The ePistle
Church of the Redeemer
For March 7, 2010
Th e Third Sunday in Lent
8:00 am Holy Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Nursery
10:30 a.m. Church School
10:30 Holy Eucharist
Remember the first Sunday of each month
we collect items for SPEAC Food Pantry.
They are in need of: oatmeal, instant
pudding, hot chocolate and other dry foods.
Please bring your items on March 7th.
Wednesday evening program will
begin at 6:45. Supper will still start
at 6:00.
Rector's forum Redeemers and Reconcilers
Sunday at 9:30 in Coffelt Hall and will run
each Sunday in Lent.
We have arranged for families to come and
enjoy the Lenten activities planned at Redeemer.
Volunteers have graciously agreed to plan a
craft, movie or games for the children three and
older from 9:30 to 10:15 each Sunday in Lent.
Children, ages three and under will be able to enjoy
the Nursery that will open at 9:15 each morning.
We are asking parents to please come and pick up
your child from 10:15 to 10:25 to give them a break
and allow them a snack before returning to Sunday
School at 10:30.
March 7 Gwen Leeper
March 14 Bethe Greenshields and Marj Vogel
March 21 Kathy Perionnet
March 28 Lauren Castagno
Reminder to parents: Please make sure that there
is proper supervision downstairs before allowing
children to come down. There are strict diocesan
rules regarding the proper supervision of children
under the age of 16 designed for your children's safety.
A Greener Redeemer
Are you interested in the environment?
Would you like to see the Church of the
Redeemer become a bit Greener? Would
you like to learn how to become Greener
or educate others? If any of these sound
like something you would like to do or
to learn more, please contact Kendall Welch
at khwelch@hotmail.com or 505-0686.
Saturday March 13th Louise Thurlow will be holding a
DON'T FORGET to change your clocks! Daylight
Savings time begins Sunday, March 14th
Haiti Update
Natural disasters in Haiti have touched one of our own, an elderly
lady who had worked with Kathy and me last summer at the
Vacation Bible School.
Heavy spring rains are beginning early this year. It sends a
message of how Redeemer's work in Haiti to help rebuild is
so important.
The lady lived in Cavaillon, located not far from St. Thomas
de Mersan and the Les Cayes area. Streams and small rivers
reached flood stage quickly then overflowed their banks. When
that happened, several older residents were unable to move quickly
enough to be swept downstream with the river. The lady was
regular in attendance at the St. Esprit Episcopal Church in Cavaillon,
and was a member in good standing of the Les Cayes chapter of the
Daughters of the King, an Episcopal womens' association.
As I said, when someone you know dies, it takes the story out of
the newspapers and brings it home.
Kathy & I will remember this individual whose energy and
independence, despite her advanced age, was an inspiration to
everyone who worked in the VBS program last summer in Haiti.
We will remember her this Sunday during the Prayers of the People,
and ask that you offer prayers for the sick and the suffering
throughout Haiti, at that time, also.
David & Kathy Peironnet
A funny from David Peironnet
..... people who read the Prayers of the People each week ......
The 1928 edition asked for prayers to illuminate all Bishops,
Priests, and Deacon.
A bishop visited a church one Sunday and the reader became
nervous in the presence of such a high official. Instead of
asking God to illuminate these persons, the poor reader
loudly called upon God to "eliminate all Bishops, Priests,
and Deacons."
Could this have been one reason the wording was changed?
