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THE REDEEMER SPIRIT JUNE 2017

A monthly publication of The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Bethesda, Maryland

FROM THE HEARTH

From the Hearth As a consultant, I was hired many times to do board or vestry retreats. There’s plenty of serious business to do – strategic planning, mission and vision statements, and the like. I’ve found that if you intersperse the seri-ous business with play, you get a lot more done. People relax. They find it easier to talk and laugh. So, my board and vestry retreats always included time to blow soap bubbles, coloring, clay modeling, and dancing. We had fun. Several churches ago, I was assisting the rector with whom I worked on her vestry retreat. I asked the vestry members to do an exercise with nerf balls. They tried to beg off. One of them said, “that’s a waste of time.” Another said, “I’ve forgotten how to play.” Oh my. Play a waste of time? And, how can anyone forget how to play?

I think playtime is why God created “summertime”. In the church calendar, “summertime” is that long green season after Pentecost. It’s a time to live into the Easter promise. It’s a time to relax and be joyful. Most of all, it’s a season where we can be intentional about Sab-bath. I bid you to take time this summer for Sabbath. Play – do something that kindles in you a joyful look at the world around you. Blow bubbles. Go on a picnic. Do something unscheduled. Sleep. Invite the Holy Spirit into your life and let Her help you grow in faith. Hap-py Summer!

Blessings,

Amma Cricket+

Strawberries on the Horizon If you’ve not committed to helping with the Annual Strawberry Festival, please do so. This is a fun event and a way to get to know members of the church and the surrounding community. The choir plans to sing as they did

last year. We’ll open the sanctuary doors so that anyone interested can explore our beautiful worship space. A “Prayer Trail” has been created for visitors to learn a little about the church and the Episcopal tradition. Be sure to bring a friend to share the joy!

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Looking Ahead: June 5—Taize June 7—Tai Chi Chih June 8—Iftaar at Islamic Community Center June 10—Strawberry Festival June 11—TSATSF June 22—Table Talk June 25—Book Group

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The Redeemer Spirit June 2017

THE SENIOR WARDEN

Print Communications at Redeemer Information about upcoming events are communicated through three printed materials. This Week at Redeemer is updated every Friday and sent Tuesday afternoons. If you would like something in "TWAR" please be sure the office receives it no later than noon on Fridays. The Sunday Announcements are finalized on Wednesday afternoons and run on Thursdays. Send Sunday announcement information to the office no later than close-of-business on Tuesday. The Redeemer Spirit is a monthly publication. The deadline for the Spirit is the 15th of the month prior. Send TWAR and Announcement infor-mation to [email protected]. Send Spirit stories and ideas to Bob Yates at [email protected].

The Book Group

We had a great discussion of the Handmaid's Tale. For the summer, we decided to read something light, followed by a more substantive book for September. It would be great to put both books in the Bulletin electronically on Tuesday and pa-per on Sunday in order to give people advance notice for the second book. The announcement can read as follows: The Book Group is reading a light and entertaining book: Tepper isn't going out by Calvin Trillin. Murray Tep-per is a New Yorker who is simply trying to read the newspaper while sitting behind the wheel of his car, parked in a desirable parking spot. He is regularly interrupted by drivers who want to know if he is going out. Why isn't he going out? Read this amusing book and come to the discussion on Sunday, June 25 at 3 pm. at the house of Ann Hartman and David Lawrend, 107 Hesketh Street, Bethesda, Md. 20815. We will also be reading Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of Amer-ican Power by Robert Kaplan to be discussed on Sunday, Sep-tember 24. More on that later. For further info contact Huda Kraske at [email protected] All are welcome.

