Thursday, March 31, 2016

ONLINE PARISH NOTES
SUNDAY 3 APRIL 2016

Doubting Thomas
Martin Schongauer, 1450-1491

FROM THE RECTOR

The Second Sunday of Easter is traditionally known as "Low Sunday" to distinguish it from Easter Day, the "highest" Sunday of the year. Low Sunday completes the Octave of Easter, but Eastertide is by no means over, and lasts forty days until Ascension Day -- this year Thursday 5 May. During the coming Sundays of the Easter Season, the readings explore from a variety of angles the mystery of the Lord's Resurrection and its implications for us. Easter is not over; it's just begun. Come join us as we continue the celebration. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Second Sunday of Easter, Year C
Acts 5:27-32
Psalm 118:14-29 or Psalm 150
Revelation 1:4-8
John 20:19-31

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Annunciation (Transferred) – On Monday 4 April, we will be undertaking a joint celebration of the Feast of the Annunciation at St. John's Church in Newport at 6:30 pm. (Since Annunciation fell this year on Good Friday, it is transferred to the first available weekday after Easter Week.) Please plan on joining us.

Episcopal Visitation – On Sunday 24 April the Rt. Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely, XIII Bishop of Rhode Island, will be visiting S. Stephen’s and celebrating and preaching at both the 8 am and 10 am Masses. Please plan on attending and helping us welcome our bishop.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Presiding Bishop's Season of Prayer -- The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, has called for prayers during Eastertide for regions of the Anglican Communion experiencing violence and civil strife. The full schedule of prayer intentions for each Sunday and the week following is as follows:

April 3      Easter 2 -- Burundi
April 10    Easter 3 -- Central America
April 17    Easter 4 -- Democratic Republic of the Congo
April 24    Easter 5 -- Middle East
May 1       Easter 6 -- Pakistan
May 8       Easter 7 -- South Sudan

More information about the Season of Prayer and each of these regions is available here.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer -- Pray for The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean, The Most Revd Ian Gerald James Ernest Archbishop, Province of Indian Ocean & Bishop of Mauritius.

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer -- Pray For the Bishop and members of his staff.

Prayers have been requested for: Adam, Raymond, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Patricia, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, John, Elva, Ethel, Peter, Andrea, Michael, Mark, Michael, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Stephanie, Deborah, Peter, Harrington, Kate, Edith, Davaughn, Bernice, Richard, Ellen-Jean, Sandy, Thom, Stephen, Michael, Beverly, Angela, Bobby, Robert, Laura, Loretto, Sally, Ned, Charles, Frederick, Henry, James, and Dianne.

Birthdays this week: Richard Noble (April 4)

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Roy Sumner Bent, Sr. (4 April 1986), Kathryne Farnum Ripley (6 April 1990), and Paul Joseph Conley (8 April 2000). Recently Departed: Benjamin Elliot, Roy Foster and The Rev. David Skeoch.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC R Noble; SD D Malo; Thurifer J Starks; Crucifer Z Painter; Torches C Sylvia, L Hooks
Lector – P Pettingell
Ushers – R Viti, L Verdelotti
Coffee Hour – Sue Brazil

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 3 April
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm

Weekday Office Lectionary: Easter II, Year Two
Weekday Mass Lectionary: Easter II

Monday 4 April
THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (W)(Transferred from 3/25)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 5 April
Tuesday in Easter II (W)
Vincent Ferrer, Priest, Dominican Friar, Missionary, 1419
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 6 April
Wednesday in Easter II (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 7 April
Thursday in Easter II (W)
Tikhon, Patriarch of Russia, Confessor, 1925
John Baptiste de la Salle, Priest, Educational Reformer, 1719
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 8 April
Friday in Easter II (W)
William Augustus Muhlenberg, Priest, 1877
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 9 April
Saturday in Easter II (W)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pastor, Teacher, Martyr, 1945
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am

Sunday 10 April
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm

*EMBR=Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (April 10)

Third Sunday of Easter, Year C
Acts 9:1-6 (7-20)
Psalm 30
Revelation 5:11-14
John 21:1-19

