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The Red R deem merritee Churc ch of the Re edeemer 7110 Missouri M 9 Kansa as City, MO O 64152
Novemb ber 2015 5 Volume 3, Issue 9
Inside this t Issu ue Thanksgiving ECW Higgh Tea Rev. Elissabeth’s Travels Novembeer Outreach Adult Forrmation Annual Convention C Diocesann Youth Gathering Basemennt Sorting Winter Coat C Drive
Come to Thanksgivving dinneer at Churcch of the Redeemer R Thanksgiiving Day D Dinner Following 111 am Morn ning Prayeer R Redeeme r Ladies!! You are invited i the annual ECW W Holiday Event, a traditionaal High Teaa. This is our second High H Tea, back b by very popular demannd! One long-time Reddeemerite, Patty P o of the nicest n thinggs I’ve Clark, shhared, “…thhe tea was one ever beenn to…I can’t wait!” m 2:30-4:30 pm in Cofffelt Hall, $55 Novembeer 21st from donation requested. Please brinng plenty off $1 bills to tip w whho will makee the your hanndsome and charming waiters, day evenn more relaxxing and speecial. The proceeds p froom the High tea will benefiit the NICC C. A Table Hostess maay have alreeady contaccted you, buut if s will maake not, pleasse let Sherii Edwards know and she arrangem ments for yoou. Sheri - medwards2 m [email protected] , 816-891--0991.
Hoppe to see yoou all therre!
Onward… to Nepal In 2013 I had an opportunity to travel with my dad and a team from his church to Siliguri, India. We partnered with a local Indian Christian organization called Hindustan Bible Institute (HBI) to provide retreats for local pastors and women in ministry, to encourage the boys living in HBI’s orphanage, and to visit local brothels to pray with women who had either been raised or sold into the sex trade. That time in India was special to me for two reasons: 1) I was personally inspired and strengthened by the courageous, persevering faith I witnessed in Indian Christians, and 2) I developed a friendship with a boy named Bishal with whom I continue to correspond and whose continuing education I support financially. Last Spring, after the earthquakes in Nepal, while I was concluding my seminary studies in Virginia, I received a mass-distributed email from HBI requesting volunteers to come provide grief and trauma care in areas devastated by the earthquakes. I responded at that time, with very little expectation that it might actually work for me to go to Nepal, but just a few days later, HBI contacted me and asked to stay in contact with me as they developed plans for providing disaster relief. In August, HBI invited me to come as soon as November, which took me by surprise! Thankfully, during my final interview with Church of the Redeemer, Fr. Joe and I had discussed the possibility of my traveling overseas once or twice during my curacy for ministry purposes. He expressed his and the church’s support and encouraged me to move ahead. Suddenly, November is upon us, and I am leaving in just a couple of weeks! My friend Lydia (an art therapist from Milwaukee, WI) and I will work together to facilitate grief and trauma care workshops for approximately 25 Nepalese pastors. These men already live and work in areas affected by the earthquakes, not to mention political unrest, religious persecution and isolation, and poverty, so they know a great deal more about suffering than Lydia and I could ever imagine. Please pray for us and ask God to empower us to be attentive listeners, cultural students, and effective communicators. Please pray that God will mysteriously and wonderfully encourage and equip pastors for their difficult work. Thank you! You all will be in my heart and in my prayers while I am away. ~Rev. Elisabeth
126th An nnual Co onvention n of the Dioces se of Wes stern Mis ssouri th
Fridday Novem mber 6 at 9 am to Satuurday Novvember 7th at 3 pm. Anyone A interrested in folllowing convvention sho ould see infoormation onn the Diocesan website w at diowestmo. d org .
D Diocesan n Youth Gatherin G g – DYG Fridday Novem mber 6th checck-in at 7:30 pm througgh Sunnday Novem mber 8th folllowing the morning servvice. DYG is open to 6th-12th gradders and aduults that worrk with you uth. The exccitement beggins with thee ever-popu ular Bishop’s Ball on Fridday night. The T cost is $50, scholaarships are avaailable, see Joe J Pierjok k. Registerr online at wem moyouth.coom.
