In-person and on-line Holy Eucharist
2026-10-11 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-10-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-10-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-11-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-11-08 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Nave and Sanctuary at Church of the Redeemer, 6220 Northeast 181st Street, Kenmore, WA, 98028, United States
The people at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer welcomes everyone. We look forward to seeing you at this 10:30 am service of Holy Eucharist at Church of the Redeemer.

It is in-person and on-line. The link to the service live cast is on the Welcome page of this website.

All are welcome to participate fully at Redeemer.

All races.

All religions.

All countries of origin.

All sexual orientations (including LGBTQ+).

All genders.

Eucharist

The Eucharist is the sacrament of Christ’s body and blood, and the principal act of Christian worship. The term is from the Greek, “thanksgiving.” The Episcopal Church invites all baptized Christians to receive communion.

Jesus instituted the Eucharist “on the night when he was betrayed.” At the Last Supper he shared the bread and cup of wine at a sacred meal with his disciples. He identified the bread with his body and the wine with his blood of the new covenant. Jesus commanded his disciples to “do this” in remembrance of him. See these passages in Scripture:

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Mark 14:22-25

Matthew 26:26-29

Luke 22:14-20

The Book of Common Prayer

The Eucharist makes Christ’s sacrifice present. This unites us to Christ’s one self-offering (Book of Common Prayer, p. 859). The Last Supper provides the basis for the fourfold Eucharistic action of taking, blessing, breaking, and sharing. Christ’s body and blood are really present in the sacrament of the Eucharist and received by faith. We also know Christ’s presence in the gathered eucharistic community.

The Book of Common Prayer entitles the whole service the Holy Eucharist.

The first part of the service is designated the Word of God. It usually includes the entrance rite, the lessons and gradual psalm, the gospel, the sermon, the Nicene Creed, the Prayers of the People, the confession of sin and absolution, and the Peace.

The second portion of the service is designated the Holy Communion. It includes the offertory, the consecration of the bread and wine in the Great Thanksgiving, the communion of the people, and the concluding prayers of thanksgiving and dismissal. A blessing may be given prior to the dismissal.

The Eucharist is also called the Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion, the Divine Liturgy, the Mass, and the Great Offertory (BCP, p. 859).

The Hymnal

The Hymnal 1982 includes a section with a variety of hymns for the Holy Eucharist (Numbers 300 through 347), including the following:

“Come, risen Lord, and deign to be our guest” (305 and 306)

“My God, thy table now is spread” (321)

“Now, my tongue, the mystery telling” (329 through 331)

“I am the bread of life” (335)

(Above taken from Eucharist .)

Memorial Garden Workparty
2026-10-12 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-11-09 10:30 - 12:30 | Memorial Garden at Church of the Redeemer, 6220 Northeast 181st Street, Kenmore, WA, 98028, United States
Do you need to touch some grass? Do you enjoy gardening? If so, we’d love to have you join to help us keep our memorial garden looking beautiful all year round at Church of the Redeemer. All are welcome!

We start at 10:30 am. Please bring your own gardening tools and protective equipment. Dress appropriately.

The memorial garden is on the north side of the main church building. To enter it, walk as if you are going to enter the main front doors. Then, as you approach the building, walk to the left of those doors down the concrete walk to the back of the building.

Cocaine Anonymous: Kenmore Keystone (D3)
2026-10-12 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-10-19 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-10-26 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-11-02 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-11-09 19:30 - 20:30 | Parish Hall at Church of the Redeemer, Ground Floor of the main building on the campus at 6220 Northeast 181st Street, Kenmore, WA, 98028, United States
Church of the Redeemer rents space to Cocaine Anonymous for this meeting. Please contact Cocaine Anonymous for more information. In the spirit of Tradition Six, C.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution.

Meeting type:

Meditation: Practices vary, but typically there is a brief period of meditation prior to any sharing. The meditation may be silent or accompanied by audio intended to help facilitate the practice. Lights may be turned off or dimmed during the meditation.

Candlelight: The meeting is conducted partly or entirely by candlelight.

About C.A.

Cocaine Anonymous is a Fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from their addiction.

The best way to reach someone is to speak to them on a common level. The members of C.A. are all recovering addicts who maintain their individual sobriety by working with others. We come from various social, ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds, but what we have in common is addiction.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances.

Anyone who wants to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances (including alcohol and other drugs) is welcome.

There are no dues or fees for membership; we are fully self-supporting through our own contributions.

We do ask for voluntary contributions at meetings to cover expenses such as coffee, rent, literature and services to help those who are still suffering. However, newcomers need not feel obligated to contribute. We do not accept donations from organizations or individuals outside the Fellowship.

