ONLINE PARISH NOTES

SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2015

Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, All Saints

FROM THE RECTOR

It is a great joy to be able to celebrate All Saints Day this Sunday. The Communion of Saints is both a doctrine and a reality in the spiritual lives of Christians. The Church consists not just of its members alive in this world, but of all those who have gone before us, known to us and unknown. They inspire us by their examples, strengthen us with their fellowship, and aid us with their prayers. That is cause for celebration. Please join us -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

All Saints Day, Year B

Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10, 13-14

Psalm 149

Revelation 21:1-6

Matthew 5:1-12

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Altar Flowers today are given to the glory of God, and in thanksgiving for the birthdays of James and Andrew Alexander, by Fr. John and Elizabeth Alexander.

All Souls Day – Requiem for the Commemoration of all Faithful Departed will be tomorrow Monday 2 November at 6 pm, preceded by Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel at 5:30 pm.

Society of Mary – The Society of Mary will meet this Saturday 7 November for 9 am Morning Prayer, 9:30 Mass, and recitation of the Rosary. Everyone is invited.

Steve’s Poetry Slam – This afternoon at 3 pm, all are invited to attend the second meeting of Steve’s Poetry Slam. All parishioners are welcome. Please bring two poems, one to read and discuss and a second in reserve. If you have questions, please see Tom Oakes.

Lecture-Recital – Next Sunday 8 November at 4 pm, in conjunction with the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, we will host a lecture-recital entitled “The Improvisations of Gerre Hancock”, featuring Peter Stoltzfus Berton, organist/choirmaster at St. John the Evangelist in Newport, and former assistant to Hancock. This event is free. All are welcome.

Mini-Pilgrimage – On Saturday 21 November, the parish ward of the Society of Mary will visit the Shrine of Ste. Thérèse of Lisieux in Nasonville, Rhode Island, following Morning Prayer (9 am) and Mass (9:30 am) in the Lady Chapel. Please let us know if you would like to participate so we can organize car-pooling to get there. For more information, please speak to Fr. Alexander (Ward Superior) or Phoebe Pettingell (Ward Secretary).

Goodwill Industries – There is a clothing collection box in the Great Hall for the next few weeks on behalf of Goodwill Industries. One of their objectives is helping people in need to find employment, and to that end, they are accepting donations of clothing suitable for job interviews. If you have anything at home you can spare, please bring it.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Nicholas, Robert, Patricia, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, Elva, Ethel, Andrea, Michael, Mark, Sue, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Deborah, Peter, Harrington, Kate, Davaughn, Bernice, Ellen-Jean, Richard, Maureen, Sandy, Donald, Stephen, Angela, Bobby, Sally, Rhoda, Ned, Charles, Frederick, Henry, James, and Dianne.

Birthdays this week – Charles Rejto (November 3), Andrew Alexander (November 4), Albert Ferreira (November 5), and Devan Latimer (November 6).

The faithful departed:  Year’s mind: Gilbert Jarvis (5 November 1999), and Joseph James Bodell, Jr. (5 November 2006), and June Littlefield. (6 November 1983).

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Diocese of Truro (Canterbury, England): The Rt. Rev’d Timothy Thornton, and Truro St. Germans (Canterbury, England): The Rev’d Christopher David Goldsmith); and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of All Saints’, Providence and of All Saints’, Warwick.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC S Brazil SD R Armidon; Thurifer R Noble; Crucifer W Dilworth; Torches L Rejto, R Callanan

Lector – J Chamberlin

Ushers – J Steiny, K Benziger

Coffee Hour – K Vorbeck Williams, T Oakes, P Fuller

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 1 November

Steve’s Poetry Slam  3 pm

Saturday 7 November

Society of Mary (following Low Mass & Recitation of the Rosary)

Berton Organ Rehearsal  11 am

Sunday 8 November

Lecture-Recital: The Improvisations of Gerre Hancock  4 pm 

(Co-sponsored by the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Guild of Organists)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 7 November

Epiphany Soup Kitchen  2 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 1 November

ALL SAINTS DAY (W)

Morning Prayer 7:30 am

Low Mass 8 am

Solemn Mass & Procession 10 am

Evening Prayer with EMBR 5:30 pm

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 26, Year 1

Monday 2 November

ALL SOULS DAY (B)

Evening Prayer  5:30  pm

Sung Requiem  6 pm

Tuesday 3 November

Richard Hooker, Priest, Teacher, 1600 (W)

Martin de Porres, Friar, 1639

Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, 1148

Morning Prayer 8 am

Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 4 November

Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, 1584 (W)

