This is the 2022 pledge card and stewardship message from Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington.

Father Jed speaks about stewardship

I would say that it has been a strange year, but that seems alike a vast understatement. Nearly 24 months into a worldwide pandemic, having a stewardship campaign in the midst of Advent and Christmas is just one more odd thing piled upon many others.

Many people call this the season of giving, so it seems like a good time to talk about financial stewardship and giving to Church of the Redeemer as part of our giving back to God in gratitude.

St. Paul tells us that God loves a cheerful giver, not to remind us that God plays favorites, but that God’s love resides in us more fully, more completely, when we give as God does gladly, exuberantly even, and of course abundantly.

I hope that you will join me in giving back to God and God’s work, and especially in that work at Church of the Redeemer – and having a little fun with this year’s pledge card.

Please return your pledge card to Church of the Redeemer by January 9, 2022. Returning pledge cards early will make it easier for us to plan our ministry for the coming year.

Father Jed Fox

Stewardship pledge card

In each text box, type what word you think belongs in the blank in the following line.

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When I tell people that I attend Church of the Redeemer they always seem a little __________ .

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"That ________ church in Kenmore...

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...that looks like a ____________ ?" they ask. “What’s that place like?”

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I ________ tell them that Redeemer...

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...is a really _________ church and...

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...the people are _____________ , too.

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Even the priests and staff are _____________ .

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When I explain what I like best about Redeemer, I mention the _______________ ...

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...and the ________________ .

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That’s what makes it such a ______________ place for me.

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They exclaim, " ___________________, ...

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...it sounds like a _________________ church! What does it take to make it happen?"

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"Well, we need ________________ people..."

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...and a [an] _______________ budget of $280,525.00," I answer.

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“Reaching that goal will require a 11% increase in our pledging this year as a parish. And I realize that without my _____________________ ,...

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...the church couldn’t possibly ________________...

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...such __________________ ministries.

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And that’s why this year, I’m going to _______________ pledge...

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$_________________ to Church of the Redeemer for 2022.

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As part of my commitment to Redeemer and the work of God, I also want to be ___________________ ...

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...to be involved in __________________ ...

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...and _____________________ as we move back into the building in 2022.

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I ___________________ look forward to being part of...

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...this __________________ church community in 2022." “Wow," they say, “I think I’m coming to church with you this Sunday!”

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A copy of the pledge card should arrive to you by email. Please sign and return a copy to Redeemer.

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 6210 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are 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.