This Week at the Church of the Redeemer

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Please contact the office for more information

We Need Volunteers for the

St. Stephen’s Christmas Party

The Church of the Redeemer will be hosting the Christmas party for the children of St. Stephen’s After-School Program on Friday afternoon, December 18th from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm at St. Stephen’s in the South End.  Please volunteer to help with the festivities for a few hours; it will be fun and a huge help! Sign-up sheets are on the Outreach board outside Dorsey’s office or contact Laura Patton 617-232-5175 or laurated@rcn.com.

Carols by Candlelight

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

in the tradition of

King’s College

Cambridge, England

Thursday December 17^th

at 7:30 in the Evening

The Choir of the Church of the Redeemer

will sing works by:

Carter, Green, Britten, LLoyd, and more

with traditional carols

arranged by Sir David Willcocks

The Choir of the Church of the Redeemer

Michael S. Murray, organist & Choirmaster

Stuart Forster, Guest organist

Seeking New Service Assistants

If you would like to read, usher, LEM, acolyte, serve or greet in the New Year, contact the office before Christmas.

office@redeemerchestnuthill.org

617-566-7679

We would love to have you.

Stewardship Update:

$644,926 from 58% of parishioners

The Redeemer is starting a new discussion series focused on supporting the elders in our community

and their families.  Please Please join us for lunch and our second discussion entitled:

Personal Stories about the Transition

to a Senior Residential Community

and Financial Considerations

Sunday, January 10th

11:45 am-12:45 pm

Back Classroom

Lunch will be served

Speakers will be Ebbie Zaldastani, who is now living at Fox Hill,

and her daughter Lizzie Napier

And Jim Notman with financial considerations

Come learn how to navigate this option and share your questions and experiences with fellow parishioners. 

              This session is aimed at both the elder experience as well as the adult children's point of view.

The series will continue with a discussion on legal issues.

To sign up: Email Laine in the office.  (office@redeemerchestnuthill.org)

or sign up on the sheet outside the office.  Further questions: Contact Philip Bianchi, pb0062@aol.com

Knowing God:

An Exploration of Faith

Next Session:

New Creation 1: Incarnation and Cross

January 6^th

Light Supper at 7:00 pm

Program at 7:30 pm

(Both at the Rectory; This is a time change back to the normal series.)

The class will meet the first Wednesday of every month.

All are welcome to attend one session or come for the year. Please contact the office to sign up for each session so that we may plan for food and space.

Bible Study with the Rector

Song of the Soul: The Psalms in Ordinary Life

Join us for 75 minutes of study, conversation and prayer as we look at the Psalms of the Old Testament, their significance in the work and teaching of Jesus, and their power in daily life.  There is always great coffee and warm fellowship.

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

Women’s Bible Study, Thursdays, 9:15 am

Both Bible Studies meet at the Rectory, 381 Hammond Street

Youth Bible Study

Back Classroom 9:40 am

              We will begin again January 3^rd with a special study of the visit of the Magi from Matthew 2 in honor of the feast of the Epiphany.

Early January Youth Bible Study Dates

January 3^rd        The Visit of the Magi

Confirmation Class

 We will conclude our marking of the season by having a Confirmation Movie Night dedicated to Christmas Classics paying special attention to some of the time honored messages that they hold for us.

December Confirmation Class Dates

12/20    5:00 Confirmation Christmas Movie Night – TBD

Christmas Pageant: Seeking Participants

Save these dates. 

We hope your children will join us for the Christmas Pageant. 

To participate, your child must be:

• At least 5 years old AND

• able to attend the rehearsal Sat, Dec. 19th

On Sundays at 9:30 the Children’s Choir practices all songs.

Children who are not in the Children’s Choir and who would like some extra practice learning the Christmas Pageant songs are welcome and encouraged to attend rehearsals on Sunday mornings in the Old Parish House from 9:30 am – 10:15 am

If you can help on the 19^th and/or the 20^th, we will need 1-2 parents for each of these tasks: 1) checking costumes (early December) 2) angel leader 2) shepherd leader 3) animal leader  (Each “leader” is in charge of corralling the group at rehearsal and before the pageant.)

Please contact: Maisie Pollard mpollard@bidmc.harvard.edu, (617) 731-8171 or Amy Luster, atluster@rcn.com, 617-734-6818

Celebrate this Christmas with a Gift of Poinsettias

Did you know that this year the beautiful poinsettias, which adorn the Church of the Redeemer at Christmas, will be made possible by many financial donations from our Parishioners?

Our Christmas flower donations are 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.

Names that are received by Sunday, December 20^th will be printed in the Christmas 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 Christmas at the Redeemer with a memorial gift.  The results of your generosity will be enjoyed by all who visit us at Christmas time. 

Thank you.

Designation: ___________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Donor Name(s): ______________________________________________

Daytime Telephone (____) ________________

Amount enclosed $ _____________

Advent & Christmas Schedule

Thursday, December 17^th

      7:30 pm Carols by Candlelight: A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols

            preceded by a light supper at 6:30 pm

Sunday, December 20^th

10:30 am Morning Prayer and Christmas Pageant

 No Church School, but Childcare will be provided.

Thursday, December 24^th

4:00 pm Family Eucharist

10:00 pm Choral Prelude

10:30 pm Festal Eucharist

The Church School area will be available for children who need a break from

these services.

Friday, December 25^th

10:30 am Holy Eucharist

No Church School or Childcare will be provided.

(Please note that on December 27^th and January 3^rd

there will be no 8:00 am Holy Eucharist.)

The office will be closed

 Friday, December 25th and will reopen on Monday,

January 4th.

Please contact the office if you've:

• moved

• changed email addresses

• changed phone numbers

PLEASE REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN YOUR PRAYERS:

for those who have died: Francis Bishop Haydock (Charlie Haydock's father)

for those in need of prayer: Sarah Arguin, Robert Armstrong (Debby Hunter Mills’ uncle), Elizabeth Bachelder, Charlie Baker, Doris Bartlett (Rick Weed’s grandmother), Sally Breul (Dorsey McConnell’s mother), Doris Chambers, Gavin Gunnigle (Graham Gunnigle's brother), Elizabeth Hitchcock, Laura Koury, Peter Lavelle, Inell McGee, Ralph Pope, Bill, Katrina, James and Alexander Reinhart, Arlene Vaughn, the Villon family, Shinichi Wakao (Keisuke Wakao's father), Ceanne Zimopoulos, Bill, Charlotte, Margaret, James, Gayle, Hilary, Jim, Pamela, Russ, Tom