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The Third Sunday in Lent: March 8, 2026

The Word of God

Opening Hymn, Come, thou fount of every blessing, Hymnal 686

Opening Acclamation

Celebrant: Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins.

People: His mercy endures forever.

Celebrant: “Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”    Hebrews 4:14,16

Celebrant: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

The Priest stands and pronounces absolution.

Trisagion

(spoken at 8 am)

Collect of the Day

              Celebrant          The Lord be with you

              People               And also with you

              Celebrant          Let us pray.

Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

              People               Amen

The Lessons

Reading: Exodus 17:1-7

Psalm 95 (BCP)

Venite, exultemus

¹Come, let us sing to the | Lord; *
       let us shout for joy to the Rock of our sal|vation.
²Let us come before his presence with thank|sgiving *
       and raise a loud shout to him with | psalms.
³For the Lord is a great | God, *
       and a great King above all | gods.
⁴In his hand are the caverns of the | earth, *
       and the heights of the hills are his | also.
⁵The sea is his, for he | made it, *
       and his hands have molded the dry | land.
⁶Come, let us bow down, and bend the | knee, *
       and kneel before the Lord our | Maker.
⁷For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his | hand. *
       Oh, that today you would hearken to his | voice!
⁸Harden not your hearts,
as your forebears did in the | wilderness, *
       at Meribah, and on that day at Massah,
       when they | tempted me.
⁹They put me to the | test, *
       though they had seen my | works.
¹⁰Forty years long I detested that generation and | said, *
      “This people are wayward in their hearts;
       they do not know my | ways.”
[last half]
¹¹So I swore in my | wrath, *
      “They shall not enter into my | rest.”

Reading: Romans 5:1-11

Gospel Acclamation (Omit at 8:00)

The Gospel                   John 4:5-42

The Sermon

Rev. Theresa Newell

Nicene Creed

We believe in One God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father,
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayers of the People

After each bidding the people say: Christ have mercy.

¶ The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect.

The Peace

              Celebrant          The peace of the Lord be always with you.

              People               And also with you.

¶ The People pass the peace in the way that is most comfortable to each.

Announcements

The Holy Communion

Offertory

¶ The Celebrant offers an Offertory sentence.

Hymn, As longs the deer for cooling streams, Hymnal 658

The Great Thanksgiving

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

¶ The Celebrant continues, eventually saying

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

¶ The Celebrant continues with the Eucharistic Prayer, eventually saying:

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

¶ Celebrant and People

Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.

¶ The Celebrant continues with the Eucharistic Prayer, eventually inviting the Lord’s Prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer

Spoken at 8 and sung on a monotone G at 10:30.

The Breaking of the Bread

(spoken at 8:00)

Invitation and Holy Communion

Celebrant: The Gifts of God for the People of God.

Hymn, The first one ever, Hymnal 673

Post-communion Prayer

¶ Celebrant and People

Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Blessing

Hymn, Surely it is God who saves me, Hymnal 679

Dismissal

Celebrant: Let us bless the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.

Prayers

Pray for the Universal Church, its members, and its mission

+The Anglican Communion
Sarah, the Archbishop of Canterbury
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East

+The Episcopal Church
Sean the Presiding Bishop
Episcopal Migration Ministries

+The Diocese of Olympia
Phil, our Bishop
St. Elizabeth’s, Burien
Good Shepherd, Federal Way

+The Church of the Redeemer
Theresa our priest
The Vestry and Wardens serving this parish
All the members of this congregation.

Pray for all in authority

António, Secretary General of the United Nations
Donald, our President
Bob, our Governor
Teri, Chair of the dxʷlilap [Tulalip] T r ibes
Cecile, Chair of the dxʷdəwʔabš [Duwamish] Tribe

Pray for the welfare of the world

Especially all victims of the many conflicts in our world
The victims of earthquake, flood, mass shootings, hurricanes and wildfire
Hopelink Kenmore Place
Heron Haven Senior Women’s Shelter
Camp United We Stand

Pray for those who need healing

Especially Kathy, Fritz, Ginny, Jean and Dick, Elizabeth, Richard, Shereen, John, Robert, Tina, Al, Laurie, Teri, Ron, Josiah, and Erin

Pray for those in the Armed Forces and their families

Especially Cully, Bede, AJ, and Mingo

Give thanks for the blessings of this life

Those celebrating the anniversary of their birth
Those celebrating the anniversary of their Baptism
Those celebrating the anniversary of their marriage, especially Lee and Anne

Pray for all those who have died

Announcements

Updating Parishioner Demographic Data

If you have not yet filled out the form collecting updated demographic data, please do so. The forms are on the table in the narthex.

Soup and Stations

March 19th will be “Stations and Soup”. We will begin the Stations of the Cross in the nave at 6:00pm. Afterwords, we will head down to the parish hall for a simple soup supper and community gathering.

Adult Education

First Alcove of the Parish Hall: 9:15 Sundays and 5:30 Tuesdays

We will be reading and discussing Stephanie Spellers’ latest book, Church Tomorrow? Here is the reading schedule for the next couple of weeks. (See the Font or website for the complete schedule.)

March 8 and 10: Part II (Chapters 3-5)

March 15: Part IIIa (Chapters 6-7)

Change in Schedule for March Vestry Meeting

The March meeting of the Vestry will be moved to March 16 at 7:00 pm to avoid having a meeting on St. Patrick’s Day. It will be held in the baptistry. All meetings of the vestry are open.

Celebration of Lee’s Retirement–TODAY

Our Communications Officer, Lee Darrow, is retiring. We will have a celebration after the 10:30 service on March 8. Cards are welcome. Let’s pile on the love!

