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| This newsletter contains the highlights of our full twice monthly newsletter. If you need event details, please refer to the full newsletter from the previous week. Newsletters are also posted on our website, here. St. Stephen's event information can also be found on the St. Stephen's website calendar, here. |
 
Due to Essex County's overall COVID risk now being RED, this Sunday's Worship Service, November 22, 2020 at 10 AM, WILL NOT BE IN PERSON for the general public.
When the level is RED (active or imminent outbreak), in-person worship will be limited to those who have a specific liturgical role, not to exceed 10 people in total per Gov. Murphy's Executive Order of November 17, 2020.
You can check the status of Essex County's overall COVID risk here.
- Sunday's service will be live-streamed via Facebook and YouTube at 10 AM, and will also be broadcast on HTTV on Tuesday at 6 AM and 3 PM.
- Bulletins can be found here.
- We are celebrating a 7-week Advent with The Diocese of Newark, with this being
Week 3.
- Liturgical ministers can read the safety protocols here.
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 St. Stephen's Pre-School reopened on Tuesday, September 1st. 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!
PLEASE NOTE: We have some openings at the preschool.
If you know of a family that may be interested, please have them contact our Director, Nancy Siracusa at sspsmillburn@gmail.com or call 973-376-3534 Ext. 20. The preschool has learning programs for Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K and Kindergarten.
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11/19 - 6 PM - Monthly Lay Conversation with the Bishop via Zoom
11/19 - 7:45 PM - Daily Prayer on Facebook
11/20 - 8:30 AM - Daily Prayer on Facebook
11/21 - 7:45 PM - Daily Prayer on Facebook
11/22 - 10 AM - Sunday Worship; live-streamed via Facebook & YouTube, and broadcast on HTTV on Tuesday at 6 AM and 3 PM
11/22 - 11 AM - If you volunteered to donate a Turkey Box Dinner to a Drumming Camp family, it is due today. Thank you!
11/22 - 12 PM - Zoom Coffee Hour
11/22 - 4 PM - Music on a Sunday Afternoon Presented by Community of St. John Baptist; For information, click here.
11/23 - 8:30 AM - Daily Prayer on Facebook
11/24 - 7:45 PM - Daily Prayer on Facebook
11/25 -8:30 AM - Daily Prayer on Facebook
11/26 - 10 AM - Virtual/Zoom Thanksgiving Service with Christ Church Short Hills
11/27 - 8:30 AM - Daily Prayer on Facebook
11/28 - 7:45 PM - Daily Prayer on Facebook
11/29 - 10 AM - Sunday Worship; live-streamed via Facebook & YouTube, and broadcast on HTTV on Tuesday at 6 AM and 3 PM 11/29 - 12 PM - Zoom Coffee Hour 11/29 - 7:30 PM - Campfire & Carols; Cross Roads is kicking off the Advent season with this special event. Join them on their Facebook page here for this virtual event. |
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Connection and Common Worship
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 SUNDAY WORSHIP- Broadcast on HTTV (Comcast TV 36 and Verizon TV 33) on
Tuesdays at 6 AM and 3 PM; Please note new day and time.
- Bulletins can be found here.
COFFEE HOUR
- 12 PM Sunday Morning via Zoom- To call in, dial by your location
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 895 5857 6382
DAILY PRAYER
- M-W-F at 8:30 AM
- T-TH-SAT at 7:45 PM
Most days, Rev. Paula will lead prayer live, though occasionally it will be a "Prayerful Interlude" or a recorded reflection. Videos of all the posts can easily be accessed from the Facebook video library here. All of the information you need to remain actively connected to St. Stephen's can be found on the website under the "Living Our Faith in a Time of Pandemic" here.
Please be sure to spread the word to your friends and family who do not use the internet.
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BISHOP HUGHES' VLOGS can be viewed here. The Voice Online may be found here.
NEW! Monthly Lay Conversation with the Bishop November 19 - Open to all members of the diocese.
By phone: 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 890 0485 3915; Passcode: 292794
 SHARE YOUR PRAYERSBishop Hughes invites all of us to write down our prayers during this pandemic and share them with the diocese, as a way to help each other. The prayers will be shared on the diocesan website in The VOICE and on social media. Prayers can be sent to Canon Wright at awright@dioceseofnewark.org for posting. Please include the name and town of your church.
