Our purpose is to worship God in the beauty of holiness, to teach the faith in such a way that we may be empowered to serve our Lord in this world, and bring others into the fellowship of the Body of Christ. Established AD 1888, Church of the Redeemer is in the National Register of Historic Places. An Anglo-Catholic congregation in Woodfin, within the Diocese of Western North Carolina, we are dedicated to maintaining the Anglican traditions that have formed our worship over the ages.
We welcome all baptized Christians to receive Holy Communion at the altar of God. If you are visiting for the first time, we welcome you to the Episcopal Church. Please make yourself known to Father Hanks.
Rector's CornerSEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAYWhy is this Sunday called Septuagesima? Because in accordance with the words of the First Council of Orleans, some pious Christian congregations in the earliest ages of the Church, especially the clergy, began to fast seventy days before Easter, on this Sunday, which was therefore called "Septuagesima" - the seventieth day. The same is the case with the Sundays following, which are called Sexagesima, Quinquagesima, Quadragesima, because some Christians commenced to fast sixty days, others fifty, others forty days before Easter, until finally, to make it properly uniform, Popes Gregory and Gelasius arranged that all Christians should fast forty days before Easter, commencing with Ash Wednesday. (From Rev. Fr. Leonard Goffine's "The Church' s Year") |
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Announcements: Vestry Meetings: The vestry will meet each month on the last day of the month. Vestry members, please mark your calendars and make every attempt to attend. Any other interested members are invited to attend as observers. Stations of the Cross: Starting the last Wednesday of February, we will be observing the Stations of the Cross each Wednesday evening until Holy Week. If you have attended Stations in the past, you know how meaningful it can be. If you have not, please consider attending to see what you've missed and to find a deeper awareness of how much our Savior did to secure our salvation. Bulletin: Maryann Presnell has taken on the ministry of providing a bulletin for our services. She sends thanks to Butch Baldwin on behalf of everyone at Church of the Redeemer for his service in years past. Should you have any Announcements to be included in the bulletin, please email them to her (email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by Wednesday of each week. Prayer List: If you know of anyone who should be added to or removed from the list, please contact Susan Lunsford (email:
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