Wednesday, January 25, 2017

PARISH NOTES
Sunday 29 January 2017

Sermon on the Mount
Vasiliy Myazin (1936-2008)

FROM THE RECTOR

This Sunday's Gospel consists of the opening section of the Sermon on the Mount known as the Beatitudes: nine sayings in which our Lord declares "Blessed" the poor in spirit, those who mourn, and so forth. As we embark upon our Annual Meeting following the 10 am Mass, we do well to reflect on the ways in which we are blessed as a parish. And how well do we fit the profile of those whom Jesus calls "blessed"? I look forward to seeing you there. --  Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Epiphany 4, Year A

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Annual Meeting – Please join us this morning after the 10 am Mass for the 179th Annual Meeting of the parish. All are welcome and invited to attend, although only active adult parishioners in good standing may vote. (If you have questions about your status as a parishioner, please ask Fr. Alexander. According to the canons of the Episcopal Church adults are 16 years old and older.) Child care is available through the luncheon and meeting.

Episcopal Ministry at Brown & RISD (EMBR) – Sunday evening prayer with EMBR resumes this evening in the Lady Chapel at 5:30 pm.

Evensong & Sung Mass for Candlemas – This Thursday 2 February at 5:30 pm, we will celebrate the feast of The Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple (also known as the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Candlemas), with Evensong and Sung Mass in the Lady Chapel. All are welcome and invited to attend.

Society of Mary – will meet this Saturday 4 February for 9 am Morning Prayer, 9:30 Mass, and recitation of the Rosary. Everyone is invited.

Nominations Committee – candidates for the following positions have been nominated for election at the Annual Parish Meeting today: one vestry member (four-year term): Zachary Painter; two Diocesan Convention Delegates (one-year term): Richard Noble and Frank Pisaturo; two Diocesan Convention Alternates (one-year term): Phoebe Pettingell and John Chamberlin; Clerk of the Vestry (one-year term): Phoebe Pettingell, and Treasurer (one-year term): George Ryan.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Kathleen, Avis, Virginia, Martha, Donald, Townsend, Norman, John, Shannah, Peter, Sister Carolyn, Michael, Richard, Mark, Michael, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Stephanie, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, John, Ed, Virginia, Shane, Jan, Richard, Jerry, Joel, Sandra, Emily, Beverly, Yolanda, Angela, Bobby, Katherine, Sally, Carlos, Loretto, Rhoda, Ned, Michael, James, Michael, Peter, and Weldon.

Birthdays this week: Thomas Bledsoe (30 January), Nathan Callanan (1 February), and Charles O’Boyle (2 February).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Florence Matilda Colvin (30 January 1994), Anna Waterman Jackson McCoy (30 January 1985), Ronald Parks Conner, Priest (30 January 2011), and Henry Francis Tingley, Jr. (4 February 1884). Recently Departed: Frederick Lockwood.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church of Lichfield (Canterbury, England): The Rt. Rev’d Michael Ipgrave, Shrewsbury: The Rt. Rev’d Mark James Rylands, Stafford: The Rt. Rev’d Geoffrey Peter Annas, and Wolverhampton: The Rt. Rev’d Clive Gregory; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for Episcopal Charities and the ministries and agencies they support.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes – MC D Malo; SD R Noble; Thurifer L Hooks; Crucifer S Brazil; Torches G Benziger, C Sylvia
Lector – P Pettingell
Ushers – P Barnes, K Benziger
Coffee Hour – 179th Annual Meeting and Luncheon

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Sunday 29 January
179th Annual Meeting (following 10 am Solemn Mass)

Saturday 4 February
Society of Mary (following Low Mass & Recitation of the Rosary)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 4 February
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 29 January
THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY (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: Epiphany 4 (Year One)

Monday 30 January
Charles, King and Martyr, 1649 (R)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm 

Tuesday 31 January
John Bosco, Founder of the Salesians, 1888 (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Wednesday 1 February
Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, 523 (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm 

Thursday 2 February
THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Evensong 5:30 pm
Sung Mass 6 pm

Friday 3 February
Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865 (W)
Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste, Martyr, 316 
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 4 February
Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 (G or W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Hoy Rosary 10 am

