Upcoming Events

On this Sunday before Veterans Day, it is our joy to welcome Chaplain Charles Varsogea, who serves as Commanding Officer of the Naval Chaplaincy School.

Captain Varsogea will be preaching in the Divine Service and will give a special presentation in Adult Bible Class.  Please join us during the education hour to hear how God is caring for the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. 

Thanksgiving Worship Service will be on Sunday, November 23, 2025 at  9:15 am. 

With the entire congregation together celebrating a service of Thanksgiving, it will help get the week of Thanksgiving off to a wonderful start as we give thanks for all our blessings together!

Our Redeemer is excited to once again partner with His Providence Church in Swansea, MA, to support the mission of Bags of Hope. Bags of Hope is entering its 14th year of providing monogrammed duffle bags full of comfort items to local foster children.  To date, they have delivered over 47,000 bags to foster children across the USA. The goal for this year is 6,000 bags.

Ways You Can Help support Bags of Hope:

Purchase an Ornament for $25: The child named on your ornament will receive a monogrammed duffle bag filled with comfort items. We ask that you pray for this child by name throughout the year. Checks can be made out to “HPC-Bags of Hope”. Cash and Venmo are also accepted. Ornaments will be available for purchase each Sunday, from October 26th through November 16th.

Volunteer to Help Wrap Gifts and Pack Duffle Bags: A group from Our Redeemer will be volunteering on Monday, November 17th, from 6 pm to 8 pm. Pizza, snacks, and drinks will be provided by Thrivent. Please sign up on the ‘OTHERS’ bulletin board. Bags of Hope is located at His Providence Church at 262 Swansea Mall Drive, Swansea, MA. If you would like to volunteer at other times between November 17th to December 4th, please use the following link: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1181986436023/false#/invitation

Thrivent Action Teams – If you are a member of Thrivent and have not used up your Thrivent Action Teams for the year, please let Rachel Nichols know.  Besides ornaments and volunteering, Our Redeemer provides all the wrapping paper and tape for Bags of Hope through Thrivent Action Team monies.

Spread the Word: Share about Bags of Hope with friends and family. To find out more about Bags of Hope and the need for foster and adoptive parents, click on these links: BOH YouTube Page    BOH Website   BOH Facebook Page 

Bags of Hope New England (https://www.bagsofhopene.org/) is preparing for the holidays and needs your assistance! Bags of Hope provides duffel bags of gifts and necessities to children in foster care, and they are requesting hand knitted or crocheted cotton washcloths by November 16th. These washcloths will be part of the gifted duffel bags for babies.

There are many free craft patterns on the internet for these 8” X 8” washcloths. Kate Bosch is overseeing this service project and has details about sharing your creative talents with Bags of Hope New England 

Every year, members of Our Redeemer adopt families for Thanksgiving. This year, the Youth Group and Missions & Service Team will be collecting food for 12 families in need by providing them with a food basket and gift card to purchase their turkey.

If you would like to help, please sign up to bring in a specific food item from the list in the Narthex. All donations should be brought in by Sunday, November 23rd. 

Thank you for your generosity! If you would like to make a monetary gift, please make checks payable to ORELC, memo line: Thanksgiving Baskets. 

You are invited to a potluck meal in Martin Hall following the Divine Service on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Please bring an appetizer, salad, entrée, or dessert to share.

Signup sheet in the narthex for proper kitchen planning.

See you there!