Life at Redeemer

Redeemer Lutheran Church

1545 Chain Bridge Rd McLean, VA 22101 Tel: 703.356.3346 FAX: 703.562.7968

www.redeemermclean.org

May 4, 2014 Redeemer Renaissance

The Redeemer Renaissance After-School Program is being recognized this morning. We welcome all of the RRASP families and staff who are with us today for the 9:45 service. Children from the after-school program will be singing during the offering and at the end of the contemporary service. Redeemer Renaissance is grateful to Barbara Donne, piano teacher with the pro-gram, and Amy Tribie of the Redeemer music staff for accompanying the children. The program is especially grateful to Judy Cho, the program's violin and viola teacher and Maxence Mouries, violinist for sharing their musical talents. Mrs. Cho will be joining Roberta Pittman to play the prelude for the 9:45 service. An accomplished musician, Judy Cho is currently a mem-ber of the Army Strings. Maxence Mouries will be per-forming with the children during the offering at the 9:45 service and will be playing the prelude for the 11:00 service. A sixth-grade student at Kent Gardens Elementary school, Maxence is an award-winning vio-linist. Most recently he won the Intermediate Violin Division at the Washington Performing Arts Society's Feder Memorial String Competition. He is currently concert master of the McLean Youth Orchestra. Cookies made by the children are being sold between services to benefit pediatric cancer research. At 2:00 today, children receiving private music lessons at the Redeemer Renaissance After-School Program will present a recital. All are invited.

New Members We welcome our New Members to Redeemer. Please greet them after the service. Since the last New Members' Class: Rebecca and Arash Behravesh were both received as members on Easter Sunday when Arash was baptized at the 8:00 am service. Laura and Jim Duval - along with their children, Margaret, Anna and Matthew - were received in March by letter of transfer. Amy Sevimli, pastor and Assistant to the Bishop of our synod, was received as a new member on the same day as her son, Adem, was baptized. Amy has other commitments this morning that prevents her from joining with the rest of her family. Today we also welcome: Marie and John Rice and their children - David, Rebecca, and Sarah. Ozan Sevimli and son, Eli. Justin and Ruza Shellaway with daughter, Rose, who was baptized by her grandfather last weekend. Catherine Skochko, Daniel Speckhard, Hugh Steven-son, Robin and David Truslow and their children - Sunny and Ella.

First Communion Today 10 of our young people are prepared to receive First communion. We welcome them to the Lord's Table! Eric Robert James Balleisen Sierra Elizabeth Balleisen Zachary Alfred Balleisen Rowan Kathryn Downer Madelyn Jane Geduldig Savannah Lynn Hendricks Skylar Marie Hendricks Sheridan Pearl AllieMae Kanski Walker Power Pence William Artem Stratos

Prayer Ministry Today!

Join Heather Hunter in the Prayer and Care Room today at 10:45 for a time of prayer.

The Church ... Then and Now Rev. Michael Cooper-White, President of Gettysburg Seminary, will be with us the weekend of May 10-11. Please join us on Saturday from 10:30 am - 2 pm to study the Biblical foundation of the church and how that informs our modern context. The first session will be from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm, lunch will be served from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm, and the second session will be from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. If you are interested in at-tending please contact the church office.

A N N O U N C E M E N T S

The Lion King Fun and Fellowship has purchased 20 tickets to Lion King for Sunday July 13th at 1:30PM. The tickets are $90 each. If interested, contact Ron Kutscher at brekutsch@aol.com or 703-723-8752.

Youth News Tuesday, May 6th – Redeemer Youth Committee meeting. From 7 – 8:30, we will be meeting in the library to discuss and plan the upcoming summer and fall activities. All are welcome – sharing ideas and talents will only make our youth program stronger!Contact: Joan Bradley (joanandpat@verizon.net). Friday, May 9th – 4th – 7th grade Laser Tag. Get set to have a blast playing laser tag in the Redeemer gym from 7 – 9 pm. Perfect opportunity to bring a friend since more participants mean more fun! The cost will be $20 per person – collected that night. Con-tact: Marlon Yearwood (marlonyearwood@yahoo.com). Friday, May 16th – High School Youth Group. Join Marlon from 7 – 9 pm for some open discussion as well as gym time. Contact: Marlon Yearwood (marlonyearwood@yahoo.com). Sunday, May 18th – 7th – 8th grade Confirmation work-shop. Following the 11 am service, the 7th and 8th grade kids and parents will meet in the fellowship hall for a light lunch before splitting into small discussion groups. These will be slightly shortened sessions as we will also have acolyte / crucifer training immediately f o l l o w i n g . C o n t a c t : J o a n B r a d l e y (joanandpat@verizon.net). Sunday, May 18th – 6th – 8th grade Acolyte and Crucifer Training. All youth are welcome and encour-aged to actively participate in the Sunday worship ser-vices and generally begin their service by acting as acolyte and crucifer. At 1:15 pm, we will be having a training for all interested 6th – 8th graders. Please join us if you are able! If interested, but unable to make this session, just let me know. Contact: Joan Bradley (joanandpat@verizon.net).

