PARISH NOTES
Sunday 9 June 2019
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| The Tower of Babel (1563) by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1526/1530–1569). Oil on panel. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. |
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Genesis 11:1-9
Acts 2:1-21
John 14:8-17, 25-27
THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC
Traditional Congolese, arr. by Fr. Guido Haazen O.F.M. (1921–2004)—Missa Luba
Don Fernando de las Infantas (1534–c. 1610)—Loquebantur variis linguis
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.
A Warm Welcome – to the Rev. Canon Linda Grenz, who will be assisting at both Masses this morning. She will also be joining the discussion at the Forum with the Wardens (see announcement below).
Forum with the Wardens – At the Coffee Hour following the Mass, please join the Wardens, Fr. Mead, and Canon Grenz in the Great Hall to ask any questions you may have as the parish undergoes this time of transition.
Saint Barnabas the Apostle (June 11) – a major feast of the church year will be kept this Tuesday with Noonday Prayer at 12 noon, and Low Mass following at 12:10 pm.
Vestry Meeting – The Vestry will meet in the Parish Library on Tuesday 11 June at 7 pm for its monthly meeting.
Monthly Commemoration of the Departed – whose year’s mind falls during June will be offered Saturday 15 May at 10 am (preceded by Morning Prayer at 9:30 am). If you have any names to add to those to be remembered, please let Jacob Ihnen know. This Mass is sponsored by the Guild of All Souls, St. Stephen Protomartyr Branch: all are welcome and invited to attend!
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.
Pentecost 2019 Issue of The S. Stephen – is available online for viewing on the parish website. This issue includes features on Shusako Endo's novel Silence, Saint Stephen's patrimony today, a farewell letter from outgoing Rector Fr. John Alexander, a letter from the Wardens introducing the new Priest-in-Charge, James Busby's Quodlibet; and a reflection from Nancy Gingrich on "Transitions" in life and death. Hard copies have been mailed, and additional copies may be picked up in the Narthex.
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, Kiersten, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Roger, and James.
Birthdays this week: Althea Latimer (Thursday 6/13), Charles Andrews (Friday 6/14), and DeOnte Latimer (Friday 6/14).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Warren Davis Phillips (13 June 1986) and Palmer Congdon (14 June 1989). 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 the Province of Myanmar (Burma): The Most Rev’d Stephen Than Myint Oo, Archbishop of Myanmar and Bishop of Yangon; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of St. Columba’s, Middletown.
Acolytes – MC F Pisaturo, SD J Ihnen, Thurifer R Noble, Torches L Verdelotti and B Rose
Lector – RG Noble
Ushers – Rhoda Steinhart and George Ryan
Coffee Hour – Nancy Gingrich and Bradin Anderson
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Tuesday 11 June
Vestry Meeting 7 pm (Library)
Saturday 15 June
Guild of All Souls 10 am (Lady Chapel)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 15 June
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 9 June
THE DAY OF PENTECOST: WHITSUNDAY (R)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Daily Office Lectionary: Proper 5, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Proper 5
Monday 10 June
FERIA (G)
Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon, 373
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 11 June
SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE (R)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 12 June
FERIA (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 13 June
FERIA (G)
Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor, 1231
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 14 June
Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 379 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 15 June
FERIA
Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer, 1941
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Requiem Mass for June Departed 10 am (Black)
Sunday 16 June
TRINITY SUNDAY (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (16 June)
Trinity Sunday (Year C)
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Romans 5:1-5
John 16:12-15
Don Fernando de las Infantas (1534–c. 1610)—Loquebantur variis linguis
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.
A Warm Welcome – to the Rev. Canon Linda Grenz, who will be assisting at both Masses this morning. She will also be joining the discussion at the Forum with the Wardens (see announcement below).
Forum with the Wardens – At the Coffee Hour following the Mass, please join the Wardens, Fr. Mead, and Canon Grenz in the Great Hall to ask any questions you may have as the parish undergoes this time of transition.
Saint Barnabas the Apostle (June 11) – a major feast of the church year will be kept this Tuesday with Noonday Prayer at 12 noon, and Low Mass following at 12:10 pm.
Vestry Meeting – The Vestry will meet in the Parish Library on Tuesday 11 June at 7 pm for its monthly meeting.
Monthly Commemoration of the Departed – whose year’s mind falls during June will be offered Saturday 15 May at 10 am (preceded by Morning Prayer at 9:30 am). If you have any names to add to those to be remembered, please let Jacob Ihnen know. This Mass is sponsored by the Guild of All Souls, St. Stephen Protomartyr Branch: all are welcome and invited to attend!
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.
Pentecost 2019 Issue of The S. Stephen – is available online for viewing on the parish website. This issue includes features on Shusako Endo's novel Silence, Saint Stephen's patrimony today, a farewell letter from outgoing Rector Fr. John Alexander, a letter from the Wardens introducing the new Priest-in-Charge, James Busby's Quodlibet; and a reflection from Nancy Gingrich on "Transitions" in life and death. Hard copies have been mailed, and additional copies may be picked up in the Narthex.
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, Kiersten, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Roger, and James.
Birthdays this week: Althea Latimer (Thursday 6/13), Charles Andrews (Friday 6/14), and DeOnte Latimer (Friday 6/14).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Warren Davis Phillips (13 June 1986) and Palmer Congdon (14 June 1989). 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 the Province of Myanmar (Burma): The Most Rev’d Stephen Than Myint Oo, Archbishop of Myanmar and Bishop of Yangon; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of St. Columba’s, Middletown.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – MC F Pisaturo, SD J Ihnen, Thurifer R Noble, Torches L Verdelotti and B Rose
Lector – RG Noble
Ushers – Rhoda Steinhart and George Ryan
Coffee Hour – Nancy Gingrich and Bradin Anderson
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Tuesday 11 June
Vestry Meeting 7 pm (Library)
Saturday 15 June
Guild of All Souls 10 am (Lady Chapel)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 15 June
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 9 June
THE DAY OF PENTECOST: WHITSUNDAY (R)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Daily Office Lectionary: Proper 5, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Proper 5
Monday 10 June
FERIA (G)
Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon, 373
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 11 June
SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE (R)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 12 June
FERIA (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 13 June
FERIA (G)
Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor, 1231
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 14 June
Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 379 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 15 June
FERIA
Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer, 1941
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Requiem Mass for June Departed 10 am (Black)
Sunday 16 June
TRINITY SUNDAY (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (16 June)
Trinity Sunday (Year C)
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Romans 5:1-5
John 16:12-15
