 Please see the "Angels of St. Stephen's" article for our Thank You's this week.
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Please join us this Sunday at the 10am worship service for PENTECOST (wear red), RECOGNITION of high school graduates, Sunday school teachers, assistants, and students, and a PARISH PICNIC following the service!
The Joyful Noise Band will provide music and The Rev. John Buenz will preside.
Lots is happening this Sunday as we begin the summer months at St. Stephen's. We hope to see you.....
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CONGRATULATIONS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Our 2017 high school graduates will be recognized this Sunday at the 10:00 am worship service:
Sabrina Denton
Elena Burger
Grace Yomtov
We are very proud of each one of you and wish you well in your next steps in life. You have each made valuable contributions at St. Stephen's, caring for children, participating in outreach programs, parish life, Sunday School, youth group, and more. We are excited to honor and thank you for all that you have given of yourselves over the years to the life and ministry of our church family.
Please accept our sincere appreciation and gratitude.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL RECOGNITION
This coming Sunday, we will also recognize and thank our 2016-17 Sunday School Teachers, Teaching Assistants, and Students for their commitment and individual contributions to our Sunday School Program.
To Sunday School Teachers and Assistants: Thank you for your dedication to the children of St. Stephen's and for teaching them bible stories and lessons each week.
Please join us this Sunday so we can thank you in person.
To Sunday School Students: Thank you for attending Sunday School, listening to the lessons, making beautiful crafts to take home, and sharing your insights with your teachers and fellow students. Please join us this Sunday so we can thank you in person.
And a huge THANK YOU to Ms. Kristie Spagnolo, our preschool teacher, who prepared craft projects (with all materials) for the Sunday School teachers each week this past year. Ms. Kristie is moving out of the area in July and we will miss her smile, her energy, her love of children, her friendship, and her valuable contribution to our Preschool and Sunday School Programs. Best wishes to you, Ms. Kristie!!
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SEARCH COMMITTEE UPDATE
Dear St. Stephen's congregation,
I am writing to you to keep you up to date on what your Search Committee is working on. As I hope you have heard we will have an Appreciative Inquiry Summit on June 11th. If at all possible please plan on attending. I know, I know it will be a long day. On the bright side, you get to spend time with your friends. The purpose of this Inquiry is to get your feedback on who we are and what you want your search committee to look for in a new rector. If you can't attend but you would still like to be a part of the Inquiry Please feel free to contact me and we will try to have a Search Committee member come visit you to get your input.
What is your desired future for St. Stephen's? We would love to hear all about it.
In your service,
Janet Thorsrud, Co-Chair of Search Committee
Search Committee Members:
Ann Little, Co-Chair
Janet Thorsrud, Co-Chair
Bill Schaefer
Marie Rose Bianco
Susie Good
Anthony Francis
Chris Hall
Eric Samson
Bjorn Samson
Ruth Lief
Julie Zintsmaster
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APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY SUMMIT
SUNDAY, JUNE 11 -- 9:00 AM* to 2:00 pm
On Sunday, June 11, the 8am and 10am worship services will be combined at 9am for
the next step in the process of transition to call a permanent rector to St. Stephen's.
The morning will begin at 9am with a shortened worship service and music by Bruce Ahlvin. The Rev. Edward Wilson will preside. Following the service, Joanna Shreve, our search consultant from the Diocesan Office will lead the summit.
The purpose of this congregational meeting is to gather information from members to include in our Parish Profile for the search: What do we do best as a congregation?; What is life-giving for us as a congregation?; What are our core values?; and What are our dreams for the congregation in the future?
It is very important that as many members of the congregation that can, attend to tell our stories about what is best about St. Stephens in-the-Field to help define our core values, and discern our path into the future.
9:00 am -- Worship Service / Holy Eucharist with music by Bruce Ahlvin
10:00 am -- Appreciative Inquiry begins
12:00 pm -- Lunch catered by Panera
Childcare will be provided.
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OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
by The Rev. Robin Poppoff, Deacon
Village House at St Julie's Catholic Church
366 St. Julie Drive, San Jose, CA 95119,
June 7-July 5, 2017
Volunteer Opportunity for St Stephen's
This is NOT the Village House Warming Shelter that was held at ECA. St Julie's will be hosting Village House's 15 fragile women overnight, arriving at 7pm and leaving at 7am.
There is a lot St Stephen's can help with,
including the youth and families
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St Julie's is looking for volunteers now! Please sign up!
There is, also, more information at
St. Julies Temporary Shelter web page
http://stjulies.org/
, click on
"St Julie's 2017 Temporary Shelter, then click on "Click here to volunteer")
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ANGELS OF ST. STEPHEN'S
Thank you to the following "Angels of St. Steph
en's" who took care of
an Angel List item this week:
Andy Lief -- for emptying the recycling containers and arranging for the repair of a broken sprinkler valve
Dan Hughes -- for building a box to cover the exposed sprinkler valves on the north side of the building
Dot Remson -- for sweeping the walkway and raking up debris under the oak tree (every week)
Paul Padilla -- for braving the crowds at Costco to shop for our Parish Picnic. The BBQ will be delicious.
Logan Zintsmaster -- for trimming off broken ramp on outside preschool storage closet
Anonymous -- for the beautiful potted flowers by the preschool entrance
Still on the list:
- Trim Lantana plants along sidewalk on north side of building. (See Andy Lief)
- Spread bark mulch in Community Garden pathways (See Andy Lief)
- If you see a need, please call the church office at 408-629-1836
CALLING ALL ANGELS !
LET'S KEEP ST. STEPHEN'S SHINING
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NEW FUND RAISER FOR ST. STEPHEN'S
Melaleuca Products
Helping you Lead a Healthier Life !
We have great news! St. Stephen's has partnered with Melaleuca, a USA manufacturing company that offers a charitable fundraising program that allows non-profit, 501C3 programs like ours, an easy way to incur extra income without much extra effort or extra money or time from you!
This shopping club is loosely structured like eScrip. Every time a family shops, St. Stephen's will receive 5% of the total purchase. Each family can shop from a wide assortment of common household consumables from this online store which provides high quality, concentrated, eco-friendly products that contain no toxic ingredients or harsh chemicals. They are higher quality than name brands, less expensive than Target, Costco, Walmart. Healthier for your families, your children/athletes and yourself and your pets while at the same time being environmentally conscientious.
There are over 500 items to choose from and all you do is simply switch stores, save money and benefit St. Stephen's! Through this unique non-profit partnership, the more families who volunteer to shop every month for a portion of your everyday household products, the more money will be donated to St. Stephen's. It's a Win-Win fundraiser for both you and St. Stephen's.
Contact Susie Good - Tom and I have used these products for over 25 years and we love them!
Phone 408-375-0680
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GIFT CARD PROGRAM...
by Janet Thorsrud
Hey my friends,
With so much going on for the next couple of weeks, the next Scrip order will be due on June 25th. Let me know if you need anything special. If you're traveling this summer you can purchase a gift card for Southwest Airlines. As soon as your check clears you can print the voucher right away ( usually the next day) and then order your tickets. It's very easy to use.
I'm trying out Hilton gift cards next week. I'll let you know how it goes.
We have A few Amazon cards and Safeway cards in the office.
Cheers,
Janet
For information, contact Janet Thorsrud:
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