Let’s Clean C the e Basem ment! Callling all Reddeemerites! We need your y help onn th Satuurday Novem mber 14 at a 9 am. Wee’re going to t cleaan and organnize the low wer half of the t church buildding. Our plan p is to cllear out all current storaage areas. Some itemss will be reoorganized and//or relocated, and others will be soold or discarded. If yoour group has h material in these areaas, we ask thhat you: r any unused item ms before the t 14th, a) remove and//or b) coome help us with this work w on thee 14th. A dum mpster will be b availablee for all grooups to use that day. y can helpp, contact Jess J McLen ndon at 8099If you 59444, or Kasi in i the churcch office.
Y Youth Grroup Sunday y Noovember 155th following g the 10:30 service
Outrreach forr Novemb ber . Thhe Outreachh for Novem mber is the Kansas K Citty Rescue Mission. M KC CRM is a Christ C cenntered outreeach prograam that has focused onn serrving the pooor and hom meless in Kaansas City sinnce 1950. Thhe men’s proogram helps in 3 differrent situuations: (1)) provides most m basic human h neeeds; (2) 6 months m addiiction manaagement; andd (3) a transsitional liviing communnity. Pleasee connsider this outreach o byy placing a donation d inn thee YELLOW W envelopess in the pew ws or visit kcrrm.org on thhe web.
A Adult Formation Drr. Bill Stan ncil presentss how issuees 2000 yeears ago, as presented in i 1st Corintthians, rem main issuess today in Kansas K City. Bill will th beegin Octobeer 28 for foour weeks. Our evvening beginns with potlluck at 6 pm m followed byy the prograam from 6:330 to 7:30 pm. p
W Winter Co oat Drive Please bring your gentlyy worn cleaan coats annd place in the designaated barrels in the N Narthex. Thhey will be donated d eithher to the Salvation Arrmy or our NICC. N
Novemb ber 2015 5 Volume 3, Issue 9
Inside this t Issu ue Thanksgiving ECW Higgh Tea Rev. Elissabeth’s Travels Novembeer Outreach Adult Forrmation Annual Convention C Diocesann Youth Gathering Basemennt Sorting Winter Coat C Drive
Come to Thanksgivving dinneer at Churcch of the Redeemer R Thanksgiiving Day D Dinner Following 111 am Morn ning Prayeer R Redeeme r Ladies!! You are invited i the annual ECW W Holiday Event, a traditionaal High Teaa. This is our second High H Tea, back b by very popular demannd! One long-time Reddeemerite, Patty P o of the nicest n thinggs I’ve Clark, shhared, “…thhe tea was one ever beenn to…I can’t wait!” m 2:30-4:30 pm in Cofffelt Hall, $55 Novembeer 21st from donation requested. Please brinng plenty off $1 bills to tip w whho will makee the your hanndsome and charming waiters, day evenn more relaxxing and speecial. The proceeds p froom the High tea will benefiit the NICC C. A Table Hostess maay have alreeady contaccted you, buut if s will maake not, pleasse let Sherii Edwards know and she arrangem ments for yoou. Sheri - medwards2 m [email protected] , 816-891--0991.
Hoppe to see yoou all therre!
