You are welcome to an informal Eucharist of 30 minutes on December 31, 2013, at 7:00 pm, to celebrate the Feast of the Holy Name. This gives all of us an opportunity to consecrate our new calendar year in the Name of Jesus.
This service is at Church of the Redeemer, 6211 NE 182nd Street, in Kenmore, Washington.
Feast of the Holy Name
Each year on January 1, the Episcopal Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus Christ Our Lord. This is sometimes called the Feast of the Holy Name, or the Feast of the Circumcision. This feast commemorates the eighth day after, or “octave” of Jesus’ birth, when, in Jewish tradition, infant boys are circumcised and named.
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After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. (Luke 2:21)
Jesus is the Hebrew word for “savior” or “deliverer.”
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Mary’s husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:19-21).
The observance of the Circumcision on the first day of January was originally designated as a fast day, in A.D. 567, to counter all the pagan festivals that occurred at the beginning of the new year. But it evolved into a feast day, celebrating the naming of Jesus and his circumcision as prescribed in Leviticus 12:3, which initiated him as a son of Abraham and a full member of his family.
(Information on the Feast of the Holy Name was taken from the website of the Episcopal Church.)
Church of the Redeemer
Community life at Church of the Redeemer centers on worship in the Episcopal tradition. Art and music vitally deepen this worship. Our faith expresses itself with service to people, locally to internationally.
Church of the Redeemer is in Kenmore, Washington, at 6211 NE 182nd Street. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. Contact Redeemer at (425) 486-3777 or office@redeemer-kenmore.org. The website URL is redeemer-kenmore.org.
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.