PARISH NOTES
Sunday 29 January 2017
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| 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