Evening Prayer 5:30 pm

Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 5 November

Feria (G)

Morning Prayer 8 am

Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 6 November

Leonard, Hermit, 6^th century (W)

William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1944

Angelus 12 Noon

Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 7 November

Willibrord of York, Bishop, Apostle of Frisia, 739 (G)

Morning Prayer 9 am

Low Mass 9:30 am

Holy Rosary  10 am

Sunday 8 November

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G) – 8 AM

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY (Black) – 10 AM

Morning Prayer  7:30 am

Low Mass with Holy Baptism  8 am

Requiem Mass  10 am

Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (November 8)

Proper 27, Year B – 8 am                   

1Kings 17:8-16 

Psalm 146:4-9 

Hebrews 9:24-28 

Mark 12:38-44

Remembrance Sunday – 10 am

Isaiah 2:1-5 

Romans 8:31-39 

John 15:9-17

ONLINE PARISH NOTES

SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER 2015

Eustache Le Sueur (1615-1655), The Healing of Bartimaeus

FROM THE RECTOR

This Sunday (October 25) the Fall Brunch will follow the 10 am Solemn High Mass: an opportunity for food and fellowship as well as kicking off our Stewardship program for 2016. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by calling Cory at 401-421-6702, ext. 1, or email office@sstephens.necoxmail.com. All are welcome. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Proper 25, Year B (RCL)

Jeremiah 31:7-9

Psalm 126
Hebrews 7:23-28

Mark 10:46-52  

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Saint Simon and Saint Jude (October 28) – a major Holy Day of the Church year, will be kept this Wednesday with Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm and Low Mass at 6.

Daylight Saving Time – ends next Sunday, November 1 at 2:00 am. Remember to set your clocks back one hour.

All Souls Day – Requiem for the Commemoration of all Faithful Departed will be Monday 2 November at 6 pm, preceded by Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel at 5:30 pm. If you would like the names of departed loved ones read at the Mass, please legibly fill out the form included in today’s Kalendar, and either give it to an usher or slip it through the office door mail slot before you leave. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, October 29th.

Steve’s Poetry Slam – On Sunday 1 November at 3 pm, all are invited to attend the second meeting of Steve’s Poetry Slam. All parishioners are welcome. Please bring two poems, one to read and discuss and a second in reserve. If you have questions, please see Tom Oakes.

Lecture-Recital – On Sunday 8 November at 4 pm, in conjunction with the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, we will host a lecture-recital entitled “The Improvisations of Gerre Hancock”, featuring Peter Stoltzfus Berton, organist/choirmaster at St. John the Evangelist in Newport, and former assistant to Hancock. This event is free. All are welcome.

Goodwill Industries – There is a clothing collection box in the Great Hall for the next few weeks on behalf of Goodwill Industries. One of their objectives is helping people in need to find employment, and to that end, they are accepting donations of clothing suitable for job interviews. If you have anything at home you can spare, please bring it.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Nicholas, Patricia, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, Elva, Ethel, Andrea, Michael, Mark, Sue, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Deborah, Peter, Harrington, Kate, Davaughn, Bernice, Ellen-Jean, Richard, Maureen, Sandy, Donald, Stephen, Angela, Bobby, Sally, Rhoda, Ned, Charles, Frederick, Henry, James, and Dianne.

The faithful departed:  Year’s mind: Clifton Milner Fidler (28 October 1983), and Heather A. Morgan (31 October 1997). Recently Departed: William Joyce.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Dioceses of Tohoku (Japan): The Rt. Rev’d John Hiromichi Kato; and Tokyo (Japan): The Rt. Rev’d Andrew Yoshimichi Ohata; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for fair and just elections in the United States and for those who serve in elected positions in our government.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC R Armidon SD D Latimer; Thurifer R Noble; Crucifer J Rice; Torches Z Painter, V Johnson

Lector – M Johnson

Ushers – E Drew, T Oakes

Coffee Hour – S Newby, R Widmer

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 25 October

Fall Brunch  11:45 am

Sunday 1 November

Steve’s Poetry Slam  3 pm 

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Wednesday 28 October

Shakespeare Society  7:30 pm

Saturday 31 October

Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 18 October

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)

Morning Prayer 7:30 am

Low Mass 8 am

Solemn Mass 10 am

Evening Prayer with EMBR 5:30 pm

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 25, Year 1

Monday 26 October

Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899 (W)

Cedd, Abbot, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664

Evening Prayer 5:30 pm

Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 27 October

Feria (G)

Morning Prayer 8 am

Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 28 October

SAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE (R)

