Tag: Touch Some Grass

Thanks to everyone that attended the parish workparty on February 15, 2025.  We appreciate the opportunity to work together with our church members to improve the space we share.

We started with Morning Prayer and fellowship as is customary. This is our opportunity to pray as well as organize and make sure everyone has the tools and help they require for the day. Six of us attended Morning Prayer and a total of eleven people worked on the maintenance and repairs.

We completed more than we hoped to accomplish this month. We have a good start on the planned volunteer work for this year.

Some of the activities included:  

• Rake the garden
• Straighten the pews
• Clean floors in the nave and parish hall
• Clean the Parish Hall windows
• Vacuum and shampoo the main stairway
• Organizing in the kitchen
• Clear the water fountain drain
• Clean the main building roof drains
• Prepare for Sunday worship  

My sincere thanks to everyone that participated to make this workparty successful.

We look forward to seeing you all at the next workparty.

Bill McGlinn 
Assistant to the Junior Warden
Church of the Redeemer

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.

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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

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!

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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

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!

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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

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, April 27, 2024. Come and touch some grass with friends, old and new!

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:

• Dust, sweep the floor, and general cleaning.
• Prepare for Sunday worship.
• Weed and clean the landscaping.
• Install sliding shelves in sacristy cabinet.
• Clear the brushes on the north side of main building and locate drain.
• Clean the roof and drains.
• Install room signage.
• Begin work on Parish Hall upper window sills.

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 workparty on April 27, 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.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.