DIOCESAN MEMORIAL WALL
A holy place in virtual space for mourning and memory. This is a place to gather, grieve, reflect and honor the lives of those who have died during the time of the pandemic, whether or not it was due to the virus. To visit the wall and/or submit a name, click here.
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 APOSTLES' HOUSE & NORTH PORCH
still need your help! We had very few food donations during the month of October. Please consider making a donation, especially with Thanksgiving coming in just 3 weeks. Many, many families are still struggling with food insecurity during this pandemic and need help. THANK YOU!!!
Please remember to check the expiration dates before dropping off your items. Donation bins are located outside of the St. Stephen's Narthex parking lot entry doors.
Apostles' House - Items needed - Canned goods and non-perishable food items.
North Porch Women & Infants' Centers is in URGENT need of Enfamil Infant Formula 12.5 oz containers (yellow label), baby wipes, and diapers size 4, 5, and 6.
Online Donations - If you are unable to drop off items at the church, and would like to contribute, you can make purchases and/or donations directly to these organizations.
The Apostles' House Food Pantry link.
 TURKEY BOXES Thanksgiving Dinners for our Drumming Camp Families
This summer - due to COVID precautions - we had just 4 families whose children were engaged in Drumming Camp. Once again St. Stephens will provide Turkey Box Thanksgiving dinners for those families.
As of 11/3, we need volunteers to provide for just 3 of the 4 families. Please email Maryalice Chech or Fran Taber if you're interested, and they'll provide a shopping list.
Deadline: Turkey Boxes are due at Church on Sunday, 11/22. They'll be picked up by Delouise Monroe after church on that day at 11:00 AM. Thanks as always for your support of Drumming Camp!
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Resources from the Diocese and Beyond
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There are many, many resources available to parishes and individuals to help sustain our faith practices during this unprecedented time. We have moved the list to our website, here. This is by no means a complete list, though it does cover many areas of need.
The Teen & Youth Groups can be found here:
Diocese of Newark PopUp Youth Ministry - Facebook & Instagram - Next POP UP event is 12/13 at 3 PM!
Cross Roads Camp & Retreat Center - Facebook & Instagram - 2021 Retreat information coming soon!
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St. Stephen's Prayer List
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Please keep the following St. Stephen's family members and friends in your prayers...
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McManus Family
Blanchard Family
Donna Riggi
Bernard & Nathan
Fitzgerald Family
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Jeff Loggins
Jimmy Hasenkamp
Felder Dorn
Julia Dorn
Chris Anderson
Corey Toland
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Ian Janeczko
Peggy Thompson
Sue Macbeth
Alex Cole
Matthew Anderson
Hailey Rose Flout
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Welcome to Advent!
This year, St. Stephen's joins a growing number of churches who celebrate an extended Advent of seven weeks, rather than four. This is a return to the Advent observance of the Church from its beginnings until just a few hundred years ago. Extending Advent in this way moves it from the "season of preparation" for Christmas to an observance of the full promise and realization of God's dream, helping us to engage more fully in Christ's mission of peace, justice, and the integrity of creation. It seems especially meaningful that, in this year of pandemic and civic conflict, we begin the new liturgical year a few weeks early, mindful of God's work in creation through all time as we look ahead with hopeful anticipation to a more peaceful and just world and the fulfillment of God's promise to all people.
NOVEMBER 22, 2020 - Advent 3 - Christ the King Sunday
Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Response: Psalm 119:33-40
Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46
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Links to the Wider Church
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The Episcopal Diocese of Newark
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Giving with Tithe.ly is easy, with options for one-time or recurring donations. We encourage you to consider it at all times, but especially when you are away for any reason, like all of us now with the restrictions due to coronavirus.
There are two ways to do it: thru tithe.ly.com or the tithe.ly app on your smart phone. You'll want to search for St. Stephen's Church Millburn. Be sure to have the correct punctuation. You'll know you're there when you see: St. Stephen's Church Millburn and the address. Once you're at the church's page, follow the prompts.
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Office Hours and Contact Information
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Office hours:
Until we are through this public health emergency, there are NO office hours. Please call Rev. Paula to arrange for pastoral care or if you have any reason to come to the office. She'll work with you to figure out a safe way to manage this.
Website: ststephensmillburn.org
Main email: church@ststephensmillburn.org
Doreen Schindler, Parish Administrator can be reached at ext. 32 or church@ststephensmillburn.org.
The Rev. Paula J. Toland, Rector can be reached at ext. 21 or rector@ststephensmillburn.org. | |
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