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In this issue I just have a few miscellaneous notes for you.

Thanks for your continued prayers for my health. My doctors

have diagnosed as infected/abscessed lingual tonsils, sort of

like tonsillitis for someone who no longer has tonsils! I am

now considering further options for treatment.

On June 10 at the Connecticut Conference UCC’s annual

Authorized Ministers Luncheon, I will be honored along with

a number of other women as Pioneer Clergy. We are those

who have been ordained more than 30 years (in my case,

34 on June 6). I was the third woman ordained by the Penn

Northeast Conference UCC (and the second was just about

a month before me), and, except for Redeemer, I was the

first women to serve as sole or senior pastor in every church

I have served. Much has changed in the church in 34 years,

and some things haven’t, but I am honored to be honored!

Finally, I hope that everyone who can be in New Haven on

June 5 will come to the Annual Meeting of the congrega-

tion, following worship. One thing that we have discovered

in the potlucks that have been held is that people who have

not attended either the Nov. Budget meetings or June

meetings for the last couple of years were surprised by many

things that were discussed. Attendance at these meetings

really is important for members who want to stay informed.

We write articles and send out minutes but are not sure who

actually reads any of these things. Your presence is critical.

Also a reminder that our by-laws DO NOT allow for proxy

voting or absentee ballots. Both Cheryl Doss and I will share

important remarks. Please be present if you are able.

Blessings to you for your summer! Shelly

FROM THE PASTOR

June/July 2016

Confirmation

Pictures of You Being Church

2

New Minister of Faith Formation

Summer Sunday School

3

Summer Worship Schedule

Summer Film Series!?

4

Columbus House Sunday Meals

Redeemer Teams Need You!

5

New Security Staff Person Needed!

Church Picnic June 12

6

Call to Congregational Meeting

Nominations for

7

Volunteers for Sumner Music

Pecha Kucha Postponsed

8

Noon Book Group

Evening Book Group

Shelly’s Vacation

9

Usher/Hospitality

Schedule

10

June Calendar 11

Summer Giving 12

Inside this issue:

Church of the Redeemer UCC

Redeemer News

Redeemer News June /Ju ly 2016

May 22 was a glorious morning here at Redeemer where a full

sanctuary of people and a 40 voice combined choir celebrated the Rite of

Confirmation for 13 youth! Redeemer youth confirmed were: Caleb Bolden,

Lukas Bosch, Meggie Czepiel, Nailah Hutchinson, Khalil Ivy, Margeaux Ivy,

Aerin McLaughlin, Sasha Northrup and Phoenix Taylor. Joining Center was

Jake Fox and joining United were Edmund Bassett, Ray O’Connor and

Mabel Rooney. Many thanks to Bonnie Scott, pastor at United, and to

Redeemer members Ian Skoggard, Charles McEnally, Carol Nardini and

Barbara Libby who helped out during the year.

Shelly will be doing a sermon series this summer on what it looks like

when Christians are “being” the church in the world. Can you take a

picture of you alone or you with others “being” the church somewhere

other than in the building at 185 Cold Spring St? Email them to her at

[email protected].

SHELLY NEEDS PICTURES OF YOU BEING CHURCH

mailto:[email protected]


On August 15, we will welcome

Jordan Rebholz to our Faith Formation

position here at Redeemer! Jordan has

been attending Redeemer (with her

husband Bobby) since September when

she became a student at Yale Divinity

School. She brings to us a wealth of

experience working with children and

youth at three churches in Ohio and

one in New Jersey. She is excited as

well to work with Adult Faith Formation

here at Redeemer.

New Minister of Faith

Formation

Again this year we invite YOU to share

something you enjoy with our children for Summer

Sunday School. This means about 45 minutes with a

varying number of children of varying ages

(5-12) who like activity! Our Safe Church policy

requires two adults, so grab a friend or family

member to help.

The dates we need you are: June 19 and 26, July

10, August 28. A sign up poster will be on the bulletin board in the hallway

this Sunday!

Summer Sunday School


Summer Worship Schedule

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!

All of our worship services beginning June 29 will be jointly held

with United Church this summer, alternating buildings.

