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Sarasota News Leader November 9, 2012 On Sunday, Nov. 11, the Church of the Re- deemer in downtown Sarasota will honor vet- erans of American wars as part of the church's annual Veterans' Sunday recognition. During the 7, 9, and 11 a.m. morning Masses, veterans in the congregation and military per- sonnel in service throughout the world will be acknowledged and thanked during a special sermon delivered by the Redeemer's associate rector, the Rev. Richard C. Marsden, a news release says. A commissioned officer with the rank of captain in the U.S. Army (1974-1982), Marsden has served the United States as a he- licopter pilot, flight section leader and staff officer, the release adds. At 10:15 a.m., Redeemer will hold a special event to connect veterans with hundreds of the church's Sunday School students. The children will have an opportunity to meet vet- erans and listen to the experiences of those Page 103 VETERANS' SUNDAY TO BE MARKED AT CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER who have served the United States from World War II to the present, the news release notes. Veterans' Sunday also will kick off Redeem- er's annual participation in the Support Our Troops project, sponsored by the Military Of- ficers Association of Sarasota. Redeemer is accepting donations for care packages, which the church will send to deployed military per- sonnel in Iraq and Afghanistan just in time for the holidays. Suggested donation items in- clude toiletries, non-perishable snacks, socks, DVDs, books and phone cards; Redeemer plans to send 250 boxes overseas in time for soldiers to receive them by Christmas, the news release says. Donated items may be dropped off at the par- ish office, 222 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 955-4263 for more information or visit www.redeemersarasota.com. A group of Revolutionary War re-enactors gathers before the start of the Sarasota Veterans Day Pa- rade in 2011. Photo by Norman Schimmel