Episcopal Church of the Redeemer 7125 Hitt Road. Mobile, AL

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1 Liturgical Ministers January 21 Holy Eucharist Sunday 9:00 AM Vestry person: Beth Gillion Ushers: Robert Foster, Will English Readers: Kimberly Wimberly/Peter Kingsford Prayers: Cindy Walker Eucharistic Ministers: Lowie Rice/Rick Daughenbaugh Acolytes: Bryant Lowther, Michael Majors, Carol George Snack: Laura Bearden & Lowie Rice Altar Guild: Team 2 Liturgical Ministers January 28 Holy Eucharist Sunday 9:00 AM Vestry person: Beth Gillion Ushers: Roy Blaylock & Allen Lawrence Readers: Marilyn Cepeda/Ken Rice Prayers: Jan Morton- Hunte Eucharistic Ministers: Ginger Bolter/Bill Fletcher Acolytes: Steve Scranton, Tracy Wagner, Christopher Wagner Snack: Carrie Kwitsky, Val Wilhelm, Steve Scranton Altar Guild: Team 3

2 In our diocese pray for: In our diocese, pray for, St. John, The Evangelist, Robertsdale. In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, pray for The Church of Bangladesh The Most Revd Paul Shishir Sarker Moderator, Church of Bangladesh & Bishop of Dhaka Pray for President Trump, Governor Ivey, Mayor Stimpson, Commissioners and Council for the City of Mobile. Pray for: Smoot Major, Josh Wimberly, Genny Pollard, Louise Beck, Mona Ganoe, K.C. Barnett, Blake & Amanda Summers, Burton & Cindy Roton, Ellis & Virginia Wilkins, Janelle Odom, Nell & Denise Thornton, Ken & Kathy Kanne, Keith & Diane, Brandi Allen, Gage Vernon, Russ Killen, Sadie Lawshe, Andrew & Monica Webb, Charles Starkey and family, For those deployed: Murl Lee Trainham, Jr. Pray for our animal friends: Casey Pray for the victims of crime, the staff and those incarcerated in Santa Rosa County Jail, Milton, Florida. We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings of this life. For those celebrating birthdays: Winston Roberts 1/19 For those celebrating anniversaries: For those who have died: Redeemer Calendar Wednesday, January 17 7:30-9:30 a.m. BNI Meeting (parish house) 5:00 p.m. Community Café (parish house) 6:00 p.m. Life Changes Support Ministry (L) 6:30 pm Hand Bell Rehearsal 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal Thursday, January 18 6:30 p.m. Game Night at the Langworthys Friday, January 19 9:00 a.m. Pickleball at Via 11:30 p.m. HOGGS- Sonny s-schillinger Rd. Saturday, January 20 Sunday, January 21 8:30 am Choir Rehearsal 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10:45 am Adult Education (ph) 6-7:30 p.m Youth Group Monday, January 22 Tuesday, January n. Joy in her office 10 a.m.-noon AA Meeting (private/common room) Wednesday, January 24 7:30-9:30 a.m. BNI Meeting (parish house) 5:00 p.m. Community Café (parish house) 6:00 p.m. Life Changes Support Ministry (L) 6:30 pm Hand Bell Rehearsal 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal

3 We have run into a few acolyte complications. If you are an acolyte and can switch with any of these acolytes, please let them know (me too.) The three of us can t acolyte March 18. Forgot we are going to see Phantom in New Orleans that weekend. :) I know it is early but just going ahead and putting it out there since there are three of us. March 4 is good for us if need to switch. Thanks. Sara Robinson Christopher and I can do March 18th but we are out of town on January 28th. Could anyone take our place then? The Flower Chart for 2018 is posted on the bulletin board.

4 20. Please contact me if you would like to be a coleader. Community Café The Friday Study Group will resume meeting on Friday, January 19 at 10AM (note: this is one hour earlier than previous meeting time). The group will be discussing the book Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, by Parker Palmer. All are welcome to join the group meeting in the parish house. Let Your Life Speak is summarized as follows on the Amazon website: With wisdom, compassion, and gentle humor, Parker J. Palmer invites us to listen to the inner teacher and follow its leadings toward a sense of meaning and purpose. Telling stories from his own life and the lives of others who have made a difference, he shares insights gained from darkness and depression as well as fulfillment and joy, illuminating a pathway toward vocation for all who seek the true calling of their lives. carolgeorge35@gmail.com I accepted the position of liaison for the Good Book Club. I need a co-leader with better computer skills than I have! Any questions? The study begins on February 11 and the last meeting will be on May Food Pantry: (The Most needed items are Bolded). Any of the following canned items: fruit of any kind, ravioli, spaghettio s, chili; beef or chicken stew, small jars of peanut butter and jelly, mixed

