All Recordings from The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Nov 07, 2023 |
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Rite II Holy Eucharist
| The Rev. Joanna Leiserson
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Rite II Holy Eucharist
Join us this morning, Tuesday, November 7, for online Morning Prayer led by the Rev. Joanna Leiserson.
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
Nov 06, 2023 |
Uncomplicated
| The Rev. Joanna Leiserson
Uncomplicated
Life is so complicated. It has so many experts, so much
advice. We want to live well. We want to do well. So we turn to the experts.
And so that's my excuse for telling you about the other day when I went with
friends to a Chinese restaurant. I don't usually meet for Chinese. I like my
cooking just fine.
But the restaurants have one thing that I don't have, fortune cookies. It used to be that those little slips of paper inside the fortune cookies contained real fortunes. Like the ones that come from the Zotar fortune teller booth at the Santa Cruz boardwalk. Fortunes like, good news will come to you today. Or, you will discover your hidden talent. Or, you Romance will come soon.
At some point, they morphed into little three inch pieces of wisdom. Like the one I got once that said, Just because others are bad does not imply that you are good. If that cookie weren't cut in half, it might have seen me look hurt.
But I think that the messages in those cookies try to take their wisdom, such as it is, from the old masters. Sometimes there's something there, so we hope. So last Tuesday with great anticipation, of course I cracked open my fortune cookie and it said, I kid you not.
It said, “Things in life should be simple rather than
complicated.” Channeling Jesus, I wondered. Funny. Did that fortune cookie just
read my mind? It's not that complicated. You are surrounded by all these
authorities. You have Teachers, Pharisees. Rabbis, but in the end, it's simple
in your spiritual life as a faithful child of God, you have one teacher, one
authority, one path, one goal.
Nov 05, 2023 |
Sunday, November 5, 2023 Baptism + Rite II Holy Eucharist
| The Rev. Joanna Leiserson
Sunday, November 5, 2023 Baptism + Rite II Holy Eucharist
Join us for worship this Sunday, November 5, Holy Eucharist, Rite II. The Rev. Philip DeVaul Celebrant and The Rev. Joanna Leiserson, Preacher.
Featuring 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/
Featuring 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/
Nov 02, 2023 |
Thursday, November 2, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| Anny Stevens-Gleason
Thursday, November 2, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, November 2, 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
Nov 01, 2023 |
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 The Feast of All Saints
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 The Feast of All Saints
Join us today, Wednesday, November 1, The Feast of All Saints, led by the celebrant, the Rev. Melanie Slane and preacher, the Rev. Philip DeVaul with special music from the Church of the Redeemer Choir.
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."
Nov 01, 2023 |
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
| The Rev. Gary Lubin
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, November 1, 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."
Oct 31, 2023 |
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| Anny Stevens-Gleason
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, October 31, 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
Oct 30, 2023 |
Love Thy Neighbor
| The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane
Love Thy Neighbor
When I was a child, my Yaya used to tell us that our
Halloween costumes are supposed to scare away the devil. So, the more
terrifying your costume, the better. But still, in the midst of it all, I had
this overwhelming feeling of being surrounded by terror. It felt like more than
just a children's game.
Just then, a familiar tune played in my head. “Let your little light shine, shine, shine. Let your little light shine, oh my Lord. There must be someone down in the valley, trying to get home.”
And I looked up, and beyond the chaos, I saw something that I didn't know I was searching for. In the midst of a people hiding behind masks with weapons in hand and psychological terror in mind. A beacon of light showed up in the form of a red sweater.
While most other people there chose to dress as werewolves and wizards, this neighbor decided to dress as one of the most iconic childhood heroes of my generation. Standing right in front of me was none other than everyone's favorite Presbyterian minister, Mr. Rogers.
Tyler had the costume down to a tee. The khaki pants, the blue sneakers, the salt and pepper hair, and a little lapel pin of the friendly face of Fred Rogers, just in case anyone was confused about who he was dressed as. I couldn't help but think, if the devil is frightened by anything at all, it would be this, a warm heart, a kind face, a welcoming word, and a cheerful embrace.
