SUNDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2014
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| Maurice Harron, "Hands Across the Divide," 1992 Derry, Northern Ireland |
FROM THE RECTOR
The Church is in the business of reconciliation. Our Lord offered up his life on the cross to reconcile fallen humanity to God, and after his Resurrection he sent forth his disciples to be be agents of reconciliation among those at enmity with God and one another. As the members of his Church, we must be reconciled among ourselves. In this Sunday's Gospel (Matthew 18:15-20), Jesus prescribes a three-step procedure of reconciliation when members of the same congregation offend each other. How do these instructions apply to our life today? That is the question we hope to explore this Sunday. -- Fr. John D. Alexander
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Proper 18, Year A – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Ezekiel 33:7-11 Psalm 119:33-40 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Change in Weekday Mass Schedule – Please note that the Monday service schedule has now been changed to: Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm, Low Mass at 6 pm. All other weekday services remain at the same times.
The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8th) – a major feast day of the church year, will be celebrated on Monday with Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm and Low Mass at 6 pm.
Fall Programs – The Schola Cantorum returns to begin a new season of choral Masses on Sunday 28 September. The new calendar of events and liturgical music brochures are in the works and will be mailed in the next few weeks.
Episcopal Ministry at Brown / RISD -- The Student Group begins its activities for the starting academic year next Sunday, September 14, with Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel at 5:30 pm followed by supper and an initial meeting. For more information, please see Fr. Sawicky.
Wednesday Afternoon Teas – We hope to begin offering tea and other refreshments in the Narthex beginning this Wednesday afternoon at 4 pm. (Call the parish office Tuesday or Wednesday this week to verify that we're on.) This is a great opportunity to open the church to students and passersby, offer hospitality, and enjoy one another’s company. Any parishioners interested in helping out (for example, by bringing baked goods, cookies, or cupcakes) are invited to contact Fr. Sawicky. In any case, drop by, have a cup of tea and say hello! We’ll pack up in time for Evening Prayer at 5:30.
Flower Memorial Opportunities – If you would like to order flowers for the High Altar or the statue of our Lady in memory of a loved one or in thanksgiving for blessings received, the cost per vase for the High Altar is $80 (both vases $160), and $65 for a vase at the Statue of our Lady. Please send a check to the parish office for the amount, and let Cory MacLean know the intentions for which the flowers are offered.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Prayers have been requested for: Patrick, Nicholas, Nancy, Will, Townsend, Norman, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Harrington, Davaughn, Hugh, Beverly, Angela, Rhoda, Henry, Thomas, James, Richard, Lynne, Kathleen, and Richard.
The faithful departed: Year’s mind: Alan Peter Maynard, Priest (7 September 2006), Mary J. Seamans (10 September 1987), Michele Leighton (11 September 2009), James F. Littlefield (13 September 1986), and Margaret Chase (13 September 1998).
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for The Episcopal Church of the Sudan: The Most Rev’d Dr. Daniel Deng Bul Yak, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan & Bishop of Juba; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for clergy widows of the Diocese: Margaret Cole, Adeline Crenson, Sarah Crum, Judy Hastings, Lora Miller-MacFall, Lois Shumaker.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes - MC S Brazil; SD R Armidon: Thurifer J Starks; Crucifer DV Hooks; Torches DO Latimer, V Johnson
Lector – M Johnson
Ushers – S Newby, L Verdelotti
Coffee Hour – The Rejto Family
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Saturday 13 September
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 7 September THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am
Weekday Office and Mass Lectionary: Proper 18, Year Two
Monday 8 September THE BIRTH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (B)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 9 September
Charles Fuge Lowder, Priest, Founder of the Society of the Holy Cross, 1880 (W)
Constance, Nun, and Companions, 1878
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am
Wednesday 10 September
Finnian, Abbot of Moville, 589 (W)
Alexander Crummell, Priest, 1898
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 11 September Feria (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am
Friday 12 September John Henry Hobart, Bishop of New York, 1830 (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 13 September John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher, 407 (W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Sunday 14 September
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G) - 8 AM
HOLY CROSS DAY (R) - 10 AM
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (September 14)
Proper 19, Year A – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost – 8 AM
Genesis 50:15-21, Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13, Romans 14:1-12, Matthew 18:21-35
Holy Cross Day – 10 am
Isaiah 45:21-25, Philippians 2:5-11 OR Galatians 6:14-18, John 12:31-36a
