Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church
1948 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
San Jose, CA 95126
Faith is not individual — it is communal. One of the first and best gifts God gives us is each other, so we can uphold and carry one another.
Potluck today: after church. Please stay following worship for our “5th Sunday Potluck”. Even if you didn't bring a dish, or are a visitor, or weren’t planning to but now you can, you are welcome. There will be plenty of food to share and great fellowship!
Office Hours: for this week will be a different due to the Fourth of July Holiday on Friday. Carolyn will be in only on Monday (between 9 and 5:30) and will be taking Friday off.
Contemplation and Communion: will take place on Friday, as worship takes precedence over holidays. We will gather at 10am, as usual, for approximately an hour of music and meditation, followed by self-communion. This might be an opportunity to join us, if you normally have to work during this time!
The Work Day: scheduled for July 12 has been moved to July 26. Please mark this new date on your calendars and plan to be in attendance. We will be working on the outside of the church, parish hall and on the grounds. Let Greg Garry know if you will be working on that day!
Parament Changing: will take place again this coming Saturday at noon. If you can help, show up.
| Sunday | 10:00 am | Celebration and Communion |
| 11:15 am | Fellowship Time | |
| Monday | 9:00 am | Carolyn in Office (until 5:30 pm) |
| Tuesday | 6:30 pm | Choir Practice |
| (Contact: Brad Bryant or Carolyn Keck) | ||
| Wednesday | 12:00 pm | Bulletin Announcements Due |
| 6:30 pm | Adult Ed: Living the Questions | |
| (Contact: Pastor John) | ||
| Friday | Office Closed for July 4th Holiday | |
| 10:00 am | Contemplation and Communion | |
| Saturday | 12:00 pm | Change Paraments / Decorate Sanctuary |
| (Contact: Janece Pederson) | ||
| Sunday | 10:00 am | Celebration and Communion |
| 11:15 am | Fellowship Time |
Simon lived in Bethsaida on the north shore of the lake of Tiberias and was a fisherman, and the brother of Andrew. He was married and for some time was a disciple of John the Baptist. Peter appears in all of the major gospel scenes and almost always plays a leading part. He was present at the marriage at Cana, the feeding of the 5000, healings of a host of sick people, the Transfiguration and the Agony in the Garden.
Peter heard, and sometimes provoked, the most important statements attributed to Jesus. During Jesus’ capture Peter struck Malchus with a sword, but he abandoned Jesus and even denied him thrice. He was the first of the disciples to see the resurrected Jesus and, after Ascension, assumed leadership of the little Christian community. He preached on the day of Pentecost, when 3000 were baptized. His authority constantly grew, and he was a leader of the “Jerusalem church” until his death.
About the year 43, Peter was at Jerusalem where Herod Agrippa had him imprisoned; he was there again about the year 50, presiding over the council and deciding on the entry of the Gentiles into the Church. He had first established his episcopal see at Antioch; it is believed that he occupied it for 7 years and gave place, about 42, to St. Evodius. He stayed afterwards at Corinth; then was bishop of Rome, where he died, crucified head downwards, during Nero’s persecutions.
Born at Tarsus in Cilicia, in the first decade of our era, St. Paul belonged to an important family of devout Jews. He possessed the status of a Roman citizen by birth. He received the Hebrew name of Saul, which he later Latinized to Paulus. He spoke Aramaic and Greek. At the school of the Rabbi Gamaliel of Jerusalem, he studied exegesis, Jewish dogma, law and casuistry, and became a model Pharisee.
Paul persecuted Christians with a rage until he was transformed in a resurrection experience. Following his conversion he preached throughout the known world. He was arrested at the insistence of the synagogue leaders in 59, and held captive at Caesarea for two years. When he appealed to Caesar, he was sent to Rome, and after two more years of captivity he was set free in 63. He was again arrested by Nero’s police, in Asia as he continued his missionary work. He was sent to Rome again and was beheaded there in 67, three years after the death of St. Peter.
| Greeter/Usher: | Leslie Stobbe |
| Reader: | Kay Ammon |
| Communion Assistant: | Carolyn Keck |
| Worship Setup: | Carolyn Keck |
| Pew Setup: | Carolyn Keck |
| Altar Preparation: | Marcia Freesemann |
| Refreshments: | Carolyn Keck and Kay Ammon |