Just then, a familiar tune played in my head. “Let your little light shine, shine, shine. Let your little light shine, oh my Lord. There must be someone down in the valley, trying to get home.”
And I looked up, and beyond the chaos, I saw something that I didn't know I was searching for. In the midst of a people hiding behind masks with weapons in hand and psychological terror in mind. A beacon of light showed up in the form of a red sweater.
While most other people there chose to dress as werewolves and wizards, this neighbor decided to dress as one of the most iconic childhood heroes of my generation. Standing right in front of me was none other than everyone's favorite Presbyterian minister, Mr. Rogers.
Tyler had the costume down to a tee. The khaki pants, the blue sneakers, the salt and pepper hair, and a little lapel pin of the friendly face of Fred Rogers, just in case anyone was confused about who he was dressed as. I couldn't help but think, if the devil is frightened by anything at all, it would be this, a warm heart, a kind face, a welcoming word, and a cheerful embrace.
Oct 29, 2023 |
Sunday, October 29, 2023 Rite II Holy Eucharist
| The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane
Sunday, October 29, 2023 Rite II Holy Eucharist
Join us for worship this Sunday, October 29, Holy Eucharist, Rite II. The Rev. Joyce Keeshin Celebrant and The Rev. Melanie Slane, Preacher.
Organist Michael Delphin 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/
Organist Michael Delphin 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/
Oct 27, 2023 |
When Love Shows Up - Trust Women
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul
When Love Shows Up - Trust Women
Every time Jesus interacts with a woman in the Gospel narratives, she leaves with her humanity, her dignity affirmed. Every time. So, it makes sense that Christians should actively support the full humanity, dignity, and autonomy of women. This should not be controversial. Supporting abortion rights is not contrary to following Jesus. Supporting abortion rights, at its core, is about trusting people who are pregnant to make decisions for what is happening within their body. It is their body.
I used to think it was my job to protect the life that was growing inside other people. That belief was rooted in the idea that I knew what was right for others, for their bodies. I believed that I should have a say. I believed that it was a woman’s job to do whatever she had to do in order to protect that life no matter what, even if that meant being forced to do so. I believed I was standing up for the dignity of the unborn, but in doing so, I put myself in the position of undermining and even ignoring the dignity of the woman. I am short-circuiting her autonomy instead of affirming and supporting it. I can no longer do that. Jesus won’t let me.
There is a famous moment in the Gospel stories when Jesus calls out the religious leaders of his time, saying, “You are placing burdens on people they can never bear!” Jesus was talking to me. He was talking to all of us who believe we know what is right for others, and especially those of us who use laws to place unbearable burdens on others.
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Oct 26, 2023 |
Thursday, October 26, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| Tym House
Thursday, October 26, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, October 26, for online Morning Prayer led by Tym House.
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
Oct 25, 2023 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
| The Rev. Gary Lubin
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, October 25, 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."
Oct 24, 2023 |
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| Tym House
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, October 24, for online Morning Prayer led by Tym House.
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
Oct 23, 2023 |
Make Your List
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul
Make Your List
And we can choose not to allow God to influence our beliefs.
We can believe what we already believed and then approach the altar of God and
hope to leave unchanged. By saying, these things are the things that God cares
about and these are our concerns. We can walk into this space and leave our
cares and troubles for the world out there and come in here and just talk about
our personal feelings or piety and talk about things like faith and hope and
grace and churchy words.
And you can come up to this altar and take bread from some man in a dress and then you can go back out into the world and forget about all this stuff and leave it here and not allow this to influence that and not allow that to influence this. Which leads me to the question. What part of your life does not belong to God?
What part of your life does God not care about? I encourage you today when you go home, take out a piece of paper and a pen and make a list. Or pull your phone out, grab your little notepad on your phone and go ahead and make a list of the things in your life that God doesn't care about.
And you can come up to this altar and take bread from some man in a dress and then you can go back out into the world and forget about all this stuff and leave it here and not allow this to influence that and not allow that to influence this. Which leads me to the question. What part of your life does not belong to God?
