THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER – SARASOTA, FLORIDA
The 18th Sunday after Pentecost (Yr A RCL)
12 October 2014
WELCOME VISITORS!
VISITORS
The Church of the Redeemer is delighted to have you with us
today to share in our mission to know, love, worship and obey our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Whether this is your first, second, or third visit, please help us welcome you by wearing a visitor name tag found inside the parish brochure
in the pew racks in front of you. We also invite you to join us for coffee
and Christian fellowship after the services on the veranda (weather permitting) or inside Gillespie Hall. Look for the Welcome Table in Gillespie
Hall. As you exit the front of the church, simply follow the pathway to
your right, past our Rose Garden, and around to the veranda and Gillespie
Hall.
If you would like to receive more information about our services,
ministries, and mission, or to be placed on our mailing list, please fill out
the Visitor Card attached to the visitor name tag, and place it in the offering plate, or hand it to an usher, and be sure to come to the Welcome Table
in Gillespie Hall. We hope you will choose to return to the Church of the
Redeemer and invite you to call on us at any time (955.4263) or visit our
website (www.redeemersarasota.org).
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INFORMATION
Today . . .
“Jesus the Communicator: Evangelism and the All-New Redeemer Website.” Fr. Wilson will describe the purpose and functionality of the all-new redeemersarasota.org today in the Rector’s
Class. Come and learn about the new site and its important role
in sharing the mission of the parish. Feel free to bring your own
Wi-Fi enabled device to explore the new site during the presentation.
Sign up today in Gillespie Hall after the masses to be a Salvation Army Bell Ringer at Paradise Plaza Publix (3825 S. Osprey
Ave). Church of the Redeemer will need Bell Ringers from the day
after Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve. Thank you Sharon Keen
and Kathy Powers for volunteering to coordinate this ministry.
Bridge to the Word, a small group adult Sunday School class,
meets in Room 207 above Gillespie Hall, 10:10 – 10:40 AM. This
discussion-based class is a wonderful time to meet other parishioners and discuss, on a deeper level, how to live a Christian life
in our contemporary world. We are focusing on a curriculum
called the “Wired Word,” which takes a current issue and explores
how we as Christians might look at it. Join us for discussion and
a relaxing cup of coffee while making new friends. We welcome
visitors and those new to the parish. No preparation necessary!
All Saints’ baptism preparation classes for adults and parents of
children being baptized on 1 November, All Saints’ Day, continue
today, during Christian Education time (10:15-10:40 AM) in the
Halton Chapel.
Parish Office (941.955.4263) 222 South Palm Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34236
email: [email protected]
website: www.redeemersarasota.org
Sunday School meets today – 2 & 3 yr olds through 12th grade, 10:10AM.
Need directions to your classroom? Ask an usher, or check the "Sunday
commun
nion
School Map" in the narthex. Teachers and students receive commu
first, and head right to class.
This week . . .
Daughters of the King will meet tomorrow, Monday, 13 October.
The meeting begins with mass at 10:00 AM. All ladies of the parish are invited to attend.
All who work in medical professions are prayed for on the Feast
of Saint Luke, 18 October. If your profession is medically related
and you would like prayers to be said for you on the Feast of
Saint Luke, please notify the parish office, 955.4263, or
[email protected].
Inquirers’ classes begin this Tuesday, 14 October 2014.
Taught by the Rector, this class is an eight-week presentation
about the uniqueness of the Episcopal Church. Liturgy, history,
rule of life, and other important aspects of living life as a Christian in the Anglican tradition are some of the subjects discussed.
If you intend to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation as an
adult, or to be received into this Communion, this course of instruction is required. Classes will meet on Tuesday evenings,
6:30-8:00 PM, in North Gillespie Hall. You can sign up on the
website, redeemersarasota.org, or by contacting the parish office,
955.4263, or [email protected].
"The Art of Marriage" - Please join Redeemer couples who will
meet once a week for a six-week conversation to strengthen marriages using "The Art of Marriage" DVD series. Group facilitators
and meeting day are listed below. Choose the one that works best
with your schedule.
Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm, facilitated by Cinzia and Mike
Forbes & Laura and Jay Crouse. Contact [email protected]
Wednesdays, 5:30-6:45 pm, facilitated by Kellie and Todd
Menke. Contact [email protected]
Thursdays, facilitated by Jody and John Maxwell, Janet
and Jeff Trefry, & Fr. Charleston and Malacy Wilson.
