Church of the Redeemer 2 0 1 S o u t h W i l b u r A v e n u e Sayre, Pennsylvania 18840 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID SAYRE, PA PERMIT NO. 130 November 2013 TIME VALUE DO NOT DELAY RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Episcopal Church of the Redeemer To Live-To Follow-To Share God 201 South Wilbur Ave. Sayre, PA 18840 570-888-2270 www.redeemersayre.org Parish office email: credeemer2@stny.rr.com To contact Fr. Glenn for emergencies: 607-226-6882 To contact Emily Cole with information for the newsletter: emilycole09@gmail.com Worship at Redeemer Saturday at 5:15 pm, Holy Eucharist, Rite II Sunday at 8 am, Holy Eucharist, Rite I Sunday at 10:30 am, Choral Eucharist, Rite II Wednesdays at 12:05am in the Church Other Sunday Ministries at Redeemer Sunday School for children begins at 9:30am downstairs. Please join us for coffee hour following the 10:30 service. Youth Group for teenagers meets Sundays from 5 to 7pm
4 7pm-Sons of Joseph 2013 NOVEMBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 3 All Saints (transferred) Pledging of our time, treasure and talents to God 8am-HE Rite 1 9:30am-Sunday School 10:30am-HE Rite 2 11:30am- Harvest Coffee (hosted by Stewardship) 5-7pm-Youth Group 10 Pentecost 25 UTO Ingathering 8am-HE Rite 1 9:30am-Sunday School 10:30am-HE Rite 2 11:30am-Coffee Hour 5-7pm-Youth Group 17 Pentecost 26 8am-HE Rite 1 9:30am-Sunday School 10:30am-HE Rite 2 11:30am-Coffee Hour 5-7pm-Youth Group 24 Christ the King 8am-HE Rite 1 9:30am-Sunday School 10:30am-HE Rite 2 11:30am-Coffee Hour 5-7pm-Youth Group 11 (Parlor) Fall Fair Set-up 18 25 9:30 am-swsb (Hall) 5 Fall Fair Set-up 7pm-St. Mary s Fr. Glenn in Lehighton for Fresh Start Diocesan Meeting 12 5pm-WOWS (Hall) 19 3pm Clergy Bible Study (Towanda) 5pm-WOWS (Hall) 6:30pm - Vestry 26 5pm-WOWS (Hall) 6 12:05pm-HE ( Parlor) 1pm Valley Clergy Association 13 11am-Sayre House 12:05pm-HE (Parlor) 20 12:05pm-HE (Parlor) 27 12:05pm-HE (Parlor) 4-6:30pm-Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner (Hall) 7 Fall Fair-3-8pm 7pm-Choir Practice (Parlor) Fr. Glenn in Scranton for Diocesan Clergy Day 14 7pm Bridge Board Meeting 7pm-Choir Practice 21 7pm-Choir Practice 28 Happy Thanksgiving Office Closed 1 2 5:15pm-HE Rite 2 8 Fall Fair-9am-2pm 15 16 22 23 29 30 Don t forget to set you clocks back 1 hour before you go to bed tonight! 9 5:15pm-HE Rite 2 5:15pm-HE Rite 2 5:15 pm-he Rite 2 5:15pm-HE Rite 2
November news Church of the Redeemer November 2013 Fall Fair: Thursday November 7th 3-8pm & Friday November 8th 9am-2pm The biggest event sponsored by St. Mary s Guild is about to begin. This event is one of the highlight projects for the guild, mainly because of the response that is shown by all of our parishioners, people in our valley and all the people that come from the surrounding area. We have a wonderful variety of crafts from our Christmas booth, candy and baked booths, collectable booth, book booth, country store and variety booth. Wonderful food, pies and other deserts will be available for dinner Thursday evening and lunch on Friday. Come and enjoy seeing old friends and neighbors, being able to pick up beautiful handmade articles, get your reading books for the year and have a wonderful meal. SEE YOU AT THE FAIR! If anyone is interested in volunteering hours a few at any of the booths contact Glenda or Vickie! Sunday School News Christmas Candy Sale The Sunday School will be selling Christmas chocolates again this year. The Christmas ball shaped candy comes in peanut butter, coconut cream, or peppermint flavors covered with chocolate. The cost is $5 per dozen. Candy orders and money can be turned in between November 1 st through November 30 th. Orders will be ready for pick up on December 15 th between 9:30 11:00 am. Deliveries can be arranged. Completed candy order forms (attached) can be given to any of the Sunday School teachers or left in the church office. Orders can also be placed by phone or mail. Please mail your order to the church office. If you choose to place an order by phone, please call Bonnie Garrity at 570-888-1850. Thank you for your support. Reminder: There will be no Sunday school class on December 