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Church Picnic COR@9 Redeemer Kids Update Welcome Lunch Unique Film Opportunity: As We Forgive Stewardship at Church of the Redeemer Prayer Requests
Ecclesiastes 1:1-14 |
October 3, 2008 Fall is a great time in the Chicagoland area. The evenings are getting 'brisk', the leaves are turning wonderful colours and this year, it's still baseball season! It's also a great time to celebrate our community at Church of the Redeemer and the various opportunities for worship, connection and outreach. Please take a moment to read this weekly update, and forward to a friend who may be looking for a place to know God and his people as we journey together.
Plan on staying after the worship service this Sunday to share a meal and some relaxing time together. Just look for the big white tent that will be set up behind the church. Bring lawn chairs and/or blankets, and side dishes to share. Church of the Redeemer will provide the main dish, so please let us know you're coming. Here are a few more details:
On the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit came on the people at 9 o'clock in the morning, so it's not a bad time to gather for inspiration and growth on Sundays, either. This month we begin a new series with Dr. Graham Cole, Professor of Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and part of our congregation at Church of the Redeemer. Here's what Graham says about his course:
Our older Sunday School class (K-4th grade) will be working on a timeline of Jesus' life. This month we'll cover his teenage visit to the Jerusalem temple, his baptism and the calling of the disciples. We'll try to understand these major events in relation to our personal call to follow Jesus. The children will also have an opportunity to interact with some new volunteers and get to broaden their relationships in the church family.
Sunday October 19th is our next welcome lunch (it's been awhile since the last one). If you're not sure if you should attend, then you probably should. Did you start attending Church of the Redeemer in the last year and have not been to the previous welcome lunch? Then you should definitely plan on joining us following the coffee hour. You'll meet others who are still 'settling' in, and you'll hear briefly about our mission and identity. If you have brought people to Redeemer and are a long-time part of our community, then plan on coming, as well, with the people you have invited.
Unique Film Opportunity: As We Forgive
Church of the Redeemer will have a rare opportunity on October 22 to screen a special film on Rwanda's work toward reconciliation. "As We Forgive" was produced and directed by Laura Waters Hinson, an AMiA worship leader who is completing graduate work in film. She won a Gold Medal in the student division of the Academy Awards, and this film is now getting a lot of 'buzz', having just been signed up to tour with National Geographic. Tickets are available now for you to invite friends, co-workers, etc to view the film and hear first-hand from the film maker, to be shown at the Wilmette theatre. Call the church office or look for Brocki following the service at the welcome table. We only have 150 tickets for this event, so pick up your tickets as soon as possible.
As we move into fall, we also transition into the time of the year where we seek to make up any budget shortfall. In August, we're grateful for the response that allowed us to meet and even slightly exceed our budgeted income amount, but for most of the year we have been running behind. Even as the economy is in difficult times, we trust God for His provision, and pray that what is needed will be provided as we pray and respond as we are able. You'll be hearing more about this in coming weeks, but please pray for the needs in our congregation, and also the finances that make possible our ministries through Church of the Redeemer.
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