Contact [email protected]
This week at LOGOS we’ll look at Ruth and the “Heroic Faith”
she demonstrated. We’ll see if we can discover a modern-day hero
who demonstrates the same, and talk about what kind of superhero we can be for God. LOGOS is Redeemer’s mid-week event for
children in grades K-5th, 4-6:30, and includes Bible study, playtime, study hall, worship through the arts (choir, art, or Suzuki
prep), and family style themed dinner. Tuition for the year is $100
and limited scholarships are available. For more information,
contact Laura Valek, 2014-15 LOGOS chair, [email protected]
The Bible study of the Book of Genesis continues on Wednesday. There are two sessions: 10:30 AM-12 noon, and 6:30-8 PM,
meeting on Wednesdays through 19 November.
Our fall Women’s Heart to Heart Bible study, Beth Moore’s
“Children of the Day,” meets on Thursdays through 4 December,
at 9:15 AM in the Upper Room. All women are invited as we walk
through the truth of each verse of 1 and 2 Thessalonians on DVD.
Contact Jane Foard Thompson, [email protected], or
928.1838.
Diabetes Revolution workshop will be held this Thursday, 7-8
PM in the third grade classroom. Mike Hickmott will cover simple
steps to control diabetes through controlling diet, regaining
health, and losing weight. Any interested person is invited to attend. For information, contact Ann Darling, 780.4241.
Next week . . .
Solemn Evensong will be Sunday, 19 October, at 5:15 PM—
anthem by Edward Elgar, service by Basil Harwood.
The first meeting of the Redeemer Alzheimer’s support group
will be on Thursday, 23 October, at 10:00 AM in North Gillespie
Hall. Co-facilitators are Harriet Stieff and Medora Fry.
Women of the parish, “perk” up your morning, with
Fr. Robinson & Linda, on Saturday, 25 October, from 10:00 AM
until noon. Coffee, conversation, and a light brunch will be held at
their residence, located at 1921 Monte Carlo Drive, Unit 701. The
morning wouldn't be complete without you! Please R.S.V.P. to
Mary Hills, [email protected] or 343.3806, to reserve your
spot.
St. Mary's: All women have been invited to the Robinsons' on
Saturday morning, 25 October, (details above). We could still also
go to the Contemporary Service and potluck that day, but might
prefer to wait until the parish-wide event on 15 November. Please
contact Jill Stockton, 378.8098.
Future events . . .
The next meeting of the men’s book group, “Books and Beyond,” will be Tuesday evening, 28 October. We will be discussing
a widely acclaimed book by David Fromkin, A Peace to End All
Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East. It “reveals how and why the Allies (after the First
World War) drew lines on an empty map that remade the geography and politics of the Middle East” and put it “on the road that
led to the conflicts and confusion that reign to the present day.”
We will convene at 7:15 PM in the Eva Pope Room, where light
refreshments will be served, and will adjourn at 9:00 PM. All are
warmly welcomed; come and bring a friend. For more information,
contact John Mathis at [email protected].
All Saints’ Day is on Saturday, 1 November. We will celebrate
this feast day with a solemn high mass with baptisms at 10:00
AM. Our eminent guest preacher for this All Saints’ weekend will
be the Right Reverend Michael E. Marshall, Assistant Bishop of
London. He will preach at the 10 AM mass on Saturday and at all
three morning masses on Sunday, 2 November. On Sunday evening he will preach at Solemn Evensong at 5:15 PM. After Evensong there will be a dinner in his honor in Gillespie Hall.
Make your reservations now for the Evensong dinner on Sunday, 2 November, in honor of Bishop Marshall. You can make
your reservations online, using PayPal, cost $8.50, or by calling
the parish office, pay at the door, cost $10.00. Deadline for reservations is Wednesday, 29 October, at 5:00 PM.
Donations . . .
The Caritas food ministry wants your donations. Especially
needed are baked beans, beef stew, canned hams, fruit cocktail,
and saltine crackers. Food donations may be left in the large basket in the narthex. Monetary donations are also welcome. Make
your check out to Church of the Redeemer, memo: Caritas food
pantry. Thank you for your continued support.
