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From the Rector's Desk BackPack Sunday COR@9 Alpha Discover Redeemer Stewardship Notes... Prayer Requests
Deuteronomy 4:1-9
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The Long Rwandan Summer
Alpha is a growing and vital part of our outreach through Church of the Redeemer. We have offered several Alpha opportunities over the last year, and we hope to continue to call people to life in Jesus through Alpha. This fall our Alpha course will be hosted by the Thomas family in Kenilworth, and will begin with an introductory dinner on Sunday evening, September 13th. Please pick up an invitation at the welcome table as you reach out to those who would find encouragement and hope as they encounter faith through Alpha. The course is also a great discipleship series for those who are already Christians but would like to know more about the foundations of our faith.
Have you ever wondered why we do what we do in our worship? Perhaps you want to connect more deeply at Redeemer or desire to learn more of our relationship with Rwanda? Come to our Discover Redeemer course to learn more about our church and how God might be calling you to be a part of things here.
We give thanks to God, and to you, for faithful giving that enables ministry to go forward. We're especially thankful that in this difficult financial time God is blessing—pouring out his goodness on us, in finances and many other ways. May God bless our stewardship for the Kingdom.
— Invitations will soon be mailed out for our Rwanda benefit on October 24th. Please be in prayer for Michele Becker and her team as they work and plan, and be thinking about who you will invite into this exciting relationship with Sonrise School.
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Now that cherished relationship is about to deepen: Matthew Andris, one of our Redeemer leaders, has accepted an invitation to serve a one-year fellowship with International Justice Mission in Kigali, Rwanda's capitol city. A lawyer who has practiced in Chicago for the last nine years, Matthew will be helping those separated from their land and other property to find just resolution. In addition, Matthew has agreed to serve as our first Missioner for Rwanda, representing Church of the Redeemer in an official capacity in Rwanda as we discern how God might be calling us to strengthen and clarify our work in the country, and our relationships with the Anglican Church of Rwanda, St. Michael's and Sonrise School. Matthew's primary work will be for IJM, but as he has time and opportunity, he will be available to represent our church at provincial, governmental and civic meetings, consultations, etc., facilitating communications between our work there and our church here. This is a unique opportunity that God has placed before us, and I'm very excited about what might develop that we cannot now even imagine. Our Vestry concurs, and has decided to send some monthly support to Matthew over the next year, especially as he is stepping out in faith, supporting himself financially during this fellowship.
Our church has many students and teachers, and with school just around the corner we want to bless those whose lives are connected with learning in its many facets. This Sunday will be "Backpack Sunday" at Redeemer, as a time of consecrating and blessing those who study and those who teach, from pre-school through adult education. Bring your backpack (or whatever represents that learning enterprise for you) and we'll bless them and you as school begins. You may want to invite other students and teachers who don't have a church home to participate, so that they can also feel supported in their important work.
Beginning September 6th our whole community will have opportunity to grow together in an extended study of the Life of Jesus, as we encounter him in the Gospel of Matthew. Outstanding teacher Dana Harris will lead a team of teachers as we walk through this fascinating story each week at 9am. The class begins in September and will run through the school year and represents a significant discipleship opportunity at Redeemer.
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