Friday, December 27, 2019

PARISH NOTES 
Sunday 29 December 2019

The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities (c. 1675-1682)
by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682). Oil on canvas.
The National Gallery, London, England.

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS 

First Sunday after Christmas (Year A)
Isaiah 61:10—62:3
Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7
John 1:1-18

THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC

Otto Olsson (1879–1964)—Jul

Healey Willan (1880–1968)—Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena

Max Reger (1873–1916)—Fuge über den Choral "Wie schön leucht' uns der Morgenstern"

A WORD OF WELCOME 

Welcome to Saint Stephen’s – S. Stephen’s Church is in the midst of Brown University and serves the communities of the East Side of Providence, North Providence, East Providence, and beyond. It is a parish of the Diocese of Rhode Island in the Episcopal Church in the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Anglo-Catholic tradition informs and shapes our life together. We are a diverse community uniting all sorts and conditions in the worship of Our Lord Jesus Christ and aim to offer up the best we have in liturgy, music, preaching, teaching, fellowship, and service. Visitors and guests are always welcome! If you attend S. Stephen’s on any given Sunday, please join us for Coffee Hour following the 8 am Mass in the Narthex and following the 10 am Mass in the Great Hall upstairs. If you have any questions or special needs before or during the service, please speak to one of the ushers, who will be glad to assist you. We look forward to meeting you!

Joining us with small children? – We are so glad you will be here! Our Sunday School program and nursery are available throughout the program year ten minutes before and during the 10 am Mass, and the ushers will be happy to direct you.


ANNOUNCEMENTS 

My S. Stephen’s Ministry: Julia SteinyKaren Vorbeck and I came to S. Stephen’s together in the summer of 1983, and with some lapses, have never really left. In good times and bad (both mine and S. Stephen's), I come for the Liturgy which has quieted my ruminations and brought Godly light into my often-messy life. Only church records would remind me how long I’ve been a lector or an usher, or when it was that I served on the vestry. While my kids were little and I still ironed during unavoidable TV commercials, I served on the Altar Guild. I directed the Children’s Pageant for at least 20 years, probably more, and hope to be helpful with that mission in future. I help with Stewardship now. Most importantly, I’m thrilled about our collective prospects for this place I love. If you are interested in any of the ministries I mentioned above, please contact me via email at juliasteiny@gmail.com.

Julia Steiny

Milestones – The wonder of Holy Baptism: Incorporated as members of Christ, adopted as children of his Father and brothers and sisters in his family, and given the inheritance of the kingdom of heaven through the Sacrament of New Birth, on 22 December were Bradin Paul Anderson sponsored by Nancy Gingrich, Ryder Malone Mims and Olive Madry Mims, both sponsored by Ian Stewart Drew and Jennie Isabella Nestlerode.

The Naming and Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ (January 1st) – a major feast day of the church year, will be celebrated next Wednesday, 1 January, with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am and Low Mass at 10 am.

The Annual New Year's Day Dinner – will be held on Wednesday, 1 January, in the Great Hall. If you have not yet volunteered to help, please consider doing so as soon as possible. To sign up to help with the dinner, please click here. The committee is also seeking monetary donations to offset the cost of the food. Checks can be mailed to S. Stephen’s (Attn: John McGlashan); please put "New Year's Day Dinner" in the memo line. Thank you for your support of this important ministry and outreach to the greater Providence area!

Socks, hats, scarves, gloves, toiletries – We would like to offer these items to guests at the New Year’s Day Dinner again this year. There is a bin on the piano to deposit such items at Coffee Hour. If you would like to contribute, please bring items to the church before (or, if needed, on the morning of) the dinner on January 1st.


FOR YOUR PRAYERS 

Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Beth, Lynne, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Hunter, Richard, Ann, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Katie, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Elizabeth, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Crystal, Roger, Christopher, Beth, Sarah, Diana, Ruby, and Lola.

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Detlev Schumann (29 December 1986), Laurie Palmer Thissell (29 December 2015), and Nancy Jean Donaldson Pettingell (2 January 2010).

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Dioceses of Gahini (Rwanda): The Rt. Rev’d Alexis Bilindabagabo, Gahini (Rwanda): The Rt. Rev’d Manasseh Gahima, and Gambia (West Africa): The Rt. Rev’d James Allen Yaw Odico; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for all the clergy and people of our Diocese.

THE SUNDAY ROTA 

Acolytes – MC J Ihnen, Th J Starks, Cr L Verdelotti
Lector at 8 am – J Malone
Lector at 10 am – C Bledsoe
Ushers – Nancy Gingrich and Patricia Barnes
Coffee Hour – Society of Mary

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S 

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Wednesday 1 January
New Year’s Day Dinner for the Hungry  12 noon (Great Hall)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Tuesday 31 December
Al-Anon Meeting  12:10 pm (Great Hall)

Saturday 4 January
Epiphany Soup Kitchen  2:30 pm (Great Hall)

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 29 December
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS (Gold)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Mass with Hymns  10 am

Daily Mass and Office Lectionary: Christmastide, Year Two

Monday 30 December
Proper for 30 December (W)
Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

Tuesday 31 December
Proper for 31 December (W)
Sylvester, Bishop of Rome, 335
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Wednesday 1 January
THE NAMING AND CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (W)
Morning Prayer  9:30 am
Low Mass  10 am

Thursday 2 January
Proper for 2 January (W)
Seraphim of Sarov, Monk, Spiritual Guide, 1833
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 noon

Friday 3 January
Proper for 3 January (W)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Saturday 4 January
Proper for 4 January (W)
Elizabeth Ann Seton, Founder of the American Sisters of Charity, 1821
Morning Prayer  9:30 am
Low Mass  10 am

