UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE HOUSE OF THE REDEEMER

All events are open to the public. PLEASE email or call to reserve.

Join us for Monday thru Friday 8:00 am and 5:30 pm for Morning and Evening Prayer.  Eucharist is Tuesday evening and Thursday morning,  September through June. 

Following Our Dreams with Diligence, Resourcefulness and Commitment, The Rev’d. Canon Cecil A. Scantlebury, September Priest-in-Residence, will use illustrations of successful endeavors, which had their origin as powerful thoughts and ideas in the minds of individuals, who, despite many challenges or obstacles, never doubted the realization of their dreams or goals.  Free of charge.  Thursday, September 23, 6:00 pm.

Reading the Gospel of John-Through the Eyes of Believers, The Gospel of John provides interesting stories about New Testament folks who knew Jesus: Nicodemus, the Samaritan Woman, Mary, Martha, Thomas, Peter and Mary Magdalene. Each struggles in his or her own way with the question of who Jesus is and what it means to believe and have faith in him. Join Helen Goodkin, the former director of the MA Program at GTS, for a discussion of these Bible stories and how they might relate to our own spiritual journeys.  Free of charge.  Thursdays, September 30 and October 7, 14, 21, 10:30 am-12:00 pm.

“It’s On” - You’re On, Friends (Listen to the Story), October Priest-in-Residence, The Rev’d. Dr. John Rice, will explore the nature and characteristics of the stories we tell one another. Learning and using the skill of Story Listening is a gift we can offer to one another in active friendship. In this workshop time you will learn to listen and identify the story in another and the story in yourself.  Free of charge.  Tuesday, October 5, 6:00 pm.

Reiki Classes, Health Advocates for Older People will hold a series of Reiki classes with instructor, Wendy Wade.  Reiki is a gentle hands-on healing method which taps into the universal life energy.  It benefits people of any age and in any state of health.  It also promotes healing, relaxation and can thereby be helpful toward alleviating pain and stress.  Free of charge.  Tuesdays, October 19, 26 and November 2, 9, 16, 10:00 am-11:00 am.

The Tenth Parallel by Eliza Griswold, Join the Church Club of New York and House of the Redeemer for a reading and reception with journalist Eliza Griswold, the daughter of the 25th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and the author of The Tenth Parallel. This recently published book explores the latitude in Africa and Asia where Islam and Christianity meet and often clash. Mrs. Griswold writes with a sympathetic eye toward the victims on both sides of the conflict.  Reservations required. Fee $35. Thursday, October 28, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm.

House of the Redeemer Halloween Open House, House of the Redeemer will provide a light supper and you bring the treats!  Help us host a Halloween Open House for the neighborhood and then sit down to a light supper. Costumes optional (but would be fun!).  Reservations required. Fee $20 Sunday, October 31, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm.

Fabbri Chamber Concert, The 2010-2011 Fabbri Chamber Music Series will open with an evening of sonatas for violin and piano (Paul Rosenthal, violin and Kazuko Hayami, piano) and includes works by Bach, Taneyev and Beethoven.  Tickets are $35 ($15 for students). Please call for reservations and series subscriptions.  Thursday, November 11, 7:30 pm.

Memorial Eucharist for Franny Reese, Please join us for our yearly Eucharist to celebrate former board president, Franny Reese, and her immeasurable contributions to the House of the Redeemer. Tuesday, November 16, 5:30 pm.

Praying with Icons, The Rev’d. Ralph Smith, November Priest-in-Residence, has gathered some of the leading experts on iconology to provide a day long workshop on this inspiring topic. Speakers will include The Rev’d. Dr. Canon J. Robert Wright of General Theological Seminary, Margaret German, Caroline Bacon and Margarita Nikitina.  Lunch will be provided. Please reserve. Fee: $25. Saturday, November 20, 8:30 am-4:00 pm.

Annual Advent Retreat, The House of the Redeemer’s Annual Advent Retreat will be lead by Brother Andrew Colquhoun, OHC. Brother Andrew has served churches as a Presbyterian minister in Scotland, Virginia and North Carolina. He was priested in 1984 while he was a CPE Supervisor in Iowa. In the Order he has been Guestmaster and Prior at West Park and has just returned from South Africa where he helped found the monastery there and where he was the Novice Master. The retreat topic will involve The Psalms as the voice of God’s people. What do The Psalms say to us in this time of expectation? This day will explore the longings of our hearts through the Psalms of the Advent liturgies and the assured belief that God hears our longings and blesses them. Lunch will be provided. Please reserve. Fee: $25. Saturday, December 4, 8:45 am-3:00 pm.

Annual Christmas Party, Anthony Newfield, Broadway performer and artistic director of the I Fabbristi Players, will continue the House tradition of a Christmas presentation with caroling and a reception to follow in the Refectory. Suggested donation: $20. Monday, December 6, 6:00 pm.

A Meditation on the 23rd Psalm, The Rev’d. John F. Smith, December Priest-in Residence, will lead a quiet meditative participatory program based on the 23rd Psalm. Rev’d Smith will concentrate on the shepherd’s way and how it exists as something of a contradiction to the business of the season. Formerly, Rev’d. Smith was chaplain and teacher at the Groton School in Massachusetts. For many years he was priest-in-charge of the Summer Chapel of St. James the Fisherman in Wellfleet. Free of charge. Thursday, December 9, 6:00 pm.

Requiem Eucharist for Edith Shepard Fabbri, Please join us for our yearly Eucharist in celebration of the life and legacy of the former owner of the House of the Redeemer. Friday, December 17, 5:30 pm.

Doctors Without Borders, A speaker from Doctors Without Borders will present a lecture in mid-January hosted by The Rev’d Sandy Zabriskie, Priest-in-Residence for the month of January. Doctors Without Borders delivers medical care to impoverished, war-torn and neglected areas of the world. It was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. Free of charge. January, Date and Time TBA.