PARISH NOTES
Sunday 26 January 2020
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| The Calling of Saint Peter and Saint Andrew (c. 1886/1894) by James Tissot (1836-1902). Gouache over graphite on gray wove paper. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY. |
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Isaiah 9:1-4
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Matthew 4:12-23
THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC
César Franck (1822–1890)—Cantabile
William Walton (1902–1983)—Missa Brevis
Highmore Skeats, Jr. (1787–1831)—Anglican Chant: Psalm 139:1-11
Harold W. Friedell (1905–1958)—King of glory, King of peace
Eugène Gigout (1844–1925)—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
Society of Mary – meets next Saturday, 1 February, beginning with Holy Rosary following the 10 am Mass and a brief meeting (for coffee and bagels) to follow in the Great Hall. All are welcome and invited.
College Ministry – The Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD (EMBR) resumes its meetings this 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 next 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 to those who have already signed up (and will sign up)!
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 as soon as possible. Thank you to those who have already submitted their reports.
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: Tom Bledsoe (Thursday 1/30) and Nathan Callanan (Saturday 2/1).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Sterling C. Poitier (28 January 1996), Doris Christine Smith (28 January 2019), Armando L. Bustamante (29 January 2014), Florence Matilda Colvin (30 January 1994), Anna Waterman Jackson McCoy (30 January 1985), and Ronald Parks Conner, Priest (30 January 2011). Recently Departed: Sharon Steinbach Shaub.
Anglican and Diocesan Cycles of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil: The Most Rev’d Naudal Alves Gomes, Primate of Brazil & Bishop of Curitiba; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the Center for Reconciliation and all who seek to be reconcilers in our state, nation and world.
THE SUNDAY ROTA
Acolytes – MC C Bledsoe, SD R Noble, Th J Starks, Cr G Benziger
Lector at 8 am – S Bartlett
Lector at 10 am – K Lester
Ushers – Tom Bledsoe and Sharon Lloyd Clark
Coffee Hour – Society of Mary
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Saturday 1 February
Society of Mary 10:30 am (Lady Chapel/Great Hall)
EXTRA-PAROCHIAL EVENTS HOSTED AT S. STEPHEN’S
Tuesday 28 January
Al-Anon Meeting 12:10 pm (Great Hall)
Saturday 1 February
Epiphany Soup Kitchen 2:30 pm (Great Hall)
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
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
Daily Mass and Office Lectionary: Week of Epiphany III, Year Two
Monday 27 January
FERIA (G)
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 28 January
Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Doctor, 1274 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 29 January
FERIA (G)
Andrei Rublev, Monk and Iconographer, 1430
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 30 January
Charles, King and Martyr, 1649 (R)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 noon
Friday 31 January
John Bosco, Founder of the Salesians, 1888 (W)
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 1 February
Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, 523 (W)
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10 am
Holy Rosary 10:30 am
Sunday 2 February
CANDLEMAS: THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (W)
Morning Prayer 8 am
Low Mass 8:10 am
Solemn Mass 10 am
Evening Prayer w/ EMBR 5:30 pm
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (2 February)
Candlemas (Year A)
Malachi 3:1-4
Hebrews 2:14-18
