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Christmas at Redeemer

Palm Sunday

Holy Week at Redeemer

Christmastide at Redeemer

Come join us in Bethlehem to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus. Ponder the mystery with the Blessed Virgin Mary, rejoice with the Holy Angels, and worship with the shepherds. Remember that Christmas is twelve days long!

  • December 24 – Night of the Nativity of our Lord – The Christ Mass at 8:00 p.m.
  • December 25 – Day of the Nativity of our Lord – Mass at Noon
  • December 29 – Sunday within the Octave of Christmas – Mass at 10:30 a.m.
  • January 1 – New Year’s Day – Circumcision of our Lord – Mass at Noon
  • January 5 – The Vigil of the Epiphany – Mass at 10:30 a.m.
  • January 6 – The Epiphany of our Lord – Mass at 7:00 p.m.

Christmastide at Redeemer

Join us in celebrating the birth of our Lord and join us in gathering with the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and the Shepherds at the manger. With joy we worship the Christ Child and receive His saving presence. We have several Masses for you to attend, each with its own focus with different readings, sermons, and hymns.\

  • Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord – Sunday, December 24 – Mass at 10:30 a.m. This is our chief Sunday Service.
  • Night of the Nativity of our Lord – Sunday, December 24 – Mass at 8:00 p.m. This is the candlelight Christ Mass in which we join with angels and shepherds in worship our Lord.
  • Day of the Nativity of our Lord – Monday, December 25 – Mass at Noon. This Mass ponders the depth of the incarnation, that God Almighty has taken on human flesh.
  • Sunday within the Octave of Christmas – Sunday, December 31 – Mass at 10:30 a.m.
  • Circumcision of our Lord – Monday, January 1 – Mass at Noon. This feast is the octave of Christmas and remembers what happened on the eighth day of our Lord.

Church Picnic

On October 1, the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, we had our Church Picnic, starting at Noon. We first held a full Mass, and then enjoyed a full luncheon, followed by games and fellowship.

Feast of Pentecost

During High Mass on the Feast of Pentecost five catechumens were confirmed in one true faith and received the Most Holy Body and Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. We rejoice that the Holy Spirit has been poured down upon them and we pray that they will continue in the one true faith.

Ascension of our Lord

On, Thursday, May 18, we will celebrate our Lord’s glorious ascension into heaven, which means He is with us in the Church scattered across the world. Mass is at 7 pm with a dinner following.

Scenes from the 125th Anniversary

On the Feast of Sts. Philip and James we celebrated the 125th Anniversary of our congregation with a High Mass. We were blessed to have Fr. Christopher Esget, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Virginia and Synodical Vice-President for the Eastern Region, as our preacher. Fr. Stephan Gramenz, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Christ the King in Pawling, New York, served as deacon, and Mr. Alexander Togba served as subdeacon. Fr. Charles McClean, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour here in Baltimore, served as our organist. Several from the congregation served as a liturgical choir, chanting the propers. We were blessed to also enjoy a grand feast after Mass, put on by the ladies of the Society of St. Monica. Special thanks goes to Miss Sharyn Rhodes who wrote the Memorial Hymn sung during the dinner and who serves tirelessly as our Altar Guild. We were also blessed to have excellent wardens from the Society of St. Mark, acolytes, and ushers.