Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore

As we approach the beginning of another Lent-Holy Week, it is a good time to revisit the “reason for being” of the Volunteer Activities, centered around Holy Week. Our theme is seeking life in Christ and the Holy Week liturgies strike at the heart of that theme.
My Goal, as Holy Week Coordinator, is to help [...]

[ April 26, 2009; 9:30 am to 10:15 am. ] The time for the Holy Week Evaluation has been changed due to the birthday celebration during coffee hour.

If you were a:

Team Leader for Holy Week
Volunteer Assistant for Holy Week
Participant during Holy Week

How was it for you? Were there things which went well, things that need to be remembered to do NEXT [...]

Every year on Good Friday, pilgrims from all over the world gather to walk along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. Some carry a cross, to understand better the nature of the burden that Jesus bore. Others accompany them, as witnesses, as penitents, as believers. By dying on the cross at Calvary, Jesus delivered us from [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ April 9, 2009; 7:30 pm; ] Please join us this Holy Week for an evening Maundy Thursday service and Gesthemane Vigil.

The word “Maundy” in this day’s title cmes from the Latin word “mandatum” which means “commandment”. It is taken from the Gospel according to John’s account of Jesus’ washing of the disciples’ feet at the Last Supper.

On this day we rejoice [...]

[ April 5, 2009; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Please join us on Palm Sunday for a single 10:00 A.M. service, beginning with a procession from the Undercroft to the Nave.

The central experience of all worship at Redeemer is communion with Christ and reappropriation of the redemptive power of God in and through receiving the consecrated bread and wine.

However, every liturgy has a thematic [...]

The moment we have been waiting for is here!

There are over 50 volunteer activities posted in the Undercroft to help you make Holy Week your own. Some activities are just for the DOING, some have a rehearsal to prepare you TO DO. We hope the “color coordination” helps you find what is best for you.
Activities [...]

The music, arts and flower folks are planning wonderful things for Holy Week liturgies. Your donations are gratefully accepted to help pay for guest musicians, altar piece materials, etc. Thanks in advance for helping to create an inspiring culmination of our Lenten journey.
If you’d like to make a donation to help support these programs, please [...]

Singing with the Choir during this time is a wonderful opportunity to participate more fully in the liturgies and community life of Redeemer. All adults and teens with an interest in singing are welcome. For more information, please contact Sheila Bristow at music@redeemer-kenmore.org.
Choir schedule for Lent and Holy Week

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 [...]