Redeemer Updates

The vestry has released a letter updating the parish on information and events since the Annual Meeting. Please see the Font and/or website for this important update.

Vestry update: March 5, 2026: https://bit.ly/COR-Vestry-20260305

Relèven Update: March 5, 2026: https://bit.ly/COR-Releven-20260305

Copyright Information :

Simplified Anglican Chant. Music, Robert Knox Kennedy, © 1979 GIA Publications, Inc. Printed and streamed with permission using One License #A-713521. All rights reserved.

Mozarabic Sanctus et Benedictus. Adapted Howard E. Galley (b. 1929), © 1985 Church Publishing Inc. Printed and streamed with permission using One License #A-713521. All rights reserved.

Agnus Dei. Music, © 1984 Mason Martens, Church Publishing Inc. Printed and streamed with permission using One License #A-713521. All rights reserved.

The first one ever. Words, Linda Wilberger Egan (b. 1946). Music, Ballad, Linda Wildberger Egan (b. 1946). © 1983 Church Publishing Inc. Streamed with permission using One License #A-713521. All rights reserved.

Surely it is God who saves me. Text, © 1982, Carl P. Daw, Jr. (1944- ), paraphrase The First Song of Isaiah. Music, Thomas Merton, © 1984, Ray W. Urwin (1950- ). Copyright administered by Hope Publishing Company. Streamed with permission using One License #A-713521. All rights reserved.

Church of the Redeemer

Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. 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 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is 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.

March 6, 2026
Advent and Christmas services 2025
Be our guest at church services at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, Washington, for Advent and Christmas.

Advent is the first season of the church year. It begins with the fourth Sunday before Christmas and continues through the day before Christmas. The name comes from a Latin word for “coming.” The season is a time of preparation and expectation for the coming celebration of our Lord’s nativity. We also prepare and expect the final coming of Christ “in power and glory.”

Christmas (in old English, Cristes maesse, Christ’s Mass), or The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, is a festival celebrated on December 25. It commemorates the Incarnation of the Word of God in the birth of Jesus Christ. According to the Philocalian calendar, Christmas was first celebrated in Rome in the year 336. It gradually spread to the churches of the east, which already had a festival on January 6 commemorating the manifestation of God in both the birth and baptism of Jesus.

All are welcome to participate fully at Redeemer.
- All races.
- All religions.
- All countries of origin.
- All sexual orientations, including LGBTQ+.
- All genders.
We stand with you. You are safe here.

Advent

Redeemer follows its regular Sunday morning schedule in Advent.
- There is a spoken, quiet service at 8:00 am.
- There is adult education at 9:15 am for children and adults.
- There is a service with singing at 10:30 am.
Children worship with their caregivers. It is fine to bring infants and small children. How else will they learn if they don’t participate?

On Sunday, December 14, 2025, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm, we invite you to an Advent Tea in the parish hall.

On Sunday, December 21, 2025, after the 10:30 am church service, we will “green the church” for Christmas. You are invited to join in the joyful fun. This activity used to be called the “hanging of the greens,” but the Green family took offense.

Christmas

The Christmas season begins late in the afternoon on December 24.
- At 4:00 pm, there is a family-friendly Christmas service with music.
- At 8:00 pm, there is a full Christmas service with incense. This would be the traditional “midnight mass” type of service.
There is no service on Christmas Day, December 25.

There will be services at 8:00 am and 10:30 am on the two Sundays of Christmas. The 10:30 am service on the Second Sunday of Christmas will have a Christmas pageant.

There will be education classes for children and adults at 9:15 am on the two Sundays after Christmas.

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 6220 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.
December 1, 2025
Holy Week and Easter 2025 at Church of the Redeemer
From early times Christians have observed Holy Week, the week before Easter, as a time of special devotion. As the pilgrim Egeria recorded in the late fourth century, Jerusalem contained many sacred places that were sites for devotion and liturgy. Numerous pilgrims to the holy city followed the path of Jesus in his last days. They formed processions, worshipped where Christ suffered and died, and venerated relics.

From this beginning evolved the rites we observe today on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. These services provide a liturgical experience of the last days of Jesus’ earthly life, as well as the time and events leading up to his resurrection.

The three holy days, or Triduum, of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are at the heart of the observance. Holy Week ends at sundown on the Saturday before Easter, or with the celebration of the Easter Vigil.

(Taken from Holy Week.)

All are welcome to participate fully at Redeemer.
- All races.
- All religions.
- All countries of origin.
- All sexual orientations.
- All genders.
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

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On Sunday, April 17, 2025, experience the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem followed by His betrayal and crucifixion. On Palm Sunday: The Sunday of the Passion you will walk through the experiences of Jesus during that week. ✠ Hosanna, Lord! ✠ Can’t you watch with Me for one hour? ✠ Crucify Him! ✠ It is finished. Episcopal Church of the Redeemer is at 6210 NE 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. Free parking. Children encouraged to participate. Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter at which Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11a, Luke 19:29-40) and Jesus’ Passion on the cross (Mt 26:36-27:66, Mk 14:32-15:47, Lk 22:39-23:56) are recalled. It is also known as the Sunday of the Passion. Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week. Red is the liturgical color for the day. The observance of Palm Sunday in Jerusalem was witnessed by the pilgrim Egeria in about 381-384. During this observance there was a procession of people down the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem. The people waved branches of palms or olive trees as they walked. They sang psalms, including Psalm 118, and shouted the antiphon (refrain), “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” The Palm Sunday observance was generally accepted throughout the church by the twelfth century. The liturgy of the palms is the entrance rite for the service. The congregation may gather at a place apart from the church and process to the church after the blessing of the branches of palm or other trees (Book of Common Prayer, p. 270). The liturgy of the palms includes a reading of one of the gospel accounts of Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem. After the entrance rite, the service changes focus abruptly from the triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the solemnity of the Passion. All are welcome at Redeemer: ✅ All races. ✅ All religions. ✅ All countries of origin. ✅ All sexual orientations. ✅ All genders. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. #palmsunday #holyweek #kenmorewa #lakeforestparkwa #bothellwa #seattle #christian #episcopal #Jesus #redeemer #tectok
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- April 13, 2025
Lessons for The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter at which Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11a, Luke 19:29-40) and Jesus’ Passion on the cross (Mathew 26:36-27:66, Mark 14:32-15:47, Luke 22:39-23:56) are recalled. It is also known as the Sunday of the Passion.

Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week. Red is the liturgical color for the day.

The observance of Palm Sunday in Jerusalem was witnessed by the pilgrim Egeria in about 381-384. During this observance there was a procession of people down the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem. The people waved branches of palms or olive trees as they walked. They sang psalms, including Psalm 118, and shouted the antiphon (refrain), “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” The Palm Sunday observance was generally accepted throughout the church by the twelfth century.

The liturgy of the palms is the entrance rite for the service. The congregation may gather at a place apart from the church and process to the church after the blessing of the branches of palm or other trees (Book of Common Prayer, p. 270). The liturgy of the palms includes a reading of one of the gospel accounts of Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem. After the entrance rite, the service changes focus abruptly from the triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the solemnity of the Passion.
- 8:00 am, In-person Palm Sunday and Passion liturgy with Eucharist (simpler service without music)
- 10:30 am, In-person and on-line Palm Sunday and Passion liturgy with Eucharist (full service with music)
Wednesday in Holy Week: Spy Wednesday
- April 16, 2026
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Judas Iscariot’s intent to betray Jesus formed on Holy Wednesday. The day is sometimes called “Spy Wednesday”. The word spy, as used in the term, means “ambush, ambuscade, snare.” Episcopal Church of the Redeemer has Holy Eucharist on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 12:00 noon during Holy Week. All are welcome at Redeemer: ✅ All races. ✅ All religions. ✅ All countries of origin. ✅ All sexual orientations. ✅ All genders. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. #kenmorewa #lakeforestparkwa #bothellwa #seattle #christian #holyweek #spywednesday #redeemer #episcopal #tectok
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Lessons for Spy Wednesday

Holy Wednesday commemorates the Bargain of Judas as a clandestine spy among the disciples. It is also called Spy Wednesday, or Good Wednesday, and Great and Holy Wednesday.
- 12:00 noon, In-person Spy Wednesday Holy Eucharist
Maundy Thursday

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Everyone is welcome at Church of the Redeemer. We look forward to seeing you at this 7:00 pm service of Holy Eucharist with foot washing at Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington, on April 17, 2025. This service will conclude with the stripping of the altar and procession to the garden of repose. The Thursday in Holy Week is called Maundy Thursday. It is part of the Triduum, or three holy days before Easter. The name comes from the Latin phrase mandatum novum, “new commandment,” taken from John 13:34. The ceremony of washing feet was also referred to as “the Maundy.” Maundy Thursday celebrations also commemorate the institution of the eucharist by Jesus “on the night he was betrayed.” Egeria, a fourth-century pilgrim to Jerusalem, describes elaborate celebrations and observances in that city on Maundy Thursday. Special celebration of the institution of the eucharist on Maundy Thursday is attested by the Council of Hippo in 381. All are welcome at Redeemer: ✅ All races. ✅ All religions. ✅ All countries of origin. ✅ All sexual orientations. ✅ All genders. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. #kenmorewa #lakeforestparkwa #bothellwa #seattle #christian #holyweek #maundythursday #triduum #footwashing #eucharist #altarofrepose #gethsemane #redeemer #episcopal #tectok
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- April 17, 2025
Lessons for Maundy Thursday

The Thursday in Holy Week is called Maundy Thursday. It is part of the Triduum, or three holy days before Easter. The name comes from the Latin phrase mandatum novum, “new commandment,” taken from John 13:34. The ceremony of washing feet was also referred to as “the Maundy.” Maundy Thursday celebrations also commemorate the institution of the eucharist by Jesus “on the night he was betrayed.”

The washing of feet was a menial act of hospitality in the Hebrew Scriptures (see Genesis 18:4, 19:2). It was often performed for guests by a servant or the wife of the host.

The Gospel of John (13:1-17) records that Jesus washed the feet of the disciples at the Last Supper. Jesus urged the disciples to follow his example of generous and humble service. They should wash one another’s feet, as their feet had been washed by Jesus, their Lord and Teacher.

Jesus’ washing of the disciples’ feet was a lived expression of his teaching that “whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all” (Mark 10:43-44). The foot-washing also expressed Jesus’ “new commandment” for his disciples to love one another, as he had loved them (John 13:34). The washing of feet continued in the early Christian church. The requirements for enrollment on the list of widows includes the expectation that a widow would have “washed the saints’ feet” (1 Timothy 4:9-10). The ceremonial washing of feet is mentioned by Augustine of Hippo (354-430).
- 12:00 pm, In-person Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist with foot washing (simpler service without music)
- 7:00 pm, In-person and on-line Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist with foot washing (service with music)
Gethsemane Vigil Watch

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“Could you not watch with me for one hour?” Jesus asked this question to the disciples while he was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before the Crucifixion. We have a chance to answer that question in our own day by watching with Jesus on the altar of repose during our Gethsemane Vigil Watch. This follows the evening Maundy Thursday service at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington. We invite you to spend time in prayer at the altar of repose in a holy hour watch. The watch will begin following the Maundy Thursday service at about 8:30 pm. It will end at 12:00 midnight. Can you watch with Jesus for one hour? All are welcome at Redeemer: ✅ All races. ✅ All religions. ✅ All countries of origin. ✅ All sexual orientations. ✅ All genders. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. #kenmorewa #lakeforestparkwa #bothellwa #seattle #christian #holyweek #maundythursday #vigil #watch #altarofrepose #gethsemane #redeemer #episcopal #tectok
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- April 17, 2025
“Could you not watch with me for one hour?” Jesus asked this question to the disciples while he was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before the Crucifixion.

