October 12, 2022 Highlights Newsletter

October 12, 2022

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

Welcome!

It's wonderful to be with each other in church and celebrate the Holy Eucharist with congregational singing. Masks are now optional at both services. The Community Risk Level for Essex County is green/low. We'll revisit this if the risk level changes.

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 Sunday Worship at 8:00am and 10:00am

on October 16th for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost.

ALL are welcome!

Coffee Hour to follow the 10:00am service.

Looking Ahead

PLEASE CHECK WEEKLY BECAUSE EVENTS MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED.

OCTOBER

OCT 16

8am - Sunday Worship

9am - Family Promise Walk for Change

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

1pm - AA Meeting

OCT 17

7:30pm - MA Meeting

OCT 18

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

OCT 19

7:30pm - Joint Vestry & Finance Committee Meeting

OCT 20

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

OCT 23

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Youth Group

1pm - AA Meeting

OCT 24

7:30pm - MA Meeting

OCT 25

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

OCT 30

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

OCT 31

7:30pm - MA Meeting

NOVEMBER

NOV 1

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

NOV 4

9am - Interfaith Bible Hour

NOV 6

First Sunday of Advent

All Saint's Day/Necrology Worship Service

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

4pm - Organ Recital

NOV 7

7pm - Small Group Summit

7:30pm - MA Meeting

NOV 13

Second Sunday of Advent

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Second Sunday Intergenerational Worship

11:30am - Reading with the Rector

12pm - Youth Group

1pm - AA Meeting

NOV 14

7:30pm - MA Meeting

NOV 16

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

NOV 17

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

NOV 20

Third Sunday of Advent

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

1pm - AA Meeting

NOV 21

7:30pm - MA Meeting

NOV 27

Fourth Sunday of Advent

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Youth Group

1pm - AA Meeting

NOV 28

7:30pm - MA Meeting

NOV 29

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

DECEMBER

DEC 2

9am - Interfaith Bible Hour

DEC 4

Fifth Sunday of Advent

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

DEC 5

7pm - Small Group Summit

7:30pm - MA Meeting

DEC 11

Sixth Sunday of Advent

Bishop Hughes visit

10am - Second Sunday Intergenerational Worship

11:30am - Reading with the Rector

12pm - Youth Group

1pm - AA Meeting

DEC 12

7:30pm - MA Meeting

DEC 13

7pm - Monthly Women's Lectionary Discussion

DEC 15

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

DEC 18

Seventh Sunday of Advent

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

1pm - AA Meeting

DEC 19

7:30pm - MA Meeting

DEC 21

7pm - Finance Committee Meeting

7:30pm - Longest Night Service

DEC 24

Christmas Eve

5pm - Family Service

9pm - Candlelight Service

DEC 25

Christmas Day

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

DEC 26

7:30pm - MA Meeting

CLERGY CONFERENCE

Rev. Paula will be attending Clergy Conference on October 17 – 19.

Please contact Deacon Karen at (973) 997-2722 in case of pastoral emergency.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Tuesday through Friday

9:00am to 5:00pm

THE PARISH OFFICE IS CLOSED:

October 11

October 25 - 28

November 24 & 25 - Thanksgiving

November 29

December 13 - 16

December 27

ALL SAINT'S DAY SERVICE

On Sunday, November 6th we will remember those who have departed and reside fully in the perfect love and glory of God.

To be included in our prayers, please let us know the name(s) of your loved one(s) who have

departed this year.

Please send to church@ststephensmillburn.org by 10/31.

Other Happenings...

FAMILY PROMISE

WALK FOR CHANGE 2022

Sunday, October 16th

in Verona Park, New Jersey

Family Promise of Essex County’s

WALK FOR CHANGE (WFC) is an annual fundraising event where volunteers from all over come together for a day of fun, good cheer and exercise, all in support of raising money for families experiencing or at-risk for homelessness.

This year the main event for the walk will take place at 9am on Sunday, October 16th, at Verona Park in Verona, New Jersey.

For details, click here.

