PARISH NOTES

Sunday 8 October 2017

Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Codex Aureus Epternacensis, c. 1035-1040
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FROM THE RECTOR

Vines and vineyards figure prominently in this Sunday's readings (and Offertory Anthem). In the Old Testament, a vineyard typically symbolizes Israel; in the New Testament it typical signifies the Church, the Body of Christ. The test of whether the vineyard is fulfilling its true purpose is the kind of fruit it bears. We are the Lord's vine, the Lord's vineyard; the good fruit we bear consists of actions and deeds worthy of our calling. -- Fr. John D. Alexander

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Proper 22, Year A
Isaiah 5:1-7
Psalm 80:7-14
Philippians 3:4b-14
Matthew 21:33-46

THIS SUNDAY'S MUSIC

C. Villiers Stanford – Communion Service in F
Heinrich Schütz – Ich bin ein rechter Weinstock

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Columbus Day -- As Monday 9 October is a Federal Public Holiday, our services will follow the Saturday and Holiday schedule of Morning Prayer at 9:30 am, and Low Mass at 10 am.

ESK Board Meeting – On Monday 16 October, the Epiphany Soup Kitchen Board will meet at 7:00 pm in the Great Hall.

Recital for Organ and Voice – On Sunday 22 October, there will be a recital for organ and voice featuring our own James Busby and a visiting voice artist, Maggie Finnegan. Flyers for the event will be placed in the printed Kalendars for Sunday and are also sitting on the table in the narthex. Please take these flyers and distribute them freely.

Episcopal Relief and Development – In the past month we've witnessed the devastating effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Maria on the Gulf Coast, Florida, and the Caribbean, as well as repeated earthquakes in Mexico. Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) aids people and congregations in disaster zones where help is most needed. Please visit their website by following this link to learn how you can help with donations designated for particular areas. Thank you for your care and generosity.

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, Robert, Katherine, Sally, Sandy, John, Ed, Virginia, Richard, Kiersten, Beverly, Deborah, Angela, Bobby, Douglas, Beverly, Allora, Carlos, Rhoda, William, and James.

Birthdays: Jimmy Starks (Tuesday 10/10) and Deborah Abel (Wednesday 10/11).

The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Lester Wilkinson (9 October 1983), Elizabeth A. Olsen (10 October 1999), James K. Walker (11 October 2008), and David W. Marsland (14 October 1993). Recently Departed: All those killed in the shooting in Las Vegas.

Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the Diocese of St. Albans - (Canterbury, England): The Rt Revd Alan Smith, St. Albans - Bedford - (Canterbury, England): The Rt Revd Richard Atkinson, and St. Albans - Hertford - (Canterbury, England): The Rt Revd Michael Beasley; and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, please pray for the members and ministries of the Episcopal Church Women.

THE SUNDAY ROTA

Acolytes – MC S Brazil; Subdeacon F Pisaturo; Thurifer L Verdelotti; Crucifer J Ihnen; Torches R Callanan, V Johnson
Lector – P Pettingell
Ushers – Julia Steiny and Tom Oakes
Coffee Hour – Tom and Cathy

THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S

PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS

Tuesday 10 October
Frank Pisaturo Parish Discernment Team Meeting 7:00 pm

EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S

Friday 13 October

Reformed University Fellowship 5:00 pm-10:00 pm

Saturday 14 October
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm

LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday 8 October

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer & Low Mass 8:00 am
Solemn Mass 10:00 am

Daily Office and Mass Lectionaries: Proper 22, Year One

Monday 9 October
Denys, Bishop of Paris, and Companions, Martyrs, c. 258 (R)
Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, 1253 (W)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10 am

Tuesday 10 October
Paulinus, Bishop of York, Missionary, 644 (W) 

Thomas Traherne, Poet, Spiritual Writer, 1674 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12:00 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Wednesday 11 October
Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking, 675 (W)
James the Deacon, Companion of Paulinus, 7th century (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6:00 pm

Thursday 12 October
Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop, Missionary, 709 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 PM

Friday 13 October
Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm

Saturday 14 October
Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop, Translator of the Scriptures (W)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10:00 am

Sunday 15 October
NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer & Low Mass 8:00 am
Solemn Mass 10:00 am

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (8 October)

The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Proper 23, Year A

Isaiah 25:1-9
Psalm 23
Philippians 4:1-9
Matthew 22:1-14

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