PARISH NOTES
Sunday 18 June 2017
FROM THE RECTOR
Corpus Christi Sunday marks the end of the 2016-2017 choir season at S. Stephen's with the annual celebration of our Lord's real presence in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood, featuring a Eucharistic Procession and Benediction at the conclusion of the 10 a.m. Mass. During the Coffee Hour following we shall be hosting a farewell gathering for Cory MacLean, who will be leaving her position as Parish Administrator later in the summer. Please do make the effort to be present if you are able. -- Fr. John D. Alexander
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Corpus Christi: The Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
Deuteronomy 8:2-3
Psalm 116:10-17
1 Corinthians 11:23-29
John 6:47-58
Schola Cantorum – Today will be the choir’s last Sunday until the Fall. Thanks to James Busby and the Schola Cantorum for another season of splendid liturgical music.
Welcome back – to the Rev’d Martin Yost, who is taking the morning off from his duties at St. John’s, Newport, to assist at the 10 am Solemn Mass – a fitting way to help round off the program year here at S. Stephen’s.
The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (June 24) – a major Holy Day of the Church year, will be kept this Saturday with Morning Prayer at 9 am and Low Mass at 9:30.
Sunday School Recognition – Next Sunday 25 June at the 10 am Solemn Mass, we will recognize the students and teachers who participated in the Sunday School program this year. Please make every effort to attend.
Annual Parish Barbecue – is scheduled for next Sunday 25 June in the Great Hall, immediately following the 10 am Solemn Mass. We need volunteers to coordinate, help set up, to bring food and beverages, to work the grill, and to clean up. Please sign up on one of the sheets available in the narthex and Great Hall, or speak directly with an adult member of the Rejto or Benziger families.
Change to Daily Mass Schedule – Effective Saturday 1 July, the schedule for Saturday and federal Public Holidays will shift back a half hour to Morning Prayer at 9:30 am and Mass at 10 am. Please make a note of the change.
Prayers have been requested for: Townsend, Norman, John, Shannah, Sister Carolyn, Mark, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, Robert, Katherine, Sally, John, Ed, Virginia, Kirsten, Beverly, Deborah, Yolanda, Angela, Bobby, George, Carlos, Rhoda, William, and James.
John 6:47-58
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Schola Cantorum – Today will be the choir’s last Sunday until the Fall. Thanks to James Busby and the Schola Cantorum for another season of splendid liturgical music.
Welcome back – to the Rev’d Martin Yost, who is taking the morning off from his duties at St. John’s, Newport, to assist at the 10 am Solemn Mass – a fitting way to help round off the program year here at S. Stephen’s.
The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (June 24) – a major Holy Day of the Church year, will be kept this Saturday with Morning Prayer at 9 am and Low Mass at 9:30.
Sunday School Recognition – Next Sunday 25 June at the 10 am Solemn Mass, we will recognize the students and teachers who participated in the Sunday School program this year. Please make every effort to attend.
Annual Parish Barbecue – is scheduled for next Sunday 25 June in the Great Hall, immediately following the 10 am Solemn Mass. We need volunteers to coordinate, help set up, to bring food and beverages, to work the grill, and to clean up. Please sign up on one of the sheets available in the narthex and Great Hall, or speak directly with an adult member of the Rejto or Benziger families.
Change to Daily Mass Schedule – Effective Saturday 1 July, the schedule for Saturday and federal Public Holidays will shift back a half hour to Morning Prayer at 9:30 am and Mass at 10 am. Please make a note of the change.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Prayers have been requested for: Townsend, Norman, John, Shannah, Sister Carolyn, Mark, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, Robert, Katherine, Sally, John, Ed, Virginia, Kirsten, Beverly, Deborah, Yolanda, Angela, Bobby, George, Carlos, Rhoda, William, and James.
Birthdays this week: Modu Johnson (20 June) and Julia Steiny (24 June).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Terry Wilkes (22 June 1999), Dorothy Van Slyck Eagles (23 June 1997), and Alfreida Louise Moore (24 June 1996); Recently Departed: The Rev. Carlson Gerdeau, OGS.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the church in the Northern Territory (Queensland, Australia): The Rt. Rev’d Greg Anderson; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the campers, counselors and staff of the Episcopal Conference Center as they begin another summer of fun and faith.
Acolytes – MC R Noble SD F Pisaturo; Thurifers Z Painter, L Verdelotti; Crucifer J Ihnen; Torches L Rejto, G Benziger
Lector – P Pettingell
Ushers – E Drew, C Martel
Coffee Hour – N Gingrich & S Brazil
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 25 June
Annual Parish Barbecue (following the 10 am Mass)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 24 June
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 18 June
CORPUS CHRISTI (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Daily Office and Mass Lectionaries: Proper 6, Year One
Monday 19 June
Gervase and Protase (Gervasius and Protasius), Martyrs at Milan, 2nd cent. (G or W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 20 June
Feria (G)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 21 June
Aloysius Gonzaga, Jesuit, 1591(G or W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass with 6 pm
Thursday 22 June
Alban, First Martyr in Britain, c. 304 (G, W or R)
Paulinus, Bishop of Nola, 431;
Thomas More, Scholar, and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Martyrs, 1535 (or July 6)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 23 June
The Sacred Heart of Jesus (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 24 June
THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST (W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Eucharistic Adoration 10 am
Sunday 25 June
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (25 June)
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Terry Wilkes (22 June 1999), Dorothy Van Slyck Eagles (23 June 1997), and Alfreida Louise Moore (24 June 1996); Recently Departed: The Rev. Carlson Gerdeau, OGS.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the church in the Northern Territory (Queensland, Australia): The Rt. Rev’d Greg Anderson; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the campers, counselors and staff of the Episcopal Conference Center as they begin another summer of fun and faith.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – MC R Noble SD F Pisaturo; Thurifers Z Painter, L Verdelotti; Crucifer J Ihnen; Torches L Rejto, G Benziger
Lector – P Pettingell
Ushers – E Drew, C Martel
Coffee Hour – N Gingrich & S Brazil
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 25 June
Annual Parish Barbecue (following the 10 am Mass)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 24 June
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 18 June
CORPUS CHRISTI (W)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Daily Office and Mass Lectionaries: Proper 6, Year One
Monday 19 June
Gervase and Protase (Gervasius and Protasius), Martyrs at Milan, 2nd cent. (G or W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 20 June
Feria (G)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 21 June
Aloysius Gonzaga, Jesuit, 1591(G or W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass with 6 pm
Thursday 22 June
Alban, First Martyr in Britain, c. 304 (G, W or R)
Paulinus, Bishop of Nola, 431;
Thomas More, Scholar, and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Martyrs, 1535 (or July 6)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 23 June
The Sacred Heart of Jesus (W)
Angelus 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 24 June
THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST (W)
Morning Prayer 9 am
Low Mass 9:30 am
Eucharistic Adoration 10 am
Sunday 25 June
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 7:30 am
Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (25 June)
Third Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 7, Year A
Jeremiah 20:7-13
Ps. 69: 8-11, (12-17),18-20
Romans 6:1b-11
Matthew 10:24-39