Friday, March 25, 2016

ONLINE PARISH NOTES
SUNDAY 27 MARCH 2016

Contemporary Icon of the Myrrh-Bearers at the Tomb

FROM THE RECTOR

The Solemn Mass of the Resurrection on Easter Day celebrates the single event that accounts for the existence of the Christian Church and possibility of Christian faith. Jesus rising from the dead is God's promise of our own Resurrection. Christians believe, then, that death is not the end but the gateway to new and everlasting life. That promise, that hope, is the grounds for our celebration at Easter and for our continuing effort to live the Christian life in this world in witness to the coming of God's Kingdom. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

EASTER DAY, YEAR C

8 am Low Mass:
Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21
Psalm 114;
Romans 6:3-11
Luke 24:1-12

10 am Solemn Mass of the Resurrection:
Acts 10:34-43
1 Corinthians 15:19-26
Luke 24:1-12

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Easter Egg Hunt – On Easter Sunday (March 27th) there will be an Egg Hunt following the 10 am Mass for young children (pre-K through grade 3). Please meet in the library immediately after the service.

Widmer Funeral Service – Mass of the Resurrection for Ransom Widmer, will be Wednesday 30 March at 2 pm. All are welcome to join the family after the service for refreshments in the Great Hall.

Society of Mary – will meet this Saturday 2 April for 9 am Morning Prayer, 9:30 Mass, and recitation of the Rosary. Everyone is invited.

The Annunciation (Transferred) – On Monday 4 April, we will be undertaking a joint celebration of the Feast of the Annunciation at St. John's Church in Newport at 6:30 pm. (Since Annunciation falls this year on Good Friday, it is transferred to the first available weekday after Easter Week.) Please plan on joining us.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Adam, Raymond, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Patricia, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, John, Elva, Ethel, Peter, Andrea, Michael, Mark, Benjamin, Michael, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Stephanie, Deborah, Peter, Harrington, Kate, Edith, Davaughn, Bernice, Richard, Ellen-Jean, Sandy, Thom, Stephen, Michael, Beverly, Angela, Bobby, Robert, Laura, Loretto, Sally, Ned, Charles, Frederick, Henry, James, and Dianne.

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Dorothy Adams Bellman (27 March 2005), Mary Weis (29 March 1993), Charles John McCloughan (30 March 1998), Elizabeth Kershaw (31 March 2007), and Richard Sherman Nutt (1 April 2006). Recently Departed: Robert Sandstrom, Ransom Widmer, Roy Foster, and The Rev. David Skeoch.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC D Malo; SD W Dilworth; Thurifer R Armidon; Crucifer L Verdelotti; Torches DO Latimer, G Benziger
Lector – T Oakes
Ushers – T Bledsoe, P Pettingell, G Ryan, B Lennihan
Coffee Hour – Bledsoe Family

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 27 March
Acolyte Rehearsal (for Easter Day) 9 am

Saturday 2 April
Society of Mary (following Mass & Recitation of the Rosary)

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 27 March
SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION: EASTER DAY (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass of the Resurrection 10 am

Daily Office Lectionary: Easter Week, Year Two
Daily Mass Lectionary: Easter Week, Year C

Monday 28 March
Monday in Easter Week (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 29 March
Tuesday in Easter Week (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 30 March
Wednesday in Easter Week (W)
Widmer Funeral Mass 2 pm
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 31 March
Thursday in Easter Week (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 1 April
Friday in Easter Week (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 2 April
Saturday in Easter Week (W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Holy Rosary 10 am

Sunday 3 April
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm

*EMBR=Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (April 3)

Second Sunday of Easter
Acts 5:27-32
Psalm 118:14-29 or Psalm 15
Revelation 1:4-8
John 20:19-31

Thursday, March 17, 2016

ONLINE PARISH NOTES 
SUNDAY 20 MARCH 2016

Hippolyte Flandrin, Entry into Jerusalem
Church of Saint Germain-des-Prés, Paris, 1846