Church of the Redeemer Social Media Please connect with Redeemer and the rector through these social media platforms: Facebook: Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Bethesda, Maryland Facebook: Cricket Park Twitter: @VicarVirtual Linked In: Cricket Park Instagram: parkcricket Snapchat: revcricketpark Events are posted on Facebook only. Please respond to these invitations so that we have accurate information about who will be attending. Thanks!

from the Senior Warden Dear Friends: As the school year draws to a close, and with it our choir and church school seasons, I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who have participated in those ministries through-out the year! Your gifts of time and talent make Redeemer the warm and welcoming place it is. I also wanted to update the congregation on some budgetary matters that have been before the vestry. As you may recall, we found ourselves blessed this year to have a small surplus ($40,000) because of some tough belt-tightening, some unex-pected income, and some expenses that came in under budg-et. After a lot of discernment and discussion, the vestry voted to allocate an additional $12,500 of the overage to the Out-reach Committee, bringing the total line item for that to $18,500 for the year. We decided to allocate the rest ($27,500) to our building re-serve fund. We know that at some point (hopefully not soon, but you never know) our HVAC system will need to be re-placed. We're keeping an eye on the roof, too! Our goal is to have enough money in the building reserve fund so that when (not if) a large expense occurs, we will not need to approach the congregation for emergency funding. If you have any questions about these decisions please don't hesitate to ask me or one of my vestry colleagues. Finally, I would add my voice to those urging you to find a way to contribute to the success of this year's Strawberry Festi-val. The Festival is one of our key community outreach events, bringing us into deeper relationship with our neigh-bors. And many hands make light work! Blessings in Christ,

Michael Mershon Senior Warden

Summer service bulletins are going to be larger than

life, but reusable.

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The Redeemer Parish Directory is available for download. To get a copy send a request to Cricket at: [email protected] .

The directory is not available to vendors or the public.

Theology Table Talk – June 22nd at the Irish Inn You are invited to discuss the Beatitudes over dinner and a beverage of your choos-ing at the Irish Inn on June 22nd (Thursday) at 7 p.m. A table for ten is reserved, but we can increase that if there is enough interest. Invite a friend to join us! Please sign the RSVP form in the parish hall or email [email protected] if you wish to join the table talk.

Congratulations to these Redeemer Graduates: Genevieve Huntington from Churchill High School headed to Indiana University Tyler Packard-Winkler from Walt Whitman High School. Callum Riggs from Walt Whitman High School headed to Penn State Kelsie Kimberlin from Emerson Preparatory School Jared Packard-Winkler with MFA from Art Institute of Chicago Aaron Packard-Winkler with MBA from Georgetown And, from Education for Ministry: Helen Curtice, Ellen Jimerson, & Carol Keyes Summer Ministry Opportunity

Redeemer is partnering with St Columba's and St Dunstan's to staff the Water Ministry Program over the summer months. Water Ministry oper-ates out of St. Columba's in Tenleytown. The program allows homeless men and women to have a shower and do laundry and have lunch four days a week from 10:30 to 1:00. Volunteers are needed to check participants in, do laundry, schedule and monitor showers, set up lunchroom, make and serve a simple sandwich and fruit lunch, and clean up. Four volunteers are needed each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Please see Karen Stewart for more infor-mation or to sign up.

You can do this!

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TAI CHI CHIH

Tai Chi Chih At Church of the Redeemer

Summer 2017 Classes Reduce Stress Experience Tranquility

Circulate Internal Energy Strengthen Legs Improve Balance

Tai Chi Chih ® is a simplified tai chi / qigong form consisting of 19 standing movements and one pose. These gentle movements help release stress by relaxing the body. Practice can also im-prove memory, circulate energy and promote balance, both physically and mentally. Summer 2017: Class for both Beginners & Returning Students

8 one hour sessions on certain Wednesdays at 7:15pm. Beginners will learn the entire Tai Chi Chih form. Returning Students will refine their movements and deepen their experience. First Class: Wednesday, June 7 at 7:15pm at the Church of the Redeemer. Following classes on Wednesdays: June 14, June 21, July 12, July 19, August 2, August 9, & August 16 Cost: suggested $120 contribution to the Church of the Redeemer Accredited Instructor: John Smallwood John has taught TCC at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD; MD Correction System, Jessup, MD; Langley Hill Friends Meeting, McLean, VA; Friends House Retirement Community, Sandy Spring, MD; Friends General Conference; Sumner Village Condominium, Bethesda, MD. He has studied and practiced deeply Tai Chi Chih and Tai Chi Chuan. He is also immersed in energy heal-ing work as an accredited Reiki Practitioner and a Medical Qigong Therapist. For more Tai Chi Chih information, see: http://taichichih.org/ Any questions? Call John Smallwood 301-633-8261 or email: [email protected]

