Dates To Remember
November 3,10,17,24: Tuesdays, “The Chosen” will be presented 10:00 am-Noon (see complete information below under Evangelism News).
November 4, 11, 18: Pastor’s Mid-Week Bible study. Meets every Wednesday at 10:00 am in the church library to study the upcoming reading for Sunday. Everyone is welcome! Contact Pastor Ryan if you would like to Zoom-link meeting. No Bible Study on Nov. 25th due to Thanksgiving Eve—church office closed. Next Bible study will be on Dec. 2nd.
November 4, 18: Confirmation Class meets at 4:30 – 6:00 pm. Parents please make every effort to have your children at these important classes.
November 6,13,20,27: Fridays, “The Chosen” will be presented 3:00-5:00 pm (see complete information below under Evangelism News).
November 8: Rejoice @ Redeemer Service w/Communion at 1:30 pm.
November 10: Braille - if you would like to volunteer to help with this important mission project, please contact Gail Colvin.
November 11: Veteran’s Day. Banks, Post Offices, etc. will be closed for this Federal Holiday. Church Office will be open.
November 13: Keenagers meet at 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Come join the fun, bring your favorite finger foods and games!
November 14: Youth Event at SafeNet (see Youth News/Events below for info)
November 19: LWML meets at 9:30 am in the church library. All ladies of the church are welcome & encouraged to attend.
November 19: Council Meeting at 3:00 pm. All Council Members & Elders are encouraged to be there.
November 21: Church Members’ Breakfast & Workday—8:00 am
November 25 26: Thanksgiving Holiday – Church Offices closed.
November 29 & Dec. 6,13: Children’s Christmas practices during Sunday School. Program will be presented on Sunday, December 20.
CHURCH NEWS / EVENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Church Office Will Be Closed – Wednesday & Thursday, November 25th & 26th, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Evangelism NEWS
Grass Roots Evangelism
What is evangelism? According to AI sources, evangelism is; sharing the Christian gospel, or "good news," with others to invite them to faith in Jesus Christ. The method can be, through open preaching, one-on-one conversations, or building personal relationships. It is the Great Commission; Jesus Christ's final instruction is to share the gospel. As a proposal, a challenge if you will, let us get back to the grass roots of individual evangelism as part of our faith family here at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Personal connections are hard to come by in our technology driven society. Evangelism at home will strengthen our efforts as we reach out to a broader community. Consider, if you will, opportunities to spark evangelism in a closeup and personal way.
A Call to Evangelism by Reaching Out to Your Faith Family. An updated Redeemer Lutheran Church directory has just been printed. Names, phone numbers, and addresses of your Redeemer family are made available there. Call or send a note just to say hello or to check in. This doesn’t have to be uncomfortable or scripted. Start with your church friends and acquaintances you haven’t touched base with in a while. Once you’re ready, expand your efforts. Then keep in touch. Include those we see regularly as well as members you have not seen in a while. Youth to elders, all deserve a personal connection within our faith family. The photo book of members is being updated as well. If you have never perused its pages, it sits on a podium next to the drinking fountains in the narthex. Take a look and make a point to have a brief conversation with someone you would like to get to know better.
Come and See “The Chosen” presented twice weekly in November.
The Chosen is a docudrama based on Jesus Christ and the Call to his followers. A tv/movie series, The Chosen is Gospel based with embellished ‘character’ development of personalities and back stories as Gospel truths are told. Hosted by Evangelism and RLC members in our fellowship hall, one and a half to two-hour sessions will take us through the first season in 5 or 6 weeks. Currently the first through fourth seasons are available to us, with fifth and sixth seasons yet unreleased. If the first season’s showing of The Chosen is well received, and well attended, we will continue with additional seasons starting in January of 2027.
- A late morning showing will be held Tuesdays starting November 3rd, from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.
- A second showing will be held on Fridays beginning November 6th, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Invite a friend and join us!
LWML NEWS
Pastor Ryan carried the LWML Lutheran World Relief Mission quilts and kits to Tulsa for us on Monday, October 5 and we certainly appreciated him doing this for us. We sent 83 quilts to Lutheran World Relief, 38 more have gone to Orphan Grain Train, 39 Personal Care kits, 52 School kits, 8 Sewing kits and 6 Layettes of donations!!
We collect used eyeglasses, sunglasses, and soft cases to be used for MOST Ministries. We also collect stamps, no ordinary stamps or Christmas stamps, but if you receive correspondence with a special stamp, please save for LWML. Please send a large portion of the stamp as they have to be cut down a certain way. There are boxes on the counter in the narthex for collection of these items. We also collect used printer cartridges. For a list of these cartridges please see the list on the counter as well. Thank you for all you do to help LWML in all our endeavors.
