PARISH NOTES
Sunday 16 July 2017
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| Vincent Van Gogh, The Sower, 1888 |
FROM THE RECTOR
This Sunday's Gospel comprises the delightful Parable of the Sower. As Jesus interprets the parable, the seed sown is the Word of God; the types of ground on which it falls are the hearers who receive and respond to God's Word in different ways. The "good soil" is the one who "hears the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case, a hundredfold, in another sixty, and another thirty." Hearing, understanding, bearing fruit -- that is the threefold challenge of this Gospel parable for us today. -- Fr. John D. Alexander
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 10, Year A
Isaiah 55:10-13
Psalm 65:(1-8) 9-14
Romans 8:1-11
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene (July 22) – a major feast day of the church year, will be celebrated this Saturday with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am and Low Mass at 10 am.
Newport Fast Ferry Trip — the Society of Mary is sponsoring a day’s excursion to Newport on the Fast Ferry on Saturday 29 July, departing Providence at 9:30 am, and departing Newport for the return trip to Providence at 5 pm. During our time in Newport we will attend at organ recital at St. John’s Church at 11:45 am. Then we’re on our own for lunch, sightseeing, and shopping for the afternoon. All are welcome and invited to join us: please make your reservations and pay for your tickets directly at www.seastreak.com.
Sunday Eight O'Clock Service – During the months of July and August, the Sunday 8 o'clock Mass will begin with an abbreviated form of Morning Prayer followed immediately by the Eucharist. (During this period Morning Prayer will not be said at 7:30 a.m.) 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: Jason Ashley (16 July) and Modu Johnson (20 July).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: John Austin MacIntyre, Sr. (16 July 1992), Georgia Merrill Wray. (20 July 1983), James H. Hurn (20 July 1987), Louis Garland Davis (21 July 2009), and Houghton P. Metcalf (22 July 2003).
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the church in Ontario (Ontario, Canada): The Rt. Rev’d George Lindsey Russell Bruce; Coadjutor Bishop (Ontario, Canada): The Rt. Rev’d Michael Oulton; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for retired clergy of the Diocese.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – MC R Noble; Thurifer J Ihnen; Torches Z Painter, L Verdelotti
Lector – J Steiny
Ushers – P Pettingell, J Steiny
Coffee Hour – Rejto/Elliot Family
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 22 July
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 16 July
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer & Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am
Daily Office and Mass Lectionaries: Proper 10, Year One
Monday 17 July
Feria (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 18 July
Elizabeth Ferrard, Founder of the Community of Saint Andrew, 1883 (G or W)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 19 July
Macrina, Deaconess, Teacher, c. 379 (G or W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass with 6 pm
Thursday 20 July
Margaret of Antioch, Martyr, 4th century (G or R)
Bartolomé de las Casas, Bishop of Chiapas, Mexico, 1566
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 21 July
Feria (G)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 22 July
SAINT MARY MAGDALENE (W)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10 am
Sunday 23 July
SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer & Low Mass 8 am
Sung Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (23 July)
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 11, Year A
Wisdom 12:13,16-19 or Isaiah 44:6-8
Psalm 86:11-17
Romans 8:12-25
Matthew 13:24-30,36-43