Evening Prayer 5:30 pm

Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 29 October

James Hannington, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs, 1885 (R)

Morning Prayer 8 am

Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 30 October

Feria (G)

Angelus 12 Noon

Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 24 October

Feria (G)

Morning Prayer 9 am

Low Mass 9:30 am

Sunday 1 November

ALL SAINTS DAY (W)

Morning Prayer 7:30 am

Low Mass 8 am

Solemn Mass 10 am

Evening Prayer with EMBR 5:30 pm

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (November 1)

All Saints Day, Year B - (Revised Common Lectionary)

Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 or Isaiah 25:6-9

Psalm 24

Revelation 21:1-6a
John 11:32-44

ONLINE PARISH NOTES

SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER 2015

Simone Martini, Saint Luke, 1330s

FROM THE RECTOR

When a major Saint's Day falls on a Sunday during the "green season" of Sundays after Pentecost, a.k.a. "Ordinary Time," the Prayer Book gives us permission to substitute the "Collect, Preface, and one or more of the Lessons appointed for the Feast ... for those of the Sunday" (p. 16). Accordingly, this Sunday we are keeping the Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel according to Saint Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. It is a great joy and privilege to be able to celebrate these feasts of the Saints at our Sunday Masses. Please join us. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Saint Luke the Evangelist
Ecclesiasticus 38:1-4, 6-10, 12-14

Psalm 147:1-7 

2 Timothy 4:5-13

Luke 4:14-21

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Saint James of Jerusalem (October 23) – a major Holy Day of the Church year, will be kept this Friday with Angelus at 12 noon and Low Mass at 12:10 pm.

Eucharistic Adoration – This Saturday 24 October, 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. 

Stewardship Brunch – Our Stewardship Brunch will be held next Sunday 25 October following the 10 am Mass. (Please let us know if you have not received an invitation and would like to come; you are definitely welcome to attend if you want to.) If you have not already done so, please let us know whether or not you will be able to attend by Wednesday 21 October, by leaving a message with the parish office at 421-6702, ext. 1, or via email to office@sstephens.necoxmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there.

All Souls Day – Requiem for the Commemoration of all Faithful Departed will be kept on Monday 2 November at 6 pm, preceded by Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel at 5:30 pm. If you would like the names of departed loved ones read at the Mass, please legibly fill out the form included in today’s Kalendar, and either give it to an usher or slip it through the office door mail slot before you leave. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, October 29th.

Lecture-Recital – On Sunday 8 November at 4 pm, in conjunction with the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, we will host a lecture-recital entitled “The Improvisations of Gerre Hancock”, featuring Peter Stoltzfus Berton, organist/choirmaster at St. John the Evangelist in Newport, and former assistant to Hancock. This event is free. All are welcome.

Goodwill Industries – There is a clothing collection box in the Great Hall for the next few weeks on behalf of Goodwill Industries. One of their objectives is helping people in need to find employment, and to that end, they are accepting donations of clothing suitable for job interviews. If you have anything at home you can spare, please bring it.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Nicholas, Patricia, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, Elva, Ethel, Andrea, Michael, Mark, Sue, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Deborah, Peter, Harrington, Kate, Davaughn, Bernice, Ellen-Jean, Richard, Maureen, Sandy, Donald, Stephen, Angela, Bobby, Sally, Rhoda, Ned, Charles, Frederick, Henry, James, and Dianne.

The faithful departed:  Year’s mind: Phyllis Hayden Potterton (20 October 1997), and Megda Dunham Hawkins (20 October 1984). Recently Departed: William Joyce.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in The Arctic - (Rupert's Land, Canada): The Rt. Rev’d David Parsons, and Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of the Arctic - (Rupert's Land, Canada): The Rt. Rev’d Darren McCartney; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for leadership and people of St. Luke’s, East Greenwich and of  St. Luke’s, Pawtucket.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC W Dilworth SD R Armidon; Thurifer L Verdelotti; Crucifer S Brazil; Torches DO Latimer, E Benziger

Lector – E Alexander

Ushers – E Drew, T Oakes

Coffee Hour – M Johnson & family

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 25 October

Stewardship Luncheon 11:45 am

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 24 October

Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 18 October

SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST (R)

Morning Prayer 7:30 am

Low Mass 8 am

Solemn Mass 10 am

Evening Prayer with EMBR 5:30 pm

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 24, Year 1

Monday 19 October

Frideswide, Abbess, Patron of the city and University of Oxford, c. 735 (W)

Evening Prayer 5:30 pm

Low Mass 6:00 pm

Tuesday 20 October

Feria (G)

