PARISH NOTES
Sunday 16 October 2016
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| Jacob Wrestles with the Angel Mosaic, c. 1180, Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily |
FROM THE RECTOR
This week's Gospel reading concludes with the question: "Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?" (Luke 18:8) It might be said that the Church's mission is to conduct its life and worship so that an affirmative answer may be given to that question. The same Gospel reading begins with Jesus telling his disciples that they "ought always to pray and not lose heart" (Luke 18:1). By our decision every week to persevere in coming to Mass, saying our prayers, and living the Christian life, the Church gradually builds up the answer to the question: "when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
-- Fr. John D. Alexander
-- Fr. John D. Alexander
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Proper 24, Year C
Genesis 32:22-31
Psalm 121
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Luke 18:1-8
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Blue Heron Concert – This afternoon at 4 pm, Blue Heron, Boston’s premier Renaissance choir, will perform their concert entitled Ockeghem at 600 in the nave. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, visit their website at www.blueheron.org.
Saint Luke (October 18) – a major Holy Day of the Church year, will be kept this Tuesday with Angelus at 12 noon and Low Mass at 12:10 pm.
Eucharistic Adoration – This Saturday 22 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.
All Souls Day – Requiem for the Commemoration of all Faithful Departed will be kept on Wednesday 2 November at 6 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 27th.
GAS Requiem — The Annual Requiem Mass and Meeting of the American Branch of the Guild of All Souls will take place at All Saints Church, 209 Ashmont Street (Dorchester), Boston, MA, at 11 am on Saturday 12 November 2016. Fr. Alexander will be attending in his capacity as a member of the GAS Council; all interested parishioners are encouraged to attend. If you need (or can volunteer) a ride, please talk to Fr. Alexander or Fr. Yost.
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: Martha, Donald, Townsend, Norman, John, Shannah, Peter, Sister Carolyn, Michael, Richard, Mark, Michael, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Stephanie, Harrington, John, Ed, Jan, Richard, Jerry, Joel, Sandra, Yolanda, Angela, Bobby, Sally, Carlos, Loretto, Rhoda, Ned, Michael, Henry, James, Weldon, Dianne, and Elizabeth.
Birthdays this week – Christine Sylvia (October 16)
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: William N. H. Potterton (17 October 1997), Phyllis Hayden Potterton (20 October 1997), and Megda Dunham Hawkins (20 October 1984); Recently Departed: Robert Charles Henry.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church of Ceylon (E-P to the Archbishop of Canterbury), Colombo - (Ceylon): The Rt. Rev’d Dhiloraj Ranjit Canagasabey; and Kurunagala - (Ceylon); and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of St. Luke’s, East Greenwich and St. Luke’s, Pawtucket.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes - MC R Noble; SD R Armidon; Thurifer D Malo; Crucifer F Pisaturo; Torches R Callana, K Rejto
Lector – J Chamberlin
Ushers – E Drew, B Lennihan
Coffee Hour – T & C Bledsoe
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Blue Heron Concert: Ockeghem at 600 4 pm
Episcopal Ministry at Brown/RISD 5:30 pm
Saturday 22 October
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 16 October
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm
Weekday Office and Mass Lectionary: Proper 24, Year Two
Monday 17 October
Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c. 107 (R)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Tuesday 18 October
SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST (R)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 19 October
Frideswide, Abbess, Patron of the city and University of Oxford, c. 735 (G or W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 20 October
Feria (G)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 21 October
Feria (G)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 22 October
Feria (G)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Eucharistic Adoration 10 am
Sunday 23 October
SAINT JAMES OF JERUSALEM (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 (23 October)
Saint James of Jerusalem