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MUSIC AT REDEEMER SERIES

MUSIC AT REDEEMER SERIES 2016-2017

Sunday, 4 June, at 5:00 p.m. EVENSONG FOR THE FEAST OF PENTECOST Redeemer’s Adult and Youth choirs lead us in the beautiful liturgy, using a form that has been practiced in the England and around the world for more than five hundred years, and including some of the favorite music of the Anglican choral repertoire

Sunday, June 25 at 4:00 p.m. THE ADVENT PROJECT Early Music Ensemble presents a Conversation Concert: J.S. Bach's Cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden with choral and instrumental ensemble and soloists. Director. Rick Roe, will lead the perfor-mance and talk about the music. Admission is free. Donation requested

Friday, July 21 at 7:00 p.m. ORGAN FIREWORKS Concert and Ice Cream Social After the success of last year's Organ Fire-works, Chris Betts will present a program of popular music using our DiGennaro-Hart pipe organ. This year's program will include Henri Mulet's 'Carillon-Sortie', J. S. Bach's 'Little Fugue in G minor', Scott Joplin's 'The Entertainer' and music by Handel, Charpentier, Dvorak, Franck and Bossi. Admission is free. Donation request-ed. All are welcome. This is a great event for all the family.

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CHRISTIAN FORMATION

Contemplative Mondays

Taizé June5

Labyrinth

Walks begin July 3rd

1st Monday—Taize A service of prayer and contemplation in the style of Taizé 2nd Monday—Christian Contemplative Group—Discussing the Gospel of Thomas All are welcome at all of these gatherings in the church.

An Invitation from our friends at the Islamic Community Center Peace and Greetings! In keeping with the spirit of Ramadan, ICCP would like to invite you and your congregants to share an Iftaar (break of fast) and dinner with us. The program of the evening follows: Thursday, June 8, 2017 8:15 pm - Gathering 8:33 pm - Iftaar (break of fast with water and a light snack) 8:40 pm - Maghrib Prayer led by ICCP Imam 9:00-9:45 pm – Dinner, formal close of the program ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10:00-11:30 pm - Isha prayer followed by Tarawwih prayer - guests may optionally observe Venue: ICCP, 10601 River Rd, Potomac, MD 20854 ******RSVP: to [email protected].******

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TENDING MY GARDEN

By Laura Rose Part of my favorite prayer is for knowledge. I pray that we will always seek knowledge, never being satisfied with the amount we have, and be willing to put time and ener-gy into it. I pray that the power of knowledge will out power might and wea-ponry, out-influence rank and wealth, and be more sought after than fame and for-tune. Occasionally, I act on this prayer as I did this past year when I registered for Education for Ministry (EFM). I minored in Bible in college back in the days when I was not a good student. I remember very little, so I felt this was a good second chance. I wasn’t looking forward to rereading much the Old Testament, but the accompanying text put it in the new light of modern research and archeological dis-coveries. No one monitored me; I set my own goals. I got out of the class what I put in, plus the offerings of my fellow students. EFM is not necessarily, as the name implies, for those going into the ministry. The course regards each of us as ministers in our own way – subtly or outwardly – and it helps us dis-cover how we can comfortably, as individuals, minister in our daily lives. EFM is a four-year course: The Hebrew Bible, The New Testament, Church History and Theology, Ethics and Interfaith Encounter. All four levels were represented in my class. While I was the only one in year one, I didn’t feel alone since all the others had been through it. The other years gave me a glimpse into what lay ahead for me. There were periodical common readings – essays and books – that united all levels for a time. The themes of these readings were carried over into the coming weeks’ discussions. Class began with a short worship. Everyone then shared what they got out of their reading assignment. (Sometimes a

