Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore

[ December 18, 2011 to December 23, 2011. ] The Shelter gift-list will be posted in the Undercroft on Sunday (December 18th) Wrapped presents (with a gift tag noting the recipient’s name and apartment number) need to be at Redeemer no later than Friday. December 23rd.

Thank you for your caring generosity!!

[ December 24, 2011; 4:45 pm to 5:45 pm. ] Everyone is invited to help in delivering donated presents and food baskets to each of the nine families living at the Kenmore Family Shelter (located two blocks from Redeemer).

[ December 4, 2011; ] Sunday (Dec. 4th) is the Second Sunday of Advent.

This is the first of two Sundays devoted to the ministry of St. John the Baptist. Deacon Mark is preaching at both the 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM liturgies. (These will be his first sermons at Redeemer.)

Join us in hearing Mark and sharing the blessings of Advent!

[ December 3, 2011; 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm. ] The second Advent Vespers takes place at 5:00 PM on Saturday (Dec. 3rd). This worship experience includes wonderful music (Glenn Guhr will sing Come, Lord, and Tarry Not by William Ferris.

Lorelette Knowles, recorder and Sheila Bristow, organ will premier Sonatina in C minor as a prelude) Also included are short readings about Advent, and a [...]

[ December 18, 2011 to December 24, 2011. ] We will again be collecting food items for Shelter families for Christmas.

The food baskets will be delivered along with Christmas gifts following the children’s service on December 24th.

A sign-up sheet for the food items is posted on the Outreach Bulletin Board.

Gift tags will be available the week of December 18th.

[ December 10, 2011; 9:45 am to 1:00 pm. ] The Annual Christmas Shopping Trip for families at the Shelter is Saturday, December 10th.

We need 4 volunteers to drive the parents to the shopping center and 6-8 craft-persons to entertain the children while their parents are shopping.

A sign-up sheet has been posted on the Outreach Bulletin Board.  All volunteers need to be at church by [...]

[ December 3, 2011 to December 4, 2011. ] Please join us at 1:00 on Saturday December 3rd for lunch and communal desert making.  We will gather for lunch at 1, then prepare and mix ingredients for traditional English Christmas Puddings to take to our respective celebrations. Ingredients will be left to sit overnight in the Redeemer refrigerator, then set into molds after church [...]

[ November 6, 2011 to November 20, 2011. ] CHRISTMAS POINSETTIA FUND RAISER: During coffee hour on Sundays, November 6, 13 and 20, poinsettias can be ordered for a $12.00 donation.

The poinsettias are quality red, white or pink poinsettias in 6 inch pots, with 4 to 7 blooms.

Plants will be available for pick up on Sunday, December 4th.  Proceeds will benefit the Memorial Gardens.

[ March 9, 2012 to March 11, 2012. ] SAVE THE DATE:

The annual Women’s Retreat will take place March 9-11th, 2012.  The location is beautiful St. Andrew’s House on Hood Canal.

Sign up sheet in the Undercroft,  See Cindy MacDonald or Laina Molbak for details.

This is a reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends in the wee hours of this coming Sunday morning (Nov. 6).
We will have one service this Sunday at 10:30 am to welcome our new deacon. Please remember to turn your clocks back one hour this Saturday night.