SUNDAY 31 AUGUST
2014
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| Jesus and Peter |
FROM THE RECTOR
Psychologically, for many of us, the Labor
Day weekend marks the transition from the summer holiday season to the
beginning of another program year in the Church, and another academic year in
schools and universities. For those of us who are in town this weekend, coming
to Mass on Sunday affords a good opportunity to give thanks for the blessings
of the summer that is almost past, and to pray for guidance in our endeavors in the months that lie
ahead.
In addition, the proper readings and prayers
of the Mass on Labor Day itself honor and pray for all who work: especially for
full employment, just wages, and safe working conditions. It being the first
Monday of the month, also, we shall remember the departed of the parish whose
year’s mind falls during September. If you have any other departed loved ones
or friends whom you would like remembered, please let me know. – Fr. John D. Alexander
THIS SUNDAY’S
READINGS
(August 31)
Proper
17, Year A (Revised Common Lectionary)
Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9-21;
Matthew 16:21-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Labor Day – As on all Federal Public
Holidays falling on Monday, Low Mass on Monday 1 September will be celebrated
at 9:30 am, preceded by Morning Prayer at 9. Please note the time change.
September Year’s Mind – Departed parishioners
whose anniversaries fall during September will be prayed for at the Labor Day
Mass on Monday 1 September at 9:30
am. If you have any additional names of the departed to be remembered, please let
Fr. Alexander know.
Change in Weekday Mass Schedule – Please note that after Labor Day, the Monday
service schedule will be changed to: Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm, Low Mass at 6
pm. All other weekday services will continue at the same times.
Society of Mary – The Our
Lady of Providence Ward of the Society of Mary will gather this Saturday 6
September for Morning Prayer at 9 am and Low Mass
at 9:30. Plans are still being made for the exact format of the activities to
follow – please stay tuned for more information.
Fall Programs – The Schola
Cantorum returns to begin a new season of choral Masses on Sunday 28 September.
The new calendar of events and liturgical music brochures are in the works and
will be mailed in the next few weeks.
Wednesday Afternoon Teas – We are excited to begin offering tea and other refreshments in the
Narthex on Wednesday afternoons at 4pm. We plan to get this experimental
initiative started by mid-September. This is a great opportunity to open the
church to students and passersby, offer hospitality, and enjoy one another’s
company. Any parishioners interested in helping out (for example, by bringing
baked goods, cookies, or cupcakes) are invited to contact Fr. Sawicky. In any
case, drop by, have a cup of tea and say hello! We’ll pack up in time for
Evening Prayer at 5:30.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Prayers have been requested for: Nicholas, Nancy, Will,
Townsend, Norman, David, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Harrington, Davaughn, Hugh,
Beverly, Angela, Rhoda, Henry, Thomas, James, Richard, Lynne, Kathleen, and
Richard.
The faithful departed: Year’s mind: Robert Thomas
McElligott (2 September 1989), Malcolm Donald Hyman (4 September 2009).
Anglican and Diocesan
Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de
America: The Most Rev’d Hector Zavala Muñoz,
Presiding Bishop of the Southern Cone & Bishop of Chile; and in
the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for a blessing upon all human labor
and those who suffer want and anxiety from lack of work.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes -- MC S Brazil; SD R Noble:
Thurifer L Bledsoe; Crucifer L Verdelotti; Torches R Callanan, K Hooks
Lector – T Oakes
Ushers – J Steiny, N Gingrich
Coffee Hour – Rejto Family
THIS WEEK AT S.
STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS &
MEETINGS
Saturday 31 August
Society
of Mary (following the 9:30 am Mass)
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE
SCHEDULE
Sunday 31 August TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER
PENTECOST (G)
Morning
Prayer 7:30 am
Low
Mass 8 am
Sung
Mass 10 am
Weekday Office and Mass Lectionary:
Proper 17, Year Two
Monday 1 September LABOR
DAY (G)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass (with Monthly Prayers for the Departed)
9:30 am
Tuesday
2 September
The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea, 1942
(R)
Morning
Prayer 8 am
Low
Mass 8:30 am
Wednesday
3 September
Phoebe, Companion of Saint Paul,
Deaconess, 1st century (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30
pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday
4 September Birinus,
Bishop of Dorchester, Apostle of Wessex, 650 (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low
Mass 8:30 am
Friday 5 September Boris & Gleb (Romanus & David), Princes, Martyrs, 1015 (R)
Angelus 12
noon
Low Mass
12:10 pm
Saturday
6 September
Feria (G)
Morning
Prayer 9 am
Low Mass
9:30 am
Sunday 7 September THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER
PENTECOST (G)
Morning
Prayer 7:30 am
Low
Mass 8 am
Sung
Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (September
7)
