February/March Worship Themes FEBRUARY 4 – EPIPHANY 5 Our Hands – God’s work FEBRUARY 11 – TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD God reflected in Jesus’ Face! FEBRUARY 18 FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT – Covenant with Noah—FIRST OF FIVE FEBRUARY 25 – 2ND SUNDAY IN LENT Covenant with Abraham and Sarah—2ND OF FIVE MARCH 4 – THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT Covenant at Mt. Sinai—3RD OF FIVE MARCH 11 – 4TH SUNDAY IN LENT Covenant Promise with Moses—4TH OF FIVE MARCH 18 – 5TH SUNDAY IN LENT – Jeremiah’s New Covenant Promise 5TH OF FIVE

MARCH 25 -- -PALM SUNDAY – PASSION STORY REVISITED

Lent Worship and Meals 2018

Midweek Lenten Worship will be on Wednesdays at 7:00pm. A light meal will be served from 6 to

6:45 prior to the Midweek Lenten worship services at Redeemer. Teams responsible for the meals

are as follows; on February 21st (Worship & Music and Property), February 28th (Spiritual Fellow-

ship), March 7th (Musicians), March 14th (Y & L) and March 21st (Mission Support/Executive

Team). Come join us and bring a friend.

2018 Lent Worship Theme - WE ARE LUTHERAN We are teaming with all the FALP congregations in Midweek Lenten Worship. Pastors will rotate. Confirmation Youth will help lead! The Theme “We are Lutheran” is a Midweek Lenten worship resource created by the Nebraska Synod! It is written by pastors from Blair, Louisville, Pickrell, Crofton, Adams, Omaha and the Professor of Religion at Midland University. All under the guide of Rev. Juliet Hampton, Assistant to the Bishop.

It incorporates five Midweek services beginning on February 21. The themes are:

Grace Alone

Faith Alone

Word Alone

Christ Alone

Glory to God Alone

The Confirmation Youth will serve as greeters, ushers, acolytes, worship assistants, banner bearers, crucifers and how-ever else God leads! Youth will form teams. Each team will travel with a pastor. Over the course of five weeks each congregation will experience each theme.

Confirmed Members are asked to help with Lenten Drama Readings. Please volunteer! Call your clergy or church office. Services are designed to be 30-40 minutes long.

February and March Pastor’s Care Note.

Ash Wednesday begins on Valentine’s Day. Think about it! What is God saying to us this year, in particular?

“The central event of the Christian faith is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the core of the apostolic preaching and the central celebration of the church’s worship life. Lent is the preparation for the celebration of the mys-tery of redemption.” – page 305 LBW Manual on the Liturgy.

The ‘heart of God’ is exposed in the Lent/Easter proclamation. And faith reveals God has a beautiful heart! "For God so loved the world that he gave his only and unique Son, so that everyone who trusts in him may have eternal life, in-stead of being utterly destroyed.” (John 3:16 Complete Jewish Bible).

Ash Wednesday is February 14. God shares his love with us! But it also begins a more focused time for us to ex-amine our love for God.

Please make a point to come to worship on Wednesday, February 14 at 7pm for Ash Wednesday Service. Help us begin a special time of focus on God’s love for us and our love for God.

Holy Week is March 25—31. “ St. Augustine called Holy Week the Great Week because of the great things that were accomplished during these days. The purpose of Holy Week was to set the facts of the Gospel before the wor-shippers. But it is more than a pious remembrance. More than a series of commemorations. Holy Week provides the faithful a unified sequence of sacramental acts whereby we are able to commit ourselves afresh to Christ. Unless the Church can learn to identify itself with Christ in His death and resurrection, it cannot accomplish its mission.”—page 310, LBW Manual on the Liturgy.

We, the Church, are called to not only proclaim the Gospel. We are called to be the Gospel…to embody it in the world as though Christ himself were present. The CREASTERS (Christmas and Easter) Christians enjoy the fun, happy occa-sions of being the Gospel. But we are called to be braver than that. We are called to enter into the darkness of life with the light of faith. Jesus’ example during Holy Week emboldens us to more faithfully be the Church among the downtrod-den, betrayed, and persecuted of this world.

