Redeemer

Congratulations to Tom and Kathryn Kovarik on the birth of their daughter, Kendall Marguerite Kovarik, on April 27, 2008.

The annual COTR Leadership Community Appreciation Dinner will be held May 12, 2008 in the Commons.  We will begin

dinner at 6:00pm.  If you are an Elder, Deacon, Ministry Team or Small Group Leader please make every effort to attend.  Because this is a special time of community and sharing, we need to know if you are planning to attend and how many children will be accompanying you.  Please let Ray know at 678-298-1156 or ray@redeemeratlanta.org. 

Muéo Arts continues to build momentum with the large number of concerts, classes, gallery openings, and studio events happening over the next several months. Even if you don’t consider yourself an artist, there are still many ways to use your creative talents to serve by volunteering your time to help plan events, promote concerts, stuff envelopes, make phone calls, hang posters, etc.  If you are interested in helping in the Muéo Arts Ministry, contact jason@redeemeratlanta.org.

Summer is quickly approaching and our dedicated Redeemer’s Kids teachers need a well deserved break. We are searching for 14 volunteers to fill the gap until fall.  The schedule is either early summer or later summer beginning

June 1, 2008.  A tentative schedule and sign up will be in the foyer. Please see Kristen Welch or Cheryl Fowler for more details.

The W@R book club will be meeting at Helen West's home on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 to discuss "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Houseini.  Refreshments at 7:00 and book discussion at 7:30. In June the book club will be discussing "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens.  Please contact Debbie Hoover if you have any questions.

The Malone College Chorale will be in need of food and lodging on May 8th & 9th while they are in Atlanta performing their free concerts at Redeemer.  The Choral asks nothing for the gift of their music except for a place to sleep and meals while they are with us.  If you are interested in supporting the chorale by hosting 2 or more college students from the chorale during their stay in Atlanta please contact jason@redeemeratlanta.org.

This May, the Redeemer sanctuary will be filled with some of the finest chorale music you will ever hear.  On two separate evenings, May 8th & 9th, Muéo Arts is proud to host the 63 member Malone College Chorale at Church of the Redeemer.  The Thursday and Friday evening concerts begin at 7:30, are free of charge, and open to the public.  The chorale will perform Randall Thompson’s incredibly moving masterwork, The Peaceable Kingdom, in addition to other profoundly beautiful chorale pieces such as Mozart’s Lacrymosa, and Z. Randall Stroope’s Amor de mi Alma.  Invite family and friends!  If you have never experienced in person the intense beauty of sound created by a large top-notch classical/sacred music choir, this is an event you will not want to miss.  Visit www.mueoarts.com for more information.

We’re gearing up for the next round of Muéo Academy drawing classes to be held in the Muéo Studio (formerly known as the Loft).  Classes for the summer semester will meet Wednesday nights between April 30th and July 2nd.  Join us for Beginning Drawing Class from 5:30 – 6:30pm or Advanced Drawing Class from 7 – 8pm.  All ages are welcome.  This is your opportunity to make Bob Ross exceedingly proud. Contact Melanie Ponchot, melanie@mueoarts.com, for more information.

A support group has started for parents with special needs children (this includes, but is not limited to, ADHD, ADD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down’s Syndrome and Sensory Integration Disorders).  Our next meeting is scheduled for Wed., May 14, 7:00 pm, at La Madeline - 1165 Perimeter Center West.  This group will be meeting on a monthly basis and is for both mothers and fathers.  Childcare is not available at this time. Please contact Lori Helm with any questions.

Along with the Art Camp for kids, we will be offering Mother's Morning Out for 1-2's for the same weeks in July (7-11, 14-18, and 21-25).   Please contact Liz Freck for more information.