The schedule is as follows:

June 29, July 3 and 10: at Redeemer

July 17, 24, 31: at United

August 7: at Redeemer

August 14 and 21: at United

We would like to revive our summer film series in our cool

Undercroft theater! In the past we have shown a mix of feature films

and documentaries, chosen by the group. We have done this on

Wednesday nights in the past, but could do a different night if

preferred. If you are interested, please contact Shelly!

SUMMER FILM

SERIES!?


We currently have NO VOLUNTEERS signed up for our Second

Sunday of the month commitment to cooking and serving dinner at

Columbus House. PLEASE consider taking a few hours on a Sunday

afternoon June 12, July 10 or August 14 to help. Instructions and menu

and shopping list all on the website. Please call the church office to sign

up. This is a great way to meet new people!!

COLUMBUS HOUSE

SUNDAY MEALS!

Three Redeemer teams are currently without members. In our system,

that may mean they simply fold and the work does not happen, but if you

are interested, please consider joining one of these teams. They are:

Landscape: care for flower beds, pots (weed, plant) contact Twila

Harper for details.

Public Relations: write press releases on activities you read about in

church publications and send to newspapers and other media. We can

give you contact names and emails. This does NOT involve the website.

Adult Faith Formation

REDEEMER TEAMS

NEED YOU!!


Our current Sunday security person, Adam Minkema, will be leaving

us to go to college in New Hampshire in late August, so we will need a new

person to set up the sanctuary, make coffee, and lock up on Sunday, as

well as possible occasional security for other events as availability allows.

This is a paid position! If you or someone you know (preferably over the

age of 18) is interested, please see Shelly soon. Ideally the new person

could train at least one Sunday with Adam!

NEW SECURITY STAFF PERSON

NEEDED!

Join members of Church of the Redeemer and United Church on June 12

following worship at College Woods Park (corner of Orange and Cold

Spring Sts.) for a potluck picnic! We will supply beverages and paper prod-

ucts; you bring your favorite picnic food to share! We are trying to stay

green, so if you can bring your own plates, cups and silverware, that is a

plus! Also bring folding chairs and any lawn games you would like to play!

Bathrooms will be open and the pavilion is adjacent to the children’s

playground. No agenda! No meeting! Just come and eat and enjoy each

other’s company!

CHURCH PICNIC

JUNE 12


Call to a Congregational Meeting,

The Church of the Redeemer UCC

Dear Members of the Redeemer Community,

The Leadership Council hereby calls the annual meeting of the members of the church as

follows:

DATE: Sunday, June 5, 2016

PLACE: Sterling Room (coffee hour space)

TIME: Immediately following morning worship (approximately 11:30 am)

The purposes of the meeting are:

1. To vote on the minutes from the budget meeting held on November 22, 2015.

2. To elect a moderator, treasurer, and three at-large members to the leadership council.

3. To vote on a covenant with the congregation of United Church on the Green to

proceed with a concrete planning process for creating a new congregation together.

4. To hear and act upon any other business brought before the congregation.

The meeting is open to all interested persons, but only members and associate members may

vote. The Council encourages all members to attend since a quorum for transacting business is

40 persons (20 % of the current 199 members). Copies of the relevant documents will be

distributed by email and made available from the church office.

Sincerely, Kristen Forman, Clerk of the Church

Nominations for Leadership Council

Nominees for Leadership Council are as follows:

For Moderator: Bob Parker

For At Large Members: David Carter

(We will vote on 3.) Kathy Czepiel

Lori-Fast Minkema

Greta Seashore

Nominations were open until Sunday, May 29th, however, they may also

be made from the floor at the annual meeting on June 5.


Volunteers for

Summer Music

A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!

If you would like to sing or play during worship this summer, there are still

a couple of Sundays open!

Dates still needing to be filled, and scriptures for them, are:

August 28 Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8

September 4 Psalm 139; Deuteronomy 30:15-20

You should plan on only two pieces of music, one in the anthem slot and

one for the offertory. And if you only have one piece, that’s OK too!

Though you should probably tell Larry if that’s the case.

Please send the composer and title to Barbara in the office by the

Wednesday before you have volunteered to sing or play.

Please sign up on the bulletin board in the tower lobby.

