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Redeemer Christian Academy to Host First Oktoberfest Celebration

October 10th, 2024

Redeemer Christian Academy is gearing up for its inaugural Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, October 12, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This family-friendly event promises an afternoon filled with lively entertainment, delicious food, and engaging activities for all ages.

The event will feature live polka music performed by the Elk River German Band, bringing an authentic festive atmosphere. Guests can enjoy classic German fare, including brats, hot dogs, and pretzels provided by Kramarczuk’s, while beer and seltzers will be available for purchase.

Children will have plenty to do with bounce houses, yard games, and various crafts, making it the perfect way for families to spend a fall afternoon. The Oktoberfest celebration also serves as a school fundraiser, with all proceeds going toward supporting Redeemer Christian Academy.

Organizers invite the entire community, including extended families, friends, church groups, and neighbors, to join in on the fun. With great weather forecasted, it’s the ideal opportunity to reconnect with familiar faces and make new friends.

The event will be held at Redeemer Christian Academy, located at 115 Wayzata Blvd. W, Wayzata, MN. All are welcome to attend this amazing event, and participation is encouraged to support the local school while enjoying a festive day outdoors.
Wayzata Churches Using Caution When Considering Reopening

May 27th, 2020

Faith-based communities and places of worship can now resume hosting larger gatherings.

This comes after an announcement last week by Gov. Tim Walz.

The new guidance allows occupancy not to exceed 25 percentwith a maximum of 250 people in a single, self-contained space. In outdoorsettings, gatherings must not exceed 250 people.

This guidance, released on May 23 updates what the Governor released on May 20 in which churches were still limited to no more than 10 people.

This was immediately met with opposition by Senate Republicans.

That’s the back story.

What does this mean moving forward and what does this mean for places of worship in Wayzata?

Unitarian Universalist Church of Minnetonka

“Like many faith communities, UUCM has been closed for in-person gathering since mid-March,” said Arif Mamdani, a member of the interim ministry team at Unitarian Universalist Church of Minnetonka. “Since that time, we have moved all of our worship and faith formation programming online, and plan to stay with this plan for the foreseeable future.”

Wayzata Community Church

“We are following guidelines provided by local, state, and federal authorities as we make plans to reopen our building to staff and church programs of less than 10 people,” said Reverend Dr. John F. Ross of Wayzata Community Church. “We will continue with online worship only for the foreseeable future.”

Redeemer Lutheran Church

“As a Christian congregation, we are called to be good citizens of our state and country,” said Redeemer Lutheran Church Pastor Steve Ferber. “But above everything, we are also called to obey God and His Word. Exactly how that will work itself out in the coming days and weeks, we don’t know yet. We are prayerfully considering our options.”

St. Bartholomew Catholic Faith Community

Meanwhile, a message from Fr. Mike Van Sloun of St. Bartholomew Catholic Faith Community on May 22 stated the following:

Our Logistics Team has determined that the earliest possible date for St. Bart’s would be Sunday, June 7. Our lay leaders, our trustees as well as our Pastoral and Finance Council members, a number who are medical professionals, advise abundant caution and to proceed slowly, particularly since the number of cases has not yet begun to decline, hospital admissions are up, and the danger an extended large-group gathering poses to our parishioners.

All of the Wayzata churches are using caution during the reopening process.

“Like other faith communities, ours includes many who fall into a variety of categories who are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, and given that we have successfully transitioned to doing church work in physically distanced ways, see no reason to put any of our people at risk,” said Mamdani.

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Redeemer Christian Academy to Host First Oktoberfest Celebration

Wayzata Churches Using Caution When Considering Reopening