This Week at the Church of the Redeemer

HOLY WEEK

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

New Parish Directories

Available to be picked up in the Parish Office

Offering Envelopes

For those who requested them

Available to be picked up in the Narthex

If you would like some but have not requested them, please contact the office.

Family Mission Trip to New Orleans

 From the Curate:  

The Church of the Redeemer will be heading to the Big Easy to partake in vital mission work in the devastated Gulf Coast region.  I have been down to the Gulf Coast for a total of a month over three occasions since Katrina, and there is still an overwhelming amount of ministry to do in the area.  The trip will begin on June 24^th and we will be returning on July 2^nd.  This will be a family mission trip; children, teens, and adults are invited to come along.  Young children can attend with their parents, and youth from the eighth grade up are encouraged to attend if their parents are able to come or not.  Adults without children are also encouraged to come along.  Those who are handy are especially needed, but this is not a requirement for participation.  On the trip, we will be working with Resurrection House helping the people of the devastated 9^th Ward in New Orleans rebuild their communities.  Jobs range in difficulty from heavy construction to passing out food, and bringing water to neighbors and workers.  Feel free to contact me if you would like more information about the trip.  The estimated cost of the trip will be $730 per person (includes food, housing, and all transportation); a deposit of $100 for this trip will be needed by March 16^th.  We have also invited St. Stephen’s to participate with us as mission partners.  If you have interest in serving on a mission committee to help plan fundraisers and further mission trips, please let me know. 

Uganda Pen-Pals

We are seeking 50 Redeemer families to adopt pen-pals from Uganda!  We have letters in hand written by the amazing teenagers at the PILGRIM-sponsored school in Soroti.  (Also see the students' artwork, which is full of newfound hope, on display in the Parish Hall this Sunday).  This is an easy and meaningful family activity: read your letter together and write a response, then send the letter to the student at PILGRIM's U.S. address (provided).  PILGRIM will then forward all the letters to Uganda to make sure they reach their recipients in a timely fashion.  Please see the display this week at coffee hour for more information and to receive your pen-pal, or contact Leslie Williams, leswill@gmail.com, 617-969-0470, for more information.

Here's an excerpt from one of the letters: "Hi my friend in USA, greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Back to me I'm fine. ... I would like to know which subjects you like and sports games, whether football or volleyball and the team you support... but for my side I like all subjects and the team I support is Arsenal....

I wish you good studies.... from yours, Opio Edward."

Celebrate this Easter with a Gift of Lilies

Did you know that the beautiful Easter lilies which adorn the Church of the Redeemer at Easter are made possible by many financial donations from our Parishioners? 

Our Easter flower donations traditionally have been made as a lovely way to remember those who are special to us, but gifts may be made “in celebration of” an event or important milestone as well as “in honor of,” “in memory of,” or “in thanksgiving for” loved ones. 

The memorial notations for the Easter donations are recorded in calligraphy in The Book of Remembrance, on display in the Narthex throughout the year – a lovely reminder for all. 

Names which are received by March 18^th will be printed in the Easter worship service leaflets. 

We suggest $50 for the first listing, $10 for each additional one, but, of course will welcome ANY AMOUNT. 

We hope that you will contribute to the glorious celebration of Easter at the Redeemer with a memorial gift.  The results of your generosity will be enjoyed by all who visit us at Easter time.   

Thank you.

Designation: ___________________________________________________________________

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Donor Name(s): ______________________________________________

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Amount enclosed $ _____________

Vestry Clerk

 At its meeting on March 4^th, the Vestry learned with great sadness that Betsey Shay and her family will be moving to Columbia, Missouri in June.  Betsey has done a great job as the Clerk of the Vestry and will be greatly missed.  The Redeemer’s by-laws provide for the Vestry to appoint a new Clerk to serve until the next Annual Meeting, and the Vestry plans to do so as it is important for the parish to have a Clerk of the Vestry.  It was decided to reconvene this year’s Nominating Committee to help identify a candidate.  The members of the Nominating Committee are Peter Coffin, Gene Dahmen, Charlie Kline, Peggy Reiser, Megan Sampson, and Suzy Westcott.  If you have any suggestions of people to be considered, please give their name to a member of the committee as soon as possible. 

Volunteer at the St. Stephen’s After-School Program Easter Party

Thursday March 20^th from 1:30pm – 5:00pm

Please consider volunteering in one of two ways:

Volunteer from home by boiling 2 dozen white eggs.  The children will be decorating these eggs.  We will need over 250 eggs this year!  Please boil the white eggs and drop them off at the Redeemer (in their cartons) by Wednesday March 19th.  Please leave them in the fridge.  Please call or email Laura Patton (laurated@rcn.com or 617-232-5175) to let her know if you are boiling eggs.

Volunteer at the party on Thursday March 20^th from 1:30pm – 5:00pm.  We will need about 6-8 volunteers from 1:30pm until 5:00pm to help prepare for and participate in this fun (really fun!) party.  If you can only help out for part of the time we would still love your help.  Volunteers will work as a team to set up the parish hall at St. Stephen’s for the party and hide eggs for the egg hunt.  We will also be serving a meal for the children. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Robynne Brown (RobynneBrown@comcast.net or 617-244-2725).

Bible Study with the Rector

 The Radiant World:

Midweek Bible Studies for Ordinary Life

Over coffee at the Rectory, we will explore the teachings of Jesus.  Come, spend some time with a few fellow pilgrims, and fill the rest of your week with the grace of the Lord in the power of the Spirit.

 Men’s Bible Study, Wednesdays, 7:00 am

Women’s Bible Study, Thursdays, 9: 00 am

Both meet at the Rectory, 381 Hammond Street.