Archive for the 'Liturgy' Category

Daily Office for January 2009

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

What is the Daily Office?
Daily office for week of Jan 4-10:

Jan 4-5: Christmas II, year 1: Book of Common Prayer (BCP), p. 940
Jan. 6: The Epiphany, year 1: BCP, p. 942
Jan. 7-10: BCP p. 942

Daily office for week of Jan. 11-17:

First Sunday after the Epiphany, Year 1: BCP p. 942

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Snow-shoveling party!

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

[ December 24, 2008; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] If you have December 24th off, have we got a holiday party for you! At 11 a.m. we’re going to shovel snow out of Redeemer’s parking lot and walkways so we can have a Christmas Eve service that night.

Bring:

Snow shovels
A snow blower, if you have one
A friend who’s tired of being cooped up by the [...]

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SNOW ALERT NOTICE: SHELTER CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Greetings, Christmas Elves!
Because of inclement weather and the forecast of possibly heavy snow for this Sunday morning, Outreach is announcing that volunteer shoppers for Shelter Christmas gifts can get a head start by calling Janet Blumberg now, or any time until Christmas. (Use home phone; her email is down.) Gracy Karp will also be [...]

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Tags available for gifts to Shelter families

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Gift tags for shelter families will be available after the 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services this Sunday, December 21st. Wrapped gifts need to be back to church no later than Noon on Wednesday, December 24th.
Volunteers are needed to help assemble food and gift baskets on Wednesday, December 24th for the Shelter from 10:00 a.m. [...]

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Family Shelter Christmas Delivery

Friday, December 19th, 2008

[ December 24, 2008; 4:45 pm to 5:45 pm. ] Everyone is invited to help in delivering donated presents and food baskets to each of the nine families living at the Kenmore Family Shelter (located two blocks from Redeemer).

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Children’s Christmas Eucharist

Friday, December 19th, 2008

[ December 24, 2008; 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Redeemer will hold a Eucharist especially for children on Christmas Eve at 4:00 p.m. They are encouraged to bring one of their stuffed animals to keep watch over the Christ Child until Epiphany (January 6th).

Everyone is invited to bring a new stuffed animal to be given to children arriving at the Kenmore Family Shelter throughout [...]

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Decorate the church for Christmas

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

[ December 21, 2008; 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. ] Whether the weather helps or not, Christmas will be here VERY soon and we need help dressing the Church for the celebration.

So this Sunday, December 21, bring some Christmas cookies to share (and to donate to the Shelter) and stay after the 10:30 a.m. service to help put up the Christmas decorations and trim the [...]

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Christmas Festival Eucharist

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

[ December 24, 2008; 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

This glorious liturgy celebrates the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Carol singing will begin at 8:30 p.m., followed by a Choral Eucharist at 9:00.

Music will be provided by the Redeemer Choir directed by Organist and Choirmaster Sheila Bristow. Soprano Ellaina Lewis and baritone Glenn Guhr will be singing solos from Bach’s Magnificat.

Here’s a video [...]

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Video: What is Advent and why is it important?

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Father John discusses Advent as a reflective time when we are reminded of who we really are.

What is Advent and why is it important?

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Advent wreaths ready for pickup Nov. 30

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Advent wreaths will be available for pickup starting Sunday, November 30 in the Undercroft. Purchasers’ names will be attached to their wreaths.

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