We have a chance to answer that question in our own day by watching with Jesus on the altar of repose during our Gethsemane Vigil Watch. This follows the evening Maundy Thursday service at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington. We invite you to spend time in prayer at the altar of repose in a holy hour watch.

Can you watch with Jesus for one hour?
- 8:30 pm to 12:00 midnight, Gethsemane Vigil Watch
Holy Hour Watch

Good Friday
- April 18, 2025
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The Good Friday service at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington, will have the Adoration of the Cross and communion from the reserved sacrament. The service will begin at 7:00 pm. Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Day, on which the church commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a day of fasting and special acts of discipline and self-denial. In the early church candidates for baptism, joined by others, fasted for a day or two before the Paschal feast. In the west the first of those days eventually acquired the character of historical reenactment of the passion and death of Christ. The liturgy of the day includes John’s account of the Passion gospel, a solemn form of intercession known as the solemn collects (dating from ancient Rome), and optional devotions before the cross (commonly known as the veneration of the cross). All are welcome at Redeemer: ✅ All races. ✅ All religions. ✅ All countries of origin. ✅ All sexual orientations. ✅ All genders. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. #kenmorewa #lakeforestparkwa #bothellwa #seattle #christian #holyweek #goodfriday #triduum #adorationofthecross #redeemer #episcopal #tectok
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Lessons for Good Friday

Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Day, on which the church commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a day of fasting and special acts of discipline and self-denial.

In the early church candidates for baptism, joined by others, fasted for a day or two before the Paschal feast. In the west the first of those days eventually acquired the character of historical reenactment of the passion and death of Christ.

The liturgy of the day includes John’s account of the Passion gospel, a solemn form of intercession known as the solemn collects (dating from ancient Rome), and optional devotions before the cross (commonly known as the veneration of the cross).
- 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm, In-person Good Friday liturgy (simpler service without music)
- 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, In-person and on-line Good Friday liturgy (service with music)
Before the Cross on Good Friday.

Holy Saturday
- April 19, 2025
Lessons for Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday is the Saturday after Good Friday, which recalls the day when the crucified Christ visited among the dead while his body lay in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea.

In the Episcopal Church there is no eucharist on Holy Saturday. The Book of Common Prayer provides a simple liturgy of the word with collect and readings for the Holy Saturday service. The funeral anthem “In the midst of life” (Book of Common Prayer, pp. 484 or 492) is used instead of the prayers of the people (Book of Common Prayer, p. 283).

In the midst of life we are in death;
from whom can we seek help?
From you alone, O Lord,
who by our sins are justly angered.

Holy God, Holy and Mighty,
Holy and merciful Savior,
deliver us not into the bitterness of eternal death.

Lord, you know the secrets of our hearts;
shut not your ears to our prayers,
but spare us, O Lord.

Holy God, Holy and Mighty,
Holy and merciful Savior,
deliver us not into the bitterness of eternal death.

O worthy and eternal Judge,
do not let the pains of death
turn us away from you at our last hour.

Holy God, Holy and Mighty,
Holy and merciful Savior,
deliver us not into the bitterness of eternal death.

In the ancient church, those preparing for baptism and perhaps others continued the fast they began on Good Friday. Holy Saturday ends at sunset. Fasting and other preparations end at sunset or with the Easter Vigil, which begins the celebration of Easter.
- 9:30 am to 10:00 am, In-person Holy Saturday service
The Great Vigil of Easter
- April 19, 2025
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This is the Easter service you want to attend, if you have a choice. You may bring children. Everyone learns from this liturgy. It starts at 9:00 pm on April 19, 2025, at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington. The Easter Vigil is intended as the first (and arguably, the primary) celebration of Easter in the Book of Common Prayer (pp. 284-95). It is also known as the Great Vigil. The service begins in darkness, sometime between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter, and consists of four parts: ❦ The Service of Light with the kindling of new fire, lighting the Paschal candle, and the Exsultet ❦ The Service of Lessons with readings from the Hebrew Scriptures interspersed with psalms, canticles, and prayers ❦ Christian Initiation (Holy Baptism) or the Renewal of Baptismal Vows ❦ The Eucharist Through this liturgy, the Book of Common Prayer recovers an ancient practice of keeping the Easter feast. Believers would gather in the hours of darkness to hear scripture and offer prayer ending at dawn on Easter. This night-long service of prayerful watching anticipated the baptisms that would come at first light and the Easter Eucharist. All are welcome at Redeemer: ✅ All races. ✅ All religions. ✅ All countries of origin. ✅ All sexual orientations. ✅ All genders. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. #kenmorewa #lakeforestparkwa #bothellwa #seattle #christian #holyweek #eastervigil #vigil #triduum #resurrection #easter #redeemer #episcopal #tectok
♬ original sound – Episcopal Ch. of the Redeemer – Episcopal Ch. of the Redeemer

Lessons for the Great Vigil of Easter

The Easter Vigil is intended as the first (and arguably, the primary) celebration of Easter in the Book of Common Prayer (pp. 284-95). It is also known as the Great Vigil.

