Events and Announcements

Community

Blessing of the Memorial Garden: Sunday June 15, 2008. Outdoor Service - bring a chair or blanket.

Lowell Spinners Game Don’t forget to get your tickets to the June 29th Spinners game! Contact the Office (781-862-6408).

¿Habla español?  Sunday evenings 7:30-8:15pm in the Parish Library.  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  (781-862-6408).

Mission

Feed Hungry Kids: Donations accepted June 8th & 15th
During the summer, poor families are faced with the dilemma of how to feed their school-aged children an extra ten meals per week now that school is out. For nine months, free breakfasts and lunches are available at schools five days per week to feed older Grow Clinic siblings. These programs are suspended during the summer. 
To alleviate this problem, we are collecting donations to purchase grocery store gift cards that will help supplement school meals. Please make checks payable to "Church of Our Redeemer" and write "Grow Clinic Food Cards" in the memo line. If donating cash, please put the money in an envelope with your name and "Grow Clinic Food Cards" on the outside. If you have any questions about the program, call the office (781-862-6408)

Redeemer’s Children Change the World The Episcopal Relief Fund boxes were collected on May 11th. To date we have collected more than $500 from 22 boxes! There is still time to put your boxes or a check in the collection plate. The mission committee will match the money collected by the children and any adults that give money by June 15th. ERD is active now in relief efforts in China and Burma as permitted. One class elected that their money go to "cows, chickens, a fruit tree, bees, and bee hives." Their match will allow them to also educate a child orphaned by AIDS for one year. "A little child will lead us."

A Challenge from the Bishop
At Clergy Conference, Bishop Bud challenged all parishes to explore ways to encourage parishioners to tithe their economic stimulus check – splitting it with parish outreach or program initiatives and diocesan mission programs. Imagine if every Episcopal household in Massachusetts received $600-$1200 (30,000 households tithing would generate 1.8 to 3.6 million dollars!). Think of the joy of giving!