It's Camp Sunday!!!!

Join us as we welcome Anthony Briggs, Executive Director of our Ministry Partner, Cross Roads Camp & Retreat Center, to this month's Second Sunday Intergenerational Service at 10:00.

• Everyone: Learn a camp song!
• Kids: Ask your questions about this fun way to spend at week at camp or about summer job opportunities for those 16 or older!
• Parents and other adults: You'll get to ask your questions during Coffee Hour.
• Everyone: Learn about this fantastic ministry of our diocese - summer camp, family camp, retreats, and year-round programming.



You'll be glad you came and spent time with our friend.

Join us on Sunday, May 14th at 8:00am & 10:00am for

The Sixth Sunday of Easter.

ALL are welcome.

At Communion, you may receive the wine by sipping from the cup, reverently touching the base of the chalice, or you may choose Communion in one kind only

(the bread).

ST. STEPHEN'S GARDENING

& CAMPUS CLEANUP DAY

Saturday, May 13th

8:30am - 2:30pm

Join us on May 13th and show your love for this lovely piece of God's creation.

Bring a pair of gardening gloves, a shovel, a rake, or just yourself, your family and friends! Come for the day, or just an hour or two. We'll be beautifying the campus, doing a little building, filling the beds with soil, and spreading mulch.

Cold drinks and lunch provided for all volunteers.

LAST CALL FOR PLANT DONATIONS!

We are doubling the size of our Good News Garden and going with square foot and companion planting again this year.

There is a fair amount of plants still needed

on our signup list.

Please SignUp to donate a plant today!

We'd like all of the plant donations

by Sunday, May 14th.

Planting Day to be announced soon.

Family Promise Hosting

April 30th Update

Thank you to everyone who cooked, shopped and donated to our Family Promise Hosting the week of April 30th. Thanks to your always amazing generosity, we provided meals for three families, 8 bags of groceries, a gift card and a set of sheets.

Our next hosting is the week of September 10th.

OFFICE NOTES

There will only be one service on May 21st and June 25th:

10:00am - Liturgy of the Word

The Parish Office will be closed May 29 through June 5.

COFFEE HOUR HOSTS NEEDED

FOR MAY AND BEYOND

Please consider hosting!

St. Stephen's provides the coffee, tea, juice, water, sugar/sweeteners, cups, plates, utensils, and napkins.

The host(s) provide milk and food

(sweet -or- savory | bought -or- made).

Our cleaning person will do the setup/cleanup, so we can all enjoy

the fellowship & goodies!

The Coffee Hour sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the narthex.

CIVIL WAR VETERANS IDENTIFIED

AT ST. STEPHEN'S CEMETERY

Maria has been working with Bob Gula, a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW)/Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), in locating the graves of Civil War Veterans at

St. Stephen's Cemetery.

Thirty two (32) Civil War Veterans have now been officially identified and

recorded in the National Graves Registration Database (SUVCW).

The American Legion has been contacted about placement of flags

at these graves for Memorial Day.

More details to follow in the next week or two.

READING WITH THE RECTOR

has been postponed until June

Sunday, June 4th

11:30am - 1:00pm

in the common room, or via Zoom

We will be discussing:

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou

The 1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma.

SENIOR MINISTRIES SURVEY

The Senior Ministries of The Diocese of Newark, believes it is time to take stock of their ministry and are asking for input from people throughout the diocese.

Please take a moment to take this brief

(5) question survey here.