We are not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution.

In order to maintain our integrity and avoid any possible complications, we are not affiliated with any outside organization. Although C.A. is a spiritual program, we do not align ourselves with any religion. Our members are free to define their spirituality as they see fit. Our individual members may have opinions of their own, but C.A. as a whole has no opinion on outside issues. We are not affiliated with any rehabs, recovery houses or hospitals, but many do refer their patients to Cocaine Anonymous to maintain their sobriety.

Our primary purpose is to stay free from cocaine and all other mind-altering substances and to help others achieve the same freedom.

The only purpose of Cocaine Anonymous is to offer recovery to individuals who are suffering from addiction. Our experience has shown that the most effective way to attain and maintain sobriety is to work with others suffering from the same malady.

We use the Twelve-Step recovery program because it has already been proven that the Twelve-Step recovery program works.

Cocaine Anonymous

Welcome to Cocaine Anonymous . We are all here for the same reason—our inability to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances. The first step towards solving any problem is admitting that there is a problem.

12 steps of Cocaine Anonymous

We admitted we were powerless over cocaine and all other mind-altering substances—that our lives had become unmanageable.

Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Remington Drive Irregulars Practice
2026-10-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-10-20 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-10-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-11-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-11-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Nave and Sanctuary at Church of the Redeemer, 6220 Northeast 181st Street, Kenmore, WA, 98028, United States
Music has always been an important part of the life of Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. We are going to call our rebirth choir Remington Drive Irregulars. This name comes from the historic name of 181st Street, which provides the south boundary of the Redeemer campus.

The choir draws repertoire from the Sacred Harp tradition, Taizé, rounds, and chant. Scheduled rehearsals are set for 7:00 pm on most Tuesdays.

Select the following to volunteer for the few, the proud, the Remington Drive Irregulars.

Sign up for the Remington Drive Irregulars

Volunteering lets us know how much music to prepare. You will not commit to singing every Sunday for life by doing this. We expect to have “rotating” attendance in the choir.

Benefits of singing in a choir

Singing in a choir offers significant mental, social, and physical benefits, such as the following:

Reducing stress and anxiety

Boosting mood and self-esteem

Fostering a sense of community

Improving cognitive skills like memory and music reading

Strengthening respiratory and immune systems

Choral singing can also improve heart function, increase pain thresholds, and provide a powerful sense of belonging and social connection.

These articles back up those claims:

Choir singing improves health, happiness – and is the perfect icebreaker (University of Oxford)

13 health (physical, mental, and social) benefits of choir singing: Choral singing is good for you, your physical and mental health, and social life (Interkultur)

The Mental-Health Benefits of Singing in a Choir: A body of research finds singing in a group boosts mood, outlook, and health (Psychology Today)

From the Venite, exultemus (Psalm 95) in the Book of Common Prayer:

Come, let us sing to the Lord; * let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving * and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Kenmore Friday Nighters
2026-10-16 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-10-23 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-10-30 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-11-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-11-13 19:30 - 20:30 | Parish Hall at Church of the Redeemer, Ground Floor of the main building on the campus at 6220 Northeast 181st Street, Kenmore, WA, 98028, United States
Church of the Redeemer rents space to Alcoholics Anonymous for this meeting. Please contact Alcoholics Anonymous for more information. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution.

What is Alcoholics Anonymous?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes.

What A.A. does do:

Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

A.A. members share their experience with anyone seeking help with a drinking problem; they give person-to-person service or “sponsorship” to the alcoholic coming to A.A. from any source.

The A.A. program, set forth in our Twelve Steps, offers the alcoholic a way to develop a satisfying life without alcohol.

This program is discussed at A.A. group meetings.

Open speaker meetings — open to alcoholics and nonalcoholics. (Attendance at an open A.A. meeting is the best way to learn what A.A. is, what it does, and what it does not do.) At speaker meetings, A.A. members “tell their stories.” They describe their experiences with alcohol, how they came to A.A., and how their lives have changed as a result of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Open discussion meetings — one member speaks briefly about his or her drinking experience, and then leads a discussion on A.A. recovery or any drinking-related problem anyone brings up. (Closed meetings are for A.A.s or anyone who may have a drinking problem.)

Closed discussion meetings — conducted just as open discussions are, but for alcoholics or prospective A.A.s only.

Step meetings (usually closed) — discussion of one of the Twelve Steps.

