This Week at the Church of the Redeemer

"Knowing God: An Exploration of Faith"

An adult inquirers' class

WILL NOT MEET TODAY,

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd

The first session will be Wednesday, October 7th

Light Supper at 7:00 pm

Program at 7:30 pm

The class will meet most first Wednesdays of the month

Please contact the Office to sign up

New members who have filled out registration cards in the past year are:

Please be especially friendly if you find you are sitting next to one of these families or new persons.

Also encourage newcomers you meet to fill out registration cards if they have not already.

Newcomer/comment cards can be found at the end of each pew.

Drama at the Redeemer Reminder

 Rehearsals

Thursday, September 24th, 4-5 pm.

Thursday, October 1st, 4-5 pm 

Performance at the Children's Liturgy:

Thursday, October 1st, 5-6 pm 

Queen Esther Children’s Liturgy 

5:00 pm on Thursday, October 1^st

             A simple Jewish orphan girl becomes queen of the greatest empire in the world only to find that her own people are being threatened by her husband’s chief advisor.  Will Esther say nothing and save herself, or will she find the courage to save her people?  Those of all ages are invited to a dramatic retelling of the Book of Esther. 

Participants in the Redeemer Drama Workshop will be assisting me in presenting this important Bible story.  There will be dramatic skits, costumes, hands-on activities for children of all ages, and a lot of fun.  Please join us at 5:00 pm on Thursday, October 1^st for our first Children’s Liturgy of the year.  The queen requests your prayers and participation.

HOME-STAYS NEEDED

NOVEMBER 7^TH!

Rob Shay is returning to Boston in November, and he is bringing the fabulous “University Singers” from the University of Missouri, where he is now the Director of the School of Music.   This choir, the “show choir” of the University, will be singing at the 10:30am service at the Redeemer on November 8^th.  

Home-stays are needed for the singers for one night, who will arrive the afternoon of Saturday the 7^th.   The choir sings during church on the 8^th and then returns to Missouri.  

We have some 50+ people to house, so your hospitality is greatly appreciated.   If you would like to host some of these fabulous musicians, please notify Laine Walters Young in the church office via email office@redeemerchestnuthill.org or telephone 617 566 7679 ext. 10 as soon as possible. 

Thank you!

-Michael Murray, Choirmaster and Organist

“The University Singers”

from the University of Missouri

Sunday, November 8^th, 2009

at the 10:30a.m. Holy Eucharist

The University Singers is the most prominent and advanced choral ensemble at the University of Missouri and offers a proud tradition of excellence in choral singing. The repertoire is varied, including major works from all periods of music history. The choral excellence of this ensemble has captured the attention of audiences in Washington, D.C. and New York, at national conventions of professional music organizations, and on tour in England, France, Italy, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.

On October 18^th immediately following the 10:30 service the Fellowship Committee invites you to the Old Parish Hall to hear from writers in our midst. Lunch will be served as we hear excerpts from books and poems, ask questions and learn about these writers’ processes as authors. We are grateful to our participants for their willingness and ensure those who attend an enlightening experience!

(If you are a writer and have not been contacted please email liza_jones@shs.org. We’d be very glad to include you.)

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

Church School Calendars

Get your teen more involved at

the Redeemer

by having them receive the weekly and monthly Redeemer News

Send email addresses and names to Laine in the office (office@redeemerchestnuthill.org)

Uganda Mission Trip Presentation

September 27th

11:45 Back Classroom

Read all about the Uganda Mission Trip

On Debby Hunter Mills' blog

http://web.me.com/dhuntermills/Uganda_Mission/Blog/Blog.html

Redeemer parishioners Anne Grandin and Samantha Mills with a group of Ugandans from Pilgrim.

Instead of the Yard Sale that we have had in the past to raise money for our Mission Trips,  the Church of the Redeemer is proposing a 'virtual yard sale' this year.  Please send to Laine in the office a picture, description, price, and contact information of anything that you would like to donate to the "Yard Sale". 

Your offering will be posted in the classified donations section on our website and other publications.  Parishioners interested in your item will pay the church and then arrange pick up of your item directly with you.  No need to ever bring your item to the church or have Elton pick it up or wait for a certain date.  The 'virtual Yard Sale' will take place all year.  Money from the sale of your item will go towards funding the parish's mission trips.

