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Saint Stephen's Church
in Providence
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News and events for the week |
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The Fifteenth Sunday
after Pentecost
5 September 20210
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Readings for this Sunday
Click the readings above for links to the RSV.
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Organ: Méditation, Gabriel Dupont (1874 - 1914)
Mass setting: Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena, Healey Willan (1880 - 1968)
Organ: Toccata, Eugène Gigout (1844 – 1925)
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This weekend: Volunteers needed & Parking reminder |
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This weekend (both Saturday and Sunday), please allow yourself extra time to make your way to S. Stephen's, as it is move-in weekend for returning Brown University students.
We have been assured that parishioners attending mass will be able to get through and use parking spaces near the church, and they will make sure those spaces are available for us. Additionally, the cobblestone drive is always there for your use as well.
We are also looking for volunteers to take an hour or so to be present just inside the Narthex doors on Saturday and Sunday to greet students and parents as they wander in. We have self-guided tour brochures available to hand out. We would like the doors to remain open after morning liturgies from Noon until 3:00 pm. Fr. Benjamin will be on hand some of the time, but it would be helpful to have two other volunteers each day take some portion of that three hour window. Please contact Fr. Benjamin directly at rector@sstephens.necoxmail.com or at (614) 561-8913 if you would like to volunteer some of your time this weekend.
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Dear S. Stephen's Family,
As I announced at Mass on Sunday, and as some of you have known already, this week marked Andrew Welch's last week with us as Office Administrator and Communications Assistant.
The circumstances of his departure are entirely happy, as his other job at Allin Congregational Church in Dedham, Massachusetts has grown into a full time one, and Andrew has taken on some appointments at Brown University as well. We wish him all the best, and are glad to know he and fiancée Cynthia will not be far from us in the coming years.
I realize because of the circumstances of the pandemic, the reality is that many if not most of you have had little chance to interact with and get to know Andrew; and yet you've been the beneficiary of his many hours of hard work in the last 10 months, and I for one cannot have imagined getting through it without him. He has been a wonderful presence in the office, and a diligent and thorough Administrator.
The circumstances of his job at Allin UCC mean, of course, that he is not with us on Sundays, and so we do not have the ability to express our appreciation to him corporately. However, I know that together with the Wardens and Vestry, and all of you, we give Andrew our thanks, and all best wishes for this next season of life.
Andrew -- thank you.
Faithfully,
Fr. Benjamin +
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Livestream this week &
Return to normal mass schedule
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We will livestream the 8:00 Low Mass this Sunday and the following Sundays through Labor Day weekend. Please join us if you are unable to come to in-person worship.
Additionally, Labor Day marks the end of our summer mass schedule, and the return to daily mass on Tuesday, September 7. See the Daily Office and Mass calendar below for details.
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4 Opportunities for Faith in Action |
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- The Epiphany Soup Kitchen, which operates out of our Guild House kitchen every Saturday, serves meals to the food insecure every Saturday. They are looking to return to indoor dining service in the coming months. If interested, please contact the office or Bruce Lennihan.
- Be a server or acolyte at mass. Our biggest witness and outreach at S. Stephen's is actually our liturgy and worship. We are in need of new servers and acolytes at both daily mass, but especially Sunday Solemn High mass. You are never too young or too old!
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Partner with or give time/money Dorcas International as Episcopal clergy and other faith leaders in the area work with Dorcas to house, clothe, and feed refugees arriving from Afghanistan in the coming weeks. Contact Fr. Benjamin if interested.
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If you want to really help the victims of Hurricane Ida, one excellent way is to donate to Episcopal Relief & Development, which has one of the strongest ratings amongst all aid groups in getting the kind of help to those who need it most.
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On September 29th, the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, the Rt. Rev. Nicholas Knisely, Bishop of Rhode Island, will install Fr. Benjamin as the 19th Rector of S. Stephen's Church. The liturgy will begin at 6:00 PM, with reception to follow in the Great Hall. |
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You can mail your pledge card or weekly/monthly offering to the church office, or pledge online here. Thank you for all the many ways in which you are already supporting S. Stephen’s.
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Prayers have been requested for: Mark Barr, Charles Calverley, Sandra Calverley, Lola Campagna, Ruby Campagna, Fr. Norman Catir, Diana Clarke, Sarah Clarke, Fr. Harrington Gordon, Joan Gordon, Richard Hogarth, Fr. Jay C. James, Conrad Johnson, Ann Brooke Mason, Beverly Myers, Rhoda Steinhart, and Christopher Whittingham.
The faithful departed: Year's mind: Alan Peter Maynard, Priest (9/7), Anna Clara Gudeman (9/9), Michele Leighton (9/11)
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to prayer for: 9/5, The Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan; 9/6, The Diocese of Embu – The Anglican Church of Kenya; 9/7, The Diocese of Enugu – The Church of Nigeria; 9/8, The Diocese of Enugu North – The Church of Nigeria; 9/9, The Diocese of Esan – The Church of Nigeria; 9/10, The Diocese of Etche – The Church of Nigeria; 9/11, The Diocese of Etsako – The Church of Nigeria
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for a blessing upon all human labor, and for those who suffer want and anxiety from lack of work.
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This Week at S. Stephen's |
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EVENTS THIS WEEK
Saturday 11 September
Epiphany Soup Kitchen (Meal Pickup Only) 2:30-4 pm
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday 5 September
THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Morning Prayer & Low Mass 8:00 am
Solemn Mass 10:00 am
Daily Office and Mass Lectionary
Tuesday 7 September
Feria
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 8 September
Feria
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Low Mass 6:00 pm
Thursday 9 September
Constance, Nun, and her Companions
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 10 September
Alexander Crummell, 1898
Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Low Mass 12:10 pm
Feria
Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Low Mass 10 am
Next Sunday 12 September
THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Morning Prayer & Low Mass 8:00 am
Sung Mass 10:00 am
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