Sunday 5 February
THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY (G) 
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm

*EMBR=Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (5 February)

Epiphany 5, Year A

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

PARISH NOTES
Sunday 22 January 2017

Jesus Calls Peter and Andrew, 6th century Mosaic
Basilica of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna

FROM THE RECTOR

"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined" (Isaiah 9:2). This Sunday's Old Testament reading records words spoken by the prophet Isaiah at the time when the Assyrians have conquered the northern kingdom of Israel and carried away its ten tribes -- henceforth known as the "lost tribes." It is seemingly a time of utter hopelessness for "the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali ... Galilee of the nations." Yet the prophet's words reveal that in and through the present deep darkness, God is preparing a bright and glorious future -- of which we glimpse the beginnings in this Sunday's Gospel when Jesus calls Peter and Andrew to be his disciples. A message running consistently through Scripture is that even in the times when we're most tempted to despair, when all seems lost, we must never give up hope, for God is always working in hidden ways to bring joy out of sadness, light out of darkness, life out of death. We proclaim and celebrate that hope at every Mass. Please join us. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Epiphany 3, Year A
Isaiah 9:1-4
Psalm 27:1, 5-13
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Matthew 4:12-23

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle (January 25) – a major feast of the Church year, will be kept on Wednesday with Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm, followed by Low Mass at 6 pm.

Episcopal Ministry at Brown & RISD (EMBR) – Sunday evening prayer with EMBR resumes next Sunday evening, 29 January, at 5:30 pm.

Evensong & Sung Mass for Candlemas – On Thursday 2 February at 5:30 pm, we will celebrate the feast of The Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple (also known as the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Candlemas), with Evensong and Sung Mass in the Lady Chapel. All are welcome and invited to attend.

Nominations – Candidates for the following positions have been nominated for election at the Annual Parish Meeting on January 29, 2017: one vestry member (four-year term): Zachary Painter; two Diocesan Convention Delegates (one-year term): Richard Noble and Frank Pisaturo; two Diocesan Convention Alternates (one-year term): Phoebe Pettingell and John Chamberlin; Clerk of the Vestry (one-year term): Phoebe Pettingell, and Treasurer (one-year term): George Ryan.

Annual Meeting – Please join us next Sunday 29 January, after the 10 am Mass for the 179th Annual Meeting of the parish. Please contact Cory MacLean in the parish office if you can help. All are welcome and invited to attend, although only active adult parishioners in good standing may vote. (If you have questions about your status as a parishioner, please ask Fr. Alexander. According to the canons of the Episcopal Church adults are 16 years old and older.) Child care is available through the luncheon and meeting.

Annual Meeting Luncheon – If you can provide food, beverages, or assistance with clean-up for this year’s Annual Meeting, please contact Cory MacLean in the parish office. We are looking for light luncheon fare; sandwiches, salads, desserts, and cold beverages.

Parish Sponsorship of The Living Church — We need some generous individuals to step forward and help fund S. Stephen’s contribution to the fortnightly Episcopal magazine The Living Church for 2017. Published in Milwaukee with a national circulation, The Living Church provides a venue for responsible reporting and serious theological and spiritual reflection on the Church's life and mission in the world today. For an annual contribution of $3,000 we receive mention in each issue as a sponsoring parish, with a write-up in one issue describing our parish’s life and ministry. In addition to this great publicity, we also receive a bundle of copies of each issue to distribute in the narthex. Owing to our need to streamline expenses, we can no longer make our contribution from the parish operating budget, and instead are relying on the generosity of parishioners and friends. $2,500 has already been pledged towards our contribution for 2017; we can meet our goal if, say, one more person contributes $500, or two people $250 each, or even five people $100 each. If you are moved to help in this worthwhile endeavor with any amount, please contact Fr. Alexander.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Kathleen, Avis, Virginia, Martha, Donald, Townsend, Norman, John, Shannah, Peter, Sister Carolyn, Michael, Richard, Mark, Michael, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Stephanie, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, John, Ed, Virginia, Shane, Jan, Richard, Jerry, Joel, Sandra, Emily, Beverly, Yolanda, Angela, Bobby, Katherine, Sally, Carlos, Loretto, Rhoda, Ned, Michael, James, Michael, Peter, and Weldon.

