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

ONLINE PARISH NOTES

31 MAY 2015

Arms of the Holy Trinity
Website of Holy Trinity Church, Hildersham, Cambridgeshire

FROM THE RECTOR

My apologies for being unable to update the blog during much of the month of May while I have been away. Now that I'm back I expect to be able to resume weekly updates. Do please join us on Sunday as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.  -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Trinity Sunday, Year B
Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalm 29, Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Altar flowers today are given to the glory of God and in celebration of the marriage yesterday of Danielle Latimer and Hailee Malo.

Update – Organist and Choirmaster James Busby continues to recuperate at home from illness. Today Schola members Robert Henry and Stephen Buck will be playing the organ and conducting the choir, respectively, at the 10 am Mass. We are expecting James back next Sunday; in the meantime, please keep him in your prayers.

Visitation – On Monday 1 June at 6:30 pm, St. John’s Church in Newport will host a combined celebration of the Feast of the Visitation for our two parishes. Deacon Mary Ann Mello will be the preacher. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. (Please note that the regularly scheduled Monday Evening Prayer and Mass will not be offered at S. Stephen’s.)

Confirmations – All are warmly invited to the Lady Chapel at 6 pm on Tuesday 2 June 2015, when Bishop Knisely will confirm four of the young people from the confirmation class that has been meeting on Sunday mornings this Spring. All are welcome and invited to attend.

Society of Mary – will meet on Saturday 6 June for 9 am Morning Prayer, 9:30 Mass, then recitation of the Rosary, followed by breakfast at one of the establishments on Thayer Street. Everyone is invited.

Annual Parish Barbecue – will be on 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 – On 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.

Volunteer Opportunity – Anyone who is good with a sewing machine, and would like to help make dust covers for our Altars, please be in touch with Phoebe Pettingell or Fr. Alexander. We have the fabric all ready; we just need someone to cut them to the proper sizes and hem them.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

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

Ordination Anniversary: Fr. John Alexander (5 June 1993)

The faithful departed: Year’s mind: Grace Gerry Harris (31 May 1987), William Russell Halliwell (31 May 1995), Agnes Zendzian Laird (2 June 1991), Rosamond Hine (3 June 1998), Janis Gay (3 June 1984), William Milligan Sloan (4 June 1994), Cameron Duke Stebbins (4 June 1997), Sarah Elizabeth MacIntyre (5 June 1990), Agnes Zendzian Laird (2 June 1991), and Arthur Giglio (5 June 1990). Recently Departed: Mildred Bottomley Whittingham.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the work of the Anglican Centre in Rome; and for the Church in Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island - (Canada): The Rt. Rev’d Ronald Wayne Cutler; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of Trinity, Cranston; Trinity, Newport; Holy Trinity, Tiverton; and Trinity, North Scituate.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC R Armidon SD R Noble; Thurifer L Verdelotti; Crucifer D Callanan; Torches DO Latimer, V Johnson

Lector – M Johnson
Ushers – B Lennihan, E Drew
Coffee Hour – C & T Bledsoe

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 31 May
Young People’s Confirmation Class 9 am

Saturday 6 June
Society of Mary (following Mass & Recitation of the Rosary)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 6 June
Community Leaders Cathedral Meeting 9 am – 12 noon
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE 

Sunday 31 May
TRINITY SUNDAY (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 4, Year 1

Monday 1 June
VISITATION (transferred from May 31)
Mass at St. John’s, Newport 6:30 pm

Tuesday 2 June
Blandina and her Companions, the Martyrs of Lyons, 177 (R)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am
Confirmation 6 pm

Wednesday 3 June
The Martyrs of Uganda, 1885-1887 (R)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 4 June
CORPUS CHRISTI (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 5 June
Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, Missionary, Martyr, 754 (R)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 6 June
Norbert, Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1134 (W)
Philip the Evangelist, Deacon, 1st century
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Holy Rosary 10 am

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


NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (June 7)

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

May Procession of Our Lady, 2015

The May Procession of our Lady at the 10 am Mass, Sunday 10 May 2015 at S. Stephen's Church. Thanks to Karen Vorbeck Williams and Elizabeth Alexander for the photos.

