All Souls’ Day events
| November 1, 2008 |
On Saturday, November 1st Episcopal Church of the Redeemer will celebrate the feast of All Souls’ Day.
9 AM – Work Party
The day starts with a work party where we take care of the church: changing light bulbs, repairing anything that’s not working properly, cleaning and organizing, etc. Sign-up sheets are in the Undercroft.
10 AM – Candle Decorating
From 10 AM to Noon in the Undercroft a craft event will be going on for kids big and small. We have been asked to decorate votive candles for use in the evening All Souls Liturgy. So please come to the work party and stay for the candle event.
6 PM – Potluck Dinner
In the evening we’ll gather again as a community to share a meal together (it is a feast day) before the night’s service.
7:30 pm – All Souls Requiem (sometimes called Requiem for the Faithful Departed)
The All Souls’ Requiem will be held in the Education Building next to the church. You are encouraged to bring small mementos or pictures of the people you especially want to remember this night. There is a sign-up sheet in the undercroft where you can enter their names to be read aloud.
These events have been designed to bring our community together in a variety of fun ways so we can work, play, learn and worship together as a family. We encourage you to come and participate is as much of the day as possible so our children learn to feel part of our Redeemer community.
Ecclesiasticus 44: Hymn In Honor of Our Ancestors
Let us now sing the praises of famous men,
our ancestors in their generations.
The Lord apportioned to them great glory,
his majesty from the beginning.
There were those who ruled in their kingdoms,
and made a name for themselves by their valour;
those who gave counsel because they were intelligent;
those who spoke in prophetic oracles;
those who led the people by their counsels
and by their knowledge of the people’s lore;
they were wise in their words of instruction;
those who composed musical tunes,
or put verses in writing;
rich men endowed with resources,
living peacefully in their homes—
all these were honoured in their generations,
and were the pride of their times.
Some of them have left behind a name,
so that others declare their praise.
But of others there is no memory;
they have perished as though they had never existed;
they have become as though they had never been born,
they and their children after them.
But these also were godly men,
whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten;
their wealth will remain with their descendants,
and their inheritance with their children’s children.
Their descendants stand by the covenants;
their children also, for their sake.
Their offspring will continue for ever,
and their glory will never be blotted out.
Their bodies are buried in peace,
but their name lives on generation after generation.
The assembly declares their wisdom,
and the congregation proclaims their praise.