Clergy Reflection

Dear members and friends of Redeemer,

As we step into this new year and celebrate the season of Epiphany, I find myself drawn to the image of light—how it reveals, how it guides, how it transforms everything it touches.

The Great Reveal

Epiphany means "manifestation" or "revealing," and in these weeks following Christmas, we witness Jesus revealing himself in extraordinary ways. The Magi follow a star and find the newborn king. At his baptism, the heavens open and God's voice declares, "This is my beloved Son." Jesus goes throughout Galilee, teaching in synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, curing every disease and every sickness among the people. Light upon light upon light—each revealing more of who Christ is and what his coming means for the world.

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This weekend....

It's Sign-up Sunday! Sign up for a role in our weekend services. Will you be a reader, intercessor, lay Eucharistic minister or usher in February? All are welcome!

Email Cristina if you would like to carpool or caravan from Redeemer at 6:45 p.m. on January 19 for this event. Govans Presbyterian Church is located at 5828 York Road.

Community Organizing Training - January 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This training (offered at the Diocesan Center, 4E. University Parkway) is planned for the weekend when our nation remembers the prophetic and justice-driven ministry of Blessed Martin Luther King, Jr., whose work embodied the power of Jesus’ command to love our neighbors with boldness and intention. Dr. King understood that love becomes transformative when it is organized: when people come together, build power, and act for the sake of God’s justice and peace. As a diocese, we are seeking to grow, with God’s help, as a community of love in action.

This training will introduce and strengthen the practical skills of community organizing:

• listening in order to act
• engaging in leadership development
• discerning shared values, mutual self-interest, common concerns, and what God is already doing in the world
• organizing for power that reflects Jesus’ way of compassion, courage, and truth



Click here to learn more and to register. Cristina is one of the trainers for the day.

Volunteer Opportunity for MLK Day

Will you volunteer for MLK Day of Service this year?

If you are interested in participating and carpooling from Redeemer on January 19, please contact Cristina. Please click here to register and sign the volunteer waiver.



Sunday school begins at 9:45 in the classrooms. Anna+, Liz and extra helpers will be at the doors at 9:30 to welcome all teachers, students, and parents as they arrive. Students and teachers join worship at the Peace. 

Redeemer’s Sunday School welcomes five age groups

·        Nursery for children under the age of three

·        Pre-K (ages 3 and 4)

·        Grades K-2

·        Grades 3-5 (Drama & Donuts)

·        Grade 6

Register your children for the 2025-6 program year here. Questions and requests can also be emailed to Rev. Anna, Director of Children’s Ministries

2026 Stewardship

O God, grant us wisdom and courage for this day: a discipline that helps us become the people we aspire to be, the strength to overcome the obstacles we encounter or create, a path to navigate local and national tension. The Spirit at Redeemer sustains us, and our pledge expresses palpable thanks: “I am your disciple Lord, and I commit to bring healing through my steps. I stand in solidarity with this community of faith, and I will serve God alongside them.”

A commitment of a pledge says "Yes. We're all in! We belong here."

Download a 2026 pledge form or make your pledge online here.

FAQs about stewardship at Redeemer.  

Create or access your online giving account.



Questions? Email Ellen Chatard

Weekday Service Schedule



Monday mornings @ 8:00 a.m. on Zoom. Join Keith Johnson for Morning Prayer. Rooted in the Book of Common Prayer, this time-honored practice of psalms, scripture, and prayer helps center our lives in God as the week begins. Click here to join on Zoom.

Tuesday mornings @ 8:00 a.m. in the church. Join David Ware for Holy Eucharist and a lively exchange on the Gospel reading.

Wednesday mornings @ 8:00 a.m. in the chapel. Join Cristina Paglinauan for Embodied Eucharist which invites gentle stretching, mindful breathing, guided meditation or centering prayer followed by a simple Eucharist. Yoga mats are welcome but are not required.

First Wednesdays of the month @ 12 noon in the chapel. Join Keith Johnson for a Healing Eucharist. This service includes Holy Communion and prayers for healing, offering space to bring before God the needs of body, mind, and spirit, as we seek God’s grace and wholeness.

Thursday mornings @ 8 a.m. in the chapel. Join Josh Laws for an Ignatian Eucharist in the chapel beginning January 8. Ignatian Prayer is a centuries-old approach to spirituality that seeks to weave together the stories of our scriptures, the experiences of our lives, and the God who is present throughout it all. This Eucharist will invite us to practice imaginative prayer, each week entering into one story from the Bible and letting Spirit bring it to life.

Services this Weekend

First Sunday after the Epiphany

Saturday, January 10 @ 5 p.m. in the church

Faith@Five

PREACHER & CELEBRANT The Rev. M. Cristina Paglinauan



Scheduled to Serve

LEM Terry Beauchamp

READERS Paula Krahn Merkle, Judy Wright

INTERCESSOR Wendy Moskowitz

Sunday, January 11 @ 8 a.m. in the chapel

Holy Eucharist, Rite I 

PREACHER & CELEBRANT The Rev. M. Cristina Paglinauan

Scheduled to Serve

LAY EUCHARISTIC MINISTER Lee Ogburn

READER Kathy LaPlant

ALTAR GUILD

FLOWER GUILD The Flower Guild

Sunday, January 11 @ 10 a.m. in the church

Holy Eucharist, Rite 2

Click here to join the service via livestream

PREACHER The Rev. M. Cristina Paglinauan

OFFICIANT The Rev. Josh Laws

DEACON The Rev. Keith N. Johnson Jr.

CELEBRANT The Rev. Anna C. Noon 

Scheduled to Serve

ACOLYTE Sam Coons

LAY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Margie Chandler, Margaret Daley,

Dorcas Hutton, Eileen Riley

READERS Sue DeSantis, Steve Heaver

INTERCESSOR Louisa Murphy

USHER SUPERVISOR John Griffith

USHERS Doug Riley, MC Savage, Derek Savage

VESTRY GREETER Michelle Gutberlet

ALTAR GUILD Margaret Daley, MC Savage, Ann Warfield, Brenda Ehlers

FLOWER GUILD The Flower Guild

Rector's Bible Study

If you never thought you would study the Bible, then this is the class for you! Join us in person or on Zoom for a far-ranging, free-wheeling, intelligent and emotionally honest discussion of this amazing resource. The Wednesday morning class meets from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in person in the Women's Council Room and on Zoom. The Wednesday lunch time class meets from 12:00-1:00 p.m. on Zoom (only) and the Thursday evening class meets at 6:00 p.m., in person only in the Women's Council Room. 

Zoom Links:

Join 10:00 a.m. Bible Study on Zoom

Meeting ID: 863 7962 7803

Passcode: N3GA0M

Join 12 noon Bible Study on Zoom

Meeting ID: 831 6876 2958

Passcode: B9r07u

Name Tags, please

With so many new faces among us – both in the congregation and among our staff members – we encourage everyone to wear a name tag. The name tag table is located in the narthex. If you already have a name tag, please find yours in the bins alphabetized by last name. If you are new to us or can't find your tag, please make a temporary one with the supplies provided and sign up for a name tag on the clipboard. We will have one for you by the next Sunday.

Going Deeper @ Redeemer

Click here for the November 2025 Vestry Minutes

Click here for minutes from the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Vestry Minutes from the last 12 months are available here.

Sermon audio is available here.