Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

To Know Christ and To Make Him Known

Rev. Ryan Drevlow: 251.5243; pastordrevlow@gmail.com 2200 South Western Avenue Deaconess Amanda: 231.622.2506; deaconess@ourredeemersf.org www.ourredeemersf.org Church Office: 338.6957; office@ourredeemersf.org December 26, 2021

YOUTH GROUP—We will be meeting on Wednesday, January 5 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss our upcoming trip to Higher Things in Scranton, PA. Please plan to attend!

OFFERING ENVELOPES—We are still working on getting a few envelopes back to those to whom they belong. If you have picked up your offering envelopes, please be sure that the number next to your name matches the number on the envelopes in the box. If they are different, please contact the church office.

USHERS—We will be assigning the 2022 ushers for both services in the coming weeks. If you do NOT want to be on the usher list or if you go away for an extended period of time, please let the office know by the end of December. Thank you!

PACKING EVENT—Kids Against Hunger has opened its doors (in a new location!) for volunteers to help pack meals. We will be serving as a church family on Saturday, January 22 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. If you plan to attend, please sign up on the counter in the narthex!

DREVLOWS’ CHRISTMAS CARD

If you’d like a Christmas card from Pastor and Laura Drevlow and family, they are located next to the staff gift boxes. Please take one!

• Registration for the 2022-23 School Year: With lengthy waiting lists for nearly all early childhood programs and many elementary and middle school classrooms approaching

full capacity, it’s important to gather the information you need to submit a timely enrollment application for the 2022-23 school year. Contact Megan Baedke at 605-335-1923 to schedule your educational success consultation, where you’ll learn how SFLS partners with families and the church to raise lifelong learners who are World Ready and Faith Secure. SFLS will begin accepting applications for admission from

association church members, siblings of current students, and alumni on January 10, followed by the greater Sioux Falls community on January 24.

• Part-Time Custodian Needed: Individual will work closely with the head custodian to maintain attractive, sanitary, and safe facilities and grounds for students, staff, parents, and the extended community. In addition to a warm, Christian working environment, we offer a competitive hourly wage and flexible late afternoon/evening hours (15-18 hours per week). Learn more at www.siouxfallslutheran.com/careers and apply by sending a professional resume and two job-related references to mbakeberg@sflutheranschool.com.

January 2

8AM—Bennett Lee

10:30AM—Wylynn Wind

At the Master’s Feet—

December 19

8:00am Service: 90

10:30am Service: 65

Were you out of town? Want to listen to the lessons from church again?

Previous worship services and sermons are available online!

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We’d like to thank our church family and friends for all of the gifts, well-wishes, cards, and prayers over the Advent and Christmas seasons. Words cannot express what a blessing you are to us. God’s blessings to you this

coming year and always!

~ The ORLC Staff

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From Your Pastor … Greetings ORLC Family,

Well, another Christmas has come. I find these years passing faster and faster as I get older. My family has grown, and I am very blessed. I thought I might share a bit with you about them.

Wylynn: A new addition to our family, she has slowly found her niche in our crew. She is at least for now our athlete. She wrestles for Jefferson High School, and she loves it although often she tells me about people bigger than her throwing her around the mat. I as a father am concerned when my daughters are receiving concussions, but she seems to love it. Anyway, we are blessed by her and very soon she will be ours permanently.

Gracelynn: Every day it seems I notice that my eldest daughter has turned another corner. She loves Drama Club at SFLS. She plays piano, violin and she still sings beautifully. This one loves to act and I think that is going to become her primary love. On top of all that, she dresses more ladylike, wears earrings and does other mature girl things often. I am not ready for her to be a grown up. I miss my cheeky little Gracelynn who loved to wrinkle her nose and giggle at me.

Joy: What can I say about Joy? She can be both wonderful and helpful. Kind and attentive. But she can be argumentative and surly. But what can I do? She is my Joy, Joy. Whenever I write Joy in my sermons, I always capitalize it. It is a little thing between me and her. She is my Joy. She is quite the singer, and she is rapidly learning both piano and violin. I have a sneaking suspicion she will like drama too, but I have yet to convince her to try out. She also wants to play volleyball. She will be the first in the family to give it a go and we are interested in finding out if our genes are only good at music and academics or if it might be possible that we might be able to grow athletes too. She loves wearing make-up. That has been an adjustment for dear old dad. I am not sure if I like it…

Moses: The Prince of the family. He is the first-born son, and he has captured a special place in the hearts of his parents. Unfortunately, he doesn’t occupy that same place with his sisters. It seems like he spends a lot of his day being yelled at by his older sisters. He loves playing games and he is really good. He beat me fair and square a couple times at Blokus and Ticket To Ride. He has started piano and he is a great singer. We tried softball but I don’t know if he liked it all that much. I was kind of hoping he was going to pitch the Twins to a world series one day. Oh well. Moses is the king of procrastination. I have never seen anyone who can stretch a ten-minute bedtime routine into about three and a half hours.