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday (March 25) and includes Holy Thursday (March 29) and Good Friday (March 30). Please go the distance with us this year as we celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

--Pastor Joel

90th Annual Men's Waffle Supper Sunday, February 11th

5PM - 7PM Hooper City Auditorium. Men, if you haven't been contacted to work at the waffle supper, please contact anyone on the Spiritual Fellowship team or

the Church Office, 654-3835.

Having Fun During Sunday School!

NONPROFIT

ORGANIZATION

U.S. Postage PAID

Hooper, NE 68031

Permit No.2

Redeemer Reflections

601 East Fulton

Hooper, NE 68031-3044

Address

Service Requested

Ministers: Members of Redeemer Executive Director: Phil Oberg Assist Executive Director: Marty Clausen

Secretary: Shari Smith

Directors of Ministry Teams: Nancy Sager, Maria Kriete, Will Johnson, Joel VonSeggern, Jen Reyn-olds Worship Accompanist: Janice Bopp, Alice Dam, Nancy Schroeder

Custodian: David Manzer

Pastors: Joel Schroeder, Nicki McIntyre and Vicar Bob Ball

Holy Communion Schedule

1st Saturday of month at 5:30PM

1st & 2nd Sundays at 8:30AM

3rd & 4th Sundays at 10:30AM

Sunday Worship Services

8:30AM Festival Worship

9:30 AM Sunday School

10:30AM Praise Worship

Confirmation

This year’s MSG (Middle School Gathering) was held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Omaha on January 13-14. The theme was GO! The two days focused on the Great Commission found in Matthew 28:16-20. The kids did service projects around the city of Omaha at Sienna Francis House and at the Open Door Mission. Eye opening to say the least. They also took part in tying a mountain of blankets for underprivileged kids. The group received a grant from the Nebraska Synod for them to look and see what needs aren't being met in their community. They are to take the grant and GO and do something about it. Our group decided to focus on personal care items for people in the community who are in need of such things. They are looking for a Thrivent member who would be willing to do an action team to add $250.00 to the grant they received so they can do even more. Any Thrivent member willing to help these kids, please contact the church office.

What an awesome bunch of kids. I am so proud of them. They represented themselves, their churches and communities with the responsibility and respect for others that everyone should have. They all took part and worked diligently at the service centers they were assigned to. Hopefully you've had a chance to ask them about their weekend. Thanks for letting me sponsor them, I'd do it again.

Pictured left to right: Front row: Samantha Miller, Brooklyn Reynolds, Katelyn Smith Back row: Ashley Abrahams, Alex Foust, Logan Booth, Holden VonSeggern, Kaylee Windhusen.

We are all DISCIPLES...Called to GO...and

REMEMBER

Council Minutes - January 2018

Redeemer church council met on Wednesday January 17th at 7:00 PM. Members present: Pastor Joel Schroeder, Marty Clausen, Phil Oberg, Nancy Sager, Jen Reynolds and Shari Smith. Absent were Joel VonSeggern and Will Johnson. Maria moved and Jen seconded that the minutes of last months meeting be approved as written. Motion passed. Spiritual Fellowship reported Soup on Sunday begins on February 18th. The Lenten meals will begin on February 21st. And the waffle supper is scheduled for February 11th from 5-7 PM at the Hooper auditorium. Chairmen are to contact all on their teams for working assignments. Proceeds from the waffle supper will go to the Faith Food Pantry and the Bridge. This will be our 90th year. Church Properties had no report. Worship and Music are discussing a time for worship. Youth and Learning reported they had their January meeting and discussed the Sunday School schedule. Mission Support had no report. Shari did report that Benevolence has been set up as an automatic withdrawal to synod. The next meeting will be Wednesday February 21st at 6:00PM - we will get our meal and head into the parlor for a meeting be-fore worship. The meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer Respectfully Submitted, Shari Smith, secretary

Greetings to all, David "Deuce" Manzer II, Life Scout with your Boy Scout Troop 164 has begun efforts to build an Outdoor Worship Area with Fire Pit for Redeemer as his Eagle Scout Service Project. The goal is to have this area built by the end of March so that we can have our sunrise worship service on Easter around the fire pit. However, the only way he can make this come to is with your help. He is requesting cash donations for a total of $3,100. All donations can be made to the church office. He would like volun-teers to help with the build on one of the three phases. You can see the tri-fold board outside the sanc-tuary when he hopes to work on each phase. He also would like for anyone to volunteer to make cof-fee and hot chocolate for those working on the area. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, David "Deuce" Manzer II, Life Scout Troop 164.

