All Recordings from The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Apr 06, 2023 |
Thursday, April 6, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane![The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/melanie-slane_755_small.jpg)
Thursday, April 6, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, April 6, for online Morning Prayer led by the Rev.Melanie Slane.
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
Apr 05, 2023 |
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
| The Rev. Gary Lubin![The Rev. Gary Lubin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc08258-edit-edit_242_small.jpg)
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, April 5, for a Devotion for Early Evening, led by the Rev. Gary Lubin with special music.
This worship service is available here and through our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or simply ask your smart speaker to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship."
Apr 04, 2023 |
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| Anny Stevens-Gleason![Anny Stevens-Gleason](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc01363-edit-edit-edit_660_small.jpg)
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, April 5, for online Morning Prayer led by Anny Stevens-Gleason.
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
Apr 03, 2023 |
Homecoming
| The Rev. Gary Lubin![The Rev. Gary Lubin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc08258-edit-edit_242_small.jpg)
Homecoming
If I were to pick a bird to symbolize Jesus' life, it would
be this albatross.
When Jesus was baptized, God declares, this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased. God expresses an enduring love as a parent does for their child. Just like Mary and Joseph cherished Jesus for just being who Jesus was. Then Jesus wanders the desert for 40 days, fasting, and he is tempted big time. I mean, this was the mother of all Lenten experiences. Through it all, Jesus comes to fully appreciate his belovedness and not as a possession or something to own, but as a gift to be shared with others. Then Jesus wanders the sandy oceans of the holy land for three years. Jesus heals and teaches and preaches the Good News of shared love, sharing his belovedness. And at one time a teacher of the law was so inspired by Jesus that he said to him, teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.
Well, Jesus warned him what it would be like saying, foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the son of man has no place to lay his head. Jesus had no place to call home, no real place to call home. He may have been born in Bethlehem and raised in Nazareth, but he wandered far and wide like that albatross.
And the one time he did return to Nazareth, they tried to throw him off a cliff and he just flew away. And indeed, Jerusalem was his real destination all along. He may not have even known it. The temple is there after all, Jesus was drawn there like an albatross to its nest.
When Jesus was baptized, God declares, this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased. God expresses an enduring love as a parent does for their child. Just like Mary and Joseph cherished Jesus for just being who Jesus was. Then Jesus wanders the desert for 40 days, fasting, and he is tempted big time. I mean, this was the mother of all Lenten experiences. Through it all, Jesus comes to fully appreciate his belovedness and not as a possession or something to own, but as a gift to be shared with others. Then Jesus wanders the sandy oceans of the holy land for three years. Jesus heals and teaches and preaches the Good News of shared love, sharing his belovedness. And at one time a teacher of the law was so inspired by Jesus that he said to him, teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.
Well, Jesus warned him what it would be like saying, foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the son of man has no place to lay his head. Jesus had no place to call home, no real place to call home. He may have been born in Bethlehem and raised in Nazareth, but he wandered far and wide like that albatross.
And the one time he did return to Nazareth, they tried to throw him off a cliff and he just flew away. And indeed, Jerusalem was his real destination all along. He may not have even known it. The temple is there after all, Jesus was drawn there like an albatross to its nest.
Apr 02, 2023 |
Sunday, April 2, 2023 Palm Sunday Rite II Holy Eucharist
| The Rev. Gary Lubin![The Rev. Gary Lubin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc08258-edit-edit_242_small.jpg)
Sunday, April 2, 2023 Palm Sunday Rite II Holy Eucharist
Join us for worship this Sunday, April 2, Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music. The Rev. Melanie Slane as Celebrant and The Rev. Gary Lubin as Preacher.
