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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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).
“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
“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 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
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).
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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 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.
Commemorate a person
Please give the name of any person to be commemorated at this service by Wednesday, October 30, 2024, by 5:00 pm. You do not have to submit a name to participate in this service.
You will enter the name of each person one at a time. After you finish submitting a name, you will be given an opportunity to refresh the page and enter another person.
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 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:
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
Come celebrate and pray with the people of Church of the Redeemer. There will be a service of Renewal of Ministry with the Welcoming of a New Rector on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 6:30 pm. Church of the Redeemer is at 6211 Northeast 182nd Street, in Kenmore, Washington.
Fr. Jedediah (Jed) Fox started as rector of Redeemer on January 1, 2015. At such times, it is appropriate for everyone to recommit to their ministries.
This service will have festive hymns and music, led by Sheila Bristow, organist and choirmaster with the Church of the Redeemer Choir. Also, there will be music for hammered dulcimer by Sharon Graber and cello by Nathan Whittaker.
Everyone is welcome. There is no admission charge. A reception follows the service.
The Rev. Jedediah Fox, Rector of Redeemer
Fr. Jed Fox was born and raised in Helena, Montana. After graduating from Carroll College in Helena, he attended the General Theological Seminary in New York City. After graduation from seminary in 2009, Fr. Fox served through the end of 2014 as curate and assistant to the rector of the Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton, Missouri.
Fr. Jed is married to Mary Beth Jäger, MSW. They have a son, Jaeger, born on September 10, 2014.
Fr. Fox said “I am so glad the Holy Spirit has brought Mary Beth, Jaeger, and me to the people of Redeemer. I look forward to joining with them as we travel more deeply into the Risen life of Christ our Redeemer.”
The Rt. Rev. Gregory Rickel, Bishop of Olympia
Leading the worship will be the Rt. Rev. Gregory Rickel, Eighth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. Bishop Rickel embraces a radical hospitality that welcomes all. It makes no difference where a person is on their journey of faith.
Bishop Rickel envisions a church that is a safe and authentic community. In this church a person can explore God’s infinite goodness and grace as revealed in the life and continuing revelation of Jesus Christ.
As Bishop of Olympia, Rickel has articulated a vision with three main mission focus points: congregational development, concentration on those 35 years of age and under, and stewardship of all creation.
The Rev. Andrew Archie, Rector of St. Michael and St. George
Preaching at this service will be the Rev. Andrew J. Archie, Rector of the Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Fr. Archie has been rector of that congregation for 10 years.
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.
Fr. Jed Fox was born and raised in Helena, Montana. After graduating from Carroll College in Helena, he attended the General Theological Seminary in New York City. After graduation from seminary in 2009, Fr. Fox served through the end of 2014 as curate and assistant to the rector of the Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton, Missouri.
Leading the worship will be the Rt. Rev. Gregory Rickel, Eighth Bishop of the 
Preaching at this service will be the Rev. Andrew J. Archie, Rector of the