† WEEK OF 12 October 2014 †
† † † REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS † † †
Sundays, Nursery: infants & toddlers, during 9 & 11 AM, 1 PM masses
Children’s Chapel and Sunday School K-12th during 9 AM mass
Daily Morning Prayer – 8:30 AM (except Sunday)
Daily Evening Prayer – 5:15 PM (except Saturday & Sunday)
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Church of the Province of West Africa,
The Most Rev. Dr. Daniel Sarfo, Primate & Metropolitan, CPWA; Archbishop of the Internal province of Ghana and Bishop of Kumasi
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: All Angels by the Sea, Longboat Key; All
Saints', Tarpon Springs; All Souls', North Fort Myers; Annunciation,
Holmes Beach; Ascension, Clearwater; Calvary, Indian Rocks Beach;
Christ Church, Bradenton
Those celebrating their birthdays today: Teil Allen, Bill Brush,
Winnifred Dumbaugh, John Lineweaver, Wendy Marshall,
Rob McLelland, Samantha Meyer, Russell Nugent, Cindy Shedden
Those celebrating their wedding anniversaries today: Robert &
Pam Morris, Bill & Judy Nimz, Jim & Laura Valek
Repose of the soul for: Minaperle Taylor, Dr. William Jenkins, Bill
Lonsdale, Jacqueline Foley
Safe travel: Jim & Elsye Daugherty; Elaine Ellis; Beth & Ernie Cave;
Georgina & Larry Clamage
Sunday
Proper 23
EUCHARIST– 7:30, 9:00, & 11:00 AM; 1 PM (Spanish)
Rector’s Class, Website Launch, 10:15 AM, Gillespie Hall
Gift Shoppe open after the 9 and 11 AM Masses
Sunday School, Grades K-12, 10:15 AM, all classrooms
Bridge to the Word, 10:15 AM, Room 207
Baptism Preparation, 10:15, Halton Chapel
Senior EYC youth (gr 9-12), 6:30 PM, North Wall, Gillespie Hall
Monday
EUCHARIST – 10 AM
NA, 7:30 AM, Noon, & 7 PM, Sunday School Wing
Daughters of the King, begin with mass at 10:00
Planned Giving, Noon, North Gillespie Hall
11 AM Adult Choir rehearsal, 3-5 PM, Music Room
Cub Scout Pack 24, 6:30 PM, Upper Room
Vestry, 6:30 PM, Gillespie Hall
Tuesday
Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky,
Bishop of Shanghai, 1906
EUCHARIST – 10:00 AM
NA, 7:30 AM & Noon, Sunday School Wing
Lectionary Bible Study, Noon, Room 205
Strategic Planning, Noon, Eva Pope Room
Inquirers’ Class, 6:30 PM, North Gillespie Hall
Art of Marriage, 7:00-8:30 PM
NA, 7 PM, Sunday School Wing
Wednesday
Thursday
Teresa of Avila, Nun, 1582
EUCHARIST – 7:30 & 10:00 AM
Christian Leadership Concepts, 6-8 AM, Eva Pope Room
NA, 7:30 AM & Noon, Sunday School Wing
Gift Shoppe open 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
“The Book of Genesis,” 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM, Rooms 202-204
LOGOS (gr K-5), 4:00 – 6:30 PM, Gillespie Hall
Suzuki Prep (gr K-1), 5:00-5:45 PM, Sarah Oster Room
Westminster Choir (gr 2-5), 5:00-5:45 PM, Music Room
Youth Confirmation (gr 7), 4:30 PM, Upper Room
Art of Marriage, 5:30-6:45 PM
Junior EYC youth (gr 6-8), 6:00 PM, Turner Dabney Room
Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops, 1555,
and Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1556
EUCHARIST – 10:00 AM & 5:30 PM
NA, 7:30 AM & Noon, Sunday School Wing
Beth Moore Women’s Bible Study, 9:15 AM, Upper Room
Needlepoint Group, 10:00 AM, Eva Pope Room
9 AM Choir Rehearsal, 7-9 PM, Music Room
Art of Marriage, 7:00-8:30 PM
Diabetes Revolution, 7:00 PM, 1st & 3rd Grade Rooms
Friday
Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch and Martyr, c. 115
EUCHARIST with Anointing For Healing – 10:00 AM
Diocesan Convention, Port Charlotte
Youth Bible Studies, 6:15 AM, Various Locations
Men’s Prayer Breakfast, 7:15 AM
NA, 7:30 AM & Noon, Sunday School Wing
Saturday
SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST
EUCHARIST – 10:00 AM
Diocesan Convention, Port Charlotte
Men’s Prayer Group, 7:30 AM, Eva Pope Room
Confessions, 11 AM, High Altar (Father Strohm)
EUCHARIST with Anointing For Healing – 5:30 PM
Sunday
19 October
EUCHARIST– 7:30, 9:00, & 11:00 AM; 1 PM (Spanish)
Rector’s Class, Website Launch, 10:15 AM, Gillespie Hall
Gift Shoppe open after the 9 and 11 AM Masses
Sunday School, Grades K-12, 10:15 AM, all classrooms
Bridge to the Word, 10:15 AM, Room 207
Baptism Preparation, 10:15, Halton Chapel
Solemn Evensong, 5:15 PM, Church
Senior EYC youth (gr 9-12), 6:30 PM, North Wall, Gillespie Hall
Heads up Redeemer youth . . .
