SENIOR WARDEN’S LETTER
Spring is a time when we see new beginnings
all around us – especially here in Marin. It
began when I watched the robins stripping my
holly tree of its berries. Then I noticed the new
color on the live oak tree in the creek behind
my home. A little, rain, a little sun and the
flowers began appearing on numerous trees
around Glenwood. New life!
Our Bishop’s Committee met in retreat on the
first weekend of March – another beginning!
One of our tasks was to get to know each other
and begin our relationship as a body working
for the good of Redeemer and its parishioners.
We each shared the personal journey that had
brought us to Redeemer. Similarities and
differences came forth. As I told my story I
was reminded once again how important
Redeemer has been, and is to me. I found
myself ending my story with the words “it is
my church”.
This week I read a heartbreaking three-series
article in the SF Chronicle detailing the long
fight by parishioners to retain the right to
worship at St. Brigid Catholic Church in San
Francisco. Reading the final column today, I
found my eyes overflowing as I read about
those “ordinary” people who fought so hard to
keep their parish alive.
I hope that you, like me, feel that Redeemer is
your church. I invite you to share in the
ownership, the nurture and the growth of
Redeemer. I look forward to praying, working,
playing and being nurtured at Redeemer with
you in this wonderful faith community.
I pray that we all may find the passion felt by
St. Brigid parishioners.
Sue Clark, 454-4115
SPRING CLEAN UP
: Saturday, April 7th
8.30 – 11.30 am
Bring gloves, clippers, and hoes and let’s get
the grounds looking even more splendid for
Easter.
EASTER DAY, Sunday, April 8th
Bring flowers to decorate our flowering cross.
CONGREGATIONAL CYCLE OF
PRAYER
April 1: On this Sunday of the Passion, we place
our hope in the coming of Christ, in his teachings,
in his courage. May we learn with time to see the
radiance of life that shines within the darkness of
death and the cross.
April 8: On this Easter Sunday we rejoice that the
Angel of Death has passed over us and left us
whole. Help us to see the risen Jesus with as much
wonder and surprise as his astonished disciples
when they arrived at the tomb to mourn and were
instead met by angels.
April 15: We give thanks for the abundance that
everywhere surrounds us. Help us to be generous
and wise and spread the love of God everywhere we
go.
April 22: On this Earth Day Sunday, we remember
our Mother Earth and we ask her forgiveness for
what we have done. In the spirit of new life, we
give thanks for the baptism today of Austin Scott.
May the living waters of baptism transform him and
us as we welcome him into the arms of his
Redeemer family.
April 29: We pray for our parents that they may be
the good shepherds of their children and that all of
us may help, support and guide one another.
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A NOTE ON MISSION
At a recent meeting of all the mission vicars of the
Diocese of California, Canon Michael Barlowe
reminded us that not only are our small churches
missions, but the Church is all about mission. If you
open to page 855 of The Book of Common Prayer
you will read: “The Mission of the Church is to
restore all people to unity with God and each other
in Christ.” The Diocese of California began as a
mission diocese, founded during the Gold Rush,
when Bishop Ingraham Kip crossed the Isthmus of
Panama, and arrived to great rejoicing and welcome
in San Francisco in 1851. Redeemer, too, has a
mission. Our mission statement says that we are “A
caring community offering opportunities for
spiritual growth by knowing, loving and serving
God through each other.” As our Bishop’s
Committee works on ways to better understand our
mission to God and community, I will be pondering
the three verbs of Redeemer: knowing, loving and
serving, during the Easter season.
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