| acolyte |
server who carries a cross or torch and helps at the altar |
| Advent |
four-week period before Christmas |
| Banquet |
our alternative, all-age-friendly 10 am service in the Great Hall |
| bulletin |
booklet that contains the service information for Sunday's services |
| celebrant |
priest who says the prayers over the bread and wine |
| Celtic Eucharist |
a service with contemporary liturgy based on the theology of the ancient Celts enlivened with traditional music from the British Isles; offered once a month at 5 pm |
| clergy |
priests |
| confirmation |
an adult reaffirmation of baptismal vows; at Redeemer those in 9th grade and older are eligible |
| COR |
Church of the Redeemer |
| CORe |
young adult group for ages 18 to 35 |
| diocese |
subdivision of the Episcopal Church; we are in the Diocese of Southern Ohio |
| El Hogar |
home and school for orphaned boys in Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Eucharist |
a worship service that includes Holy Communion; also known as Mass |
| Godly Play |
a Montessori-inspired program of Christian education for children based on storytelling |
| Holy Week |
the week before Easter (includes Good Friday); at Redeemer we worship every day of this week |
| Intercessor |
anyone who prays for others; also anyone who reads the prayers of the people during worship |
| Junior High |
youth in 7th and 8th grades |
| Lay reader |
a person who reads the lesson and administers the chalice during public worship |
| Lector |
a person who reads the lesson during public worship |
| Lent |
a forty-day period before Easter; corresponds to Jesus' forty days in the desert |
| Lessons and Carols |
An Advent service with scripture readings that anticipate the coming of Jesus, alternating with hymns or anthems |
| liturgy |
the words and format of our worship services |
| Main Dish |
a group of parishioners who prepare meals for other parishioners in times of need or loss |
| MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
| mission ministries |
ministries that serve those outside our parish |
| POC |
Parish office closed |
| Rector |
the boss priest of any given parish; our rector is Bruce A. Freeman |
| Redeemer News |
newsletter publiched twice a month; available in hard copy or online |
| Senior High |
youth in 9th through 12th grades |
| Sole Mates |
a group of Redeemer folks who run or walk in local charity events together |
| Spikenard |
youth band that plays twice a month for the Banquet |
| Vestry |
a group of 16 parish members elected as leaders
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