Events for the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington
In-person and on-line Holy Eucharist for the Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
Sun, March 29 at 10:30 am to 11:30 am PDT
The people at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer welcomes everyone. We look forward to seeing you at this 10:30 am service of Holy Eucharist at Church of the Redeemer.
It is in-person and on-line. The link to the service live cast is on the Welcome page of this website.
All are welcome to participate fully at Redeemer.
- All races.
- All religions.
- All countries of origin.
- All sexual orientations (including LGBTQ+).
- All genders.
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 (Matthew 26:36-27:66, Mark 14:32-15:47, Luke 22:39-23:56) are recalled. Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week.
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, “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. However, the day was identified in the 1549 Book of Common Prayer as simply “The Sunday next before Easter.” The blessing of branches and the procession were not included.
The 1928 Book of Common Prayer added the phrase “commonly called Palm Sunday” to the title of the day. A form for blessing palms was provided by the Book of Offices (1960). The 1979 BCP presents the full title for the day, “The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday” (BCP, p. 270).
The liturgy of the palms is the entrance rite for the service. The liturgy of the palms includes a reading of one of the gospel accounts of Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem. All the people hold branches in their hands during the procession. Appropriate hymns, psalms, or anthems are sung.
When the service includes the Eucharist, the liturgy of the palms is followed by the salutation and the collect of the day. The service changes focus abruptly from the triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the solemnity of the Passion. The Passion gospel may be read or chanted by lay persons. Specific roles may be assigned to different persons.
(Taken from Palm Sunday.)
Eucharist
The Eucharist is the sacrament of Christ’s body and blood, and the principal act of Christian worship. The term is from the Greek, “thanksgiving.” The Episcopal Church invites all baptized Christians to receive communion.
Jesus instituted the Eucharist “on the night when he was betrayed.” At the Last Supper he shared the bread and cup of wine at a sacred meal with his disciples. He identified the bread with his body and the wine with his blood of the new covenant. Jesus commanded his disciples to “do this” in remembrance of him. See these passages in Scripture:
The Book of Common Prayer
The Eucharist makes Christ’s sacrifice present. This unites us to Christ’s one self-offering (Book of Common Prayer, p. 859). The Last Supper provides the basis for the fourfold Eucharistic action of taking, blessing, breaking, and sharing. Christ’s body and blood are really present in the sacrament of the Eucharist and received by faith. We also know Christ’s presence in the gathered eucharistic community.
The Book of Common Prayer entitles the whole service the Holy Eucharist.
- The first part of the service is designated the Word of God. It usually includes the entrance rite, the lessons and gradual psalm, the gospel, the sermon, the Nicene Creed, the Prayers of the People, the confession of sin and absolution, and the Peace.
- The second portion of the service is designated the Holy Communion. It includes the offertory, the consecration of the bread and wine in the Great Thanksgiving, the communion of the people, and the concluding prayers of thanksgiving and dismissal. A blessing may be given prior to the dismissal.
The Eucharist is also called the Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion, the Divine Liturgy, the Mass, and the Great Offertory (BCP, p. 859).
The Hymnal
The Hymnal 1982 includes a section with a variety of hymns for the Holy Eucharist (Numbers 300 through 347), including the following:
- “Come, risen Lord, and deign to be our guest” (305 and 306)
- “My God, thy table now is spread” (321)
- “Now, my tongue, the mystery telling” (329 through 331)
- “I am the bread of life” (335)
(Above taken from Eucharist .)
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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.