Sunday 5 January
THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (anticipated) (W)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Solemn Mass  10 am

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (5 January)

The Epiphany (Year A)
Isaiah 60:1-6
Ephesians 3:1-12 

Saturday, December 21, 2019

PARISH NOTES 
Sunday 22 December 2019

Joseph’s Dream (c. 1620-1630) by Daniele Crespi (1598-1630).
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS 

Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 7:10-16
Romans 1:1-7
Matthew 1:18-25

THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC

Jean-Adam Guislain (1680–1739)—Suite du premier ton sur le Magnificat: 1. Plein jeu, 2. Duo, 3. Trio, 4. Recit

Francisco de Peñalosa (1470–1528)—Missa Ave Maria

Matthew Camidge (1758–1844)—Anglican Chant: Psalm 80:1-7
Jesse Antin (b. 1977)—The Annunciation

Jean-Adam Guislain—Suite du premier ton sur le Magnificat: 7. Dialogue

A WORD OF WELCOME

Welcome to Saint Stephen’s – S. Stephen’s Church is in the midst of Brown University and serves the communities of the East Side of Providence, North Providence, East Providence, and beyond. It is a parish of the Diocese of Rhode Island in the Episcopal Church in the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Anglo-Catholic tradition informs and shapes our life together. We are a diverse community uniting all sorts and conditions in the worship of Our Lord Jesus Christ and aim to offer up the best we have in liturgy, music, preaching, teaching, fellowship, and service. Visitors and guests are always welcome! If you attend S. Stephen’s on any given Sunday, please join us for Coffee Hour following the 8 am Mass in the Narthex and following the 10 am Mass in the Great Hall upstairs. If you have any questions or special needs before or during the service, please speak to one of the ushers, who will be glad to assist you. We look forward to meeting you!

Joining us with small children? – We are so glad you will be here! Our Sunday School program and nursery are available throughout the program year ten minutes before and during the 10 am Mass, and the ushers will be happy to direct you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Schedule of Christmas Services – Christmas Eve: (Tuesday, 24 December) Christmas Eve Family Mass - 5:30 pm; Solemn Mass of the Nativity - 10:30 pm. Christmas Day: (Wednesday, 25 December) Morning Prayer 9:30 am, Low Mass 10 am. (Please note that on Christmas Eve (Tuesday) Noonday Prayer and Low Mass will not be offered.)

Christmas Decorations – We hope to engage a group of volunteers to decorate the church after the 10 am Solemn Mass for Advent IV (Sunday 22 December), in order to have the church decorated in advance of Christmas Eve services. If you are interested in joining in this festive tradition, including a pizza lunch, please contact Altar Guild Director Cathy Bledsoe via email, or phone at (401) 500-2263, or simply stick around after the Mass. Thank you!

Christmas Eve Family Mass Participation – The Sunday School will present a Nativity play at the Family Mass at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, 24 December. Please let Modu Johnson know via email if your children would like to participate.

The Annual New Year's Day Dinner – will be held on Wednesday, 1 January, in the Great Hall. It is never too early to commit to volunteer. To sign up to help with the dinner, please click here. The committee is also seeking monetary donations to offset the cost of the food. Checks can be mailed to S. Stephen’s (Attn: John McGlashan); please put "New Year's Day Dinner" in the memo line. Please consider helping with this important ministry and outreach to the great Providence area!

Socks, hats, scarves, gloves, toiletries – We would like to offer these items to guests at the New Year’s Day Dinner again this year. There is a bin on the piano to deposit such items at Coffee Hour. If you would like to contribute, please bring items to the church before (or, if needed, on the morning of) the dinner on January 1st.

Milestones – We would like to feature important milestones from your life, to better get to know each other! Whether it be a special wedding anniversary, a new book you have authored and had published, an award or professional commendation, or something else entirely, please let us know. If you would like to contribute to this new section of the parish notes, please contact Jacob Ihnen via email.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS 

Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Beth, Lynne, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Hunter, Richard, Ann, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Katie, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Elizabeth, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Crystal, Roger, Christopher, Beth, Sarah, Diana, Ruby, and Lola.

Birthdays this week: Katherine Rejto (Friday 12/27).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Kathleen Herbert Congdon (22 December 2005), Julia Blackwood (22 December 1996), George Wightman Williams (24 December 2004), Frances S. Sloan (26 December 1993), Mary Gowdey (27 December 1992), Albert E. Godfrey (27 December 1993), and John Seville Higgins, Bishop (28 December 1992).

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for Christians in other denominations and the work of the ecumenical movement: His Holiness Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome; His All Holiness Archbishop Bartholomew of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch; The Rev’d Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches; Bishop Ivan M Abrahams, General Secretary World Methodist Council; The Reverend Chris Ferguson, General Secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of S. Stephen's, Providence; St. John’s, Barrington; St. John the Evangelist, Newport; and the Chapel of St. John the Divine, Saunderstown.

