The Nominating Committee identifies, discerns and nominates qualified lay members to stand for election to the Vestry and other elected parish offices. The Vestry supplies a list of potential candidates, and the committee may recruit one to three additional lay members from it. Its work is prayerful discernment, candidate recruitment and preparing a slate. It reports its recommended slate to the Rector and Vestry before the Annual Meeting.

Head: Ryan Sylvia, Chair 

Members: Julia Clay, Jennifer Ewing, Karla Todd Barrett, Mary Crown

Contact: nomcom@redeemerchestnuthill.org | 617-566-7679

The Stewardship Committee leads the year-round effort to meet the parish's financial needs, chiefly through the annual pledge campaign. Pledges from parishioner households are the church's primary source of revenue. The Stewardship Committee invites and encourages giving while keeping individual giving confidential.

Heads: Jim Napier and Margaret Talcott, Co-Chairs

Contact: stewardship@redeemerchestnuthill.org | 617-566-7679

The Building & Grounds Committee stewards the parish's buildings and campus. It oversees maintenance and repairs and advises the Vestry on the physical plant. If you are interested in learning more or volunteering, please contact Ryan Sylvia.

Head: Ryan Sylvia, Chair 

Contact: building@redeemerchestnuthill.org | 617-566-7679

The Investment Committee oversees the investment of the parish's endowment and long-term funds. The Investment Committee works with the Treasurers and the Financial Administrator to steward the Nash Fund and other parish investments. If you are interested in learning more or volunteering, please contact Mike Shade.

Head: Mike Shade, Assistant Treasurer

Contact: investments@redeemerchestnuthill.org | 617-566-7679 ext. 120 (Annie Hamill, Financial Administrator)

The Service & Mission Committee (SMC) engages the parish to develop and nurture programs and relationships that serve those in need and form disciples of Christ, both within the church and beyond. It recruits and organizes volunteers for outreach events and publicizes the parish's mission partners and their needs. It recommends recipients for Redeemer's Outreach Grants and for the All-Parish Christmas and Easter Offerings, using published grant criteria. It also reviews proposals for new initiatives submitted through the parish website. If you are interested in learning more, serving as a partner liaison, or volunteering, please contact Dan McCarthy or Maisie Pollard.

Head: Dan McCarthy and Maisie Pollard

Contact: smc@redeemerchestnuthill.org | 617-566-7679

The FUEL Advisory Committee guides FUEL, Redeemer's ministry that packs weekend food bags for students who rely on supplemental food. FUEL serves 19 Newton and Boston schools, plus St. Stephen's B-SAFE program and the Epiphany School. Volunteers shop, shelve, pack bags on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and deliver them weekly. FUEL is always in need of volunteers to bag food, deliver bags to neighboring schools, or join them for fun and fellowship. If you are interested in volunteering or learning more, please contact Sue Dickinson.

Head: Sue Dickinson

Contact: FUEL@redeemerchestnuthill.org  | 617-566-7679

The Sunday School Committee supports the parish's Christian formation program for children: nursery care, Godly Play, the Apostles, Saints & Martyrs, and Youth Groups. It recruits and supports the volunteer storytellers, doorkeepers and youth assistants who staff Sunday Families programming. With the Fellowship Committee, it co-hosts all-parish events through the church year, such as the Chili Cook-Off and Shrove Tuesday pancakes. It also helps the clergy and Wardens with staffing transitions in children's ministry.

Head & Staff Partners: Bridget Hadorn, Youth Pastor & Parish Administrator & Starr Peteet, Interim Director of Children & Families

Contact:families@redeemerchestnuthill.org or teens@redeemerchestuthill.org

The Church Service League (CSL), founded in 1922, unites parishioners in a program of worship, study, service and fellowship. It organizes three important “inreach” ministries: fellowship, newcomers, and Parish Care.

Head: Cathy Marenghi

Contact: CSL@redeemerchestnuthill.org | 617-566-7679

The Fellowship Committee builds up the Redeemer community and deepens bonds among parishioners of every generation. Its events range from coffee hour after the 10:00 service to small-group dinners, parish picnics and parties in parishioners' homes. It partners with the Sunday School Committee on feast-day dinners and seasonal events. It depends on the hospitality and work of many volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Michael Aylward.

Head: Michael Aylward

Contact: fellowship@redeemerchestnuthill.org  | 617-566-7679

The Newcomers Committee helps new members find their place in the parish community. Members welcome newcomers at coffee hour and invite them to Newcomer coffees with the clergy after the 10:00 service. They also invite newcomers to Fellowship Dinners and Sunday Night Suppers so they can meet people and learn about the parish. Are you a Newcomer looking for your place at the Redeemer. Let Newcomers be your first stop!

Head: Sarah Allen

Contact: Newcomers@redeemerchestnuthill.org | 617-566-7679

Altar Guild members work behind the scenes to prepare and adorn the altars and church for every worship service. They care for the altar linens, the communion vessels and the clergy's vestments. They also change the hangings to mark the seasons of the church year and arrange the flowers. Altar Guild members are all volunteers and warmly welcome new members all year round! Please contact Karen Robertson for more information on how to get involved!

Head: Karen Robertson, Head of Altar Guild 

Contact: altarguild@redeemerchestnuthill.org | 617-566-7679

Parish Care combines parishioner compassion and the clergy's pastoral care into one coordinated ministry of support, presence and prayer. It exists so that no one in the parish faces illness, grief, transition or loneliness alone. Clergy and lay volunteers offer practical help, compassionate listening, prayer and sacramental care. It is open both to people who need care and to those called to offer it. Making meals, providing rides, or just offering prayers are the “hands-on” work of every Christian. If you would like to help, please contact Velura Perry.

Head: Velura Perry

Contact: parishcare@redeemerchestnuthill.org  | For pastoral emergencies 617-383-9716

The Vestry established this committee on October 13, 2026, to define more clearly the aggregate needs of our parish’s 141 year old campus. Working with the Rector and Wardens, they will review the 2020 Strategic Plan, the 2018 Beha Campus Assessment, and current Rector and Vestry priorities. They will also weigh external pressures such as heating plant replacement (around 2032), BERDO 2050, accessibility, Weld House’s condition and parking. Sometime in 2027 the will deliver a brief report, "What the Parish Desires to Be," and present it to the Vestry in Spring 2027; it is advisory only and dissolves once the report is accepted. If you would like to speak with members of the committee, please reach out to one of the co-chairs.

Head: Aaron Dunn and Carolyn Thayer Ross, Co-Chairs

Contact: CampusStrategy@redeemerchestnuthill.org | 617-566-7679