PARISH NOTES
Sunday 21 May 2017
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| Saint Paul Preaching in Athens Stained Glass, Cathedral of St. Giles, Edinburgh |
FROM THE RECTOR
The Sunday before Ascension Day is traditionally kept as Rogation Sunday: a time of thanksgiving for God's Creation, recollection of our dependence on the cycles of the natural world, and prayer for rains and fruitful seasons. We take this opportunity to recommit ourselves to faithful stewardship of the Earth and all the natural goods that God has entrusted into our care. -- Fr. John D. Alexander
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A
Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 66:7-18
1 Peter 3:13-22
John 14:15-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome – to our guest celebrant and preacher at the 10 am Solemn Mass, Fr. Andrew, Mead, sometime Rector of the Church of the Advent, Boston, and St. Thomas, Fifth Avenue, New York City; and a long-time friend of S. Stephen’s.
Solemn Evensong & Benediction – This evening [Sunday 21 May] we offer Solemn Evensong & Benediction at 5:30 pm, with music of Harvey Burgett, William Byrd, Francis Poulenc, and Jehan Alain. All are welcome and invited to attend.
Ascension Evensong & Mass – Join us this Thursday 25 May at 5:30 pm, as we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ with Evensong and Sung Mass in the Lady Chapel.
Brown Commencement Sunday – Next Sunday 28 May, we will offer Morning Prayer at 7:30 am, followed by Mass at 8 am and 10 am. Please note there will be no Coffee Hour following the 10 am Mass due to a Brown departmental ceremony being held in the Great Hall. You should be able to find parking within a few blocks of the church, but please note that there will be no parking allowed on George Street between Prospect and Thayer Streets. If you wish to drop someone off, please note that traffic on George Street will be one way from the west between Brown and Thayer only. The stretch between Benefit and Brown Streets will be blocked off, so you must approach from Brown Street.
Commencement Visitors – We are seeking volunteers willing to come on Friday 26 May and Saturday 27 May to sit in the church so that we may keep it open for visitors. If you would like to serve in this way, please let us know by sending email or calling the parish office at 421-6702, ext. 1.
Confirmations at St. John’s, Newport – We are pleased to announce that Bishop Knisely will preside and preach at our two parishes’ joint celebration of the Feast of the Visitation (6:30 p.m. on Wednesday 31 May) and will be administering the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please plan on joining in this exciting event.
Society of St. Margaret Open House – The Sisters of St. Margaret invite the parish of S. Stephens for an Open House at their campus in Duxbury, Massachusetts. All are welcome to come on Sunday, June 4th from 3-5 pm to tour the Convent, Chapel and Farmhouse as well as the grounds and beach. Tea will be served in the Refectory and Evening Prayer will be sung at 5 pm in St. Margaret’s Chapel. We hope to see many of you on June 4th. Address: 50 Harden Hill Road, Duxbury, MA 02332, 781-934-9477 ext. 701. For directions, please contact the parish office.
Prayers have been requested for: Townsend, Norman, John, Shannah, Sister Carolyn, Mark, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, Katherine, Sally, John, Ed, Virginia, Kirsten, Beverly, Deborah, Yolanda, Angela, Bobby, George, Carlos, Rhoda, William, and James.
Birthdays this week: Davaughn Hooks (21 May), Bobby Rose (22 May), Rose Callanan (25 May).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Royal Martin Disley (21 May 2005) and Clinton Nickerson Williams II (21 May 1991); Recently Departed: The Rev. Peter D’Alesandre, the Rev. Edwin S. S. Sunderland.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in Ngbo (Enugu, Nigeria): The Rt. Rev’d Christian Ebisike; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of Ascension/ la Iglesia de la Ascension, Cranston; Ascension Wakefield; and St. Augustine’s, Kingston.
Acolytes – MC R Noble SD Z Painter; Thurifer L Hooks; Crucifer J Ihnen; Torches G Benziger, V Johnson
Lector – J Steiny
Ushers – F Pisaturo, L Verdelotti
Coffee Hour – N Gingrich, S Brazil
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 21 May
Solemn Evensong Rehearsal (following 10 am coffee hour)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 27 May
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm
Sunday 28 May
Solemn Evensong & Benediction – This evening [Sunday 21 May] we offer Solemn Evensong & Benediction at 5:30 pm, with music of Harvey Burgett, William Byrd, Francis Poulenc, and Jehan Alain. All are welcome and invited to attend.
