Archive for the 'Easter' Category

Add flowers to the Baptistry garden!

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

The garden in the Baptistry will remain through the Day of Pentecost as a visible reminder of the Resurrection. The space around the base of the statue of Jesus has been left open for contributions of flowers from the community. We especially hope that children will feel welcome to add flowers that they find outside [...]

Read full post...

The Great Vigil of Easter

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

[ April 3, 2010; 9:00 pm; ] Music: The Redeemer Choir with Christina Siemens and Andrew Payne
, Trumpeter Judson Scott; Music of G. F. Handel, Richard Proulx’s This Is the Day the Lord Has Made

From the 1st Century, the Church’s primary celebration of the Resurrection has taken place in the middle of the night on Saturday. It was at this liturgy that [...]

Read full post...

The music of Holy Week

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

March 28 Palm Sunday 10:00 AM Liturgy

The Redeemer Choir with Kathryn O’Grady and Glenn Guhr
Samuel Barber’s The Crucifixion, Russian chant

April 1 Maundy Thursday 7:30 PM Liturgy

The Women of the Redeemer Choir with Darcy Morrissey and Laurel Semerdjian
Cellist Nathan Whittaker
Nicolas Gigault’s Tantum ergo, chant by Hildegard of Bingen

April [...]

Read full post...

Easter Day

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

[ April 12, 2009; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ]

Photo: “Resurrection Sunday” by Luz A. Villa

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

Music

Trumpet Prelude Largo & Allegro/J. F. Fasch
Judson Scott
Solo   Victoria, mein Jesus ist erstanden/G. P. Telemann
Glenn Guhr
Duet   Maria Magdelena et alter Maria/Sulpitia Cesis
Christina Siemens & Glenn Guhr
Choral Anthem  Jesu, [...]

Read full post...

The Great Vigil of Easter

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

[ April 11, 2009; 9:00 pm; ] From the 1st Century, the Church’s primary celebration of the Resurrection has taken place in the middle of the night on Saturday. It was at this liturgy that the majority of people were baptized. It is the central festival and core of the Church Year.

The Great Vigil of Easter consists of four parts:

The Liturgy [...]

Read full post...

Shelter Easter Baskets

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

[ April 11, 2009; 10:45 am to 11:45 am. ] Redeemer will again be providing Easter Baskets for the children at the Kenmore Family Shelter, and Safeway Grocery Certificates for the parents.

Candy, small toys or art supplies donations may be left in the Outreach Box in the Undercroft. All candy and other donations must be individually wrapped. Donations for the grocery certificates may [...]

Read full post...

The Great Vigil is coming. Claim your story now!

Monday, January 19th, 2009

What’s your story?
Every year, anyone from the parish is welcome to present one of the six readings for the night of the Great Paschal Vigil, which is on April 11 this year.
If you want to seize this opportunity to sing, act, play an instrument, read a poem or short story, or tell one of these [...]

Read full post...

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. [...]

Read full post...

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 [...]

Read full post...

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 [...]

Read full post...