Events and Announcements

Community

Pentecost and Mother's Day Community Labyrinth Celebration  We will have our first celebration of our new space from 2 - 4 pm on Sunday, May 11th. Come to the lawn for a relaxing afternoon and enjoy cookies, lemonade, games and labyrinth walks. All those who have had a mother are welcome! Read here for more information about our labyrinth and memorial garden.

¿Habla español?  Sunday evenings 8-8:45pm in the Parish Library (note the time change from previous announcements). All are welcome to join informal Spanish learning “classes.” All levels of ability (including none!) are welcome. These are connected to our Honduras mission work and trip – so if you join us you will also get some sense of the El Hogar experience. ¿Preguntas? For info, contact the office for information.

Spiritual Formation: [Adult education]

Commit: is an opportunity to participate in a warm, supportive community exploring the big questions about who God is and what it might mean for you personally to live more deeply into who you are in Christ. [Commit page]
Sunday evenings from April 6th through May 11th 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Mission

Rev. Richard Kunz, Director of Los Proyectos El Hogar in Honduras
Rev. Kunz will be at Redeemer on Sunday May 4. He will preach and join us for the All-Parish Breakfast.

El Hogar Fundraising Bike-a-Thon  [RIDE INFO]
Saturday May 10th (rain date May 17th)
Support the Honduras mission trip and our brothers and sisters at El Hogar with your energy! Ride – Walk – Sponsor a rider/walker – Gather sponsors - Spread the word! The ride will be a beautiful 25 mile loop through Concord, Carlisle and Bedford. The walk will be a more modest loop through Lexington. This is an all-ages all-energies event. For more information contact the Parish office (781-862-6408).

MUSIC:

Young Artists Series:

May 10: Emily Burns and Friends - the Art of Musical Theater.

The Redeemer Young Artists Series concludes this Saturday, May 10th at 7pm with The Art of the Musical with Emily Burns, Soprano. The program will include songs from Little Women, Oliver, Kiss Me Kate, The Music Man, The Secret Garden, Jesus Christ superstar, Sweeney Todd, Ragtime, and Sideshow. Emily is a Junior at Billerica High School and has performed in Musical Theater at Billerica High School, where she has sung the starring role of nancy in Oliver, as well as at The North Shore Music Theater, where she studies voice, acting, and dance. During the intermission, Ms Burns will answer questions about her busy life as a musician, actress and dancer. The program is designed to attract and inspire children of all ages, but will be of special interest to any young person interested in contemporary and musical song. Don't miss it!

On Sunday, May 18th, come hear Redeemer ROCK when the choirs present Robert Ray's Gospel Mass. This work is the most respected gospel-style major work in the choral repertory today, and has been performed in Carnegie Hall as well as all over North America, Europe, Asia, South Africa, and South America. The mass will be presented within the context of our morning worship, and is especially accessible. Don't miss this electrifying music.