Clergy Reflection

I have been asked why I go barefoot in church, a practice that began a few years ago. In case you have noticed and been wondering:

I go barefoot because …

I remember the words from Exodus, “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.”

I go barefoot because …

it reminds me “I am but dust and to dust I shall return.”

I go barefoot because …

it keeps me grounded. 

I go barefoot because …

it gets me “out of my head” and awake-alert in the Present Moment.

I go barefoot because …

it actively engages the 29 muscles in each of my feet and keeps me on my toes.

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Sign-up Weekend

Will you be a reader, intercessor, lay Eucharistic minister or usher in August? Sign up for a role in our weekend services using the QR codes available on signs after each service. Want to get a link via email? Contact Amanda Kell. All are welcome!

Monday Morning Prayer

Clergy-led weekday services are on a break until the fall. Lay-led morning prayer from the Book of Common Prayer are offered Mondays at 8 a.m. over Zoom.

Praying the Lord’s Prayer in Spanish

Starting on Pentecost, for a number of weeks we are saying the Lord’s Prayer in Spanish in solidarity with our immigrant sisters and brothers in Maryland and with the Redeemer pilgrims walking the Camino in Spain. Want to practice? Here’s a video of the prayer.

Copies of a pronunciation guide are available on the tables near the Welcome Center. 

Sign Up to Help Host Lemonade in the Courtyard on an August Sunday

Do you have a friendly smile? Whether you are new to us or you are a longtime parishioner, this is a great opportunity to be a welcoming face and to get to know our church community better. Sign up to host the lemonade table in the front courtyard after the 10 a.m. service.

Dates available: Aug. 23 and Aug. 30. 

How it works: We provide the supplies. A table will be set up in the courtyard before the service. As a volunteer, please leave the service after receiving Communion to bring the refreshments from the kitchen to the courtyard using a cart. When most folks have left the courtyard (roughly 11:45 a.m.), cleanup involves bringing the supplies back to the kitchen and giving the pitchers a quick rinse. Sign up to help on a Sunday in August. Questions? Contact Christina Way.

Redeemer Pilgrims on the Camino

Our initial pilgrims are back from Spain, while others are preparing to walk later this year. Thank you for your continued prayers for them.

Interested in walking the Camino but not sure where to begin? Contact David Ware or Anna Noon.

Services this Weekend

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Saturday, July 11 @ 5 p.m. in the church

Faith at Five

PREACHER & CELEBRANT The Rev. David J. Ware



Scheduled to Serve

READERS Nancy Hubble, Karen Ross

INTERCESSOR Becky Kelley

LEM

Sunday, July 12 @ 8 a.m. in the chapel

Holy Eucharist, Rite I 

PREACHER & CELEBRANT The Rev. David J. Ware

Scheduled to Serve

READER Alice Gary

LAY EUCHARISTIC MINISTER Thomasina Wharton

ALTAR GUILD Joanne Calvert

FLOWERS Jan Guyton, Kate Lears 

Sunday, July 12 @ 10 a.m. in the church

Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Click here to join the service via livestream

PREACHER The Rev. David J. Ware

OFFICIANT The Rev. M. Cristina Paglinauan

DEACON The Rev. Josh Laws 

CELEBRANT The Rev. Anna C. Noon



Scheduled to Serve

VERGER Peter Shafer

LAY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Mitchell Brown, Torie Harlan, Kate Lears

READERS Torie Harlan, Katherine Shamer

INTERCESSOR Louisa Murphy

USHER SUPERVISOR Steve Skeen

USHERS Kathy Dickinson, Michael Dickinson, Alan Waller Jr. 

ALTAR GUILD Erik Stallman, Ann Warfield, Brenda Ehlers 

FLOWERS Jan Guyton, Kate Lears 

LEMONADE HOSTS Dot Aldrich, Linda Sprenkle

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 Christina Way.

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 May 2026 Vestry Minutes.

Click here for the minutes of the 2026 Annual Meeting.

Vestry minutes from the last 12 months are available here.

Sermon audio is available here.