Church of the Redeemer, Episcopal

1201 Riverside Dr., Asheville, NC 28814 - 828 253-3588

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Church of the Redeemer Episcopal

1201 Riverside Dr.
Asheville, NC 28814, (828) 253-3588

Established AD 1888, Church of the Redeemer is in the National Register of Historic Places. An Anglo-Catholic congregation in Woodfin, within the Diocese of Western North Carolina, our purpose is to worship God in the beauty of holiness, to teach the faith in such a way that we may be empowered to serve our Lord in this world, and bring others into the fellowship of the Body of Christ. We are dedicated to maintaining the Anglican traditions that have formed our worship over the ages.

We welcome all baptized Christians to receive Holy Communion at the altar of God. If you are visiting for the first time, we welcome you to the Episcopal Church. Please make yourself known to Father Hanks.

 

Rector

Daylight Savings starts Saturday, March 13th.

Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour, so you don't come to church just as we leave.
 
Tempus Volat! Time definitely flies. We are reminded of this constantly, and today is the third Sunday in Lent! Where has the time gone? In just a few short weeks we will be moving into Holy Week and then to the Feast of the Resurrection. Hopefully everyone will try to make time in their schedules for the services of Holy Week, i.e. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, during which we are reminded of both the gifts and sacrifices of Our Lord. He instituted the Holy Communion, which we commemorate on Maundy Thursday, as His gift to His Body, the church, as a means of remembering Him but also the means by which we are joined to each other. We gather on Good Friday to remember the stark reality of the crucifixion, His supreme gift of salvation and reconciliation with our creator. On Holy Saturday there are no celebrations of Holy Communion, rather we observe a simple liturgy of prayer and scripture readings which reminds us of the human aspect of His nature. He died, just as each of us will, a real death, experiencing the ultimate aspect of His humanity, BUT, and this is the key point of our Christian belief, God raised Him from death! He overcame death and because of his triumph over death we do not need to fear death, because as He lives we also live as members of His mystical Body. This is what the Feast of the Resurrection is all about, the celebration of life, new and unending life as members of the Body of Christ. So, as we continue our Lenten journey, let us always have our eyes and hearts fixed upon the Third Day, the day of Our Lord's Resurrection!

You may also wish to read the lessons for the week or for next Sunday on the Lectionary Pages.
 

Coming

The service of Stations of the Cross on Wednesday evenings will be preceded by a Meatless, Dessertless Pot Luck Dinner at 6:00 PM. Come join in the fellowship with your fellow parishioners as we take our Lenten journey .

Being Filled with the Holy Sprit is the program at the Order of St. Luke meeting on Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 PM at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Avenue in Asheville. All are welcome. For more information contact Suzanne De Pree at 242-3260 or 111tn osj,'Ci'yahoo.com .

Want to help the desperate people in Haiti? The eight Rotary Clubs of Asheville and Buncombe County are offering an opportunity for residents of the Asheville area to make a difference in the lives of the earthquake victims in Haiti by sponsoring a relief project called Rotarians Against Hunger. They plan on bringing together hundreds of volunteers on April 24th to mix and package ingredients for 125,000 dry meal packages to be sent to Haiti. Over 400 volunteers are needed for each of three two-hour shifts to assemble and package the meals at 19 Town Square Blvd in Biltmore Park. We will have volunteer sheets and information available today. See Butch Baldwin or Amy Shroyer for more information or visit RotariansAgainstHunger.com for more information.

Saturday, March 13th - 10:00 am to 12:00 noon -- Redeemer's ECW Meeting. The program will be "Chair Yoga" led by Carol Reuter. The lunch theme will be sandwiches and salads (light salads).

Sunday, March 14th - 2:00 AM -- Daylight Savings Time Begins. Set clocks ahead one hour.

Sunday, March 14th - 12:00 noon -- St. Patrick's dinner after the 10:30 am service. This will be one of our fund-raiser dinners ($5.00 per adult / $3.00 per child). There will be a sign-up sheet in the parish hall for those providing dishes (Irish recipes). Recipes will be provided. We will have music, poetry, and fellowship. In Ireland, they say that the "craic will be grand."

Saturday, May 8th - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm -- Redeemer's Spring Bazaar. It's not too early to make items for our bazaar.

Services/Events this week:

  • Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Meatless, Dessertless pot-luck dinner
  • Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Stations of the Cross 
  • Sunday - 8:15 AM - Holy Eucharist
  • Sunday - 9:30 AM - Choir Practice in the Church
  • Sunday - 10:30 AM - Holy Eucharist

A Look Ahead:
  • 3/13 - ECW Meeting - 10 AM
  • 3/14 - Daylight Savings Time!
  • 3/14 - St. Patrick's dinner
  • 5/8 - Spring Bazaar