Church of Our Redeemer Marietta

01/06/2026

This evening's Epiphany services will commence at 6:30, featuring Holy Communion at 6:30, followed by the Blessing of the Chalk.

06/04/2025

04/17/2025

2025 Holy Week Schedule:

Maundy Thursday with the Altar of Repose tonight at 6:30;

Good Friday services tomorrow at 12 noon;

Easter Day Holy Communion at 11am.

Come worship with us!

03/04/2025

Join us for Ash Wednesday services at 11:30am and 6:30pm

11/09/2024

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our longtime junior warden, Terri Connor. She passed in the early morning hours today, surrounded by loving family.

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her. Amen.

03/18/2024

SAINT JOSEPH ADOPTION NOVENA: DAY 9
For Family Members Welcoming Children through Adoption

SCRIPTURE
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named…that you, rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:14-15, 17-19

SILENT REFLECTION

PRAYER
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,You are one God, living in a relationshipof love.
When Christ became Man,you shared that divine love with thehuman race, forever wedding earth to heaven.
Send your blessings upon all who nurturechildren who have been adopted.
Give them generous andunderstanding hearts.
Give us all a spirit of understanding and welcomeso that all peoples of every nation, race, and tonguemay live together peacefully as members of your family.
Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

PETITION TO ST. JOSEPH
Blessed Joseph,
You took Mary and Jesus into yourhome. You followed the prescripts of the Law,presented Jesus in the Temple,taught him skills at the plane and the lathe, and,daily, you shared traditions which were built on thecovenants he came to fulfill.
Hear the prayers of the siblings, grandparents,aunts, uncles, and entire families of children whohave been adopted.
May they be a source of loving welcome and afount of faith.
Through Christ our Lord.
St. Joseph, descendant of David, pray for us.

CONCLUDING PRAYERS
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be

03/17/2024

Saint Joseph Adoption Novena: Day 8
For Adoptive Fathers

SCRIPTURE
Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.

Matthew 1:18-21, 24


SILENT REFLECTION

PRAYER
Fatherhood has its origins in God,
and so we pray to you, Father Almighty,
for those men who have adopted a child.

Give them a mind receptive to your guidance,
a patient voice, and a loving heart.

May they know the joy of following your will and
reflecting your constant and steady love.

Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.


PETITION TO ST. JOSEPH
St. Joseph, adoptive father of Jesus,
you, too, welcomed a child into your home
because you were obedient to the plan of God.

Give encouragement to all adoptive fathers,
that with the support of their wives,
they might know the joy that comes
from serving as guardian, father, and protector.

St. Joseph, patron of fathers, pray for us.


CONCLUDING PRAYERS
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be

03/16/2024

SAINT JOSEPH ADOPTION NOVENA: DAY 7
For Adoptive Mothers

SCRIPTURE
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son." Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother."

John 19:25-27


SILENT REFLECTION

PRAYER
All loving and merciful Father,
by your abiding presence and abundant grace you
know our every need.

Bless all women who have adopted a child.

They have so valued your gift of life
that they have welcomed a child into their home,
and opened their hearts and their lives.

Help them to know your loving Providence,
and guide them in their journey of motherhood.

Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.


PETITION TO ST. JOSEPH
St. Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary,

you witnessed first-hand the joy of her motherhood.

Be attentive to the needs of these women
who long to welcome a child through adoption.

Give encouragement to all adoptive mothers, that,
with the support of their husbands, they might
know the joy that comes from a lifetime of serving
as mother, nurturer, and friend.

Intercede for them before the Father, we ask you.

St. Joseph, spouse of the Mother of God,
pray for us.


CONCLUDING PRAYERS
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be

03/16/2024

SAINT JOSEPH ADOPTION NOVENA: DAY 6
For Adopted Children

SCRIPTURE
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him."

John 14:16-21


SILENT REFLECTION

PRAYER
Father,

We are all your adopted children, not by flesh or by
desire, but through the power of the incarnation of
your most beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

Bless those children who have been adopted into
new families, that they may experience the love that
you have shown us which surpasses even the love of
a mother for her child.

In the difficult transitions and hardships that might
beset them in their struggle for belonging, give every
adopted child the grace to embrace their new family
and trust in your paternal care for them, which
lasts forever.

Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.


PETITION TO ST. JOSEPH
Blessed Joseph,

Christ Jesus humbly accepted you as his earthly
father and was obedient to you and the Blessed
Virgin Mary.

In turn, you raised Jesus as your own son, protected
him from harm, provided for his daily needs and
loved him with all your heart.

Pray for all adopted children – infants, children,
and teens.

Hear the desires deep in their hearts
for acceptance and love,
and keep them safe from all anxiety.

And when they pray,
intercede for them before the Father.

St. Joseph, Guardian of the Christ Child,
pray for us.


CONCLUDING PRAYERS
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be