Morning Prayer 8 am

Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 21 October

Feria (G)

Evening Prayer 5:30 pm

Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 22 October

Feria (G)

Morning Prayer 8 am

Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 23 October

SAINT JAMES OF JERUSALEM (R)

Angelus 12 Noon

Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 24 October

Feria (G)

Morning Prayer 9 am

Low Mass 9:30 am

Eucharistic Adoration  10 am (until 11 am)

Sunday 18 October

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)

Morning Prayer 7:30 am

Low Mass 8 am

Solemn Mass 10 am

Evening Prayer with EMBR 5:30 pm

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (October 25)

Proper 25, Year B - (Revised Common Lectionary)

Jeremiah 31:7-9 

Psalm 126
Hebrews 7:23-28

Mark 10:46-52

ONLINE PARISH NOTES

SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER 2015

Heinrich Hoffman, Jesus and the Rich Young Man, 1889

FROM THE RECTOR

From this Sunday's Gospel, one of the "difficult sayings" of our Lord: "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Come join us at Sunday Mass where we will explore the implications of this Gospel and other New Testament passages for the Church's teachings concerning Christian attitudes towards wealth and possessions. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Proper 23, Year B (RCL)
Amos 5:6-7 10-15 

Psalm 90:12-17

Hebrews 4:12-16

Mark 10:17-31

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Columbus Day (October 12) – As with all public holidays falling on Monday, Low Mass will be offered at 9:30 am, preceded by Morning Prayer at 9 am.

Stewardship Brunch – By now you should have received your invitation to our Brunch to be held on Sunday 25 October following the 10 am Mass. (Please let us know if you have not received an invitation and would like to come; you are definitely welcome to attend if you want to.) Please let us know whether or not you will be able to attend by returning the form enclosed with the letter, by leaving a message with the parish office at 421-6702, ext. 1, or via email to office@sstephens.necoxmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there.

All Souls Day – Requiem for the Commemoration of all Faithful Departed will be kept on Monday 2 November at 6 pm, preceded by Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel at 5:30 pm. If you would like the names of departed loved ones read at the Mass, please legibly fill out the form included in today’s Kalendar, and either give it to an usher or slip it through the office door mail slot before you leave. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, October 29th.

Goodwill Industries – There is a clothing collection box in the Great Hall for the next few weeks on behalf of Goodwill Industries. One of their objectives is helping people in need to find employment, and to that end, they are accepting donations of clothing suitable for job interviews. If you have anything at home you can spare, please bring it.

Votive Candles – When lighting them please take great care NOT to drop burned matches or pieces of the lighter sticks into the candle holders. Doing so can create a hazardous condition and damage the glass. If you inadvertently do this, please notify one of the clergy immediately. Thank you for your care and cooperation.

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: Nicholas, Patricia, Jonno, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, Elva, Ethel, Andrea, Michael, Marion, Sue, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Deborah, Peter, Harrington, Kate, Davaughn, Bernice, Ondre, Ellen-Jean, Richard, Maureen, Sandy, Richard, Stephen, Angela, Bobby, Sally, Rhoda, Ned, Henry, James, and Dianne.

The faithful departed: Year’s mind: James K. Walker (11 October 2008), David W. Marsland (14 October 1993), and William N. H. Potterton (17 October 1997).

Birthdays this week – Deborah Abel (October 11)

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in Tamale, Ghana (West Africa): The Rt. Rev’d Dr. Jacob Ayeebo; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the members and ministry of the Episcopal Church Women.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC D Latimer SD S Brazil; Thurifer R Armidon; Crucifer Z Painter; Torches K Rejto, J Rice
Lector – T Oakes
Ushers – N Gingrich, J Chamberlin
Coffee Hour – L Latimer, Ed Hooks

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Tuesday 13 October
Vestry Meeting 7 pm

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 17 October
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 11 October
TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR 5:30 pm

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 23, Year 1

Monday 12 October
Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop, Missionary, 709 (W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am

Tuesday 13 October
Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066 (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 14 October
Samuel Isaac Joseph Scherechewsky, Bishop, Translator of the Scriptures, 1906 (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 15 October
Teresa of Avila, Carmelite Nun, Teacher, 1582 (W)
Translation of the Image of Our Lady of Walsingham, 1931
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 16 October
Gall, Hermit, 670 (W)
Hugh Latimer & Nicholas Ridley, Bishops, Reformation Martyrs, 1555
Angelus 12 Noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 17 October
Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c. 107 (R)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am

Sunday 18 October
SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST (R)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR 5:30 pm

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (October 18)

