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Join us on Sunday, March 19th 8:00am and 10:00am for the
Fourth Sunday in Lent.
ALL are welcome.
Masks are optional.
At Communion, you may receive the wine by sipping from the cup,
or you may choose Communion in one kind only (the bread).
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You are invited to Coffee Hour and Fellowship in the Parish Hall immediately following our
10:00am service.
Coffee Hour host for Sunday:
Steve Moran
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Live-streamed to YouTube, Facebook, and via Zoom. Bulletins are available on the St. Stephen's website. All links can be found at the bottom of the newsletter. Zoom passcode is SSM119.
The Sunday service will also be broadcast on HTTV (Comcast TV 36 and Verizon TV 33) on Tuesday at 6am and 3pm.
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Lent and Holy Week Offerings at St. Stephen's | |
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We have many options to observe a holy Lent this year, including additional worship services here and with our sister parishes in the Evelyn Underhill Region.
See all Lent and Holy Week offerings here.
Join us in-person, or via Zoom for Adult Formation discussing “Life Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent”, connect online for Noonday prayers, participate in Lent Madness and join us for a Golden Halo themed coffee hour!
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PLEASE CHECK WEEKLY BECAUSE EVENTS MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED. | |
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MARCH
MAR 15
7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting
MAR 16
7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting
MAR 17
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED
MAR 19
Fourth Sunday in Lent
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Vestry Meeting
1pm - AA Meeting
MAR 20
7:30pm - MA Meeting
MAR 21
5pm - Life Transformed: Walking the Way of Love in Lent
MAR 26
Fifth Sunday in Lent
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Youth Group
1pm - AA Meeting
MAR 27
7:30pm - MA Meeting
MAR 28
5pm - Life Transformed: Walking the Way of Love in Lent
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APRIL
APR 2
Palm Sunday
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
1pm - AA Meeting
APR 3
Monday in Holy Week
7:30pm - MA Meeting
APR 4
Tuesday in Holy Week
5pm - Life Transformed: Walking the Way of Love in Lent
APR 5
Wednesday in Holy Week
7:30pm - Tenebrae Service
APR 6
Maundy Thursday
9am - Interfaith Bible Hour
6:30pm - Maundy Thursday Service
APR 7
Good Friday
12pm - Good Friday Svc
7:30pm - Solemn Collects with the Veneration of the Cross
APR 8
Holy Saturday
10am - Holy Saturday Service
APR 9
Easter Sunday
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Youth Group
1pm - AA Meeting
APR 10
7:30pm - MA Meeting
APR 16
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship Intergenerational Worship & Zorn Baptism
11am - Golden Halo Coffee Hour
11:30am - Vestry Meeting
1pm - AA Meeting
APR 17
7:30pm - MA Meeting
APR 19
7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting
APR 20
7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting
APR 23
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Youth Group
1pm - AA Meeting
APR 24
7:30pm - MA Meeting
APR 30
Family Promise Hosting - groceries due
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Reading with the Rector
1pm - AA Meeting
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MAY
MAY 1
7:30pm - MA Meeting
MAY 7
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
1pm - AA Meeting
MAY 8
7:30pm - MA Meeting
MAY 14
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship Intergenerational Worship
11:30am - Reading with the Rector
11:30am - Youth Group
1pm - AA Meeting
MAY 15
7:30pm - MA Meeting
MAY 17
7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting
MAY 18
7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting
MAY 21
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Vestry Meeting
1pm - AA Meeting
MAY 22
7:30pm - MA Meeting
MAY 28
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Youth Group
1pm - AA Meeting
MAY 29
7:30pm - MA Meeting
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CLERGY RETREAT WITH THE BISHOP 2023
Rev. Paula will be at Clergy Retreat with the Bishop
on Tuesday, 3/28 through Thursday, March 30th.
You may email or text Rev. Paula and she will reply when able.
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DONATIONS FOR EASTER FLOWERS
Due: March 31, 2023
Please help make St. Stephen's especially joyous this Easter!
All donations will assist in the purchase of flowers for our Church and all donors will receive acknowledgement in our Easter bulletin.
Donations can be made via Tithe.ly (Fund: Special Gifts Flowers), or sent to the Church Office at
119 Main Street, Millburn
by Friday, March 31st.
If you have any questions,
please email
church@stsstephensmillburn.org.
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GROW THE GOOD NEWS
Help us expand our Good News Garden this year!
We will be doubling the size of our garden to build on the success of last year and provide more
produce to the Interfaith Food Bank of the Oranges.
We are going to "Grow the Good News" and hope you will choose to join us by donating plants or by helping with the build out and the planting when we’re ready.
SignUp here.
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COFFEE HOUR HOSTING
St. Stephen's provides the coffee, tea, juice, water, sugar/sweeteners, cups, plates, utensils, and napkins.
The host(s) provide milk and food
(sweet -or- savory | bought -or- made).