ONLINE PARISH NOTES

26 April 2015

Christ the Good Shepherd
5th Century Mosaic, Ravenna, Italy

FROM THE RECTOR

By tradition the Fourth Sunday of Easter is Good Shepherd Sunday. The imagery of shepherding runs deep in the Christian tradition. Clergy are considered shepherds; their congregations are their flocks. The Bishop's crosier or staff is a stylized shepherd's crook. The kings of ancient Israel were considered shepherds of the people, after the model of David the shepherd-king. On the Fourth Sunday of Easter each year we consider a selection from the tenth chapter of Saint John's Gospel in which Jesus describes himself as "the Good Shepherd." The defining characteristic of the Good Shepherd is, above all, that he lays down his life for the sheep, unlike the hired servants who run away at the first sign of danger. On Good Shepherd Sunday, then, we rejoice that we have a Shepherd who has laid down his life for us, and taken it up again, that he might bring us, his flock, to everlasting life. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B
Acts 4:5-12,  Psalm 23,  1 John 3:16-24,  John 10:11-18

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Feast of Saint Philip and Saint James (1 May) – a major feast day of the church year, will be celebrated this Friday with Angelus at 12 noon and Low Mass at 12:10 pm.

Rector Away – Fr. Alexander will be visiting the United Kingdom beginning this Tuesday, April 28, and will return on Thursday May 14th. During his absence, please contact Fr. Sawicky for any pastoral needs.

Society of Mary – The Society of Mary will meet this Saturday 2 May for 9 am Morning Prayer, 9:30 Mass, then recitation of the Rosary, followed by breakfast. Everyone is invited.

Organ Recital – Join us next Sunday May 3 at 5:30 pm for a recital by international concert organist Rich Spotts (Bucks County, Pennsylvania), playing selections from l'Orgue Mystique of Charles Tournemire, with the Gentlemen of the Schola Cantorum, co-sponsored by the American Guild of Organists, Rhode Island Chapter. A reception follows in our Great Hall.

May Year’s Mind – Departed parishioners whose anniversaries fall during May will be prayed for at the Low Mass next Monday 4 May at 6 pm, preceded by Evening Prayer at 5:30. If you have any additional names to be remembered, please let Fr. Sawicky know.

Volunteer Opportunity – anyone who is good with a sewing machine, and would like to help make dust covers for our Altars, please be in touch with Phoebe Pettingell. We have the fabric all ready; we just need someone to cut them to the proper sizes and hem them.

Ascension Day – On Thursday 14 May, we will keep the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord in the Lady Chapel with Evensong at 5:30 pm and Sung Mass at 6 pm. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Votive Candles – Someone has been extinguishing lighted candles in the votive candle stands in the Lady Chapel and at the S. Stephen Altar. Whoever is doing this: please stop. The candles are intended to burn continuously once people light them for their prayer intentions.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

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

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in New Jersey - (II, The Episcopal Church): The Rt. Rev’d William Stokes; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of St. Mark's, Warwick, and of Church of the Good Shepherd, Pawtucket.

Please pray also for the Faithful Departed: Recently Departed: Patrick Brown.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC R Armidon; SD W Dilworth Thurifer D Latimer; Cr L Bledsoe; Torches C Sylvia, E Benziger.

Lector – T Oakes
Ushers – N Gingrich, S Newby
Coffee Hour – The Rejto / Elliot Family

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S 

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 26 April

Young People's Confirmation Class 9 am

Saturday 2 May 

Society of Mary (following Mass and Recitation of the Rosary)

Sunday 3 May 

Young People’s Confirmation Class 9 am
Organ Recital – Richard Spotts 5:30 pm (reception following)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 2 May 

Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 26 April 

THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm

Daily Office Lectionary: Week of 4 Easter, Year 1
Daily Mass Lectionary: week of 4 Easter

Monday 27 April 

Monday in 4 Easter (W)
Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1895
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 28 April 

Tuesday in 4 Easter (W)
Peter Chanel, Religious, Missionary in the South Pacific, Martyr, 1841
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 29 April 

Wednesday in 4 Easter (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 30 April 

Thursday in 4 Easter (W)
Catherine of Siena, Mystic, Teacher, Patron of Europe, 1380
Holy Abbots of Cluny, 10th—11th centuries

Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 1 May 

SAINT PHILIP AND SAINT JAMES, APOSTLES (R) 

Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 2 May 

Saturday in 4 Easter (W)
Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher, 373
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Holy Rosary 10 am

Sunday 3 May 

THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS

The Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B (RCL)
Acts 8:26-40  Psalm 22:24-30 1 John 4:7-21  John 15:1-8