Thursday, July 9, 2015

ONLINE PARISH NOTES
12 JULY 2015

Masaccio, Beheading of St. John the Baptist, 1426

FROM THE RECTOR

In Catholic tradition, the month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus. In the Northern Hemisphere, July comes in the middle of the summer. It is a time when crops planted in the Spring grow towards maturity. For many, schedules are relaxed, work slows down a bit, and people have the opportunity to go on vacation and travel. The temptation may also be to relax our attendance at Mass. But this is always a mistake. Just as summer crops need rain to survive and grow, and just as the cells in our bodies need the circulation of blood to survive and stay healthy, so we, as members of the mystical Body of Christ need the regular infusion of the Sacrament of our Lord's Body and Most Precious Blood to sustain our spiritual life and growth. -- Fr. John D. Alexander


THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS



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 Huff/Callanan family.

Sunday Mass in Lady Chapel – The Sunday 10 am Mass continues to be offered in the Lady Chapel. The work on the sanctuary floor is scheduled to be completed in about a month’s time.

Eucharistic Adoration – This Saturday 18 July, the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament will sponsor approximately an hour of silent prayer and meditation in the Lady Chapel before the Blessed Sacrament, beginning shortly after the end of the 9:30 am Mass, and concluding by 11 am. All are welcome and invited to participate.


FOR YOUR PRAYERS

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

The faithful departed: Year’s mind: John Austin MacIntyre, Sr. (16 July 1992); Recently Departed: The Rev. Dr. Richard Cornish Martin.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in Peru - (South America): The Rt. Rev’d Dr. Harold William Godfrey, Suffragan Bishop of Peru - (South America): The Rt. Rev’d Michael Alexander Chapman; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray leadership and people of St. Anne’s, Block Island.


THE SUNDAY ROTA

Ushers – T Oakes, S Brazil
Coffee Hour – Huff/Callanan Family


THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 18 July
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 12 July
SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am (Lady Chapel)

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 10, Year 1

Monday 13 July
Feria (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 14 July
Feria (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 15 July
Bonaventure, Friar, Bishop, Teacher, 1274 (W)
Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c. 862
Vladimir of Kiev, first Christian ruler in Russia, 1015
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 16 July
Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, 1099 (W)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Patron of the State of Rhode Island
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 17 July
Feria (G)
Angelus 12 Noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 18 July
Elizabeth Ferrard, Founder of the Community of Saint Andrew, 1883 (W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Holy Rosary 10 am

Sunday 19 July
EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am (Lady Chapel)

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (July 19)

Proper 11, Year B
Jeremiah 23:1-6
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