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Annual Celebration Call for Stories Special Guests Stewardship Update Winter Conference Ministry with Youth As We Forgive Notes... Prayer Requests
1 Samuel 3:1-20 |
January 16, 2009
We're just over a week away from our annual gathering to celebrate God's goodness through our church, and to look forward to our common mission in 2009. This will be a potluck meal following the Sunday worship service next Sunday, January 25th. We'll hear some stories of God's faithfulness, look at the opportunities and challenges ahead and select Vestry members. The annual budget will be presented to the congregation, as well. This celebration is for anyone who says "I belong to Church of the Redeemer... this is my church".
A-I Dessert for 8 If you are a student, please plan on bringing the listed item for your name for 2-3 people. The main dish (including a vegetarian option) will be provided. Please also bring your own dishware & silverware. We would like to be environmentally friendly by not using plasticware. If you have any questions please call or email the church office.
How has God met you through Church of the Redeemer in the last year? Would you be willing to take a moment and tell us, so we all can celebrate? We would like to have these testimonies in before the end of next week, so we can share them at the annual celebration.
We are giving thanks to God for his faithfulness, through your giving in 2008. We ended the year about $20,000 shy of our goal, but through careful spending and holding off on several planned expenses, we likely finished the year with all of the bills paid. You'll receive final details at our Annual Celebration, as well as the budget for the coming year.
Church of the Redeemer is affiliated with the Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMiA), a church planting movement in North America sponsored by the Anglican Church of Rwanda. The AMiA will hold its annual Winter Conference January 28-31—a time not of business and polity, but of encouragement, challenge and inspiration. This year's conference will be in Greensboro, NC, and everyone is welcome. For more information visit www.theamia.org Ministry with Youth and Children
Youth Ministry—Please plan on a few minutes for a parents meeting following worship on January 18th. We will be discussing two things:
We were blessed to be able to offer a screening of a new film in October that is now gaining wide attention. The producers of "As We Forgive" have just won a John Templeton grant in the amount of $262,000, according to filmmaker Laura Waters Hinson. "We are absolutely thrilled to receive this. The grant will provide for a US outreach and screening campaign, which will include a PBS premiere of AWF during the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. It also provides funding for a full-time Screening Tour Director position, which will be held by my esteemed colleague Genevieve Ebel. We will be developing educational resources to accompany the DVD and will continue to screen the film across the country in universities, churches, and schools." Their next goal is to arrange for screening across Rwanda, where it is hoped it will have a deep impact in ongoing reconciliation efforts.
— Pastor Ryan Hofacre is in need of a dependable car. He has only a small budget for this, so help us be creative in assisting him to meet this need as he works with our congregation around the area.
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On Sunday, February 1, Church of the Redeemer will have another unusual opportunity to welcome a global Christian leader. The retired Primate of the Anglican Church of South East Asia, the Most Rev. Datuk Yong Ping Chung, will be our guest preacher, and will be visiting Redeemer with his wife, Julia. Bishop Yong provided crucial leadership to his home Province and the Anglican Mission for a number of years. He has been one of the key leaders of the Christian Church in Asia, having served in numerous leadership roles, including as Chairman of the Council of Churches in East Asia, and Chairman of the Anglican Consultative Council in the mid 80's.
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