PARISH NOTES

Sunday 29 October 2017

King David
Synagogue Floor Mosaic, 6th Century, Gaza
(The Hebrew letters at top right spell "David")

FROM THE RECTOR

In this Sunday's Gospel, Our Lord answers the question put to him by the Pharisees: "Which is the greatest commandment of all?" His answer is known as the Summary of the Law: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself." In the Christian tradition, growth in the love of God, neighbor, and self is the threefold yardstick by which we measure progress in the spiritual life. Join us this Sunday as we explore the riches of this sublime teaching. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost – Proper 25, Year A
Leviticus 19:1-2,15-18
Psalm 1
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Matthew 22:34-46

THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC

Uģis Prauliņš —Missa Rigensis
Thomas Tallis—Verily, verily I say unto you

ANNOUNCEMENTS

All Saints Day (November 1) – a major Holy Day of the Church year, will be kept Wednesday with Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm and Low Mass at 6:00 pm. (The propers and hymns for All Saints Day will also be used next Sunday, November 5, at both Masses.)

All Souls Day – Mark your calendars for Solemn Requiem Mass this Thursday 2 November at 6 pm for All Faithful Departed featuring the Missa Pro Defunctis of Frei Manuel Cardoso. The form to submit names of those you would like remembered is included in your Kalendar. Please legibly fill out the form, and either give it to an usher or slip it through the office door mail slot before you leave. Please return these forms by this Tuesday, at the latest. (Please note that on Thursday, Noonday Prayer will be said as normal at noon, but Mass will be postponed until the evening.)

Society of Mary – will meet this Saturday 4 November for 9:30 am Morning Prayer, 10:00 Mass, then recitation of the Rosary. Everyone is welcome and invited.

Daylight Saving Time – ends next Sunday, November 5 at 2:00 am. Remember to set your clocks back one hour.

The S. Stephen – All Saints issue of the parish magazine is available for viewing and downloading here. You should have also received it via mail by this time. If you have not received a copy, extra copies are available in the narthex.

Nave Flooring Project – We are pleased to announce that over the coming few months the entire tile floor under the pews will be covered over with a layer of birch paneling that will vastly improve the church's appearance and create a smooth surface underfoot. This project will not impact our Sunday worship schedule; but please exercise all due care and avoid any areas that have been cordoned off for this construction.

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for: Norman, Shannah, Sister Carolyn, William, Gerald, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, Katherine, Sally, Sandy, John, Ed, Virginia, Richard, Kiersten, Beverly, Deborah, Angela, Bobby, Douglas, Beverly, Allora, Carlos, Rhoda, William, and James.

Birthdays this week: Valexja Johnson (Wednesday 11/1) and Charles Rejto (Friday 11/3).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Heather A. Morgan (31 October 1997). Recently Departed: Michael Blackwood, Robert Greene, Priest, Margaret Sparrow, and the Rev. Dr. Daniel Westberg.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Dioceses of Thoothukudi - Nazareth - (South India): The Rt Revd Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement and Tirunelveli - (South India): The Rt Revd Jayaraj Christdoss; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for our upcoming Diocesan Convention, for those to be elected or appointed and for the many ministries we will celebrate.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes – MC R Noble; Subdeacon J Ihnen; Thurifer Z Painter; Crucifer F Pisaturo; Torches G Benziger, C Sylvia
Lector – W Dilworth
Ushers – Nancy Gingrich and Susan Brazil
Coffee Hour – Society of Mary

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Saturday 4 November
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 29 October
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer & Low Mass 8:00 am
Solemn Mass 10:00 am

Daily Office and Mass Lectionaries: Proper 25, Year One

Monday 30 October
FERIA (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6:00 pm

Tuesday 31 October
FERIA (G)
Noonday Prayer 12:00 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Wednesday 1 November
ALL SAINTS DAY (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6:00 pm

Thursday 2 November
ALL SOULS DAY (Black)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Solemn Requiem Mass 6:00 pm

Friday 3 November
Richard Hooker, Priest, Teacher, 1600 (W)

Martin de Porres, Friar, 1639 (W)
Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, 1148 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 4 November
Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, 1584 (W)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10:00 am
Holy Rosary 10:30 am

Sunday 5 November
SUNDAY AFTER ALL SAINTS DAY (W)
Morning Prayer & Low Mass 8:00 am
Solemn Mass 10:00 am

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (5 November)

Sunday After All Saints Day
Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10,13-14
Psalm 149
Revelation 7:2-4,9-17
Matthew 5:1-12

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