Onward… to Nepal In 2013 I had an opportunity to travel with my dad and a team from his church to Siliguri, India. We partnered with a local Indian Christian organization called Hindustan Bible Institute (HBI) to provide retreats for local pastors and women in ministry, to encourage the boys living in HBI’s orphanage, and to visit local brothels to pray with women who had either been raised or sold into the sex trade. That time in India was special to me for two reasons: 1) I was personally inspired and strengthened by the courageous, persevering faith I witnessed in Indian Christians, and 2) I developed a friendship with a boy named Bishal with whom I continue to correspond and whose continuing education I support financially. Last Spring, after the earthquakes in Nepal, while I was concluding my seminary studies in Virginia, I received a mass-distributed email from HBI requesting volunteers to come provide grief and trauma care in areas devastated by the earthquakes. I responded at that time, with very little expectation that it might actually work for me to go to Nepal, but just a few days later, HBI contacted me and asked to stay in contact with me as they developed plans for providing disaster relief. In August, HBI invited me to come as soon as November, which took me by surprise! Thankfully, during my final interview with Church of the Redeemer, Fr. Joe and I had discussed the possibility of my traveling overseas once or twice during my curacy for ministry purposes. He expressed his and the church’s support and encouraged me to move ahead. Suddenly, November is upon us, and I am leaving in just a couple of weeks! My friend Lydia (an art therapist from Milwaukee, WI) and I will work together to facilitate grief and trauma care workshops for approximately 25 Nepalese pastors. These men already live and work in areas affected by the earthquakes, not to mention political unrest, religious persecution and isolation, and poverty, so they know a great deal more about suffering than Lydia and I could ever imagine. Please pray for us and ask God to empower us to be attentive listeners, cultural students, and effective communicators. Please pray that God will mysteriously and wonderfully encourage and equip pastors for their difficult work. Thank you! You all will be in my heart and in my prayers while I am away. ~Rev. Elisabeth
126th An nnual Co onvention n of the Dioces se of Wes stern Mis ssouri th
Fridday Novem mber 6 at 9 am to Satuurday Novvember 7th at 3 pm. Anyone A interrested in folllowing convvention sho ould see infoormation onn the Diocesan website w at diowestmo. d org .
D Diocesan n Youth Gatherin G g – DYG Fridday Novem mber 6th checck-in at 7:30 pm througgh Sunnday Novem mber 8th folllowing the morning servvice. DYG is open to 6th-12th gradders and aduults that worrk with you uth. The exccitement beggins with thee ever-popu ular Bishop’s Ball on Fridday night. The T cost is $50, scholaarships are avaailable, see Joe J Pierjok k. Registerr online at wem moyouth.coom.
Let’s Clean C the e Basem ment! Callling all Reddeemerites! We need your y help onn th Satuurday Novem mber 14 at a 9 am. Wee’re going to t cleaan and organnize the low wer half of the t church buildding. Our plan p is to cllear out all current storaage areas. Some itemss will be reoorganized and//or relocated, and others will be soold or discarded. If yoour group has h material in these areaas, we ask thhat you: r any unused item ms before the t 14th, a) remove and//or b) coome help us with this work w on thee 14th. A dum mpster will be b availablee for all grooups to use that day. y can helpp, contact Jess J McLen ndon at 8099If you 59444, or Kasi in i the churcch office.
Y Youth Grroup Sunday y Noovember 155th following g the 10:30 service
Outrreach forr Novemb ber . Thhe Outreachh for Novem mber is the Kansas K Citty Rescue Mission. M KC CRM is a Christ C cenntered outreeach prograam that has focused onn serrving the pooor and hom meless in Kaansas City sinnce 1950. Thhe men’s proogram helps in 3 differrent situuations: (1)) provides most m basic human h neeeds; (2) 6 months m addiiction manaagement; andd (3) a transsitional liviing communnity. Pleasee connsider this outreach o byy placing a donation d inn thee YELLOW W envelopess in the pew ws or visit kcrrm.org on thhe web.
A Adult Formation Drr. Bill Stan ncil presentss how issuees 2000 yeears ago, as presented in i 1st Corintthians, rem main issuess today in Kansas K City. Bill will th beegin Octobeer 28 for foour weeks. Our evvening beginns with potlluck at 6 pm m followed byy the prograam from 6:330 to 7:30 pm. p
W Winter Co oat Drive Please bring your gentlyy worn cleaan coats annd place in the designaated barrels in the N Narthex. Thhey will be donated d eithher to the Salvation Arrmy or our NICC. N