THE SUNDAY ROTA 

Acolytes – Cr L Verdelotti
Lector at 8 am – S Bartlett
Lector at 10 am – TBD
Ushers – Alison Huff and Sharon Lloyd Clark
Coffee Hour – NO COFFEE HOUR (decorating church; pizza and soda will be provided for volunteers)

CHRISTMAS EVE ROTA 

Acolytes – MC R Noble, SD J Ihnen, Th L Verdelotti, Cr G Ryan, Torches N Callanan, D Callanan
Lector at 5:30 pm – TBD
Lector at 10:30 pm – M Bledsoe
Usher at 5:30 pm – Alison Huff
Ushers at 10:30 pm – Tom Bledsoe and Patricia Barnes

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S 

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 22 December
Christmas Decorating  11:30 am (Nave)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Tuesday 24 December
Al-Anon Meeting  12:10 pm (Great Hall)

Saturday 28 December
Epiphany Soup Kitchen  2:30 pm (Great Hall)

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 22 December
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (V)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass with Holy Baptism  8:10 am
Solemn Mass  10 am

Daily Mass and Office Lectionary: Week of Advent IV, Year Two

Monday 23 December
Monday in Advent IV (V)
Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

Tuesday 24 December
CHRISTMAS EVE (W)
Christmas Eve Family Mass  5:30 pm
Solemn Mass of the Nativity  10:30 pm

Wednesday 25 December
THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (W)
Morning Prayer  9:30 am
Low Mass  10 am

Thursday 26 December
SAINT STEPHEN, DEACON AND PROTOMARTYR (R)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 noon

Friday 27 December
SAINT JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (W)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Saturday 28 December
THE HOLY INNOCENTS (R)
Morning Prayer  9:30 am
Low Mass  10 am

Sunday 29 December
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS (W)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Mass with Hymns  10 am

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (29 December)

First Sunday after Christmas (Year A)
Isaiah 61:10— 62:3
Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 

Friday, December 13, 2019

PARISH NOTES 
Sunday 15 December 2019

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples (c. 1455-1460) by Giovanni di Paolo (1403-1482). Tempera on panel. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS 

Third Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 35:1-10
James 5:7-10
Matthew 11:2-11

THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC

Frank Campbell-Watson (1898–1980)—Prelude on Rorate Coeli

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594)—Missa Ecce ego Joannis

Henry Smart (1813–1879)—Anglican Chant: Psalm 146:4-9

Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625)—This is the record of John

John Cook (1918–1984)—Fanfare

A WORD OF WELCOME 

Welcome to Saint Stephen’s – S. Stephen’s Church is in the midst of Brown University and serves the communities of the East Side of Providence, North Providence, East Providence, and beyond. It is a parish of the Diocese of Rhode Island in the Episcopal Church in the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Anglo-Catholic tradition informs and shapes our life together. We are a diverse community uniting all sorts and conditions in the worship of the Triune God and aim to offer up the best we have in liturgy, music, preaching, teaching, fellowship, and service. Visitors and guests are always welcome! If you attend S. Stephen’s on any given Sunday, please join us for Coffee Hour following the 8 am Mass in the Narthex and following the 10 am Mass in the Great Hall upstairs. If you have any questions or special needs before or during the service, please speak to one of the ushers, who will be glad to assist you. We look forward to meeting you!

Joining us with small children? – We are so glad you will be here! Our Sunday School program and nursery are available throughout the program year ten minutes before and during the 10 am Mass, and the ushers will be happy to direct you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Society of Mary Pilgrimage – The Our Lady of Providence Ward of the Society of Mary is planning a pilgrimage to the La Salette Shrine in Attleboro, MA this Saturday, 14 December, around 3 pm. If you would like to come, please meet in the church driveway between 2:30 and 3 pm to carpool.

Saint Thomas the Apostle (December 21st) – a major feast day of the church year, will be celebrated next Saturday, 21 December, with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am and Low Mass at 10 am.

Monthly Commemoration of the Departed – whose year’s mind falls during December will be offered Saturday, 21 December, at 10 am (preceded by Morning Prayer at 9:30 am). If you have any names to add to those to be remembered, please let Nancy Gingrich know. This Mass is sponsored by the Guild of All Souls, St. Stephen Protomartyr Branch: all are welcome and invited to attend!

College Ministry – Because of interest expressed at last Sunday’s meeting, the Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD (EMBR) will be meeting one last time for the semester this coming Sunday, 15 December, at 5:30 pm for Evening Prayer and dinner. All members of the Brown Community are most welcome and invited to attend!

Schedule of Christmas Services – Christmas Eve: (Tuesday, 24 December) Christmas Eve Family Mass - 5:30 pm; Solemn Mass of the Nativity - 10:30 pm. Christmas Day: (Wednesday, 25 December) Morning Prayer 9:30 am, Low Mass 10 am. (Please note that on Christmas Eve (Tuesday) Noonday Prayer and Low Mass will not be offered.)

Christmas Flower Offering – If you would like to make a Christmas offering of flowers to the church in thanksgiving or in memoriam, please fill out the envelope included with today’s Kalendar, and put it in the offering plate or bring it to the parish office no later than this Sunday, 15 December.

Christmas Decorations – We hope to engage a group of volunteers to decorate the church after the 10 am Solemn Mass for Advent IV (Sunday 22 December), in order to have the church decorated in advance of Christmas Eve services. If you are interested in joining in this festive tradition, including a pizza lunch, please contact Altar Guild Director Cathy Bledsoe via email, or phone at (401) 500-2263.

Christmas Eve Family Mass Participation – The Sunday School will present a Nativity play at the Family Mass at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, 24 December. Please let Modu Johnson know via email if your children would like to participate.

The Annual New Year's Day Dinner – will be held on Wednesday, 1 January, in the Great Hall. It is never too early to commit to volunteer. To sign up to help with the dinner, please click here. The committee is also seeking monetary donations to offset the cost of the food. Checks can be mailed to S. Stephen’s (Attn: John McGlashan); please put "New Year's Day Dinner" in the memo line. Please consider helping with this important ministry and outreach to the great Providence area!

Socks, hats, scarves, gloves, toiletries – We would like to offer these items to guests at the New Year’s Day Dinner again this year. There is a bin on the piano to deposit such items at Coffee Hour. If you would like to contribute, please bring items to the church before (or, if needed, on the morning of) the dinner on January 1st.

