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Redeemer Good News April 2013
REDEEMER April 2013
Redeemer Lutheran Church & School in Wayzata, MN.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
From the Principal’s Desk ............ 2
Thrivent Builds/Habitat for
Humanity .................................. 3
Youth Alive Worship .................... 3
Human Care Expansion................ 3
BeFriender Ministry ..................... 3
Lutheran Night at the Twins .......... 3
New Member Sunday ................... 4
Redeemer Women’s Spring
Retreat ...................................... 5
Auction News ............................... 5
Thrivent Financial Free Family
Day at Walker Art Center ......... 5
Redeemer Work Day ................... 5
LifeLight Studies Samuel .............. 6
Hearalk .................................... 6
Worship-Based Prayer
Gatherings ............................... 6
April Calendar ............................. 7
Wednesday Midweek .................. 8
The Story Continues ..................... 8
Sharing the Changeless Christ in a Changing World!
“Look at the nations and
watch—and be utterly amazed.
For I am going to do something
in your days that you would not
believe, even if you were told.”
– Habakkuk 1:5
Last summer, my band
was hired for a weird, wild,
backwoods party in the
Lake Nebagamon,
Wisconsin (I had never
heard of it, either) area. I
had made it a good distance
north when my truck
suddenly began to quiver,
gently at first, then violently,
the radio shut itself off, and
the speedometer quit
working. Everything quit
working. When I pulled
over to investigate in
Hinckley, my beloved
Ford—complete with drum
set, two speakers, mixer,
my guitars, and my amp—
died completely.
I called my father and
asked him what to do. “Wait
there,” he said. “I’ll come
take a look.” He left
immediately, and I waited at
a gas station. I watched his
Jeep pull in, and he walked
toward me holding some
wrenches, with a smile on
his face.
“Well, I suppose it’s the
alternator,” he said, and
then without saying another
word, began to unscrew the
alternator. He handed it to
me and said, “That battery is
pretty old,” and, laughing to
himself, removed the
battery as well. While the
alternator and the battery
were still in our hands, my
father said, “I wonder if
there’s an auto parts
store around here,
somewhere.” There
was.
Sheepish and
useless as I felt, it was
a remarkable thing to
watch. Less than an
hour after he’d
arrived, I was back on
the road again, and
my truck was running
fine.
Lately I’ve really
been digging this
song called “Holy
Spirit” by Bryan &
Katie Torwalt (thank
you, Carol Naab). It’s
nothing extraordinary
for modern Christian
worship music:
shimmering, moody
guitars, reverb on the male
vocals, a woman belting out
powerful harmony, and
drums dramatic enough for
an epic film. There are a
thousand songs like that. But
I think what I love about this
particular song is its acute
awareness and recognition
of the real, living presence
of the Holy Spirit. The
(Reflections continued on page 6)
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK Curt Boeder, Principal
On March 17th, Redeemer Lutheran School’s
Sonshine Singers presented their spring
spectacular titled – “For Everything There is a
Season”. Through word, drama, choreography,
and song, our Kindergarten through 3rd grade
students presented an
inspirational message of
God’s love for us.
Afterwards, a delicious
spaghetti dinner was
served through the efforts
of Jerry Isenberg. Thank
you to Mrs. Marti and to
everyone who helped to make this a time of
celebration and fellowship!
APRIL AT REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL
April 1-5 Spring Break
April 12 Kindergarten screening
April 18 Academic Fair
April 26 4th quarter mid-term
ENROLLMENT FOR 2013-14 CONTINUES!
New informational brochures for Redeemer
Lutheran School are available at the church
entrances and in the school office. You are also
encouraged to visit our website at:
school.redeemerwayzata.org and our facebook
page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/
Wayzata-Redeemer-Lutheran-
School/118110388294434.
Let us continue to take
advantage of every opportunity
to share with others about the
great Christian education
that is available at
Redeemer Lutheran
School!
MARCH HIGHLIGHTS AT
REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL
The Redeemer Lutheran
School boys 6th-8th grade
basketball team finished
up its season by
participating in the
Lutheran Schools State
Basketball Tournament on
March 1st & 2nd. Playing the
state’s best competition,
our boys played well, winning one out of three
games. Special thanks go to our supportive
fans and to Coach Pieper for the great season!
On March 6th, Redeemer
Lutheran School held its
Spelling Bee for grades 1
– 8. Here are the first
place winners:
Grade 1 – Carter Engholm
Grade 2 – Brooke McKevitt
Grade 3 – Sydney Roepke
Grade 4 – Colin Burfeind
Grade 5 – Eli Johnson
Grade 6 – Isaiah Nelson
Grade 7 & 8 – Ashlee Naab
Congratulations go to all of our Spelling Bee
participants. Grade winners are now eligible
to go on and represent Redeemer Lutheran
School at the Lutheran Elementary Schools
Spelling Contest on Saturday, April 6th, at
Mayer LHS. Great job Royals!
Redeemer Good News April 2013 3
THRIVENT BUILDS/
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Want to
share your
faith with a
service pro-
ject?