The service begins in darkness, sometime between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter, and consists of four parts:
- The Service of Light with the kindling of new fire, lighting the Paschal candle, and the Exsultet
- The Service of Lessons with readings from the Hebrew Scriptures interspersed with psalms, canticles, and prayers
- Christian Initiation (Holy Baptism) or the Renewal of Baptismal Vows
- The Eucharist
Through this liturgy, the Book of Common Prayer recovers an ancient practice of keeping the Easter feast. Believers would gather in the hours of darkness to hear scripture and offer prayer ending at dawn on Easter. This night-long service of prayerful watching anticipated the baptisms that would come at first light and the Easter Eucharist.

Easter was the primary baptismal occasion for the early church to the practical exclusion of all others. This practice linked the meanings of Christ’s dying and rising to the understanding of baptism.
- 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm, In-person and on-line Great Vigil of Easter
The Sunday of the Resurrection, or Easter Day

@redeemerkenmore
Everyone is welcome at Church of the Redeemer. We look forward to seeing you at this 10:30 am service of Holy Eucharist. Easter Day is the annual feast of the resurrection, the Pascha or Christian Passover, and the eighth day of cosmic creation. Faith in Jesus’ resurrection on the Sunday or third day following his crucifixion is at the heart of Christian belief. Episcopal Church of the Redeemer is at 6210 NE 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. Free parking. Children encouraged to participate. All are welcome at Redeemer: ✅ All races. ✅ All religions. ✅ All countries of origin. ✅ All sexual orientations. ✅ All genders. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. #easter #heisrisen #Χριστὸςἀνέστη #cristisarisen #kristusisopstien #cristoresucitó #kenmorewa #lakeforestparkwa bothellwa #seattle #christian #episcopal #Jesus #redeemer #tectok
♬ original sound – Episcopal Ch. of the Redeemer – Episcopal Ch. of the Redeemer
- April 20, 2025
Lessons for the Sunday of the Resurrection, or Easter Day

Easter Day is the annual feast of the resurrection, the Pascha or Christian Passover, and the eighth day of cosmic creation. Faith in Jesus’ resurrection on the Sunday or third day following his crucifixion is at the heart of Christian belief.

In the western church, Easter occurs on the first Sunday after the full moon on or after the vernal equinox. Easter always falls between March 22 and April 25 inclusive. Following Jewish custom, the feast begins at sunset on Easter Eve with the Great Vigil of Easter.

The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Easter on the first Sunday after the Jewish Pesach or Passover (which follows the spring full moon). Although the two dates sometimes coincide, the eastern date is often one or more weeks later.

The Easter Season, or the Great Fifty Days, lasts from Easter Day through the feast of Pentecost seven weeks later.
- 8:00 am, In-person Holy Eucharist on Easter Day (simpler service without music)
- 10:30 am, In-person and on-line Holy Eucharist on Easter Day (service with music)
Easter Day Brunch
- April 20, 2025
Are you are planning to attend either the 8:00 am or 10:30 am worship services on Easter Day at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer? If so, we invite you to attend the Easter Day brunch in the church’s parish hall. It is a potluck meal.
- Welcome our visitors coming to one of our services this morning.
- Greet your friends that regularly attend the “other” service.
- Enjoy a second cup of coffee.
We ask that you bring breakfast items to share.

So that we know how many chairs and tables to set up, please register for a free ticket for each person who is coming.

Free Easter Brunch Tickets (Potluck)
- 9:15 to 10:15 am, Easter Day Brunch
Church of the Redeemer

Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. 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 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is 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.
March 31, 2025
Christmas Season at Redeemer
You are welcome to worship the Christ child during the Christmas Season at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. All are welcome at Redeemer
- All genders.
- All races.
- All religions.
- All countries of origin.
- All sexual orientations.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington.

@redeemerkenmore
At 4:00 pm on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, you are warmly encouraged to attend the pageant service for Christmas Eve at Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington. There will be a drop-in pageant at this service. Any child wanting a part will get one. This service, with music, should take about an hour, or so. At 10:00 pm on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, you are warmly encouraged to attend the festive service for Christmas Eve at Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington. This is the Solemn Eucharist of the Incarnation, a traditional service. This service, with music, should take about an hour and a half, or so. There will be incense. At 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, you are warmly encouraged to attend the morning service for Christmas at Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington. This is a simpler Eucharist of the Incarnation, with hymns and carols meant for a morning service. This service is perfect for those who had to work Christmas Eve. Or for those who prefer to not go out at night. All are welcome at Redeemer ❦ All races. ❦ All religions. ❦ All countries of origin. ❦ All sexual orientations. ❦ All genders. #christmas #christmaseve #midnightmass #christmaspageant #christmasday #kenmorewa #lakeforestparkwa #bothellwa #seattle #christian #christianworship #nativity #jesus #episcopal #tectok
♬ original sound – Episcopal Ch. of the Redeemer – Episcopal Ch. of the Redeemer

Christmas, or Christ’s Mass

Christmas (in old English, Cristes maesse) is a festival celebrated on December 25. It commemorates the Incarnation of the Word of God in the birth of Jesus Christ. In the Book of Common Prayer it is also called The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. In the United States it is also a popular secular holiday.

In the Book of Common Prayer, Christmas Day is one of the seven principal feasts. The Christmas season lasts twelve days, from Christmas Day until January 5, the day before the Epiphany. The season includes the following:
- Christmas Day
- The First Sunday after Christmas Day
- The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ (January 1)
The season may include the Second Sunday after Christmas Day.

