Archive for the 'Easter' Category

Sermon for April 29 on the Web

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

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Contains the now-famous “give me the damn Jesus fish” story.
“This whole thing about the Good Shepherd, I think, needs some explanation. We tend to think of it as Jesus being kind to us, and being nurturing to us. And that’s really not totally what it’s about.
“Part of [...]

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Sermon for Easter Sunday 2007 on the Web

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

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Luke 24 1:12
“Do you want to live in a reality where death is not the end, but is a portal to life? do you want to live in a reality where evil does not have all the cards, God does? Do you want to live in a reality [...]

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Easter Vigil sermon on the Web

Monday, May 7th, 2007

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“In the midst of the dead of night, Jesus was raised from the dead.
“We can remember the first Sunday after Christmas day, where John’s gospel is read; and it says, ‘And what came into being through him was life, and that life was the light of all people, and the light shone [...]

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Vigil presentations on the Arts and Music blog

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

“Genesis 1:1″ by Karl Oles

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“Moshe’s Lament” by Wade Rockett

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“A New Heart And A New Spirit” by Hunter Close (instrumental)

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There were other fantastic performances that night which we couldn’t post for a variety of reasons: the sound was wonky, they [...]

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Choral Festival Eucharist

Friday, April 6th, 2007

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. The music will consist of Easter hymns and a choir anthem, and will feature a soprano soloist.
You’ll also get to enjoy the paintings and textile artwork that [...]

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Egg Hunt

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Redeemer is holding an egg hunt for the children after the Sunday morning service (which begins at 11:00 AM).
Children participating in the egg hunt will meet in the Undercroft after services and then set free as a group for “the hunt” when it is time.
What to bring:
Parents of children who are in the hunt should [...]

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The Great Vigil of Easter

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

9:00 PM – Vigil, followed by a gala Agape
(Overflow parking is available across the street in the Bethany parking lot)
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. [...]

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Holy Week schedule

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

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)
Great Vigil of Easter (Saturday night)
9:00 PM – Vigil, followed by a gala Agape
(Overflow parking is available [...]

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Palm Sunday service at 10 AM

Monday, March 26th, 2007

IMPORTANT: The morning service for Palm Sunday begins in the church undercroft (that’s the downstairs part) at 10:00 AM on Sunday, April 1st–NOT at 10:30!
We will process from the undercroft outside and up to the nave of the church. Where we process, and for how long, depends on how much water is falling from the [...]

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Call to artists: Stations of The Cross

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

We are looking for artists to submit 2 dimensional work, in any medium and style, expressing the Stations of the Cross for an exhibit which will be on display in the nave beginning April 1st (Palm Sunday) through May 25th. The deadline for entries is March 12th, 2007. Please see our official call to artists [...]

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