Sunday, February 4th is Boy Scout Sunday and Deuce will be having a pancake feed from 9:30AM to 1:00PM in the fellowship hall to raise money for his project. Freewill Donation.

Please come and support him.

Thanks

Back by popular demand…

Soup on Sundays...following the 10:30 service...1st one is

February 18th & again on March 11th.

Invite someone from our community to

come with you!

Soup provided...If you wish, Please

Bring a side dish to share.

All Are Welcome!!

Hosted by the Spiritual Fellowship committee.

Don’t forget!

Daylight Savings Time Begins March 11th

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

2:00 PM World

Day of Prayer

at Re-

deemer

8:00 PM AA &

Al Anon

3

5:30 PM Wor-

ship HC

4

8:30 Worship HC

9:30 SS/Coffee

10:30 Worship

2-4 PM ERMAA

Card Party

5

11AM Bible

Study

1:00 Willing

Workers

6

9:00 AM Bible

Study 9:00

AM Pastor’s

Text

7

6:00 PM Meal by

Musicians

7:00 PM Worship

8 9

8:00 PM AA &

Al Anon

10

8:00AM Faith

Food Pantry

11

8:30 Worship HC

9:30 SS/

Fellowship

10:30 Worship

Soup on Sunday

12

11AM Bible

Study

13

9:00 AM Bible

Study 9:00

AM Pastor’s

Text

14

6:00 PM Meal by

Youth & Learning

7:00 PM Worship

15 16

8:00 PM AA &

Al Anon

17

8:00AM Men

in Mis-

sion

18

8:30 Worship HC

9:30 SS/

Fellowship

10:30 Worship

19

11AM Bible

Study

1:00 Willing

Workers

20

9:00 AM Bible

Study 9:00

AM Pastor’s

Text

21

6:00 PM Meal by

Mission support &

Exec Team

7:00 PM Worship

22 23

8:00 PM AA &

Al Anon

24

25 Palm Sunday

8:30 Worship HC

9:30 SS/

Fellowship

10:30 Worship

26

11AM Bible

Study

27

9:00 AM Bible

Study 9:00

AM Pastor’s

Text

28 29

Maundy

Thursday

Worship

7 PM

30 Good Friday

Worship 7 PM

8:00 PM AA &

Al Anon

31

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

8:00 PM AA

& Al Anon

3

5:30 PM

Worship HC

4Boy Scout Sun-

day & Pancakes!