Birthdays this week: Danielle Malo (22 January).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Gordon Bramwell (22 January 2002), Claire B. Bentley (25 January 1984), L'Marie Blunt (25 January 1994), and Sterling C. Poitier (28 January 1996). Recently Departed: The Rev. Henry Turnbull, and Frederick Lockwood.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer
– In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church of Lake Rukwa - (Tanzania): The Rt. Rev’d Mathayo Kasagara; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Center for Reconciliation and all who seek to be reconcilers in our state, nation and world; and for leadership and people of St. Paul’s, North Kingstown, St. Paul’s, Pawtucket, and St. Paul’s, Portsmouth.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes
– MC F Pisaturo; SD S Brazil; Thurifer Z Painter; Crucifer D Malo; Torches V Johnson, K Rejto
Lector – R G Noble
Ushers – N Gingrich, T Oakes
Coffee Hour – Karl & Klara Benziger

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS


Sunday 29 January
179th Annual Meeting (following 10 am Solemn Mass)

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 28 January
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE


Sunday 22 January
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass with Holy Baptism 10 am

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary for the Week of Epiphany 3, Year One


Monday 23 January
Feria (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Tuesday 24 January
Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, 1622 (G or W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Wednesday 25 January
THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm

Thursday 26 January
Timothy and Titus [and Silas], Companions of Saint Paul (R)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Friday 27 January
Feria (G)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 28 January
Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Doctor, 1274 (W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am

Sunday 29 January

THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm

*EMBR=Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (29 January)

Epiphany 4, Year A
Micah 6:1-8
Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Matthew 5:1-12

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

PARISH NOTES
Sunday15 January 2017


Fr. Raphael Pfisterer, OSB, Lamb of God surrounded by the four Evangelists 
Detail from mural (1927-1931) at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire

FROM THE RECTOR

This Sunday, we welcome back the Schola Cantorum after a brief break. Those who missed church last week on account of the snow have the opportunity this week at the 10 am Mass not only to come and hear the choir, but also to be present for the Baptism of Elliott Randall, son of Grant and Alissa Randall. Grant joined the Schola Cantorum in 2012, and Elliott played the role of baby Jesus at the pageant last month on Christmas Eve. Please join us for this blessed occasion if you are able. 
-- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Epiphany 2, Year A

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Holy Baptism – Today at the 10 am Solemn Mass we welcome into the Body of Christ Elliott Timothy, son of Grant and Alissa Randall. Grant joined the Schola Cantorum in 2012, and baby Elliott served as our baby Jesus at the 2016 children’s pageant.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 16) – As on all public holidays falling on Monday, Low Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 am, preceded by Morning Prayer at 9.

The Confession of Saint Peter the Apostle (Saint Peter’s Chair at Rome) (January 18) – a major Holy Day, will be celebrated at Low Mass on Wednesday evening at 6 pm, preceded by Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm. This feast begins the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Inauguration Eve Prayers — on Thursday evening 19 January at 6 pm, the Great Litany and Supplication will be offered in the Lady Chapel with special intention for the President-elect and the nation.This traditional Anglican service from the Book of Common Prayer is especially appropriate in times of national division and anxiety. All are welcome to attend and participate.

Eucharistic Adoration – This Saturday 21 January, 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. 

Epiphany Soup Kitchen – Our next opportunity for members of our parish to serve is this Saturday 21 January. If you can help, please contact Bruce Lennihan at michelleisgreat@comcast.net.

Nominations Committee – candidates for the following positions have been nominated for election at the Annual Parish Meeting on January 29, 2017: one vestry member (four-year term): Zachary Painter; two Diocesan Convention Delegates (one-year term): Richard Noble and Frank Pisaturo; two Diocesan Convention Alternates (one-year term): Phoebe Pettingell and John Chamberlin; Clerk of the Vestry (one-year term): Phoebe Pettingell, and Treasurer (one-year term): George Ryan.

