ONLINE PARISH NOTES

28 JUNE 2015

Jesus Heals a Bleeding Woman
Roman Catacombs, 4th century

FROM THE RECTOR

Please join us this Sunday as we bid farewell to Deacon Mary Ann Mello at a luncheon to be held in the Great Hall following the 10 am Mass. Deacon Mello has spent four years among us -- two prior to her ordination and two after -- and we have been blessed to have her here for this length of time. We wish her well as she is reassigned to continue her diaconal ministry at the Church of the Shepherd, Pawtucket. We are thankful for all the Deacons who have served at S. Stephen's over the years, who have taught us both by word and example the nature of ministry as servanthood. We express our gratitude and best wishes to Deacon Mary Ann this Sunday. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Proper 8, Year B (RCL)
Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15, 2:23-24
Psalm 30
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Mark 5:21-43

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday Mass in Lady Chapel – this past Thursday, June 25th, the renovation of the choir and sanctuary floor began, so that for the time being the Sunday 10 am Mass is being offered in the Lady Chapel. The work is scheduled to be completed in about a month’s time.

Saint Peter & Saint Paul (June 29th) – a major feast of the church year, will be kept on Monday 29 June with Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm and Low Mass at 6 pm.

Independence Day – as on all federal public holidays, the schedule on Friday 3 July will be Morning Prayer at 9 and Low Mass at 9:30 am, so that those attending (or conducting) these services may have the rest of the day free. Mass with the readings and prayers for Independence Day will be offered at the regular time on Saturday 4 July.

Society of Mary – will meet this month on the second Saturday, July 11th for 9 am Morning Prayer, 9:30 Mass, then recitation of the Rosary. Everyone is invited.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Joyce, Nicholas, Patricia, Jonno, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, Elva, Ethel, Andrea, Marion, Sue, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Harrington, Kate, Davaughn, Bernice, Richard, Ellen-Jean, Sandy, Angela, Bobby, Sally, Rhoda, Ned, Henry, James, and Dianne.

The faithful departed: Year’s mind: Ben Claunch (1 July 2000), and Charles A. Kilvert (4 July 2000). Recently Departed: Ruth Baker.

Prayer Cycles – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in Osaka (Japan): The Rt. Rev’d Samuel Osama Onishi; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of St. Peter's, Narragansett and of St. Peter’s & St. Andrew’s, Providence.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Server - R Noble
Lector – P Pettingell
Ushers – R Widmer, J Chamber
Coffee Hour – S Brazil, N Gingrich, K Vorbeck Williams

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 4 July

Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 28 June
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am (Lady Chapel)

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 8, Year 1

Monday 29 June
SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL, APOSTLES 

[PATRONS OF THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL, WASHINGTON, DC] (R)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 30 June
First Martyrs of the Church of Rome, 1st century (R)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 1 July

Feria (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 2 July
Feria (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 3 July
Feria (G)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am

Saturday 4 July

INDEPENDENCE DAY (W)

Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, 1336
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am

Sunday 5 July

SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am (Lady Chapel)

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (July 5)

Proper 9, Year B (RCL)
Ezekiel 2:1-5

Psalm 123

2 Corinthians 12:2-10

Mark 6:1-13

ONLINE PARISH NOTES

21 JUNE 2015

Jesus Stilling a Storm (Detail), Stained Glass, Strasbourg Cathedral

FROM THE RECTOR

This Sunday, June 21, we welcome Fr. Martin Yost to S. Stephen's as our new Assistant Priest and Episcopal Campus Minister at Brown / RISD. Fr. Yost will be the preacher at both the 8 am and 10 am Masses. Please come to Mass and make him welcome. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

P.S. Both the 8 and 10 a.m. Masses this Sunday will be offered with special intention for the repose of the souls of those who lost their lives in the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, and for peace, justice, reconciliation, and an end to racism and racial hatred in our country.

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Proper 7, Year B (RCL)
Job 38:1-11

Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32

2 Corinthians 6:1-13

Mark 4:35-41

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Altar Flowers – are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the 60th anniversary of The Rev’d Harrington Gordon’s ordination to the Diaconate on 24 June 1955.

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (June 24th) – a major feast day of the church year, will be celebrated on Wednesday with Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm and Low Mass at 6 pm.

Deacon Mary Ann Mello – will be leaving us after next Sunday June 28th, for her next diaconal assignment at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Pawtucket. Next Sunday, we will follow the 10 am Mass with a luncheon to thank Deacon Mello for her service here at S. Stephen’s and wish her well in her new ministry. Please join us.

Sunday Mass in Lady Chapel – Commencing tomorrow, Monday 22 June, the floor of the choir and sanctuary will be undergoing renovation, so that the Sunday 10 am Mass will be held in the Lady Chapel for several weeks. More detail is provided in the soon-to-be-mailed issue of The S. Stephen.