8:30 Worship HC

9:30 SS/Coffee

10:30 Worship

2-4 PM ERMAA

Card Party

5

11AM Bible

Study

1:00 Willing

Workers

6

9:00 AM Bible

Study 9:00 AM

Pastor’s Text

7

4:00 PM Confirma-

tion

8 9

8:00 PM AA

& Al Anon

10

8:00AM Faith Food

Pantry

10:00AM Mission

Cluster meets at

Redeemer

11

8:30 Worship HC

9:30 SS/

Fellowship

10:30 Worship

5:00-7:00 PM

Waffle Supper

12

11AM Bible

Study

13

9:00 AM Bible

Study 9:00 AM

Pastor’s Text

14 Ash Wednesday

6:00 PM Team

Meetings

7:00 PM Worship

15 16

8:00 PM AA

& Al Anon

17

8:00AM Men in

Mission

18

8:30 Worship

9:30 SS/

Fellowship

10:30 Worship

Soup on Sunday

19

11AM Bible

Study

1:00 Willing

Workers

20

9:00 AM Bible

Study 9:00 AM

Pastor’s Text

21

6:00 PM Council

6:00 PM Meal by

W & M & Property

7:00 PM Worship

22 23

8:00 PM AA

& Al Anon

24

8:30 AM –3:30 PM

Women’s Retreat

25

8:30 Worship HC

9:30 SS/

Fellowship

10:30 Worship

26

11AM Bible

Study

27

9:00 AM Bible

Study 9:00 AM

Pastor’s Text

28

6:00 PM Meal by

Spiritual fellowship

7:00 PM Worship

World Day of Prayer will be at Redeemer Lutheran Church Friday March 2, 2018 at

2:00 PM

Redeemer Lutheran Church Annual Worship/Meeting

January 14, 2018, 9:30am

Pastor Joel Schroeder began the service. Executive Director Phil Oberg called the meeting to order with approximately 45 members present. He gave the greeting and the Executive Director report. Sally Oberg, Faith Ambassadors Lutheran Parish Council Chair gave the report of the Faith Ambassadors Lutheran Parish Council. Bible readings and the Gospel was shared. Hymns were sung. Pastor Schroeder shared his sermon and his annual report. Following the last hymn the congregation was ushered to the fellowship hall to continue with the business meeting. Karna Dam moved and Sally Oberg seconded the approval of the minutes form the January 29th, 2017 An-nual Meeting. Director Oberg called for a voice vote and the motion carried. Director Oberg presented the council ballot. It was moved by Tami Clausen and seconded by Marty Clausen to approve the ballot and cast a unanimous vote for the Council Members. Director Oberg called for a voice vote and the motion carried. Will Johnson is elected to serve his first three year term Auxiliary Organizations and Ministry Team Reports were given. Pastor thanked Shari for all she does with the Family Life position. David Manzer II updated the congregation on his Eagle Scout project. Joel Von Seggern presented the 2018 budget for congregation approval. Ann Sprick moved and Alice Dam seconded the motion. Director Oberg called for a voice vote and the motion carried. Kris Kremke moved and Jed Oberg seconded the motion to adjourn. Director Oberg called for a voice vote and the motion carried. Pastor Schroeder closed with prayer. Respectfully Submitted, Tami Clausen

Every good and perfect gift comes from above. James 1:17

Help us with a Baby Diaper Shower, for two first time pastoral parents in our cluster! Please bring diapers and/or wipes for Rev. Tyler/Carrie Gubsch (Emmanuel-Tekamah) and Rev. Allison/Tim Siburg (Salem-Fontanelle). The Schroeder's are hosting the shower for all the cluster pastors. All FALP congregations are participating. Please bring your diapers/wipes to Redeemer at your earliest convenience. Thank You!!

Chaplain Alma Gast-Buco will be here to lead worship on February 18th. She will also having a really informal conversation during coffee fellowship with anybody who

has questions about her new job with endless journey hospice.

Discernment and Calling of the Bishop of the

Nebraska Synod

On Saturday February 10th at 10:00 AM there will be a mission cluster event here at Redeemer for the Bishop’s Candidates’ Nomination Meeting. This will be the Midland and Logan Creek Mission Cluster Units.

Redeemer’s 90th Annual Men’s Waffle Supper Chairs are listed Below. Chairs are to call the members on their teams to let them know the work schedules.

Men if you have NOT been contacted about the waffle supper please contact anyone on the spiritu-al fellowship team or the church office 402-654-3835. Thank you.

Dining Room Chair: Ron Bopp Kitchen Chair: Mike Anderson Mixing Chair: Terry Marquardt Baking Chair: David Hingst Sausage Chair: Chad Christiansen Jello Chair: BJ Reynolds Coffee Chair: Herb Blomendahl Chicken Chair: Mark Cuda Juice Chair: Gary Cordes Syrup Chari: Chad Rebbe

The Waffle Supper is Sunday February 11th from 5-7 PM at the Hooper Auditorium.

