PARISH NOTES
Sunday 30 October 2016
Sunday 30 October 2016
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| Jesus and Zacchaeus (Medieval painting, provenance & location unknown) |
FROM THE RECTOR
This Sunday's Gospel features the wonderful story of Zacchaeus, a Chief Tax Collector of Jericho, who climbs a sycamore tree to see Jesus over the crowds. What sycamore trees are we willing to climb to see Jesus?
-- Fr. John D. Alexander
Proper 26, Year C
Isaiah 1:10-18
Psalm 32:1-8
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
Luke 19:1-10
All Saints Day (November 1) – a principal feast of the Church year, will be offered on Tuesday with Angelus at 12 noon and Low Mass at 12:10 pm, as well as at both Masses next Sunday.
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.
Society of Mary –will meet this Saturday, 5 November for 9 am Morning Prayer, 9:30 Mass, then recitation of the Rosary. Everyone is invited.
Daylight Saving Time – ends next Sunday, November 6 at 2:00 am. Remember to set your clocks back one hour.
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.
Stewardship Kickoff – This year the stewardship campaign is going to be relatively low-key, and we’re counting on everyone to do their part. As was the case last Sunday, envelopes containing pledge cards with your name and address on the outside will be available after both the 8 am and 10 am Masses today as you leave the church. Please make sure to pick up the envelope with your name on it and not someone else’s! Please return your completed pledge cards to be blessed and offered up at Mass on Sunday, November 13th.
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.
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: James Alexander (30 October).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Heather A. Morgan (31 October 1997), Gilbert Jarvis (5 November 1999), and Joseph James Bodell, Jr. (5 November 2006). Recently Departed: Margaret Annette Schantz.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for Bermuda (Extra-Provincial to Canterbury): The Rt. Rev’d Nicholas Dill; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for our upcoming Diocesan Convention, for those to be elected or appointed, and for the many ministries we will celebrate.
Acolytes - MC R Noble; SD F Pisaturo; Thurifer Z Painter; Crucifer S Brazil; Torches C Sylvia, DO Latimer
Lector – M Johnson
Ushers – S Newby, N Gingrich
Coffee Hour – The Rejto/Elliot family
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Saturday 5 November
Society of Mary (following Mass & Recitation of the Rosary)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Sunday 30 October
-- Fr. John D. Alexander
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Proper 26, Year C
Isaiah 1:10-18
Psalm 32:1-8
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
Luke 19:1-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS
All Saints Day (November 1) – a principal feast of the Church year, will be offered on Tuesday with Angelus at 12 noon and Low Mass at 12:10 pm, as well as at both Masses next Sunday.
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.
Society of Mary –will meet this Saturday, 5 November for 9 am Morning Prayer, 9:30 Mass, then recitation of the Rosary. Everyone is invited.
Daylight Saving Time – ends next Sunday, November 6 at 2:00 am. Remember to set your clocks back one hour.
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.
Stewardship Kickoff – This year the stewardship campaign is going to be relatively low-key, and we’re counting on everyone to do their part. As was the case last Sunday, envelopes containing pledge cards with your name and address on the outside will be available after both the 8 am and 10 am Masses today as you leave the church. Please make sure to pick up the envelope with your name on it and not someone else’s! Please return your completed pledge cards to be blessed and offered up at Mass on Sunday, November 13th.
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: James Alexander (30 October).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Heather A. Morgan (31 October 1997), Gilbert Jarvis (5 November 1999), and Joseph James Bodell, Jr. (5 November 2006). Recently Departed: Margaret Annette Schantz.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for Bermuda (Extra-Provincial to Canterbury): The Rt. Rev’d Nicholas Dill; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for our upcoming Diocesan Convention, for those to be elected or appointed, and for the many ministries we will celebrate.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes - MC R Noble; SD F Pisaturo; Thurifer Z Painter; Crucifer S Brazil; Torches C Sylvia, DO Latimer
Lector – M Johnson
Ushers – S Newby, N Gingrich
Coffee Hour – The Rejto/Elliot family
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Saturday 5 November
Society of Mary (following Mass & Recitation of the Rosary)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Sunday 30 October
Episcopal Ministry at Brown/RISD 5:30 pm
Saturday 5 November
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 30 October
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
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 26, Year Two
Monday 31 October
Feria (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 am
Tuesday 1 November
ALL SAINTS DAY (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 2 November
ALL SOULS DAY (Black)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Solemn Requiem Mass 6 pm
Thursday 3 November
Richard Hooker, Priest, Teacher, 1600 (G or W)
Martin de Porres, Friar, 1639
Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, 1148
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 4 November
Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, 1584 (G or W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 5 November
Feria (G)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Holy Rosary 10 am
Alexander/Barros Wedding & Nuptial Mass (W) 5 pm
Sunday 6 November
SUNDAY AFTER 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 (6 November)
Sunday after All Saints Day
Saturday 5 November
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 30 October
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
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 26, Year Two
Monday 31 October
Feria (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 am
Tuesday 1 November
ALL SAINTS DAY (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 2 November
ALL SOULS DAY (Black)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Solemn Requiem Mass 6 pm
Thursday 3 November
Richard Hooker, Priest, Teacher, 1600 (G or W)
Martin de Porres, Friar, 1639
Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, 1148
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 4 November
Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, 1584 (G or W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 5 November
Feria (G)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Holy Rosary 10 am
Alexander/Barros Wedding & Nuptial Mass (W) 5 pm
Sunday 6 November
SUNDAY AFTER 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 (6 November)
Sunday after All Saints Day
