArtPlace Grant

12/5/2017

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Exciting news! RedeemerCenter for Life has been selected from nearly one thousand applicants to receive funding through ArtPlace America’s 2017 National Creative PlacemakingFund – one of only 23 projects that will receive funding this year.   A highly-competitive nationwide program, ArtPlace’s National Creative Placemaking Fund invests money in community development projects where artists, arts organizations and arts and culture activity work to strengthen communities across 10 sectors of community planning and development. “This year’s investments highlight critical dimensions of creative placemaking strategy that can provide great inspiration to communities across the country.” said F. Javier Torres, Director of National Grantmaking at ArtPlace. “We are deeply excited to announce these 23 new investments as our seventh cohort of funded projects through the National Creative Placemaking Fund.”   Redeemer Center for Life, founded by Redeemer Lutheran Church in 1999, will leverage its ArtPlace award to set up a housing security pipeline to support Harrison neighborhood residents interested in transitioning to home ownership or a more secure lease in North Minneapolis. In collaboration with local artist organizers and neighbors, Redeemer will deploy theatre arts interventions to erode neighborhood stratification and establish new relationships.    We look forward to partnering with the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, City of Lakes Community Land Trust, Harrison Neighborhood Association, Urban Homeworks and artist organizer Denetrick Powers, and hope this work over the next 2.5 years will translate into –   1. Retention of long-term Northside residents.  Interested Northside residents will transition to a lease for a next stage of life (e.g., a 2-bedroom instead of a studio) or homeownership to maintain their tenures in North Minneapolis – possibly through a City of Lakes Community Land Trust program to maintain perpetual affordability.
2. Recycled affordable rental opportunities.  Tenants exiting Redeemer housing to secure a next lease or homeownership will leave vacancies on Redeemer’s campus for renters seeking highly-affordable and -accessible leases.
3. Resilient social networks.  Cohorts – 2 over 2 years – will illuminate neighborhood histories & resident stories, introduce neighbors to each other via serial, non-superficial encounters, inspire investment in Harrison’s social fabric & invite residents to imagine living in a neighborhood known nationally as a model for other communities aspiring to both diversity & cohesion.   -Check out a 3-minute video introducing Redeemer Center for Life’s ArtPlace project.   -Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

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Redeemer Women's Retreat: JustUs Women

11/9/2017

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The Women of Redeemer embarked on their annual retreat at Bay Lake Camp in beautiful Bay Lake, Minnesota last weekend (Nov. 3rd-5th). I think it is safe to say that everyone who attended the retreat was immensely grateful for the opportunity to spend the weekend with the wonderful and wise women of Redeemer. The theme of this year’s retreat was “JustUs Women: Being Women of Justice.” Each woman had a different story and insight to share with the group which resulted in very fruitful conversations throughout the entire weekend. We shared and listened and became closer to one another in ways that can’t happen all the time in our busy day-to-day routines. Pastor Babette stressed the importance of taking time away to just be and refocus, and at the end of the weekend, it was evident, that doing just that can make a world of a difference. The women of Redeemer who couldn’t attend were greatly missed and plans were put into motion to find ways to meet more often and more intentionally throughout the course of the upcoming year. It was a beautiful and inspiring weekend.

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