In many parishes, the main liturgical celebrations of Christmas take place on Christmas Eve.

Services at Church of the Redeemer

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.

Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024
- 4:00 pm. Family Eucharist with drop-in pageant. There is a part for any child that wants one.
- 10:00 pm. Solemn Eucharist of the Incarnation. This festive service will have incense.
Christmas Day, December 25, 2024
- 10:00 am. Holy Eucharist for the Feast of the Incarnation with hymns appropriate for a quieter morning service. This is a perfect for those who have to work Christmas Eve or would prefer to not go out at night.
First Sunday of Christmas, December 29, 2024
- 8:00 am. Holy Eucharist.
- 10:30 am. Holy Eucharist.
Second Sunday of Christmas, January 5, 2025
- 8:00 am. Holy Eucharist.
- 10:30 am. Holy Eucharist with carols and Epiphany pageant.
Church of the Redeemer

Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. 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 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is 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.
December 7, 2024
Congregational evensong to commemorate all faithful departed
The people at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer invite you to join with us in a congregational evensong to commemorate all faithful departed. This service is on All Souls’ Day, November 2, 2024, at 4:00 pm. It is at Church of the Redeemer, 6220 NE 181st Street, in Kenmore, Washington.
- Do you have a departed loved one you miss?
- Is there a favorite saint in your life that you want to commemorate?
- Are you grieving for a person in your life that did not have the funeral they should have had because of COVID-19 shutdowns?
- Do you want to pray with others?
Please join with us in this service for these or any reason you have. Also, invite your friends and neighbors to attend.

We invite everyone in the community to attend, whether you are a member or not. You do not have to pay to attend this commemoration of all faithful departed.

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Church of the Redeemer

Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. 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 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is 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.
October 23, 2024
Join us for Holy Week and Easter Day in 2023
Come. Join us for worship at Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington, during Holy Week and Easter in 2023. All are welcome at Redeemer
- All races
- All religions
- All countries of origin
- All sexual orientations
- All genders
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

The services for Holy Week and Easter Day at Redeemer

From early times Christians observed the week before Easter with special devotion. By the late fourth century, we know Jerusalem contained sites for devotion and liturgy. Many pilgrims followed the path of Jesus in the days leading up to the Crucifixion. They formed processions, worshipped where Christ suffered and died, and venerated relics.

From this start, we observe specific devotions on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Day. The services at Redeemer provide an experience of the days leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.

The services at Redeemer this Holy Week and Easter:
Read more about Holy Week.

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, April 2

On the Sunday before Easter, we recall Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and Jesus’ Passion on the Cross. It is known as Palm Sunday or the Sunday of the Passion. This is the first day of Holy Week. Worship services are at 8:00 am and 10:30 on Sunday, April 2.

The pilgrim Egeria witnessed the observance of Palm Sunday in Jerusalem in about 381-384. There was a procession of people down the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem waving branches of palms or olive trees. They sang psalms, including Psalm 118, and shouted the antiphon, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” We will re-enact this procession as we start our worship.

After the Liturgy of the Palms, the service changes abruptly from the triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the solemnity of the Passion.

Read more about Palm Sunday.

Maundy Thursday, April 6

Maundy Thursday is the Thursday in Holy Week. It is the first part of the Triduum, or three holy days before Easter. Worship services are at 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 6.

The name “Maundy” comes from the Latin phrase mandatum novum, “new commandment,” from John 13:34. The ceremony of washing feet was also referred to as “the Maundy.” This also commemorates the institution of the Eucharist by Jesus “on the night he was betrayed.”

The 7:00 pm service will include the washing of feet (optional for everyone) and the stripping of the altar to prepare for Good Friday. This is followed by a Gethsemane Vigil for about an hour: Can you watch with me for one hour?

Read more about Maundy Thursday.

Good Friday, April 7

The Friday before Easter Day is Good Friday, the day the church commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a day of fasting and special acts of discipline and self-denial. Worship services are at 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm on Friday, April 7.

In the early church candidates for baptism, joined by others, fasted for a day or two before the Paschal feast. In the western church, the first of those days eventually acquired the character of historical reenactment of the passion and death of Christ.

Read more about Good Friday.

Good Friday Offering

Read about how the Good Friday Offering supports the Church in the Holy Land.

The Great Vigil of Easter, April 8

The Easter Vigil is the first and, arguably, the primary celebration of Easter. It is also known as the Great Vigil. This important worship starts at 9:00 pm on Saturday, April 8, running 2-3 hours.

The service begins in darkness. It consists of four parts:
- The Service of Light. This starts the service with the kindling of new fire and the lighting the Paschal candle.
- The Service of Lessons. This has readings from the Hebrew Scriptures interspersed with psalms, canticles, and prayers.
- Christian Initiation. This is the sacrament of Holy Baptism and/or the Renewal of Baptismal Vows by all present.
- The Eucharist. This celebrates the sacrament of Christ’s body and blood, and is the principal act of Christian worship. The word Eucharist is from the Greek word for “thanksgiving.” Christ’s body and blood are really present in the sacrament of the Eucharist and received by faith. Christ’s presence is also known in the gathered eucharistic community.
This liturgy recovers an ancient practice of keeping the Easter feast. Believers gathered in the hours of darkness ending at dawn on Easter to hear scripture and offer prayer. This night-long service of prayerful watching anticipated the baptisms that would come at first light and the following Easter Eucharist.

Read more about the Easter Vigil.

