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This Week at the Church of the Redeemer |
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Tuesday, December 16th 7:30 pm Vestry
Wednesday, December 17th 7:00 am Men's Bible Study 8:30 am Healing Service
Thursday, December 18th 9:00 am Women's Bible Study 6:30 pm Parish Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm Supper 7:30 pm Carols by Candlelight
Saturday, December 20th 8:30 am Christmas Pageant Rehearsal for Readers 9:00 am Christmas Pageant Rehearsal for Everyone
Sunday, December 21st Fourth Sunday of Advent First Day of Winter 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 9:30 am Children's Choir Rehearsal 9:40 am Youth Bible Study 10:15 am NO Church School/NO Childcare Provided 10:30 am Morning Prayer-Christmas Pageant 11:30 am Coffee Hour
Tuesday, December 23rd 2:30 pm St. Stephen's Christmas Party
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Stewardship 2009 Treasure for the Heart, the Soul, and the Mind
We offer our sincere thanks to all of the Captains and Parishioners who sent in their pledges during the Annual Pledge Drive. In order to draw up the parish budget for the forthcoming year, it is extremely important that we hear from everyone who is still considering a pledge. Funds to fulfill your gift may be paid through December 31, 2009. If you are unsure how to pledge, or if you would like further information about Stewardship 2009, please contact either Elliot Davis or Rick Weed, Stewardship Co-Chairs. We would be glad to assist you in every way possible. The strength of our parish depends on you. Please be generous as you consider your gift to Stewardship 2009. Yours in Christ, Elliot Bostwick Davis Rick Weed |
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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. |
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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 December 21st 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. Please fill in the form below and return it either to the Church office or by mail to Mrs. Nina Moriarty, Treasurer of the Altar Guild, 214 Heath Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. Designation: ___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Donor Name(s): ______________________________________________ Daytime Telephone (____) ________________ Amount enclosed $ _____________ |
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Carols by Candlelight A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in the tradition of King’s College Cambridge, England
Thursday, December 18 at 7:30 in the Evening
The Choir of the Church of the Redeemer will sing works by: Poston, Pilkington, Lauridsen, Davies, Bruckner, Leighton, Mathias and more with traditional carols arranged by Sir David Willcocks The Choir of the Church of the Redeemer Michael S. Murray, Choirmaster Stuart Forster, Organist |
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Redeemer’s Annual Christmas Book Collection for the Children of St. Stephen’s Afterschool Program
We are again organizing a Christmas Book collection for the Children of the St. Stephen’s After School Program. Please look for the Christmas Book Collection display board in the Parish Hall and consider purchasing a book as a Christmas present for a child at St. Stephen’s. At the display board you can sign-up to purchase a hard-cover or several paperback books ($15-$20) for one of the children. Please return your wrapped book to the Redeemer Office by Friday, December 19th. There are still a number of children unspoken for – so please sign –up on the display board in the Parish Hall! The books will be given to the children during the St. Stephen’s Christmas Party on December 23rd. The children love receiving these books! If you have questions, please contact Pam Mathews (pam@mathewshome.net) or Laura Patton (laurated@rcn.com ). |
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St. Stephen’s Christmas Party
The St. Stephen’s Christmas party will be held at St. Stephen’s (South End) on Tuesday, December 23rd from 1pm - 5pm. We need volunteers for the party. If you can help for an hour or if you can help for the entire party, we would be thrilled to have your assistance! There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board outside Dorsey’s office – so please sign up! The children of St. Stephen’s love their Christmas party. Please consider supporting the children of St. Stephen’s! If you have questions, please contact Laura Patton at 617-232-5175 or laurated@rcn.com. |
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Toys for Tots is again desperate for children’s toys. The foundation has had a challenging couple of years with massive toy recalls and now an economy in recession. The Toys collected at the Redeemer will go to aid needy families in the Boston area. We will have Toys for Tots bins outside the curate’s office starting Sunday, December 14th and continuing through Monday, December 22nd. If you would like to donate, TfT is looking for new, unwrapped toys for children under 12. We will separate the toys based on three age groups and between the two genders. They are especially encouraging families to donate board games which the whole family can play. Thank you for all your help. |
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DECEMBER CALENDAR December 20 8:30 am Pageant Rehearsal!!!! December 21 10:30 am Pageant December 28 No Church School/No Childcare |
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Christmas Pageant 2008 Please encourage your children to join us for the Christmas Pageant. To participate, your child must be: · 4 years old · Able to come to rehearsal Sat, Dec 20th 8:30-11:30 am (9-11:30 for non-speaking roles)
DATES & TIMES TO REMEMBER: 9:30 Sundays, 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 Saturday, December 20th 8:30 am Speakers/Readers Rehearsal 9:00 – 11:30 am Everyone in Pageant Rehearsal Sunday, December 21st 10:15am Children gather in the undercroft. If you can help on the 20th and/or the 21st, 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 pageant.) Please contact: Maisie Pollard mpollard@bidmc.harvard.edu, (617) 731-8171 or Amy Luster, atluster@rcn.com, 617-734-6818. |
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Help us get a “picture” of the Redeemer life! Looking for: Pictures taken at Redeemer functions in recent years.
The Redeemer Website is in the process of being updated and revised. Submitted pictures will be posted on the Website in applicable locations.