student didn’t do the assignment. There was no judgement.) A response was led in which students attempted to verbalize how their reading was reflected in their life, the current theme or theologically. Theological Reflection, an intimate, detailed look at an issue, a situation or concept and how it ties into life theologically, followed after a short break. When time allowed, the class wrote a collect that was recited together before final worship and the end of class. I didn’t get what I expected to out of the class. I expected to get a better understanding of the Old Testament’s stories in historical context. It was there, mind you. I read the tables and archeological evidence cited, just don’t ask me about it, because I probably won’t remember. What I do remember is having a safe place every week to voice doubts, ask anything comfortably, or sit in silence not participating. One of our common themes was how we are co-creators with God (an idea some of us struggled with) and the theological im-portance of being environmentally aware and responsible. I now carry a sack with me almost every time I leave the house to walk so I can pick up recyclable litter. I planted a tree in our yard. I’ve resisted satisfying a craving in lieu of eating leftovers so they don’t spoil. I don’t relate these things to boast, rather to show the many hidden ways we can be min-isters in our daily lives. Creating a collect was not my class’s favorite activity. It took us forever. Early on, I felt that I should just not offer any words towards it, as mine seemed to always be rejected or later changed. I was silently pouting about this while listen-ing to the others trying to write the perfect collect, when I realized something. The ideas I put forward, even when re-jected, narrowed our focus and moved us closer to a com-plete collect. My erased words inspired different words from the others – words they wouldn’t have thought of had I not spoken up. I was just as much a part of the process as those whose words remain intact. That was a good humbling and, at the same time, somehow empowering lesson for life.

Christ Church in Kensington and Transfiguration in Silver Spring are partnering to offer Financial Peace University, a nine-week, faith based course in personal finance. This course has given hope and empowered thousands to embark on a path of financial well-being. The course costs $100, contact Kurt Ellison with any questions. Christ Church in Kensington will host classes on Mondays in June and July from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Learn more and sign up Transfiguration in Silver Spring will hold classes on Thursdays in June and July from from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Learn more and sign up

Financial Peace University

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If you are ordering from Amazon, please consider registering with Amazon Smile. (smile.amazon.com) When you order through ‘Smile,’ a percentage of your order automatically comes to Redeemer. You can also click through the link on the “Other Donations” page of our website. Thank you!

(http://www.redeemerbethesda.org/stewardship-giving/other-donations/

PARISH LIFE

Redeemer Outreach The vestry has allocated $12,500 of last year's budget overage to the mission-outreach com-mittee, which triples the original budget for 2017 to $18,500. The vestry has asked that the committee prioritize outreach dollar alloca-tions to organizations that enable Redeemer parishioners to be in relationship with the poor and marginalized. The committee is chaired by Jim Winkler and welcomes sugges-tions of on-going or new organizations that we can support through our time, talent and treas-ure.

Contact Jim Winkler!

[email protected] 301-531-0910

June is Blooming with New Sunday Happenings On June 18th, we’ll begin our summer liturgy experiment. Don’t be late if you would like to be an usher, a lector, an intercessor, an acolyte, or a crucifer. This is your opportunity to ‘try out’ some of our Sunday ministries to see if they might be something you would like to do on a more regular basis. Youth are wel-come! We’ll be shortening the services a little this summer. The psalm will take a vaca-tion until September! The prayers of the people will include intercessions from our Sunday School classes. In place of the spoken Nicene Creed at 10:30 a.m., our affirmation of faith will be sung! We’ll use a Eucharistic prayer from Enrich-ing Our Worship. Amma Cricket hopes to do some interactive sermonizing on her Sundays. At 10:30 a.m., there may be sermon targeted to the young folk. (In the Disney tradi-tion, messages for kids often have deeper messages for adults! Keep that in mind.) There will be a guest preacher, or maybe two! Let’s relax into the season and tend the gardens of our souls. Don’t worry – we’ll go back to “usual” in Sep-tember.

Sunday, June 11th, will be the annual “Sunday after Strawberry Festival” picnic. We’ll also say thank you to our Sunday School teachers who helped form our youngest parishioners in the faith. It’s graduation season as well. Please let the office know if you have a graduate in your household: high school, college, post-grad, profes-sional, etc., so we can recognize them this day.

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CAIF attended the Communities United Against Hate Launch in April and is a found-ing member organization. Communities Unit-ed Against Hate - Montgomery County is a non-partisan organization that unites our diverse community to combat bigotry, support victims of hate, and promote inclusiveness in Montgom-ery County, Maryland. www.cuahmcmd.org

CAIF attended Holi at the ISKON Temple in Poto-mac in May. Holi is the Hindu Festival of Colors celebrating Spring and Love. Great food, music, hen-na! We learned about Mantra meditation and played with the colors, we looked like human tie dye.

