Archive for the 'Lent' Category

Contemplative Lenten Service

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

[ March 13, 2010; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Cellist extraordinaire Nathan Whittaker will perform J. S. Bach’s Suite #5 in c minor for this service of music and readings. This is a great opportunity to invite friends and neighbors to be part of the season at Redeemer, as well as deepening your own Lenten journey. A soup supper will follow the liturgy.

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Ash Wednesday Liturgy

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

[ February 17, 2010; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]

Wednesday, February 17th at 7:30 p.m.

“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

Photo: “Food For The Journey” by robinsan

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Ash Wednesday Noonday Prayer

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

[ February 17, 2010; 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm. ] We will be having Noonday Prayer and Imposition of Ashes at 12:00 on Wednesday, February 17th.

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Sharing Holy Week

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

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 [...]

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Pre-Lent pot luck dinner

Friday, January 29th, 2010

[ February 13, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

Save the date! On Saturday, February 13th we are having a Pre-Lent Pot Luck Dinner. Bring a dish to share with your friends and we will supply the music. Remember, fasting can seem long during Lent, so you might want to bring something you will miss: meat, chocolate, dessert, etc.

The dinner will follow the 5pm [...]

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End of Lent

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

[ April 4, 2009; 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm. ] Dear Friends in Christ,

Lent concludes this Saturday evening. A Rite for the Completion of Lent (including Reconciliation, Unction and Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament) takes place at 7:00 PM on Saturday (April 4th). This forty-five minute Rite is an ideal way to end your Lenten observance, and prepare yourself to enter the mysteries of [...]

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Join the Choir for Lent and Holy Week!

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

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

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Ash Wednesday services

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

[ February 25, 2009; ]

The service schedule for Ash Wednesday (February 25) is:

Noon – Noonday Prayer & Imposition of Ashes
7:30 PM – Ash Wednesday Liturgy

From Wikipedia:
In the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty days before Easter (excluding Sundays). It falls on a different date each year, because it is dependent on [...]

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Lazarus Saturday and the Completion of Lent

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

[ March 15, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] There will be a service at 7:00 PM on Lazarus Saturday to mark the completion of the season of Lent.

From Wikipedia:

Lazarus Saturday, in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches, is the day before Palm Sunday, and is liturgically linked to it. The feast celebrates the resurrection of Lazarus of Bethany, the narrative of which [...]

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Sermon for the first Sunday in Lent 2008

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Fr. John preaches on Matthew 4:1-11.
“We are all tempted. We all have knowledge of evil, and so Jesus is presented with the possibilities that the dark side suggests to all of us.”

 
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