Welcome to Fr. Martin Yost – who joins us today as our new Assistant Priest and Episcopal Minister at Brown / RISD. Fr. Yost is preaching at both Masses today.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Joyce, Nicholas, Patricia, Jonno, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, Elva, Ethel, Andrea, Marion, Sue, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Harrington, Kate, Davaughn, Bernice, Richard, Ellen-Jean, Sandy, Angela, Bobby, Sally, Rhoda, Ned, Henry, James, and Dianne.

Birthdays this week – Julia Steiny (June 24th), Louis Verdelotti (June 26th), and Richard Viti (June 27th). Anniversaries of Ordination – Fr. Harrington Gordon (June 24th, Diaconate).

The faithful departed: Year’s mind: Terry Wilkes (22 June 1999), Dorothy Van Slyck Eagles (23 June 1997), Alfreida Louise Moore (24 June 1996), and Mortimer G. Hitt, Priest (25 June 1994). Recently Departed: Ruth Baker.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in Olympia - (VIII, The Episcopal Church): The Rt. Rev’d Gregory Rickel; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for our Bishop and Deputation and the 78th General Convention meeting in Salt Lake City.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC S Brazil; SD D Latimer; Thurifer L Verdelotti; Crucifer L Bledsoe; Torches G Benziger, E Benziger
Lector – J Chamberlin
Ushers – T Oakes, N Gingrich
Coffee Hour – The Rejto / Elliot Family

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Saturday 27 June
Rice Parish Discernment Committee 10 am


EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 27 June
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm


LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 21 June
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 7, Year 1

Monday 22 June
Alban, First Martyr in Britain, c. 304 (R)
Paulinus, Bishop of Nola, 431;
Thomas More, Scholar, and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Martyrs, 1535 (or July 6)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 23 June
Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c. 678 (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 24 June
THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 25 June
Feria (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 26 June
Feria (G)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 27 June
Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, 444 (W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am

Sunday 28 June
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am (Lady Chapel)


NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (June 28)

Proper 8, Year B (RCL)
Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15, 2:23-24
Psalm 30
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Mark 5:21-43

ONLINE PARISH NOTES

14 JUNE 2015

The Parish Barbecue

FROM THE RECTOR

So we begin the "Green Season" of "Sundays after Pentecost," a.k.a. "Ordinary Time" -- having postponed it for a week by our celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi last Sunday. These Sundays afford us the opportunity to reflect on the life and ministry of Jesus as told in the Gospels and especially as reflected in his own stories, parables, and teachings. They are really anything but ordinary. And the term "Ordinary Time" is a mistranslation of the Latin tempus per annum, literally "time through the year" or "time during the year." At S. Stephen's, this Sunday will be extraordinary in that it is the occasion of our Sunday School recognition during the 10 am Mass, and our annual Parish Barbecue. Do join us. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

P.S. The Illustration above is actually Pieter Breugel the Elder's Peasant Wedding (1568).

THIS SUNDAY'S READINGS

Proper 6, Year B
Ezekiel 17:22-24
Psalm 92:1-4, 11-14
2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17
Mark 4:26-34

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome to all visitors and guests – we’re glad that you’re here. Please join us after the 10 am Mass for our annual parish barbecue. All are welcome and invited to attend. Bring your appetites.

Eucharistic Adoration – This Saturday 20 June, the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament will sponsor approximately an hour of silent prayer and meditation in the Lady Chapel before the Blessed Sacrament, beginning shortly after the end of the 9:30 am Mass, and concluding by 11 am. All are welcome and invited to participate.

Congratulations – to our graduating high school seniors: Lucas Bledsoe, Devon Callanan, Colin Gui, Tatjiana Johnson, Davaughn Hooks, and Emily MacLean.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC D Latimer; SD R Armidon; Thurifer L Bledsoe; Crucifer L Verdelotti; Torches C Sylvia, L Rejto

Lector – RG Noble

Ushers – P Pettingell, T Bledsoe

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Joyce Alexander, Nicholas Andrews, Patricia Barnes, Jonno Boyer-Dry, Townsend Cass, The Rev. Norman Catir, Elva Omega Fones Connell, Ethel Jeannette Crews, Andrea Dassori, Marion Dry, Sue Farley, Hannah Flanagan, Kaitlyn Flanagan, Mary Flanagan, The Rev. Gus Franklin, The Rev. Harrington Gordon, Kate Henwood, Davaughn Hooks, Bernice Howe, The Rev. Dr. Richard Cornish Martin, Sandy McKenzie-Murdoch, Angela Rose, Bobby Rose, Sally Saunders, Rhoda Steinhart, The Rev. Edwin. S. S. Sunderland, The Rev. Henry Turnbull, The Rev. James Verdelotti, and Dianne Werner.

Birthdays this week – Charles Andrews & DeOnte Latimer (June 14th), and Jason Ashley (June 16th)

The faithful departed: Year’s mind: Palmer Congdon (14 June 1989), Agnes McCoy (16 June 1984), and J. Carter Brown (17 June 2002); Recently departed: John Fleck, David Christopher Cooper, and Dorothea Jehle.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in Okigwe - (Owerri, Nigeria): The Rt. Rev’d Edward Osuegbu; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of St. Barnabas’, Warwick.