Milestones – We would like to feature important milestones from your life, to better get to know each other! Whether it be a special wedding anniversary, a new book you have authored and had published, an award or professional commendation, or something else entirely, please let us know. If you would like to contribute to this new section of the parish notes, please contact Jacob Ihnen via email.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS 

Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Beth, Lynne, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Hunter, Richard, Ann, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Katie, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Elizabeth, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Crystal, Roger, Christopher, Beth, Sarah, Diana, Ruby, and Lola.

Birthdays this week: Louise Wells (Tuesday 12/17).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Mary B. Trask (15 December 1984), Constance Margaret Maxwell (17 December 1986), Dorothy Denison Dunlap (17 December 1986), and George Arthur Stiles (20 December 1997).

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Dioceses of Sokoto (Nigeria): The Rt. Rev’d Augustin Omole, and El Salvador (Central America): The Rt. Rev’d Juan David Alvarado Melgar; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of St. Thomas’, Greenville, and St. Thomas’, Alton.

THE SUNDAY ROTA 

Acolytes – MC R Noble, SD J Ihnen, Th J Starks, Cr G Ryan
Lector at 8 am – J Leonard
Lector at 10 am – K Lester
Ushers – Simon Newby and Bobby Rose
Coffee Hour – Andrew Savchenko and Rhoda Steinhart

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S 

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Saturday 21 December
Guild of All Souls  10 am (Lady Chapel)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Tuesday 17 December
Al-Anon Meeting  12:10 pm (Great Hall)

Saturday 21 December
Epiphany Soup Kitchen  2:30 pm (Great Hall)

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 15 December
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Rose)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Solemn Mass  10 am
Evening Prayer w/ EMBR  5:30 pm

Daily Mass and Office Lectionary: Week of Advent III, Year Two

Monday 16 December
Monday in Advent III (Rose)
Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

Tuesday 17 December
O Sapientia (Rose)
Raising of Lazarus
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Wednesday 18 December
Wednesday in Advent III (Rose)
Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

Thursday 19 December
Thursday in Advent III (Rose)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 noon

Friday 20 December
Friday in Advent III (Rose)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Saturday 21 December
SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE (R)
Morning Prayer  9:30 am
Low Mass with Commemoration of December Departed  10 am

Sunday 22 December
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (V)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass with Holy Baptism  8:10 am
Solemn Mass  10 am

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (22 December)

Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 7:10-16
Romans 1:1-7 

Friday, December 6, 2019

PARISH NOTES 
Sunday 8 December 2019

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness by Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641).
Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas.

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS 

Second Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 11:1-10
Romans 15:4-13
Matthew 3:1-12

THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC

Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979)—Trois Pièces d’Orgue: 1. Prélude and 2. Petit canon

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)—Missa Canonica, Op. Post 18

William Boyce (1711–1779)—Anglican Chant: Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19

Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672)—Tröstet, tröstet mein Volk

Henri Mulet (1878–1967)—Carillon Sortie

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Welcome to S. Stephen’s – especially to our visitors and guests! We’re glad to have you with us. Please join us for Coffee Hour following the 8 am Mass in the Narthex and following the 10 am Mass in the Great Hall upstairs. If you have any questions or special needs, please speak to one of the ushers, who will be glad to assist you.

Joining us with small children? – We are so glad you are here! Our Sunday School program and nursery are available throughout the program year, and the ushers would be happy to direct you.

Brown Madrigal Singers Winter Concert – will be this Saturday, 7 December, at 7 pm in the Lady Chapel at S. Stephen’s. The Brown Madrigal Singers invite the community to their annual winter concert to hear the exciting variety of a cappella music they have been working on. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

College Ministry – The Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD (EMBR) will be meeting this coming Sunday, 8 December, at 5:30 pm for Evening Prayer and open study session, as Reading Period will be in full swing. Beverages, comfort food, care packages, and quiet study space will be provided. All members of the Brown Community are most welcome and invited to attend!

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8th) – a major feast day of the church year, is transferred and will be celebrated this coming Monday 9 December with Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm and Low Mass at 6 pm.

Schedule of Christmas Services – Christmas Eve: (Tuesday, 24 December) Christmas Eve Family Mass - 5:30 pm; Solemn Mass of the Nativity - 10:30 pm. Christmas Day: (Wednesday, 25 December) Morning Prayer 9:30 am, Low Mass 10 am. (Please note that on Christmas Eve (Tuesday) Noonday Prayer and Low Mass will not be offered.)

Christmas Flower Offering – If you would like to make a Christmas offering of flowers to the church in thanksgiving or in memoriam, please fill out the envelope included with today’s Kalendar, and put it in the offering plate or bring it to the parish office no later than Sunday 15 December.

Christmas Decorations – We hope to engage a group of volunteers to decorate the church after the 10 am Solemn Mass for Advent IV (Sunday 22 December), in order to have the church decorated in advance of Christmas Eve services. If you are interested in joining in this festive tradition, including a pizza lunch, please contact Altar Guild Director Cathy Bledsoe via email, or phone at (401) 500-2263.

Society of Mary Pilgrimage – The Our Lady of Providence Ward of the Society of Mary is planning a pilgrimage to the La Salette Shrine in Attleboro, MA next Saturday, 14 December, around 3 pm. If you would like to come, please meet in the church driveway between 2:30 and 3 pm to carpool.

Christmas Eve Family Mass Participation – The Sunday School will present a Nativity play at the Family Mass at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, 24 December. Please let Modu Johnson know via email if your children would like to participate.