Esther: Our baby loves to dress up, sing, and read with her momma. She loves going to school and she loves her cats. She has one real cat Toby and several fake ones. She is such a different girl than all our other children. Red hair and blue eyes from a family that has all brown hair. She is unique both in looks and in attitude. She cracks jokes all the time and says things that are far too mature for her regularly. She makes me laugh often and I love her so much. I think she will be a great musician too but beyond that she is a mystery to me.

Eli: The baby is crawling everywhere and is often a happy guy. We have him at daycare though and his year there has been tough. Often the kids get sick, and he has been sick a lot. We have our good moments where he giggles and smiles and he sure is cute. We are glad he is part of our family. I guess we will find out as he grows what things he is good at and what he likes. One thing we have noticed is that he really likes to dance to music.

Laura: Well, we moved into a new era for our family. My wife has begun her career at Avera Medical. She is a social worker there and works with patients helping them find places to go after their care and she deals with other situations as well. She seems to like it and she likes the people she works with and the environment at Avera. It is a good place to work. She still volunteers her time, takes care of the house and the kids and supports me in what I do at the church. She is amazing to me, and I am glad she is with me still. I am very proud of her and growth as a person all the time. She is my favorite person, and I couldn’t do live without her.

Well, I hope the update was fun. I am still glad to be able to preach the word and administer the sacraments in this place. God is good and continues to provide. We look forward to Christmas and the birth of Jesus. What a time that will be for us to celebrate together.

A very merry Christmas to you all,

Rev. Drevlow

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This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the hearing impaired. For more information visit: www.mainstreetliving.com

December 26, 2021

10:00 AM - “Puzzle Club Christmas” The Puzzle Club must solve a missing person mystery before Christmas.

10:30 AM - Rev. Richard Snow, President of the Nebraska District LCMS, presents a Christmas message.

January 2, 2022

10:00 AM - “The Other Wiseman” - Another Magi, making his journey to the Christ child, encounters others and shows kindness along the way.

10:30 AM - Rev. Bill Heermann, pastor at St John and Trinity Lutheran Churches in Wagner and Fairfax, presents a message titled “A Father's Love.” This sermon is based on Luke 2:41-52. This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the hearing impaired. For more information visit: www.mainstreetliving.com

January 9, 2022

10:00 AM - “Money for Marriage” - A woman’s decisions at work put strain on the new couple’s marriage.

10:30 AM - Rev. Kenneth Soyk, pastor at Faith & St. Peter Lutheran Churches in Parkston and Clayton, presents a message titled “Why would Jesus need to be baptized?”. This sermon is based on Matthew 3:13–17.

January 16, 2022

10:00 AM - “Burden Made Light” - The housekeeper helps a family through the struggle of an increasingly sick child.

10:30 AM - Rev. Ryan Drevlow, pastor at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD, presents a message titled “The Abundance of Presence.” This sermon is based on Exodus 33:13.

January 23, 2022

10:00 AM - “Like Father Like Son” - A father’s example leads to his son making questionable choices at school.

10:30 AM - Rev. Michael Salemink, Executive Director of Lutherans for Life, presents a message for Life Sunday. The sermon is based on John 15:12-17.

Birthdays

Janice Schlueter 12/27

Teresa Garry 12/28

Braden Lengkeek 12/29

Elijah Taniah 1/1

Rebecca Yuwar 1/1

Victoria Yuwar 1/2

Carol Daniels 1/3

Krystle Miller 1/3

Keifer Severson 1/4

Margaret Wosje 1/4

Orlene Eichhorn 1/6

Jean Harmdierks 1/6

Deb Huntsinger 1/9

Dylan Altmann 1/11

Harlan Fauth 1/11

Jan Olson 1/11

Tyler Sandbulte 1/11

Megan Lahren 1/11

Adley Link 1/13

Jon Pinn 1/13

Wylynn Wind 1/15

Toni Wheeler 1/16

Anniversaries

Rev. Ryan & Laura Drevlow 12/27

Joe & Deb Huntsinger 1/5

Jason & Ashley Consoer 1/14

Baptismal Birthdays

Mary Sandbulte 12/27

Leann Gabel 12/30

Beth Dobbs 12/31

Jonie Kramer 12/31

Emma Darsaw 1/1

Joy Drevlow 1/1

Barb Ewoldt 1/1

Lisa Clauson 1/3

Mariea Warns 1/3

Don Fauth 1/7

Ashton Cochrun 1/13

Carol Daniels 1/13

Kim Meyer 1/15

Bob Mohr 1/15

Betty Berry 1/16

Bennett Lee 1/16

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Sunday 12/26 Worship 8:00 am Monday 12/27 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