Annual Meeting – Please join us on Sunday 29 January, after the 10 am Mass for the 179th Annual Meeting of the parish. Please contact Cory MacLean in the parish office if you can help. All are welcome and invited to attend, although only active adult parishioners in good standing may vote. (If you have questions about your status as a parishioner, please ask Fr. Alexander. According to the canons of the Episcopal Church adults are 16 years old and older.) Child care will be available through the luncheon and meeting.

Annual Meeting Luncheon – If you can provide food, beverages, or assistance with clean up for this year’s Annual Meeting, please contact Cory MacLean in the parish office. We are looking for light luncheon fare; sandwiches, salads, desserts, and cold beverages.

Parish Sponsorship of The Living Church — We need some generous individuals to step forward and help fund S. Stephen’s contribution to the fortnightly Episcopal magazine The Living Church for 2017. Published in Milwaukee with a national circulation, The Living Church provides a venue for responsible reporting and serious theological and spiritual reflection on the Church's life and mission in the world today. For an annual contribution of $3,000 we receive mention in each issue as a sponsoring parish, with a write-up in one issue describing our parish’s life and ministry. In addition to this great publicity, we also receive a bundle of copies to distribute in the narthex. Owing to our need to streamline expenses, we can no longer make our contribution from the parish operating budget, and instead are relying on the generosity of parishioners and friends. $2,500 has already been pledged towards our contribution for 2017; we can meet our goal if, say, one more person contributes $500, or two people $250 each, or even five people $100 each. If you are moved to help in this worthwhile endeavor with any amount, please contact Fr. Alexander.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Avis, Virginia, Martha, Donald, Townsend, Norman, John, Shannah, Peter, Sister Carolyn, Michael, Richard, Mark, Michael, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Stephanie, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, John, Ed, Shane, Jan, Richard, Jerry, Joel, Sandra, Emily, Beverly, Yolanda, Angela, Bobby, Sally, Carlos, Loretto, Rhoda, Ned, Michael, James, Michael, Peter, Weldon, Dianne, and Elizabeth.

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: John Arthur Clark (20 January 2008), Ellsworth E. R. Wallace (21 January 1987), and Ruth B. Bodell (21 January 1985). Recently Departed: The Rev. Henry Turnbull.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church of Kyushu - (Japan): The Rt. Rev’d Luke Ken-ichi Muto; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for our retired Bishops, George Hunt and Geralyn Wolf.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes – MC Z Painter; SD W Dilworth; Thurifer L Verdelotti; Crucifer L Hooks; Torches E Benziger, R Callanan
Lector – E Alexander
Ushers – TBA
Coffee Hour – Karl & Klara Benziger

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 21 January
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 15 January
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY (W) 
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass with Holy Baptism 10 am

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary 2 Epiphany (Year One)

Monday 16 January
Richard Meux Benson, Monk, Founder of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist, 1915 (G or W)
Charles Gore, Bishop, Teacher, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am

Tuesday 17 January
Anthony, Abbot in Egypt, 356 (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Wednesday 18 January
THE CONFESSION OF SAINT PETER THE APOSTLE (W)
(SAINT PETER’S CHAIR AT ROME)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm 

Thursday 19 January
Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095 (G or W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Great Litany and Supplication  6 pm

Friday 20 January
Fabian, Bishop of Rome, Martyr, 250, and Sebastian, Martyr at Rome, c. 288 (G or R)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 21 January
Agnes, Martyr at Rome, 304 (R)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Eucharistic Adoration 10 am

Sunday 22 January
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY (G) 
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (22 January)

Epiphany 3, Year A
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Thursday, January 5, 2017

PARISH NOTES
Sunday 8 January 2017

The Baptism of Christ, 10th century mosaic
Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice

FROM THE RECTOR

The Feast of the Baptism of Christ, kept on the First Sunday after the Epiphany, reminds us that at the beginning of his earthly ministry, the sinless Lord received the Baptism of John in order to identify himself with the fallen human race he had come to save. In receiving John's Baptism, he transforms it, making Baptism itself the means by which are identified with him, as members of his Body, the Church. Just as the Holy Spirit descends upon him at his Baptism, empowering him for his ministry, so the same Spirit descends upon us at ours. We do well, then, to make this Sunday an occasion of remembering our own Baptism and recommitting ourselves to keeping our Baptismal Vows and Promises. 
-- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

First Sunday After the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Year A

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Monthly Requiem – for the departed of this parish whose year’s mind falls during January will be offered tomorrow, Monday 9 January at 6 pm (preceded by Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm.) If you have any names to add to the list of those remembered, please email Fr. Alexander or Fr. Yost. 

