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Triduum definition from the Episcopal Church glossary: A period of three days of preparation for a feast day. The term is most frequently used for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, the three days prior to Easter Sunday that are the concluding days of Holy Week, also known as the Easter Triduum. Other usage…
Does it seem like a long time ago that we heard that invitation to a holy Lent? Or has the time flown by? In either case, we are far on our journey to the cross, almost there. It will soon be Holy Week, and we will have the opportunity to walk together to the light…
We have a new QR code for our website! Thanks to Bennett Helm for creating this for us. Bennett is the Communications Chair for the Vestry and he and Jane Bouton, the Membership Chair, are actively helping us to coordinate our communcations and get the word out about Redeemer! Thanks also to Cynthia Eason, Margie…
The week leading up to Easter is called Holy Week, and it is a time of special devotion. Worship services recall the final days of Jesus’ earthly life. These services are active remembrances of Jesus’ days, trial, and crucifixion. Easter is a joyful celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, as we proclaim Alleluia! Christ is risen! You…
The after-coffee hour Christian formation class is looking at how we prepare for Easter during the penitential season of Lent. We celebrate each Sunday as a “little Easter” because it is the day of resurrection. Join us each Sunday as we walk together toward Easter. Adult Christian Formation meets in the Vestry Room at 10:45am…
The Samaritan House of Greenville was established almost 20 years ago by five Augusta Road churches. The goal of feeding those in need in our area remains today. Redeemer provides not only weekly volunteers, but a monthly stipend and “the food of the month,” collected from parishioners each week. What was once a small bag of groceries for each…
“The Laundry Love initiative consists of regular opportunities to come alongside people who are struggling financially by assisting them with their laundry.” That is the official definition of Laundry Love.What it is at Redeemer is also chance to form relationships with our neighbors and spread the love of Christ. Since we started Laundry Love, we…
Everyone is invited to participate in our 2024 Lenten study: Witness at the Cross. Last year we really enjoyed a study of Holy Week by Amy Jill Levine. She wrote Witness at the Cross, as well. We will again dive into her book, watch the DVD, and engage one another in reflection and conversation. We…
Wednesday, February 14th – All Liturgies are in the Nave 9:30am – Ash Wednesday Liturgy with Holy Eucharist Noon – Ash Wednesday Liturgy (no Eucharist) 6:00pm – Ash Wednesday Liturgy with Holy Eucharist
Sunday, January 28, we commission our new vestry members. A vestry in the Episcopal Church is a leadership group, overseeing legal aspects of the parish’s life and serving as spiritual leaders. When we commission them, they agree “to exercise their ministry to the honor of God and the well-being” of the church. Volunteer work at…