PARISH NOTES
Sunday 2 April 2017
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| Giovanni di Paolo, The Raising of Lazarus (Detail), 1426 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore |
FROM THE RECTOR
The Gospel of John's account of the raising of Lazarus, read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent in Year A, emphasizes the mounting tension between Jesus and the religious authorities that will soon lead to his betrayal, arrest, crucifixion, and death. One crucial point is that Jesus suffers not for wrongdoing, but for having done good deeds. This highlights not only that his suffering and death is unjust, but also that the price of doing what is right can be high indeed. Still, our Lord assures us that if we follow him faithfully, he will remain faithful to us, and bring us through whatever trials we must undergo on account of our obedience to him.
-- Fr. John D. Alexander
-- Fr. John D. Alexander
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Lent 5, Year A
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 130
Romans 8:6-11
John 11:1-45
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lenten Supper and Series – Our series of presentations on “Charles Chapman Grafton and the Genesis of America Anglo-Catholicism” concludes this evening. Following Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm, and Supper at 6, Phoebe Pettingell will give a talk entitled “Grafton and Father Fiske: S. Stephen’s, Sisterhoods, and Ritualism.” We will conclude by 8 pm.
Commemoration of April Departed – Those on the parish Year’s Mind list whose anniversaries fall during April will be prayed for at the Mass tomorrow evening, Monday 6 April at 6 pm. If you have names of departed family or friends to be remembered, please send them to Fr. Alexander at rector@sstephens.necoxmail.com and come join us if you can.
Stations of the Cross – concludes this Friday evening. We gather in the Lady Chapel at 6 pm. All are welcome and cordially invited to participate in this moving devotion as we prepare for Holy Week.
Bring your bells – Traditionally, bells are rung at the beginning of the Gloria in excelsis at the liturgies of both Maundy Thursday and Easter Vigil. If you have a bell at home, please bring it and join in.
Vigil at the Altar of Repose – There is a signup sheet in the narthex for the Vigil at the Altar of Repose, which begins on Maundy Thursday, 13 April, after the completion of the 7:30 pm Liturgy, and ends at midnight. Come watch with Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane.
Easter Vigil Reception – Trays of ready-to-serve savory and sweet treats are needed for the reception following Easter Vigil (15 April) in the Library. If you can prepare something, please contact Cory MacLean at 421-6702, ext.1, or send email to the parish office at office@sstephens.necoxmail.com.
Easter Flowers – If you would like to make a flower offering at Easter – in thanksgiving or in memoriam - please fill out the enclosed envelope and either put it in the offering plate or return it to the parish office no later than Tuesday 4 April.
Acolyte Rehearsals for Holy Week and Easter – The schedule of rehearsals is as follows. Acolytes: please check your assignments on the rota and make sure to mark on your calendars the following rehearsal days and times:
Liturgy Date of Service Rehearsal
Palm Sunday 4/9/17 Sat. 4/8 at 10:00 am
Maundy Thursday 4/13/17 Mon. 4/10 at 6:30 pm
Good Friday 4/14/17 Weds. 4/12 at 6:30 pm
Easter Vigil 4/15/17 Sat. 4/15 at 9:00 am
(Includes helping set up)
Easter Day 4/16/17 Sun. 4/16 at 9:00 am
Robert Hale Ives Jr. Legacy Society – We are pleased to report that so far we have received enrollments from the following individuals: Fr. Norman and Zulette Catir; Brian Ehlers; Beverly Myers; Phoebe Pettingell; Frank R. Pisaturo II. If you submitted an enrollment form and your name does not appear in the foregoing, please accept our apologies and let Fr. Alexander know right away. Brochures explaining the Society's purpose with the enrollment forms are available in the Narthex.
Prayers have been requested for: Townsend, Norman, John, Shannah, Peter, Mark, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, Katherine, Sally, John, Ed, Virginia, Kirsten, Beverly, Deborah, Yolanda, Angela, Bobby, Carlos, Rhoda, Ned, William, and James.
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Roy Sumner Bent, Sr. (4 April 1986), Kathryne Farnum Ripley (6 April 1990), and Paul Joseph Conley (8 April 2000); Recently Departed: Jeannie Duquette, Joy Swatos, and the Rev. Douglas Woodridge, SSC.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church of Mityana (Uganda): The Rt. Rev’d Stephen Kaziimba; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Bishop and members of his staff.