Teen Stress: Fostering Wellness and Resiliency Teens, parents, coaches, educators, mental health providers, and community and faith-based organizations that work with teens are invited to participate in a Community Conversation on Teen Stress: Fostering Wellness and Resiliency on Saturday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Hayfield Secondary School, 7630 Telegraph Road, Alexandria. The summit will feature Dr. Brad Sachs, psychologist and author, as the keynote speaker. Sachs is the author of “When No One Under-stands: Letters to a Teenager on Life, Loss, and the Hard Road to Adulthood” and “The Good Enough Child: How to Have an Imperfect Family and Be Perfectly Satisfied,” which was a best-selling parent-ing title in 2001. Details and registration information are available online: http://www.fcps.edu/dss/summit/index.shtml if people want to meet at church and go together, contact Kim Wenk at kbwenk@verizon.net or 703.909.3424.

Habitat for Humanity R eno v a t i o n Vo l un t e er s N e ed ed

Volunteers are needed for Wednesday, May 14th, from 8:45 to 3:00, for an ongoing home renovation project. Training and tools are provided. Enjoy a day of satisfy-ing work and camaraderie helping to prepare a home for a family in need. Volunteers must be 16 or older. Friends and family welcome.

Please contact Lynn Barth at 703-346-8012 or lynnbarth@gmail.com. Thank you.

Forum Environmental Series April 27 was Creation Care Sunday. We had a very good attendance (16) at The Forum that morning to kick off our series on environ-mental issues. Judging by this, and by the lively discussion that ensued, there is much interest in this topic. We hope you will plan to join us for the four continuing Sunday sessions through May 25, as they involve consideration of what have become the most im-portant issues of our time. At the conclusion (May 25) we will re-visit Eco-theology (with part 2) to conclude the series so we can complete our re-examination of the scriptural witness on creation, and our re-thinking of theology, with creation care in mind. May 4 – Caring for God's Creation – Practical Efforts and Education – Jaydee Hanson Jaydee Hanson is the chair of the Caretakers of God's Creation Min-istry at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in Arlington (and secre-tary of the same denomination-wide ministry). He has worked with all committees of his church on "greening" the church’s activities and mission. He has served on the World Council of Churches Cli-mate Action Team and represented the World Council of Churches at United Nations meetings from 1989 to 2001. He will discuss Mt. Olivet's many and varied environmental and conservation pro-grams, as well as its educational program to help us understand how our activities, individually and corporately, affect the health of the planet. May 11 – Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and Food Production – Luther Markwart What are the key issues, challenges, the players, and consumers in the GMO debate? How do we feed the poor along with an expand-ing global population with fewer farmers and fewer resources? How do we care for our fragile planet, facing climate changes that threaten food production? The debate over GMOs vs. hybrid (conventional) crops vs. organic food production grows louder each day. Luther Markwart, Executive Vice President of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association, has led the biotechnology effort for his industry for almost 20 years. He will help guide us through the key issues and strategies and answer your questions.

