PARISH NOTES
Sunday 16 June 2019
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| Holy Trinity (c. 1515) by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553). Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, Germany. |
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Romans 5:1-5
John 16:12-15
THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC
William Byrd (1543–1623)—Mass for three voices
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)—Izhe Kheruvimï (Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom)
Plainchant—Te Deum (More Ambrosiano)
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.
Father’s Day (June 16) – Happy Father’s Day to all fathers and grandfathers and all men who are role models to our children.
Sermons at S. Stephen’s Online – Beginning with Pentecost 2019, all sermons, including text and audio, will be available on the parish website for reading and listening at your leisure. We hope this archive of sermons will serve as a useful tool to aid you in your personal devotions.
“Mead’s Meanderings” – Beginning with the week of Trinity Sunday 2019, audio clips of Fr. Mead’s thoughts, reflections, and announcements for the coming Sunday (and week following) will be posted on the parish website under “Mead’s Meanderings.” Please give them a listen and tell us what you think!
Bible Study on Acts – Starting on Sunday 16 June at 9 am, Fr. Mead will conduct a Bible Study centered around the book of the Acts of the Apostles. The group will meet in the Great Hall until Choir Season ends (henceforth, it will meet in the Library). We will be using Bibles from the church, so all you need to bring is yourself and a desire to learn and grow together. All are most welcome and invited to join in the discussion!
Annual Parish Barbecue – will be on Sunday 23 June in the Great Hall, immediately following the 10 am Solemn Mass. We need volunteers to coordinate, help set up, to bring food and beverages, to work the grill, and to clean up. To volunteer for any of these roles, please see Karl and Klara Benziger and/or see the sign-up sheets in the Great Hall and Narthex.
Sunday School Recognition – Also on Sunday 23 June at the 10 am Solemn Mass, we will recognize the students and teachers who participated in the Sunday School program this year. Please make every effort to attend.
George Street Construction – George St. will be closed during weekday business hours from 30 May until mid-August and parking between Thayer St. and Brown St. with no vehicle access to either the front or rear driveway. Parking on George St. will be restricted to 3 spots at each end. These will be marked “reserved for S. Stephen's.” If you are attending a noontime weekday Mass or have business in the church office, please get a "S. Stephen's Parking Pass" from the office and place it on your dashboard if you use these spots. George St. will reopen to two-way traffic around 4 pm each day, including access to our driveways for evenings and weekends.
Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Lynne, Fred-Munro, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Richard, Ann, Colin, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Roger, and James.
Birthdays this week: Andrew Campbell (Wednesday 6/19) and Modu Johnson (Thursday 6/20).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Agnes McCoy (16 June 1984), J. Carter Brown (17 June 2002), and Terry Wilkes (22 June 1999). Recently departed: Shirley Miller Bledsoe and Henry Butler.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion): The Most Rev’d Nicholas Okoh, Metropolitan & Primate of all Nigeria & Bishop of Abuja; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of Trinity, Cranston and Trinity, Newport and Trinity, North Scituate and Holy Trinity, Tiverton.
Acolytes – MC B Rose, Thurifer L Verdelotti, Crucifer D Malo, Torches R Noble and C Sylvia
Lector – M Johnson
Ushers – Karl Benziger and TBD
Coffee Hour – Rhoda Steinhart and Andrew Savchenko
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 16 June
Bible Study 9 am (Great Hall)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 22 June
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 16 June
TRINITY SUNDAY (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Daily Office Lectionary: Proper 6, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Proper 6
Monday 17 June
FERIA (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 18 June
FERIA (G)
Bernard Mizeki, Catechist and Martyr in Rhodesia, 1896
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 19 June
FERIA (G)
Gervase and Protase, Martyrs at Milan, 2nd cent.
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 20 June
FERIA (G)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 21 June
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)—Izhe Kheruvimï (Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom)
Plainchant—Te Deum (More Ambrosiano)
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.
Father’s Day (June 16) – Happy Father’s Day to all fathers and grandfathers and all men who are role models to our children.
