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Sermon for the Day of Pentecost 2008

Monday, May 12th, 2008

What is the Holy Spirit for? Is it all about performing spiritual “parlor tricks”, or something more substantial?

 
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Day of Pentecost

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

[ May 11, 2008; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ] There will be one service only on the Day of Pentecost, at 10:30 AM.

From Wikipedia:

Pentecost (Ancient Greek: πεντηκοστή [ἡμέρα], pentekostē [hēmera], “the fiftieth day”) is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian liturgical year, celebrated the Fiftieth day after Easter Sunday (the tenth day after Ascension Thursday). Historically and symbolically related to the Jewish [...]

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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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Twelfth Night Dinner

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

[ January 5, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] At 6:00 PM on Saturday, January 5th, we will be holding a Twelfth Night Dinner at Redeemer. As befits such an occasion, a roast beef dinner will be served, accompanied by wassailing, and musical “entertainments”. Please join us, and perhaps you will be crowned as King or Queen of the Feast! There are signup sheets [...]

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Concert by Concerto Baroque

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Concerto Baroque, the Northwest’s newest Baroque ensemble, presents a concert of music by Fantini, Handel, and Telemann.
When: Saturday, November 24 at 7:30 PM
Where: Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore
Admission: A free-will donation will be accepted.
Performers:

Judson Jay Scott, trumpet
Linda Tsatsanis, soprano
Stephen Cresswell, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Sheila Bristow, continuo

The ensemble brings together five busy early music [...]

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All Saints’ weekend Nov. 2-4

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

Dear Friends in Christ,
The first week in November contains All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1), Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed [or All Souls’ Day] (Nov. 2), and All Saints’ Sunday (Nov. 4).
Along with Pascha, the Day of Pentecost and The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, this is one of the four great festivals of [...]

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Sermon for Sunday June 10 on the Web

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

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The Feast of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
“Here we are celebrating the Real Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ in the bread and wine of the Eucharist.
“You know, I could take a sample of this congregation and probably 85 percent of the people in [...]

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Sermon for Trinity Sunday 2007

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

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“The doctrine of the Trinity that is this convoluted, Hellenistic, philosophical thing where they fight about five words that all mean the same thing…it has something larger behind it than that, something more important than that. It is the church in the 3rd and the 4th centuries’ attempt [...]

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Jesus to appear bodily at Redeemer June 9

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

On Saturday June 9th at 7:00 PM we will celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ with Evening Prayer and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, where–as always–our Lord will be bodily present in the consecrated Host.
We invite visitors to come to this service and experience the ancient, mystical, core of our faith: [...]

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Sermon for Sunday Feb. 4 on the Web

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

Fr. John preaches on the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple.
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