Redeemer Kids is hosting a Community Easter Egg Hunt for our friends and neighbors at MLK Park on Saturday, March 30 at 10 a m. Bring a bag or basket and meet us at the MLK Park pavilion. We'll have coffee and donuts, split into age groups, search for eggs, and have time to play on the playground with friends afterwards.

You can help us show hospitality and love to the kids in our community by purchasing plastic Easter eggs and/or individually packaged fun-size candy that fit inside. Drop off your donations on Sunday mornings in the labeled tubs near each entrance and Redeemer Kids check-in stations February 25-March 17. You can also use the Amazon Wishlist below to have your donations sent straight to the church.

If you'd like to volunteer to help with the event, please e-mail emily@redeemindy.org.

Join us in the Underground at 12:30 pm on Sunday, November 5th, for our closing Mercy Month lunch! This is to serve as a thank you for your engagement and a space for us to enjoy a meal together. We will share stories about how God engaged your heart during Mercy Month.

As a part of Mercy Month each year, the Deacons collect a special offering to be used for mercy and justice needs in the congregation and in the city. This includes providing scholarships for counseling sessions, rent and utilities assistance, groceries, partner ministry giving, and other miscellaneous care needs.

Consider giving to the Mercy Fund here.

Redeemer is reaching out to our neighbors at 16 Park apartment complex to build relationships with residents there. On Saturday, October 28, from 3:30-5:30 PM, we’re having a Trunk or Treat event in the parking lot behind Kroger, with snacks, games, prizes, face painting, and (of course) candy!

We need your help to make this happen, and we are hoping to see 75-100 Redeemer volunteers. (Costumes are encouraged!)

Volunteer needs include:

• Set-up or clean-up team (bonus points if you have a truck or van)

• Running corn hole, trivia, basketball, and other fun games for parents and kids

• Face-painters

• Community engagement (knocking on doors and passing out flyers)

• 6-8 Trunk or Treaters (this would be a great opportunity for families or community groups who would like to dress up and hand out candy from their vehicles!)

We hope to reach 50 kids and 25 adults. If you have questions about the event, please reach out to Inga Hill or Warren Griffin.

This morning the Deacon Team is having a brunch for the volunteers that serve on the Visitation Team, Neighbor care team, Meal Train Team, and Homebound care team.

For those of you that are on those teams, enjoy brunch in the Speck gallery at 10 am!

For everyone else, let's give a collective thank you to these folks—they're the ones that have volunteered to make you a meal if you need it, come to your bedside if you're sick in the hospital, bring you company if you're stuck at home for a prolonged time, or will provide relief for you if you're new to Redeemer.

Our Deacon team is partnering with Redeemer Kids to provide respite childcare events to single parents, parents of children with special needs, and foster and adoptive parents.

Our Spring Weekend Respite will be held at Redeemer on April 22nd from 9-12 PM, with lunch included. Please sign up by April 17th so we can ensure that we have enough volunteers. Sign-ups are helpful, particularly if your child would benefit from one-on-one support or has additional needs or food allergies that are helpful to communicate in advance. Siblings are welcome to participate.

Starting this month, we are also happy to provide breakfast and coffee for parents or caregivers who would like to stick around and connect with one another. Please contact Julianne for more information.

If you are interested in volunteering to serve the families of Redeemer in this way, please contact Amanda Huron.

Redeemer Kids will host a Community Easter Egg Hunt for our friends and neighbors at MLK Park on Saturday, April 8 at 10 am. We hope your family can join us and think it's a great opportunity to invite friends and neighbors who don't have a church home. We'll start with coffee and donuts under the pavilion before splitting into age groups to hunt for eggs. Sign up here so we'll know how many eggs to prepare and hide.

You can help us show hospitality and love to the kids in our community by purchasing individually packaged fun-size candy that fit inside of Easter eggs. Drop off your donations on Sunday mornings in the labeled tubs near each entrance and Redeemer Kids check-in stations every Sunday until April 2.

If you'd like to volunteer to help with the event, e-mail emily@redeemindy.org.

Our care ministry partners with Redeemer Kids to provide quarterly respite childcare events to single parents, parents of children with special needs, and foster and adoptive parents.

Our next respite care event will be held at Redeemer on December 10th from 9 AM-12 PM with lunch included. Please, sign up by December 7th, so can assure that we have enough volunteers. Sign-ups are helpful, particularly if your child would benefit from one-on-one support or has additional needs or food allergies that are helpful to communicate in advance. Siblings are welcome to participate. Contact Julianne for more information or to sign-up.

If you are interested in volunteering to serve the families of Redeemer in this way, please contact Amanda Huron.

We will be accepting them between services

In the spirit of caring for the overlooked as we commission and ordain new Deacon team members, we will be collecting blankets for Shepherd to give to those in need during their food distribution initiatives and to families in their programs. Be looking in email for more information about where to bring them.

We will be accepting them Sunday 11/13 and 11/20 between services

In the spirit of caring for the overlooked as we commission and ordain new Deacon team members, we will be collecting blankets for Shepherd to give to those in need during their food distribution initiatives and to families in their programs. Be looking in email for more information about where to bring them.

On Saturday, November 12th, from 9:00 AM-2:00 PM, Redeemer will be hosting Family Hope again for in-person volunteer training! This training will outline volunteer requirements and expectations and spotlight on understanding Trauma-Informed Care and the poverty mindset.

Location Room 201 where a light lunch will be provided for all who attend

If you are interested in being trained and equipped to stand in the gap for vulnerable families in Indianapolis, click here to sign up! Contact Carissa (crouse@familyhope.info) with any questions or concerns.

As we explore re-starting New Star, our after-school program, Redeemer is reaching out to our neighbors at 16 Park apartment complex to build relationships with residents there. On Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 3:30-5:30 PM, we’re having a Trunk or Treat event in the parking lot behind Kroger, with snacks, games, prizes, face painting, and (of course) candy!

We need your help to make this happen!

Volunteer needs include:

• Running corn hole, trivia, basketball, and other fun games for parents and kids

• Face-painters

• 6-8 Trunk or Treaters (this would be a great opportunity for families or community groups who would like to dress up and hand out candy from their vehicles!)

You can sign up to volunteer below.

If you cannot attend, you can purchase individual packages of Fall themed snacks and silly prizes for the kids who play the games from our Amazon list here!

We hope to reach 50 kids and 25 adults. If you have questions about the event, please reach out to Inga Hill (ihill@bsu.edu) or Warren Griffin (wjgriffin16@yahoo.com).

Mercy Month is kicking off this Sunday. We are continuing last year’s focus on family preservation, adoption and foster care. Read on for more details about what the next few weeks will look like.

During the last two weeks of October and the first week of November, Redeemer’s deacon team will be engaging your heart with God’s heart for fostering and adoption, and how we can better care for foster and adoptive families in our congregation and in our city.

During both services today, Erin Hall will be sharing about the Deacon team’s work of mercy and justice, as well as introducing the organizations that will be giving informational sessions later in the month.
Resources for current and future foster and adoptive families will also be available! Be looking for an insert in your bulletin for more information on how you can be supported or get involved in the work of family preservation.