FROM THE RECTOR

Palm Sunday combines two liturgical commemorations into one: the Triumphal Entry of Jesus as King into his royal capital Jerusalem; and his subsequent betrayal, arrest, trial, passion, and crucifixion. We begin with joyful acclamations of "Hosanna," and end in somber silence. Thus begins Holy Week. Come join us on the journey. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS 

PALM SUNDAY, YEAR C

Liturgy of the Palms:
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
Luke 19:28-40

Liturgy of the Word:
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31: 9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Luke 22:(14-71)23:1-49(50-56)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bring your bells – Traditionally, bells are rung at the beginning of the Gloria in excelsis at the liturgies of both Maundy Thursday and Easter Vigil. If you have a bell at home, please bring it and join in.

Vigil at the Altar of Repose – There is a signup sheet in the narthex for the Vigil at the Altar of Repose, which begins on Maundy Thursday, 24 March, after the completion of the 7:30 pm Liturgy, and ends at midnight. Come watch with Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane.

Good Friday Parking – We’ve arranged for emergency no parking on Good Friday (March 25th) on George Street from Hope to Brown Street to allow space for parishioners arriving for Mass. We are providing dashboard signs for you to put in your car so you won’t be ticketed, which are available today in the narthex. You may also get one from an usher on Good Friday.

Easter Vigil Reception – Trays of ready-to-serve savory and sweet treats are needed for the reception following Easter Vigil (26 March) in the Library. If you can prepare something, please contact Cory MacLean at 421-6702, ext.1, or send email to Susan Brazil at sueb265@gmail.com.

Acolytes and servers – Please check the schedule of Holy Week and Easter rehearsals below and make sure to attend the rehearsal for any service at which you are scheduled to serve.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS 

Prayers have been requested for: Adam, Raymond, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Patricia, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, John, Elva, Ethel, Peter, Andrea, Michael, Mark, Benjamin, Michael, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Stephanie, Deborah, Peter, Harrington, Kate, Edith, Davaughn, Bernice, Richard, Ellen-Jean, Sandy, Thom, Stephen, Michael, Beverly, Angela, Bobby, Robert, Laura, Loretto, Sally, Ned, Charles, Frederick, Henry, James, Dianne.

Birthdays this week: Ernie Drew & Barbara Viti (22 March)

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Richard A. Mayforth (22 March 1998), Corinne Esther Joslin (23 March 1984), Virginia Marie Disley (24 March 1990), and Bette Drayton (26 March 2004). Recently Departed: Ransom Widmer, Robert Sandstrom, and Roy Foster.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church of Jerusalem (Jerusalem & Middle East): The Rt. Rev’d Suheil Dawani.

THE SUNDAY ROTA 

Acolytes - MC W Dilworth; SD R Armidon; Thurifer R Noble; Crucifer J Rice; Torches K Rejto, L Rejto
Lector – E Alexander
Ushers – N Gingrich, E Drew
Coffee Hour – Society of Mary

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Wednesday 23 March
Acolyte Rehearsal (for Maundy Thursday) 7 pm

Friday 25 March
Acolyte Rehearsal (for Good Friday) 10 am

Saturday 26 March
Acolyte Rehearsal (for Easter Vigil) 10 am
Orchestra Rehearsal 12:30 pm
Reception (following the 7:30 pm Easter Vigil)

Sunday 27 March
Acolyte Rehearsal (for Easter Day) 9 am

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 20 March
THE SUNDAY OF THE PASSION: PALM SUNDAY (R)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Liturgy of the Palms & Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Passion 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm

Daily Office Lectionary: Holy Week, Year Two
Daily Mass Lectionary: Holy Week


Monday 21 March
Monday in Holy Week (R)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 22 March
Tuesday in Holy Week (R)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 23 March
Wednesday in Holy Week (R)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 24 March
Maundy Thursday (W)
Maundy Thursday Liturgy 7:30 pm
Vigil at the Altar of Repose (until midnight)

Friday 25 March
Good Friday (B/V)
Good Friday Liturgy 12 noon
Confessions following until 3 pm

Saturday 26 March
Easter Eve (V/W)
The Great Vigil of Easter 7:30 pm

Sunday 27 March
THE SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION: EASTER DAY (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass of the Resurrection 10 am

