Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Unknown. Thomas Touches Jesus' Side, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project ofthe Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. Original source: Wikimedia Commons

The Redeemer office is now open for visitors

The Redeemer office is now open for visitors M-F 8:30am - 12:30pm

Please be on the lookout for phishing emails posing as variousmembers of the parish (the latest is from a false email addresssupposedly from our Senior Warden) asking you to send them ourdirectory. These scammers are looking for email addresses andphone numbers. Please delete the emails.

2021 Easter Offering - B-LOVE

B-LOVE is an outreach effort of St. Stephen’s Youth Programs andits partners to deliver food and financial aid to families in need. Yourgrocery donations and gift cards have been a staple of this ministry. B-LOVE now reaches out across the Episcopal Diocese ofMassachusetts to partner parishes and stakeholders to bless theneeds of neighbors.

Our Easter Offering for 2021 will be to help St. Stephen’s YouthPrograms close the gap on their $60,000.00 need.

Please be prayerful in your giving to our annual Easter offering thisyear, and know that our friends in the South End need us now morethan ever.

Please make your checks payable to Church of the Redeemer andwrite B-LOVE in the memo line. Or click here (and choose donation)to donate online.

Join us for our 10:00am indoor service Sunday, April 11th

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Register here for the 10:00am indoor service >

Please note: We will continue to livestream our 10:00am service onFacebook and YouTube and celebrate a Eucharist service outdoors at11:30am. No reservations needed.

April 9th Livestream Concert featuring John Muratore

John Muratore, virtuoso guitarist, will perform a livestream concertat the Redeemer on April 9th at 7pm to benefit the FUEL program. Watch the concert on the Redeemer FaceBook page or YouTube andsend a donation for FUEL (choose donation option) to theRedeemer.

Click on John's photo to hear him play Recuerdos de la Alhambra, byFrancisco Tárrega.

Join us Sunday, April 25th at 5:00pm

Click here to register in advance for Traces of the Trade.

The Taco Truck is coming Sunday, May 2nd!Join us to celebrate our new Music Director.

We have much to celebrate this spring, not the least of which is thewelcoming of our new Music Director, Nigel Potts and his familyand at long last, gathering together in person as a Redeemercommunity.

All are invited to eat lunch together at 11:30am* in the back parkinglot. We want to make sure there is enough food for everyone, so weare asking you to sign up by household (#of adults & #of children).

Please sign up for tacos here!

*The 11:30am service has been cancelled for that morning.

For Those in Need of Prayer

Griggs Park: Barbara S. MacDonald

Margo Bass, Medora Bass, Juliette Cobian, Sandie Harrington, SaraKatz, Brady Millican, Carolyn Snyder, Brent Wakefield, Alice, Brenda,Brett, Christopher, Eve, Jack, Jane, John, Julia, Karen, Madeleine,Nicholas, Redeemer Mission Partners, Rob, Roe, Ruth, Susan andher family, Tom, Ruth, Sven-Olof, Tom, all the medicalprofessionals, essential service providers, and leaders workingthrough this pandemic.

FUEL: Groceries for families in need

We continue to need volunteers to pack and deliver!

The limits on some food purchases make it difficult for us to gatherthe quantities of food needed. Currently, we are filling 185 bagswith food each week, twice what we were doing in the fall.Thanks to the continued support of so many of you, we have nothad to refuse any requests for food.

Here specifically is what you could donate. Even one or two helps,but sizes are important. While larger sizes may seem more generousand economical, the bags quickly become too heavy for therecipients and for the drivers who lift as many as 40 bags.

Canned chicken (12.5oz) or tuna (5oz each)Bag or can of beansPeanut butter (18oz)Individual serving cups of fruit or applesauce1 lb. pasta (any type)1 lb. riceBox macaroni and cheeseCereal (10-12 oz)Crackers (10-12 oz), e. g. Wheat Thins/TriscuitsMarinara sauce (24 oz), preferably in plastic jarHearty soup

Click here to sign up to sort, pack or deliver bags.

St. Stephen’s families would also appreciate $50 VISA giftcards. These cards may be purchased online or in person at storesthroughout the area. These we ask to be sent to the RedeemerParish Office or dropped off in the mail slot at Redeemer.

Velura Perry

Opportunities for Parish Involvement 

Becoming Beloved Community is taking a break andwill resume Wednesday, April 14th at 7:30pm

We will be taking a short hiatus for the next twoweeks, and will resume on Wednesday, April14th at 7:30pm.

Mike+ will lead us at this next meeting, aswe begin “The Cross & the Lynching Tree” byJames Cone. "The Cross and the LynchingTree" invites us as Christians to understand thecentral place suffering holds for ourunderstanding of Jesus. Through his prayerfuland thought provoking insights, James Cone willchallenge us to understand our sisters andbrothers of color and their Christian faith andt l i l h i Y ill b

struggle in soul-changing ways. You will bechallenged and you will be blessed!

We hope you will join us in two weeks! Pleasenote: Wednesday will be our new day to meet.

Here is the Zoom Link for April 14th. Meeting ID: 830 5811 5456

Please email Debby Mills with any questions orfor more information. Newcomers and newperspectives are always welcome!

Debby, James, & Mike

Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and hewill establish your plans.

— Proverbs 16:3

Joint Drop-in Prayer Tuesdays and Thursdays On Zoom

Please join us as we pray for our own needs and those of others.Drop in Tuesday and/or Thursday for ten minutes at noon to praytogether with parishioners from St. Stephen's and Redeemer.Contact Leslie Williams with questions, or for the zoom link. ContactLeslie Williams with questions, or for the zoom link.

Weekday Morning and Evening Prayer Services

Morning Prayer, M-S 9:30 - 10:30am

Evening Prayer, M-S 4:30 - 5:30pm

Morning & Evening Prayer on Facebook Live >

Our next monthly Blood Donation Drive at the Redeemer with theRed Cross is scheduled for Tuesday, May 4th from 10am - 3pm.Click here to register.

Strategic Ministries

Thank you to those who regularly send cotton socksand underwear for commoncathedral. Yourdonations are very much appreciated, and we hopeyou will continue.

Commoncathedral is still in need of multi-packs of cotton socks andcotton underwear briefs for both Men and Women S, M, L & XL.

These items can be ordered online and shipped to the Redeemer,379 Hammond St. Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.

We have also put a donation bin at the exterior office door for thosethat wish to pick them up at a store and drop them off at thechurch.

Please keep these requests, all our mission partners and thecommunities they serve in your prayers. Thank you for yourgenerosity!

Hats, gloves and scarves in the Lost & Found

We have a winter's worth of hats, gloves and scarves in our Lost &Found. If you are missing your favorite glove, hat or scarf, pleasetake a look in the Lost & Found bag in the office. The items will begiven away at the end of April.

Redeemer Calendar

For the most up-to-date calendar listings at the Redeemer, clickhere.

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