Thursday, November 16, 2017

PARISH NOTES
Sunday 19 November 2017


FROM THE RECTOR

This Sunday marks our ingathering of pledge cards for 2018. If you have received your pledge card in the mail, please remember to complete it and bring it to Mass this Sunday. If you have not received one, plenty will be available at church. And what better Gospel for Stewardship Sunday than the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)? We do well to dispose of our gifts in such a way that when the Lord comes he can say, "Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master." 
-- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

The Twenty-fourth Sunday After Pentecost – Proper 28, Year A

THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC

Lou Harrison—Mass for St. Cecilia’s Day
Aaron Copland—Have Mercy on Us, O My Lord (Four Motets)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Last Sunday's Altar Flowers – were given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Megda Hawkins, benefactress of the Altar Guild, and Ida Hawkins. We regret the omission of this announcement last week.

Thanksgiving Day Service – Mass for Thanksgiving Day will be offered on Thursday 23 November at 10:00 am (preceded by Morning Prayer at 9:30 am). It is fitting to begin our Thanksgiving Day festivities by coming to Mass to give thanks to God for our many blessings.

Advent Lessons and Carols – On Sunday 3 December at 5:30 pm, we will offer our annual service of Lessons & Carols. Seasonal readings and musical selections set the stage as we prepare for the coming of the Lord. A reception will follow in the Great Hall. All are welcome and invited to attend. 

Nave Flooring Project – Over the coming few months the entire tile floor under the pews will be covered over with a layer of birch paneling that will vastly improve the church's appearance and create a smooth surface underfoot. This project will not impact our Sunday worship schedule, but please exercise all due care and avoid any areas that have been cordoned off for this construction.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Norman, Shannah, Sister Carolyn, William, Gerald, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, Katherine, Sally, Sandy, John, Ed, Virginia, Richard, Priscilla, Kiersten, Beverly, Deborah, Angela, Bobby, Douglas, Beverly, Allora, Carlos, Rhoda, William, and James.

Birthdays this week: Arnold Friedman (Monday 11/20).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Florence Ingram (20 November 1998), Stanley Cozzens Bodell (20 November 2010), and Frederick Corcoran (24 November 2007); Recently Departed: Rick Hartley (Priest).

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Diocese of Uyo - (Niger Delta, Nigeria): The Rt Revd Prince Asukwo Antai; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the people and clergy of St. Elizabeth’s, Hope Valley. 

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes – MC R Noble; Subdeacon J Ihnen; Thurifer L Verdelotti; Crucifer S Brazil; Torches F Pisaturo, R Callanan
Lector – E Alexander
Ushers – Zac Painter and Julia Steiny
Coffee Hour – Susan, Nancy, and Louis

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 25 November 
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 19 November
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer & Low Mass 8:00 am 
Solemn Mass 10:00 am 

Daily Office and Mass Lectionaries: Proper 28, Year One

Monday 20 November
Edmund, King of the East Angles, Martyr, 870 (R)
Priscilla Lydia Sellon, Restorer of the Religious Life in the Church of England, 1876 (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6:00 pm 

Tuesday 21 November
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Blue)
Noonday Prayer 12:00 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Wednesday 22 November
Cecilia, Martyr at Rome, c. 230 (R) 
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm 
Low Mass 6:00 pm 

Thursday 23 November
THANKSGIVING DAY (W)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10:00 am

Friday 24 November
Columbanus, Abbot of Luxeuil and Bobbio, 615 (W)
Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs at Rome, c. 304 (R)
Chrysogonus, Martyr at Aquileia, c. 304 (R)
Noonday Prayer 12:00 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 25 November
Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century (R)
James O.S. Huntington, Monk, Founder of the Order of the Holy Cross, 1935 (W)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10:00 am

Sunday 26 November
LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: CHRIST THE KING (W)
Morning Prayer & Low Mass 8:00 am
Solemn Mass 10:00 am

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (26 November)

The Last Sunday After Pentecost: Christ the King – Proper 29, Year A 
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