This Week at the Church of the Redeemer

Summer Worship Schedule

PLEASE NOTE!

Beginning on July 20^th and continuing through August 31^st, the Church of the Redeemer will begin a pilot program, moving the Sunday summer worship service from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.  There are many reasons for this change.  Firstly, we are looking for ways to increase summer attendance.  Late June and July attendance has again been sparse, and some members of the congregation have suggested that a change should be made.  Many families go away for the weekends during the summer, and we are hoping that by moving the service into the evening, more parishioners will be able to come to church.  We hope that by offering a Eucharist at the very end of the weekend, parishioners can pray together without the church demanding that they cut their weekend plans short.  We wish to stress that this is a pilot program, and if it doesn’t work out, we can change it back next year.  The worship committee will be discussing this topic both in September and in the Spring.  As always, the lay and ordained leadership of the church encourage your feedback.  We hope to see you on Sunday, the 20^th at 5:00pm. 

July 20th - August 31st

5:00 pm Worship Service

Childcare Provided

SERVICE ASSISTANTS

2008-2009

 Lectors, LEMs, 

Acolytes, Servers, 

Ushers, Greeters

Please don't forget to return your postcards to the church as soon as possible (they were due August 1st)

so that the fall schedule can be drawn up.  Many thanks.

Vestry Nominating Process Review

The Vestry’s Committee that is researching our Vestry Nominating Process as part of an ongoing Governance review is continuing its work throughout the summer.  As was mentioned at the Parish Forum in June, any parishioners who might have suggestions about how we might improve our process to better serve the Redeemer are invited to submit their ideas in writing to the Committee c/o Graeme Mills.  Graeme’s email is GMills@cambridgeassociates.com.   Ideas need to be in writing to be included in the Committee’s deliberations.

September Redeemer News

Deadline

August 15th

Hunger in Massachusetts

With food prices rising sharply recently, there has been an estimated 20 - 40% increase in people in Massachusetts seeking assistance from food pantries.  Many of these are working families who can’t make ends meet, or have to choose between buying food or gasoline.  To help address this, there will be collection bins all summer for non-perishable food items outside the church office and on Amy and Rick Weed’s front porch (20 Malia Terrace, Chestnut Hill).  We will drop the items at the Newton and Brookline Food Pantries every other week.  Please pick up an extra item or two when you are at the grocery store to help address this growing problem.

Brookline Food Pantry Needs Additional Volunteers 

This summer, the Brookline Food Pantry needs three additional volunteers who could give two hours per week serving our customers. 

The work involves helping our customers with their shopping and helping to keep the shelves stocked.

The pantry is open from 10am to 2pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and volunteers are needed from 10 to 12 or from 12 to 2.  There are always two or three volunteers per shift.

Anyone who is interested should contact the pantry manager who is Jim Margolis at 617-901-0848 or jamargolis@earthlink.net.  The Brookline Food Pantry is located at 15 Saint Paul Street in Brookline.