Episcopal Church of Our Saviour

1700 Powder Mill Road
Silver Spring MD 20903-1500
Tel: (301) 439-5900

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Gospel lesson for August 22, 2010

Luke 13:10-17

Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, "Woman, you are set free from your ailment." When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day." But the Lord answered him and said, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?" When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing.

Regular Weekly Events

Sunday
08:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I
09:15 a.m. Choir Rehearsal
10:00 a.m. Choral Holy Eucharist Rite II
11:15 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Adults
12:15 p.m. Misa en Español (Spanish Eucharist)

Tuesday
9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer

Wednesday
10:00 a.m. Bible Study
12:15 p.m. Mid-week Healing Holy Eucharist

Thursday
7:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Church of Our Saviour, please contact the Church Office or speak to a member of the Clergy at (301) 439-5900.

Community

Our Saviour's Eucharistic-centered community is an eclectic mix of original church founders, young families, and people representing many racial and cultural traditions around the world. Our unity in Christ is most visible at Sunday morning worship, but it is nourished and formed throughout the week in our parish programs and through our leadership. Day by day, God's action in this community inspires, nurtures, and equips us to reach out to the world in Christ's name.

Sunday Morning Worship

Our Sunday worship is centered in the Eucharist. We celebrate Rite I at the 8:00 a.m. service (with no music). With its traditional language and early morning quiet, attracts about fifty worshippers each Sunday. Rite II (with organ and choir) is celebrated at 10:30 a.m. and attracts many families whose children attend Church School during the first part of the service.

Children join their parents at the Peace and many children who are baptized receive Holy Communion. Since October 2002, we celebrate a Eucharist in Spanish at 12:30 p.m. Because our members have grown up with so many different styles of Anglican worship, there is no one style of worship that characterizes our community. We cannot be categorized as either "high" or "low." Incense and sanctus bells are sometimes used at festival Eucharists. Sunday attendance for all three services averages around 330.

We gather for fellowship in the undercroft after the 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. services.

A part-time choir director and a part-time organist lead the all-volunteer adult choir and congregation in praising God through music. The Hymnal 1982 and the supplementary hymnal Lift Every Voice and Sing are both used at the 10:30 service.