Tuesday 12/28 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

Thursday 12/30 TOPS Group 9:00 am

Sunday 1/2 Divine Worship with Communion 8:00 am Sunday School 9:15 am Youth Bible Study 9:15 am Adult Bible Study 9:15 am Worship 10:30 am Monday 1/3 TOPS Group 9:30 am

Tuesday 1/4 Elders’ Meeting 6:00 pm Handbell Choir Rehearsal 6:45 pm

Wednesday 1/5 Church Family Meal 5:00 pm Youth—Higher Things Planning 5:30 pm Confirmation Class 6:00 pm Youth Group 6:00 pm Senior Choir 7:00 pm Worship 7:15 pm Communion 7:45 pm

Thursday 1/6 TOPS Group 9:00 am Healing Hearts 10:00 am Psalms Bible Study 12:00 pm Church Council Meeting 7:00 pm

Friday 1/7 Pastor Drevlow’s Personal Day Junior Choir 5:15 pm Kids 4 Christ 5:45 pm

Sunday 1/9 Worship 8:00 am Sunday School 9:15 am Youth Bible Study 9:15 am Adult Bible Study 9:15 am Divine Worship with Communion 10:30 am

Upcoming at Our Redeemer

FOOD PANTRY This week, we are in need of

Paper Towels

Cereal

Salad Dressing

Canned Chicken

Jello

Any donations are always welcome! Thank you to all who have generously given to our fellow members! There are boxes in the narthex in which you can place items to give to our food pantry. Any member in need may visit the food pantry!

Treasurer's Report

Weekly Goal

Receipts for 12/19/2021 $18,125.00

Target Weekly Giving $9,521.73

We received $8603.27 more than our target!

YTD Giving (July 2021 - June 2022)

Week # (of 52): 25 48.08%

Annual Budget $495,130.00

YTD Receipts $257,856.44 52.08%

Giving Options - Ask about E-Giving!

YTD Traditional Giving YTD E-Giving

$207,067.79 $50,788.65

80.30% 19.70%

Contact your treasurer with any questions!!

treasurer@ourredeemersf.org

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Added to Our Prayers Recently:

Roberta Mathiason; Member Tina Lenz; Member Bob Graham; Member

Judy; Mary Sandbulte’s Mother Micheala; Wosje’s Daughter-in-Law Verna; Leann Gabel’s Mother

Kendra; Bonnie Noteboom’s Niece Duane Ryken; Member Pam; Barb Ewoldt’s Sister-in-Law

In Our Prayers This Week—(December 26—January 1)

Members in Need of Continual Prayer:

Mary Clauson Lonnie Cochrun Carol Cullen

Thomas Darsaw Tom Gaffer Mary Warns

Louise Lafrentz Don Hennies Darlene Johnson

Esther Schladweiler Jeanne Toay Rhoda Thomas

Our Homebound Members:

Mary Berg Betty Berry Dan Clauson

Mary Clauson Larry Dreesman Marge Dreesman

Lorraine Gage Dorothy Steibel Mariea Warns

Marilyn Wheeldon Beverly Zinnel David Zinnel

Maxine Owens

Serving in the Military:

Dylan Altmann Joshua Bohling Caleb Wosje

Curtis Furry Alex Stanga

Matthew VanTassel Tyler VanTassel

Loved Ones in Need of Continual Prayer:

Clara; Helen Hartmann’s Sister Madylynn; Relative of the Lafrentzes Robin; Bob & Pam Berg’s Daughter

Kolbe; Friend of Roberta Mathiason JoAnn; Roberta Mathiason’s Sister Belinda; Esther Schladweiler’s Niece

Randy; Karen Morfitt’s Brother Matt; Barb Ewoldt’s Son Angela; Kathy Lueth’s Niece

Roxanne; Kathy Haar’s Family Member Byron; Roberta Mathiason’s Son Allison; Diane Charlson’s Daughter

Jill; Ed & Jean Harmdierks’ Daughter Ron; Esther Schladweiler’s Nephew Troy; Luke Shoup’s Brother-in-Law

Cheryl; Friend of Jeanne Toay David; Pam Schnabel’s Brother-in-Law Doug; Denise Edwards’ Husband

Dean; Friends of the Drevlows

Prayers for those afflicted by the Coronavirus and their care-providers

Prayers for all Christians persecuted because of Christ,

especially those in North Korea, Nigeria & Indonesia