Redeemer's participation in
the Thrivent Builds/Habitat for
Humanity program is THURS-
DAY, JULY 11TH and FRIDAY,
JULY 12TH. This year we're back
in Chaska working on a new
home project.
Mark your calendar now.
Sign-up sheets will be provided
later.
LUTHERAN NIGHT AT THE TWINS
As this note is being prepared, the
Minnesota Twins spring training has
begun and the home opener is
April 1. Hopefully the snow will be
gone by then.
Plan on attending Lutheran Night to
see the Twins play the Cleveland
Indians on MONDAY, AUGUST 12.
Stay tuned for more information.
You might be interested in
learning that leaders
from several
groups that cur-
rently provide
human care in
some form have met
recently.
We have goals of taking
care of our own, improving
communication between
groups, and becoming more
organized. One day we hope
we can expand beyond our role
within our church and school to
be open to our com-
munity in providing
resources and ser-
vices.
Look forward to hear-
ing more in the future
and consider praying
about how you can get in-
volved and serve through Re-
deemer’s Human Care Ministry.
HUMAN CARE EXPANSION Pam Swanlund BEFRIENDER MINIS-
TRY
Our Be-
Frienders are
equipped to
stand beside
you in your
difficulties.
Contact Pas-
tor Paul or
Pam Swanlund through the
church office if you would like
more information.
YOUTH ALIVE WORSHIP AT REDEEMER Youth Alive, a local Christian Bible-based interdenominational
group, meets for worship at Redeemer in the sanctuary on the sec-
ond and fourth Sundays of the month, April 14 and 28.
These worship services are centered toward 16-24 year olds but
are open to everyone. Redeemer youth and adults are invited to
attend.
More information on Youth Alive (including their mission state-
ment) can be found on the Youth Alive web site at
www.youthalivewayzata.com or by contacting Gordy Engel 952-473-
1072 or email: [email protected]
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Philip and Carolyn Allmon
Noah Rouen
DuWayne and Rie Schibilla
Masoud and Maryam Moghaddam
Redeemer welcomes the following new members!
Photos courtesy of Chris Utz
Redeemer Good News April 2013 5
CHECK OUT OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE AT:
school.redeemerwayzata.org
Invitations mailed
on or about
March 15th
Flyers will be
available to ex-
tend the invitation
to friends and fam-
ily, stay tuned for more infor-
mation
New this year – The Re-
deemer Youth Group will
provide childcare at Re-
deemer during the auction
Cost: Free-will donation
to support our youth
group
Look for sign-up informa-
tion along with your invi-
tation
Volunteer sign up for the day
of the event will begin in the
next couple weeks. Watch
for further information.
We have re-
ceived
some great
donations
thus far:
Posh fur-
nishings
Unique art-
work
Hot air balloon
rides
Golf Outings
Hotel stays
And more!
Additional procurement help
is always welcome! Please
prayerfully consider getting
involved.
Reach out to Michelle Bois-
selier (952.201.8966) to sign
up or for more information.
14TH ANNUAL LIVE AND SILENT AUCTION
WAYZATA COUNTRY CLUB
FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH AT 6 P.M. APRIL 12-14
AT INTERLACHEN LODGE
IN ALEXANDRIA
Our speaker will be Barbara
Landsdorf, returning to bless
us with a weekend of powerful
teaching and ministry. Our
worship leader
will be our
anointed Julie
Thour.
Join us for
wonderful fellowship, teach-
ing, prayer and worship. You
will be spiritually revived.
The cost is $35 for lodging,
bring a food and a free will of-
fering for our speaker.
We will car pool. You can
sign up in the Lobby. Ques-
tions call Nancy Engel at 952-
473-1072 or email mother-
REDEEMER WORKDAY
Redeemer's
annual Spring
workday is
scheduled for
SATURDAY, MAY
4TH. Mark your
calendar to spend
the morning at Redeemer.
Workday projects, both in-
side the building and out, will
be identified as that date ap-
proaches.
WALKER ART CENTER
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FREE FAMILY DAY
11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, April 13th, 2013
Thrivent Financial members and their families can enjoy a free day
at the Walker Art Center. Mention TFFL and receive free admission
to the Walker Art Center galleries featuring the special exhibitions
Abraham Cruzvillegas: The Autoconstruccion Suites and Painter
Painter. As part of Free Family Day, members will also receive 10%
discounts at the Walker Shop, Garden Café and $10 discount on
Walker memberships. These coupons will be distributed to partici-
pants upon arrival. http://www.walkerart.org/
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In His Grip,
Matt Mitchell
Monday, April 1,
Monday, April 15, and
Monday, April 29,
at 6:30 p.m.
verses are sparse, and at
one moment, it is as if the
singer is simply calling out
in the darkness, “Your
presence…”
Last month, I wrote on the
importance of hard work,
and of working with the
Lord—the importance of not
expecting God to do
everything for us. I stand by
that, and I even found this
gem in Haggai: “‘…Be
strong, all you people of the
land,’ declares the LORD,
‘and work. For I am with
you…’” (Haggai 2:4). But let
me elaborate: we must also
(Reflections continued from page 1) never underestimate the
power of the presence of the
Holy Spirit. We work with all
our hearts for His purpose,
and we are working with the
Author of all things. We can
always live in anticipation,
expecting our Father to do
something we would have
never believed, even if we
had been told.
