Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:1-2, NRSV
These are various reflections from other Episcopalians to provide background to the Walk in Love campaign for 2024 at Redeemer.
Pledge campaign graphics and materials come from The Episcopal Network for Stewardship. TENS retains all intellectual property rights for this material.
Church of the Redeemer
Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:1-2, NRSV
Dear Neighbors in Christ,
Our annual Stewardship Campaign is underway. Our theme this year is Walk in Love, and it calls us to remember that our greatest gift in community is how we align, come together in purpose and mission. When we walk in the same direction, we can do so many things.
During this season of giving, we talk a lot about money, about our budget. Yes, those things are important, they are the way we fund the Church, but our real focus is on what our gifts can do for the world. Jesus calls us to heal, visit, feed, accompany, protect, advocate, and love our neighbor. Sharing our time, talent, and treasure is the way that we make this happen.
Each of us hears this call differently, just as each of us has been blessed by God differently. Our talents and training are gifts freely given to us in Creation so that we may share them with a world in need. How will you feel God’s call to walk in love this year? How will you determine how you will share your gifts with God’s people in the world?
Our campaign will end on October 20, 2024. Please return your answer to us by then if possible so that we may count your pledge in our ingathering where your gift will be added to many others to be blessed, broken, and shared with the world. If there is anything I can do to support you or questions I can answer, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Walking with you in Love,
J.P. McGlinn, Treasurer
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Church of the Redeemer
Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:1-2, NRSV
Dear Parish Friends,
As we prepare for our annual Stewardship Campaign, we are writing to invite you into prayer about the journey you make with our congregation—our spiritual home. We are companions for each other as we navigate the ups and downs of our shared lives. It is a walk of love that we make with each other.
Throughout this year we have been inspired by the ways you all pulled together. We have witnessed the way you care for the sick and shut-ins in our congregation. We have eaten at the table with you as you share your recipes and efforts for our community meals and potlucks. We watched as you supported each other when you were struggling or needed a hand or a shoulder. You have helped us when we needed it.
This is what it means to be in community with each other—this is what walking in love looks like.
We have so many gifts to share here, gifts of time, talent, and treasure that we freely give to support our ministry and to do our work. We do this not out of a sense that we will get back what we give, but because we are motivated by love. When Paul wrote to his friends in the Church at Ephesus, he reminded them that the very spark of love that founded their community of faith was one of giving. God showed God’s love for humanity by giving us a part of the Divine.
Certainly this is what we do when we place our gifts on the altar—we bring our whole selves and share the best part of our love and labor. As you consider what you will share with the Church this year, we invite you to give thanks for the many people who have walked with you in love, supported you in your faith, and shared their gifts with you.
With Love,
Anne Walton, Senior Warden Richard McAlister, Junior Warden
Pledge campaign graphics and materials come from The Episcopal Network for Stewardship. TENS retains all intellectual property rights for this material.
Church of the Redeemer
Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:1-2, NRSV
Dear Siblings in Christ,
Generosity is a journey, it’s a practice that we learn and nurture within our hearts. It just isn’t in our nature to give away what we have worked hard to acquire or to donate our precious time without compensation. It takes something as radical as Love to inspire us to share our time, talent, and treasure with others. This is a journey we make together, how we, as St. Paul urges the Ephesians, Walk in Love.
As we have lived with the Gospel of St. Mark this year we have been brought into a world turned radically upside down. The laws and customs that had been in place for centuries were challenged, power and dominion have been questioned, and a culture hemmed in from all sides by oppression and subjection desperately seeks a way forward.
As it turns out, it is not clever politics or force that cause the change in society, but the simplest concept of Love. Jesus causes a revolution of thought and heart by daring to reach out to the outcast and teach others to do the same. He walks in love with the marginalized, with the poor, with the sick, and brings us along with him on his journey.
The most miraculous gift of Love is that it was there within us all along, all we had to do was find it, tap into it, and begin growing it. And look what happened? We learned to share, to give, to volunteer, to accompany others, to feed, to pray, to visit, to strive for change. This year as our Stewardship Campaign kicks off, we will be intentionally raising up stories of how we Walk in Love with each other in our congregation. I invite you to share your stories of inspiration and connection with our shared ministry in this place and with each other. I invite you to Walk in Love.
Pledge campaign graphics and materials come from The Episcopal Network for Stewardship. TENS retains all intellectual property rights for this material.
Church of the Redeemer
Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
If you enjoy gardening and working with your hands, attend our next parish workparty on Saturday, August 17, 2024, starting at 9:30 am. We start with Morning Prayer, refreshments, followed by the day’s activities. Come touch some grass. All are welcome.
