The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

06/08/2026

In Sunday's sermon, Rev. Phil reflects on readings from Hosea, Romans, Matthew, and Psalm 50, focusing on Matthew 9 where Jesus calls the tax collector Matthew, eats with “tax collectors and sinners,” heals a woman suffering for 12 years, and raises a synagogue leader’s daughter. Noting the Pharisees’ fixation on propriety and appearances, the sermon highlights Jesus’ citation of Hosea—“I desire mercy, not sacrifice”—and the psalm’s critique of ritual sacrifice. Jesus is portrayed as extending God’s steadfast love to a diverse set of people without first demanding they become “right,” showing that all belong in God’s kingdom. Rev. Phil encourages “thinking right” by seeing oneself and others as included in God’s unconditional mercy, starting with being merciful toward oneself so mercy can be shared with the world.

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06/07/2026

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06/05/2026

🎙️Listen to this week's episode of When Love Shows Up, "Wagging the Dog" with The Rev. Philip DeVaul at Church of the Redeemer

https://whenloveshowsup.podbean.com/e/wagging-the-dog-the-rev-philip-devaul/

Read it here:https://redeemer-cincy.org/wlsu-wagging-the-dog/

06/04/2026

On May 31st, The Episcopal Disocese of Southern Ohio visited Kings Island for an end-of-school year celebration! What a fun day!

06/02/2026

A wonderful Celebration Sunday filled with gratitude, fellowship, and joy.

Together we honored our scholarship recipients, welcomed newcomers into our community, and gave thanks for the ministry of Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade as we celebrated his final Sunday at Church of the Redeemer.

We wish our scholarship recipients success in their journeys ahead and extend our prayers and best wishes to Rev. Dr. Herschel as he begins this next chapter!

06/01/2026

On Trinity Sunday, Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade reflects on Genesis, Psalm 8, 2 Corinthians, and Matthew 28:16–20, arguing that the Trinity is not abstract doctrine but God’s living reality inviting people into divine communion: Creator as promise, Christ as fulfillment, and Spirit as continued presence. Interpreting the Great Commission on the mountain, he emphasizes that the Church participates in God’s mission and that baptism in the singular “name” incorporates believers into the triune life, redefining identity beyond fear, empire, or despair. He connects the Trinity’s mutual, self-giving love to resisting domination, racism, and dehumanizing systems, notes that worship and doubt can coexist, and ends with Jesus’ promise of abiding presence and a call to live God’s love together.

05/31/2026

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05/29/2026

🎙️Listen to this week's episode of When Love Shows Up, "Why I am not a Communist - The Bubble - Part 5" with The Rev. Philip DeVaul at Church of the Redeemer

https://whenloveshowsup.podbean.com/e/why-i-am-not-a-communist-the-bubble-part-5-the-rev-philip-devaul/

Read it here:https://redeemer-cincy.org/wlsu-why-i-am-not-a-communist-the-bubble-part-5/

05/26/2026

On the Day of Pentecost, we gathered in worship to celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit and the sacrament of Holy Baptism. Anny Stevens-Gleason preached as we renewed our life together in Christ and were sent forth in the power of the Spirit to love and serve the Lord. What a joyful Sunday!

05/25/2026

This Sunday’s sermon Anny Stevens Gleason prays for God’s Spirit, then reflects on Jesus’ festival proclamation, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,” linking it to a crowded water ceremony remembering Israel’s wilderness thirst and God providing water from the rock. Jesus’ words are framed as relational and about belonging: people thirst for connection even when surrounded, unseen, or valued only for usefulness.

Gleason shares personal experience of trying to earn belonging through productivity and self-curation, finding instead that belonging came by showing up authentically, being witnessed by her fiancée Katie, and held by community. “Living water” is described as Spirit-filled mercy, courage, and love—not endless availability or self-exhaustion.

Listen here: https://sermonsfromchurchoftheredeemer.podbean.com/e/when-water-flows-anny-stevens-gleason/