Ascension Evensong & Mass – Join us this Thursday 25 May at 5:30 pm, as we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ with Evensong and Sung Mass in the Lady Chapel.
Brown Commencement Sunday – Next Sunday 28 May, we will offer Morning Prayer at 7:30 am, followed by Mass at 8 am and 10 am. Please note there will be no Coffee Hour following the 10 am Mass due to a Brown departmental ceremony being held in the Great Hall. You should be able to find parking within a few blocks of the church, but please note that there will be no parking allowed on George Street between Prospect and Thayer Streets. If you wish to drop someone off, please note that traffic on George Street will be one way from the west between Brown and Thayer only. The stretch between Benefit and Brown Streets will be blocked off, so you must approach from Brown Street.
Commencement Visitors – We are seeking volunteers willing to come on Friday 26 May and Saturday 27 May to sit in the church so that we may keep it open for visitors. If you would like to serve in this way, please let us know by sending email or calling the parish office at 421-6702, ext. 1.
Confirmations at St. John’s, Newport – We are pleased to announce that Bishop Knisely will preside and preach at our two parishes’ joint celebration of the Feast of the Visitation (6:30 p.m. on Wednesday 31 May) and will be administering the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please plan on joining in this exciting event.
Society of St. Margaret Open House – The Sisters of St. Margaret invite the parish of S. Stephens for an Open House at their campus in Duxbury, Massachusetts. All are welcome to come on Sunday, June 4th from 3-5 pm to tour the Convent, Chapel and Farmhouse as well as the grounds and beach. Tea will be served in the Refectory and Evening Prayer will be sung at 5 pm in St. Margaret’s Chapel. We hope to see many of you on June 4th. Address: 50 Harden Hill Road, Duxbury, MA 02332, 781-934-9477 ext. 701. For directions, please contact the parish office.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Prayers have been requested for: Townsend, Norman, John, Shannah, Sister Carolyn, Mark, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, Katherine, Sally, John, Ed, Virginia, Kirsten, Beverly, Deborah, Yolanda, Angela, Bobby, George, Carlos, Rhoda, William, and James.
Birthdays this week: Davaughn Hooks (21 May), Bobby Rose (22 May), Rose Callanan (25 May).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Royal Martin Disley (21 May 2005) and Clinton Nickerson Williams II (21 May 1991); Recently Departed: The Rev. Peter D’Alesandre, the Rev. Edwin S. S. Sunderland.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Church in Ngbo (Enugu, Nigeria): The Rt. Rev’d Christian Ebisike; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the leadership and people of Ascension/ la Iglesia de la Ascension, Cranston; Ascension Wakefield; and St. Augustine’s, Kingston.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – MC R Noble SD Z Painter; Thurifer L Hooks; Crucifer J Ihnen; Torches G Benziger, V Johnson
Lector – J Steiny
Ushers – F Pisaturo, L Verdelotti
Coffee Hour – N Gingrich, S Brazil
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 21 May
Solemn Evensong Rehearsal (following 10 am coffee hour)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 27 May
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm
Sunday 28 May
Brown University Commencement Ceremonies 2:30 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
14 May
THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Solemn Evensong & Benediction 5:30 pm
Daily Office Lectionary: Easter VI, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Easter VI
22 May
Monday in Easter VI (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
23 May
Tuesday in Easter VI (W)
Vincent of Lerins, Priest, Teacher, 450
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
24 May
Wednesday in Easter VI (W)
Jackson Kemper, First Missionary Bishop in the United States, 1870
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
25 May
THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Sung Evensong 5:30 pm
Sung Mass 6 pm
26 May
Friday in Easter VI (W)
Philip Neri, Founder of the Oratorians, 1595
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
27 May
Saturday in Easter VI (W)
Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
14 May
THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Solemn Evensong & Benediction 5:30 pm
Daily Office Lectionary: Easter VI, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Easter VI
22 May
Monday in Easter VI (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
23 May
Tuesday in Easter VI (W)
Vincent of Lerins, Priest, Teacher, 450
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
24 May
Wednesday in Easter VI (W)
Jackson Kemper, First Missionary Bishop in the United States, 1870
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
25 May
THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Sung Evensong 5:30 pm
Sung Mass 6 pm
26 May
Friday in Easter VI (W)
Philip Neri, Founder of the Oratorians, 1595
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
27 May
Saturday in Easter VI (W)
Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
28 May
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (28 May)
Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A
Acts 1:6-14
Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36;
1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11
John 17:1-11
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (28 May)
Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A
Acts 1:6-14
Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36;
1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11
John 17:1-11