CAIF is hosting an interfaith youth food packing for the hungry with Sikh Kid2Kid and Youth Cir-cle in June. Service Learning hours provided. June 4, 1pm at Washington Hebrew Congrega-tion (Potomac Campus) 11810 Falls Rd, Poto-mac, MD 20854 We have a capacity for 65 so we need RSVPs please! Would love CAIF alums home from college to come! Questions? 301-580-0934 You can RSVP to [email protected] or [email protected]

INTERFAITH NEWS

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Have you ever wondered what God's purpose is for you—or how you can prepare yourself for the spiritual journey that is life? Would you like to become more familiar with the Bible—where it came from and what is its meaning for today's world? Have you questioned how "the church" has lived out God's word over the past 2000 years—and how theologians like St. Augustine, Luther, Calvin, or Bonhoeffer have interpreted it? If you are ready to challenge your mind and spirit, consider joining an EfM group this fall; Tuesday evenings at Church of the Redeemer, during the academic year, begin-ning Tuesday, September 5th, at 6:30 p.m. for dinner or Wednesday mornings, beginning September 6th, at 9:30 a.m. Education for Ministry (EfM) is a theological program created for adult laypersons by the School of Theology, University of the South, Sewanee, TN. Currently, over 80 Episcopal dioceses in the United States offer the EfM program, and more than 22,000 persons have completed it. There are also EfM programs in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the Bahamas. EfM is NOT a preparation for seminary but rather a preparation for living. The program is designed to help laypersons reach a deeper understanding of their faith and put it into daily practice. Although the program covers four years, partici-pants enroll for one year at a time. Year One covers the Hebrew scriptures (Old Testament), Year Two the Christian Tes-tament (New Testament), Year 3 the history of Christianity, and Year 4 Ethics, spirituality, and living your faith in our modern world. Participants meet weekly, over 9 months, for 2½ to 3 hours to discuss the assigned readings (discussions can get very lively with lots of differing opinions). There are no papers or tests. Each group is led by a trained mentor who acts as a facilitator—not a teacher. The program also involves a reflection process that explores "Where is God in THIS?"—and the THIS might be roadside litter, getting caught in a traffic jam, or the refugee crisis. Group members examine and reflect upon their own life experi-ence in light of their growing understanding of their faith. The theological reflection process helps train us to find God's presence in our lives—from the mundane to the times of great joy or tragedy. Learning to think theologically is also a mar-velously effective skill for making one’s own life decisions and for coping with crises and dilemmas. EfM is open to everyone. You do not have to be Episcopalian—or even Christian—to join. EfM also offers much to those seeking to develop their personal spirituality. The annual fee is $375 (after Diocese subsidy), but scholarships are available. The EfM program helps us to live the prayer of Thanksgiving that we say following Holy Communion: Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve You with gladness and singleness of heart, through Christ our Lord. Amen. If you’d like to know more: Contact Jo Barclay-Beard, 301-789-4493, [email protected] OR Rev. Cricket Park 301-229-3770, [email protected] Speak with any current member of a group or any of the many graduates If neither of the times work into your schedule, you can go to the Diocesan website to discover more groups in the area, edowefm.org You may also go to www.sewanee.edu/efm for sample lessons.

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Dear Friends, The Strawberry Festival and Silent Auction are just around the corner - on Saturday, June 10 - and now is the time to get ready! We hope you are once again excited about this church and neighborhood event, and will help us make this im-portant fundraising effort a success. Our goal is to fill the silent auction tables with a fun and fascinating collection of items that will capture everyone’s atten-tion and generate lively participation in the bidding on June 10th with goods and services from our Redeemer community as well as from local merchants.

Available in the Parish Hall are several items that we would like you to look at right away: Donation forms for the Silent Auction (for individuals and merchants) Ideas for soliciting merchants A list of ideas to help spark your imagination!