PECHA KUCHA POSTPONED

The Adult Faith Formation Team has decided to postpone our

Pecha Kucha to a date in early September to give you all a chance to

consider this question: What do you do outside of church that you can

share with us? A couple of groups meeting recently discovered how little

we often know of each other’s lives outside church. You could talk

about work or volunteering or an organization you love. You need 20

pictures to illustrate this that you can spend 20 seconds describing for a

presentation. We will hold a tutorial on putting together a Pecha Kucha

power point on August 28 following worship. So start taking pictures!


Shelly’s Vacation

Shelly will be away this summer July 11-August 1 and August 17-22.

Barbara will be away August 8-19.

The Noon Book Group

The Noon Book Group will meet for a potluck lunch on June 7th

(instead of the 14th) at the home of Anne Schenck. The group will

continue discussing the novel Lila by Marilynne Robinson.

All are welcome.

The Evening Book Group

The Evening Book Group will meet June 27 at 7:30 pm at the home of

Kathryn Gaffney to discuss The Turner House by Angela Fournoy. All are

welcome to join in.

Jun

e 2016


Thank you so much to all who serve as Ushers and Hospitality Servers each Sunday!

Ushers and Hospitality Servers are assigned by their respective teams to serve on a given

Sunday. Under Redeemer’s hospitality plan two individuals or couples are assigned as hosts and

hostesses for a given Sunday. One provides a savory food item and the other a sweet treat. While

our office administrator Barbara continues to send weekly reminders to those assigned the

following Sunday, we have begun publishing a list of ushers and servers for the upcoming month

in the Redeemer News so that those scheduled can prepare in advance and switch with someone

else if they are unable to serve on the Sunday they have been assigned. Please let Barbara know

by emailing her at [email protected] when you have made these arrangements so that she can

Ushers

June 5 Roz Hamilton

Twila Harper

Peggy Strickler

June 12 Lorenzo Evans

Roslyn Evans

Jennifer Evans

June 19 Bob Parker

Marilyn Toland

Charles McEnally

Summer Combined Services @ Redeemer

June 26 Nancy Chapman

Doby Hall

Courtney Mason

July 3 Bill and Julie Moore

Alan Kendrix

July 10 Chuck Peterson

Carol Nardini

August 7 Wes and Carol Poling

Jon Reed

August 28 Bob Parker

Marilyn Toland

Charles McEnally

Hospitality Servers

June 12 Courtney Mason

Grace & Peter Halsey

June 19 Stefan Janis

John Bradley

Summer Combined Services @ Redeemer

June 26 Elizabeth Price

Peggy Strickler

July 3 Twila Harper

Shirin Hollis

July 10 Kristen Forman

Tony Forman

August 7 Julie Nelson

Ian Skoggard

August 28 Nancy Carrington

Cindy Crooker

Ushers and Hospitality Servers

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Summer is a time when many slow down and

take a little extra time to enjoy beautiful weather

and fruits of the earth, take some time off and just

relax. Worship attendance often dips as people

are away. As you enjoy the bounty God gives us

during these summer months, please remember

to keep pledges up to date during this time.

This summer as we join with United in combined worship, your pledges and

donations will still be received at Redeemer. Merely write “Redeemer” on

the memo line and these pledges will get to us. Of course you can always

send your donation to the church office or arrange with your bank to send

checks to Redeemer as well.

Church of the Redeemer UCC

185 Cold Spring Street

New Haven, CT 06511

(203) 787-5711

[email protected]

Rev. Dr. Rochelle A. Stackhouse,

Senior Minister

[email protected]

Cheryl Doss, Moderator of the Church

Henry Sykes, Treasurer

Kristen Forman, Clerk

Marguerite Brooks, Director of Music

Julia Blue Raspe, Chancel Choir Director

and Alto Section Leader

Paul Berry, Boys’ Choir Director

and Tenor Section Leader

Sarah Reed, Soprano Section Leader

Brian Robinson, Bass Section Leader

Larry Bishop, Organist

Barbara Repetsky, Office Administrator

and Financial Secretary

Adam Minkema, Security

Lou and Valarie Fanelli, Sextons

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