Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church

P. O. Box 187 Catawba, orth Carolina !8"#$ The Reverend Paul Gregory Alms, Pastor
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THE EP"PHAN% EA (N THE CHURCH? &" "(N TATE&ENT

-he %ea%on o' E.i.han6 %how% u% the mi%%ion o' the church in miniature. -he high.oint% o' the %ea%on are the ?agi, the Ba.ti%m o' Ae%u%, the .reaching o' Ae%u% him%el' and the -ran%'iguration. &ll the%e .lace the ,on o' @od in hi% =ncarnation at the ver6 center o' the churchC% .roclamation. -he real .re%ence on earth o' the Creator, hi% .re%ence in the tangible bod6 o' one born o' a woman i% the miracle at the heart o' the church. -he magi do not come to wor%hi. an idea or a .hilo%o.h6D the6 bow down be'ore a human being, @od in 'le%h made mani'e%t. -he connection between the ?agi and the church toda6 i% at the altar, in the real .re%ence o' Chri%t now in .reaching, the liturgical gathering and the Lord% ,u..er. -he mi%%ion o' the church i% not one 'ocu%ed on number% or growth or an6 other EgoalF. =t i% to bring .eo.le and 7ee. them in communion with the li'e giving and death de'eating .er%on o' Ae%u%. E.i.han6 al%o %how% u% ba.ti%m a% crucial to the churchC% li'e. -he 'ir%t ,unda6 a'ter the E.i.han6 ta7e% u% to the Aordan where Chri%t i% ba.tiGed. Ba.ti%m i% the entr6wa6 to new li'e, a li'e giving 'lood which give% new birth, the ocean o' 'orgivene%% which Chri%t call% u% 'orever to %wim with him. -he church call% .eo.le to ba.ti%m. -he liturgical color o' the %ea%on o' E.i.han6 i% green. -he EgreenF %ea%on teache% that mi%%ion i% a long %ighted, .atient activit6 o' the church. =t involve% growth and maturit6. E.i.han6 lead% the church on a tour with Ae%u% to hear him .reach and to witne%% hi% might6 act%. -he churchC% mi%%ion aim% at heaven. =t i% in it 'or the long haul. -he church doe% not %im.l6 aim to .re%ent the @o%.el to a% man6 a% .o%%ible. =t i% dre%%ed, in other word%, in green, catechetical green. -he church i% not in the bu%ine%% o' growing dandelion%, blowing the %eed% o' the go%.el to the wind% and then ho.ing 'or a bunch o' 'a%t growing 'lower% that bloom and then di%a..ear. -he church i% more li7e a 'ore%ter who, %eeing a burned out 'ore%t, begin% .lanting %eedling%, tending, watering, .lanning 'or and envi%ioning a va%t 'ore%t o' towering tree%. @odC% children are tho%e tree%.

GRACE - "WHAT LUTHERAN !EL"E#E"

Pa%tor &lm% will o''er a new cla%% in (EBR)&R* to di%cu%% what the Bible teache% and what Lutheran% believe u%ing Luther+% ,mall Catechi%m a% the guide. & meeting date and time to be determined. -hi% cla%% can lead al%o lead to member%hi.. Contact Pa%tor &lm% /8!80!112!371 or at .a%tor4redeemercatawba.com5 i' 6ou or %omeone 6ou 7now i% intere%ted in attending.

$ANUAR% &EET"NG
EL8ER, 2 9edne%da6 the 1:th at 7;## .m C<)RC< CO) C=L 2 -hur%da6 the 1"th 7;## .m >O-ER+, ?EE-= @ 2 (ollow% wor%hi. the 1$th

!"!LE TU'% (PP(RTUN"T"E AT RE'EE&ER unday morn)ng %oung Adult *lass meet% at $;##
a.m. in the educational wing. -he6 are %tud6ing the boo7 o' ?atthew. unday morn)ng Pastor+s grou, meet% in the .ari%h hall at $;## a.m. and are beginning a review o' ,t. Lu7e. Ch)ldren+s unday *hool meet% at $;## a.m. with cla%%e% ranging 'rom 326ear% o' age through middle %chool. Wednesday !)-le Class re%ume% on Aanuar6 8th at 1#;3# a.m. and will be loo7ing at the @o%.el o' ?atthew. -he6 meet in the .ari%h hall. Wednesday Even)ng Worsh), i% a %im.le %.o7en 'orm o' .ra6er and hearing @od+% 9ord at ";3# ..m. LUTHERAN THE(L(G% !((. CLU! 9ill meet at Redeemer on (ebruar6 ", !#11 at 7;## ..m. -hi% boo7 club i% a gathering o' 'riend% who want to di%cu%% Lutheran theolog6. =t i% o.en to an6one regardle%% o' church member%hi. or denominational a''iliation. =nvite 6our neighbor% and co2wor7er%. -he boo7 we will di%cu%% i% B86ing to Live; -he Power o' (orgivene%%B b6 <al ,en7beil. =t i% available at the lin7 below or call the church o''ice 'or a co.6; htt,/001112ama3on2*om0'y)ng-L)ve-The-Po1er4org)veness0d,05675589885