What part of your life does God not care about? I encourage you today when you go home, take out a piece of paper and a pen and make a list. Or pull your phone out, grab your little notepad on your phone and go ahead and make a list of the things in your life that God doesn't care about.
Oct 22, 2023 |
Sunday, October 22, 2023 Rite II Holy Eucharist
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul
Sunday, October 22, 2023 Rite II Holy Eucharist
Join us for worship this Sunday, October 22, Holy Eucharist, Rite II. The Rev. Joanna Leiserson Celebrant and The Rev. Philip DeVaul, Preacher.
Guest musician Mark Thallander 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/
Guest musician Mark Thallander 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/
Oct 20, 2023 |
When Love Shows Up - The Silence
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul
When Love Shows Up - The Silence
This week the Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital in Gaza was hit with a missile and over 400 people died. The hospital is a ministry of the Anglican Church in Jerusalem – with much of its funding coming directly from Episcopalians in America. The bishop who oversees this hospital is a dear friend, and a peaceful man. You have heard of this horrific missile strike. How did you feel when it was reported as an Israeli missile? How did you feel when you then heard reports that it was a Palestinian missile? Did one sound better to you than the other? Which culprit was preferable for the story you are telling about what is happening? I know what my preference was.
I wonder if the children who were killed care who was responsible.
Our need to have a clear cut take on what is happening unites us with Job’s friends. It somehow feels safer if we can unabashedly Stand with Israel or Free Palestine. We can choose our story and roll our eyes at the obviousness of it all. We can avoid our grief and focus on our outrage.
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I wonder if the children who were killed care who was responsible.
Our need to have a clear cut take on what is happening unites us with Job’s friends. It somehow feels safer if we can unabashedly Stand with Israel or Free Palestine. We can choose our story and roll our eyes at the obviousness of it all. We can avoid our grief and focus on our outrage.
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Oct 19, 2023 |
Thursday, October 19, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul
Thursday, October 19, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, October 19, 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
Oct 18, 2023 |
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
| The Rev. Gary Lubin
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, October 18, 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."
Oct 17, 2023 |
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, October 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
Oct 16, 2023 |
A Feast for All
| The Rev. Joanna Leiserson
A Feast for All
God's gift of abundant life is still out there on the
table for everyone who wants to be a guest at god's table. As Matthew put it,
good or bad. God's world is a world of abundance. In Moses time, God gave to
the Israelites the promise of abundance against the nightmare of Pharaoh's
world of scarcity.
The people wandered for 40 years following that promise of abundance. Today, in many ways, we still live in Pharaoh's nightmare of scarcity. We live our lives on the assumption that there's not enough to go around, not enough time, not enough jobs, not enough respect, not enough land.
It's a zero sum world. I win, you lose. You win, I lose. On the one hand. For some people, the prospect of losing, of being disrespected, of losing their status in society is unbearably threatening to their very being. On the other hand, for those who have already lost, who are oppressed, who are dispossessed, they can't see the way to abundance except by fighting for it.
People who are threatened feel like they need to defend themselves against their own extinction. So, there's fear. There's anger, there's resentment, hatred, and violence. Jesus knew about violence. Of course, the prince of peace lived and preached his lessons in a violent world in many ways, a lot like ours today.
The people wandered for 40 years following that promise of abundance. Today, in many ways, we still live in Pharaoh's nightmare of scarcity. We live our lives on the assumption that there's not enough to go around, not enough time, not enough jobs, not enough respect, not enough land.
It's a zero sum world. I win, you lose. You win, I lose. On the one hand. For some people, the prospect of losing, of being disrespected, of losing their status in society is unbearably threatening to their very being. On the other hand, for those who have already lost, who are oppressed, who are dispossessed, they can't see the way to abundance except by fighting for it.
People who are threatened feel like they need to defend themselves against their own extinction. So, there's fear. There's anger, there's resentment, hatred, and violence. Jesus knew about violence. Of course, the prince of peace lived and preached his lessons in a violent world in many ways, a lot like ours today.