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
Mar 30, 2023 |
Thursday, March 30, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
Thursday, March 30, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, March 30, for online Morning Prayer led by the Rev.Philip DeVaul
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
Mar 29, 2023 |
Wednesday, March 30, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
| The Rev. Gary Lubin![The Rev. Gary Lubin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc08258-edit-edit_242_small.jpg)
Wednesday, March 30, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, March 30, for a Devotion for Early Evening, led by the Rev. Gary Lubin with special music.
This worship service is available here and through our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or simply ask your smart speaker to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship."
Mar 28, 2023 |
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Gary Lubin![The Rev. Gary Lubin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc08258-edit-edit_242_small.jpg)
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, March 28, for online Morning Prayer led by the Rev. Gary Lubin.
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
Mar 27, 2023 |
The Power and Wisdom of God
| The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane![The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/melanie-slane_755_small.jpg)
The Power and Wisdom of God
Having a spiritual experience can happen in a split second.
And trust me, you'll know when you see it, when you feel it. It is essential in
understanding this dilemma that we remember who Paul is speaking to. The church
in Rome, a complicated convergence of two vastly different cultural communities
bound together by a common spiritual experience.
To oversimplify and generalize the two, we can do it like drawing the line down the center of the page. On one side, we have the Jews on the other side, the Greeks. I remember being a little girl and my dad telling me, you know, Melanie, there are only two types of people in this world, those who are Greek, and those who wish they were Greek. In Rome these two communities were separated by contrasting worldviews. The Hebrew view of the world was grounded in earthly material realities in which they lived, spiritual truth found only in justice.
And on the other side, the Greek view to simplify was asserted that the highest human experience is knowledge. Always seeking to explain why people fall in love like Aeros and Aphrodite. Why night turns to day like Hyperion and why it rained on my wedding day when there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Oh, just we don't talk about Bruno, no.
This is why in Paul's letter to the Corinthians, Paul reduces these two communities to their simplest form in saying Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom. It would be like summarizing the political divisions of our day to say, Republicans demand guns and Democrats they desire taxes, but we all know it really isn't that simple, is it?
To oversimplify and generalize the two, we can do it like drawing the line down the center of the page. On one side, we have the Jews on the other side, the Greeks. I remember being a little girl and my dad telling me, you know, Melanie, there are only two types of people in this world, those who are Greek, and those who wish they were Greek. In Rome these two communities were separated by contrasting worldviews. The Hebrew view of the world was grounded in earthly material realities in which they lived, spiritual truth found only in justice.
And on the other side, the Greek view to simplify was asserted that the highest human experience is knowledge. Always seeking to explain why people fall in love like Aeros and Aphrodite. Why night turns to day like Hyperion and why it rained on my wedding day when there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Oh, just we don't talk about Bruno, no.
This is why in Paul's letter to the Corinthians, Paul reduces these two communities to their simplest form in saying Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom. It would be like summarizing the political divisions of our day to say, Republicans demand guns and Democrats they desire taxes, but we all know it really isn't that simple, is it?
Mar 26, 2023 |
Sunday, March 26, 2023 Rite II Holy Eucharist
| The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane![The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/melanie-slane_755_small.jpg)
Sunday, March 26, 2023 Rite II Holy Eucharist
Join us for worship this Sunday, March 26, Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music. The Rev. Melanie Slane as Celebrant and Preacher.
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
Mar 24, 2023 |
Rector's Blog, When God Feels Like It
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
Rector's Blog, When God Feels Like It
We don’t get to conjure or control the manner in which God shows up. God is not a parlor trick. God has agency. God has a say. And whether we understand that or not says more about us than it does about God.
None of this is meant cynically or hopelessly. Quite the opposite. I believe we are made for relationship with God. And healthy relationships aren’t one-sided. In a good relationship, I don’t get to just decide when and in what manner my friend shows up. In a good relationship, I am pushed to recognize the otherness of the person about whom I care – and to respect it. Why would this not be true about God? Why do I think God has to be here for me in exactly the way that makes me comfortable? In what world is that a healthy relationship?