Easter Sunrise Service, April 9 at 7:00 am

Easter is the feast of Christ’s resurrection. The first service is at 7:00 am on April 9 in the Memorial Garden, weather permitting. If the weather isn’t permitting, the service moves to our chapel. This will be a smaller, more intimate service, to encounter Our Lord in the garden.

Easter Morning Service, April 9 at 10:30 am

Easter is the feast of Christ’s resurrection. The regular morning service is at 10:30 am on April 9 in the main church building.

Easter Day is the annual feast of the resurrection, the Pascha or Christian Passover. Faith in Jesus’ resurrection on the Sunday, or third day following his crucifixion, is at the heart of Christian belief.

This day starts the Easter Season, the Great 50 Days. It lasts until the Feast of Pentecost, celebrating the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Read more about Easter.

Easter Day worship

Worship at Redeemer

If you have never been to an Episcopal Church before, you may have some questions our worship. While this page is geared towards worship on Sunday, it will give you a good idea on what to expect during Holy Week and Easter at Redeemer.

The important thing to remember is that you come to worship. That is first and foremost. The rest is just details. No one will judge you. It is OK to ask questions.

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 6220 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.
March 15, 2023
Christmas Services in 2022
Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington, has several services for you on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in 2022. One includes a drop-in pageant where any child present can participate. Two services will have a carol sing of about 15 minutes before the service starts.

Masks are optional but encouraged at all these services.

All are welcome at Redeemer:
- All races
- All religions
- All countries of origin
- All sexual orientations
- All genders
Waiting in the chapel before the pageant. Picture by Mary Nielsen.

Christmas pageant service (no music or incense)

This service at Church of the Redeemer includes a drop-in pageant for children and Holy Eucharist. It begins at 4:30 pm.

This will be a simple Eucharist service, without any music. The 9:00 pm service on Christmas Eve and the 10:30 am service on Christmas Day have music.

Admission is free. No tickets are required. Any child attending this service is welcome to participate in the pageant.

Censing the offering and altar at a Christmas Eve service.

Carol sing and Christmas Eve service (music and incense)

This Holy Eucharist for Christmas at Church of the Redeemer is proceeded by a carol sing. The carols begin at 8:45 pm, with the worship service at 9:00 pm.

Admission is free. No tickets are required. We plan to use incense at this service.

Flickering candles with the manger

Carol sing and Christmas Day service (music but no incense)

This Holy Eucharist for Christmas at Church of the Redeemer is proceeded by a carol sing. The carols begin at 10:15 am, with the service at 10:30 am.

Admission is free. No tickets are required. Incense will not be used at this service.

The carols preceding this service are different than the carols on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve in 2019

Christmas, or Christ’s Mass

Christmas (in old English, Cristes maesse) is a festival celebrated on December 25, commemorating the Incarnation of the Word of God in the birth of Jesus Christ. In the Book of Common Prayer, it is also called The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. In the United States it is also a popular secular holiday.

In the Book of Common Prayer, Christmas Day is one of the seven principal feasts. The Christmas season lasts twelve days, from Christmas Day until January 5, the day before the Epiphany. The season includes Christmas Day, the First Sunday after Christmas Day, the Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and may include the Second Sunday after Christmas Day. In many parishes, the main liturgical celebrations of Christmas take place on Christmas Eve.

Church of the Redeemer

Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. 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 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is 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.
December 7, 2022
Worship with us during Holy Week and Easter
Come, join us at Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington, for Holy Week and Easter in 2022. We welcome everyone to experience meaningful worship with us.

To protect those who have yet to vaccinate, can’t vaccinate, or are immunocompromised, masks on until it is gone. We are maintaining masking at Redeemer even though government mandates are over. Please observe social distancing.

From early times Christians have observed the week before Easter as a time of special devotion. As the pilgrim Egeria recorded in the late fourth century, Jerusalem contained many sacred places that were sites for devotion and liturgy. Numerous pilgrims to the holy city followed the path of Jesus in his last days. They formed processions, worshipped where Christ suffered and died, and venerated relics.

From this beginning evolved the rites we observe today on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. These services provide a liturgical experience of the last days of Jesus’ earthly life, as well as the time and events leading up to his resurrection.

Read more about Holy Week.

Palms for Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday: The Sunday of the Passion, April 10

On Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, we recall Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and Jesus’ Passion on the Cross. It is also known as the Sunday of the Passion. Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week. Worship services are at 8:00 am (in-person, no music) and 10:00 am (in-person, livestreamed, music) on Sunday, April 10.

The pilgrim Egeria witnessed the observance of Palm Sunday in Jerusalem in about 381-384. During this observance there was a procession of people down the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem. The people waved branches of palms or olive trees as they walked. They sang psalms, including Psalm 118, and shouted the antiphon, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”

The Liturgy of the Palms starts the service. After the Liturgy of the Palms, the service changes focus abruptly from the triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the solemnity of the Passion.

Read more about Palm Sunday.

Washing of feet on Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday, April 14

Maundy Thursday is the Thursday in Holy Week. It is part of the Triduum, or three holy days before Easter. Worship services are at 12:00 noon (in-person, no music) and 7:00 pm (in-person, livestreamed, music) on Thursday, April 14.

The name “Maundy” comes from the Latin mandatum novum, “new commandment,” from John 13:34. The ceremony of washing feet was also referred to as “the Maundy.” Maundy Thursday celebrations also commemorate the institution of the Eucharist by Jesus “on the night he was betrayed.”

Egeria, a fourth-century pilgrim to Jerusalem, describes elaborate celebrations and observances in that city on Maundy Thursday. The Council of Hippo attested to the special celebration of the institution of the Eucharist on Maundy Thursday.

Read more about Maundy Thursday.