1, 2013, the Sunday after Thanksgiving Bonnie Garrity November Birthdays Barbara McPherson 1 Joseph Rhodes 1 Glenn Mahaffey 2 Alice Potter 3 Laurie Davies 4 Megan Stratton 6 Charles Anderson 8 Jeremy Marshall 10 Donna Howard 13 Donald McCutcheon 14 Melanie Stratton 16 Connie Guiles 17 Barbara Rossi 17 Courtney Smith 17 Gertrude Gauss 18 Jeffrey Lewis 19 Gerald Patton 19 Daniel Zimmer 22 Gary Murrelle 23 Lincoln Watson 23 Pam Diehl 25 Christopher McCutcheon 26 Penny Pennoyer 27 Elwyn Morningstar 29 Patricia Cocco 30 November Anniversaries Thomas & Linda Dix 8 Clinton & Vickie Stewart 11 Lee & Pam Diehl 15 Donald & Barbara Park 16 David & Phoebe Marshall 19 Louis & Vicki Judson 21 John & Joyce Anderson 22 Scott & Celia Watkins 24 Chris & Tracy McCutcheon 28
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Aren t the colors of fall beautiful? Through the eyes of faith, we can appreciate the Creator of this beauty as well. As we follow Jesus, we go beyond simply giving God thanks for creation and enter into a life of appreciation of God s saving grace in our lives. We learn to live our life by faith and not just by sight. Our response to God s grace is to continue to participate in the ongoing life of the Spirit with gratitude and awe. Many spiritual writers use the metaphor of a river to refer to life in the Spirit. When I think of rivers, my mind often returns to Western Colorado, where I attended college and spent time rafting the Gunnison, Colorado and Taylor rivers. I think that congregations have a lot in common with a group of people in a raft going down the Gunnison River! Safely navigating the river depends on the participation of the people in the raft to work together and use their paddles to help guide the raft. Now, on any river there is smooth sailing on flat water, a relaxing time when there is ample opportunity to relax, look around and enjoy the beauty of creation, enjoying one another s company. We love those times, don't we? Yet, we also know that there are times when we face the challenges of whitewater! The rapids can be exhilarating and exciting and sometimes it can be so frightening and you just hold on for dear life! The life of a congregation on the river of the Spirit has times of smooth water and times of challenging whitewater. Anyone can float a raft down the smooth parts of the river, yet to make it through the challenges of spiritual whitewaters, a congregation must commit to working together with everything that each person has to offer. It is not uncommon to have a few people frozen with fear, you can get through without a paddle or two. Yet, if there are too many who are able, and just choose not to put their backs into it and contribute what they have to offer, the raft is very likely to get into trouble. This isn't the congregation s first raft trip down the river, but it is important to remember that rivers are not static, they change constantly. So, we have to be aware of where the raft is and know that people will commit what they have to offer, so the raft can keep centered in the flowing river of God s Spirit! In His grip, Glenn+ From the Priest-in-Charge
Name: CHRISTMAS CANDY SALE Total: Phone: Cash Check $5.00 PER DOZEN-(No single sales) Check Number Peanut Butter Coconut Peppermint Orders and moneyneed to be turned in by November 30 th Checks made out to Church of the Redeemer. Pick-up date: December 15 th 9:30am-11:00 am Proceeds go to the Church Sunday School. Thank you for your continued support! Name: CHRISTMAS CANDY SALE Total: Phone: Cash Check $5.00 PER DOZEN-(No single sales) Check Number Peanut Butter Coconut Peppermint Orders and moneyneed to be turned in by November 30 th Checks made out to Church of the Redeemer. Pick-up date: December 15 th 9:30am-11:00 am Proceeds go to the Church Sunday School. Thank you for your continued support! Name: CHRISTMAS CANDY SALE Total: Phone: Cash Check $5.00 PER DOZEN-(No single sales) Check Number Peanut Butter Coconut Peppermint Orders and moneyneed to be turned in by November 30 th Checks made out to Church of the Redeemer. Pick-up date: December 15 th 9:30am-11:00 am Proceeds go to the Church Sunday School. Thank you for your continued support!
NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: Raffle Ticket - $1.00 FALL BAZAAR CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER SPONSORED BY: ST. MARY S GUILD NOVEMBER 7 h & 8 h 1 st Prize: Food Basket with $25 meat certificate 2 nd Prize: $100 Gasoline card 3 rd Prize: $75 Date Night basket 4 th Prize: 6 Movie Tickets to Sayre Theater 5 th Prize: $25 Tractor Supply Gift Card 6 th Prize: $15 Howie s Gift Certificate NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: Raffle Ticket - $1.00 FALL BAZAAR CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER SPONSORED BY: ST. MARY S GUILD NOVEMBER 7 h & 8 h 1 st Prize: Food Basket with $25 meat certificate 2 nd Prize: $100 Gasoline card 3 rd Prize: $75 Date Night basket 4 th Prize: 6 Movie Tickets to Sayre Theater 5 th Prize: $25 Tractor Supply Gift Card 6 th Prize: $15 Howie s Gift Certificate NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: Raffle Ticket - $1.00 FALL BAZAAR CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER SPONSORED BY: ST. MARY S GUILD NOVEMBER 7 h & 8 h 1 st Prize: Food Basket with $25 meat certificate 2 nd Prize: $100 Gasoline card 3 rd Prize: $75 Date Night basket 4 th Prize: 6 Movie Tickets to Sayre Theater 5 th Prize: $25 Tractor Supply Gift Card 6 th Prize: $15 Howie s Gift Certificate NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: Raffle Ticket - $1.00 FALL BAZAAR CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER SPONSORED BY: ST. MARY S GUILD NOVEMBER 7 h & 8 h 1 st Prize: Food Basket with $25 meat certificate 2 nd Prize: $100 Gasoline card 3 rd Prize: $75 Date Night basket 4 th Prize: 6 Movie Tickets to Sayre Theater 5 th Prize: $25 Tractor Supply Gift Card 6 th Prize: $15 Howie s Gift Certificate
United Thank Offering Ingathering : Sunday, November 10th The mission of the United Thank Offering is to expand the circle of thankful people. To achieve this mission we encourage daily prayers, offerings, and awareness of the abundance of God s blessings. Once again it is time to respond to some of the world s needs in places far and near, by accepting the familiar blue envelope and returning it during the month of October. The monies collected through UTO has helped people in South Africa to purchase seeds, tools, and fertilizer to improve agricultural production and increase the health of local residents. United Thank Offering Prayer Gracious God, source of all creation, all love, all true joy; accept, we pray, these outward signs of our profound and continuing thankfulness for all life. Keep each of us ever thankful for all the blessings of joy and challenges that come our way. Bless those who will benefit from these gifts through the outreach of the United Thank Offering. This we ask through Him who is the greatest gift and blessing of all, Jesus Christ Amen. What is a sukkot? Sukkot is a Hebrew word that refers to the ceiling of a makeshift dwelling. It is a symbol for a Jewish festival of harvest each Fall. It is in remembrance of the Jews who wandered in the wilderness, living in temporary shelters, and how God provided for them. This will be a major symbol of our stewardship program this October. Come and join us and learn more about how the sukkot symbolizes our life of faith as well. Youth group says thank you On Oct. 20th the youth group shared of themselves and a few of the things that they are thankful for at the Sunday morning services. I want to thank the kids for doing a wonderful job and for getting out of bed BOTH Saturday and Sunday to be at the church at 8am. Thanks also to the parents who brought their kids to the church both mornings early. Without your support, it would be very difficult to do what we do. St,. Mary s Guild November meeting will take place on Monday, November 4th at 6pm. Please note the change in date and time. We will be setting up for the fall fair with a short meeting to follow. Hope to see you there!
What Happens to the Harvest of Pledge Cards? Harvest is a time to give thanks and celebrate God s bounty, and it is also a time to seriously reflect and make decisions that will affect the next year s crop. On November 3rd, we are going to collect pledge cards from the congregation during the 10:30 service and offer them on the Altar to God. We will celebrate these pledges with a special harvest coffee hour following the service on November 3rd. The pledges will be tabulated during this coffee hour and a report will be given to the people attending in regard to the amount of money that has been pledged for the coming year. The time and talent portions of the cards are put together in the church office prior to the next vestry meeting in November. The Vestry then makes decisions in light of the collective harvest of pledge cards. It is the Vestry that is charged with figuring out a plan for the upcoming year, of how best to use the resources of time, effort and money that the congregation has offered through pledging. The plan that the Vestry develops is then presented to the Annual Meeting in January for the congregation s approval. So, turning in a pledge card really does make a difference! The deadline for the December Newsletter will be Saturday, November 23rd. Be sure to get any holiday announcements to me to make sure they are a part of the next month s letter! Have a great November! Well we had our first fall work bee on Saturday the 26th and we managed to haul three truck loads of leaves and debris to the recycling center in Sayre. It only took about two hours and the yard, back walkway and parking lot side look much better because of the hard working crew that showed up. I d like to thank Rose Carpenter, Chuck Preston, Gretchen Rentschler, Tricia Schamel, Jim Shay, Joyce Anderson, Betsy Schumacher, and Mary Rhodes for coming out and helping in round one with the fall clean-up. Thanks to Tricia and Gretchen for bringing the food which we ate in the kitchen where it was much warmer than eating in the parking lot. I know what a lot of you are thinking; darn I missed that work bee, but you are in luck. There are still a lot of leaves to come down so I d like to try and plan our next one for Wednesday November 6th at 4:30. This would be a quick one with weather permitting to focus on the parking lot side and back walkway before the Fall Fair. Thanks again. Tracy Schamel, Junior Warden