Milestones – We would like to feature important milestones from your life, to better get to know each other! Whether it be a special wedding anniversary, a new book you have authored and had published, an award or professional commendation, or something else entirely, please let us know. If you would like to contribute to this new section of the parish notes, please contact Jacob Ihnen via email.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS 

Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Lola, Ruby, Norman, John, Diana, Sarah, Shannah, Terri, Beth, Lynne, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Hunter, Richard, Ann, Beth, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Katie, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Elizabeth, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Crystal, Roger, and Christopher.

Birthdays this week: Lisa Elliot (Sunday 12/8), Andrew Mead (Sunday 12/8), Beverly Myers (Monday 12/9), Christarie Sylvia (Monday 12/9), Lynne deBenedette (Tuesday 12/10), and Beverly Ryan (Friday 12/13).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Lillian Lynch (9 December 1990), George W. Lockwood (10 December 2001), Elinor Elizabeth Ripley (10 December 1984), Truman Claudius Bledsoe (12 December 2015), and Gerald Franklin Barrow (14 December 2007).

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the work of the Mothers’ Union around the world: Sheran Harper, Worldwide President, and Bev Jullien, Chief Executive; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of Emmanuel, Cumberland, and Emmanuel, Newport.

THE SUNDAY ROTA 

Acolytes – MC J Ihnen, SD B Rose, Th L Verdelotti, Cr J Coyle
Lector at 8 am – A Wilson
Lector at 10 am – RG Noble
Ushers – Julia Steiny and Muriel Jobbers
Coffee Hour – Karl and Klara Benziger

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Tuesday 10 December
Vestry Meeting  7 pm (Library)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Tuesday 10 December
Al-Anon Meeting  12:10 pm (Great Hall)

Saturday 14 December
Epiphany Soup Kitchen  2:30 pm (Great Hall)

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 8 December
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (V)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Solemn Mass  10 am
Evening Prayer w/ EMBR  5:30 pm

Daily Mass and Office Lectionary: Week of Advent II, Year Two

Monday 9 December
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, transferred (Blue)
Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

Tuesday 10 December
Tuesday in Advent II (V)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Wednesday 11 December
Wednesday in Advent II (V)
Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

Thursday 12 December
Thursday in Advent II (V)
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Finnian, Abbot of Clonard, 549

Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 noon

Friday 13 December
Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304 (R)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Saturday 14 December
John of the Cross, Mystic, Poet, Teacher, 1591 (W)
Alexander Heriot Mackonochie, Priest, 1887
Morning Prayer  9:30 am
Low Mass  10 am

Sunday 15 December
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Rose)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Solemn Mass  10 am

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (15 December)

Third Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 35:1-10
James 5:7-10 

Friday, November 29, 2019

PARISH NOTES 
Sunday 1 December 2019

Ascent of the Blessed (c. 1500-1504) by Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516).
Oil on panel. Doge’s Palace, Venice, Italy.

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS 

First Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 2:1-5
Romans 13:11-14
Matthew 24:36-44


THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC

J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Choral, ‘Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland’, BWV 659

Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)—Missa Cum jubilo, Op. 11

Sir George Clement Martin (1844–1916)—Anglican Chant: Psalm 122

Jakob Handl (1550–1591)—Jerusalem, gaude

J. S. Bach—Choral, ‘Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland’, BWV 661

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Welcome to S. Stephen’s – especially to our visitors and guests! We’re glad to have you with us. Please join us for Coffee Hour following the 8 am Mass in the Narthex and following the 10 am Mass in the Great Hall upstairs. If you have any questions or special needs, please speak to one of the ushers, who will be glad to assist you.

Joining us with small children? – We are so glad you are here! Our Sunday School program and nursery are available throughout the program year, and the ushers would be happy to direct you.

Advent Lessons & Carols – This Sunday, 1 December, at 5:30 pm, we will offer our annual service of Lessons & Carols. Join us for seasonal readings, carols, and choral musical selections to set the stage as we prepare for the coming of the Lord. A reception follows in the Great Hall. All are welcome and invited to attend!

Reception – This year, the Society of Mary is coordinating the Advent Lessons & Carols Reception. Please sign up to bring a food or dessert item (or to help with set up and clean up) for the reception following the service! It is not too late to sign up to help or commit to donate a food item. Sign-up sheets are available in the Narthex and Great Hall. Or email Patti Barnes to let her know what you can bring. Thank you!

Society of Mary – meets next Saturday, 7 December, beginning with Holy Rosary following the 10 am Mass and a brief meeting (for coffee and bagels) to follow in the Great Hall. All are welcome and invited.

Brown Madrigal Singers Winter Concert – will be next Saturday, 7 December, at 7 pm in the Lady Chapel at S. Stephen’s. The Brown Madrigal Singers invite the community to their annual winter concert to hear the exciting variety of a cappella music they have been working on. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

College Ministry – The Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD (EMBR) will be meeting next Sunday, 8 December, at 5:30 pm for Evening Prayer and open study session, as Reading Period will be in full swing. Beverages, comfort food, care packages, and quiet study space will be provided. All members of the Brown Community are most welcome and invited to attend!

Christmas Flower Offering – If you would like to make a Christmas offering of flowers to the church in thanksgiving or in memoriam, please fill out the envelope included with today’s Kalendar, and put it in the offering plate or bring it to the parish office no later than Sunday 15 December.

Christmas Decorations – We hope to engage a group of volunteers to decorate the church after the 10 am Solemn Mass for Advent IV (Sunday 22 December), in order to have the church decorated in advance of Christmas Eve services. If you are interested in joining in this festive tradition, including a pizza lunch, please contact Altar Guild Director Cathy Bledsoe via email, or phone at (401) 500-2263.

Society of Mary Pilgrimage – The Our Lady of Providence Ward of the Society of Mary is planning a pilgrimage to the La Salette Shrine in Attleboro, MA on Saturday, 14 December, around 3 pm. If you would like to come, please meet in the church driveway between 2:30 and 3 pm to carpool.

