July 20, 2022 Highlights Newsletter

July 20, 2022

Good News Garden

We've made the first harvest from our Good News Garden and we have more squash, peppers and tomatoes to be harvested soon.

We gladly welcome your donations of fresh produce to supplement what we've grown in our garden. Please bring your donations on Sunday, or Monday morning, so that we can get it to the staff at the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges on Monday afternoon.

Happening at St. Stephen's This Week...UPDATED

Welcome!

It's wonderful to be with each other in church and celebrate the Holy Eucharist with congregational singing. Masks are optional at our 8:00 service. Masks are required at our 10:00 service. We are committed to this level of caution until the Community Risk Level for Essex County is green/low.

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.

Please join us for Worship at 8:00am and 10:00am

on Sunday, July 24th for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost.

ALL are welcome!

Looking Ahead

PLEASE CHECK WEEKLY BECAUSE EVENTS MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED.

JULY

JUL 20

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

JUL 21

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

JUL 24

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Drumming Camp Staff Meeting

1pm - AA Meeting

JUL 25

7:30pm - MA Meeting

JUL 26

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

JUL 27

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

JUL 31

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

AUGUST

AUG 1

7pm - Small Group Summit

7:30pm - MA Meeting

AUG 2

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

AUG 7

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

AUG 8

7:30pm - MA Meeting

AUG 9

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

7pm – Worship Committee Meeting

AUG 13

8pm - Jessica Valiente in Concert

AUG 14

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

AUG 15

Drumming Camp

7:30pm - MA Meeting

AUG 16

Drumming Camp

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

AUG 17

Drumming Camp

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

AUG 18

Drumming Camp

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

AUG 19

Drumming Camp

AUG 21

Communion for All

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

1pm - AA Meeting

AUG 22

7:30pm - MA Meeting

AUG 23

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

AUG 28

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

AUG 29

7:30pm - MA Meeting

AUG 30

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

SEPTEMBER

SEPT 4

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

SEPT 5

Labor Day

7pm - Small Group Summit

7:30pm - MA Meeting

SEPT 6

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

SEPT 10

Christine's Kitchen Hosting

SEPT 11

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

SEPT 12

7:30pm - MA Meeting

SEPT 13

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

SEPT 15

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

SEPT 18

Communion for All

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

1pm - AA Meeting

SEPT 19

7:30pm - MA Meeting

SEPT 20

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

SEPT 21

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

SEPT 25

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

SEPT 26

7:30pm - MA Meeting

SEPT 27

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

Other Happenings...

DRUMMING CAMP 2022

We are excited to be hosting our

Annual Drumming Camp

on August 15 to 19 this year.

Join us on July 24 at 11:30am

in the Common Room

if you are on staff or would like to volunteer during Drumming Camp.

PROJECT RESOURCE

2022 Fall Stewardship Training

7:00-9:00pm on Tuesdays:

September 6

September 13

September20

September 27

October 4

Bishop Hughes’ Office has partnered with the College for Bishops to provide PROJECT RESOURCE, an intensive, five-week, customized conference to be held online via Zoom. This program, particularly effective for church stewardship teams, is available at no cost to parishes in the Diocese of Newark. All costs of speakers, materials, as well as follow-up coaching to participants after the course training is completed, are covered.

Space is limited and you must register in advance. The deadline for registration is Monday, August 15.

To register:

https://dioceseofnewark.org/form/registration-project-resource

If you have questions, you may reach out to Cynthia McChesney at

cmcchesney@dioceseofnewark.org

or by phone at 973-430-9909.

JESSICA VALIENTE

IN CONCERT

Saturday, August 13

8:00pm at St. Stephen's

Jessica Valiente, recorderist, performs works from medieval to modern.

Telemann's Sonata in F major from Der Getreue Music Meister AND Suite in A minor for Recorder, Strings, and Continuo (What can I say? We love Telemann!), additional works include van Eyck, medieval dances, and a world premier from recorderist/composer Victor Eijkhout.

Collaborating artists are Laura Ferraro, flute; Andrew Pecota, baroque bassoon; Daphne Faulkner, baroque violin and percussion; Maggie Faulkner, baroque violin; Lisa Faulkner, baroque viola; Rick Faulkner, double bass; Rebecca Pechefsky, harpsichord.

Advance ticket purchase advised:

https://www.facebook.com/events/552881406383094

General admission is $20 when purchased online ($25 at the door).

Students and seniors are $10.

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Parishioners and Staff may contact Maria at church@ststephensmillburn.org

for discounted ticketing information. Limited availability.

This free in-person lunch & learn event is offered at Bradley, Haeberle & Barth Funeral Home located at 415 Morris Ave in Springfield.

Wednesday, July 27

11:30am - 1:00pm

All guests will enjoy a complimentary lunch, receive free resource materials & giveaway items, and a chance to win a $25 Dunkin Donuts gift card raffle prize.

Seating is limited. RSVP by July 26 by clicking here.

For more info, call (973) 635-2428, ext. 140

AA/MA MEETINGS

Weekly AA meetings:

Sunday at 1:00pm

Contact: Rob H. (516) 860-9062

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.

From Bishop Hughes & The Episcopal Church

THE BISHOP'S VLOG

NEW: General Convention and the power of community - 7/20/22

After her first General Convention in

the House of Bishops, Bishop Hughes reflects on the power of community and of listening.

NEW: The VOICE Online Link - 7/20/22

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Resources During Covid

NEW: Journey Forward Guidelines

There are many, many resources available to parishes and individuals to help sustain our faith practices during this unprecedented time.

In this time of Crisis, there are 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

Prayer List

Please keep the following St. Stephen's family

members and friends in your prayers...

Peggy Thompson

Donna Riggi

The Blanchard Family

The McManus Family

Bernard & Nathan

Lucille B.

Jack Moreno

Joseph G.

Jane Rossiter

Ningyu Liu & Family

Mike Losito

Evan D. & Family

Donna Stadler Hostetler

Liliane Khouri

Drew

Shirley

Theresa Scharff

Virginia Whatley

Ed Roman

Emma Simonich

Scott Landers

Inge Bass Mills

Agi Lowe

Jessica Rana

Cathy Zimmerman

Catherine Phan

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.

Sunday Lectionary

July 24, 2022

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Hosea 1:2-10

Psalm 85

Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19)

Luke 11:1-13

If you'd like to read the full lectionary for the week, you may do so here.

Giving with Tithe.ly

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.

Office Notes

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.