Our cleaning person will do the setup/cleanup, so we can all enjoy the fellowship & goodies!
Please consider hosting! The Coffee Hour sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the narthex.
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Leadership Essentials
for Vestries, Wardens & Treasurers
Thurs, April 20 - 7-8:30 PM
via zoom
Don’t miss this important overview and refresher on the role and legal responsibilities of Wardens, Vestry members and Treasurers! This compact session will equip new members and help long-standing leaders inhabit their vital ministry in these changing times.
Find out more here.
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Evelyn Underhill Region.. and beyond | |
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Christ Church in Short Hills Presents
The Requiem of Gabriel Fauré: A Concert of Remembrance
Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 4:00pm
A Special Concert of Remembrance featuring Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine at Christ Church in Short Hills commemorates its 140th Anniversary and honors those lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Concert will feature the Christ Church Festival Choir, Orchestra, Organ and vocal soloists conducted by guest conductor and Christ Church parishioner George Mathew. The Christ Church Festival Choir, under the direction of Christ Church Organist and Choirmaster, Dr. Andrew Moore, will include choristers from the Community Congregational Church in Short Hills, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Millburn, Temple B’Nai Jeshrun and other area institutions. The Festival Orchestra will comprise distinguished artists from major New York orchestras including the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Orpheus. Short Hills resident and soprano Tharanga Goonetilleke, and baritone Charles Schneider will be the featured soloists for this performance of the Fauré Requiem.
The Concert is presented free of charge; however, free will donations are welcome. Parking is available and a reception will follow the performance in the Parish Hall.
Full details are available here.
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From Bishop Hughes & The Episcopal Church | |
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In this time of Crisis, there are many resources that can help if you or someone you know needs assistance. Please contact NJ Mental Health Cares for free helpline telephone counseling or assistance. Call 866-202-4357.
TTY: 1-877-294-4356.
E-mail: help@njmentalhealthcares.org
Other resources are:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line, 741741
NJ Hope Line (suicide prevention)
855-654-6735
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A/MA MEETINGS
Weekly AA meetings:
Sunday at 1:00pm
Contact: Rob H. (516) 860-9062
AA meetings are presented in Big Book format.
For more information about Alcohol Anonymous, click here.
Weekly MA meeting:
Monday at 7:30pm
Contact: Max T. (212) 203-2542
Contact: Deana L. (908) 499-8997
MA meetings are presented in a rotating format:
Step - Speaker - Story from Life with Hope - Topic
For more information about Marijuana Anonymous, click here.
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Please keep the following St. Stephen's family
members and friends in your prayers...
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Peggy Thompson
Donna Riggi
The Blanchard Family
The McManus Family
Bernard & Nathan
Lucille B.
Jack Moreno
Jane Rossiter
Mike Losito
Donna Stadler Hostetler
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Ed Roman
Emma Simonich
Jessica Rana
Cathy Zimmerman
Juliet Tranberg
Lind Hostetler
Mary Ruth Stone
Nancy Landers
Anne Grenda
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Eugene Foley
Evie Larson
Sandra Swan
Ron Gadbois
The Roberson Family
Darla Shaw
Eve Anderson
Adam Moran
Gail Geyer Lewis
Paul
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If you would like to add someone to our prayer list, please email us at church@ststephensmillburn.org, or call (973) 376-0688 Ext. 32.
Anyone for whom we are praying will be on our prayer list for six weeks. If prayers are still needed beyond that time period, please let us know. Thank you.
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The Fourth Sunday in Lent
We are using the new lectionary,
Wilda Gafney's A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church, Year A.
Our bulletins are available here.
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TITHE.LY
Giving with Tithe.ly is easy with options for recurring donations or one-time use for when you are away or not able to be in church (like all of us now due to COVID restrictions).
You can access Tithe.ly via their website or their app on your smart phone. Be sure to search for the correct account - "St. Stephen's Church Millburn." Once you have accessed the account page with our address, you will be instructed to follow the prompts.
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Due to COVID restrictions, only teachers and staff are allowed to be in the building during school hours. If you need to visit the parish office/building for any reason, please contact us for an appointment. Thank you. | | | |
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PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday - Friday
9:00am to 5:00pm
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Sunday Worship
Meeting ID: 864 1664 1640
Passcode: SSM119
To call in, dial by your location:
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
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Adult Formation
Meeting ID: 878 3014 4448
Passcode: SSM119
To call in, dial by your location:
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
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Links for Sunday Worship Live-Stream & Social Media | |
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
119 Main Street, Millburn, NJ 07041
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Church
Parish Administrator, Maria T. Card
973.376.0688, Ext. 32
church@ststephensmillburn.org
Rector, The Rev. Paula J. Toland
973.376.0688, Ext. 21
rector@ststephensmillburn.org
Fax: 973.376.4002
Website: ststephensmillburn.org
Preschool
Director: Nancy Siracusa
Phone: 973.376.3534, Ext. 20
Email: sspsmillburn@gmail.com
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