Email, mail or drop off at the office copies of pictures. Please note if they need to be returned. |
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Baptisms 2008-2009
For those who might be interested, baptisms are currently scheduled to take place on the following dates:
Sunday, January 11th at 10:30 am Saturday, April 11th at 6:00 pm
Please contact the office for more information. |
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Youth Bible Study The Youth Bible Study is for students in the 6th grade and up which meets Sunday morning in the back classroom at 9:40am. In November, the Bible study continued examining the book of 1 Samuel. We studied the rise and fall of King Saul and the rise of King David. In December, we will continue looking at King David as a faithful, but flawed, leader of Israel. We will conclude the month by looking at King Solomon. King Solomon is the last king of a united Israel in the first temple period. This seems like a good place to pause in our study of the Old Testament, and take up the New in the winter and spring. In January, we will begin our study of the Gospel of Mark. As always, we will complete our Bible Study with a Bible oriented game like Bible Pictionary, Jeopardy, or charades. The Bible Study is also continuing its work of writing prayers for the All Parish Eucharist. Bible Study will meet this month on December 21st. Please have your youth join us for fun and learning. |
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Prayer at the Redeemer The Church School is interested in putting together a book of prayer. We are looking for favorite prayers. Do you say a certain prayer every night, or dinner table grace, or did you say one as a child? We are interested in collecting all of these prayers and making them available to parishioners. This will be a good way to share some time honored prayers, but it also could be filled with prayers that have some local or family color. Praying prayers that another member of the congregation wrote, or prays regularly, will also make us remember to pray for each other, and these prayers will comfort us in knowing that we are not alone in our faith. There is a great cloud of witnesses that join us in our prayers. If you are interested in participating, please e-mail me at meames@redeemerchestnuthill.org. |
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2008-2009
Concert Series II Sunday, January 25, 2009 4:00 pm Edwin Barker, Double Bass Keisuke Wakao, Oboe Debbie Emery, Piano ab Concert Series III Sunday, March 29, 2009 4:00 pm ab
2008-2009 Church of the Redeemer Concert Series
I/We would like
____To be a Sponsor of the 2008-2009 Church of the Redeemer Concert Series @ $150
____To be a Patron of the 2008-2009 Church of the Redeemer Concert Series @ $250
____To be a Benefactor of the 2008-2009 Church of the Redeemer Concert Series @ $500
____To reserve ___________ additional tickets @ $20 each.
Enclosed please find a check for _____________ made payable to the Church of the Redeemer.
All tickets will be held at the door. You may choose the concert you would like to attend at any time (617-566-7679 or office@redeemerchestnuthill.org ).
Name________________________________________________________________
Address______________________________________________________________
Telephone____________________________________________________________
____Please list my name in the programs as follows:________________________________________ |
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Save the Date! Inaugural Japanese-American Cultural Concert Sunday, April 26, 2009 4:00 pm |
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The Redeemer’s Christmas CD will be available again at this year’s Christmas Market.
The CD contains all your favorite carols such as: Once in royal David’s city, Hark! the herald angels sing, O come, all ye faithful, God rest ye merry gentlemen, Angels we have heard on high, and many others, as well as beautiful choral Christmas anthems, all recorded with our heralded choirs, and accompanied by our majestic organ, brass and timpani!!!
The CD’s sell for $20.00 each. If you purchase the “Stocking Stuffer Package” (5 or more CD’s in the same transaction) then you will receive 5% off – that’s quite a savings!!!!!!
This recording is a spectacular memoir of our Christmases together as a parish. Purchase your copies NOW!!!
ORDER FORM
1-4 CD’s $20 each “Stocking Stuffer Package” 5 or more CD’s $19 each
I would like to purchase_________ CD’s (which are ready any time for pick up at the Church).
Enclosed is a check for _________.
Name______________________________________
Address____________________________________
Phone_____________________________________
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Christmas Worship Schedule
Thursday, December 18th 7:30 pm Carols by Candlelight: A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols preceded by a light supper at 6:30 pm Wednesday, December 24th 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. Thursday, December 25th 10:30 am Holy Eucharist No Church School or Childcare will be provided |
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Please remember the following people in your prayers: THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Sarah E. Haydock (Charlie Haydock’s mother) and Sharon Kelley. those who are ill: Jean Allen, John, Oksana, and Deanna Anderson, Kathleen Arguin, Gail Attridge, Peter Bosch (Elliot Davis and John Paolella’s brother-in-law), Dorothy Cail, Georgiana Cardone, Ruth Ann Cederholm, Desmond Forster, Greg Foy, Bob Graf, Gayle Harris, Andrew Adie Hunter, Heather Johnson, Bern and Val Kehoe, Terri Lamp (Andrea Peabody’s sister), Maeve Magee (Mouse and Ted Rowley’s daughter), Jose Matos, Charlie Maynard, Dorsey McConnell, 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, Bill Post (Ted Post’s brother), Frank Reynolds (Katie McEachern’s father), Don Ross (father of Chuck Ross), Jim Ross, Charles F. Rowley, Jr. (Ted Rowley’s brother), Robert Stern, Karla Stuebing, James Tatro, Shinichi Wakao (Keisuke Wakao’s father), Amanda Walton, Kris Windham (Linda Brumbaugh’s son), Annie, Charlotte, Margaret, James, Connie, Dick, Douglas, Glenn, Helen, Mark, Nancy, Rodrigo, Russ, Susanna, Susie, Tom, and Tom. |
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If you have recently moved, changed phone numbers or any other contact information, please call or e-mail the church office so that we may update the Parish Directory. | |||||||||||||
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