Dates To Remember
October 2: German Dinner! Come join us for lunch or dinner (see more info under “Upcoming Events”)
October 3: LWML Fall Fest (see info on page 4).
October 5, 12, 19, 26: Mission Quilters meet from 9:00 am until about noon at the house directly north of the church office. Come join the fun. No experience needed. The more the merrier & more work completed.
October 7, 14, 21, 28: Pastor’s Wednesday’s 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 to Zoom-link meeting.
October 7, 21: Confirmation classes. Wednesdays 4:30 to 6:00 pm. Parents please make every effort to have your youth here to attend.
October 8 & 22: Country Fare Quilters meet in the Fellowship Hall at 9:00 am.
October 9: Keenagers meet at 1:00 pm in Fellowship Hall for snacks, fun & fellowship.
October 10: All Members Breakfast and Workday. 8:00 am.
October 11: Rejoice @ Redeemer Service at 1:30 pm in Fellowship Hall w/Communion observed.
October 12 & 13: Oklahoma Church Workers Conference in Enid, Okla. See info below.
October 12: Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day—Federal Holiday—banks, post offices, etc. will all be closed this day. Church office will be open.
October 13: Braille - if you would like to help with this important mission project, please contact Gail Colvin.
October 15: LWML meets at 9:30 am in the church library. All women are welcome and urged to attend.
October 15: Church Council meeting at 3:00 pm. All Council Members & Elders are urged to be there in person or by zoom-link. Contact Pastor Ryan to zoom-link.
October 17: Youth Spooky Fun Night – 5:30 pm--see complete info below under Events.
October 31: Reformation Celebration. See information below.
A LWML Thank You: To everyone for your support of the Lutheran World Relief quilt & kit donations. On October 4th, Pastor Ryan will bless these items during church service before shipping on October 5th.
October is Clergy Appreciation Month!
The Oklahoma District appreciates the service of our pastors as well as that of all our church workers. Congregations are encouraged to specially recognize their pastor(s) this month.
UPCOMING EVENTS
German Dinner October 2nd – Join us on this date for the German Lunch & Dinner. The ladies of the LWML will once again be hosting the German Dinner serving lunch from 11:00 am–1:30 pm and dinner from 5:00–7:00 pm. This fundraiser will help the LWML support the many mission projects both on the local and national level. Many hands are needed to make this a success. If you have any questions, please contact either Jan Belcher at 918-527-5419 or Roz Burger at 918-283-2645. Come join us for a yummy meal!
(Copies of the menu can be found on the narthex table or on the church reception desk countertop).
Youth Service Project (German Dinner) – Great food and fellowship is right around the corner again. On Friday October 2nd, the youth (6th-12th) will be helping out with this fun and delicious LWML fundraiser. The youth will be helping in the kitchen, cleaning tables, refilling drinks, helping with desserts and various other tasks. Parents please let Michelle Smith or Carolyn Hayes know if your child can help out. We would like help from all youth that are available. Parents please drop off your youth at the church by 4:45 pm and pick up at 7:30 pm. Better yet, stay and support the LWML and enjoy a meal!
LWML Fall Fest 2026 – Will be on held on October 3rd, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Vinita, OK (460 N. Wilson St.) Registration begins at 8:30 am—meeting starts at 9:00 am. Everyone is invited to a nice day of Bible study and lunch with a group of great ladies. Please plan to attend. A carpool will be available for anyone who wants to go but not drive. Contact Roz Burger or Dorothy Gilbreath for any questions.
Oklahoma Church Workers’ Conference – Will be held in Enid, Okla. on Monday & Tuesday, October 12 & 13. Pastor Ryan will be attending this conference, therefore, he will be out of the office these two days. Contact your Elder if you need assistance.
Youth Spooky Fun- Join us Saturday October 17th as we carpool to Sperry, OK for a scary, good time. We will be doing “The Dark Ride” which is a trail ride and walk scare at the Psycho Path Haunted Attraction. Please RSVP by Sunday October 11th for this youth event so we can purchase tickets online. This has sold out in the past so we would like to get tickets early. We will be eating beforehand at the Tasty Freeze in Skiatook, which has really good burgers and ice cream. We are asking each youth to bring $15 to help cover the cost of this activity. We will be doing a Bible Study before we leave for the event. Please drop your youth off at 5:30 pm at church and pickup will be at 9:15 pm at the church.
For any additional information or questions about youth activities, please contact Michelle Smith or Carolyn Hayes.
First Annual Reformation Celebration - October 31st in the Family Life Center, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. All members are asked to personally invite any guests they would like to join them. Members, please respond back with numbers of any guests you expect for a head count by Sunday October 25th. There will be games, singing, fellowship and praise. A pie competition will provide dessert for a light meal before we part. Contact Jill Blanski for more information or if you have any questions.
THE LWML is tentatively planning to sponsor a Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch Honey Sunday again this year and further information will be in the October bulletins. We will be giving 100% of the proceeds made for your honey orders to Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch. In order to be able to know our impact with this project, we will be distributing order forms in the bulletins and this year you will return the order forms to the LWML along with your payment (checks payable to the Redeemer LWML) and LWML will submit all the orders together with an LWML check payable to Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch by their deadline in November. Orders will be filled and mailed directly to the person(s) you complete an order form and payment for and will not include information as to who sent this unless YOU inform people of how this gift was provided to them.
Watch for the posters and information regarding this mission campaign for Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch in the Narthex and the October church bulletins, as we will end this project on October 26th. The 11 oz. plastic bottle of honey has a recommended $10 (or more) per bottle donation.
Did You Know: LWML collects used eyeglasses, sunglasses, and soft cases to be used for MOST Ministries. These go to foreign countries to be used to help people during summer mission trips. Many people are helped to see who have often been unable to see most of their life. We also collect stamps, no ordinary stamps or Christmas stamps, but if you receive correspondence with a special stamp, please save for LWML. Please save 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.
Save Those “Best Choice” UPC Codes – LWML asks that you continue to save your ‘BEST CHOICE’ UPC Codes. Cut them off the product label, carton or bag and place them in the container located on the left end of the Narthex cabinet or take an envelope to fill it up and bring back.
Food Pantry – We are always in need of any food items you would like to donate. If you prefer to make a monetary donation instead, just mark the donation as “Food Pantry” and put it in one of the offering plates. The Caring Ministry will do the shopping for you!
The Gratitude Corner
A big thank you and shout out to everyone for their generous and continuing hard work at our church. There's always much to be done each and every day. inside and outside. We are blessed to have many hands and hearts to take care of our wonderful church building, Many hands are needed to do what needs to be done. So, if you have been thinking of helping, please do anything that you see needs to be done, or reach out and ask someone if there's something you can do!
"There's always, always something to be thankful for!"
Looking ahead to November
Redeemer’s ‘All Saints Day’ – Will be celebrated on Sunday, November 1st. Sign-up sheets will be on the table in the Narthex to submit your names for those to be remembered on that Sunday.
