OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER APRIL 2015

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1 OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER APRIL 2015 PASTOR S LETTER Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, EASTER Who will roll the stone away for us? This was the questions, this was the concern of the women - Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Jesus, at Salome as they went to anoint Jesus body. Who will roll the stone away? But when they looked up, they say that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. Who will roll the stones away? This, too, is probably one question on our minds and hearts. There always seems to be those stones in our lives and sometimes they may seem to be very large. But, I am here to remind us all that our Easter and at Easter we have a Savior, Jesus the Christ, who is about the business of rolling stones away. Yes, and even very large ones - with his love, with his compassion, with his forgiveness, with his life, death, teachings and his Resurrection - because he lives, so shall we live! When we look up to Jesus in our lives, we have each participated in more than this life, we have eternal life in Jesus. Do not be alarmed! You are looking for Jesus who was crucified. HE HAS BEEN RAISED! He is here in the bread that is broken, in the wine that is poured, in the readings that are read, in the Proclamation that is proclaimed, in the peace that is shared! He is here at Our Redeemer, he is Our Redeemer and we know that he lives. So, I look forward to seeing and celebrating with you this Eastertide that God in Christ rolls stones back, even very large ones, and will continue to do so, Let s go and tell that he Jesus is going ahead of you and you will see him just as he told you! Go in Peace and service the Lord and let us all proclaim Thanks be to God. Happy Easter! Pastor Klose STEWARDSHIP REMINDER! This Holy Season is a good time to catch up on ones support of your church and it's shared ministry of service. Please remember this is your parish, your spiritual home and family. It needs your support of time, talents and yes, possessions. (Your financial support) Please be faithful!

2 OUR REDEEMER NURSERY SCHOOL Registration forms for the 2015/16 school year have been steadily coming in, and I would like to remind parishioners that we are filling our classes. If you know of someone with a pre-school age child, give us a call to find out about our Early Childhood Program. Our Redeemer Nursery School offers classes for children ages 18 mos. thru pre-school NEWSLETTER INFORMATION!! To help us cut costs, only active members will receive our monthly newsletter. We are asking those who would like to receive it by to notify us. If you are a non member and would like to continue to get the newsletter by regular mail, we will be asking for a donation of $10.00 per year to off set the cost. Thank you for your support in our new approach. EASTER EGG HUNT All Sunday School children are invited to an EASTER EGG HUNT on SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2015, beginning at 10:00 AM. **Please note - The Easter Egg Hunt will only be for rd 3 year olds through 3 Grade.** It will be held regardless of the weather. Once again, specific grade levels will be hunting for a particular color. The colors for each grade level are posted on the Sunday School bulletin board. Each child is asked to bring in a dozen plastic eggs "FILLED." Each child can bring in his/her particular color or multicolors. If you can help or have any questions, please call Susan Smith Each class will be given a color and these are the eggs that each class will hunt for: Around the Playground 3 & 4 year olds Purple Kindergarten Yellow Around the Church 1st grade Green 2nd Grade Blue 3rd grade Pink Find the GOLDEN EGG or COW EGG and win a SPECIAL PRIZE 4th - 6th graders- Please sign up to come down by 9:00 am to help hide the EGGS!

3 MEMORIAL FUND HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES John Leacock Betty Yannett Linda Fick Alan & Cynthia Sleszynski Paul Kast Charles & Eleanor Schmitt HANDBELL FUND Gail Holub Marilyn & John Keating PASSION/PALM SUNDAY, March 29 9:30 - HOLY COMMUNION with Palms The Sunday School Children will have Procession with Palms MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 2 7:30 PM - HOLY COMMUNION FUNERALS February 27, 2015 Greta Madden GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3 12:00 NOON - PRAYERS 5:00 PM - Family Worship w/ Sunday School 7:30 PM - Good Friday Liturgy EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 4 9:30 AM - EUCHARIST OF THE RESURRECTION With our Great Choir, Brass, and the Great Hymns of Easter. 11:30 AM - EUCHARIST OF THE RESURRECTION Join in singing the Great Easter Hymns with our Wonderful Choir and the accompaniment of Organ and Brass Choir

