Events for the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington
In-person Holy Saturday service
Sat, April 19 at 9:30 am to 10:00 am PDT
Everyone is welcome at Church of the Redeemer. We look forward to seeing you at this 9:30 am Holy Saturday service at Church of the Redeemer. It is in-person only.
While not required, you may wear a mask when in the building. We have masks available for you, if you want.
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.
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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 6210 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.