PARISH NOTES
Sunday 19 January 2020
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| Agnus Dei (c. 1635/1640) by Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664). San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA. |
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Isaiah 49:1-7
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
John 1:29-42
THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC
Samuel Barber (1910–1981)—Wondrous Love (Variations on a Shape Note Hymn)
Jean Langlais (1907–1991)—Missa in simplicitate
Thomas Attwood Walmisley (1814–1856)—Anglican Chant: Psalm 40:1-10
William Cutter (b. 1956)—Little Lamb
Leo Sowerby (1895–1968)—Toccata
A WORD OF WELCOME
Welcome to Saint Stephen’s – S. Stephen’s Church is in the midst of Brown University and serves the communities of the East Side of Providence, North Providence, East Providence, and beyond. It is a parish of the Diocese of Rhode Island in the Episcopal Church in the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Anglo-Catholic tradition informs and shapes our life together. We are a diverse community uniting all sorts and conditions in the worship of Our Lord Jesus Christ and aim to offer up the best we have in liturgy, music, preaching, teaching, fellowship, and service. Visitors and guests are always welcome! If you attend S. Stephen’s on any given Sunday, please join us for Coffee Hour following the 8 am Mass in the Narthex and following the 10 am Mass in the Great Hall upstairs. If you have any questions or special needs before or during the service, please speak to one of the ushers, who will be glad to assist you. We look forward to meeting you!
Joining us with small children? – We are so glad you will be here! Our Sunday School program and nursery are available throughout the program year ten minutes before and during the 10 am Mass, and the ushers will be happy to direct you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (January 15th) – will be observed on Monday 20 January this year and will follow the public holiday schedule with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am and Low Mass following at 10 am.
The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle (January 25th) – a major feast of the church year will be kept next Saturday with Morning Prayer at 9:30 am and Low Mass following at 10 am.
Welcome back – to the Brown University students who are returning this weekend for the Spring Semester!
College Ministry – The Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD (EMBR) will begin its Spring Semester meetings next Sunday, 26 January, at 5:30 pm for Evening Prayer, followed by a meal. All are most welcome and invited!
Annual Meeting Luncheon – As always, we are planning a meal to accompany this important gathering immediately following the 10 am Mass on Sunday 2 February 2020. We need help: from bringing food and drink, to volunteering to help set up beforehand and clean up afterwards. Please sign up on one of the sheets provided in the Narthex or Great Hall, or email Joy D’Ambra, luncheon coordinator, at JoyLDAmbra@gmail.com to let her know how you can help. Thank you to Joy D’Ambra and Leana Latimer for serving as luncheon coordinators, and thank you in advance for what you can do!
Annual Meeting – The 182nd Annual Meeting of the parish will take place on 2 February 2020. All are welcome and invited to attend, although only active adult parishioners in good standing may vote. (If you have questions about your status as a parishioner, please ask Jacob Ihnen. According to the canons of the Episcopal Church adults are 16 years old and older.) If you are the chair of a committee or in charge of a ministry, please submit your reports for the prior year to Jacob Ihnen at communications@sstephens.necoxmail.com. Thank you!
Nominations Committee – The following is the list of candidates who have agreed to be nominated for election at the Annual Parish Meeting on 2 February 2020:
- One Vestry Member for a one-year term (expires 2021)-Lynne deBenedette
- Clerk of the Vestry (one-year term) – Molly Ellis
- Treasurer (one-year term) – Muriel Jobbers
- Two Diocesan Convention Delegates (one-year term)-Jacob Ihnen, Rhoda Steinhart
- Two Diocesan Convention Alternates (one-year term)-Richard Noble, Cathy Bledsoe
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Maxcine, Ethel, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Beth, Lynne, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Robyn, Sandy, John, Phebe, Jack, Hunter, Bruce, Richard, Ann, Sandy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Katie, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Tree, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Beverly, Elizabeth, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Crystal, Roger, Christopher, Beth, Sarah, Diana, Ruby, and Lola.
Birthdays this week: Danielle Latimer (Wednesday 1/22) and Gary Sturni (Friday 1/24).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: John Arthur Clark (20 January 2008), Ellsworth E. R. Wallace (21 January 1987), Ruth B. Bodell (21 January 1985), Gordon Bramwell (22 January 2002), Claire B. Bentley (25 January 1984), and L’Marie Blunt (25 January 1994). Recently Departed: Wayne Zoutendam and Sharon Steinbach Shaub.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the United Church of Bangladesh: The Most Rev’d Samuel Sunil Mankhin, Moderator, Church of Bangladesh & Bishop of Kushtia; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of St. Paul's, North Kingstown; St. Paul's, Pawtucket; and St. Paul's, Portsmouth.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – MC J Ihnen, SD B Rose, Th L Verdelotti, Cr J Coyle
Lector at 8 am – J Malone
Lector at 10 am – T Bledsoe
Ushers – George Ryan and Nancy Gingrich
Coffee Hour – Jennifer and Gregory DePardo
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Tuesday 21 January
Budget Meeting 6:30 pm (Library)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Tuesday 21 January
Al-Anon Meeting 12:10 pm (Great Hall)
Saturday 25 January
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 19 January
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Daily Mass and Office Lectionary: Week of Epiphany II, Year Two
Monday 20 January
FERIA (G)
Fabian, Bishop of Rome, Martyr, 250, and Sebastian, Martyr at Rome, c. 288
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10 am
Tuesday 21 January
Agnes, Martyr at Rome, 304 (R)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 22 January
Vincent, Deacon of Saragossa and Martyr, 250 (R)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 23 January
FERIA (G)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 noon
Friday 24 January
FERIA (G)
Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, 1622
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 25 January
THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE (R)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10 am
Sunday 26 January
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY (G)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer w/ EMBR 5:30 pm
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (26 January)
Third Sunday after the Epiphany (Year A)
Isaiah 9:1-4
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