*EMBR=Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (March 27)

EASTER DAY, YEAR C 

Friday, March 11, 2016

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SUNDAY 13 MARCH 2016

Mary of Bethany Anoints the Feet of Jesus

FROM THE RECTOR

This Sunday's Gospel features the touching story of Mary of Bethany anointing the feet of Jesus, depicted above. Some version of this story appears in all four canonical Gospels. When Judas Iscariot complains that the ointment could have been sold and the proceeds given to the poor, Jesus responds, "Let her alone; let her keep it for the day of my burial." On this fifth Sunday of Lent, we continue to prepare ourselves spiritually -- along with Mary of Bethany -- for the coming observances of our Lord's Passion, Death, and Resurrection. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C
Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 126
Philippians 3:4b-14
John 12:1-8

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Saint Joseph (March 19th) – a major feast day of the church year, will be celebrated on Saturday with Morning Prayer at 9 pm and Low Mass at 9:30 am.

Stations of the Cross, Supper, & Lenten Series – This year’s Lenten Series, entitled “Christianity, War, and Peace: Five Ethical Traditions” concludes this Friday evening, beginning at 6 pm with Stations of the Cross, followed by a light dinner and Fr. Alexander’s talk.

Bring your bells – Traditionally, bells are rung at the beginning of the Gloria in excelsis at the liturgies of both Maundy Thursday and Easter Vigil. If you have a bell at home, please bring it and join in.

Vigil at the Altar of Repose – There is a signup sheet in the narthex for the Vigil at the Altar of Repose, which begins on Maundy Thursday, 24 March, after the completion of the 7:30 pm Liturgy, and ends at midnight. Come watch with Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane.

Easter Vigil Reception – Trays of ready-to-serve savory and sweet treats are needed for the reception following Easter Vigil (26 March) in the Library. If you can prepare something, please contact Cory MacLean at 421-6702, ext.1, or send email to Susan Brazil at sueb265@gmail.com.

Easter Flowers – If you would like to make a flower offering at Easter – in thanksgiving or in memoriam - please fill out the enclosed envelope and either put it in the offering plate or return it to the parish office no later than Wednesday 16 March.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Raymond, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Patricia, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, John, Elva, Ethel, Andrea, Michael, Mark, Benjamin, Michael, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Stephanie, Deborah, Peter, Harrington, Kate, Edith, Davaughn, Bernice, Richard, Ellen-Jean, Sandy, Thom, Stephen, Michael, Beverly, Angela, Bobby, Robert, Laura, Loretto, Sally, Ned, Charles, Frederick, Henry, James, Dianne, and Ransom.

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: George Freemont Bliven (13 March 1983), Elizabeth Grinnell Allen (13 March 1985), Eleanor Retallick (15 March 2009), Betty Louise Claunch (18 March 1999), and Edna Brazil (19 March 2008). Recently Departed: Peggy Amatore; Fr. David Skeoch.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui: The Most Rev’d Dr Paul Kwong, Archbishop of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui & Bishop of Hong Kong Island; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of St. David’s-on-the-Hill, Cranston.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC S Brazil; SD R Noble; Thurifer D Malo; Crucifer Z Painter; Torches K Rejto, V Johnson
Lector – W Dilworth
Ushers – K Benziger, J Steiny
Coffee Hour – N Gingrich, L Verdelotti, & S Brazil

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Tuesday 15 March
Vestry Meeting 7 pm

Friday 18 March
Stations, Dinner, & Lenten Series 6 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 13 March
THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (LA)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm

Daily Office Lectionary: Week of Lent V, Year Two
Daily Mass Lectionary: Week of Lent V


Monday 14 March
Monday in V Lent (V)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 15 March
Tuesday in V Lent (V)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 16 March
Wednesday in V Lent (V)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 17 March
Thursday in V Lent (V)
Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Patron of Ireland, c. 460
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 18 March
Friday in V Lent (V)
Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, 386
Edward, King and Martyr, 978
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Stations of the Cross 6 pm

