PARISH NOTES
Sunday 4 August 2019
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| The Parable of the Rich Fool (1627) by Rembrandt (1606-1669). Oil on oak panel. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. |
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Hosea 11:1-11
Colossians 3:1-11
Luke 12:13-21
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.
Guest Organist – we welcome Patrick Aiken as guest organist this morning, filling in for James Busby, who is on vacation.
Transfiguration of Our Lord (August 6th) – 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.
Society of Mary – meets this Saturday, August 10th, 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.
Bible Study on Acts – Continuing on Sunday 4 August 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, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Lynne, Fred-Munro, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Hunter, Richard, Priscilla, Ann, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Katie, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Roger, and James.
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Theresa Jarvis (4 August 2011) and Frances Cecilia Lawton (9 August 1983).
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Church of the Province of South East Asia: The Most Rev’d Ng Moon Hing, Archbishop of South East Asia & Bishop of West Malaysia; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of Church of the Transfiguration, Cranston and of Christ Church, Lincoln and of Christ Church, Westerly.
Acolytes – MC J Ihnen, Thurifer J Starks
Lector – R Noble
Ushers – Ernest Drew and Julia Steiny
Coffee Hour – Nancy Gingrich, Bradin Anderson, Cory MacLean, and Louis Verdelotti
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
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.
Guest Organist – we welcome Patrick Aiken as guest organist this morning, filling in for James Busby, who is on vacation.
Transfiguration of Our Lord (August 6th) – 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.
Society of Mary – meets this Saturday, August 10th, 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.
Bible Study on Acts – Continuing on Sunday 4 August 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, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Lynne, Fred-Munro, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Hunter, Richard, Priscilla, Ann, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Katie, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Roger, and James.
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Theresa Jarvis (4 August 2011) and Frances Cecilia Lawton (9 August 1983).
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Church of the Province of South East Asia: The Most Rev’d Ng Moon Hing, Archbishop of South East Asia & Bishop of West Malaysia; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of Church of the Transfiguration, Cranston and of Christ Church, Lincoln and of Christ Church, Westerly.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – MC J Ihnen, Thurifer J Starks
Lector – R Noble
Ushers – Ernest Drew and Julia Steiny
Coffee Hour – Nancy Gingrich, Bradin Anderson, Cory MacLean, and Louis Verdelotti
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 4 August
Bible Study 9 am (Parish Library)
Saturday 10 August
Society of Mary 10:30 am (Lady Chapel/Great Hall)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 10 August
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 4 August
EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10 am
Daily Office Lectionary: Proper 13, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Proper 13
Monday 5 August
FERIA (G)
Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 6 August
TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD (W)
Xystus (Sixtus II), Pope and Martyr, 258
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 7 August
FERIA (G)
John Mason Neale, Priest, Scholar, Hymn Writer, 1866
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 8 August
Dominic, Friar, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 9 August
FERIA (G)
Herman of Alaska, Missionary, 1837
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Nun, Martyr, Patron of Europe, 1942
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 10 August
Lawrence, Deacon at Rome, Martyr, 258 (R)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10 am
Holy Rosary 10:30 am
Sunday 11 August
NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (11 August)
Bible Study 9 am (Parish Library)
Saturday 10 August
Society of Mary 10:30 am (Lady Chapel/Great Hall)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Saturday 10 August
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 4 August
EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10 am
Daily Office Lectionary: Proper 13, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Proper 13
Monday 5 August
FERIA (G)
Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 6 August
TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD (W)
Xystus (Sixtus II), Pope and Martyr, 258
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 7 August
FERIA (G)
John Mason Neale, Priest, Scholar, Hymn Writer, 1866
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 8 August
Dominic, Friar, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 9 August
FERIA (G)
Herman of Alaska, Missionary, 1837
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Nun, Martyr, Patron of Europe, 1942
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 10 August
Lawrence, Deacon at Rome, Martyr, 258 (R)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10 am
Holy Rosary 10:30 am
Sunday 11 August
NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (11 August)
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
