2020 Creative Vision
We have some exciting opportunities for creatives coming up in 2020! Read on for more information….
We've been thinking aloud about harnessing the creativity at Redeemer in 2020 and wondered if you'd like to get involved?
Why?
Jesus said: "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Matt 6:33
So what does 'seeking first God's kingdom' look like for those with creative gifting? Is the answer for this season different from a previous season? What does a step of faith look like for you given your gifts, your talents and the company you find yourself in?
We can help each other answer these questions.
Who?
'Creative' can be a difficult word to claim. It can feel presumptuous. But take an honest look at yourself - do you have a mind that creates? Do you imagine change? Do you take pleasure in making difference?
This creativity can come in different shapes and sounds. Whatever form it takes - we'd love you to come and join the conversation.
(If you don't regard yourself as creative, nudge someone who is.)
How?
We will hold 2 Sunday workshops on 16 & 23 February in the Savoy Suite at UWL, 1pm to 2pm.
The aim of these workshops is not to create content, but to engage with as many as possible and explore ideas of what a kingdom approach to using our creativity looks like.
The workshops will overlap in content and folk do not have to commit to both, rather the idea of having 2 is to give more people the chance to participate. However given a different mix of people these workshops will be distinct and you might like to attend both.
All ages welcome.
Curious?
If this is getting you curious, please come along. If you have questions email stevejeff62@gmail.com .
A Choir at Christmas
Looking for an opportunity to hear some carols this Christmas? Find out where you can here…
I absolutely love carol singing. The last time I was in a choir was at sixth-form college and I’ve been craving a chance to belt out some Christmas carols ever since.
It seems like I was not the only one in that camp this Sunday afternoon as 20 odd Redeemer folk gathered after the Sunday service for a choir practice. Headed up by Jo, Kayla and Anna, the Redeemer Christmas Choir will be performing at our Christmas Concert.
We ran through three different songs in a traditional SATB choir format, and for a bunch of amateurs, we sounded pretty pro. A traditional carol, a glee carol and a dancy lil number are featured in the performance.
As part of Redeemer’s ‘Love Ealing’ event we will be singing carols at Ealing Broadway shopping centre and handing out chocolates on Sat 14th Dec before our carol service the next day! So, come and find us, get in the festive spirit and eat some chocolates!
If you can’t make it to that (or if you really, really loved hearing us sing) then we will be performing the next day (Sunday 15th) as part of the Redeemer Christmas Concert at 6pm at UWL!
I am personally looking forward to seeing our resident poet, Steve Page, lifted up on strings in a white and gold leotard. Ok, that might be a joke, but his bass singing voice isn’t!
- Josh Gagel
CAP Money Course
Find out more about the CAP Course which starts this Sunday!
This Sunday we start our next CAP Money Course at Redeemer, run by James and Alicia Dougherty. The course runs over three weeks on Sunday afternoons after church, in the Savoy Suite at the University of West London. It’s not just for those at Redeemer, all are welcome, and the course is completely free! It runs between 1pm and 4pm, with lunch included. Still wondering if it’s for you? Let me tell you more about it…
What is the CAP Money Course?
The CAP Money Course is a free course that will teach you budgeting skills and a simple, cash-based system that works. In just a few weeks, you will get to grips with your finances so you can budget, save and prevent debt. The CAP Money Course was devised by the award winning charity, Christians Against Poverty, in 2008. More than 1,100 churches run the course for their communities, with over 10,000 people benefiting from it each year.
Is the CAP Money Course for me?
Whether you feel pretty organised or whether it’s like a lucky dip every time you try to withdraw cash from your account, the CAP Money Course will help you take complete control of your finances. There are extra resources for those on low incomes, self-employed people, couples, families and those preparing for retirement – whoever you are, the CAP Money Course will be relevant to you.
On your local CAP Money Course, you will be supported by our trained coaches to take practical steps towards getting in control of your finances.
You can sign up for the CAP Money Course using the button below! I guarantee you it’s worth it!
We're Moving! - Pause & Praise
In the first of three blogs focusing on our change of Sunday venue, Pete Cornford encourages us to pause and praise God for what he’s done so far at Redeemer!
Redeemer Church is moving! From the 2nd of June we will be meeting in Weston Hall, at the University of West London! We will be releasing more information about the practicalities of the move over the next two weeks, so that you have all the information you need about the move before it happens. As part of the move we’ll be publishing 3 blogs, the first of which is this one!
In this first blog Pete Cornford looks back at our time in Ealing Town Hall over the last 5 years, and encourages us to pause and praise God for what he has done in and through us as a church!
London is a fast paced and vibrant place to live. What a privilege it is to dwell in this city!
I am so aware in my own life that I love the new and the next: pressing on for what today holds and getting excited about the future. I would like to consider myself an ‘enthusiastic optimist’, with a mindset that says ‘we can do it!’
However sometimes it is good to pause.
To stop.
To reflect.
To look back and be grateful, recognising all that God has accomplished.
Redeemer Church, London was launched on Sunday mornings, at Ealing Town Hall in January 2013.
The iconic, central location has served us so well. From the small downstairs basement we have expanded into the main Hall as you enter the building. There has been space for the children's work to expand from 1 child to regularly getting over 50 children in attendance. People have decided to follow Jesus, many have got baptised, couples have got married and families have celebrated the arrival of babies. Visiting speakers have inspired and taught us, people have been healed and there have been powerful encounters with the living God. We have dreamed, cried and laughed together as community…..
And I am very grateful!
If you have been part of the journey - THANK YOU.
Why don’t you pause now - reflect and be grateful for all you have!