Upcoming Events

It is our joy to welcome Rev. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation, as a special guest preacher and presenter on Reformation Sunday, October 26. A warm welcome to his wife, Dr. Raz Heise, as well! 

Rev. Heise served for twelve years as missionary for the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, including service in such places as Russia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan. There, he saw firsthand the value of having good Lutheran books in the languages of the people. Now, he leads the Lutheran Heritage Foundation in its mission of translating, publishing, and distributing Bible-based, Christ-centered, Reformation-driven books around the world.

Rev. Heise will be preaching in the Divine Service and will then give a special presentation in Adult Bible Class. 

Thanks be to God for those who work in our LCMS congregations and schools! In His great love and mercy, God cares for His people through the men and women serving in church work vocations. The LCMS rejoices and gives thanks for the more than 11,000 faithful church workers who service in congregations and schools across our Synod!

Pray for the church workers at Our Redeemer Church and all the workers of the LCMS, thanking God for their service. Also please pray to the Lord of the harvest for those future church workers whom God will raise up to fill these sacred and joyful roles in His Kingdom. 

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Looking back, this day is widely regarded as the beginning of the Reformation -- a time of reform in the church through which God drew His people back to the Scriptures and to the good news found there that we are saved by God’s grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ alone.

Join in the recognition of Reformation Sunday by wearing red to worship on October 26.

All Saints’ Day will be observed at Our Redeemer Church on Sunday, November 2, 2025. 

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 mid-November. 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. 

The Sunday School is pleased to present this year’s Christmas Program, “The Gift", taking place during Divine Service on Sunday, December 14th.

There are several roles to be filled by members of the congregation of all ages.  Please consider your participation as a non-speaking Biblical characters. Support is also needed to prepare costumes.

One dress rehearsal is planned on Saturday, December 13 at 3:00pm. Please express your willingness to serve in this special seasonal program to Keith Jager or via email ChristianEd@orelc.org 

The Social Board always has a pot of coffee ready and delicious treats too. With Christian education classes running now, could you consider buying snack items or baking some goodies for the Social Board’s coffee hour?

Share your favorite coffee hour treats by signing up for a Sunday convenient for you. Cookies, muffins, and donuts, homemade or store bought most welcome! October, November & December sign-up sheets on a narthex table and Martin Hall kitchen door. 

Church Council will hold the next monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7:00PM. 

Virtual guests are welcome with a link to the Microsoft Teams meeting available upon request. Minutes available by request to the office (232-7575).

Reset your clocks BACK one hour at 2:00 AM EST on Sunday, November 2, 2025 as Daylight Saving Time ends.

Recycling is rewarding and with the help of our office supplies vendor Staples, Our Redeemer Church will earn credits for ink and toner cartridges returned to their store by our Office Administrator.

Please bring your empty cartridges to church and place them in the marked narthex box near the church mail bin. ORELC receives store credit for cartridges returned every month. You can help the church while helping the environment, so please consider our ink recycling program next time your printer ink runs low!