To make it easy: if you contributed to last year’s Silent Auction, we thank you and hope you will do so again: We cannot do it without you, and if you would be willing to give the same item as last year or a new item (or both!) this year, please send an email to our dedicated auction email address: [email protected]. We can use last year’s wording for this year’s cata-log – it’s that easy! If it is a new idea, please help us by completing the donation form with all the details and sending it back to the email address above. To those who are new to the Silent Auction: Take a look at one of the past catalogs and list of ideas to help you decide what you might donate. If you think of something, but you are not sure if it would suit the Auction, please email your questions to [email protected] or call one of the Auction Chair’s: Cathy Arrington at 301-219-1207 or Janice Huey at 301-602-9704. You can find donations forms in the Redeemer Parish hall, on the Redeemer Website http://www.redeemerbethesda.org; or request one to be sent to you electronically. Once you have completed the donation form with as much detail as possible please send it to [email protected] or bring it to church on Sunday and place it in the donations envelope on the Auction sign-up table in the Parish Hall.

Merchant Donations are also welcome and encouraged! Think of restaurants, salons, shops, or other places of business that you frequent, and please invite them to contribute (it is tax deductible). Many are very willing to support charitable causes and need only to be asked. You might also consider buying a gift card and asking them to match your contribution – that way everyone wins.

Also available at Redeemer are: A Merchant Letter and Form Some helpful hints for soliciting merchants

If you would be interested in assisting with the Silent Auction, there are a variety of tasks to be done over the next few weeks. It will be fun, and it is a great way to meet and get to know other parishioners. Please email or call Cathy or Janice if you would like to help. It is a team effort to make this fundraiser fun and successful, and we thank you in advance for your participation! Cathy Arrington 301-219-1207 Janice Huey 301-602-9704 Auction Chairs 2017 [email protected]

STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

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FINANCES

Redeemer Men’s Third Friday Luncheon Group Beginning a while ago, a group of mostly retired men began gathering for a fellowship lunch on the third Friday of the month. The group discusses whatever is on their collective minds and catches up on how they are all doing. Being older and retired, sometimes the discussion centers on health, other times on household management, sometimes investment phi-losophies, national politics, the economy, and, of course, life in the parish. Monthly attendance has varied from as few as 4 to as many as 11. We usually gather in the bar at the Irish Inn at Glen Echo at 11:30. But we have ventured to other locations, including the home of Ben Ivins. A reminder email with the location and time is sent to all interested persons early in the week we are meeting. If you would like to know more about the group, or be put on the email list, contact Denny Shaw ([email protected]) or Bob Dresser ([email protected]).

Treasurer's Report Redeemer's 2017 opera ng results through the end of April are set forth in the adjoining table. Redeemer con nues to be well on track with budget. Income con nues to run ahead of allocated monthly budgets, and expenses generally are running below allocated monthly budg-ets.

If you have any ques ons about Redeem-

er's finances, please feel free to contact

me.

Stephen L. Gibson Treasurer

Redeemer Women’s First Thursday Luncheon Group We can’t let the men have all the fun! We’ll begin meeting on June 1st at noon. Please RSVP to the church office! In June it is at the Praline’s, but future events may be somewhere else. Can’t make the first meeting? Just let us know so we can build an email list. See you on June 1st, and July 6th.

Church of the Redeemer Profit and Loss State-ment Jan-April 2017

Jan-April

Budget Jan-April

Actual

Over (Under) Budget

Annual Budget

INCOME 2017 Pledge 212,958 249,992 37,034 432,000 2017 Over Pledge 2,333 2,461 127 7,000 Non Pledge Income 4,000 2,820 (1,180) 12,000 2016 Pledge 5,415 5,415 0 Loose Plate Offering 1,667 1,640 (27) 5,000 Special Offerings 1,667 4,316 2,649 5,000 Event & Activity In-

come 9,333 2,176 (7,157) 28,000 Facilities Use 6,667 8,140 1,473 20,000 Other Income 8 1,673 1,665 25 Total Income 238,633 278,633 40,000 509,025

EXPENSE Administration Ex-

pense 13,100 11,721 (1,379) 39,300 Diocesan Giving 11,333 11,333 (0) 34,000 Discretionary Account 500 750 250 1,500 Maintenance Expense 23,500 19,363 (4,137) 70,500 Outreach Giving 2,000 0 (2,000) 6,000 Personnel Expense 89,633 85,883 (3,750) 268,898 Program Expense 14,025 13,512 (513) 42,075 Property Expense 15,584 15,584 0 46,752 Total Expense 169,675 158,146 (11,530) 509,025

Net Operating Gain (Loss) 68,958 120,487 51,529 0

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ON-LINE PLEDGING AND DONATIONS

Pledge payments: Payments can be made on a pledge (one-time/monthly/weekly) using a checking/savings account or with a credit/debit card. Participants can create a profile, set up recurring payments and make one-time donations. Donors may also choose to cover the service fee if they wish to do so. A receipt for each and every payment will go to the donor and to the Parish Office. For donations of stock, please contact the Parish Office.