For Pastor Recognition in October, the LWML presented Pastor Ryan a Thank-You card and a monetary gift for all that he does for us.
During the months of November & December, we will be collecting socks of all sizes for the John 3:16 mission. There will be a collection box available in the narthex.
LWML Christmas Luncheon – Plans are being made to go to the Detweiler Amish Home in Inola December 15th for our Christmas Luncheon. More information will be forthcoming in the Sunday bulletins & December Newsletter.
A Big, Big Thank You – can't be said enough times to the many hands for decorating, planning, shopping, preparing and serving our annual German Dinner. Thank you, thank you to everyone who helped make it a success. It really is a blessing to all!
Remember...."There's always, always, always something to be thankful for!"
Save Those “Best Choice” UPC Codes – We asks that you continue to save your ‘BEST CHOICE’ UPC Codes. Cut them off the product label, bag, etc. & place them in the container located on the left end of the Narthex cabinet.
YOUTH NEWS/EVENTS
Service Project – Saturday November 14th, the youth group will be doing a service event at SafeNet Services Resale Shops in Claremore. The proceeds from these shops benefit the SafeNet domestic violence shelter. The last two years we have served there and helped with cleaning out flowerbeds, picking up sticks, sweeping leaves, organizing the outdoor toy area and other projects. Please meet at the church at 12:45 pm and we will carpool to the shop. At 3:00 pm will we leave and carpool to get ice cream at La Michoacana in Claremore. We will be back at church for pick up at 4:00 pm. Please plan to attend this worthy community service project.
Poinsettia Fundraiser – Christmas time will be here before you know it. Poinsettias are used to decorate the church sanctuary for the holiday season. The order forms will be in the Sunday church bulletin on November 8th & 15th and will also be available on the table in the narthex. The price will be $10.00 each. Orders need to be turned in by Sunday November 29th with money by either placing them in the offering plate or giving them to Michelle Smith or Carolyn Hayes. The plants will be in the sanctuary by the Sunday December 6th service. All proceeds benefit the youth group activities.
Thanksgiving Holiday Bake Sale – This year the youth group is doing their bake sale this month instead of in December. It will be held Sunday morning, Nov. 22nd, before and after the church service. This bake sale is to help raise funds for youth activities. We are asking each youth family to bring 3 items (cakes, pies, cookies, bread, chocolate treats etc.) for the sale. This is a great opportunity to purchase treats for Thanksgiving dinner.
Advent – (and a new church year) will begin this year on Sunday, November 29, the First Sunday in Advent. This year’s sermon series is titled “The Everlasting Light” Also, our special, preparatory, contemplative, midweek Advent worship services will begin on Wednesday, December 2 at 7:00 p.m. and will continue December 9 & 16 with a mid-week dinner at 6:00 pm before each service. Join us!
“The Everlasting Light” Children’s Christmas Program Schedule:
Sun. Nov. 29 at 9:00 am in the Sanctuary/ costume fitting at 9:30 am
Sun. Dec. 6 & 13: 9:00 am in the Sanctuary
Sun. Dec. 20: Dress Rehearsal & Performance. Meet in double classroom at 9:00 am.
For ages 2 - High School. Parents of younger children, feel free to stay during the practices if it helps them be involved. We would love to have all our families participate. Please see Caroline Honeycutt for any questions. Invite your friends and family to this special service as the children share the message of Jesus’ birth.
Looking Ahead to Some December Events
Claremore Community Chorus – Will hold their annual Christmas Concert, Friday, December 4th at 7:30 pm at the Trinity Baptist Church – 2999 N. Sioux Ave. – Claremore, OK. Come and enjoy the concert and stay for the cookie reception afterwards.
The 104th Annual Presentation of Handel’s Messiah – For over 100 years Tulsa area Lutherans have joined together to present portions of Handel’s Messiah free for the community. What started as First Lutheran’s own celebration has expanded to include many congregations and professional musicians to accompany them. This year’s presentations are at Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church - 2550 E. 71st St. - Tulsa, OK, on Dec. 6 at 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm. (See flyer on narthex bulletin board for more information.)
YOUTH EVENTS:
Advent Meal – Wednesday, December 9th the youth will be doing the meal before church service. More details to come as the date gets closer.
Christmas Party – The youth Christmas Party will be on the evening of Saturday December 19th. More details to come as the date gets closer.
