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Jesus Heals the Blind Man
"For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind
will see and those who see will become blind."
There is none so blind as those who will not see.
There is none so blind as those who will not accept the call of our Lord:
- the call to allow the work of God to be displayed in their lives,
- the call of God to bring healing and salvation to those around us who really need it.
Read Father Gary's sermon here.
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Sunday School and Youth Group News
What a GREAT
way to end the month of March.
Thanks to all of you for your support.
St. Stephen's was able to donate
94 caps to the Cohen's Children Hospital. AWESOME!!!
Father Gary blessed the "Caps for Kids" during the service on March 26th.
A special thanks goes to Amy Reardon, who is a nurse practitioner from the Cohen's Hospital, and has spread the word about the need for these caps and coordinated collection. This was such a successful and meaningful outreach project for our young people.
There will be a basket for "Caps for Kids" year round inside the front entrance of the church. Please feel free to donate a cap whenever you can.
There IS Sunday School this Sunday, April 2nd- 10 AM.
PLEASE JOIN US!!!
Rehearsal for the Passion will be in the church this Sunday from
11:30-12:30.
The Passion will be presented Palm
Sunday, April 9th.
Friday Night April 7th:
The
Sunday
School kids are welcome to come and help bake Hot Cross Buns and cookies in the parish hall from
5PM-6:30PM
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Adult help is needed!!
There will be pizza for dinner.
For the months of April and May, the Sunday School will be collecting "Toiletries For The Troops."
Let's help make sure we keep our troops feeling clean and healthy :)
Please place your toiletries in the baskets located at both entrances of the church.
See
here
for a list of items.
TOILETRIES: Please
NO HOTEL SAMPLES!
Note: Some troops have allergies & need Brand Name toiletries which list all ingredients. The military issues toiletries to our troops, however troops often miss their favorite brand of shampoo or soap. Our goal is to send troops reminders of home & items they miss ... not free samples. Thanks in advance for your donations.
Upcoming Event: Sunday, April 23rd: Helen's Walk in Sands Point. Please contact
Rhonda to register.
Happy Spring!!!
Rhonda
Children and Youth Group Minister
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Congratulations to Donna Blankman and Alan Dinn!
They were awarded the Bishop's Medal of Distinguished Parochial Service on Sunday, March 26th, at the 10 am service, to a standing ovation and rounds of warm applause from the congregation. We are so thankful for their service to our parish over these many years. God bless them!
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Announcements
LAST CHANCE for Easter Lilies & Music Orders--DUE SUNDAY, APRIL 2nd
:
A
s we celebrate the Holy Season of Easter, each year beautiful lilies to decorate our altar, and the gift of music are donated by members and friends of St. Stephen's in memory or thanksgiving for loved ones or for all of God's blessings. The annual Easter mailing was recently mailed out, containing a message from Father Gary, the schedule of Holy Week & Easter services & activities, and the Lily & Music order form. If you would like to contribute, please fill in the order form, and submit, with a check, to the Parish Office by Sunday, April 2nd. The Easter Lily & Music Donation form is available at both church entrances or here.
For Whom the (Carillon) Bells Toll!
St. Stephen's has a brand new carillon, which is being installed by Neill Carillon Service. The bells will resound once again on Palm Sunday, April 9th. They will be dedicated at the 10am service on April 30th. Many thanks to Elisa Delaney and Alan Dinn for their efforts on this project, and to Justin Newby, for his work in securing a $15,000 grant from the Anglican Foundation to make this possible.
Rev. Marie A. Tatro named as Vicar for Community Justice
Bishop Provenzano said, "I am very grateful to Mother Marie Tatro for accepting my invitation to join the staff of the diocese to shepherd the efforts of our clergy and people to serve the vulnerable in our communities in areas of immigration, housing, and equal rights and treatment. See diocesan announcement
here.
Volunteers for Food Drive, Port Washington Stop & Shop, Saturday, April 8th:
Island Harvest, a fantastic local food bank that serves low-income families in Nassau and Suffolk, is having a food drive at Stop & Shops around LI, including in Port. When: Saturday, April 8th, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (broken into two 4-hour shifts). Needs: Shift Captain to be at the drive and check in with Island Harvest a few times during the shift to convey amount of food collected. Need 2-3 volunteers to staff the tables. Volunteers can include kids age 7+! For more info: contact Jordan Buffa, Food Drive Coordinator at 631.873.4775 x 243 or Jordan@islandharvest.org.
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There's Lots of New "Stuff" at the Shop!
We're loaded with lots of fresh new Spring merchandise, including some designer shoes and outfits, great jewelry, housewares, handbags and more!
Customers are commenting on how good the shop looks, and they're walking out happy with deals. Why not you?
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"Open Mic Lent"- Bring your questions and/or comments about religion, faith and living. We will break bread together, discuss, share and pray.
Final Lenten Soup and Discussion
Where: St Cecilia Room
When: Wednesday, April 5th, 6:00
soup;
7:00
discussion
What: A vegetarian soup and non-vegetarian will be offered on all evenings. Fresh bread and a delicious salad will be offered as well. (The salad is Chris Cutting's famous greens with Craisins, walnuts, oranges with raspberry dressing.) This will be followed by our "open mic" discussion and prayer.
Ellen Shields
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Serving April 2 at 10 am:
Eucharistic Ministers:
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Diana von Roeschlaub & Kurt von Roeschlaub, Jr.
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| Lectors: |
Tori Debbie & Caroline Hayday
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| Acolytes: |
Andrew Athanasian, Caroline Peiser & Avery von Roeschlaub |
| Altar Guild: |
Christine Cheng & Karen Lee
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| Counters Schedule: |
Gail Grossman & Christina Fink
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Parish Calendar
Throughout April & May:
The Sunday School/Youth Group will be collecting toiletries for the Troops. Please leave donations of these items in the baskets at both church entrances.
Wednesday, April 5th:
Noon Healing Service.
Wednesday, April 5th, 6pm-8pm: Final
Lenten Soup program with discussion in St. Cecilia Room.
Friday, April 7th, 5pm-6:15pm:
Sunday School/Youth Group Baking Hot Cross Buns, in Parish Hall. There will be pizza for dinner.
HOLY WEEK & EASTER- see below
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Easter is coming!
Please see Father Gary's Easter Letter here.
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Ministry Schedule
Find out if you're on the schedule
here.
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Coffee Hour
Thanks to our Coffee Hour volunteers!
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For Our Prayers
Dick & Jean, Virginia, Peter, Bob, Ann, Gerry, Carol, Jo, Tom, Gerry, Darlene, Jeanne, Steve & Debbie, Valerie, Nancy, Frank, Sue, Nina, Karen, Ian, Richard, Donna V., Lisa F., Kitty, Justin, Tony, Mary M., Ross, Sue, Hank, Charles, June, William, Carolyn, Elizabeth, Erica, Ann Alletta, Don, Sally & Ed, John P., Officer Mike, Jamie & Jennifer, Kaci, Jane, and Bob.
To have someone entered onto our Prayer List please send an e-mail with the person's name & the requester's name to: office@ststephenspw.org. Your prayer request will be included for 4 weeks - please submit another request if you wish to have prayers continue after this time.
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