For the 2017 Fall Pledge Campaign, you may complete an electronic pledge card, send it to the office, and then continue on to set up payment. Printed pledge cards are available in the Narthex and in the Parish Hall. Donations: Donations can be made using the on-line service for parish programs, such as Altar Flowers, Friends of Music at Redeemer, Memorials, and other ad hoc donations. These will all be one-time payments.

Payment Information: Payment information is secure. Access is only possible by the donor, Vanco and the Parish Office through specially set up passwords and access codes.

PARISH LIFE

We wish a happy birthday to those born in June:

Matthew Arrington, Dee Beilstein, Marilyn Bersoff, Dean Cinkala, Kukula Glastris, Mari-sa Guzman-Vogele, Janice Huey, Jacqueline Hull, Jack Hutchings, Susan Ingraham, Oliver Jeanne, Toby Kin-nahan, Mary Lynne McElroy, Jack Mer-shon, Kelly O’Brien, Claire Palmer, Eva May Peyer, Jack Rab-ner, Jane Raisch, Zane Rathwick, Luke Rychlik, Zac Seckel, Veronica Sherrard, Christine Tomasson, Jane Winer, Katherine Yehl

And Happy Anniversary to: Cathy & Jefferson Arrington, Peggy Tucker & David Schlafer, Howard & Julie Wolf-Rodda,

Join THE GUILD! Officially, they are known as the Altar Guild. The rector prefers "Angel Guild". These faithful servants make it possible for us to worship in the beauty of holiness. Hel-en Zitomer and her crew set up for each service, clean the sacred vessels afterward, make sure the frontal and other paraments are the correct color for the season or occasion, and put up hymn numbers every week. This faithful band of sisters would love to welcome a few more angels into the fold. Gray or blue hair is not re-quired! Psst. Men can do this too. Please contact Helen to volunteer. She can answer your questions about how frequently you would serve and when you could be trained. Her email is [email protected].

PARISH CLERGY & STAFF The Rev’d Cricket Park, Rector [email protected]

The Rev’d Dr. David Schlafer, Assisting Priest [email protected]

Christopher M. Betts, Director of Music [email protected] Margaret Church Bookkeeper

Parish Office [email protected] VESTRY & OFFICERS Michael Mershon, Senior Warden 301-229-1606 ▪ [email protected]

Karen Stewart, Junior Warden 301-652-8470 ▪ [email protected]

Clark Evans Downs 301-656-4193 ▪ [email protected]

Susan Fitzgerald 301-229-3430 ▪ [email protected]

Michael Hart 301-613-1400 ▪ [email protected]

Shannon Hoogerheide 774-279-4002 ▪ [email protected]

Erik Devereux 301-325-7449 ▪ [email protected]

Brooke Anthony 301-787-0363 ▪ [email protected]

David Brown 301-365-7419 ▪ [email protected]

Steve Gibson, Treasurer 301-229-1168 ▪ [email protected]

Catherine Sands, Secretary 301-229-5159 ▪ [email protected]

The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

6201 Dunrobbin Drive at MacArthur Boulevard Bethesda, Maryland 20816

Phone: 301-229-3770 ▪ Fax: 301-320-8037 Website: www.redeemerbethesda.org

The Parish Office is open Tuesday — Friday,

9:00 am — 4:00 pm

Welcome Welcome to The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Bethesda, Maryland, a vibrant, growing parish community of “inquiring and discerning hearts”, where all – the doubter, the seeker, and the believer – are welcome to join us in living and wrestling with the often difficult questions of faith. Here we value an Anglican spirituality – one that is open to the mystery of the Holy and which celebrates the dignity of human nature and the beauty of all creation.

New emails at Redeemer. Cricket: [email protected] Chris Betts: [email protected] The office: [email protected] Bookkeeper: [email protected] Please start using these and adjust your contact lists!

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