The Feast of All Saints
This Sunday is All Saints’ Day. Celebrated yearly on November 1, it’s the only “Principal Feast” in the Christian Year that can also be observed on the first Sunday following that date, though this year it falls on Sunday.
All Saints’ Day commemorates the intercommunion of living and dead Christians throughout time, renowned and unknown. It honors the “great cloud of witnesses” we read of in Hebrews 11-12, the “communion of saints” in The Apostles’ Creed, and the “white-robed army of martyrs” pictured in this week’s first reading.
Sunday is also the International Day of Prayer for the persecuted church throughout the world. We, of course, pray for persecuted believers every Sunday in our Prayers of the People, but this week we’re going to give more focus these brothers and sisters—these saints—in our teaching and in a brief interview with a brother who’s just spent some time serving in a country where it’s very difficult to be a follower of Christ.
If you’d like to know a little more about All Saints’ Day, click here.
See you Sunday.
Steve+
And Speaking of Saints…
In City of God (early 5th century), St. Augustine taught that citizens of the kingdom of God, taking their dual citizenship seriously, should also be the best citizens of whatever society they inhabit. If you haven’t already, please vote Tuesday, November 3.
Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery, a beautiful song that will be part of our worship Sunday isn’t “new” to us, but it’s been about nine months since we’ve sung it together. You can reacquaint yourself with it here.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Second Sunday Sandwiches—Sunday, November 8, following worship.
November Vestry Meeting—Sunday, November 8, 12:15pm.
Maryland State Boychoir Concert—Sunday, November 15, 5:00pm. The Maryland State Boychoir is one of the nation’s premier choral programs, inspiring boys and young men through exceptional musical training, performance opportunities, and character development. For four decades, MSB has enriched audiences locally, nationally, and internationally through artistic excellence and a commitment to lifelong learning. This is a great chance to invite a friend to attend. Flyers will be available Sunday at the table at the rear of the Sanctuary.
AACS Lessons and Carols—Friday, December 4, 6:00pm. The Annapolis Area Christian School’s Chorus and Madrigal Singers—led by our own Emily Hendrix—will host a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Friday, December 5, 6:00pm.
Redeemer Annual Meeting—Sunday, December 13, following worship.
Christmas Services:
Lessons and Carols and Wine and Favorite Hors d’ Oeuvres Reception—Christmas Eve, 5:00pm
Holy Communion—Christmas Day, 11:00am (no nursery or children’s formation)
Holy Communion—Christmas 1, Sunday, December 27, 10:00am
Weekly:
Youth Formation (ages 10–13)—Sundays, 9:00am, in the Parish Hall.
Around the Table—A prayer time for women, Thursdays, 9:00am, at the Wishart’s. Email Lauren for details.
Morning Prayer—Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:00–8:30am, on Zoom.
Men’s Bible Study—Thursdays, 7:00am, at 1309.
Image: Altarpiece at Fiesole San Dominico, by Fra Angelico, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
