Dates to Remember
May 2: Saturday-Youth Disc Golf-Join us on May 2nd for a fun afternoon of fellowship. We will meet at church at 11 am for a Taco lunch and a Bible study. We will then carpool to Claremore lake for disc golf. Pick up time from church is 3:00 pm. Hopeful for beautiful weather this day.
May 4, 11, 18, 25: Mondays-Mission Quilters meet at 9:00 am in the “white” house (north across from church office). All ladies are welcome, no experience necessary.
May 6, 13, 20, 27: Wednesdays-Pastor’s Bible study. It is held every Wednesday at 10:00 am in the Library to study the upcoming reading for Sunday. Everyone is welcome or join in by Zoom-link by contacting Pastor Ryan.
May 6, 13: Wednesdays-Confirmation class meets at 4:30-6:00 pm. Parents please make every effort to have your children at these important classes.
May 12: Tuesday-Braille- if you would like to help with this important mission project, please contact Gail Colvin.
May 15: Friday-Keenagers meet at 1:00 pm. Bring your favorite finger foods and games to play and join the fun.
May 16: Saturday-Church members breakfast/workday begins at 8:00 am with breakfast & devotion and then any work around the church that might be needed.
May 17 Sunday-Rejoice @ Redeemer Service at 1:30 pm. This is a more modern style service in lieu of our traditional one at 10:30 am. Communion is also observed at this service. Come join us!
May 17: Sunday-First Communion for first year confirmation youth.
May 21: Thursday-LWML meets at 9:30. All church ladies are welcome. Church Council Meeting will meet at 3:00 pm. All Council Members are encouraged to be there or join meeting by Zoom-link by contacting Pastor Ryan.
May 25: Monday-Memorial Day! Church Office will be closed.
May 31: Sunday-Church members voters’ meeting will be held immediately following morning service (will not last long). Please plan on attending this quarterly meeting. Learn what is happening in/around the church and might need to be approved by church members. Minutes from last meeting, are printed in this newsletter.
Altar Flowers – If you would like to furnish flowers for the altar, there is a sign-up sheet on the narthex table. You can choose either a ‘special’ Sunday to honor someone or just any Sunday. Flowers may also come from your garden/flower bed. If you would prefer, you can make a donation & we will shop for you. Mark your contribution “Altar Flowers” on your check or envelope.
Class of 2026 – LWML has provided a Piggy Bank for our graduate—David Robert Ramthun (son of Roma). He is graduating from Claremore High School this May. You can place your donation in the Piggy Bank in the Narthex to help him celebrate this important milestone.
VBS – Time to register for Vacation Bible School June 1-4, 9:00-11:00 am. For ages Kindergarten-5th grade. Register online today at: https://www.rlccok.org/vbs.
A Big Thank You! – On behalf of the Country Fare Quilters Club, we want to thank Redeemer Lutheran Church for allowing us to have our quilt retreat (April 16-18) at your beautiful facility. Twenty-eight people attended and we sewed many pieces together. Many of our items will be donated to charity. Again, Thank you ‘sew’ much!...Retreat Chairperson: Cele Myers.
Connect to Disciple – Connect to Disciple a workshop to build purposeful outreach opportunities with our community. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall Sat., June 20 from 8:30 am-5:00 pm with lunch provided. Please sign the sheet located on the narthex table that you will be attending. We need at least 25 people (prefer more) to attend this workshop. This is to learn more about reaching out to bring more people to our congregation. Members of Church Council and Elders we look forward to your participation. Any questions, contact Pastor Ryan.
Attention all nursery care attendants & VBS helpers 18 and up – We run background checks for those adults who help with youth. You simply need to schedule a time to meet with the Pastor to provide him information. It typically takes no longer than 10 minutes. If you had a background check last year, you do not need another one. Please complete these by May 31.
New Member Class – Interested in joining Redeemer as a member? Join us in the Library/Conference room beginning on April 30th at 6:30pm. We will be using the Lutheranism 101 book to discuss the key articles of Lutheran Faith. Contact Pastor Ryan if you are interested.
Youth News
LOOKING AHEAD TO JUNE
Calling All Youth! – VBS is June 1-4 from 9:00-11:00 am. We are asking for youth to volunteer to help during this time with crafts, games, snacks, etc. Contact Michelle Smith or Carolyn Hayes for more information or contact Caroline Honeycutt to sign up to volunteer.
For more information on all Youth events, please contact Michelle Smith or Carolyn Hayes.
LWML News
On April 17-18, 2026, Dorothy Gilbreath, Eileen Husting & Pastor Ryan Honeycutt attended the Oklahoma State LWML Convention in Edmond, OK. This year’s theme was “Finding Peace”. We enjoyed the Bible studies presented by Michelle Diecks. Michelle is a Master Certified Christian Life Coach, and has two published books. The keynote speaker was David Nehrenz, Oklahoma District President. The mission speakers were from the M.O.S.T. Ministries and was led by Patti Ross from Christ Redeemer Church in Tulsa. They told of their trip last summer to Belize and how they helped so many people by fitting them with eyeglasses. Dianna Just, National LWML Representative informed us on the progress of the National Grants. We enjoyed small sessions during the day. Pastor Honeycutt did a presentation on “Forgiveness”. For the next biennium, he will serve as Senior Pastoral Counselor. Friday evening a Communion Service was held with Rev. Nehrenz as guest speaker. A wine & cheese party was held later in the evening.
Mission Grants for the Oklahoma District LWML biennium 2026-2027 were set at $148,500. With the grace of God and many prayer, we will hopefully meet our goal. When a list of these grants is available, it will be presented to our members so you will know where your ‘mites’ are going. We appreciate your donations monthly that help us support these grants.
A special big “THANK YOU” to Bonnie Schulze for making 90 eyeglass covers for the M.O.S.T. Ministries and ALL who donated used eyeglasses and ink cartridges during the past two years. You have made a great impact on helping others. Please remember, also, those Best Choice UPC labels.
This year we were introduced to Mission Marketplace. LWML ladies were invited to bring items from home to sell, and the money goes to ‘mites’. There were many items for sale such as canned foods, soup mixes, wooden art, potted plants and several other items. It was very successful and fun, also.
Peace of the Lord,
Dorothy Gilbreath, Redeemer LWML President
