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The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

123 Knight Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901

Phone 415-456-0508, call to FAX

www/RedeemerMarin.org

Rev. Carol Luther

Janet Fullmer 510 849-4779

Joan Westmoreland

Newsletter Editor

SUNDAY SERVICES

9:15 Kids’ Church for children of all

ages and their families

10:30 Holy Communion with music

Contemplative Healing

2nd and 4th Sunday Evenings

Except November

Healing prayers are offered at the

left hand side of the altar rail

at the end of communion.

Redeemer Review

Wednesday Bible Study 11 -

FROM THE SENIOR WARDEN

My Dear Redeemer Family,

As the leaves turn red and brown and the nights get chilly, my thoughts in Fall turn toward winding up the

year. I so look forward to the Holidays! I love every one of the holidays, starting with Halloween and going right

through New Year’s, because I love the warmth that I get from being with my family and friends. It’s really the

same warmth I get each Sunday at Redeemer. This is such a warm welcoming and enveloping community, that has

added so much to my every day life.

In the coming weeks, I am going to ask you to look at your relationship to Redeemer and also your journey.

How did you come here? What made you come back a second time? And what made you stay? I want to hear your

stories, because most of you have heard all of mine, and quite frankly, I’m running out of material as I embark on the

Stewardship Campaign for 2006. Actually, that’s not quite true. When you love a place and a community, as much as

I truly love Redeemer, you can always find things to say, but nonetheless, please email me at bacsfam@comcast.net,

because I’d like to hear about your journey.

Speaking of journeys, I’d like to tell you about a family that has relocated to San Rafael from New Orleans

after losing everything as a result of Hurricane Katrina. This is not one of the success stories that you’ve read

about in the IJ, but I’m hoping that we can help to make it one. Lisa Mack, her son Daniel and daughter Corlett came

to Marin County after being relocated several times, including a stay next to the Houston Astro Dome, by catching a

ride here with a complete stranger. They traveled here knowing no one and left their home, with nothing more than

the clothes on their backs and Lisa’s purse. They have relocated to San Rafael and her children enrolled a few weeks

ago at San Rafael High School, where Daniel immediately joined the football team and Corlett joined the Volleyball

team. Both are exceptional athletes and have been welcomed by their team and classmates. Lisa believes that she

has found housing, but it is in Marin City and she wants to make sure that Daniel and Corlett will not have to change

schools. She is still looking for a clerical, industrial or a job driving heavy transport and also is in need of a car. If

you or anyone you know could help her to find a job or car please contact me and I’ll put you in touch with her. I’ve

also invited them to Church and know that you will welcome them warmly.