All Recordings from The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Mar 09, 2022 |
Wednesday, March 9, 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 9, A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, March 9, for a Devotion for Early Evening, led by the Rev. Gary Lubin with special music.
Music, Creator of the Earth and Skies, Thomas Heidenreich, organist.
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 09, 2022 |
Thursday, March 10, 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)
Thursday, March 10, Morning Prayer Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, March 10, 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 08, 2022 |
Tuesday, March 8, 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)
Tuesday, March 8, Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, March 8, 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 06, 2022 |
Temptations and Options
| The Rev. Joyce Keeshin![The Rev. Joyce Keeshin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/joyce-keeshin_250_small.jpg)
Temptations and Options
We are not Jesus. We carried the Spirit within us and we may try always to follow the Holy Spirit's guidance, but we are human and fallible and with God's grace, forgiving and forgiven. What temptations might we encounter this Lenten season and how might we respond?..
Do we have new ways of being or doing that we want to lean into, and yet yield to the temptation of fear, resistance or self doubt? Do we witness the pain and suffering in the world and feel the temptation to withdrawal, to look away? We have temptations. We have options. Hopefully we pray and listen for guidance. Hopefully we seek always to follow the path of love, but we have temptations and options.
The people of Ukraine are facing gut-wrenching options, moment to moment. To fight to defend their freedom, their homes, their country, or to flee against the invasion, that's been violently and unjustly hoisted upon them. Options to try to salvage anything of all they have built, or to retreat for another opening. And not all have such options.
We are seeing such remarkable courage and devastating suffering amid, such unthinkable circumstances. Most of the people of the world, including some very brave souls in Russia are watching and feeling the limitations of their, of our options. Desiring to send clear signals of opposition and condemnation, with sanctions and demonstrations, seeking to provide humanitarian support, wanting to avoid any action that will exacerbate the situation and lead to more escalation.
Do we have new ways of being or doing that we want to lean into, and yet yield to the temptation of fear, resistance or self doubt? Do we witness the pain and suffering in the world and feel the temptation to withdrawal, to look away? We have temptations. We have options. Hopefully we pray and listen for guidance. Hopefully we seek always to follow the path of love, but we have temptations and options.
The people of Ukraine are facing gut-wrenching options, moment to moment. To fight to defend their freedom, their homes, their country, or to flee against the invasion, that's been violently and unjustly hoisted upon them. Options to try to salvage anything of all they have built, or to retreat for another opening. And not all have such options.
We are seeing such remarkable courage and devastating suffering amid, such unthinkable circumstances. Most of the people of the world, including some very brave souls in Russia are watching and feeling the limitations of their, of our options. Desiring to send clear signals of opposition and condemnation, with sanctions and demonstrations, seeking to provide humanitarian support, wanting to avoid any action that will exacerbate the situation and lead to more escalation.
Mar 06, 2022 |
Sunday, March 6, 2022 Rite II Holy Eucharist
| The Rev. Joyce Keeshin![The Rev. Joyce Keeshin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/joyce-keeshin_250_small.jpg)
Sunday, March 6, 2022 Rite II Holy Eucharist
Join us for worship this Sunday, March 6, Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music. with The Rev. Philip DeVaul, Celebrant and The Rev. Joyce Keeshin, Preacher.
Connie Golden 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/
Connie Golden 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 04, 2022 |
Following Love, Finding Transformation
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
Following Love, Finding Transformation
I have been married for almost 14 years. I didn’t get married because I wanted to change. I didn’t get married because I wanted to become a different kind of person. I got married because I loved this woman named Krista and I wanted to be around her as much as possible. That, and I come from a tradition that says when you find someone you want to be around as much as possible, you probably should marry them. So I got married. It will not surprise you to hear that marriage has changed me a lot in the intervening years. It doesn’t matter that that was not my goal. My goal was to follow love. Transformation happened...
We commit to things that will transform us when we are drawn towards them despite the work involved: when we feel a sense of love and excitement. So it goes for the Church, I think. We exist for Love. It’s why we are here.
We commit to things that will transform us when we are drawn towards them despite the work involved: when we feel a sense of love and excitement. So it goes for the Church, I think. We exist for Love. It’s why we are here.
Mar 03, 2022 |
Thursday, March 3, 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 3, Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, March 3, 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 02, 2022 |
Wednesday, March 2, 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 2, A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, March 2, for a Devotion for Early Evening, led by the Rev. Gary Lubin with special music.
