This Week at the Church of the Redeemer

Stewardship 2009

Treasure for the Heart, the Soul, and the Mind

Thank you to everyone who has signed up as a captain.  The final captain training session is on Sunday, September 28th, at 12:00 noon.  The meeting will be held in the back classroom.

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 should be submitted in writing to the committee before October 31 in order to be considered.

Baptisms 2008-2009

For those who might be interested, baptisms are currently scheduled to take place  on the following dates:

Sunday, November 2nd at 10:30 am

Sunday, January 11th at 10:30 am

Saturday, April 11th at 6:00 pm

Please contact the office for more information.

Church School News

Welcome back to Church School at the Redeemer!

 Children’s chapel will now begin at 10:15 every Sunday. This will enable Marc to worship regularly with the children and provide a consistent church school assembly. Everyone will then go to their respective classrooms.  The 4th Sunday of every month will continue to be the All Parish Eucharist (A.P.E).  This is time where all families worship together.  There is no church school or chapel on an A.P.E Sunday. Childcare is always provided for age 4 and younger. 

Our mission at church school is to plant and nurture the seeds of faith in our children.  Through the wonderful stories of the Bible, we hope to bring God into their lives.  We pray our Redeemer children will absorb the goodness of God and his many messages of love, forgiveness, truth, generosity and commitment.   

  We, as a parish, can all share in the faith journey of our beautiful children.  Please come downstairs and visit in our classrooms or join us in the newly refurbished Old Parish House for the 10:15 Children’s Chapel.

SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE

Partners in Health - Haiti

A few years ago, the Church of the Redeemer designated Partners in Health to be the recipient of its Easter Offering.  Please click here to learn more about the recent damage caused by the Hurricanes and Tropical Storms that hit this island.

Confirmation Class

Confirmation Class Dates Currently Scheduled for September ‘08

Date                Time    Topic

9/26-27            5:30     Confirmation Overnight Retreat at Prout's Neck– Grace and The Great Commandment.

Youth Bible Study 

The Youth Bible Study will begin on September 14^th at 9:40 in the back class room.  The Bible Study will begin this year with the Book of Ruth, one of the more inspiring women in Scripture.  We will begin each class by reading scripture, and will conclude by playing Biblically inspired games like Bible Jeopardy, Bible Pictionary, and Bible Charades.   

This Bible study will be offered most Sundays over the program year.  September’s Bible studies will be the 14^th, 21^st, and 28^th of September.  As we read through the Bible, the last part of the class, when we review what we have learned through a Bible game, becomes increasingly important.  I was pleased that last year’s students began to learn and understand stories that went beyond Noah and Moses.  The students also really engaged the text and questioned the motives and wisdom of some of the Biblical characters.  It was observed that Jephtah’s Vow was “terrible – he didn’t have to do that,” and on Samson’s devotion to Delilah, “Why does he trust this woman, who keeps betraying him?” and “the Jubilee year must have been great!”  Please join the Bible study at its new time of 9:40 on Sunday morning beginning on September 14^th. 

Mega Maze and Apple Picking

On Sunday, September 28th at 12:00 pm, we will be taking a trip to Davis Farm’s Mega Maze (check it out at  http://www.davisfarmland.com ).  They have corn mazes for youth of all ages (some are very challenging for adults).  They also are an apple farm where we can get some tasty treats.  If you have interest in participating, write on the blog, email me at meames@redeemerchestnuthill.org, or call the curate at 617 566-7679 x13. 

Once again, the Fellowship Committee is pleased to announce

Foyers 2008 - 2009 !  

 Sign up today to reserve your spot in the 2008 – 2009 Foyers Program!  Sign up is all you need to do now to participate in the highly successful Foyers Program!  The Fellowship Committee does all the up front work.

We put together participants into groups of 8-10 people.  Groups meet 4-5 times throughout the year for a pot-luck supper, rotating between different homes.  Each group will have a Captain to keep things organized.

The only rule is to have fun.  The goal is for the evenings to be low key, and low effort, a chance to stay in touch with long-time friends and make new friends alike.  Foyers is for everyone; long-time participants and those new to the church, as it allows us to strengthen the bonds that make being a member of the Church of the Redeemer so special.

Ask any of the many who continue to participate year after year.  Being a part of Foyers is great!

Sign up today !

Call the Redeemer Church Office at 617-566-7679

E-mail office@redeemerchestnuthill.org

Sign up on the table outside the Church office.

Any questions? Call or e-mail Mary Crown and William Ellis (781-235-4143, mecrown@lotsoc.com) or Liza and Walker Jones (617-522-0455, lizajones1@verizon.net). 

2008-2009 Concert Series

Our own Keisuke Wakao, oboist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is arranging for three concerts to be held at the Church of the Redeemer again this year.  These will be with a variety of professional musicians of the highest caliber and each concert will be followed by a reception.  One will be in the fall, one in the winter and another in the spring.  This is a wonderful opportunity to hear fabulous music and to invite friends and neighbors to visit our parish. 

Please consider being a Sponsor, Patron, or Benefactor to help underwrite the costs of these events.  For a minimum donation of $150, Sponsors will receive two tickets to a concert of their choice in addition to an invitation for two to a special cocktail party with Keisuke on October 5^th where he will be accessible for conversation and will play the oboe in a mini-performance.  Patrons, for a donation of $250, will receive two tickets to two concerts of their choice in addition to an invitation to the special cocktail party.  Benefactors, for a donation of $500, will receive two tickets to each of the three concerts in addition to an invitation to the special cocktail party.  Names of Sponsors, Patrons, and Benefactors will be listed in the programs if so desired.

Additional advanced tickets for each concert are available at $20 each.  Tickets at the door will be $25.

More information will be forthcoming.

Do you drive to Church on Sunday mornings? 

Would you be willing to be on a list to pick up a fellow parishioner occasionally in your area? 

If so, please let me know.

Likewise, if you are someone who would like a ride on a regular or occasional basis,

please let me know.

Velura Perry

617-964-2237

Velura@verizon.net

those who are ill: Jean Allen, Kathleen Arguin, Gail Attridge, Peter Bosch (Elliot Davis and John Paolella’s brother-in-law), Georgiana Cardone, Ruth Ann Cederholm, Lewis Clark, Denise Egan, Desmond Forster, Charlotte Hendren, Andrew Adie Hunter, Terri Lamp (Andrea Peabody’s sister), Maeve Magee (Mouse and Ted Rowley’s daughter), Jose Matos, Charlie Maynard, Rita McDonagh, Candee McGuire, Charlotte Merle-Smith (Louisa and Nulsen Smith’s niece), Patsy Metcalf, Marie Mills, Sally Muravchik (Bill Codinha’s sister), Joy Nickerson, Jim Notman, Judy Occhipinti, R. J. Pearson, Arthur Pfaelzer, Bill Post (Ted Post’s brother), Jim Ross, Charles F. Rowley, Jr. (Ted Rowley’s brother), M. Thomas Shaw SSJE, Karla Stuebing, James Tatro, Shinichi Wakao (Keisuke Wakao’s father), Amanda Walton, Kris Windham (Linda Brumbaugh’s son), Annie, Connie, Denise, Diane, Dick, Douglas, Glenn, Heidi, Helen, Holly, John, Mark, Nancy, Rodrigo, Russ, Susanna, Susie, Tom, Tom