Archive for March, 2008

Sermon for the Great Vigil 2008

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

“The words of the Exultet mean exactly what they say. This is the night when we have passed over from death to life, and bondage to sin has been broken. This is the night that the past and the present and the future have come together and there is no time. It’s not a metaphor. [...]

 
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Lecture series: evil, spirituality and PTSD

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

[ April 27, 2008; 9:30 am to 10:15 am. ] Fr. John Fergueson is often asked to speak to audiences on the topic of evil, and the topic of spirituality as it relates to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). John will be presenting on those topics at the 9:30 AM Adult Education classes at Redeemer on three consecutive Sundays: April 13, 20, and 27.

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Lecture series: evil, spirituality and PTSD

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

[ April 20, 2008; 9:30 am to 10:15 am. ] Fr. John Fergueson is often asked to speak to audiences on the topic of evil, and the topic of spirituality as it relates to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). John will be presenting on those topics at the 9:30 AM Adult Education classes at Redeemer on three consecutive Sundays: April 13, 20, and 27.

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Lecture series: evil, spirituality and PTSD

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

[ April 13, 2008; 9:30 am to 10:15 am. ] Fr. John Fergueson is often asked to speak to audiences on the topic of evil, and the topic of spirituality as it relates to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). John will be presenting on those topics at the 9:30 AM Adult Education classes at Redeemer on three consecutive Sundays: April 13, 20, and 27.

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No services on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

[ March 31, 2008 to April 2, 2008. ] There will be no church services at Redeemer on Monday the 31st, Tuesday the 1st, or Wednesday the 2nd. Choir practice will be held as usual on Wednesday.

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Holy Week evaluation

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

[ April 6, 2008; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] To: All Team Captains, Rehearsal Leaders, and Volunteer Assistants

Lest we forget all that was good or what needs improvement, let’s get together on Sunday, April 6 at 12:00 PM following Coffee Hour. If you cannot make it, please forward your responses to me, via e-mail. Consider the following:

1. Were there volunteers who didn’t [...]

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Holy Week schedule

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Maundy Thursday
6:00 PM - Soup Supper
7:30 PM - Liturgy
9:00 PM-12:00 AM - Gethsemane Vigil (Undercroft)
Good Friday
Noon - 3:00 PM - Nave open for private prayer
7:30 PM - Good Friday Liturgy
Holy Saturday
10:00 AM - Ministry of the Word (Education building)
The Great Vigil (Saturday night)
9:00 PM - Vigil, followed by a gala Agape
(Overflow parking is available across [...]

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Resurrection Sunday Choral Festival and Eucharist

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

[ March 23, 2008; 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. ] 11:00 AM - Choral Festival Eucharist

Redeemer will celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior with an 11:00 AM Choral Festival Eucharist in a beautifully decorated worship space.

Music
Two solos from Handel’s Messiah:

“I know that my Redeemer liveth”, with soprano Christina Siemens
“The trumpet shall sound”, with baritone Glenn Guhr and Judson Jay Scott, trumpet

Also, the choir will [...]

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Holy Saturday

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

[ March 22, 2008; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] 9:00 AM to Noon - Rehearsals and preparation for the Great Vigil

10:00 AM - Ministry of the Word (Education building)

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The Great Vigil

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

[ March 22, 2008; 9:00 pm; ] 9:00 PM - Vigil, followed by a gala Agape
(Overflow parking is available across the street in the Bethany parking lot)

Festive Easter music by the choir, and guest trumpeter Judson Jay Scott will perform solos by Hovhanness and Telemann.

From the 1st Century, the Church’s primary celebration of the Resurrection has taken place in the middle of the night [...]

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