We Christians often seem obsessed with proving God’s existence. But if the God in whom we believe actually exists, they don’t seem terribly obsessed with proving their own existence. God seems content to show up in inexplicable ways and places, and then just as content as a silent observer.
Mar 23, 2023 |
Thursday, March 23, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane![The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/melanie-slane_755_small.jpg)
Thursday, March 23, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, March 23, for online Morning Prayer led by the Rev.Melanie Slane.
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
Mar 22, 2023 |
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
| The Rev. Gary Lubin![The Rev. Gary Lubin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc08258-edit-edit_242_small.jpg)
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, March 22, for a Devotion for Early Evening, led by the Rev. Gary Lubin with special music.
This worship service is available here and through our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or simply ask your smart speaker to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship."
Mar 21, 2023 |
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Gary Lubin![The Rev. Gary Lubin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc08258-edit-edit_242_small.jpg)
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday,March 21, for online Morning Prayer led by the Rev. Gary Lubin.
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
Mar 20, 2023 |
The Present Past
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
The Present Past
There are days when we feel as if we are connected to God
and clear about who we are, our place in the world, and what the world is
doing, and what God is doing in the world. Where we not only are in the light,
but we feel like we are the light. And then there are days when we
are darkness, where we cannot see God's presence, where we do not feel like
being any kind a good. Where we do not even know what good means.
There are days when we know what righteousness looks like and we are all in on loving and being just and kind in this world. And there are days when we just wanna wrap ourselves in a blanket and finish that sleeve of thin mints and say, I just gotta get through We just gotta make it.
And that's the reality for us, I think is less that there is this moment where we have this, we used to be something and then this big light shines, and now I understand, and now I live completely differently. I think most of us don't have that experience. Most of us have moments of light, moments of clarity, followed by moments of darkness and periods of fear and uncertainty.
There are days when we know what righteousness looks like and we are all in on loving and being just and kind in this world. And there are days when we just wanna wrap ourselves in a blanket and finish that sleeve of thin mints and say, I just gotta get through We just gotta make it.
And that's the reality for us, I think is less that there is this moment where we have this, we used to be something and then this big light shines, and now I understand, and now I live completely differently. I think most of us don't have that experience. Most of us have moments of light, moments of clarity, followed by moments of darkness and periods of fear and uncertainty.
Mar 19, 2023 |
Sunday, March 19, 2023 Rite II Holy Eucharist
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
Sunday, March 19, 2023 Rite II Holy Eucharist
Join us for worship this Sunday, March 19, Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music. The Rev. Melanie Slane as Celebrant and The Rev. Philip DeVaul as Preacher.
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
Mar 17, 2023 |
Rector's Blog, But Through Me
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
Rector's Blog, But Through Me
I know there are some Christians that think pop culture is bad, evil, maybe even demonic, and I know that they are very vocal, but most of the Christians I have known in my life have been more open. They are able to see the value of the secular alongside the spiritual. Me, I think I’m more on the radical side of things. I don’t believe anything is secular. I see Jesus all over the place.
Speaking of the Beatles, I remember when my dad slipped into a coma and I thought he was going to die. I was in California and he was in Maine, and it would be at least 24 hours before I’d be able to get to him. The only comfort I could get that day was in the George Harrison-penned Beatles song “Within You Without You.” It had long been my least favorite song on that album, but for some reason it popped up now and wouldn’t let go. It was so simple and emotionless, and I heard George intone, “You’re really only very small and life goes on within you and without you.” Should that have comforted me? I don’t know, but it did. I heard Jesus in that song that day.
I got back to Maine, and he stayed in that coma for a couple more days. Windchill made it 30 degrees below zero, and I was driving back and forth from his house to the hospital, and it was George Harrison again, this time singing, “All Things Must Pass.” I did not know if my Dad was going to live or die, but I heard this long-haired British Hindu Hippie tell me this is the way of things and I believed him. And I heard Jesus that day.