ONLINE PARISH NOTES
SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015
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| T. Noyes Lewis, The Place of Meeting, c. 1920 |
FROM THE RECTOR
On Remembrance Sunday we commemorate with a Solemn Requiem Mass the dead of two World Wars,all those who have given their lives in the service of their countries, and the victims of war in general. The Mass of the Sunday will be offered at 8 o'clock along with the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. The early service will thus include the celebration of new life in Jesus Christ; the principal service will focus our attention on the Christian hope for eternal life beyond the grave and gate of death. Please join us. -- Fr. John D. Alexander
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Proper 27, Year B – 8 am
Remembrance Sunday – 10
am
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Flowers at the Statue of Our Lady – are given to the glory of God and
in thanksgiving for the baptism of Sean Peter Synnott at the 8 am Low Mass
today, by Sue and Ron Volante.
Lecture-Recital – This afternoon 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.
November Year’s Mind – Departed parishioners
whose anniversaries fall during November will be prayed for at the Requiem Mass
tomorrow, Monday 9 November at 6 pm,
preceded by Evening Prayer at 5:30. If you have any additional names to be
remembered, please let Fr. Alexander or Fr. Yost know.
Veteran’s Day – As on all public holidays, Low Mass on Wednesday 11 November, will be
celebrated at 9:30 am, preceded by Morning Prayer at 9.
Stewardship
Sunday – will be next Sunday, November 15. Please bring your pledge
cards to complete and give in during Mass. (If you did not receive a pledge
form you may obtain a blank card from one of the ushers.)
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). (Please note that we will not be having
Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction normally scheduled for the third
Saturday of the month.)
Thanksgiving Day Services – Masses for Thanksgiving Day will be offered on Wednesday 25 November at 6 pm (preceded
by Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm) and Thursday
26 November at 9:30 am (preceded by Morning Prayer at 9 am). It is fitting
to begin our Thanksgiving Day festivities by coming to Mass to give thanks to
God for our many blessings.
Advent Lessons & Carols – On Sunday 29 November at 5:30 pm we will offer our annual service of Lessons & Carols. Seasonal readings and musical
selections 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.
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, Laura, Sally,
Rhoda, Ned, Charles, Frederick, Henry, James, and Dianne.
Birthdays this week – Leana Latimer (November 9), Peter
Gibson
(November 10), Klara Benziger & Jane Latham
(November 11).
The faithful departed:
Year’s
mind: Chester
Arthur Files (9 November 1987), Lillian A. Crumby (9 November 1997), Helena
Crosslin (11 November 2007), and Alison Morgan Henning Stebbins (12 November
2012); Recently Departed: Robert Haslach.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle
of Prayer, please pray for the Diocese of Upper Shire (Central Africa): The Rt.
Rev’d Brighton Vitta Malasa; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray
and give thanks for our 225th
Diocesan Convention, for those elected and appointed and for the many
ministries celebrated.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes - MC R Armidon SD S Brazil; Thurifer L Verdelotti;
Torches Z Painter, J Rice
Lector – R G Noble
Ushers – B Lennihan, J Steiny
Coffee Hour – A Huff and the Sunday School
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 8 November
Lecture-Recital:
The Improvisations of Gerre Hancock 4 pm
Monday 9 November
Guild
of All Souls (following 6 pm Requiem
Mass)
Tuesday 10 November
Vestry
Meeting 7 pm
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS
HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 14 November
Epiphany Soup
Kitchen 2 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR &
SERVICE SCHEDULE
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
Daily Office & Mass Lectionary: Proper 27, Year 1
Monday 9 November
Margery Kempe, Mystic, c. 1440
Evening Prayer 5:30
pm
Requiem Mass 6 pm
(Black)
Tuesday 10 November
Leo
the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher, 461 (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am
Wednesday 11 November
Martin,
Bishop of Tours, c. 397 (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 12 November
Josaphat Kunsevich,
Archbishop of Polotsk, Martyr, 1623 (R)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:30 am
Friday 13 November
Feria (G)
Angelus 12 Noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 14 November
Our Lady of Divine
Providence (Blue)
Samuel Seabury, First Anglican Bishop in North America, 1796
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Sunday 15 November
TWENTY-FIFTH 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
(November 15)
Proper 28, Year B