Music, The Glory of These Forty Days, Jerika Hayes
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 01, 2022 |
Tuesday, March 1, Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
Tuesday, March 1, Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, March 1, 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
Feb 27, 2022 |
The Glory in Front of You
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
The Glory in Front of You
...before Jesus knocked him off, his horse made him blind, gave
him his sight back and woke him up to the reality of God and his life. We might
say, oh, he used to be Jewish and now he's Christian. But what Paul's really
struggling with is he used to be kind of awful to other people and now he's trying to center his life on love.
He used to believe that it was okay to hate and marginalize and even harm other people for believing the wrong thing. And he believed there was nothing more important than following the rules. And if we could all just get it together and follow the rules and have a pure religion and a pure culture and a pure society, if we could just do that, then maybe we'd see God's glory.
This is how Paul thought. And he's just been knocked down by the truth. The truth of Jesus Christ, which is that love is here and now found, present in the people around. And so he's struggling with that. He's struggling with his own past...
We were just trying to get to the end, of this pandemic. And now we're in the midst of really doing our best simply to pray and hope that we're not about to enter into a war. This is a scary time and a hard time to be a person. And I did not get any degrees in geopolitics and no matter how much time I spend on the internet, I seem still not to be. So, I'm not going to try to solve all that with a couple of nice words about how if we just loved each other, we could get along because I love a lot of people and it doesn't mean we all get along.
I will say this. I was raised during the cold war and I was raised to believe certain things about our enemies. I was raised to think of them in less than human. And if you are paying attention to all that's going on in Russia and Ukraine, one of the things that you can be aware of is that these Russian soldiers are being told things about Ukrainians that are not true about who they are as people, when we hide ourselves, unveil ourselves from the truth of who one another is, and we don't pay attention to the glory and the beauty in one another's humanity, everything breaks down.
He used to believe that it was okay to hate and marginalize and even harm other people for believing the wrong thing. And he believed there was nothing more important than following the rules. And if we could all just get it together and follow the rules and have a pure religion and a pure culture and a pure society, if we could just do that, then maybe we'd see God's glory.
This is how Paul thought. And he's just been knocked down by the truth. The truth of Jesus Christ, which is that love is here and now found, present in the people around. And so he's struggling with that. He's struggling with his own past...
We were just trying to get to the end, of this pandemic. And now we're in the midst of really doing our best simply to pray and hope that we're not about to enter into a war. This is a scary time and a hard time to be a person. And I did not get any degrees in geopolitics and no matter how much time I spend on the internet, I seem still not to be. So, I'm not going to try to solve all that with a couple of nice words about how if we just loved each other, we could get along because I love a lot of people and it doesn't mean we all get along.
I will say this. I was raised during the cold war and I was raised to believe certain things about our enemies. I was raised to think of them in less than human. And if you are paying attention to all that's going on in Russia and Ukraine, one of the things that you can be aware of is that these Russian soldiers are being told things about Ukrainians that are not true about who they are as people, when we hide ourselves, unveil ourselves from the truth of who one another is, and we don't pay attention to the glory and the beauty in one another's humanity, everything breaks down.
Feb 27, 2022 |
Sunday, February 27, 2022 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, February 27, 2022 Rite II Holy Eucharist
Join us for worship this Sunday, February 27, Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music. with The Rev. Melanie Slanie, Celebrant and The Rev. Philip DeVaul, Preacher.
Connie Golden 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/
Connie Golden 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/
Feb 25, 2022 |
Holding Space for Frustration and Hope
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
Holding Space for Frustration and Hope
We are entering into a time of hope. I’m not talking about the religious season of Lent, though that is wonderful: I’m talking about this time in our church in relation to COVID-19. Transmission of the virus is dropping dramatically in our area, and vaccinations continue to increase. We are all hopeful that we are seeing the end of the pandemic. Of course, we know that this does not mean the end of COVID-19, which will likely be with us for the rest of our lives. But, understanding that, we are seeing a shift from pandemic to endemic, we are shifting slowly out of crisis mode, and beginning the work of creating our new normal. This is quite a gift.
I am very excited that the recent case surge is coming to such a rapid end. With current case numbers finally dropping from "High Transmission" to "Substantial Transmission" for the first time in months. We are excited to reintroduce congregational singing to our worship, and to allow eating indoors again: These developments are life-giving for our community, and they are a sign of things to come!..
At present, we are on the downslope of the Omicron surge, which you know. What you may not be aware of is that during this surge, children aged 0-4 were being hospitalized for COVID-19 at 4 times the rate they had been during any other time in the pandemic. This recent surge has, in plain terms, been the most potentially dangerous for the youngest members of our church and school community – who are not yet able to be vaccinated, and we have taken that very seriously.
