April 5th, 2020 Prayer of the Day: O God of mercy and might, in the mystery of the passion of your Son you offer your infinite life to the world. Gather us around the cross of Christ and preserve us until the resurrection, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with [...]
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Worship for March 29, 2020
Prayer of the Day: Almighty God, your Son came into the world to free us all from sin and death. Breathe upon us the power of your Spirit that we may be raised to new life in Christ and serve you in righteousness all our days through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives [...]
Gospel Reading, Sermon and Prayers for March 22, 2020 John 9:1-41
Grace and peace to you from our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. Today's Gospel reading is about sight, especially about seeing as a metaphor for believing. Words pertaining to seeing appear 24 times in this 41 verse story. But seeing isn't just a metaphor. The man born blind really can't see. And when he [...]
National Youth Gathering recap
We've returned - pretty tired but grateful for inspiring experiences and new friends. I regret that I only updated you on the trip once - we were out and about for l-o-n-g days and kept busy, busy! Here's a recap of the fun we had - Each day began with us boarding the shuttle at [...]
#riseupELCA
We are here in Detroit for the ELCA National Youth Gathering - exploring, worshipping, serving, and meeting new friends for the week. Thus far, it's been full of joy and learning and lots of fun! (Please excuse the lack of blog posts this far. Lack of wifi and lack of sleep have contributed!) We arrived [...]
We’re back!
In the past couple months, we've encountered a few website ... er ... challenges but we're back online with some improvements! Check out the latest issue of the LOG, a revised method for online giving, and even a couple new photos using the tabs at the top. In other news, we're deep into the season [...]
Lent is here.
I can hardly believe it. Lent began late this year and yet it seems to have snuck up on us as it always does. Please consider joining us for special Lenten and Easter services -- Wednesdays [beginning tonight!]: Supper at 5:30, Worship at 6:45 Palm Sunday, April 13th, 9am worship Maundy Thursday worship [with First [...]
Lenten Devotional
It's hard to believe that the season of Lent is just around the corner. Here at Red Oak Grove that means Wednesday night worship, burying our alleluias, and journeying together in faith in some unique ways. This year, part of that means our very own devotional, written by Red Oak Grove people for Red Oak [...]
Fill the Cart November!
In the month of November, we asked you to fill the shopping cart in the narthex ... and fill the shopping cart you did! There were over 100 items in the shopping cart at the end of the month that will go to our local food shelves. THANK YOU for meeting the plea and filling [...]
Fall festival fun!
We had a blast at our fall festival last Sunday afternoon. The sun was shining as we jumped aboard hay wagons and rode to the woods. There was a bonfire with hot dogs and smores; pumpkin decorating; a scavenger hunt; and the wilderness to explore! Thank you to all who came and all who helped [...]
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