Acolytes – MC F Pisaturo SD R Noble; Thurifer L Verdelotti; Crucifer S Brazil; Torches G Benziger, C Sylvia
Lector – P Pettingell
Ushers – C Martel, S Newby
Coffee Hour – M Johnson and family
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 2 April
Liturgy Date of Service Rehearsal
Palm Sunday 4/9/17 Sat. 4/8 at 10:00 am
Maundy Thursday 4/13/17 Mon. 4/10 at 6:30 pm
Good Friday 4/14/17 Weds. 4/12 at 6:30 pm
Easter Vigil 4/15/17 Sat. 4/15 at 9:00 am
(Includes helping set up)
Easter Day 4/16/17 Sun. 4/16 at 9:00 am
Robert Hale Ives Jr. Legacy Society – We are pleased to report that so far we have received enrollments from the following individuals: Fr. Norman and Zulette Catir; Brian Ehlers; Beverly Myers; Phoebe Pettingell; Frank R. Pisaturo II. If you submitted an enrollment form and your name does not appear in the foregoing, please accept our apologies and let Fr. Alexander know right away. Brochures explaining the Society's purpose with the enrollment forms are available in the Narthex.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Prayers have been requested for: Townsend, Norman, John, Shannah, Peter, Mark, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, Katherine, Sally, John, Ed, Virginia, Kirsten, Beverly, Deborah, Yolanda, Angela, Bobby, Carlos, Rhoda, Ned, William, and James.
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Roy Sumner Bent, Sr. (4 April 1986), Kathryne Farnum Ripley (6 April 1990), and Paul Joseph Conley (8 April 2000); Recently Departed: Jeannie Duquette, Joy Swatos, and the Rev. Douglas Woodridge, SSC.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church of Mityana (Uganda): The Rt. Rev’d Stephen Kaziimba; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Bishop and members of his staff.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – MC F Pisaturo SD R Noble; Thurifer L Verdelotti; Crucifer S Brazil; Torches G Benziger, C Sylvia
Lector – P Pettingell
Ushers – C Martel, S Newby
Coffee Hour – M Johnson and family
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 2 April
Lenten Series (following 5:30 Evening Prayer and 6 pm dinner)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Monday 3 April
Epiphany Soup Kitchen Board Meeting 7 pm
Saturday 8 April
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm
Epiphany Soup Kitchen Board Meeting 7 pm
Saturday 8 April
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
April 2
April 2
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT (V)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm
Daily Office Lectionary: Week of Lent V, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Week of Lent V
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm
Daily Office Lectionary: Week of Lent V, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Week of Lent V
April 3
Monday in V Lent (V)
(Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass (with Commemoration of April Departed) 6 pm
April 4
Low Mass (with Commemoration of April Departed) 6 pm
April 4
Tuesday in V Lent (V)
(Isidore, Archbishop of Seville, Teacher, 636)
(Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader, Martyr, 1968)
(Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader, Martyr, 1968)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
April 5
Low Mass 12:10 pm
April 5
Wednesday in V Lent (V)
(Vincent Ferrer, Priest, Dominican Friar, Missionary, 1419)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
April 6
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
April 6
Thursday in V Lent (V)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
April 7
Low Mass 12:10 pm
April 7
Friday in V Lent (V)
(Tikhon, Patriarch of Russia, Confessor, 1925)
(John Baptiste de la Salle, Priest, Educational Reformer, 1719)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Stations of the Cross 6 pm
April 8
(John Baptiste de la Salle, Priest, Educational Reformer, 1719)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Stations of the Cross 6 pm
April 8
Saturday in V Lent (V)
(William Augustus Muhlenberg, Priest, 1877)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
April 9
Low Mass 9:30 am
April 9
THE SUNDAY OF THE PASSION: PALM SUNDAY (R)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Liturgy of the Palms & Low Mass 8 am
Liturgy of the Palms & Low Mass 8 am
Liturgy of the Palms & Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Passion 10 am
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm
*EMBR=Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD
Evening Prayer with EMBR* 5:30 pm
*EMBR=Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (April 9 – PALM SUNDAY)
Liturgy of the Palms
Matthew 21:1-11
Psalm 118:19-29
Liturgy of the Word
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew 26:36—11:54
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Psalm 118:19-29
Liturgy of the Word
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew 26:36—11:54