Christmas Eve Family Mass Participation – The Sunday School will present a Nativity play at the Family Mass at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, 24 December. Please let Modu Johnson know via email if your children would like to participate.

Milestones – We would like to feature important milestones from your life, to better get to know each other! Whether it be a special wedding anniversary, a new book you have authored and had published, an award or professional commendation, or something else entirely, please let us know. If you would like to contribute to this new section of the parish notes, please contact Jacob Ihnen via email.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS 

Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Thomas, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Beth, Lynne, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Ariel, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Hunter, Richard, Ann, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Katie, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Elizabeth, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Crystal, Roger, Christopher, and Geralyn.

Birthdays this week: Cory MacLean (Sunday 12/1) and Sandra Bartlett (Monday 12/2).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Jimmy Chancy Black (4 December 1992) and Homer Clifton Shirley III (7 December 2013).

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for mission agencies and their work throughout the Anglican Communion; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of The Church of the Advent, Coventry.

THE SUNDAY ROTA 

Acolytes – MC B Rose, SD J Ihnen, Th J Starks, Cr G Benziger
Lector at 8 am – TBD
Lector at 10 am – TBD
Ushers at 10 am Mass – Karl Benziger and Rhoda Steinhart
Ushers at L & C – Bruce Lennihan and Joy D’Ambra
Coffee Hour – Nancy Gingrich, Bradin Anderson, Louis Verdelotti, and Cory MacLean

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S 

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 1 December
Advent Lessons and Carols  5:30 pm (Nave/Great Hall)

Saturday 7 December
Society of Mary  10:30 am (Lady Chapel/Great Hall)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Tuesday 3 December
Al-Anon Meeting  12:10 pm (Great Hall)

Friday 6 December
Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) Meeting  4-11 pm (Great Hall)

Saturday 7 December
Epiphany Soup Kitchen  2:30 pm (Great Hall)

Brown Madrigal Singers Winter Concert  7 pm (Lady Chapel)

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 1 December
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (V)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Solemn Mass  10 am
Advent Lessons & Carols  5:30 pm

Daily Mass and Office Lectionary: Week of Advent I, Year Two

Monday 2 December
Monday in Advent I (V)
Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

Tuesday 3 December
Francis Xavier, Apostle of the Indies, Missionary, 1552 (W)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Wednesday 4 December
John of Damascus, Monk, Teacher, c. 749 (W)
Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

Thursday 5 December
Thursday in Advent I (V)
Clement of Alexandria, Priest, Teacher, c. 210
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 noon

Friday 6 December
Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c. 326 (W)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Saturday 7 December
Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher, 397 (W)
Morning Prayer  9:30 am
Low Mass  10 am
Holy Rosary  10:30 am

Sunday 8 December
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (V)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Solemn Mass  10 am
Evening Prayer w/ EMBR  5:30 pm

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (8 December)

Second Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 11:1-10
Romans 15:4-13 

Friday, November 22, 2019

PARISH NOTES 
Sunday 24 November 2019

The Two Crowns (1900) by Sir Frank Dicksee (1853-1928).
Oil on canvas. Tate Britain, London, England.

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS 

Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King (Year C)
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Colossians 1:11-20
Luke 23:33-43


THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC

Herbert Howells (1892–1983)—Preludio Sine Nomine

Flor Peeters (1903–1986)—Missa Festiva

from Martin Luther (1483–1546)—Anglican Chant: Psalm 46


Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625)—Great Lord of Lords

R. Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)—Te Deum in G

Herbert Howells—Paean

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Welcome to S. Stephen’s – especially to our visitors and guests! We’re glad to have you with us. Please join us for Coffee Hour following the 8 am Mass in the Narthex and following the 10 am Mass in the Great Hall upstairs. If you have any questions or special needs, please speak to one of the ushers, who will be glad to assist you.

Joining us with small children? – We are so glad you are here! Our Sunday School program and nursery are available throughout the program year, and the ushers would be happy to direct you.

My S. Stephen’s Ministry: Sharon Lloyd ClarkI grew up in the Church of the Intercession, Manhattan, which was a wonderful place for a young girl to learn and understand about the church. In many ways, Saint Stephen’s reminds me a lot of the church I grew up in, and I owe it to the church to pay it forward for all the education I received and continue to receive. Growing up, the Sisters of Saint Margaret always taught me to offer service to the church I attended, so I am taking that directive to heart by serving as the Stewardship Chair on the Stewardship Committee. I spent years working for Brown University in development, so I think it is important to work in development for my church. If you are interested in serving on the Stewardship Committee, please contact me via email at slloydclark@gmail.com.

Sharon Lloyd Clark

Stewardship Program – If you have not yet done so, please prayerfully consider making your pledge of financial contributions to S. Stephen’s for 2020. We make pledge cards available in the church, and we have already sent them out when the pledge appeal began at the beginning of October. You can also pledge online, through our website, by clicking HERE. The goal is to receive most pledges by this Sunday, 24 November. S. Stephen’s is counting on your support and generosity in this period of transition.

Altar Flowers – The flowers at the high altar this Sunday are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Susan Rose Jones (23 November 2012) by Bo Kinloch and Jenny Jones. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.

Thanksgiving Day Service – Mass for Thanksgiving Day will be offered on Thursday 28 November at 10 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.

Saint Andrew the Apostle (November 30th) – a major feast of the church year will be kept this next Saturday with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am, and Low Mass following at 10 am.

Advent Lessons & Carols – On Sunday, 1 December, at 5:30 pm, we will offer our annual service of Lessons & Carols. Join us for seasonal readings, carols, and choral musical selections to set the stage as we prepare for the coming of the Lord. A reception follows in the Great Hall. All are welcome and invited to attend!