St. Luke the Evangelist
2026-10-18 00:00 - 23:59 | Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, Washington, 6220 Northeast 181st Street, PO Box 82677, Kenmore, WA, 98028, United States
Prayer

Almighty God, who inspired your servant Luke the physician to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of your Son: Graciously continue in your Church this love and power to heal, to the praise and glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Lessons

Lessons appointed for use for this day from the Revised Common Lectionary (Episcopal version).

Ecclesiasticus 38:1-14 (NRSV)

Honour physicians for their services, for the Lord created them;for their gift of healing comes from the Most High, and they are rewarded by the king.The skill of physicians makes them distinguished, and in the presence of the great they are admired.The Lord created medicines out of the earth, and the sensible will not despise them.Was not water made sweet with a tree in order that its power might be known?And he gave skill to human beings that he might be glorified in his marvellous works.By them the physician heals and takes away pain; the pharmacist makes a mixture from them.God’s works will never be finished; and from him health spreads over all the earth.My child, when you are ill, do not delay, but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you.Give up your faults and direct your hands rightly, and cleanse your heart from all sin.Offer a sweet-smelling sacrifice, and a memorial portion of choice flour, and pour oil on your offering, as much as you can afford.Then give the physician his place, for the Lord created him; do not let him leave you, for you need him.There may come a time when recovery lies in the hands of physicians, for they too pray to the Lordthat he will grant them success in diagnosis and in healing, for the sake of preserving life.

Psalm 147 or 147:1-7 (BCP)

Laudate Dominum

1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God! * how pleasant it is to honor him with praise!

2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; * he gathers the exiles of Israel.

3 He heals the brokenhearted * and binds up their wounds.

4 He counts the number of the stars * and calls them all by their names.

5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power; * there is no limit to his wisdom.

6 The Lord lifts up the lowly, * but casts the wicked to the ground.

7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; * make music to our God upon the harp.

[8 He covers the heavens with clouds * and prepares rain for the earth;

9 He makes grass to grow upon the mountains * and green plants to serve mankind.

10 He provides food for flocks and herds * and for the young ravens when they cry.

11 He is not impressed by the might of a horse; * he has no pleasure in the strength of a man;

12 But the Lord has pleasure in those who fear him, * in those who await his gracious favor.

13 Worship the Lord, O Jerusalem; * praise your God, O Zion;

14 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; * he has blessed your children within you.

15 He has established peace on your borders; * he satisfies you with the finest wheat.

16 He sends out his command to the earth, * and his word runs very swiftly.

17 He gives snow like wool; * he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.

18 He scatters his hail like bread crumbs; * who can stand against his cold?

19 He sends forth his word and melts them; * he blows with his wind, and the waters flow.

20 He declares his word to Jacob, * his statutes and his judgments to Israel.

21 He has not done so to any other nation; * to them he has not revealed his judgments. Hallelujah!]

2 Timothy 4:5-13 (NRSV)

As for you, always be sober, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully. As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing. Do your best to come to me soon, for Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful in my ministry. I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments.

Luke 4:14-21 (NRSV)

Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me bring good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to say to them, ‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’

In-person Holy Eucharist
2026-10-18 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-10-25 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-11-01 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-11-08 08:00 - 09:00 | Nave and Sanctuary at Church of the Redeemer, 6220 Northeast 181st Street, Kenmore, WA, 98028, United States
Everyone is welcome at Church of the Redeemer. We look forward to seeing you at this 8:00 am Sunday service of Holy Eucharist at Church of the Redeemer. It is in-person only.

All are welcome to participate fully at Redeemer.

All races.

All religions.

All countries of origin.

All sexual orientations (including LGBTQ+).

All genders.

Eucharist

The Eucharist is the sacrament of Christ’s body and blood, and the principal act of Christian worship. The term is from the Greek, “thanksgiving.” The Episcopal Church invites all baptized Christians to receive communion.

Jesus instituted the Eucharist “on the night when he was betrayed.” At the Last Supper he shared the bread and cup of wine at a sacred meal with his disciples. He identified the bread with his body and the wine with his blood of the new covenant. Jesus commanded his disciples to “do this” in remembrance of him. See these passages in Scripture:

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Mark 14:22-25

Matthew 26:26-29

Luke 22:14-20

The Book of Common Prayer

The Eucharist makes Christ’s sacrifice present. This unites us to Christ’s one self-offering (Book of Common Prayer, p. 859). The Last Supper provides the basis for the fourfold Eucharistic action of taking, blessing, breaking, and sharing. Christ’s body and blood are really present in the sacrament of the Eucharist and received by faith. We also know Christ’s presence in the gathered eucharistic community.

The Book of Common Prayer entitles the whole service the Holy Eucharist.