Ministers: The People of Redeemer Church

703-356-3346 church@redeemermclean.org www.redeemermclean.org

Position Name Contact Information

Senior Pastor Pastor Sandy Kessinger 703-635-4672 psk@redeemermclean.org

Director of Church Operations Ham Loving hloving@redeemermclean.org

Office Manager Carol D’Amico cdamico@redeemermclean.org

Director of Music Matt Osifchin mosifchi@hotmail.com

Director of Preschool Tammie Koenig tkoenig@redeemermclean.org

Director of After-School Program Roberta Pittman rpittman@redeemermclean.org

Financial Coordinator Bonnie Steuart bsteuart@redeemermclean.org

Youth Mentor Marlon Yearwood marlonyearwood@yahoo.com

Organist Joy Mentzel joymentzel@gmail.com

Contemporary Accompanist Scott Crowne scottcrowne@gmail.com

Youth Choir Director Amy Tribie atribie@gmail.com

Bell Choir Director Waka Osifchin waka.soprano@gmail.com

Sexton Lionel Jackson ljackson@redeemermclean.org

This Week at Redeemer Upcoming Events

Sun 5/04 8:30a Traditional Worship Nave 9:45a Contemporary Worship Nave 9:45a The Forum Fellowship Hall 10:55a Youth Choir Music Suite A 11:00a Traditional Worship Nave 2:00p Afterschool Recital Nave 4:00p Girl Scouts Music Suite A Mon 5/05 6:30p Aerobics Conference Room 6:30p MOJO Volleyball Parents Hall 7:00p AA Music Suite A Tue 5/06 12:00p Rotary Fellowship Hall 7:00p Youth Committee Meeting Library 7:30p Boy Scout Troop 1916 Fellowship Hall Wed 5/07 9:30a Quilting Fellowship Hall 11:15a Preschool Spring Luncheon Parents Hall 6:30p MOJO Volleyball Parents Hall 7:00p Yoga Music Suite A Thur 5/08 6:30p MOJO Volleyball Parents Hall 7:00p Bell Choir Music Suite A 7:30p Social Concerns Library 7:45p Traditional Choir Music Suite B 8:00p Men’s Basketball Parents Hall Fri 5/09 7:00p Youth Grades 4-6 Parents Hall Sat 5/10 8:00a Virginia Strings Recital RLC 10:30a Study on the Church RLC

5/4 Book Club 5/6 Youth Committee Meeting 5/9 Youth Grades 4-6 5/10 Study on the Church 5/10 Virginia Strings Recital 5/11 Mother’s Day 5/12 Congregational Council Meeting 5/13 Finance and Administration 5/14 HR Committee Meeting 5/16 High School Youth 5/17 McLean Day 5/23 Preschool Graduation 5/30 Preschool Picnic

For Safety: For all our military and diplomatic people throughout the world Kirsten Bowen, in Afghanistan Casie, in Saudi Arabia Joe Goldfrank Erik Jilson, in Afghanistan Jon Walsh

Redeemer members, Please call Redeemer’s office to let us know when you are in the hospital or if you know of a member who is in the hospital. We want to provide all members with a pastoral presence and prayer in times of need. Also, please let us know if a member is homebound, so that we can visit and provide Holy Communion. Thank you for your partnership in our caring ministry. Pastor Sandy Kessinger

Prayer List Note: To add names to this list, use the Prayer Request book located in the Crossroads. You may also email or telephone the church office. We will forward your request to the telephone prayer chain and to the email prayer chain. We want all our prayers to be appropriate—so please keep us up to date on those whom you have added to our prayer list. With the exception of safety prayers for our military, we will remove names after two weeks unless we hear from you. We are prepared to pray indefinitely.

For Comfort and Strength: For all those suffering from depression For all victims of violence Verja Brewer Eleanor and Lornie Ogg Carolyn and Gary Stear

For Comfort and Peace: Robert Bean Jerry Helgrin Marty Morgan

For Healing: José Acuña and his mother Avery Barbie Blaise Brian Keith Bornmann Paul Bruder Beatrice Cortez Dick Janet Duebner Dan Durman Diane Joyce Gummel Kevin Pastor Kevin Larry Ed Leong Leslie Leyla Phyllis Lott Darlene March K.D. McKinley Coletta Miller Linda Pipper Barbara Ramsey Rev. Robert Richter Tim Spears Julia Stear Lilly Stear Beth Telford Thumper Phyllis and BobTishendorf Todd Eyeleen Vance

Please Remember to Pray….

For Comfort in Death: The family and friends of Walter Vincent DeLauter The family and friends of Jane Kiger The family and friends of Jack Pleasant The family and friends of Tom Weyer

For Those in Transition: High school graduates College Graduates

For Thanksgiving: For the birth of Palmer Edward Holman born 4/24/24 to Amy (Pleasant) and Matt Holman