Clergy Reflection

Stories are significant and they mean so much to us. They always have. Stories connect us to one another, to those who were there when the story happened, and to those who aren't with us anymore. Stories say a bit of who we are and where we've been. They explain our smiles and our scars. Stories break open deep and abiding truths and they have a way of inviting us to go deep and abide with truth.

The sacred scriptures of any religion are made up of stories, in our case, stories of salvation. For some of us, familiar stories can be so personally powerful that we almost feel like we were there. 

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Parent Education Evening with Dr. Angelica Ponguta

Redeemer Parish Day School is hosting a parent education evening on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This year’s program, “Growing Up Whole: The Impact of Early Childhood Education” will feature Dr. Angelica Ponguta, a researcher and policy scientist who has spent two decades advancing early childhood development in more than 10 countries. Dr. Ponguta will offer a reflection on why the years from early childhood belong together, and what becomes possible when a school treats them as a continuous journey. Please note this event is for adults only. Learn more.

Native Plant Sale

The Guilford Garden Club is sponsoring a native plant sale on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will feature plants primarily native to the Chesapeake Bay watershed for gardens of all sizes with emphasis on deer resistance and late summer/fall bloom. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted. Credit: Art by Andi Curran

Peace & Wellness Festival

Redeemer’s Center for Wellbeing has been invited to have a table at the Ruscombe Integrative Health Center’s Peace & Wellness Festival on Oct. 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thomasina Wharton will make connections with the community and share what the Center for Wellbeing offers, including spiritual direction and discernment, grief walking, dream work and seasonal retreats.

Feast of St. Francis with the Blessing of the Animals

Gather with us as we honor the Feast of Saint Francis and give thanks for the gift of creation on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 5 p.m. in St. Paul’s Courtyard at Redeemer. This special outdoor liturgy includes prayer, music and the blessing of our beloved animal companions. Bring a pet to be blessed or simply come and join us in giving thanks for God’s creatures and the world we share. Everyone is welcome, with or without a pet.

Evensong for St. Francis

Join the Redeemer Choir and the Rev. Maria Cristina Paglinauan for Choral Evensong this Sunday, Oct. 4, at 5 p.m. as we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. We will offer Maryland composer Gary Davison’s St. Francis Canticles, John Rutter’s For the beauty of the earth, and invite the congregation to join us in singing the hymn All things bright and beautiful. The offering will go to support local animal shelters and rescue organizations.

Young Adults

Young Adults will have their first meeting of the year in the Cloister Room at Redeemer on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Contact Josh Laws with questions.

Healing Eucharist

Join us this coming Wednesday, Oct. 7, at noon for our monthly Healing Eucharist, a service of Holy Communion with prayers for healing and anointing. Come seeking renewal of mind, body and spirit for yourself or on behalf of someone you love.

Questions about the BUILD Action?

Got questions about our upcoming BUILD statewide action on Oct. 12? Want to know if there will be a car pool and what time to arrive? Curious about who else is going to be there? And wondering what it’s all about, anyway? Hop on Zoom next Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 5 p.m. and find out.

Register for the BUILD October 12 Action

Mark your calendars and sign up! Join about 2,000 people from more than 100 religious congregations, nonprofits, neighborhoods and schools across the city of Baltimore and Baltimore County on Monday, Oct. 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Morning Star Baptist Church in Woodlawn. Leaders from Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development will press key state and local candidates and officials to act on our top priorities – housing, criminal justice, immigration and local neighborhood issues. Sign up for Oct. 12 and watch a video about the event.

Faith and Fatherhood

Initially started as a community to explore what it means to be a father today, our group is not just for fathers anymore. If you are interested in getting to know other men at Redeemer and discussing life in these times, please join us Thursday Oct. 8, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Cloister Room. For more information contact Dave Frisch, Ted Winstead or Paul Smith.

VOICES: Judith Sandler

Oct. 14 Judith Sandler is the author of "What Kind of Mother: A Reckoning." Sandler raised her children in Baltimore and now lives in mid-coast Maine. She is the creative nonfiction editor for The Stonecoast Review and The Awakenings Review and her work has appeared in The New York Times’s “Tiny Love Stories.”

Updates on What’s Happening Around the Parish

Following from the initial dream work session by Thomasina Wharton and David Ware on Sept. 14, three groups of eight people have formed to begin group dream work - helping us listen for the guidance and wholeness that our waking minds often miss. Groups will meet three times between now and the end of the year.

About a dozen parishioners participated in a contemplative history walk last Sunday, learning how our church has participated in both harm and healing connected to slavery and Jim Crow. As a follow up, parishioners are invited to read the From Civil War to Civil Rights: History of Race at Redeemer before a Nov. 15 parish discussion.