Contact: [email protected]
Our EYC is blowing up! We're so proud of the community our students
are building! But it's not just for Episcopalians; invite your friends! Don't
deny them such classics as Card Ninja or Thuriball!
Junior EYC meets this Wednesday night from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM in
1 TD Center (above Gillespie Hall)! One of our students recently asked
the Gamesmaster how his mountain could break down. His response
was a single tear. Then we threw cards into watermelons! This week, Fr.
Robinson will be telling us about the Holy Eucharist so you won't want to
miss it!
Senior EYC meets tonight from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM in Gillespie! Our
senior high community is at a whole new level. Our eats have been spectacular. Our hangage has been crucial. This week we'll talk about God's
only begotten Son in our talk series based on John 3:16. Pretty great
stuff, and you should join us if you haven't made it over yet!
EYCers! Don’t miss out on our Monthly Mission opportunities!
We’ve got a great event lined up! We are partnering for service with the
Salvation Army’s FAITH program on 10/25!
Other important dates for EYC:
☻10/25
Service Project with Salvation Army’s FAITH program
☻11/26
Ice Skating with St. Boniface
Students! Ever have a question about church stuff and then forgot to
ask when you got to EYC? Ask away with #eycsupwith to our
twitter@redeemereyc or Instagram redeemereyc!
Episcopal Thrift House . . .
How many of you have volunteered as staff, paid a visit, or
donated something to your Episcopal Thrift House in the past few
months? Very good—thank you; you may skip to the next news
item. For those of you who have not recently—or even never
(gasp!) involved yourself with this amazing, dynamic, full-time
ministry, we encourage you to take your place. We, the volunteers
of the Thrift House, seek to welcome newcomers (and prodigal
supporters) in every capacity: as givers, shoppers, volunteers, and
pray-ers. We, the all-volunteer staff, are grateful for, and continuously humbled by, the excellent support of this parish and we beg
you for more of the same. We are at your service on weekdays
from 10-4 and on Saturdays from 10-1 on the corner of Second
and Lemon in beautiful downtown Sarasota. Welcome would-be
volunteers are encouraged to call Pat Tate at 941-387-6016, to
schedule a convenient time to participate.
Being a Christian can be fun. Join us for our next ALPHA
course. It will begin on 13 January and meet on Tuesdays at 6
PM. Stay tuned for details. All are welcome.
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The Sanctuary Candle is given to the glory of God in loving memory
of Philip Riverol, Askel & Florence Latvala.
The Altar Flowers are given to the glory of God in thanksgiving for
the marriage Thursday of Diane Hazlewood and The Rev. Read Heydt,
and in loving memory of the loved ones of Diane and Read Heydt.
We welcome the newest members of our parish family:
James & Lynne Reutener
The BMO Harris Bank parking garage is available for church parking on Sundays
until 1:00 PM. The garage is locked at that time, and any cars left inside will be
locked in.
The nursery for infants and toddlers is available during the 9 and 11 AM masses
every Sunday.
Those persons who find it difficult to come to the altar to receive Holy Communion
are asked to inform one of the ushers, who will then see that Communion is
brought to your pew.
If you have fami
family members in the active military please call the parish office to
have them put on our prayer list.
Listening devices for the hearinghearing-impaired may be obtained from an usher. The
Hard of Hearing Assistance System operates on a frequency of 72.9 for those whose
hearing aids have the capability to pick it up. For those who have a T-Coil receiver
in their hearing aid, Redeemer has an Induction Loop system installed. Personal
earbuds may be purchased in the parish office.
A CD recording of today’s service may be ordered through the parish office,
955.4263.
GlutenGluten-free communion wafers are available: Sundays, 7:30 AM Mass – high altar;
9:00 and 11:00 AM Masses – chapel altar. Indicate your need to the priest administering the host.
Visit our bulletin board inside Gillespie Hall on the wall outside the kitchen for
information about your parish family, upcoming events, and volunteer opportunities. Contact Carolyn Peet, [email protected], or 955.4263 if you have
something you think belongs on our bulletin board.
Check out our website, redeemersarasota.org, to learn all the latest news and information you need to be connected to your parish. Look for the parish calendar for
details on current events.