Saint Luke the Evangelist
Ecclesiasticus 38:1-4, 6-10, 12-14 

Psalm 147:1-7 

2 Timothy 4:5-13

Luke 4:14-21

ONLINE PARISH NOTES

SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER 2015

Master of Saint Francis, 13th Century
Fresco of Bishop Consecrating Altar, Subiaco, Italy

FROM THE RECTOR

By an old English tradition, parish churches with no record of the date of their dedication are permitted to celebrate the putative Anniversary of the Dedication on the first Sunday in October. Here at S. Stephen's, we do know the date of our Dedication -- February 27, 1862 -- which almost always falls during Lent, when we cannot celebrate the Anniversary of the Dedication on a Sunday. So, the first Sunday in October seems a good day to do so; and that tradition has built up here in recent years. This Sunday always falls near the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels on September 29. The two observances are not unrelated. On the Anniversary of the Dedication, we celebrate the setting aside of our church building as a consecrated place of worship: where we offer our praise and thanksgiving, "joining our voices with angels and archangels and all the company of heaven." 

-- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Feast of the Dedication
I Kings 8:22-30

Psalm 84:1-6 

1 Peter 2:1-5, 9 

Matthew 21:12-16

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Altar flowers today are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for S. Stephen’s Church.

Solemn Evensong & Benediction – This evening at 5:30 pm, we will celebrate the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels (transferred from September 29) with Solemn Evensong and Benediction. A reception follows in our Great Hall.

Extra Chanting Today – Owing to the special festal nature of today’s observance, both the Epistle and the Prayers are being chanted instead of being said as is our customary practice.

Mark Your Calendars – for a parish brunch to take place following the 10 am Mass on Sunday 25 October. More details will be forthcoming soon.

Goodwill Industries – There is a clothing collection box in the Great Hall for the next few weeks on behalf of Goodwill Industries. One of their objectives is helping people in need find employment, and to that end, they are accepting donations of clothing suitable for job interviews. If you have anything at home you can spare, please bring it.

Votive Candles – When lighting them please take great care NOT to drop burned matches or pieces of the lighter sticks into the candle holders. Doing so can create a hazardous condition and damage the glass. If you inadvertently do this, please notify one of the clergy immediately. Thank you for your care and cooperation.

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: Nicholas, Patricia, Jonno, Nancy, Townsend, Norman, Elva, Ethel, Andrea, Marion, Sue, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Deborah, Peter, Harrington, Kate, Davaughn, Bernice, Ondre, Ellen-Jean, Richard, Maureen, Sandy, Richard, Stephen, Angela, Bobby, Sally, Rhoda, Ned, Henry, James, and Dianne.

The faithful departed: Year’s mind: Daniel Webster Latham (4 October 1986), Madge Lillian Hover Holmes (4 October 1992), Lawrence W. Seamans (5 October 1987), Lester Wilkinson (9 October 1983), and Elizabeth A. Olsen (10 October 1999); Recently Departed: Sister Margaretta Kraft, SHN.

Birthdays this week – James Busby (October 5) and Devon Callanan (October 7).

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in Sunyani (Ghana, West Africa): The Rt. Rev’d Dr. Festus Yeboah-Asuamah; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of St. Francis Coventry.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes - MC W Dilworth SD R Noble; Thurifer J Starks; Crucifer S Brazil; Torches R Callanan, C Sylvia
Lector – P Pettingell
Ushers – R Viti, L Verdelotti
Coffee Hour – Society of Mary

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 4 October
Evensong Reception (following 5:30 pm Solemn Evensong)

Tuesday 6 October
Special Vestry Meeting 7 pm

Saturday 10 October
Society of Mary (following Mass & Recitation of the Rosary)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 10 October
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 4 October
FEAST OF THE DEDICATION (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Solemn Evensong and Benediction 5:30 pm (reception following)

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 22, Year 1

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

Tuesday 6 October
Bruno, Founder of the Carthusian Order, 1101 (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Wednesday 7 October
Our Lady of the Rosary (Blue)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 8 October
Feria (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am

Friday 9 October
Denys, Bishop of Paris, and Companions, Martyrs, c. 258 (R)
Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, 1253
Angelus 12 Noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 10 October
Paulinus, Bishop of York, Missionary, 644 (W)
Thomas Traherne, Poet, Spiritual Writer, 1674
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Holy Rosary 10 am

Sunday 11 October
TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR 5:30 pm

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (October 11)

Proper 23, Year B (RCL)
Amos 5:6-7 10-15 

Psalm 90:12-17

Hebrews 4:12-16

Mark 10:17-31