Reception – This year, the Society of Mary is coordinating the Advent Lessons & Carols Reception. Please sign up to bring a food or dessert item (or to help with set up and clean up) for the reception following the service! Sign-up sheets are available in the Narthex and Great Hall. Or email Patti Barnes at 
tricia730@yahoo.com to let her know what you can bring. Thank you!

Milestone – On 5 November, parishioner Karen Vorbeck Williams released her third book, Pretty: a memoir. In her own words, “Pretty took years to write because, at first, I tried to write it as fiction. No matter how many different names I gave myself or how often I changed the story's locations, I couldn't pull it off. This is my first memoir, but I'm writing another. My other books are fiction, all based on real people. My hope for this book is that readers will see how much women's lives have changed over the past eighty years and how much more change must happen.” Pretty may be ordered online or through your local bookstore. Please join us in congratulating Karen on her new publication!

Society of Mary Pilgrimage – The Our Lady of Providence Ward of the Society of Mary is planning a pilgrimage to the La Salette Shrine in Attleboro, MA on Saturday, 14 December, around 3 pm. If you would like to come, please meet in the church driveway between 2:30 and 3 pm to carpool.

College Ministry Finals Period Care Packages – The Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD (EMBR) is seeking donations of items suitable for care packages for its student participants to enjoy during the often-unenjoyable period of preparing for and taking final exams. If you would like to donate any items, please contact Jacob Ihnen via email at jacob_ihnen@alumni.brown.edu. Thank you!

Christmas Eve Family Mass Participation – The Sunday School will present a Nativity play at the Family Mass at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, 24 December. Please let Modu Johnson (Modu6361@gmail.com) know if your children would like to participate.

Milestones – We would like to feature important milestones from your life, to better get to know each other! Whether it be a special wedding anniversary, a new book you have authored and had published, an award or professional commendation, or something else entirely, please let us know. If you would like to contribute to this new section of the parish notes, please contact Jacob Ihnen via email at jacob_ihnen@alumni.brown.edu.


FOR YOUR PRAYERS 

Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Thomas, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Beth, Lynne, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Ariel, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Hunter, Richard, Ann, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Katie, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Elizabeth, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Crystal, Roger, Christopher, and Geralyn.

Birthdays this week: Sharon Lennihan (Saturday 11/30).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Frederick Corcoran (24 November 2007), Charles Rose (25 November 1972), and Martha Saunders (29 November 1989). Recently Departed: The Rev’d James J. Verdelotti.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Falkland Islands (Extra-Provincial to Canterbury): The Rt. Rev’d Timothy Thornton, Bishop to the Forces and Bishop to the Falkland Islands; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of St. Andrew's, Little Compton and the leadership and students of St. Andrew’s School, Barrington.


THE SUNDAY ROTA 

Acolytes – MC B Rose, SD J Ihnen, Th J Starks, Cr G Benziger
Lector at 8 am – S Bartlett
Lector at 10 am – J Steiny
Ushers – Ernest Drew and Nancy Gingrich
Coffee Hour – Tom and Cathy Bledsoe


THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Tuesday 26 November
Al-Anon Meeting  12:10 pm (Great Hall)

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

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 24 November
LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: CHRIST THE KING (Gold)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Solemn Mass and Te Deum  10 am
Evening Prayer w/ EMBR  5:30 pm

Daily Office Lectionary: Proper 29, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Proper 29


Monday 25 November
FERIA (G)
Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century
James O.S. Huntington, Monk, Founder of the Order of the Holy Cross, 1935

Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

Tuesday 26 November
FERIA (G)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Wednesday 27 November
FERIA (G)
Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

Thursday 28 November
THANKSGIVING DAY (W)
Morning Prayer  9:30 am
Low Mass  10 am

Friday 29 November
FERIA (G)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Saturday 30 November
SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE (R)
Morning Prayer  9:30 am
Low Mass  10 am

Sunday 1 December
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (V)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Solemn Mass  10 am
Advent Lessons & Carols  5:30 pm

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (1 December)

First Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 2:1-5
Romans 13:11-14 

Friday, November 15, 2019

PARISH NOTES 
Sunday 17 November 2019

The destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem (1867) 
by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882).
Oil on canvas. Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy.

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS 

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Isaiah 65:17-25
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Luke 21:5-19


THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC

W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)—Andante in F-Dur, K. 618

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594)—Missa Descendit Angelus

Thomas Attwood (1765–1838)—Anglican Chant: Psalm 98

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)—A Hymn of St. Columba

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)—Skizzen für den Pedalflügel, Op. 58: 3. in F-moll


ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Welcome to S. Stephen’s – especially to our visitors and guests! We’re glad to have you with us. Please join us for Coffee Hour following the 8 am Mass in the Narthex and following the 10 am Mass in the Great Hall upstairs. If you have any questions or special needs, please speak to one of the ushers, who will be glad to assist you.

Joining us with small children? – We are so glad you are here! Our Sunday School program and nursery are available throughout the program year, and the ushers would be happy to direct you.

Guest Preacher – This Sunday, 17 November, we will welcome Fr. Jeffrey Hanson as preacher at both Masses. A little about Fr. Hanson in his own words: “Jeffrey Hanson is curate for Christian education at the Church of the Advent in Boston. He oversees the parish's church school, adult education programs, Theology on Tap, and the annual conference on Anglo-Catholicism. During the week he is senior philosopher at the Human Flourishing Program in Harvard University's Institute for Quantitative Social Science. The Human Flourishing Program puts philosophy and theology in conversation with empirical social science research to better understand and promote human well-being. He is the author of Kierkegaard and the Life of Faith: The Aesthetic, the Ethical, and the Religious in Fear and Trembling and the forthcoming book Work in the Platonic Tradition: A History of Labor and Human Flourishing as well as editor or co-editor of three more books.”

