Life Events

If you are planning a wedding, please make your wedding arrangements well in advance to allow sufficient time for premarital counseling with the pastor.

Parents are urged to notify the pastor at the birth of their child so that arrangements can be made for the child's baptism as soon as possible.

Parents who want to have sponsors for their child are encouraged to choose sponsors who are of the same faith (e.g., WELS or ELS Lutherans). You may, however, have those affiliated with other denominations serve as witnesses to your child's baptism.

Parents who are members of Redeemer are requested to come forward with the sponsors/witnesses and participate in the ceremony.

Private baptisms are administered upon request.

When you enter the hospital, please notify the pastor. He will be very glad to visit you. Do not depend on the hospital to do this for you. The pastor will be unable to make any visitations or offer any prayers if you have not informed him of the situation.

If the pastor was not present at the time of a death in your family, he should be notified of the death as soon as possible. The pastor will make every effort to visit with you and help you find comfort in the words and promises of God our Savior, who has conquered death.

The pastor also will do all he can to help make funeral service arrangements (selecting hymns, organist, etc.). Please do not make any service arrangements until you have spoken with the pastor.