Meanwhile, 11 house groups will begin to meet monthly, starting in October. The focus this year is on developing practices and habits together based on writings by Episcopal Bishop Steven Charleston.

Accepting Names for All Saints until Wednesday, Oct. 28

The Redeemer Choir will offer Evensong for All Saints on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m. in the church. During the service, the clergy will read the names of those whom you ask to be remembered. Send an email with names to Amanda Kell or write them on the All Saints' sheet on the name tag table in the narthex. Please include a pronouncer if you think we need one. Names will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Confirmation Class for Youth

Do you have a youth who is 15 or turning 15 in 2027 who may be interested in deepening their faith through confirmation? Confirmation is the sacramental rite through which baptized Christians affirm their mature faith. Classes will begin in January for a spring 2027 confirmation.

We will meet regularly for about eight weeks in the spring; days and times will be set and shared in the winter. Confirmands will serve regularly as acolytes and readers during church throughout the year and attend monthly service activities with other parish youth. Sign up for confirmation. Contact Josh Laws with questions.

Handbell Choir Returning to Redeemer

We are thrilled to announce that a handbell choir is returning to the Church of the Redeemer. Originating in 18th-century England, handbells have become part of worship in churches worldwide. Playing handbells is a fun, low-pressure way to join others in musical fellowship and add to the beauty of worship.

Are you interested in ringing? Whether you’ve played before, or it’s your first time, ringers of all experience levels (high-school age and above) are invited to reach out as we start to think about rehearsal times, repertoire, and a schedule for ringing at services. If you are interested, please contact Bert Landman, Director of Music Ministry or Alex Mendelsohn, Handbell Leader. 

Pray for Pilgrims Walking the Camino

After many months of preparation, additional pilgrims from Redeemer are on the walking portion of their pilgrimage. Please keep them in your prayers.

Interested in the Camino for yourself but not sure where to begin? Contact David Ware or Anna Noon to learn more.

Weekday Service Schedule



Monday mornings @ 8 a.m. on Zoom. Join Keith Johnson for Morning Prayer (30 minutes). Rooted in The Book of Common Prayer, this 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 a.m. in the church. Join David Ware for Holy Eucharist and a lively exchange on the Gospel reading.

Wednesday mornings @ 8 a.m. in the chapel. Join Maria 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 @ 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 David Ware for an Ignatian Eucharist. 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 through it all. This Eucharist invites us to practice imaginative prayer, each week entering into one story from the Bible and letting Spirit bring it to life.

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, freewheeling, intelligent and emotionally honest discussion of this amazing resource. The Wednesday morning class meets from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in person in the Women’s Council Room and on Zoom. The Wednesday lunchtime class meets from noon to 1 p.m. on Zoom only and the Thursday evening class meets at 6 p.m., in-person only in the Women’s Council Room. 

Zoom Links:

Join 10 a.m. Bible Study on Zoom

Meeting ID: 863 7962 7803

Passcode: N3GA0M

Join noon Bible Study on Zoom

Meeting ID: 831 6876 2958

Passcode: B9r07u

Services this Weekend

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Saturday, Oct. 3 @ 5 p.m. in the church

Faith@Five

PREACHER & CELEBRANT The Rev. Keith N. Johnson Jr.



Scheduled to Serve

READERS Stephen Heaver, Lois Schenck

LEM Margaret Daley

INTERCESSOR Vicki Chia

Sunday, Oct. 4 @ 8 a.m. in the chapel

Holy Eucharist, Rite I 

PREACHER & CELEBRANT The Rev. Keith N. Johnson Jr.

Scheduled to Serve

READER Kathy LaPlant

LAY EUCHARISTIC MINISTER

ALTAR GUILD Barbara Lynch

FLOWERS Pam Meier, Kathy Dickenson

Sunday, Oct. 4 @ 10 a.m. in the church

Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Click here to join the service via livestream

PREACHER The Rev. Keith N. Johnson Jr.

CELEBRANT The Rev. Josh Laws

OFFICIANT & DEACON The Rev. Maria Cristina Paglinauan

ASSISTING The Rev. Anna C. Noon



Scheduled to Serve

VERGER Vicki Chia

LAY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Nancy Hubble, Eileen Riley

READERS Ellen Hoitsma, Nancy Hubble

INTERCESSOR Torie Harlan

USHER SUPERVISOR Chris Lord

USHERS Paula Clark, Holly Hamilos, Derek Savage

ALTAR GUILD Alex McMahon, Kris Strakna, Ann Warfield, Brenda Ehlers

FLOWERS Pam Meier, Kathy Dickenson

LEMONADE HOST Geralyn Schroth

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 are Back!

We are caught up with making new name tags – please check the bins to find yours. 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 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.

Going Deeper @ Redeemer

Click here for the June 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.