PARISH NOTES
Sunday 14 July 2019
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| The Good Samaritan (c. 1562-1563) by Jacopo Bassano (1510-1592). Oil on canvas. The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom. |
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Amos 7:7-17
Colossians 1:1-14
Luke 10:25-37
THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC
Healey Willan (1880–1968)—Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena
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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Monthly Commemoration of the Departed – whose year’s mind falls during July will be offered Saturday 20 July 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!
Bible Study on Acts – Continuing on Sunday 14 July at 9 am, Fr. Mead is conducting a Bible Study centered around the book of the Acts of the Apostles. The group will meet in the parish library from here on out. We are 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!
Sermons at S. Stephen’s Online – Beginning with Pentecost 2019, all sermons, including text and audio, are available on the parish website for reading and listening at your leisure.
“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.”
George Street Construction – George St. will be closed during weekday business hours 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, Priscilla, Ann, Colin, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Roger, and James.
Birthdays this week: Laura Rejto (Monday 7/15), Emese Benziger (Tuesday 7/16), Luke Tessier (Wednesday 7/17), and Harrington Gordon (Friday 7/19).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: John Austin MacIntyre, Sr. (16 July 1992), Georgia Merrill Wray (20 July 1983), and James H. Hurn (20 July 1987).
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Episcopal Church in the Philippines: The Most Rev’d Joel Atiwag Pachao, Prime Bishop of the Philippines; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of St. Peter's, Narragansett and of St. Peter’s & St. Andrew’s, Providence.
Acolytes – MC J Ihnen
Lector – J Ihnen
Ushers – Simon Newby and Patricia Barnes
Coffee Hour – Leana Hooks and Jacob Ihnen
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Bible Study on Acts – Continuing on Sunday 14 July at 9 am, Fr. Mead is conducting a Bible Study centered around the book of the Acts of the Apostles. The group will meet in the parish library from here on out. We are 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!
Sermons at S. Stephen’s Online – Beginning with Pentecost 2019, all sermons, including text and audio, are available on the parish website for reading and listening at your leisure.
“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.”
George Street Construction – George St. will be closed during weekday business hours 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, Priscilla, Ann, Colin, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Roger, and James.
Birthdays this week: Laura Rejto (Monday 7/15), Emese Benziger (Tuesday 7/16), Luke Tessier (Wednesday 7/17), and Harrington Gordon (Friday 7/19).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: John Austin MacIntyre, Sr. (16 July 1992), Georgia Merrill Wray (20 July 1983), and James H. Hurn (20 July 1987).
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Episcopal Church in the Philippines: The Most Rev’d Joel Atiwag Pachao, Prime Bishop of the Philippines; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of St. Peter's, Narragansett and of St. Peter’s & St. Andrew’s, Providence.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – MC J Ihnen
Lector – J Ihnen
Ushers – Simon Newby and Patricia Barnes
Coffee Hour – Leana Hooks and Jacob Ihnen
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 14 July
Bible Study 9 am (Parish Library)
Bible Study 9 am (Parish Library)
Saturday 20 July
Guild of All Souls 10 am (Lady Chapel)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 20 July
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 14 July
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10 am
Daily Office Lectionary: Proper 10, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Proper 10
Monday 15 July
FERIA (G)
Bonaventure, Friar, Bishop, Teacher, 1274
Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c. 862
Vladimir of Kiev, first Christian ruler in Russia, 1015
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 16 July
FERIA (G)
Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, 1099
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Patron of the State of Rhode Island
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 17 July
FERIA (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 18 July
FERIA (G)
Elizabeth Ferrard, Founder of the Community of Saint Andrew, 1883
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 19 July
FERIA (G)
Macrina, Deaconess, Teacher, c. 379
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 20 July
FERIA
Margaret of Antioch, Martyr, 4th century
Bartolomé de las Casas, Bishop of Chiapas, Mexico, 1566
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Requiem Mass for July Departed 10 am
Sunday 21 July
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (21 July)
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Amos 8:1-12
Colossians 1:15-28
Luke 10:38-42
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 20 July
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 14 July
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10 am
Daily Office Lectionary: Proper 10, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Proper 10
Monday 15 July
FERIA (G)
Bonaventure, Friar, Bishop, Teacher, 1274
Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c. 862
Vladimir of Kiev, first Christian ruler in Russia, 1015
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 16 July
FERIA (G)
Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, 1099
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Patron of the State of Rhode Island
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 17 July
FERIA (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 18 July
FERIA (G)
Elizabeth Ferrard, Founder of the Community of Saint Andrew, 1883
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 19 July
FERIA (G)
Macrina, Deaconess, Teacher, c. 379
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 20 July
FERIA
Margaret of Antioch, Martyr, 4th century
Bartolomé de las Casas, Bishop of Chiapas, Mexico, 1566
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Requiem Mass for July Departed 10 am
Sunday 21 July
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (21 July)
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Amos 8:1-12
Colossians 1:15-28
Luke 10:38-42