5 vegetables, black beans, peas, baked beans, squash, Progresso soups, cereal, gallon Ziplock bags (for packaging), newborn diapers. Anything is appreciated and this is simply a list of ideas. All shelves are labeled so that you can put your items on the shelves. Hungry Old Guys and Gals Schedule Jan. 26 Fuego-Old Shell Rd. Feb - 3 Carraba s-airport Blvd. 9 Mellow Mushroom-Schillinger Rd. 16 Asian Garden-Hillcrest Rd 23 Brick Pit Old Shell Rd. Mar 2 - Neighbor s-three Notch Rd. 9 Sassy s-hurley Miss 16 Butch Cassidy s-north Florida 23 Roma Café-Airport Blvd. 30 Judy s-government Blvd. Life Changes, a ministry of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, meets each week at Redeemer to provide encouragement and hope, in a safe environment, for people facing life changes. Changes such as marriage, divorce, job/career changes, retirement, end of life, relationships, physical/mental health events, and relocation impact all of us at various times. The group meets Wednesday evening at 6:00pm in the church Library. All are welcome, regardless of church affiliation. If you, or someone you know, could benefit from these meetings, please come. If you have questions, or need information, please feel free to write at helpwithyourloss@gmail.com or call (251) Redeemer will be hosting Family Promise families the week of January 28-Feb. 4. Volunteers are needed for dinner/evening hosts and overnight hosts, as well people to do laundry at the end of the week. Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board in the hallway. Please sign up today, or contact Bridgett Archer to volunteer. The Artists Place Nature s Beauty During the month of January and February, the Artists' Place Gallery at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer will be exhibiting the works of photographer Julie Andel.

6 Sean Dietrich Three Words A gas station. The middle of the night. Tony stopped by this store every evening. He came for the food, and the company. The night-shift cashier gave him hotdogs and egg rolls lukewarm from the warming rack. She did this instead of throwing them away. She did this because she liked Tony. Tony. A nice homeless man with yellowed beard, gentle spirit, and dusty skin. A man who occasionally smelled like whiskey. The two would sit on the sidewalk during the wee hours. They d swap cigarettes, stories, laughter. He was a spiritual man. He told her about himself. In another life, he d been a fella who was working his way through seminary. A thirty-something man, trying to do something worthwhile. Then, his pregnant wife died in an interstate accident. He lost two people in one day. And he lost himself. Anyway, Tony listened to her, too. She told him about boyfriend problems, her runaway father, and her unstable mother. She looked forward to his visits, they helped each other with late-night boredom. They helped each other period. He gave her advice. She brought him clothes. He gave her presents on her birthday. One particular week, Tony never showed. She sat on the sidewalk, waiting. No signs. She felt like something wasn t right. She called the hospital. The voice on the phone said, Yeah, we got a homeless guy here Been here a few days. He belong to you? Tony had checked himself in. He d told doctors he couldn t breathe. His chest infection had become pneumonia. He was dehydrated. She visited when she got off work. She lied to the nurses and said she was family. They knew better, but looked the other way. She found him in a bed with tubes connected to him. She sat in the chair beside him. When his eyes opened, she handed him a greasy paper bag. I made these fresh, she said. Hotdogs and egg rolls, straight from the gasstation warming rack. He grinned at her and coughed. It was his way of saying, thank you. He ate, but he was too sick to do much more. He tapped two fingers against his mouth every few minutes. He wanted a smoke. So, she placed an unlit cigarette between his lips to pacify him. Before she left, he asked her to pray for him. Me? she said. He folded his hands. She did the best she could, but she was rusty. When she finished, he touched her hand and said, I love you. I love you, too, she said. Tony didn t make it. But there s a picture on her refrigerator. It s an old photo. She s got her arm around a bearded man. She s wearing a cashier uniform, cigarette between her fingers. He s eating an egg roll. The photo is ancient history now. She s not a young girl anymore. Today, she works for a local hardware store. It s a good job, but she s only doing it to help raise her kids and pay for her own schooling. She takes weekend classes, some online courses. I ask what she s studying. She tells me she s in seminary.

7 It s weird, she says. Three little words from someone is all it took to change the direction of my life. I ve spent the past fifteen minutes trying to come up with a better line than hers. I can t. You just never know how 3 little words can leave an impact on others! Around the Diocese DIOCESAN CONVENTION The 47th Annual Diocesan Convention will be held at St. Andrew's By-the-Sea Destin, FL. on February 22-24, PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 Ask and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches find, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: On Friday, January 26, 2018, Mobile s Housing First will host the people of Mobile County and the surrounding areas who are homeless and in need. These children of God will gather at the Fair Grounds on Ziegler Road to receive a variety of services such as medical and dental assessments and treatment, replacement of identifications cards, laundry services, haircuts, housing interviews for placement, VA interviews and assistance, legal assistance to resolve or clear outstanding legal issues and many other services. Once again this year I invite you to participate by gathering coats and warm clothing for the many people who will arrive seeking physical warmth as well as spiritual warmth from human interaction. Coats and clothing will be provided to men, women and children who are homeless in our area. Trinity Episcopal Church along with her many friends will provide these warm coats and clothes. In order to do this, I do need your help in collecting coats and warm clothing. Please search your closets and dressers, ask your friends, neighbors and co-workers to do the same and bring those coats, pants, sweaters and shirts you no longer wear and donate them to this worthwhile project. While you are out Christmas shopping and at the New Year s sales, pick up a package of new socks or underwear for men, women or children; gloves and hats are also welcome. I ask you please to donate these valuable treasures to friends in need to shelter them from the January cold. I cannot express to you enough the joy our guests receive as they select items for themselves.

8 Donations can be brought to Trinity Episcopal Church or you may call Rev. Terry L. Goff, Deacon of Trinity Episcopal Church and she will arrange for pickup of your generous donations. Rev. Deacon Terry L. Goff Trinity Episcopal Church 1900 Dauphin Street Mobile, AL (Church Office) (cell)