In casual conversation, many people have referred to the Omicron variant as not dangerous or not that bad. It’s true that it has been generally less vicious than Delta. But our hospitals have been full during this surge, our healthcare workers have been overtaxed to the breaking point, and deaths have been astronomical. We are tired. I know it. And we want this thing to be over. But we want to be careful in our fatigue about how we understand the severity of recent events.
Feb 24, 2022 |
Thursday, February 24, 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)
Thursday, February 24, Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, February 24, 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.
Feb 23, 2022 |
Wednesday, February 23, 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, February 23, A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, February 23, for a Devotion for Early Evening, led by the Rev. Gary Lubin with special music.
Music, Hymn 645, The King of Love
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."
Feb 22, 2022 |
Tuesday, February 22, 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)
Tuesday, February 22, Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, February 22, 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.
Feb 20, 2022 |
Something New
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
Something New
Paul invites his church into thinking about the
resurrection as something completely different. He doesn't say you go into the
ground broken and are raised up fixed. He says, you go into the ground, a seed,
like one that is planted. And when you're raised up, it's like something new, a
new life, a new growth that is blossoming into being.
He compares this as Jesus did in his ministry. He compares this understanding of death and resurrection, not to something being broken down and then put back together not to something that was needed to be fixed and is finally fixed. Paul and Jesus, both described death and resurrection as a seed, going into the ground and being transformed into a plant.
Something that was becomes something new. Still has that essence of what was carried within the seed, just like you and I will bear the souls that have become immortal by the power of God. But to try to conceive of what we will be when we are raised up again. It's sort of like a seed, trying to understand what it'll look like after it comes back out of the ground, something completely new, something completely different is happening.
He compares this as Jesus did in his ministry. He compares this understanding of death and resurrection, not to something being broken down and then put back together not to something that was needed to be fixed and is finally fixed. Paul and Jesus, both described death and resurrection as a seed, going into the ground and being transformed into a plant.
Something that was becomes something new. Still has that essence of what was carried within the seed, just like you and I will bear the souls that have become immortal by the power of God. But to try to conceive of what we will be when we are raised up again. It's sort of like a seed, trying to understand what it'll look like after it comes back out of the ground, something completely new, something completely different is happening.
Feb 20, 2022 |
Sunday, February 20, 2022 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, February 20, 2022 Rite II Holy Eucharist
Join us for worship this Sunday, February 20, Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music. with The Rev. Joyce Keeshin, Celebrant and The Rev. Philip DeVaul, Preacher.
Connie Golden 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/
Connie Golden 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/
Feb 18, 2022 |
Make You Odd
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
Make You Odd
Hey, friends, welcome to my podcast, When Love Shows Up. This week we’re going to rerun an episode from last year because I find it has held its relevance in terms of our community response to COVID-19. While some of our guidelines have changed, since this was written/recorded, our guiding principles and philosophy are the same. Our Christian beliefs put our care for each other at the forefront of our priorities, and this can sometimes put us out of step with the world around us. With COVID cases dropping dramatically, and vaccinations on the rise, we believe we will be seeing some big changes in the next few weeks. I am meeting with Redeemer’s COVID Advisory Response Expert Team regularly as things unfold, and we continue to make decisions based on the data, and on the best practices available to us. Assuming a continued downward trend in case numbers, we are expecting to loosen some of the restrictions we’ve placed on our gathering – as it is safe to do so. In all this, I welcome your questions and feedback, and I ask for your prayers for sound and loving decision-making.
"You know what we do is odd, right? We who worship God in the church. One of the things we’ve missed the most these last months is one of the things that makes us odd: the weekly gathering for the purpose of honoring an invisible God and asking that God to care for us, to heal and reconcile us, to give us all that we need. It’s not really comparable to anything else"
"You know what we do is odd, right? We who worship God in the church. One of the things we’ve missed the most these last months is one of the things that makes us odd: the weekly gathering for the purpose of honoring an invisible God and asking that God to care for us, to heal and reconcile us, to give us all that we need. It’s not really comparable to anything else"
Feb 17, 2022 |
Thursday, February 17, 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, February 17, Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, February 17, 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.
Feb 16, 2022 |
Wednesday, February 16, 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, February 16, A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, February 16, for a Devotion for Early Evening, led by the Rev. Gary Lubin with special music.
Archibald MacDonald by John and Elizabeth Grover.
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."