Fr. Hanson

Advent Lessons & Carols
– On Sunday, 1 December, at 5:30 pm, we will offer our annual service of Lessons & Carols. Join us for seasonal readings, carols, and choral musical selections to set the stage as we prepare for the coming of the Lord. A reception follows in the Great Hall. All are welcome and invited to attend!

Reception – This year, the Society of Mary is coordinating the Advent Lessons & Carols Reception. Please sign up to bring a food or dessert item (or to help with set up and clean up) for the reception following the service! Sign-up sheets are available in the Narthex and Great Hall. Or email Patti Barnes at tricia730@verizon.net to let her know what you can bring. Thank you!

Society of Mary Pilgrimage – The Our Lady of Providence Ward of the Society of Mary is planning a pilgrimage to the La Salette Shrine in Attleboro, MA on Saturday, 14 December, around 3 pm. If you would like to come, please meet in the church driveway between 2:30 and 3 pm to carpool.

College Ministry Finals Period Care Packages – The Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD (EMBR) is seeking donations of items suitable for care packages for its student participants to enjoy during the often-unenjoyable period of preparing for and taking final exams. If you would like to donate any items, please contact Jacob Ihnen via email at jacob_ihnen@alumni.brown.edu. Thank you!

Christmas Eve Family Mass Participation – The Sunday School will present a Nativity play at the Family Mass at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, 24 December. Please let Modu Johnson (Modu6361@gmail.com) know if your children would like to participate.

Sick and Shut-in Ministry – A recurring theme from our community forums has been the need to be better as a parish in keeping track of and attending to our members who are sick or shut-in. We can do better. If you are interested in assisting with this important ministry, please speak to Tom Bledsoe or Alison Huff in person or by email (thomas_bledsoe@brown.edu, alisonhuff12@gmail.com).

Milestones – We would like to feature important milestones from your life, to better get to know each other! Whether it be a special wedding anniversary, a new book you have authored and had published, an award or professional commendation, or something else entirely, please let us know. If you would like to contribute to this new section of the parish notes, please contact Jacob Ihnen via email at jacob_ihnen@alumni.brown.edu.

Stewardship Program – If you have not yet done so, please prayerfully consider making your pledge of financial contributions to S. Stephen’s for 2020. We make pledge cards available in the church, and we have already sent them out when the pledge appeal began at the beginning of October. You can also pledge online, through our website, by clicking HERE. The goal is to receive most pledges by next Sunday, 24 November. S. Stephen’s is counting on your support and generosity in this period of transition.

The Parish Directory – and other useful resources are available on the church website in the “members’ area.” To enter, click on "Log In" in the upper right corner of the home page and follow the directions to apply for a user account. For reasons of privacy and security, only parishioners and known members of the congregation will receive access.

Unable to get to Mass or want to review a sermon? – Sunday sermons are now available on the parish website in text and audio — check it out! While you are at it, spend a few minutes listening to "Mead's Meanderings,” two minutes of pithy observations made each week by our interim rector about S. Stephen's.


FOR YOUR PRAYERS 

Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Thomas, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Beth, Lynne, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Ariel, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Hunter, Richard, Ann, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Katie, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Elizabeth, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Crystal, Roger, Christopher, and Geralyn.

Birthdays this week: Karl Benziger (Sunday 11/17) and Arnold Friedman (Wednesday 11/20).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Alice Esposito (18 November 1994), Florence Ingram (20 November 1998), Edith Croft (20 November 1999), Stanley Cozzens Bodell (20 November 2010), and Susan Rose Jones (23 November 2012). Recently Departed: The Rev’d James J. Verdelotti.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain (Extra-Provincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury): The Rt. Rev’d Carlos López-Lozano, Bishop of Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of St. Elizabeth’s, Hope Valley.


THE SUNDAY ROTA 

Acolytes – MC R Noble, SD J Ihnen, Th J Starks, Cr B Benziger
Lector at 8 am – J Leonard
Lector at 10 am – TBD
Ushers – Bruce Lennihan and Sharon Lloyd Clark
Coffee Hour – Modu Johnson


THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S 

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S


Tuesday 19 November
Al-Anon Meeting  12:10 pm (Great Hall)

Friday 22 November
Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) Meeting  4-11 pm (Great Hall)

Saturday 23 November
Epiphany Soup Kitchen  2:30 pm (Great Hall)

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 17 November
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Solemn Mass  10 am
Evening Prayer w/ EMBR  5:30 pm

Daily Office Lectionary: Proper 28, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Proper 28


Monday 18 November
Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess of Thuringia, 1231 (
W)
Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

Tuesday 19 November
FERIA (G)
Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Wednesday 20 November
FERIA (G)
Edmund, King of the East Angles, Martyr, 870
Priscilla Lydia Sellon, Restorer of the Religious Life in the Church of England, 1876

Evening Prayer  5:30 pm
Low Mass  6 pm

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

Friday 22 November
Cecilia, Martyr at Rome, c. 230 (R)
Noonday Prayer  12 noon
Low Mass  12:10 pm

Saturday 23 November
Clement, Bishop of Rome, Martyr, c. 100 (R)
Morning Prayer  9:30 am
Low Mass  10 am

Sunday 24 November
LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: CHRIST THE KING (Gold)
Morning Prayer  8 am
Low Mass  8:10 am
Solemn Mass  10 am
Evening Prayer w/ EMBR  5:30 pm

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (24 November)

Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King (Year C)
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Colossians 1:11-20