February & March Birthday’s and Anniversaries

March Anniversaries 03/09 Kirk & Dierdra French

03/10 David & LaRae Thernes

03/16 Paul & Cory Kriete

03/18 Dean & Doris Christensen

03/20 LaVerne & Donna Lamprecht

03/27 Ron & Connie Fauss

03/02 Marjorie Havekost

03/02 Mike Moeller

03/03 Leon Blomendahl

03/05 Cooper Kahlandt 03/06 Pastor Joel Schroeder

03/06 David Manzer

03/07 Ava Schafersman

03/08 Kohen Osborn

03/09 J. R. French

03/10 Shari Smith

03/11 Al Ott

03/11 Mike Anderson

03/13 Darrel Larsen

03/13 Laynie Johnson

03/14 Mary Vaughn

03/14 Michael Luther

03/15 Gregg Hoetfelker

03/16 Sandy Eckhoff

03/17 Jim Chaika

03/17 Dale Maurer

03/19 Mike Polmantier

03/21 Carol Hargens

03/21 Mike Schuler

03/22 Joan Licht

03/22 Karli Bantam

03/22 Cherie Anderson

03/23 Richard Larson

03/23 Madison Wettlaufer

03/27 Gary Cordes

03/27 Kristin Wettlaufer

03/29 Allen Cuda

03/30 Toni Fachman

03/31 Rudie Nemec

March Birthday’s

February Anniversaries 02/14 Chad & Cara Rebbe

02/20 Joel & Tammi Marreel

02/27 Nick & Heidi Johnson

02/02 Sid Moeller

02/02 Bailey Anderson

02/02 Darian Beaumont

02/02 Halle Clausen

02/03 Tanya Hagerbaumer

02/03 Eric French

02/03 Harrison Jordan

02/05 Twila Coburn

02/05 Weston Rasmussen

02/06 Alyce Chaika

02/06 Gracie Reynolds

02/08 David Thernes

02/09 Allene Wagner

02/09 Ken Thernes

02/11 Mylee Hank

02/13 Ardeth Blomendahl

02/14 Rochelle Rice

02/14 Charity Fisher

02/15 Kenneth Kinlund

02/16 Kaleigh Nemec

02/17 Chad Kahlandt

02/17 Marcy Frey

02/17 Lucy Reynolds

02/18 Bailey Severson

02/19 Kaylee Windhusen

02/20 Lili Albus

02/22 Dr. William Heusel - 95!

02/23 Mary Jo Reynolds

02/23 Maira Fiscus

02/23 Mya Fiscus

02/24 Bob Limbach

02/25 John Ruwe

02/25 Julie Shroyer

02/28 Mitch Munderloh

February Birthday’s

February Worship Stewards

LECTORS February 4 8:30 N Sager 10:30 C Rebbe February 11 8:30 C Kriete 10:30 S Oberg February 18 8:30 G Bopp 10:30 M Anderson February 25 8:30 T Clausen 10:30 S Cordes

SOUND February 4 8:30 M Clausen 10:30 K Kremke February 11 8:30 A Sprick 10:30 M Clausen February 18 8:30 R Bopp 10:30 K Kremke February 25 8:30 M Cuda 10:30 M Clausen

VIDEO February 4 - 8:30 A Sprick February 11 - 8:30 T Clausen February 18 - 8:30 G Bopp February 25 - 8:30 J Blomendahl

ACOLYTES February 4 8:30 W Willnerd 10:30 A Kotik February 11 8:30 B Reynolds 10:30 H VonSeggern February 18 8:30 A Foust 10:30 J Ward February 25 8:30 S Miller 10:30 K Windhusen

USHERS February 4 - 8:30 W Johnson/D Dam, 10:30 Oberg Family February 11 - 8:30 R Nemec/R Sager 10:30-Ward Family February 18 - 8:30 D Thernes/R Bopp/M Cuda Paul Kriete 10:30-Manzer Family February 25 - 8:30 J Kment/Pat Kriete / B Limbach /L Blomendahl, 10:30 Hagerbaumer Family

COMMUNION DEACONS February 4 Will Johnson & Nancy Sager February 11 Maria Kriete & Joel VonSeggern February 18 Jen Reynolds & Shari Smith February 25 & Phil Oberg & Marty Clausen