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S 

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 14 June 

Annual Parish Barbecue (following the 10 am Mass)

Armidon Parish Discernment Team (begins between 12:30 and 1 pm, library)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 20 June 

Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE 

Sunday 14 June 

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 6, Year 1

Monday 15 June 

Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer, 1941 (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 16 June 

Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, 1752 (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 17 June 

Feria (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm

Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 18 June 

Bernard Mizeki, Catechist and Martyr in Rhodesia, 1896 (R)

Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 19 June 

Feria (G)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 20 June 

Feria (G)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Eucharistic Adoration 10 am

Sunday 21 June

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS (June 21)

Proper 7, Year B (RCL)
Job 38:1-11

Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32

2 Corinthians 6:1-13

Mark 4:35-41

ONLINE PARISH NOTES

7 JUNE 2015

Ferdinando Cavalleri (1794-1867)
Corpus Christi Procession with Pope Gregory XVI in the Vatican

FROM THE RECTOR

This Sunday we round out the 2014-2015 Choir Season by keeping the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ at the 10 am Mass. Every year, the Feast of Corpus Christi comes on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, exactly nine weeks after Maundy Thursday, affording us a second look at the mystery of our Lord truly present among us in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Please join us for this wonderful celebration of the liturgy concluding with a Solemn Procession and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.   -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Proper 5, Year B – 8 am
Genesis 3:8-15, Psalm 130, 2 Corinthians 4:13--5:1, Mark 3:20-35

Corpus Christi – 10 am
Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 1 Corinthians 11:23-29, John 6:47-58

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome to all visitors and guests – we’re glad that you’re here. Please join us after the 10 am Mass for coffee and refreshments in the Great Hall, upstairs. Today’s coffee hour is hosted by the Society of Mary.

Altar flowers today – are given to the glory of God and in honor of Blessed John Mason Neale, priest, scholar, hymnodist and founder of The Society of St Margaret (1855).

Congratulations – to those confirmed this past Tuesday evening: Rose Callanan, Valexja Aberlyn Johnson, Katherine Julia Rejto, and Laura Jeanne Rejto.

Schola Cantorum – Today will be the choir’s last Sunday until the Fall. Thanks to James Busby and the Schola Cantorum for another season of splendid liturgical music.

Saint Barnabas the Apostle (June 11) – a major Holy Day of the Church year, will be kept this Thursday with Morning Prayer at 8 am and Low Mass at 8:30.

Annual Parish Barbecue – will be next Sunday 14 June in the Great Hall, immediately following the 10 am Solemn Mass. We need volunteers to coordinate, help set up, to bring food and beverages, to work the grill, and to clean up. To volunteer for any of these roles, please see Karl or Klara Benziger, Sue Brazil, Nancy Gingrich, or Cory MacLean.

Sunday School Recognition – Next Sunday 14 June at the 10 am Sung Mass, we will recognize the students and teachers who participated in the Sunday School program this year. Please make every effort to attend.

Congratulations – to our graduating high school seniors: Lucas Bledsoe, Devon Callanan, Colin Gui, Tatjiana Johnson, Davaughn Hooks, and Emily MacLean.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Joyce, Nicholas, Patricia, Jonno, Townsend, Norman, Ethel, Andrea, Marion, Sue, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Harrington, Kate, Davaughn, Bernice, Richard, Sandra, Ellen-Jean, Angela, Bobby, Sally, Rhoda, Ned, Henry, James, and Dianne.

Birthdays this week – Jane Malone (June 8th)

The faithful departed: Year’s mind: Arria Sargent Huntington (7 June 1996), Warren Davis Phillips (13 June 1986); Recently departed: John Fleck, David Christopher Cooper.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in Ogbomoso - (Ibadan, Nigeria): The Rt. Rev’d Matthew Osunade Ogoni - (Niger Delta, Nigeria); The Rt. Rev’d Solomon Gberegbara; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of St. Columba’s, Middletown.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC W Dilworth; SD R Rose; Thurifer R Armidon, R Noble; Crucifer S Brazil; Torches L Hooks, R Callanan
Lector – E Alexander
Ushers – L Verdelotti, R Viti
Coffee Hour – Society of Mary

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 14 June
Annual Parish Barbecue (following the 10 am Mass)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 13 June
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 7 June
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G) – 8 AM
SUNDAY AFTER CORPUS CHRISTI (W) – 10 AM
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass, Procession, & Benediction 10 am

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 5, Year 1

Monday 8 June
William, Archbishop of York, 1154 (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 9 June
Columba, Abbot of Iona, 597 (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 10 June
Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon, 373 (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 11 June
SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE (R)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 12 June
Feria (G)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 13 June
Anthony of Padua, Priest & Doctor, 1231 (W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am

Sunday 14 June

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (June 14) 

Proper 6, Year B
Ezekiel 17:22-24, Psalm 92:1-4, 11-14, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17, Mark 4:26-34