Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church
1948 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
San Jose, CA 95126
Thank you to those who brought items for our first "Gifts for HRLC" Benevolence. The next opportunity to participate will be May 23, 2010.
Come worship with us. You are welcome! We are an openly progressive Christian community, welcoming everyone to follow the Lord's Way.
It won't take you long to discover this is truly a unique community, rich in the relationships that matter most. Growing together, we worship, we serve, we laugh, we cry, we learn and we reach out to our world with life-transforming truth. We reach out to you, as well. Our doors are open. Our hearts are open, too. If you have been thinking, praying, searching and hoping for a place to belong, we welcome you!
The Reconciling in Christ program of the Lutherans Concerned / North America organization recognizes Lutheran congregations that welcome lesbian and gay believers. Lutherans Concerned / North America works for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Lutherans in all aspects of the life of their Church and congregations. LC/NA reaches out and teaches that Christ's message, the Gospel, is for everyone equally.
| Every Sunday | 10:00 am | Celebration & Communion |
| (Healing prayers during Celebration & | ||
| Communion on last Sunday of each month) | ||
| Every Wednesday | 10:00 am | Meditation & Communion Service |
| 7th day of each month | 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Middle East |
| 2nd Saturday | 10:00 am | Praying & Sharing (with Communion) |
We are located in the Rose Garden area of San Jose, CA on the corner of The Alameda and McKendrie Street. We are just one block off Highway 880 (midway between Highway 101 and Highway 280). Parking is available within walking distance of the church, on the street and in the United Way parking lot (located behind the Parish Hall on McKendrie Street).
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
"If one member suffers, all suffer together with it;
if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it."
– 1 Corinthians 12:26More than two weeks have passed since the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The outpouring of gifts from members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to ELCA Disaster Response has enabled a swift response on behalf of this church.
Thank you for your generous financial support which now totals more than $2.5 million. Many gifts are still being counted. Our community-based partners are already providing:
- Two water purification systems to bring clean water to 25,000 people.
- Emergency food and medical supplies to thousands.
- Blankets and tents to shelter 10,000 people who are homeless.
Funding, distributed through three partners, will increase as giving continues.
- $300,000 has been sent to The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), a key responder and member of Action by Churches Together (ACT). The funds support LWF efforts to provide shelter to people left homeless by the quake.
- $150,000 has been sent to Lutheran World Relief (LWR), Baltimore, for material aid.
- $150,000 has been sent to Church World Service (CWS) for construction of temporary water systems and distribution of water purification materials.
In addition, $25,000 has been sent to Lutheran Services of Florida for initial support to refugees and Haitian Americans entering or returning to the United States.
We are pleased that Louis Dorvillier, director for International Development and Disaster Response in the ELCA Global Mission program unit, is part of a delegation to his country of origin with LWF and ACT.
Your generosity makes this life-saving work possible. As we celebrate this outpouring of gifts and prayers, we also know that we have a long road to travel together. There is so much more to be done. This church is committed to walking with our brothers and sisters in Haiti for years to come; your continued support is needed to provide ongoing care.
I encourage you to visit the ELCA Disaster Response (www.elca.org/disaster) Web site for updated information, worship resources, bulletin inserts and details on how to offer financial support. General mission-support dollars and gifts to ELCA Vision for Mission make it possible for 100 percent of your gifts designated for Haiti Earthquake Relief to be used entirely for this response effort.
To give today, go online (www.elca.org/haitiearthquake) or call 800-638-3522.
In God's grace,
The Rev. Mark S. Hanson
Presiding Bishop
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
P.S. View more photos of your gifts at work (www.elca.org/bishopstatement).
Note: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will add $1 to every $2, up to a total Thrivent Financial contribution of $1 million, when Thrivent members donate to one of the following:
Thrivent Financial will add a maximum of $250 per member donation, and donations will be accepted through March 31, 2010.
To make your gift to be matched, go to this Web page (www.thrivent.com/helpinghaiti).
Alternatively, gifts may be made through Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church; they will be forwarded to Lutheran World Relief.