&E&(R"AL @ (PP(RTUN"T"E
=n loving memor6 o' ........ Larry Matthews, Sr. -ommie Read'earn @ina ,ain L6nn Barger icole Beam Paula H Ron Lanca%ter 8enni% and Aan Bennett orri% and 8iann <arwell "A Pla*e At The Ta-le &emor)als" =n loving memor6 o' ........ Helen Little Adams ?elvin and Leona Little Bill and (ran Little =n loving memor6 o' ........ Virginia Dell Shook Barr6 and Barbara Edward% orri% and 8iann <arwell All memorials received from friends and family outside of our Redeemer family are sent a thank note from Redeemer. lease feel free to contact Lynn !estray if you have "uestions concerning memorial gifts received on #ehalf of for your loved one. &EN+ CLU! H( T"NG 4" H 4R% Aanuar6 18 'rom :2 8;## ..m. *ou can eat in or ta7e out .late% 'or I8. -he ?en+% Brea7'a%t meeting ha% been moved to Aanuar6 1! at 7;## a.m. 'or 'inaliGe .lan%. ,o mar7 6our calendarJ RE'EE&ER C(&&UN"T% !L((' 'R"#E will be on -hur%da6, Aanuar6 !$ 'rom 327;## ..m. with a goal to collect 3# .int% o' blood. (ran i% loo7ing 'or volunteer donor% and volunteer% to a%%i%t with regi%tration and over%eeing the canteen area. ,ign u. %heet% are .o%ted on the bulletin board in the .ari%h hall 'or volunteer hel.er% to %ign u.. =' 6ou cannot give blood then a%%i%ting tho%e who can i% ver6 im.ortant too. Plea%e %hare the date% and time% with 'amil6, 'riend% and co2wor7er% and to %chedule a li'e%aving a..ointment, vi%it htt.;00www.redcro%%blood.org0 and enter ,onsor Code/ ACata1-aB or %ign u. on the li%t in the arthex. G(T AN% 4R"EN' C =nvite them to a ,unda6 at RedeemerJ (riend%hi. ,unda6 i% a .er'ect time, (ebruar6 1"th. -hi% da6 i% an ea%6 wa6 to invite and encourage tho%e 6ou 7now who ma6 want or need a church home or who have never been to Redeemer to come and be with u%. 9e will have a %.ecial %ervice and a co''ee hour. ,o =nviteJ

@ CELE!RAT"(N

:5;8 4L(WER CHART i% .o%ted in the educational wing. Plea%e ta7e a 'ew minute% to re%erve 6our %.ecial ,unda6 to honor or remember a %.ecial individual or occa%ion. N(RTH CAR(L"NA LUTHERAN 4(R L"4E will be ho%ting a Pro2Li'e wor%hi. %ervice and rall6 on ,unda6, Aanuar6 1$th, 3;## ..m. at &ugu%tana Lutheran Church in <ic7or6. Re.re%entative% o' the Pregnanc6 Care Center will %.ea7 a'ter the %ervice and re're%hment% will 'ollow. WE''"NG ANN"#ER AR"E ; ?r. H ?r%. >ance Readling /!5, ?r. H ?r%. K6le Aohn%ton /15, ?r. H ?r%. 8onnie <ou%ton /"5, ?r. H ?r%. Eugene ?edlin /1!5, ?r. H ?r%. -omm6 *ount /!15, ?r. H ?r%. Brian Bixb6 /!:5. !APT" &AL ANN"#ER AR"E ; Bec76 Lane6 /15, Aan Bennett /!5, Carlo% <edric7 /35, Larr6 LittleLohn /75, &manda ?. Eur6, @errit ?ote% /85, Aac7%on Cani.e, Aac7ie ,herrill /1#5. ichola% Bumgarner, Cameron Bixb6 /1!5, Brad Chandler /185, -on6 Aohn%on, -om Aohn%ton /!15, Ae''re6 ?edlin /!15, Aod6 ,igmon /!:5. !"RTH'A% ; &dd6 @arvin, Rand6 <one6cutt, &vi% ?atthew% /15, &rlene 9agner /35, Rhonda Ec7ard, Aohnn6 @allowa6, 9hitne6 ,ta6roo7 /:5, ?ar7 Eur6 /"5, Leonard RadintG /85, -ro6 Korn /$5, -om Aohn%ton /115, Paul 9e%tra6 /115, Lena Ram%e6 /1:5, ,and6 Knau' /!#5, ?ia Bennett, Aame% ?urra6 /!15, Kevin ,igmon /!"5, Ae%%ica Bumgarner, Larr6 LittleLohn /3#5, -on6 Aohn%on /315. $f your %anuary anniversary or #irthday is not listed a#ove, &lease leave a note in the #asket on the church office door.

%T' Totals as oD 'e*em-er =;, :5;= &ttendance /:! wee7%5 Budgeted eed% -otal Contribution%0Recei.t% Over / hort5

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Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church

P. O. Box 187 Correction Catawba,Address orth Carolina !8"#$2#187Requeste d