Saturday 19 March
SAINT JOSEPH (W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am

Sunday 20 March
THE SUNDAY OF THE PASSION: PALM SUNDAY (R)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Liturgy of the Palms & Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Passion 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm

*EMBR=Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (March 20)

Palm Sunday, Year C (Revised Common Lectionary)

Sunday, March 6, 2016

ONLINE PARISH NOTES
SUNDAY 6 MARCH 2016

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Return of the Prodigal, 1667-1670

FROM THE RECTOR

Apologies for the delay in getting this issue of Parish Notes posted online. The weekend of 5-6 March was a lively time, with Bishop Russell E. Jacobus, Retired of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the conductor of our Lent Quiet Day and preacher on Sunday at the 10 am Solemn Mass. Planning for Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter Day proceed apace. In the meantime, please join us for the Fifth Sunday of Lent on 13 March. 
-- Fr. John D. Alexander

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Epiphany Soup Kitchen – Please be advised that the Epiphany Soup Kitchen will not be serving meals this Saturday at S. Stephen's. Stay tuned for further developments.

March Year’s Mind – departed parishioners whose anniversaries fall during March will be prayed for at the Mass tomorrow, Monday 7 March at 6:00 pm, preceded by Evening Prayer at 5:30. If you have any additional names to be remembered, please let Fr. Alexander or Fr. Yost know.

Stations of the Cross, Supper, & Lenten Series – This year’s Lenten Series, entitled “Christianity, War, and Peace: Five Ethical Traditions” continues this Friday evening, beginning at 6 pm with Stations of the Cross, followed by a light dinner and Fr. Alexander’s talk.

Society of Mary – will meet this Saturday 12 March for 9 am Morning Prayer, 9:30 Mass, then recitation of the Rosary. Everyone is invited.

Easter Flowers – If you would like to make a flower offering at Easter – in thanksgiving or in memoriam - please fill out the enclosed envelope and either put it in the offering plate or return it to the parish office no later than Wednesday 16 March.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Raymond, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Patricia, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, John, Elva, Ethel, Andrea, Michael, Mark, Benjamin, Michael, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Stephanie, Deborah, Peter, Harrington, Kate, Edith, Davaughn, Bernice, Richard, Ellen-Jean, Sandy, Thom, Stephen, Michael, Beverly, Angela, Bobby, Laura, Loretto, Sally, Ned, Charles, Frederick, Henry, James, and Dianne.

Birthdays this week: George Ryan (March 6) and Bill Dilworth (March 9).

The faithful departed: Year's Mind: Hilda Grace Stevens (7 March 1991), Ruth Hannah Godfrey (9 March 1987), Donald S. Chase (11 March 1998), and Frank Chace (11 March 1993). Recently Departed: Roy Foster

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church of England: The Most Rev’d and Rt. Hon Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the people and clergy of Amazing Grace at the ACI.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC W Dilworth; SD S Brazil; Thurifer L Verdelotti; Crucifer L Hooks; Torches E Benziger, C Sylvia
Lector – P Pettingell
Ushers – B Lennihan
Coffee Hour – L Latimer & E Hooks

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Friday 11 March
Stations, Dinner, & Lenten Series 6 pm

Saturday 12 March
Society of Mary (following 9:30 am Mass & Recitation of the Rosary)

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 6 March
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (LA)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm

Daily Office Lectionary: Week of Lent IV, Year Two
Daily Mass Lectionary: Week of Lent IV


Monday 7 March
Monday in IV Lent (V)
Perpetua, Felicity, and Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 202
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass (with Commemoration of March Departed) 6 pm

Tuesday 8 March
Tuesday in IV Lent (V)
Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 9 March
Wednesday in IV Lent (V)
Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, c. 394
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 10 March
Thursday in IV Lent (V)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 11 March
Friday in IV Lent (V)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Stations of the Cross 6 pm

Saturday 12 March
Saturday in IV Lent (V)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Holy Rosary 10 am

Sunday 13 March
THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (LA)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm

*EMBR=Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (March 13)

Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C
Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 126
Philippians 3:4b-14
John 12:1-8