You're invited:

"Learn What Preplanning a Funeral is All About" on

Wednesday, Oct 26 at 11:30am

held at the Wm. A. Bradley & Son Funeral Home, 345 Main St. in Chatham.

All guests will enjoy a complimentary lunch, receive resource materials, and more!

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

Seating is limited!

RSVP here by October 25.

"Common Mistakes People Make When Planning For Long Term Care" presented by New Jersey Elder Law Center at Goldberg Law Group and sponsored by Gratitude Homecare NJ on Wednesday,

November 2 at 11:30am at

Bradley, Brough & Dangler Funeral Home located at 299 Morris Ave. in Summit.

Seating is limited!

RSVP here by November 1.

For more information,

call (973) 635-2428 Ext. 140.

YOUNG MUSICIANS SHOWCASE

Friday, November 18 at 7:00pm

at St. Paul's Episcopal Church

200 Main Street, Chatham

St. Paul's will host their first

Young Musicians Showcase,

a performance opportunity

for local, talented youth.

If you know of any young performance ready musicians, vocal, choral or instrument, or any local private teachers who might have students ready to perform, please email St. Paul's Parish Administrator, Laurie DeBiasse, at office@stpaulschatham.org

50th ANNIVERSARY

BECKERATH ORGAN RECITAL

Sunday, November 6 at 4:00pm

at St. Stephen's Church

119 Main Street, Millburn

Join us as we celebrate over 50 years of our beautiful Beckerath organ with special guest artist, French organist Johann Vexo, Organist of the Choir at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, followed by a reception and an opportunity to meet the artist.

Originally scheduled for April 19, 2020, this long-awaited final performance of our 50th Anniversary Beckerath Organ Recital Series marks over 50 years of sharing an exceptionally fine instrument with the greater community through outstanding performances by renown organists.

Designed and built for the interior of St. Stephen's Church by the celebrated German organ builder Rudolf von Beckerath, the 1970 tracker organ has

become a major cultural resource.

Suggested $15 cash donation at the door.

From Bishop Hughes & The Episcopal Church

THE BISHOP'S VLOG

Beginning anew - 9/14/22

We are socialized that when September comes, we feel we should start thinking about beginning anew, says Bishop Hughes. And this year in particular the whole world is trying to figure out how to begin anew, due to the changes brought by the pandemic. Given all

that, she encourages us to talk to one another about this time that we're in, and how we want it to reflect the priorities that, individually and collectively, we have come to know

and value.

NEW: What are the things that carry us along the way of following Jesus?

by Canon Margo Peckham Clark - 10/12

Sometimes it's hard to know what we're supposed to do to follow Jesus, says Canon Clark. She commends to you two programs coming up this fall that are all about developing the "how" of following Jesus. Details about these programs are below.

NEW: The Voice Online Link - 10/12/22

DIOCESAN E-NEWSLETTERS

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WARDENS & TREASURERS'

ZOOM MEETING WITH

THE BISHOP

Thursday, October 13, 2022

7:00pm - 8:30pm

An email will be sent to all Church Wardens and Treasurers with sign-in instructions for this Zoom meeting.

Living Room Conversations: Healthy conversations in conflicted times

Saturday, October 22, 2022

8:30am - 1:15pm

St. Michael's, Wayne

Knowing how to have a healthy conversation in an environment of conflict is a skill that is useful in every aspect of life.

Becca Kearl, Executive Director of Living Room Conversations, will lead this half-day, in-person workshop. ALL are welcome to attend. Parishes are encouraged to send a group.

Find out more & register here.

Registration deadline:

10/17 at 5:00pm

Resources

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

A/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.

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

Mike Losito

Evan D. & Family

Donna Stadler Hostetler

Ed Roman

Emma Simonich

Inge Bass Mills

Jessica Rana

Cathy Zimmerman

Catherine Phan

Juliet Tranberg

Lind Hostetler

Mary Ruth Stone

Nancy Landers

Sandy Prince

Anne Grenda

Drew Johnson

Imani Nia

Eugene Foley

Roger Riedel

Evie

Sandra Swan

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

October 16, 2022

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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.