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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Membership at Redeemer
From Redeemer’s By-Laws:
Article VIII, Section 2: Active Membership in the Congregation shall extend to those who:
1. have reached the age of majority;
2. have been baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (and preferably Confirmed by the Bishop);
3. assent unreservedly to the three Ecumenical Creeds (Apostles’, Nicene, Athanasian);
4. sacrificially steward their time, talent, and treasure in the furtherance of Redeemer’s Shared Vision;
5. regularly attend the public worship of Redeemer Anglican Church (regular attendance being here defined as at least monthly, to the greatest extent possible at a worship service, or if shut-in, to have received communion monthly); and,
6. publicly sign the Redeemer Parish Registry (The Big Green Book).
Article VIII, Section 3: Membership shall be considered Inactive when voluntarily withdrawn or transferred, or after a period of two years (24 months) of inactivity.
To this point, Membership at Redeemer has been “passive” in the sense that if a person were fulfilling certain expectations, they were considered a “Communicant Member”—a member in good standing—with no official “act” on their part. Our Province and Diocese, however, strongly urge that membership in ACNA and ADLW churches be “active”—an act on the part of each member that indicates who’s “with us”. Additionally, that accurate records be kept (Active Members, weekly attendance, giving, baptisms, confirmations, events, etc.). Historically, Anglicans are a devout record-keeping bunch.
The Vestry has been working since mid-2022 to develop an active and meaningful membership—amending our By-Laws accordingly—that expresses certain fundamental expectations and provides flexibility for how these expectations are lived out in community. Catechesis and Confirmation, for example, are not required within the membership framework (baptism and historic Creedal assent are), nor do we narrowly define how “time, talent, and treasure” be stewarded. We believe our stakeholders are responsible, intelligent, and creative and can best decide these things.
Sunday, December 3rd has been designated Redeemer’s inaugural “Membership Sunday” where we will publicly declare our intentions to be “officially” united with our sisters and brothers in the Redeemer community.
Upcoming Events
Sunday, December 10—Redeemer Annual Meeting
Sunday, December 24—Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols
Monday, December 25—Christmas Day Holy Communion
Sunday, December 31—Fifth Sunday Potluck