4 YOUTH GROUP REC NIGHTS ARE BACK!!!!! All Youth - grades 5 and up are invited to join us for Pizza and Soda on Friday April 10th. 7:30-9:00 pm We will have fun and games in the gym and upstairs in the youth room, eat pizza and fun fellowship! Please sign up that you are interested in attending!!! We'll have a great time BEE - We BEElong to JESUS!! SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS DATES TO REMEMBER: APR 3, 2015 GOOD FRIDAY - 5:00 P.M. SERVICE APR 4, 2105 EASTER EGG HUNT APR 5, 2015 EASTER SUNDAY - NO SUNDAY SCHOOL MAY 17, :30 RECOGNITION, CLASS PARTIES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING Reminder notices will be sent home with your children. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to see me on Sunday mornings outside of Room 4, rhsdfamily@aol.com or call (516) Yours in Christ, Susan Smith Day Care News April 2015 March came in like a lion and is continuing its roar of wind and cold. The winter weather just doesn't know when to quit. I have heard that the poor groundhog is being blamed as well as Elsa from Frozen! I just hope that the weather gradually gets warmer and we see true signs of spring soon. When it was not too cold, the teachers bundled up the children and took them out into the fresh air. A nice walk is enjoyed by all. Our month began with a music and movement class with Dr. Pinto, she did an Irish theme. Miss Sabrina from Seaford Library has been visiting us each week to do a Story Hour. This week we learned about bears. We did Yoga with Miss Chris. We have so much fun in her Yogie/Yogurt class, as the kids call it! At Chapel Pastor told us a story about Jesus arriving on Palm Sunday, the Last Supper, and Holy Week. We received Palms to take home. On St. Patrick's Day a leprechaun visited us, playing many tricks and leading us on a quest to find him. He was always one step ahead of us. Although we didn't catch him, he left us treats and our very own gold! What a fun day! Hopefully we will be blessed with some warmer weather in time to celebrate Easter. Stay warm until then! Wishing all of you a Happy Easter! Fondly, Melissa Bires-McGee

5 Nursery School News April 2015 Spring has arrived on the calendar but we are still anxiously awaiting the warmer weather of this season! Thankfully, with Easter upon us, we were busy "bunnies" during the month of March. At chapel with Pastor on March 25 & 26, we had a visit from Hector the Donkey and palms were distributed. Pastor shared the story of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem as well as the Last Supper. Children celebrated the miracle of Jesus' Resurrection and enjoyed our annual Easter egg hunt as a symbol of the new life and hope that this holy day represents. The school will be closed April 2 for Easter recess and resume on April 13. Then we return, the color of the month for April is purple. The children will plant seeds to sprout in time for Mother's Day! They will discover the life cycle of the plant. In April, our little ones will also be creating sweet gifts and practicing special songs in honor of Mom, Grandma or another special lady in their lives. Our Mother's Day Teas are May 7 & 8. All of our students will be invited to a NO MORE SNOW DAYS FUN DAY! at Our Redeemer on April 16 or 17. Children will have the opportunity to attend a fun p.m. session on their off day. We will enjoy Chris Patti's Little Drum Cylinder participatory percussion program as well as story time, craft, snack and gym activities. Our school continues to be a fun and inviting place! Wishing the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Congregation a joyous Easter! God Bless! Fondly, Caitlin DiLemme, Director Registration forms for the 2015/2016 school year have been steadily coming in. If you know of someone with a pre-school age child, please tell them about our Early Childhood Program. Our Redeemer Nursery School offers classes for children ages 18 months through Pre-K. If you would like more information about our programs, including Summer Fun, call the office at We are also enrolling for Summer Fun for ages 3 by Dec. 1, age 6, July 7 -August 6. LSA DAY AT CITI FIELD AND AT YANKEE STADIUM Join Lutheran Schools Association for a day of fun for the whole family! Proceeds support LSA s work with Lutheran Schools. See bulletin board for more information. What: NY Mets host Miami Marlins When: Sat. May 30, 2015 Where: Citi Field, Flushing NY Time: 4:10 pm Other: Tickets are $ rd Orders/Money due by Fri., April 3. What: NY Yankees host Baltimore Orioles When: Saturday, May 9, 2015 Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY Time: 1:05 pm Other: Tickets are $28. rd Orders/Money due by Fri., April 3.

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