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Mardi Gras Party! Fabulous menu!

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

[ March 5, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
On March 5, 2011 at 6:00pm,  we will be celebrating the end of Epiphany (dare I say Mardi Gras) with a suitable dinner of New Orleans style fare: the menu will include:

Shrimp Étouffée
Chicken Clemenceau
Red Beans and Rice
Green Salad
Corn Bread
Sparkling Beverages
King Cake

There will be party beads, games, CD music (if anyone has some zydeko).
Please sign [...]

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Foot Washing on Good Friday

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

[ April 22, 2011; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] The Foot Washing Event will be held at United Way’s Community Resource Exchange, Qwest Field, on April 22, 2011 (Good Friday)! Volunteers are needed for foot washing and filling water basins. Morning, afternoon, or all day shifts available for volunteers. Doors are open to participants from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.

The event provides those who [...]

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Mardi Gras Planners Wanted

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

[ February 13, 2011; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. ] Attention all you who like to party! We want to plan an end of Epiphany party (dare I day Mardi Gras?) for Saturday, March 5. We know it will be a Pot luck but beyond that we need help.
Anne Walton and Debi Laughlin would like to gather those who want to help with the planning [...]

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Arts Committee Meeting

Monday, January 10th, 2011

[ January 23, 2011; 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] Please come to the Arts Committee meeting January 23rd following the 10:30 liturgy. We need design input and volunteers for the Art for Lent.

This year, the emphasis will be on collaboration. Everyone will be able to contribute ideas and skills, from design to final product.

Please contact Bill McGlinn for more information or if [...]

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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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