This Week at the Church of the Redeemer

In an effort to prevent the spread of germs this flu season, we are in the processing of installing hand sanitizer dispensers in key locations throughout the church.

Please use the Purell to keep us all healthy.

Thank you.

Stewardship Update:

Around $575,000 and 51% participation 

"Knowing God:

An Exploration of Faith

Next Session:

The Love of the Father: A Short History of Grace

Wednesday, December 2nd

In Conjunction with Advent Series I

Light Supper at 6:30 pm in the Parish Hall

Program at 7:00 pm in the Old Parish House

Please note time and place changes for Advent.

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.

 

Frances Jane Dunn was welcomed into the world on October 22nd.

She is daughter to Aaron and Meredith Dunn and sister to Mary Scott Dunn.

Frances Jane Dunn

10.22.09

7:22 pm

6 lbs 10 oz

20 inches

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 Goes Caroling

Correction to the date:

December 6th

Bus leaves the church at 10:00 am

to carol at a local Eldercare facility

All juvenile participants must bring the enclosed/linked release form filled out and signed by their parents/guardians in order to board the bus.

Please RSVP to Marc Eames to let him know you are coming.

meames@redeemerchestnuthill.org, 617-566-7679 ext. 13.

Caroling and Fellowship Dinner

December 13th

4:00 pm

9:40 am Back Classroom

 Foyers Reminder

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@redeemerchestnuthill.org) this 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).

Local Octet, Zefiro, to Perform

at the Redeemer November 19th

   Zefiro--a Boston/Providence-based octet devoted to performing vocal music of the 14th-17th centuries--looks forward to performing for the first time at Church of the Redeemer on Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 7:30 pm.

The concert pairs Tomás Luis de Victoria’s joyous Missa O quam gloriosum for All Saints’ Day with the haunting Tenebrae Responsories for Holy Saturday by Gesualdo di Venosa.  Founded by six members of the group formerly known as Passio, Zefiro takes inspiration from specialist groups from around the world such as the Tallis Scholars, the Sixteen, and the Taverner Consort. Zefiro's credits include winning a project grant from the Somerville Arts Council, the chapter of the Massachusetts Cultural Council and National Endowment for the Arts, and serving as artists in residence (as Passio) to Bennington College in Vermont.

          Zefiro will also offer the Victoria/Gesualdo concert program on Friday, October 30, 2009 at Blessed Sacrament Church in Providence at 8:00 pm, and on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Brickbottom Artists Association Gallery in Somerville at 8 pm.

Admission is $15 per person ($10 for students and seniors).

Please visit http://www.zefiroensemble.com/ for more information.

During the month of November the Outreach Committee will be collecting canned goods and other non-perishable items for the Newton and Brookline Food Pantries.  This is an important way to remember those in need as we approach Thanksgiving. 

Between now and November 22nd, please leave your contributions in the baskets in front of the parish office or in the back hallway.  Offerings will be brought up to the altar on Sunday, November 22nd.

Outreach Committee members will deliver the collection to the food pantries during the week of 11/23. Please see the Redeemer website for a list of items needed by the food pantries.  Thank you for your support!

The main page of our website www.redeemerchestnuthill.org has a complete list of requested food items.

Christmas Market 2009

 Mark your calendars for fun and fellowship!

Silent Auction preview

November 22^nd and November 29^th

 Christmas Market

Friday, December 4^th, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Saturday, December 5^th, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

 Cocktails, Dinner, Live and Silent Auction

Friday, December 4^th at 6:00 pm

Volunteer sign-up sheets are now posted outside the office

Please consider devoting a bit of your time to staffing the greens or admissions tables, helping with decorations, selling Christmas trees, serving lunches, helping with the Auction dinner. 

You can also make beautiful wreaths to sell, prepare an appetizer for the cocktail party, or tend bar. 

We have a job for everyone. 

Anything you can do will be greatly appreciated!

If you are unable to sign up in person, please contact Lisa Farber at (617) 738-1477 or farmince@aol.com , Martha Gangemi at (617) 331-8000 or magangemi@rcn.com, or the office at (617) 566-7679 or office@redeemerchestnuthill.org.

GREENS FOR WREATHS

Please save your evergreen pruning until November and

bring the clippings to the old parish hall Monday, November 30^th or Tuesday, December 1^st.  We especially appreciate boxwood, holly, leucothoe, juniper, and white pine!!

Open Greens Workshop to make wreaths

Starting Tuesday, December 1^st and running through Thursday, December 3^rd

9:00 am-4:00 pm

Drop by and help make wreaths to be sold at the Market!

Questions? Call Tish 617-566-5147 or Louisa 617-739-6884.

Thanksgiving

November 26, 2009

This year the Church of the Redeemer will host the Thanksgiving service we hold jointly with the First Church of Chestnut Hill.  Please plan to join your neighbors for this 10:00 am service at the Redeemer.

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

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:  Sarah Arguin, Robert Armstrong (Debby Hunter Mills’ uncle), Elizabeth Bachelder, Charlie Baker, Doris Bartlett (Rick Weed’s grandmother), Peter Bosch, Ruth Ann Cederholm, Doris Chambers, Gavin Gunnigle (Graham Gunnigle's brother), Elizabeth Hitchcock, Laura Koury, Peter Lavelle, Inell McGee, Patrick Paolella, Reginald Price, III,  Bill, Katrina, James and Alexander Reinhart, Aidyn Stephany, Arlene Vaughn, the Villon family, Shinichi Wakao (Keisuke Wakao's father), Ceanne Zimopoulos, Ann, Bill, Charlotte, Margaret, James, Gayle, Hilary, Jim, Pamela, Russ, Tom