Sermon preached by The Rev. Fredrick A. Robinson
First Sunday in Advent

The entire community is invited to join the Church of the Redeemer on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m., in its annual tradition of the “Messiah Sing-Along” – a joyous singing of Georg Friedrich Handel’s Christmas Messiah – one of the best-known, most-beloved, and most frequently performed choral works in Western music.

This festive, family-friendly event features members of the choirs of Redeemer singing along with the congregation, accompanied by a Chamber Orchestra and organist Ann Stephenson-Moe, under the direction of Conductor Daniel Cartlidge.

A $10 goodwill donation for tickets will be gratefully collected, and advance donations may be made via PayPal (see “Add to Cart” button below), or by calling the parish office at 941.955.4263.

Complimentary parking will be available at the M&I Bank Parking Garage on McAnsh Square between 6 and 10 p.m.

The Church of the Redeemer is located at 222 S. Palm Ave., in downtown Sarasota.

Sermon preached by The Rev. Lance Wallace
Feast of Christ the King

A gift for the community!

Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols, Sunday, December 11 at 5:15 p.m.; featuring the Redeemer Children’s, Youth, and Adult choirs.

This special service is a festive event in preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ by recounting history in scripture readings from the Fall of Man, through the prophets, to the Annunciation of the Savior’s birth to Mary, with singing of many well-loved carols of Advent.

Community reception follows in Gillespie Hall (wine, punch, light snacks).
Complimentary parking for this service is available at the M&I Bank Parking Garage on McAnsh Street. For more information, call the Parish Office at 955.4263.

Happy New Year! Have you been keeping up with the religious news? Our brothers and sisters in the Roman Catholic Church are experiencing a great change in the liturgy today, the biggest change since Vatican II, when they went from Latin to English. Continue reading ‘Sermon – Sunday 27 November, 2011/The Rev. Fredrick A. Robinson’ »

What scares you? Some folks don’t like horror movies. The part that always gets me is when it gets to the part in movie where a character is in the dark empty house and then the background music goes away and you know that something bad is going to happen. Someone or something is going to leap out of a doorway or something—there will be some loud noise. Even though I can tell it is coming, I always jump anyway. Some folks are afraid of roller coasters. I always regret getting on one as soon as the roller coaster begins to move. You start to move slowly up that first big hill, and then you hear the people in the front begin to scream and then you reach the crest of the hill and look down, straight down and you realize you are going to die and you think, “Why did I do this?” And then some folks are afraid of public speaking. They stand up, and their knees begin to shake, their hands get clammy, their stomach knots up, their throat tightens and their mouths get dry and the worst of all, the mind goes blank.
But you know, I think the parable we heard today is more frightening than any of those things. The parable that Jesus tells today in the gospel is the 3rd in a row he has told his disciples and the crowds about the end times. And frankly all of them are intended to serve as a warning. The first parable is the one dealing with the 5 foolish and the 5 wise maidens. Continue reading ‘Sermon – Sunday 20 November, 2011/The Rev. Lance Wallace’ »

Pelican Advent Insert, December 2011 - (313 KB)

The Pelican, Volume 16, Number 05 - December 2011 (485 KB)

The Church of the Redeemer will present a half-hour Mid-Day Advent Organ Recital on 7 December featuring Guest Organist Margaret Harris Smith. The recital begins shortly after noon at 12:10, end sat 12:40 p.m., and is free and open to the public. For more information, call 941.955.4263.

Sermon preached by The Rev. Richard Marsden
Veterans’ Recognition Sunday