Phew!

It’s hard to be a “beacon of hope” (Redeemer Mission Statement, June 2014) when around us things seem so relentlessly and hopelessly lightless.  The Israelis and the Palestinians are still bombing each other,  the Russians are still sneaking into Ukraine and the various factions in Syria are still determinedly working to turn that country into an empty lot.

Here in America, the children are still swimming to our border (7460 children under 12 have walked up the riverbank this year),  more families are entering near poverty then moving out and Kim Kardashian is still, inexplicably to me,  making huge amounts. (Her new smartphone game made $1.6 million this week .) Read more →

Dear Redeemer Friends,

It has been four weeks today since I was with you all and three weeks since Mike and I moved to Philadelphia. We are mostly settled in our condo with just a few more things left to do. I wanted to thank you with all my heart for your amazing donation to NAMI in my name. I was touched that you understood how important my ministry to people affected by mental illness is to me. I could go on and on about the need there is for our society to come to grips with the crisis in our mental health system, but I will spare you another sermon. Instead I will just say that I plan to continue working for as long as I am able to make things better and to bring about God’s kingdom for all the suffering ones.  Read more →

It will be our honor to have Bishop Beckwith with us this weekend as we kick off RedeemerFest. We invited him to be present as we “take Redeemer to the streets” and he said yes! He will be with us for the Super Speedy Summer Sunday Service and Supper on Sunday, June 8th. Please join us to welcome the bishop and show him some of our radical hospitality!

Please plan to be with us (and bring your friends, too) to these events this weekend, also:

Friday, June 6, 7-9 “Legacy Circle”
Founded by award-winning songwriter an activist, Manuela Arciniegas, Legacy Circle is an all-women’s drum, song and dance troupe that plays the fire-igniting sounds of Afro-Dominican and Afro-Puerto Rican bomba and palos music–with an urban twist. These women are the next generation of NYC’s most gifted drummers, singers and dancers of Afro-Caribbean music. They also happen to include Victoria Felix’s sister, Miriam! Read more →

MORRISTOWN ‑ The Church of the Redeemer in Morristown welcomes the summer with a 10-day series of free special events and concerts, starting Friday, June 6 with an evening of Afro-Caribbean music.

Read more at Morris NewsBee