Posts by Dan Claire
Holy Week Schedule
St. Mark’s Passion (3/28) Palm Sunday Service, 5 pm Location: Christ our Shepherd Church, 801 North Carolina Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003 Hymns and readings presenting the passion of Christ according to Mark’s Gospel Maundy Thursday (4/1) Service, 7 pm Location: Christ our Shepherd Church, 801 North Carolina Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003 Combined congregations of…
Read MoreHear Bp. Thad Barnum's Messages from the 2009 Retreat
In anticipation of the upcoming parish retreat with Bishop Thad Barnum, we encourage you to download and listen to Thad’s three messages on Colossians from last year. Colossians, Part One. Colossians, Part Two. Colossians, Part Three. You also might enjoy this message from Thad during our Winter Conference several years ago, entitled “Lord at any cost.”
Read MoreDistinctives: Why Liturgical Worship? Sun Feb 28 at 3:30 pm
Rez Distinctives is a course for those who wish to go beyond the Essentials and study some of our unique beliefs and practices as a church. Distinctives meets on Sunday afternoons at 3:30 pm downstairs at Christ our Shepherd. This week: “Why Liturgical Worship?” Why isn’t our worship more free-flowing and spontaneous? Why do we do…
Read MoreAsh Wednesday Service, 6pm, Feb 17
Begin the Lenten season with a joint service, together with Advent & Ascension, at 801 North Carolina Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003, in the Christ our Shepherd building.
Read MoreEssentials Course Begins Feb 24 at 7 pm
Rez Essentials is a five week course for those who wish to learn more about our beliefs and practices, as well as those who are interested in membership in the Church of the Resurrection. We originally planned to begin the course on Wednesday, February 10. Due to the blizzard(s), we have postponed the start date…
Read MoreWorship Sunday 2/7 at 5pm
Join us for worship on Sunday, February 7, at 5pm. Parking will be a challenge due to the snow; we recommend walking and riding metro for those who can do so. For those who can’t, we recommend saying compline at home.
Read MoreUnderstanding Islam & Christianity
This Sunday and next, at 7.30pm after our service, we will have two seminars with an expert on Islam, Christianity, and the Middle East. Ziya has spoken at Rez several times before, and is with us as a guest of our Religious Freedom Group. In session one (Jan 24), he will present an overview of…
Read MoreHelp for Haiti
From congregant Pete Howard: Haiti Earthquake: Please consider getting involved in supporting the relief efforts in Haiti. Several reputable organizations to give to include: Food for the Hungry (www.fh.org), Salvation Army (www.salvationarmyusa.org), World Vision (www.worldvision.org), World Relief (www.worldrelief.org), World Hope (www.worldhope.org), etc. Right now organizations need money more than people. If you would like to…
Read MoreSunday Discussion & Potluck
Please join us on Sunday (Jan 10), immediately following the service for a discussion and potluck with Frog & Amy Orr-Ewing (bios below). Frog & Amy will be discussing sharing the Gospel with people of other faith traditions. For Potluck, please bring the following: Last Name A-P: Main Dish Last Name Q-Z: Side Dish or…
Read More2009 Year in Review
Here’s the 2009 Year in Review for the Church of the Resurrection. To God be the glory!
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