Events for the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington
In-person Holy Eucharist for Wednesday in Holy Week (Spy Wednesday)
Wed, April 1 at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PDT
Everyone is welcome at Church of the Redeemer. We look forward to seeing you at this 12:00 noon service of Holy Eucharist at Church of the Redeemer. It is in-person only.
All are welcome to participate fully at Redeemer.
- All races.
- All religions.
- All countries of origin.
- All sexual orientations (including LGBTQ+).
- All genders.
Wednesday in Holy Week (Spy Wednesday)
In the New Testament account of Holy Week, after Palm Sunday, the Sanhedrin gathered and plotted to kill Jesus before the feast of the Passover. On the Wednesday before his death, Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper. As he sat at the supper table with his disciples, a woman named Mary anointed Jesus’ head and feet with a costly oil. The disciples were indignant, asking why the oil was not instead sold and the money given to the people lacking resources. Judas Iscariot wanted to keep the money for himself. After dinner, Judas went to the Sanhedrin and offered to deliver Jesus to them in exchange for money. From this moment on, Judas sought an opportunity to betray Jesus.
In reference to Judas Iscariot’s intent to betray Jesus, the church sometimes calls Wednesday in Holy Week as “Spy Wednesday.” The word spy, as used here, means “ambush, ambuscade, snare.” Additionally, among the disciples, Judas clandestinely was a spy and Wednesday was the day he chose to betray Jesus.
(Borrowed heavily from Wikipedia)
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).
(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.
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