Feel free to bring gardening and small maintenance tools to help with minor repairs. Did we mention that refreshments are included?
The following work will be on tap for this workparty:
Garden cleaning
Building cleaning
Window repair
On going maintenance and new programs at Redeemer all have needs that you can help with. Please contact Bill McGlinn if you have questions about workparties, bmcglinn@redeemer-kenmore.org.
Pictures from a previous workparty
These pictures are from a workparty on September 16, 2023.
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
Do you enjoy gardening? Maybe working with your hands? Do you want the building and grounds at Church of the Redeemer to look beautiful? Attend our next Parish Workparty on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Come and touch some grass with friends, old and new!
Weeding at the workparty in July 2023. Just trimming the verge.
Plan for this workparty
We begin with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am, followed by treats and refreshments, before starting the day’s activities. If you have them, feel free to bring gardening and small maintenance tools to help with minor repairs.
These are the activities planned for this workparty:
Remove copy machine and microwave
Move and relocate shelves and furniture for better access
Move and relocate larger items, art panels, cabinets parts for better access.
Move tools to shelves and bins in one area.
Clean and organize education supplies
Clean and organize music supplies
Work on garden and building cleaning
There are always activities that can be organized for younger people or those with less mobility.
We appreciate the offer of help from the Debre Tibeb Beata Lemariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church this workparty. This church meets in our Education Building. We appreciate the opportunity to work with them. They will help to organize and clean the downstairs storage area. They will have approximately five church members there.
We look forward to seeing you all at the workparty.
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
“Tea with friends is like capturing happiness in a cup.” —Anonymous
Please come and join us for an Afternoon Tea on Saturday, August 3, 2024, from 1 pm to 3 pm. We will provide the beverages. We ask that you bring a small treat (finger-food appropriate) to share.
Weather allowing, we will gather in the Memorial Garden. Please RSVP up by selecting the button.
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
Do you enjoy gardening? Maybe working with your hands? Do you want the building and grounds at Church of the Redeemer to look beautiful? Attend our next Parish Workparties on Saturday, June 1, 2024, and June 22, 2024. Come and touch some grass with friends, old and new!
Weeding at the workparty in July 2023. Just trimming the verge.
Plan for this workparty
We begin with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am, followed by treats and refreshments, before starting the day’s activities. If you have them, feel free to bring gardening and small maintenance tools to help with minor repairs.
Here are the activities planned for these upcoming workparties:
June 1, 2024
Memorial Garden recognition
Garden cleaning
Building cleaning
Window repair
June 22, 2024
Garden cleaning
Building cleaning
Window repair
There are always activities that can be organized for younger people or those with less mobility.
We look forward to seeing you all at the workparties on June 1 and June 22, 2024.
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
Church of the Redeemer hosts the next two meetings of Helping Hands Handcrafters at these times:
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 4:30 pm
Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 12 noon (after the 10:30 service).
Join us in the parish hall with your knitting, crocheting or sewing project for crafting and chatting! Please contact Susan Switzer at sswitzer@redeemer-kenmore.org with any questions.
What is Helping Hands?
Come and join us as Helping Hands Handcrafters chat and work on knitting, crocheting, sewing, and art projects to support members of our congregation as well as people in the community.
Ideas for projects include the following:
Knit caps and watchman style hats
Prayer shawls
Lap blankets
Quilts
Pillow cases
Ditty bags and stuff sacks
Handmade cards
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
Thanks to everyone that attended the Workparty on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
As usual, everyone was invited to attend. The participation was great! Morning Prayer was well attended and most of the activities that was scheduled were completed. Thank you everyone for your hard work.
Some of the completed activities included:
Sweeping, mopping floors, dusting, and general cleaning.
Preparing for Sunday liturgy.
Clearing brush from east end of main building. (We are still looking for the drain clean-out.)
Cleaning roof and drains.
Installing room signage.
If you were unable to help with this workparty, you will have future opportunities to participate. On going maintenance and new programs at Redeemer all have needs that you can help complete. Please contact Bill McGlinn if you have questions or have projects for future at work parties at bill.mcglinn@redeemer-kenmore.org.
What is a workparty?
A workparty is when a bunch of us get together on a Saturday at Church of the Redeemer and touch some grass. We talk. We share snacks. We get things done.
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
Funeral for the Rev. Canon John Fergueson, Saturday, March 2, 2026, at 10:00 am in Church of the Redeemer. Additional parking available at The Vine Church across 181st Street from Redeemer.
The 6th Sunday of Easter (Year A), May 10, 2026. Services at 8:00 am (no music) and 10:30 (music). Xristos Kuxwoo-digoot! Xegaa-kux Kuxwoo-digoot!