COFFEE HOSTS February 4 Boy Scout Sunday February 11 Kremke February 18 Nelson/Fiscus February 25 Kriete

March Worship Stewards

LECTORS March 4 8:30 H Blomendahl 10:30 K Dam March 11 8:30 D Bathke 10:30 S Oberg March 18 8:30 N Sager 10:30 M Anderson March 25 8:30 C Kriete 10:30 C Rebbe

SOUND March 4 8:30 R Bopp 10:30 K Kremke March 11 8:30 A Sprick 10:30 M Clausen March 18 8:30 R Bopp 10:30 K Kremke March 25 8:30 M Cuda 10:30 M Clausen

VIDEO March 4 - 8:30 A Sprick March 11 - 8:30 G Bopp March 18 - 8:30 T Clausen March 25 - 8:30 J Blomendahl

ACOLYTES March 4 8:30 A Abrahams 10:30 K Smith March 11 8:30 S Miller 10:30 J Ward March 18 8:30 A Foust 10:30 A Kotik March 25 8:30 W Willnerd 10:30 K Windhusen

USHERS March 4 - 8:30 W Johnson/D Dam, 10:30 Oberg Family March 11 - 8:30 R Nemec/R Sager 10:30-Ward Family March 18 - 8:30 D Thernes/R Bopp/M Cuda Paul Kriete 10:30-Manzer Family March 25 - 8:30 J Kment/Pat Kriete/ B Limbach L Blomendahl, 10:30 Hagerbaumer Family

COMMUNION DEACONS March 4 Will Johnson & Nancy Sager March 11 Maria Kriete & Joel VonSeggern March 18 Jen Reynolds & Shari Smith March 25 & Phil Oberg & Marty Clausen

COFFEE HOSTS March 4 Dam March 11 Clausen March 18 Bopp March 25 Blomendahl

Redeemer received thank you letters from many organizations for the generosity during the year and especially at Christmas. Below are just a few excerpts.

MOSAIC: 150.00 Thank you for your generous partnership. It makes a powerful difference! Pastor David deFreese

ELCA: 1000.00 to Lutheran Disaster Response Thank you Redeemer Lutheran Rev. Daniel Rift

The Jefferson House: Clothing and Blankets Thank you for your support and commitment you give the families and children we serve. Your gift will make a real difference. Michelle Bazer

Low Income Ministry of Dodge County: 4858.00 We thank you for your continued support and faith in Our commitment to serve those who come to us. Lyndsay Osborn

The Hope Center: 400.00 (Noisy Offering) Your Christmas Donation is helping to sponsor more than 250 children during this season. Thank you for the investment in the lives of our youth at the Hope! Brenda Block

A sincere and Heartfelt thank you for the Christmas Morning Service at the Hooper Care Center. We heard so many beautiful comment s from both the residents, families and staff . You are a true blessing to our Hooper Care Center Family.

On Saturday, February

24, 2018

Redeemer will be host-

ing an all-day Wom-

en’s Retreat. Evi (you say it like Chevy)

Wusk, will be the main presenter. For regis-

tration information or questions about the

event contact Tami Clausen

at 402.720.3449 or the

church office at 402-654-

3835. You can also go online

to faithambassadrors.org for

a registration form.

Easter Lilies

Redeemer we will once again buy Easter Lilies to adorn our sanctuary for Easter. If you wish for us to buy one for you they will be $10.00 each. Please contact the church office if you want us to do this for you. Of course, if you want to buy some yourself and bring them to the church this also works well. We would like to know if you would like to have your donation in honor of or in memory of someone to publish in the bulletin. Make sure to communicate this to the office. It will be assumed you didn’t have this intention if it isn’t communicated. You can cut this notice out on the perforated lines and attach it to your payment .

DEADLINE SUNDAY, March 11th

QUANTITY TO ORDER :_______

I WILL BUY MYSELF* _______

IN HONOR OF _____________________________________

IN MEMORY OF _________________________________

DONATED BY ____________________________________

* If you are going to bring your own please have them delivered to

the church by Friday, March 30th.