October 13, 2021 Highlights Newsletter

October 13, 2021

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

WELCOME!

Join us for in-person worship on Sunday, October 17 at 10:00am.

We will be celebrating the Eucharist

and ALL are welcome!

REMINDERS: We continue to follow safety precautions and lovingly require that you wear a mask over your nose and mouth at all times while in the building and maintain physical distance. Enter at the Narthex door (Christian Education building). Someone will welcome you and take your temperature. An usher will assist you with seating in the church.

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 6 AM and 3 PM.

MEET GRACE!

We're having a Zoom meet and greet with Grace Savoia-DiGregorio on Thursday, October 14th at 7pm. This event is open to all families with children, from infants to teens. Don't miss this chance to see each other and talk with Grace and Rev. Paula.

Join us via Zoom here.

Password: SSM119

Meeting ID: 849 7892 2818

WALK IN LOVE WITH REV. PAULA

AND GRACE!!!

Join Rev. Paula and Grace for Walk in Love: Part 2. Meet us at the South Mountain Reservation entrance (opposite the Millburn Public Library) on Sunday, October 17th at 1pm and together we will hike the Fairy Trail.

This hike will benefit Cross Roads and Family Promise Essex County, two of our favorite ministry partners. If you don't want to hike but want to support this faithful crew, you can share the love by donating

here. Be sure to choose "Outreach: Walk in Love" in the top right.

REV. PAULA WILL BE AWAY at a Clergy Conference from Monday, October 18 to Wednesday, October 20. Please text or email for all non-urgent matters. Rev. Paula will respond to all communications twice a day while at the conference.

If you are having a pastoral emergency, please call her at (508) 542-1327.

Looking Ahead

PLEASE CHECK WEEKLY BECAUSE EVENTS MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED

OCTOBER

OCT 17

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - Walk in Love #2

OCT 20

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

OCT 21

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

OCT 24

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

OCT 28

8am - Coalition of Religious Leaders Meeting

OCT 31

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - Halloween Party

NOVEMBER

NOV 5

9am - Interfaith Bible Hour

NOV 7

1st Sun of Advent

10am - Sunday Worship

NOV 14

2nd Sun of Advent

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Reading with the Rector

NOV 17

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

NOV 18

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

NOV 21

3rd Sun of Advent

Communion for All

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

NOV 28

4th Sun of Advent

10am - Sunday Worship

DECEMBER

DEC 3

9am - Interfaith Bible Hour

DEC 5

5th Sun of Advent

10am - Sunday Worship

DEC 12

6th Sun of Advent

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Reading with the Rector

DEC 15

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

DEC 16

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

DEC 19

7th Sunday of Advent

Communion for All

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

DEC 21

7:30pm - Blue Christmas

DEC 24

Christmas Eve Services

5pm & 9pm

DEC 25

10am - Christmas Day Service

DEC 26

10am - Sunday Worship

Happening at Neighboring Churches...

Harmonium Choral Society opens its 42nd season on Saturday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m.at Grace Episcopal Church in Madison and Sunday, October 24 at 3:00 p.m. at Morrow Memorial United Methodist Church in Maplewood.

Our Kim Williams will be singing!

For more information, click here.

Seraph Brass, a dynamic brass ensemble, will be performing on Saturday, October 16th at 5:00pm at Calvary Episcopal Church in Summit.

Prayer List

Please keep the following

St. Stephen's family members and friends

in your prayers...

Peggy Thompson

Felder Dorn

Donna Riggi

The Blanchard Family

The McManus Family

Bernard & Nathan

The Fitzgerald Family

Lucille B.

Jack Moreno

Jim Freeman

The May Family

Mary Jo Zarance

Joseph G.

Kelly Olson

Jane Rossiter

Linda Moran

Greg Shuss

Matthew Price

Nicole & Emma

Ningyu Liu

Jamie Stack

Dan Bullock

KT Thalin

Mike Losito

Kathleen Wheeler

Theresa Scharff

Cara Lynn Cavin

We give thanks for the life of John Cavin who entered into greater glory last week.

Sunday Lectionary

October 17, 2021

Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

Job 38:1-7, (34-41)

Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b

Mark 10:35-45

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.