PARISH NOTES
Sunday 29 July 2018
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| Jesus Walking on the Sea, Painted Tiles Anglican Church of the Savior, Rio Grande, Brazil |
FROM THE RECTOR
Within the past twenty years, certain sociologists and psychologists have remarked that we live in a "culture of fear." Our fears, manipulated in myriad ways by the communications media, are often irrational in that they are disproportionate to the actual threats and dangers we face in contemporary life. In the Christian moral tradition, the remedy for fear is the virtue of fortitude (courage, or bravery) - which is ultimately a gift of God's grace. Fear is a spiritual snare or obstacle insofar as it deters us from pursuing the right path; the virtue of fortitude enables us to follow God's will for our lives regardless of the risks and consequences. "[The disciples] saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat. They were frightened, but he said to them, 'It is I; do not be afraid.'" God gives what God commands. The Lord's presence, the assurance of his love, drives out all fear. - Fr. John D. Alexander
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost – Proper 12, Year B
Psalm 145:10-19
2 Kings 4:42-44
Ephesians 3:14-21
John 6:1-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to S. Stephen’s – especially to our visitors and guests! We’re glad to have you join us. Please join us for Coffee Hour following the 10 a.m. Mass in the Great Hall upstairs. If you have any questions or special needs, please speak to one of the ushers, who will be glad to assist you.
Guest Organist – We welcome Patrick Aiken at the organ for the 10 a.m. Mass today. (James Busby returns next Sunday, 5 August.)
Society of Mary – The next meeting will be held this Saturday, August 4, beginning with Holy Rosary following the 10:00 am Mass and a brief meeting (for coffee and bagels) to follow in the Great Hall. All are welcome and invited to join us.
Transfiguration Evensong and Benediction – will be offered a week from today, Sunday 5 August (Eve of the Feast of the Transfiguration), at 5:30 pm. The guest preacher (and officiant at Evensong) will be the Rev. Canon Jeremy Haselock, recently retired Vice Dean and Canon Precentor at Norwich Cathedral in England, and a Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen. The Schola Cantorum will interrupt their summer break to sing works of Heinrich Schütz, Harvey Burgett, Edward Elgar, and Marcel Dupré. Don’t miss what promises to be a splendid choral service.
Evensong Reception – Please sign up on one of the sheets available after Mass today to bring food items to the reception following next Sunday’s Evensong & Benediction. For more information, please call Susan at the Parish Office.
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – This summer, we are joining forces with our fellow Anglo-Catholic parishes of Saint John’s, Newport and All Saints, Ashmont to celebrate this principal Marian feast at 7 pm on Wednesday 15 August. The Mass will be at the Parish of All Saints, 209 Ashmont Street, Dorchester, MA. Website: Allsaints.net. The church is blessed with a spacious parking lot. Please speak to Jacob Ihnen or Fr. Alexander if you need a ride or would be willing to volunteer your services as a driver for other S. Stephen’s parishioners.
Choir Season – resumes on Sunday 30 September. In the meantime, the Sung Mass with Minor Propers sung by the Cantors will resume during the Labor Day weekend on Sunday 2 September. Kudos to everyone for the enthusiastic congregational singing during the summer months!
Sunday School and Nursery – We still need volunteers to assume responsibility for organizing Sunday School for the 2018-2019 Program Year (beginning in September). Please speak to Fr. Alexander or one of the Wardens (Tom Bledsoe or Bill Dilworth) if you would like to learn more and / or contribute your time to this crucial aspect of parish life.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Prayers have been requested for: Elizabeth, Richard, Norman, John, Shannah, Sister Carolyn, Lynne, William, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Mary, Gus, Leonard, Harrington, Joan, Elizabeth, Sandy, John, Phebe, Ed, Gregory, Richard, Colin, Sandy, Kiersten, Beverly, Deborah, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Allora, Carlos, Betsy, Rhoda, William, James, and Louis.
Birthdays this week: Rollin Bartlett (Monday 7/30) and Nancy Anderson Gingrich (Tuesday 7/31).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Anillo William Esposito (31 July 1985), Esther Lahiff-Naylor (1 August 1989), and Theresa Jarvis (4 August 2011). Recently Departed: Vaughan P. L. Booker (Priest).
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for The Province de L'Eglise Anglicane au Rwanda and for the Diocese of Gasabo - (Rwanda): The Rt. Rev’d Onesphore Rwaje; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of Amazing Grace at the ACI.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – Acolyte/MC J Ihnen; Thurifer R Noble
Lector – T Oakes
Ushers – George Ryan and Patricia Barnes
Coffee Hour – Nancy, Louis, and Tom
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Saturday 4 August
Society of Mary 10:30 am (Lady Chapel/Great Hall)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Monday 30 July
ESK Board Meeting 7:00 pm (Great Hall)
Saturday 4 August
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
29 July
THE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8:00 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10:00 am
Daily Mass and Office Lectionaries: Proper 12, Year Two
Monday 30 July
William Wilberforce, Social Reformer, 1833 (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6:00 pm
Tuesday 31 July
Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12:00 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 1 August
Alphonsus Liguori, Teacher, 1787 (W)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6:00 pm
Thursday 2 August
FERIA (G)
Noonday Prayer 12:00 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 3 August
Nicodemus, 1st century (W)
Noonday Prayer 12:00 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 4 August
Jean-Baptiste Vianney, Curé d’ Ars, Spiritual Guide, 1859 (W)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10:00 am
Holy Rosary 10:30 am
5 August
FINDING OF THE RELICS OF SAINT STEPHEN (W)
(Transferred from August 3)
Morning Prayer 8:00 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10:00 am
EVE OF THE TRANSFIGURATION
Choral Evensong and Benediction 5:30 pm
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (5 August)
Finding of the Relics of Saint Stephen
Psalm 31
Jeremiah 26:1-9, 12-15
Acts 6:8-7:2a, 51c-60, 8:1-2
Matthew 23:34-39
