Welcome!

The Church of Our Redeemer welcomes you to our community and to our website - whether you are a long-time parishioner, new to our parish or town, or just visiting. We are a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, which is a diocese of the Episcopal Church USA and a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Within the Diocese we participate as a parish in the Alewife Deanery. 

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Events and Announcements

The office will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 6

Fall Kick-Off Breakfast & Celebrate Cheryl on Sept 12th

Been away for the summer?  Get ready to celebrate the beginning of another year at Redeemer by re-connecting with friends old and new at our Fall Kick-Off Breakfast in the Great Hall after the 9:30am service on Sunday Sept 12th.  This year’s breakfast will be extra special because we will also be saying farewell to Cheryl Duerr as she celebrates her last Sunday at Redeemer after more than 10 years as our Music Director.  Please come and help us share with Cheryl all she has meant to the Redeemer community.  We will present Cheryl with a special gift during the 9:30am service.  In addition, this is also the Sunday to register children and youth for Christian Formation.  There will be a sign-up table at the breakfast

Christian Formation News

• Registration: All children and youth ages 3 thru 12th grade must register to participate in Christian Formation programs.  Registration Forms and a full calendar are available now at http://www.our-redeemer.net/children1.htm.  You may also register your child at the parish potluck breakfast on Sunday, September 12th, after the 9:30am service.
• Nursery Care (9:00am-12pm) for ages infant through 4 resumes on Sunday, September 12.
• Parent Orientation to Catechesis for parents of children age 3 through 3rd grade is Tuesday, September 14 from 7:00-8:30pm
• Christian Formation for ALL ages resumes on Sunday, September 19.  Classes meet after the 9:30am service from 10:50-11:50am.  Grab a cup of coffee, get the kids a snack, and join us!
• “Back to Church School” Night for parents of children age 3 through 12th grade is Sunday, September 26 from 5:30pm-7:00pm.
• Sunday Evening Youth Group  resumes on Sunday, September 12 from 5:30-7:15pm.  All youth in 9th -12th grade are invited to prepare and eat dinner together and spend some time in fellowship.  Questions?  Contact the office.

Mission

Games Wanted for FunFest!! on September 19
Do you have any lawn games that you can lend to the FunFest? The second annual FunFest to benefit Esperanza Academy will be held on Sunday, September 19. The first FunFest was a big success and we are hoping to make the second even better. We are looking for fun children's games that can be run outside, such as ring toss, bean bag loss, etc. Please let us know if you have any games you are willing to lend by contactingthe Church Office. Thank you!!

September 26 :  El Hogar: Fundraising Walkathon/Bike-a-thon 2-4pm in Winchester to support El Hogar.
Join this join effort among Redeemer, Epiphany, All Saints (Brookline) and other churches. 5K walk through Winchester; + a 25K ride from Winchester past the Mystic Lakes, through Lexington and by Horn Pond.
You can read the Blog of Redeemer's 2010 Honduras mission group: http://redeemer-elhogar.blogspot.com/
Read updates year-round from the Rev. Richard Kunz, director of Los Proyectos El Hogar in Honduras, on the El Hogar website: http://www.elhogar.org/

Community

Sunday, August 29th.  Author Bill McKibben Coming to Lexington
7:30pm, Cary Hall, 1605 Mass. Ave.
Lexington native Bill McKibben will be coming to Lexington to speak about his new book, “Eaarth.”  McKibben is a renowned environmental journalist who also speaks openly about his faith and its connection to his work.  National Public Radio’s “Speaking of Faith” recently aired an interview with him titled “the Moral Math of Climate Change” that is available for download: http://bit.ly/BillMcKibbenInterview.  McKibben’s Lexington visit is co-sponsored by LexGWAC and the Lexington Community Farm Coalition (LexFarm).  For more information, see www.lexfarm.org.

Check out the new family group!
Sunday, September 12 from 4:00-6:30pm
Come join the Family Circle, a new drop-in program for parents and children in our congregation and deanery.  We’ll meet the second Sunday of each month in the Great Hall from 4:00 – 5:30pm to rest, relax, play, and pray together.  This is a great way to meet other families and refresh yourself and your family for the week ahead!  Bring a dish to share at the potluck dinner from 5:30 – 6:30pm.  For more info, contact the church office  (781.862.6408)  RSVPs are appreciated but not required.

October All-Parish Retreat Weekend: Friday, October 1st thru Sunday, October 3rd
Reserve you spot now!  Registration forms are now available at church in the narthex and side entrance for Redeemer's annual gathering at the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center on the shores of Otter Lake in New Hampshire. A program "Encountering Scripture," presented in a variety of forms suitable for all ages, viewpoints, and learning styles, will be intermingled with recreation and worship by the lake. We hope to see you there!

Annual Meeting Documents now available!
You can now read all the reports given at our 2010 Annual Meeting online. Read the Annual Reports from Priest-in-Charge, Rev. Kate Ekrem and the report from Sr. Warden Connie Parrish. Financial reports also available...see our Community Documents page. 

What are Rainbow Ribbons about?
You may have noticed people, including clergy, wearing rainbow ribbons around Redeemer recently and wondered why. Rainbow ribbons symbolize that we recognize and celebrate the diversity of gifts of ALL God's people, no matter what their age, skin color, country of origin, sexual orientation, etc. If you would like to know more, ask someone who is wearing one. If you would like a ribbon to wear, you can find them in a basket near the side door the sanctuary

Support our J2A Youth

Click the Amazon.com link on the left to support the J2A Pilgrimage to Six Nations, Ontario, in July 2011