PARISH NOTES
Sunday 18 August 2019
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| Dormition of the Virgin (before 1567) by El Greco (1541-1614). Tempera and gold on panel. Museum of El Greco, Fodele, Greece. |
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Isaiah 61:10-11
Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 1:46-55
THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC
Plainchant—Missa Marialis
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 8 am Mass in the Narthex and 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.
Joining us with small children? – We are so glad you are here! Our Sunday School program and nursery care are on hiatus for the summer, but if parents and small children need a break during Mass, please feel free to use the nursery. The ushers can direct you.
Sunday Morning Prayer/Low Mass Venue Change – Today, Sunday 18 August, Morning Prayer and Low Mass will be said in the chancel of the church proper. Please seat yourself in the choir stalls as you arrive.
Summer Recital – Today, Sunday 18 August, at 2 pm, our own Schola member, Bodie Pfost, presents Prothímia Suavissima: A concert of seventeenth-century chamber music for violins, sackbuts, and organ by Castello, Cima, Césare, Biber, and Bertali. This recital is in partial fulfillment of his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Boston University. Free and open to the public!
My S. Stephen’s Ministry: Tom Bledsoe – One of my ministries is volunteering at the Epiphany Soup Kitchen when it is S. Stephen's opportunity to serve. Coming face-to-face with those without reliable sources for life's most basic needs and helping them has helped keep me stay grounded in the realities of life for many in our community. If you are interested in assisting with this ministry, talk to Tom or contact Bruce Lennihan after Mass or by email at michelleisgreat@gmail.com.
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 8 am Mass in the Narthex and 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.
Joining us with small children? – We are so glad you are here! Our Sunday School program and nursery care are on hiatus for the summer, but if parents and small children need a break during Mass, please feel free to use the nursery. The ushers can direct you.
Sunday Morning Prayer/Low Mass Venue Change – Today, Sunday 18 August, Morning Prayer and Low Mass will be said in the chancel of the church proper. Please seat yourself in the choir stalls as you arrive.
Summer Recital – Today, Sunday 18 August, at 2 pm, our own Schola member, Bodie Pfost, presents Prothímia Suavissima: A concert of seventeenth-century chamber music for violins, sackbuts, and organ by Castello, Cima, Césare, Biber, and Bertali. This recital is in partial fulfillment of his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Boston University. Free and open to the public!
My S. Stephen’s Ministry: Tom Bledsoe – One of my ministries is volunteering at the Epiphany Soup Kitchen when it is S. Stephen's opportunity to serve. Coming face-to-face with those without reliable sources for life's most basic needs and helping them has helped keep me stay grounded in the realities of life for many in our community. If you are interested in assisting with this ministry, talk to Tom or contact Bruce Lennihan after Mass or by email at michelleisgreat@gmail.com.
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| Tom Bledsoe |
Saint Bartholomew the Apostle (August 24th) – a major feast of the church year will be kept this Saturday with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am, and Low Mass following at 10 am.
Get to know our Interim Rector and the Bible! – Please consider joining Fr. Mead and others from the parish with an informative and entertaining trip through the Acts of the Apostles. The group meets on Sundays in the library from 9 until 9:45 am.
Unable to get to Mass or want to review a sermon? – Sunday sermons are now available on the parish website in text and audio — check it out! While you are at it, spend a few minutes listening to "Mead's Meanderings,” two minutes of pithy observations made each week by our interim rector about S. Stephen's.
George St. Construction making progress! – Thanks for your patience while Brown University continues its construction work on George St. There is a total of 5 parking spaces available to S. Stephen's members on either end of the block. Let the police officer know you are on your way to daily Mass or have business in the office. You should have a yellow S. Stephen's placard on your dashboard if using these spaces (available in the office).
Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Lynne, 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.
Birthdays this week: Crystal Malone-Drew (Wednesday 8/21).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Frank B. Mauk (20 August 1987), Edith Woolsey Nutt (22 August 2005), Robert E. Latham (23 August 1999), Phoebe Robertson (23 August 2016), Thomas Edward Goode (24 August 1991), and Florence Thorpe (24 August 1994).
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Anglican Church of Southern Africa: The Most Rev’d Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Capetown and Primate of Southern Africa; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of Amazing Grace at the ACI.
Acolytes – MC B Rose, Thurifer L Verdelotti
Lector – M Johnson
Ushers – Sharon Lloyd Clark and Tom Bledsoe
Coffee Hour – Leana Hooks and Family
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Get to know our Interim Rector and the Bible! – Please consider joining Fr. Mead and others from the parish with an informative and entertaining trip through the Acts of the Apostles. The group meets on Sundays in the library from 9 until 9:45 am.
Unable to get to Mass or want to review a sermon? – Sunday sermons are now available on the parish website in text and audio — check it out! While you are at it, spend a few minutes listening to "Mead's Meanderings,” two minutes of pithy observations made each week by our interim rector about S. Stephen's.
George St. Construction making progress! – Thanks for your patience while Brown University continues its construction work on George St. There is a total of 5 parking spaces available to S. Stephen's members on either end of the block. Let the police officer know you are on your way to daily Mass or have business in the office. You should have a yellow S. Stephen's placard on your dashboard if using these spaces (available in the office).
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Lynne, 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.
Birthdays this week: Crystal Malone-Drew (Wednesday 8/21).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Frank B. Mauk (20 August 1987), Edith Woolsey Nutt (22 August 2005), Robert E. Latham (23 August 1999), Phoebe Robertson (23 August 2016), Thomas Edward Goode (24 August 1991), and Florence Thorpe (24 August 1994).
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Anglican Church of Southern Africa: The Most Rev’d Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Capetown and Primate of Southern Africa; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of Amazing Grace at the ACI.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – MC B Rose, Thurifer L Verdelotti
Lector – M Johnson
Ushers – Sharon Lloyd Clark and Tom Bledsoe
Coffee Hour – Leana Hooks and Family
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday 18 August
Bible Study 9 am (Parish Library)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Sunday 18 August
Bible Study 9 am (Parish Library)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Sunday 18 August
Summer Recital 2 pm (Lady Chapel)
Saturday 24 August
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 18 August
ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (TRANSFERRED) (BLUE)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10 am
Daily Office Lectionary: Proper 15, Year One
Daily Mass Lectionary: Proper 15
Monday 19 August
FERIA (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 20 August
Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, Teacher, 1153 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 21 August
FERIA (G)
Jane Frances de Chantal, Founder of the Order of the Visitation, 1641
Abraham of Smolensk, Abbot, 1221
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 22 August
FERIA (G)
Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 23 August
FERIA (G)
Rose of Lima, Dominican Nun, 1617
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 24 August
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE (R)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10 am
Sunday 25 August
ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Mass with Hymns 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (25 August)
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Isaiah 58:9b-14
Hebrews 12:18-29
Luke 13:10-17
