Category: Workparty

Thanks to everyone that attended the Workparty on Saturday, September 16, 2023. As always, everyone was invited to attend. The participation was great.  There were seven there, with five at Morning Prayer. Following prayers, there was coffee and donuts. Then everyone broke into groups to perform the scheduled projects.

Everyone completed most of the scheduled projects . Thanks to everyone for their hard work.

Projects for this workparty

Those participating completed these projects at the workparty:

• Weed and trim the entrance garden
• Repair the trim on Parish Hall window wall
• Clean parking lot drains
• Mop the Parish Hall floor
• Arrange flowers for Sunday services

Future workparties

If you were unable to help this month, you will have future chances to meet people and touch some grass. Ongoing maintenance and new programs at Redeemer have needs that you can help complete at workparties.

Please contact Bill McGlinn if you have projects that can be included in future workparties, or if you have any questions,  at bill.mcglinn@redeemer-kenmore.org.

Plan to attend the next workparty in October. Invite friends that might want to get out and do something with others.

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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

Do you enjoy gardening? Do you enjoy working with your hands? Do you feel the need to touch some grass? Do you want to be with friends, old or new? Come to our next Parish Workparty on Saturday, September 16, 2023.

This Saturday’s workparty tasks

We start with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am. After that, we enjoy some treats, usually around 10:00 am. Then, we will divide up to work on these and other tasks: 

• Do general cleaning. This can be something as simple as dusting and vacuuming. A building this size always has something that could use a little care.
• Prepare for Sunday worship. It might as simple as making sure hymnals and Prayer Books are equally distributed. Sometimes something has to be moved.
• Repair the Parish Hall window wall. This ongoing project is to fix damage to the wood window frames. This Saturday we will install new wood trim. You do not need special skills or previous experience.
• Weed and trim the entrance garden. This area and other areas around the campus can use some tender loving care. One specific task this time will be for us to dig up seedlings, pot them, and/or replant around parking areas.
• Clean the Parish Hall floor. Usually this means someone runs a dry mop over it to remove food crumbs and dirt. Sometimes someone needs to wet mop the floor.
• Clean the parking lot drains. We need to clean the drains to be ready for winter rain.

Work with others

There will always be someone to show you what to do and how to do it. No one is asked to do anything they cannot do.

Feel free to bring gardening and small maintenance tools to help with minor repairs. While we have some at the church, but could always use more. Yes, apartment dwellers probably won’t have these things. However, over the years we have gathered our odd collection.

There is no need to sign up. You only need to show up for as long as you can on September 16. In general, most people are finished around 12:00 noon.

Did we mention that treats are provided?

Future opportunities

If you are unable to help on this Saturday, there will be future opportunities to help. We always have ongoing maintenance and new needs at Redeemer that you can help with.

If you have any questions, contact Bill McGlinn at bill.mcglinn@redeemer-kenmore.org.

See you on Saturday, September 16, at 9:30 am.

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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

Do you enjoy gardening? Do you enjoy working with your hands? Do you want our building and grounds to look beautiful and inviting to visitors, inside and out? Come to our next Parish Workparty on Saturday, August 12, 2023.

We start with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am. After that, we enjoy some treats at 10:00 am. Then, we will divide up to complete these and other tasks: 

• General cleaning/
• Prepare for Sunday worship.
• Repair the Parish Hall window wall. Volunteers will seal the wood prior to painting. No previous experience required.
• Refresh the Parish Hall bulletin boards and install signs in the lobby.
• Weed and trim the entrance garden.
• Clean the Parish Hall floor.
• Clean the down spout drains.
• Level ruts in the entrance driveway.

Feel free to bring gardening and small maintenance tools to help with minor repairs. We have some at the church, but could always use more.

There is no need to sign up. You only need to show up for as long as you can on August 12.

Did we mention that treats are provided?

If you are unable to help on these projects on August 12, there will be future opportunities to help. On going maintenance and new programs at Redeemer all have needs that you can help us complete.

If you have any questions, contact Bill McGlinn at bill.mcglinn@redeemer-kenmore.org.

See you on Saturday, August 12, at 9:30 am.