Following the evening Maundy Thursday service of Holy Communion, there will be an hour watch before the Altar of Repose at Redeemer.

Before the Cross on Good Friday

Good Friday, April 15

Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Day, on which the church commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a day of fasting and special acts of discipline and self-denial. Stations of the Cross is at 12:00 noon and the Good Friday worship service is at 7:00 pm on Friday, April 15.

In the early church candidates for baptism, joined by others, fasted for a day or two before the Paschal feast. In the West, the first of those days eventually acquired the character of historical reenactment of the passion and death of Christ.

Read more about Good Friday.

Read How to support the Good Friday Offering to support the Church in the Holy Land.

Start of the worship at the Easter Vigil

The Great Vigil of Easter, April 16

The Easter Vigil is the liturgy intended as the first and, arguably, the primary celebration of Easter in the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. It is also known as the Great Vigil. This important worship starts at 9:00 pm on Saturday, April 16, running 2-3 hours.

The service begins in darkness and consists of four parts:
- The Service of Light. This starts the service with the kindling of new fire and the lighting the Paschal candle.
- The Service of Lessons. This has readings from the Hebrew Scriptures interspersed with psalms, canticles, and prayers.
- Christian Initiation. This is the sacrament of Holy Baptism and/or the Renewal of Baptismal Vows by all present.
- The Eucharist. The sacrament of Christ’s body and blood, and the principal act of Christian worship. The term Eucharist is from the Greek, “thanksgiving.” Christ’s body and blood are really present in the sacrament of the Eucharist and received by faith. Christ’s presence is also known in the gathered eucharistic community.
This liturgy recovers an ancient practice of keeping the Easter feast. Believers would gather in the hours of darkness ending at dawn on Easter to hear scripture and offer prayer. This night-long service of prayerful watching anticipated the baptisms that would come at first light and the Easter Eucharist.

Read more about the Easter Vigil.

The Easter Gospel proclamation on Easter Day: He is risen!

Easter Day, April 17

Easter is the feast of Christ’s resurrection. Worship services are at 8:00 am (in-person, no music) and 10:00 am (in-person, livestreamed, music) on Sunday, April 17.

Easter Day is the annual feast of the resurrection, the Pascha or Christian Passover, and the eighth day of cosmic creation. Faith in Jesus’ resurrection on the Sunday, or third day following his crucifixion, is at the heart of Christian belief.

Easter Day starts the Easter Season, the Great 50 Days. It lasts until the Feast of Pentecost, celebrating the coming of the Holy Spirit. During the Easter season there is no fasting.

Read more about Easter.

Easter Day worship

Worship at Redeemer

If you have never been to an Episcopal Church before, you may have some questions on worship. While this page is geared towards worship on Sunday, it will give you a good idea on what to expect during Holy Week and Easter at Redeemer.

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 6220 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.
March 25, 2022
Christmas season in 2021
Here are the services for the 2021 Christmas season at Church of the Redeemer at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington.

All services are in the Education Building while the heating system in the main church building is being replaced. Dress warm, as the doors are always open for air flow. To protect those who have yet to vaccinate or can’t vaccinate, masks on until it is gone. All services will be livestreamed on redeemer-kenmore.org in addition to being in-person.

At Church of the Redeemer, we welcome the following:
- All races
- All religions
- All countries of origin
- All sexual orientations
- All genders
We stand with you. You are safe here.
- What to expect when you visit on Sunday (or any other worship service)
- Clergy and staff at Redeemer
- Learn about the Redeemer community
Site of the 2021 Christmas services at Church of the Redeemer

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021

There are two services on Christmas Eve:
- 4:00 pm (reservations fairly full as of December 19)
- 8:00 pm
Because of limited indoor seating, reservations requested. For reservations, send an email to rector@redeemer-kenmore.org.

Christmas Day, December 25, 2021

There is one service on Christmas Day:
- 10:00 am
Because of limited indoor seating, reservations requested. For reservations, send an email to rector@redeemer-kenmore.org.

The 1st Sunday after Christmas, December 26, 2021

There is only one service this Sunday (not two):
- 10:00 am
No reservations are requested for this service.

The 2nd Sunday after Christmas, January 2, 2022

There are two services this Sunday:
- 8:00 am
- 10:00 am
No reservations are requested for these services.

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 6220 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.
December 19, 2021
Christmas services in 2020 at Redeemer

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Church of the Redeemer will livestream all Christmas services on our Facebook page.

View our livestream worship archive to see other worship services besides these Christmas services. You do not have to log on to Facebook to watch our services online. Read how to watch without logging on to Facebook.

If you have any questions, contact the church office, office@redeemer-kenmore.org, or Father Jed Fox, rector@redeemer-kenmore.org.

Christmas services at Redeemer

Thursday, December 24—Feast of the Incarnation

This service begins about 6:35 into the recording.

Sunday, December 27—The First Sunday of Christmas

This service begins at about 4:40 into the recording.

Sunday, January 3—The Second Sunday of Christmas

The prelude begins at about 2:10 into the recording.

After the service, children of the Church School at Church of the Redeemer presented the 2020 Christmas pageant under the direction of Mary Nilsen on Zoom.

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 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is 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.

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December 14, 2020

Maundy Thursday, April 2, 2026. Services at 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm. Gethsemane Watch Vigil from about 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

Good Friday, April 3, 2026: Services at 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm.

Holy Saturday worship at 9:30 am.

The Great Vigil of Easter, Saturday, April 4, 2025. Service at 8:00 pm. This is the night....

The Sunday of the Resurrection, or Easter Day (Year A), April 5, 2026. Services at 8:00 am (no music) and 10:30 (music).