The story above about my
father is something I don’t
think I will ever forget. He
acted so casual, and if there
were more words spoken
between us than I wrote
here, I do not remember
them. Someday I will write
more on the parallels
between my relationship
with my worldly father and
my heavenly Father, but for
now, I’ll remember the
story like this: it was as if
he’d expected me to run
into trouble, and he was
right there to send me back
on my way. It is always just
like that with my heavenly
Father—I call, He answers.
His presence. Like a pulse
in the air. It is like a
summer moonlight, and we
are in it.
SCRIP -
MAKE IT A HABIT!
WORSHIP-BASED PRAYER
GATHERINGS
Monday, April 8,
and
Monday, April 22, at
6:30 p.m.
Everyone is en-
couraged to attend the Re-
deemer Prayer Gatherings.
Silent and group prayer will be
shared with Scripture and music
in praise to God.
LifeLight discussion groups
invite you to study 1, 2 Samuel
on Thursday mornings begin-
ning March 21 from 9:30-11:45
a.m. in the small conference
room beneath the Sanctuary OR
on Sunday evenings beginning
March 24 from 6:30-8 pm in the
Multipurpose room.
Come for any or all nine
weeks of excellent, in-depth
Bible study. Study guides ($10
to Jodi in the
office) are
available in
the copy
room across
from the of-
fice.
Questions?
Ask Judymae Bowers (763-476-
0913) or Arnie Hilgenkamp
(763-473-2116).
LIFELIGHT STUDIES SAMUEL
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6:30 pm
Hear††alk
7:30 pm A
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JoySound
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9:30 am C
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10:30 am W
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6:30 pm
LifeLight 6:30 pm
Men’s B
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6:30 pm
Worship &
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7:30 pm A
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9 7:00 pm M
MLG
7:00 pm
Elders
10 8:45 am
Chapel
10:00 am W
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4:30 pm C
onfirmation
5:30 pm
Dinner
6:30 pm W
orship/Bible S
tudy 8:00 pm
Senior H
igh Youth
11 9:00 am
Wom
en’s Bible S
tudy 9:30 am
LifeLight 6:00 pm
Day S
chool Board
6:30 pm
Bells
7:00 pm JoyS
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Choir
12 K
indergarten Screening
6:30 pm F
un Fridays
13 7:00 am
Men’s B
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9:30 am
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9:30 am
Christian E
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10:30 am W
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6:30 pm
LifeLight 6:30 pm
Men’s B
asketball 7:00 pm
Youth A
live
15 9:30 am
AA
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Room
6:30 pm
Hear††alk
7:30 pm A
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16 11:00 am
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7:00 pm C
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17 8:45 am
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10:00 am W
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4:30 pm C
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5:30 pm
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6:30 pm W
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Senior H
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18 9:00 am
Wom
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LifeLight 6:30 pm
Bells
7:00 pm JoyS
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Choir
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Fun F
ridays
20 7:00 am
Men’s B
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Worship/H
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9:30 am JoyS
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9:30 am C
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all ages 10:30 am
Worship/H
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6:30 pm LifeLight
6:30 pm M
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22 9:30 am
AA
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Room
6:30 pm
Worship &
Prayer
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7:30 pm A
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Senior H
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Wom
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tudy 9:30 am
LifeLight 6:30 pm
Bells
7:00 pm JoyS
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Choir
26 F
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6:30 pm
Auction
27 7:00 am
Men’s B
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28 F
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8:30 am W
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9:30 am
JoySound
9:30 am
Christian E
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10:30 am W
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6:30 pm
LifeLight 6:30 pm
Men’s B
asketball 7:00 pm
Youth A
live
29 9:30 am
AA
/MP
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6:30 pm
Hear††alk
7:30 pm A
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Wednesday MIDWEEK: 5:30 p.m.
Office Numbers: (952) 473-1281 or (952) 473-5356 www.redeemerwayzata.org
Pastor Paul Causton Email: [email protected]
Curtis Boeder, School Principal Email: [email protected]
Matt Mitchell Email: [email protected]
Matt Anderson Email: [email protected]
Jodi Bening, Office Administrator Email: [email protected]
We invite you to worship with us!
Redeemer Good News is a monthly newsletter for members and
friends of Redeemer Lutheran Church & School in Wayzata.
Newsletter articles are due the second Monday of the month.
Submit articles, news, and event items to Jodi Bening at
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
THE STORY CONTINUES
APRIL 7
No Ordinary Man (Chapter 24)
APRIL 14
New Beginnings (Chapter
28)
APRIL 21
Paul’s Mission (Chapter 29)
APRIL 28
Paul’s Final Days (Chapter 30)
WEDNESDAY MIDWEEK
RESUMES APRIL 10TH!
5:30—6:15 p.m.—Dinner
6:00-6:30—Supervised Open Gym
Time/Adult Chat Time
6:30 p.m.—7:45 p.m.—Large
Group Worship followed by Kids’
Club/Bible study
