This is Fr. Jed Fox’s announcement regarding a temporary cancellation of in-person worship services at Church of the Redeemer.
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Hi, I’m Father Jed, the Rector of the Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington.
I’m coming to you today with some news that I was hoping I wouldn’t have to do again. But if you’ve looked at the news and at the COVID numbers in King County, you’d probably guess what it might be.
Because of the Omnicom variant, and its very high transmissibility and the damage it can do to communities in a very short amount of time, we are going to suspend in-person worship at the Church of the Redeemer for the next three Sundays. So that is January 9th, January 16th, and January 23rd.
Now there is a hidden silver lining in that January 23rd is our annual meeting. And if you were planning on attending the Church of the Redeemer in-person on the 23rd and worrying how you’re going to get home by 11:30 for the virtual annual meeting, you don’t have to worry about that anymore!
But joking aside, this is something that I was hoping we would not have to do, but this is where we’re at and this is the right thing to do to keep our community safe and to do our part to keep the greater community as safe and healthy as possible.
I hope that it will only be for three weeks. My prayer is that it will only be for three weeks, and if and when it ends, I will look forward to putting out another video saying that, “Hey, we’re returning to in-person worship,” at that point.
I hope also that in the very near future, I’ll have some other good news to share, and that will be coming to you again very soon with that good news.
But until then, please know that you all are in my prayers. And I hope that I, and everyone at the Church of the Redeemer is in yours as well. God willing, this will come to an end, and we will be able to see each other again.
And until then, may God’s blessing me with you. Christ’s peace be with you and the Spirit’s out-pouring be with you. Amen.
The Rev. Jedediah (Jed) Fox
The Rev. Jedediah (Jed) Fox has been the rector of Church of the Redeemer since January 2015. Prior to being called to Redeemer, Fr. Jed served as curate and assistant at The Church of St. Michael and St. George in St. Louis, Missouri, and was a seminarian at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin while attending the General Theological Seminary. Fr. Jed was raised at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Helena, Montana.
Jed, along with his family, enjoy being outdoors, reading, and travel. He has also tried his hand at woodworking, various musical instruments, and triathlon.
You may contact Fr. Jed at rector@redeemer-kenmore.org.
Church of the Redeemer
Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6210 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.
