PARISH NOTES
SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016
Jesus resurrecting the son of the widow of Nain
Pierre Bouillon (1776-1831)
FROM THE RECTOR
This Sunday begins the "Green Season," more properly known as the Season after Trinity, the Season after Pentecost, and (less felicitously) "Ordinary Time." The green color of the vestments and hangings symbolizes growth and fecundity. It is a time to pay close attention to the readings and prayers prescribed for each Sunday's liturgy as aids to our spiritual growth and development. We begin this Sunday with stories in the Old Testament reading and Gospel of widows whose only sons died and were brought back to life by the prophet Elijah and the Lord Jesus respectively. These stories speak of God's compassion for the most vulnerable members of the human family: a message we need to hear in a world that often seems cruel and indifferent to those who suffer. -- Fr. John D. Alexander
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Proper 5, Year C
1 Kings 17:17-24
1 Kings 17:17-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Change to Daily Mass Schedule – The weekly Mass schedule has changed: Tuesday and Thursday Low Masses are now held at 12:10 pm, preceded by the Angelus at noon.
June Year’s Mind – Departed parishioners whose anniversaries fall during June will be prayed for at the Requiem Mass tomorrow, Monday 6 June 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.
Saint Barnabas the Apostle (June 11) – a major Holy Day of the Church year, will be kept this Saturday with Morning Prayer at 9 am and Low Mass at 9:30.
Annual Parish Barbecue – will be next Sunday 12 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 12 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.
Coffee Hour Contributions – We regret that owing to new diocesan regulations concerning the handling of cash in parishes, we are no longer able to receive donations at Coffee Hour for coffee, food, and supplies. The donations basket will no longer be available. We thank all those who have contributed to this important ministry. Those who wish to make donations to help defray Coffee Hour expenses are welcome to put a check in the collection plate during Mass, or mail a check to the parish office, with the notation “Coffee Hour” clearly marked in the memo line.
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 you can contribute, please bring it.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Prayers have been requested for: Adam, Raymond, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Patricia, Townsend, Norman, John, Elva, Ethel, Peter, Michael, Richard, Mark, Michael, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Stephanie, Deborah, Peter, Harrington, Kate, Edith, Davaughn, Bernice, Richard, Ellen-Jean, Sandy, Thom, Stephen, Michael, Beverly, Angela, Bobby, Robert, Laura, Loretto, Sally, Ned, Charles, Frederick, Henry, James, Richard, and Dianne.
Ordination Anniversaries – The Rev’d John D. Alexander (5 June 1993)
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Sarah Elizabeth MacIntyre (5 June 1990), Arthur Giglio (5 June 1990), and Arria Sargent Huntington (7 June 1996).
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma): The Most Rev’d Stephen Than Myint Oo, Archbishop of Myanmar and Bishop of Yangon; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for leadership and people of St. Columba’s, Middletown.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes - MC W Dilworth; Thurifer L Verdelotti; Crucifer L Hooks; Torches DO Latimer, L Rejto
Lector – J Steiny
Ushers – P Barnes, B Lennihan
Coffee Hour – Modu Johnson & family
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 12 June
Annual Parish Barbecue (following the 10 am Mass)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 11 June
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 5 June
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am
Weekday Office and Mass Lectionary: Proper 5, Year Two
Monday 6 June
Feria
Norbert, Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1134
Philip the Evangelist, Deacon, 1st century
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Requiem Mass 6 pm (Black)
Tuesday 7 June
Feria (G)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 8 June
Feria (G)
William, Archbishop of York, 1154
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 9 June
Feria (G)
Columba, Abbot of Iona, 597
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 10 June
Feria (G)
Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon, 373
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 11 June
SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE (R)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Sunday 12 June
THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (June 12)
Proper 6, Year C
2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15
2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15
