PARISH NOTES
Sunday 2 September 2018
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| El nacimiento de la Virgen María by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, Oil on Panel, late 15th or early 16th century, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Proper 17, Year B
Psalm 15
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
James 1:17-27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to S. Stephen’s – especially to our visitors and guests! We’re glad to have you with 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.
Public Holiday Schedule – On Labor Day (Monday), we will hold Morning Prayer at 9:30 am, with Low Mass following at 10:00 am.
The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8th) – a major feast of the church year, will be kept on Saturday with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am, with Low Mass following at 10:00 am. If you come to celebrate this feast, you are cordially invited to stay afterward for the meeting of the Society of Mary (please see announcement below).
Society of Mary – The next meeting will be held this Saturday, September 8, 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.
Epiphany Soup Kitchen (ESK) – S. Stephen’s next turn to provide the volunteers for the Epiphany Soup Kitchen is Saturday September 8. Please let Bruce Lennihan know if you can help. If you have any friends who might want to help, feel free to invite them. We arrive around 2:00 and finish up around 5:00.
College Ministry – The Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD (EMBR) kicks off next Sunday with Evening Prayer at 5:30, with dinner and conversation to follow. All undergraduate and graduate students are welcome and invited to attend!
Rector’s Vacation – Fr. Alexander is taking a vacation and is scheduled to return this Tuesday, September 4. During his absence, Fr. Pearson may be contacted at 610-513-2548 for any urgent pastoral needs.
Weekday Services in Rector’s Office – Please note that during the hot summer weather, weekday Offices and Masses may be held in the air-conditioned comfort of the Rector’s Office instead of in the Lady Chapel. If the Church doors are closed at the appointed time, please enter through the Guild House doors; once you are inside, the parish office is the first door on your left.
Sung Mass – with Minor Propers sung by the Cantors resumes today, Sunday 2 September. The Choir Season resumes on Sunday 30 September.
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, Rhoda, William, and James. We pray also for the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, as he recovers from prostate surgery.
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Robert Thomas McElligott (2 September 1989), Malcolm Donald Hyman (4 September 2009), Alan Peter Maynard, Priest (7 September 2006). Recently Departed: Anne Bower and Nina Hinson.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for The Anglican Church of South America: The Most Rev’d Gregory James Venables, Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church of South America & Bishop of Argentina; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for a blessing upon all human labor and for those who suffer want and anxiety from lack of work.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – Acolyte/MC F Pisaturo; Thurifer J Starks
Lector – J Steiny
Ushers – Bruce Lennihan and Patricia Barnes
Coffee Hour – Leana Hooks
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Saturday 8 September
Society of Mary 10:30 am (Lady Chapel/Great Hall)
Tuesday 4 September
RUF Small Group Leaders' Meeting 8:00-11:00 pm (Great Hall)
Wednesday 5 September
RUF Leader Meeting 8:00-11:00 pm (Library)
Thursday 6 September
RUF Late Night S'mores 8:00-11:00 pm (Driveway)
Friday 7 September
RUF Kick-Off Night 4:00-11:00 pm (Great Hall)
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
2 September
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8:00 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Sung Mass 10:00 am
Daily Mass and Office Lectionaries: Proper 17, Year Two
Monday 3 September
Phoebe, Companion of Saint Paul, Deaconess, 1st century (W)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10:00 am
Tuesday 4 September
Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester, Apostle of Wessex, 650 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12:00 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 5 September
Boris & Gleb (Romanus & David), Princes, Martyrs, 1015 (R)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6:00 pm
Thursday 6 September
FERIA (G)
Noonday Prayer 12:00 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 7 September
FERIA (G)
Noonday Prayer 12:00 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 8 September
THE BIRTH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (Blue)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10:00 am
Holy Rosary 10:30 am
9 September
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8:00 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Sung Mass 10:00 am
Evening Prayer w/ EMBR 5:30 pm
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (9 September)
Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Proper 18, Year B
Psalm 146
Isaiah 35:4-7a
James 2:1-10 (11-13) 14-18
Mark 7:31-37