9:40 am Back Classroom

The Youth Bible Study began on September 20^th at 9:40 in the Back Classroom.  The Bible Study will begin this year with the Book of First Kings.  We will be reading about the rise of the wise King Solomon.  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 20^th and 27^th of September.  The Bible study is open to all students in the sixth grade and above.  Reading the Bible regularly is a critical part of Christian formation, and I encourage everyone to participate.  I will see you on the 20^th!

September Bible Study Dates

September 20^th – The rise of Solomon

September 27^th – Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom

Parent/Child Soccer Game          September 27th

It’s that time of year again……

days are getting shorter

first day of school is around the corner

the Red Sox still have time to get it together

Tom Brady is back on the field and…..

it’s time for Foyers!!!!

Foyers  is for newcomers, long-time parishioners and everyone in between.  In the relaxed environs of someone’s home, while eating good food and perhaps even having a few drinks, take this opportunity to get to know or perhaps get-to-know-better your fellow parishioners.  This is a wonderful program sponsored by the Fellowship Committee and we hope many of you will consider signing up in the office (office@redeemerchestnuhill.org) his fall for this wonderful program.   If you have any questions or concerns please contact Fellowship Committee co-chairs, Liza Jones (lizajones1@verizon.net) or Mary Crown (mecrown@lotsoc.com).

  Stewardship 2010: Sow a Seed

     During the month of October, we launch Stewardship 2010 with the Rector’s sermon on Sunday, October 4^th, followed by lay sermons on consecutive Sundays.  The Stewardship materials and pledge cards will be mailed out on October 5^th, and our wonderful volunteer Shepherds will start contacting you shortly thereafter.  They are each charged with getting your pledge into their Stewardship tote bag by October 31^st to be delivered to the Altar on November 1^st, Stewardship Sunday.  Because of the geographic diversity of our parish, some will be able to contact you and come to your door with the bag; others will call or email you to make arrangements.   Please help them in their essential work that supports our staff and facilities that allow the Redeemer to be an excellent house of worship.

Stewardship Financial Fact of the Week:

Did you know that funds raised by our wonderful

Church Service League through the Christmas Market and Auction,

or through the parish's Easter or Thanksgiving Offerings, are used for charitable outreach and mission purposes, and are not available

to cover our parish operating expenses?

Call for Stewardship Tenders

Want to help but not quite ready to be a Shepherd?

We have many very busy Shepherds who work downtown, are on the road, are full time caring for kids and many other good works.  Some could use a hand with some of the practical aspects of collecting pledge cards, and getting them physically into the bags. If anyone would like to volunteer to help our shepherds with some of the logistics, and get very discrete assignments to help pick up a pledge between October 10 and November 1, or for other small tasks (helping with detail of training or other social gatherings), please contact Laine in the office. 

Thank You To Those Who Have Volunteered To Be Stewardship Shepherds!

Please RSVP to the office as to which training you will attend.

Stewardship Trainings

Classical Concert Sponsors’ Reception

Sunday, October 4^th  6:00 pm

Featuring W. A. Mozart: Oboe Concerto K. 314

2009-2010 Classical Concert Series

Our own Keisuke Wakao, oboist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is arranging  three concerts at the Church of the Redeemer again this year.  There will be 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.  A special cocktail party will be held with Keisuke on October 4^th to honor Sponsors where he will be accessible for conversation and will play the oboe in a mini-performance. 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.

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Name________________________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________________

Telephone____________________________________________________________

Please list my name in the programs as follows: ________________________________________ 

Please contact the office if you've:

• moved

• changed email addresses

• changed phone numbers

PLEASE REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN YOUR PRAYERS:

for those in need of prayer: Elizabeth Bachelder, Charlie Baker, Doris Bartlett (Rick Weed’s grandmother), Peter Bosch,  Doris Chambers, Lloyd Dahmen, Gavin Gunnigle (Graham Gunnigle's brother), Elizabeth Hitchcock,  Laura Koury, Peter Lavelle, Inell McGee, Patrick Paolella, Bill, Katrina, James and Alexander Reinhart, Carolyn Snyder (Amy Weed's mother), Aidyn Stephany, Christopher Villon, Arturo Villon, Ceanne Zimopoulos, Ann, Bill, Charlotte, Margaret, James, Hilary, Tom