PARISH NOTES
Sunday 17 July 2016
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Proper 11, Year C
Genesis 18:1-10a
Psalm 15
Colossians 1:15-28
Luke 10:38-42
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Saint Mary Magdalene (July 22nd) – a major feast of the church year, will be kept on Friday with Angelus
at 12 noon, followed by Low Mass at 12:10 pm.
Eucharistic Adoration – This Saturday 23
July, 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.
Institution of Fr. Nathan
Humphrey as Rector of St. John’s, Newport – will take place on Sunday 14 August at 4 pm.
After several years as a diocesan mission with Fr. Humphrey as Vicar, St.
John's has recently regained parish status and their Vestry has elected Fr.
Humphrey as Rector. This is an occasion for celebration. Bishop Knisely will
preside at the Institution Mass and the Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold, III,
former Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, will preach. Please
note that this liturgy will also serve as our two parishes' joint
celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August
15th). Parishioners and friends of S. Stephen's are cordially invited to
attend.
Lourdes Prayer Requests – Fr. Alexander will be making a
pilgrimage to Lourdes in France the first week of August. If you have any
prayer requests you would like him to offer at the shrine there, please fill
out one of the forms on the table in the narthex and return to him by today.
Transfiguration – we will be celebrating the Feast of
the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ with a Sung Mass in the Lady
Chapel on Saturday 6 August at 11 am. This is part of our continuing series of
joint celebrations with St. John's, Newport. The preacher will be Deacon Buck
Close. (Please note the time change from the normal Saturday schedule. Morning
Prayer will be said as usual at 9 am, but Mass is postponed to 11 am.)
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Birthdays this week: Fr. Harrington Gordon (July 19), Molly
Bledsoe (July 21), Hillary
Nicholson
& Robert Forrest (July 22), Arthur Bledsoe (July 23).
The faithful
departed: Year’s Mind: Georgia Merrill Wray (20 July 1983), James H. Hurn (20 July 1987), Louis Garland Davis (21 July 2009), and
Houghton P. Metcalf (22 July 2003). Recently Departed: Kathrine Brockett Joslin.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican
Cycle of Prayer, please pray for Province de
L’Eglise Anglicane au Rwanda: The Most
Rev’d Dr. Onesphore Rwaje, Archbishop of L’Eglise Episcopal au
Rwanda and Bishop of Gasabo; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for retired clergy of the Diocese.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes - MC W Dilworth; 2nd Chalice S Brazil; Thurifer Z
Painter; Crucifer L Verdelotti; Torches L Hooks, K Rejto
Lector – M Johnson
Ushers – S Newby, T Oakes
Coffee Hour – Rejto
Family
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL
EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 23 July
Epiphany Soup
Kitchen 2:30 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 17 July
THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Weekday Office and Mass Lectionary:
Proper 11, Year Two
Monday
18 July
Elizabeth Ferrard, Founder of the Community of Saint
Andrew, 1883
(G or W)
Evening
Prayer 5:30 pm
Low
Mass 6 pm
Tuesday
19 July
Macrina, Deaconess, Teacher, c. 379 (G or W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low
Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday
20 July
Margaret of Antioch, Martyr, 4th century (G or R)
Bartolomé de las Casas, Bishop of Chiapas, Mexico, 1566
Evening
Prayer 5:30 pm
Low
Mass 6 pm
Thursday
21 July
Feria
(G)
Angelus 12 noon
Low
Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 22 July
SAINT
MARY MAGDALENE (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low
Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday
23 July
Bridget of Sweden,
Abbess, Patron of Europe, 1373 (G or W)
Morning
Prayer 9 am
Low
Mass 9:30 am
Eucharistic
Adoration 10 am
Sunday 24 July
THE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (July 24)
Proper 11, Year C