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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

Thanks to everyone that attended the Workparty on Saturday, July 15, 2023. As always, everyone in the parish (and beyond) was invited to attend. The participation in July was great.  

It was great to see the 10-12 people in attendance. Most arrived in time for Morning Prayer at 9:30 am. Following Morning Prayer there was coffee and donuts. Then everyone broke into groups to perform the day’s tasks.

One group weeded and trimmed the entrance garden.

Another group made repairs to the parish hall window wall.  

Everyone completed most of the scheduled work. Thanks to everyone for their hard work.  

For the August 12, 2023, workparty, we need a couple of new people to help repair the window wall in the parish hall. Others can help to freshen up the postings on the bulletin boards and signage.

Help with future workparties

If you were unable to help on the projects in July 2023, you can participate in future workparties. Ongoing maintenance and new programs at Redeemer all have needs that you can help complete. Please contact Bill McGlinn if you have any questions, bill.mcglinn@redeemer-kenmore.org.

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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

Saturday, July 15, 2023, is the next workparty at Church of the Redeemer. As always, all are invited to attend and participate. Workparties are typically the second Saturday of the month. However, a private event is happening at Redeemer on July 8.

Join us!

We will begin at 9:30 am with Daily Morning Prayer and then divide into groups to complete the scheduled tasks of the day. These include the following:

• General cleaning, and prepare for Sunday worship.
• Repair parish hall window wall. 
• Clean parish hall bulletin boards and install new labels.
• Weed and trim the entrance garden.
• Clean parish hall floor.

There is always something to do for anyone of any age or ability at every workparty.

Please bring your favorite tools, dress appropriately, and bring your own protective gear for what you can do.

If you are unable to help on these projects, there will be future opportunities to participate in a workparty. Ongoing maintenance and new programs at Redeemer all have needs that you can help complete.

If you have any questions, contact Bill McGlinn. Send him an email at bill.mcglinn@redeemer-kenmore.org.

See you on Saturday.

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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

Saturday, June 10, 2023, is the next workparty at Church of the Redeemer. As always, all are invited to attend and participate. Workparties are typically the second Saturday of the month. Join us!

We will begin at 9:30 am with Daily Morning Prayer and then divide into groups to complete the scheduled tasks of the day. These include the following:

• Clean the roof drains.
• General cleaning and prepare for Sunday worship.
• Hang pictures and prayers in the sacristy.
• Repair Parish Hall window wall. 
• Clean Parish Hall bulletin boards and install new labels.
• Weed and trim the entrance garden.

There is always something to do for anyone of any age or ability at every workparty.

Please bring your favorite tools, dress appropriately, and bring your own protective gear for what you can do.

If you are unable to help on these projects, there will be future opportunities to participate in a workparty. Ongoing maintenance and new programs at Redeemer all have needs that you can help complete.

If you have any questions, contact Bill McGlinn. Send him an email at bill.mcglinn@redeemer-kenmore.org.

See you on Saturday.

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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

The Workparty on Saturday, May 14, 2023, focused on cleaning, gardening, and a few improvement projects. As is customary, everyone was invited to attend. The participation was great.  

Most of the scheduled work was completed. Thank to everyone for their hard work.  

Some of the accomplishments included the following:

• Remove seasonal art from the walls of the nave.
• Paint wood pieces to repair the parish hall window wall.
• Install a bulletin board in the sacristy. 
• General cleaning and preparation for Sunday liturgy.
• Install new light fixtures in the stairway and change light bulbs.
• Weed and trim the entrance garden.

June Workparty

• A couple of people to check the roof drains.
• Someone to freshen up the bulletin boards.

In June, we need people for the following at the Workparty:

The tentative date is on the second Saturday, June 10, as is typical. Start time is 9:30 am. The day starts with morning prayer and refreshments.

You can help!

If you were unable to help on the projects in May, there will be future opportunities to participate in Workparties. Ongoing maintenance and new programs at Redeemer all have needs that you can help to complete. There are things for people of all abilities to do.

Please contact Bill McGlinn if you have any questions. Talk to him on Sunday mornings or write to him at bill.mcglinn@redeemer-kenmore.org.

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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.