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For the past couple years, we've emphasized blessing.  The kind of blessing where you mark the sign of the cross on another's forehead and remind them of God's love for them.  We encourage that kind of blessing to happen at home.  Lots of that kind of blessing happens on Sunday mornings when there is a [...]

Come on over to the parking lot outside of Red Oak Grove on this coming Saturday morning for an auction, lunch, and fun!  We have collected all sorts of goodies to sell at this event - your new treasure could be among them!  Check out the auction sale bill here and tell your friends!  More [...]

Monday mornings are always a-flutter with activity in the ROG fellowship hall. It's quilting time. Next week will be the last Monday of quilting until fall.  The ladies and gents have been busy sewing and tying and binding nearly 100 quilts since they began last fall.  The quilts will go to a variety of homes [...]

Have you ever played that game?  It's a classic youth group game.  Here's how it works: One person leaves the group.  The remaining group secretly decides on a common object [ie toothbrush, shoe, car, etc.] - something everyone has. Let's go with toothbrush.  The outside person comes back to the group and can ask anyone, [...]

Yesterday was Palm Sunday - the beginning of Holy Week.  After worshipping together with palms waving, children singing, and eating bread together, we assembled personal health kits.  It's been our Lenten mission project coinciding with Lutheran World Relief's Baskets of Promise campaign.  We've collected bars of soap, combs, toothbrushes, nail clippers, and towels for the [...]

Say what you will about winter - whether you're enjoying every snow fall or eagerly waiting for spring - but it sure can be beautiful.  These photos were snapped last Thursday - an absolutely beautiful morning at Red Oak Grove.  Click on the first photo to scroll through the winter wonderland.  Thanks to Judy W. [...]

Join us at Red Oak Grove tonight for a service of ashes and Holy Communion at 7pm.  All are welcome!

Red Oak Grove has a brand new Facebook page - a virtual place to gather in grace, just as our mission statement proclaims. To be a part of this virtual community of people who know and love ROG, log onto your Facebook account, search for "roglutheran" in the search bar at the top of the [...]

This past Sunday was Baptism of our Lord Sunday - the Sunday in the church year when we celebrate and recognize Jesus' baptism by the Holy Spirit.  Check out the third chapter of Luke for the full story. In church, we took to remembering our own baptisms.  We sprinkled each other with water using evergreen [...]

The way we tell stories has changed in this age of Twitter, Facebook, and email.  Imagine if Mary and Joseph had Twitter.  Or email.  Or Facebook.  How would the Christmas story be told them? Check out this great video of how social media tells the story.