Sermons at S. Stephen’s Online – Beginning with Pentecost 2019, all sermons, including text and audio, will be available on the parish website for reading and listening at your leisure. We hope this archive of sermons will serve as a useful tool to aid you in your personal devotions.
“Mead’s Meanderings” – Beginning with the week of Trinity Sunday 2019, audio clips of Fr. Mead’s thoughts, reflections, and announcements for the coming Sunday (and week following) will be posted on the parish website under “Mead’s Meanderings.” Please give them a listen and tell us what you think!
Bible Study on Acts – Starting on Sunday 16 June at 9 am, Fr. Mead will conduct a Bible Study centered around the book of the Acts of the Apostles. The group will meet in the Great Hall until Choir Season ends (henceforth, it will meet in the Library). We will be using Bibles from the church, so all you need to bring is yourself and a desire to learn and grow together. All are most welcome and invited to join in the discussion!
Annual Parish Barbecue – will be on Sunday 23 June in the Great Hall, immediately following the 10 am Solemn Mass. We need volunteers to coordinate, help set up, to bring food and beverages, to work the grill, and to clean up. To volunteer for any of these roles, please see Karl and Klara Benziger and/or see the sign-up sheets in the Great Hall and Narthex.
Sunday School Recognition – Also on Sunday 23 June at the 10 am Solemn Mass, we will recognize the students and teachers who participated in the Sunday School program this year. Please make every effort to attend.
George Street Construction – George St. will be closed during weekday business hours from 30 May until mid-August and parking between Thayer St. and Brown St. with no vehicle access to either the front or rear driveway. Parking on George St. will be restricted to 3 spots at each end. These will be marked “reserved for S. Stephen's.” If you are attending a noontime weekday Mass or have business in the church office, please get a "S. Stephen's Parking Pass" from the office and place it on your dashboard if you use these spots. George St. will reopen to two-way traffic around 4 pm each day, including access to our driveways for evenings and weekends.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Lynne, Fred-Munro, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Richard, Ann, Colin, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Roger, and James.
Birthdays this week: Andrew Campbell (Wednesday 6/19) and Modu Johnson (Thursday 6/20).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Agnes McCoy (16 June 1984), J. Carter Brown (17 June 2002), and Terry Wilkes (22 June 1999). Recently departed: Shirley Miller Bledsoe and Henry Butler.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion): The Most Rev’d Nicholas Okoh, Metropolitan & Primate of all Nigeria & Bishop of Abuja; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of Trinity, Cranston and Trinity, Newport and Trinity, North Scituate and Holy Trinity, Tiverton.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – MC B Rose, Thurifer L Verdelotti, Crucifer D Malo, Torches R Noble and C Sylvia
Lector – M Johnson
Ushers – Karl Benziger and TBD
Coffee Hour – Rhoda Steinhart and Andrew Savchenko
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 16 June
Bible Study 9 am (Great Hall)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 22 June
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 16 June
TRINITY SUNDAY (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Daily Office Lectionary: Proper 6, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Proper 6
Monday 17 June
FERIA (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 18 June
FERIA (G)
Bernard Mizeki, Catechist and Martyr in Rhodesia, 1896
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 19 June
FERIA (G)
Gervase and Protase, Martyrs at Milan, 2nd cent.
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 20 June
FERIA (G)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 21 June
FERIA (G)
Aloysius Gonzaga, Jesuit, 1591
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 22 June
FERIA (G)
Alban, First Martyr in Britain, c. 304
Paulinus, Bishop of Nola, 431
Thomas More, Scholar, and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Martyrs, 1535
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10 am
Sunday 23 June
CORPUS CHRISTI (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (23 June)
Corpus Christi (Year C)
Genesis 14:18-20
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Luke 9:11b-17
Aloysius Gonzaga, Jesuit, 1591
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 22 June
FERIA (G)
Alban, First Martyr in Britain, c. 304
Paulinus, Bishop of Nola, 431
Thomas More, Scholar, and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Martyrs, 1535
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10 am
Sunday 23 June
CORPUS CHRISTI (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (23 June)
Corpus Christi (Year C)
Genesis 14:18-20
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Luke 9:11b-17
