Members of the Care Team will be available to pray with you Sunday morning, April 26 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Please text Christa Vickers-Smith (804-319-6377) or Halie Comeau (804-399-1227) before calling so that if they are on the phone with someone else they can call you back. Click below to call Christa or Halie.
If you would like someone to pray with you at a different time please text Christa or email care@redeemerrva.org, and someone will call you to pray with you before the end of the day.
SUNDAY WORSHIP AND PRAYER
During the Time of Coronavirus
PREPARE
Set aside 1 hour of uninterrupted time.
Choose a good location in your home, a living room or around the kitchen table.
Light a candle.
If you have very young children who will not be able to engage, consider choosing your time of worship during their nap time or after bedtime.
If you have young children who may be able to engage with part or all of the time, tell them ahead of time and think about some things they might do while you listen to the sermon and discuss it. (Craft projects like coloring a picture, writing a letter to a neighbor, building a bible scene with legos or blocks, etc.)
Resist the impulse to multi-task. When you are praying, listening, and singing - let it be the only thing you are doing.
When you are finished, extinguish the candle, thank each other for their prayers,
and return to your work with glad and grateful hearts.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
HELP US FILM A REDEEMER 'LORD'S PRAYER' VIDEO
Paul Zach (Director of Worship Arts) is putting together a video for our current sermon series on the Lord's Prayer and he needs your help! Will you record a video of yourself, your roommates, your kids, or your whole family saying The Lord's Prayer? Just use your phone (in landscape orientation) and email your video to Paul by Thursday evening so that we have time to edit all the footage. Here's a brief guide for shooting video on your phone.
SMALL GROUPS MEETING ONLINE
Many of Redeemer's small groups are now meeting online using Zoom and welcoming newcomers. View a list of current groups here, or reach out to Redeemer's Small Groups Coordinator, Ben Lansing, with any questions.
MERCY FUND
Redeemer has opened a Mercy Fund through the giving page of our website to receive donations that will be distributed to those in need. Click here to give or here to request help.
BRING A GROWING FAMILY A MEAL
Congratulations to Malcolm and Jess Norris and Nelson and Anne Smith! Both couples recently welcomed children into the world. Please consider signing up to drop off a meal on their porch and join us in giving thanks for the gift of these precious new lives!
COLLEGE MINISTRIES CONTINUE ONLINE
David Comeau and Tee Feyrer have pivoted their ministries at VCU and University of Richmond to engage with college students online. Click to view the talks they have given recently.
JUSTICE & MERCY UPDATE
There are many practical ways we can serve and love our neighbors during this time of social distancing. See the list below and email Teryn Morgan for more information on where you and your family would like to serve.
For individuals - 1) Become a driver to deliver food and other supplies to Richmond public school students + families, foster families, and other homes within our missional partner network. 2) Sew masks to support our missional partners and volunteers in the city.
For families - 1) Pray for and reach out to residents of the Virginia Home. According to Annie Kennedy, they could use "lots of encouragement and positivity in the form of letters, emails, facebook posts, etc." 2) Add "wish list" items to VA Kids Belong foster care kitsto support foster families.
For small groups - Create a full foster family care kit through guidelines from VA Kids Belong.
ONLINE GIVING
If you're accustomed to giving during worship on Sunday mornings, you can use Redeemer's online giving option to make a one-time gift or set up recurring gifts. Click here.