Nominations Committee – candidates for the following positions have been nominated for election at the Annual Parish Meeting on January 29, 2017: one vestry member (four-year term): Zachary Painter; two Diocesan Convention Delegates (one-year term): Richard Noble and Frank Pisaturo; two Diocesan Convention Alternates (one-year term): Phoebe Pettingell and John Chamberlin; Clerk of the Vestry (one-year term): Phoebe Pettingell, and Treasurer (one-year term): George Ryan.

Annual Meeting – Please join us on Sunday 29 January, after the 10 am Mass for the 179th Annual Meeting of the parish. We need volunteers to bring food and beverages, and someone to manage the food setup. Please contact Cory MacLean in the parish office if you can help. All are welcome and invited to attend, although only active adult parishioners in good standing may vote. (If you have questions about your status as a parishioner, please ask Fr. Alexander. According to the canons of the Episcopal Church adults are 16 years old and older.)

Parish Sponsorship of The Living Church — We need some generous individuals to step forward and help fund S. Stephen’s contribution to the fortnightly Episcopal magazine The Living Church for 2017. Published in Milwaukee with a national circulation, The Living Church provides a venue for responsible reporting and serious theological and spiritual reflection on the Church's life and mission in the world today. For an annual contribution of $3,000 we receive mention in each issue as a sponsoring parish, with a write-up in one issue describing our parish’s life and ministry. In addition to this great publicity, we also receive a bundle of copies to distribute in the narthex. Owing to our need to streamline expenses, we can no longer make our contribution from the parish operating budget, and instead are relying on the generosity of parishioners and friends. $1,500 has already been pledged towards our contribution for 2017; we can meet our goal if, say, two more people contribute $750 each, or three people $500 each, or even fifteen people $100 each. If you are moved to help in this worthwhile endeavor with any amount, please contact Fr. Alexander.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Avis, Virginia, Martha, Donald, Townsend, Norman, John, Shannah, Peter, Sister Carolyn, Michael, Richard, Mark, Michael, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Stephanie, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, John, Ed, Shane, Jan, Richard, Jerry, Joel, Sandra, Emily, Beverly, Yolanda, Angela, Bobby, Sally, Carlos, Loretto, Rhoda, Ned, Michael, Henry, James, Michael, Peter, Weldon, Dianne, and Elizabeth.

Birthdays this week – Joan Gordon (11 January), Jason Connell & Zachary Painter (13 January).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Chester Arthur Files, Jr. (8 January 2013), John Francis Hall (9 January 1990), Margaret Ethel Worthington. (10 January 1991), and Harry Johnson (12 January 2007)

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church of Kuching - (South East Asia): The Rt. Rev’d Bolly Lapok and Assistant Bishop of Kuching - (South East Asia): The Rt. Rev’d Solomon Cheong Sung Voon; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of Church of the Epiphany, Rumford.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes – MC R Noble; SD S Brazil; Thurifer F Pisaturo; Crucifer Painter; Torches C Sylvia, DO Latimer
Lector – T Oakes
Ushers – TBA
Coffee Hour – Cathy & Tom Bledsoe

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 14 January
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 8 January
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY:
THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (W) 
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am

Daily Office & Mass Lectionary -- Week of the Baptism of our Lord – I Epiphany (Year One)

Monday 9 January
Feria
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Requiem Mass 6 pm (Black)

Tuesday 10 January
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1645 (R)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Wednesday 11 January
Feria (G) 
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm 

Thursday 12 January
Aelred, Abbott of Rievaulx, 1167 (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Friday 13 January
Hilary, Bishop of Poiters, 367 (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 14 January
Kentigern (Mungo), Bishop, Missionary in Galloway, Founder of Glasgow, 612 (W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am

Sunday 15 January
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY (W) 
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass with Holy Baptism 10 am

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (15 January)

Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A