The first part of the service is designated the Word of God. It usually includes the entrance rite, the lessons and gradual psalm, the gospel, the sermon, the Nicene Creed, the Prayers of the People, the confession of sin and absolution, and the Peace.

The second portion of the service is designated the Holy Communion. It includes the offertory, the consecration of the bread and wine in the Great Thanksgiving, the communion of the people, and the concluding prayers of thanksgiving and dismissal. A blessing may be given prior to the dismissal.

The Eucharist is also called the Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion, the Divine Liturgy, the Mass, and the Great Offertory (BCP, p. 859).

The Hymnal

The Hymnal 1982 includes a section with a variety of hymns for the Holy Eucharist (Numbers 300 through 347), including the following:

“Come, risen Lord, and deign to be our guest” (305 and 306)

“My God, thy table now is spread” (321)

“Now, my tongue, the mystery telling” (329 through 331)

“I am the bread of life” (335)

(Above taken from Eucharist .)

Vestry meeting
2026-10-20 19:00 - 20:30
The Vestry of Episcopal Church of the Redeemer meets monthly on the 3rd Tuesday, unless otherwise changed. All general meetings are open for the congregation to attend. Meetings are at 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall.

You may bring any concerns or ideas you have to any member.

Vestry

The vestry is the legal representative of the parish with regard to all matters pertaining to its corporate property. The number of members and the term of office varies from parish to parish. The annual parish meeting usually elects the members.

The presiding officer is the rector [or priest in charge]. There are usually two wardens. The senior warden leads the parish between rectors and is a support person for the rector. The junior warden often has responsibility for church property and buildings. A treasurer and a secretary or clerk may be chosen. These officers may or may not be vestry members.

The basic responsibilities of the vestry are to do the following:

Help define and articulate the mission of the congregation.

Support the church’s mission by word and deed.

Select the rector.

Ensure effective organization and planning.

Manage resources and finances.

[Description adapted from An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church.]

St. Simon and St. Jude
2026-10-28 00:00 - 23:59 | Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, Washington, 6220 Northeast 181st Street, PO Box 82677, Kenmore, WA, 98028, United States
Lessons appointed for use for this day from the Revised Common Lectionary (Episcopal version).

Deuteronomy 32:1-4 (NRSV)

Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; let the earth hear the words of my mouth.May my teaching drop like the rain, my speech condense like the dew;like gentle rain on grass, like showers on new growth.For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe greatness to our God!

The Rock, his work is perfect, and all his ways are just.A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he;

Psalm 119:89-96 (BCP)

Lamedh

In Æternum, Domine

89 O Lord, your word is everlasting; * it stands firm in the heavens.

90 Your faithfulness remains from one generation to another; * you established the earth, and it abides.

91 By your decree these continue to this day, * for all things are your servants.

92 If my delight had not been in your law, * I should have perished in my affliction.

93 I will never forget your commandments, * because by them you give me life.

94 I am yours; oh, that you would save me! * for I study your commandments.

95 Though the wicked lie in wait for me to destroy me, * I will apply my mind to your decrees.

96 I see that all things come to an end, * but your commandment has no bounds.

Ephesians 2:13-22 (NRSV)

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, so that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, and might reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it. So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling-place for God.

John 15:17-27 (NRSV)

I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.

‘If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world—therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, “Servants are not greater than their master.” If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not have sin. But now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. It was to fulfil the word that is written in their law, “They hated me without a cause.”

‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning.

All Saints (observed)
2026-11-01 00:00 - 23:59 | Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, Washington, 6220 Northeast 181st Street, PO Box 82677, Kenmore, WA, 98028, United States
Lessons appointed for use for this day from the Revised Common Lectionary (Episcopal version).

Revelation 7:9-17 (NRSV)

I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!” And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, singing, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?” I said to him, “Sir, you are the one that knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Psalm 34:1-10,22 (BCP)

Benedicam Dominum

1 I will bless the Lord at all times; * his praise shall ever be in my mouth.2 I will glory in the Lord; * let the humble hear and rejoice.3 Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord; * let us exalt his Name together.4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me * and delivered me out of all my terror.5 Look upon him and be radiant, * and let not your faces be ashamed.6 I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me * and saved me from all my troubles.7 The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear him, * and he will deliver them.8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; * happy are they who trust in him!9 Fear the Lord, you that are his saints, * for those who fear him lack nothing.10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger, * but those who seek the Lord lack nothing that is good.22 The Lord ransoms the life of his servants, * and none will be punished who trust in him.

1 John 3:1-3 (NRSV)

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

Matthew 5:1-12 (NRSV)

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

The Old Testament, New Testament and Gospel readings are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

The Psalm is from the Book of Common Prayer, 1979.
