August 3, 2022 Highlights Newsletter

August 3, 2022

Good News from The Good News Garden

Another successful harvest from our Good News Garden was given to the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges on Monday.

Lots of summer squash, cucumbers, a nice number of zucchini and banana peppers, and a couple green bell peppers and tomatoes.

We gladly welcome your donations of fresh produce to supplement what we grow in our garden this week. Please bring your donations to church on Sunday, or Monday morning, to be included in our Monday afternoon pickup.

Rev. Paula appeared in the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges' August Newsletter:

"We're delighted to be receiving freshly grown vegetables each week from the Good News Garden

of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

in Millburn. Shown here is

The Rev. Paula Toland."

The Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges (IFPO) helps to meet essential human needs of food-insecure residents of Orange, East Orange, and West Orange, NJ, with dignity and respect.

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 optional at our 8:00 service. Masks are required at our 10:00 service. We are committed to this level of caution until the Community Risk Level for Essex County is green/low.

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 August 7th for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost.

ALL are welcome!

Looking Ahead

PLEASE CHECK WEEKLY BECAUSE EVENTS MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED.

AUGUST

AUG 7

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

AUG 8

7:30pm - MA Meeting

AUG 9

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

7pm – Worship Committee Meeting

AUG 13

8pm - Jessica Valiente in Concert

AUG 14

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

1pm - AA Meeting

AUG 15

Drumming Camp

7:30pm - MA Meeting

AUG 16

Drumming Camp

AUG 17

Drumming Camp

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

AUG 18

Drumming Camp

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

AUG 19

Drumming Camp

AUG 21

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

AUG 22

7:30pm - MA Meeting

AUG 23

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

AUG 28

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

AUG 29

7:30pm - MA Meeting

AUG 30

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

SEPTEMBER

SEPT 4

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

SEPT 5

Labor Day

7pm - Small Group Summit

7:30pm - MA Meeting

SEPT 6

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

SEPT 10

Christine's Kitchen Hosting

SEPT 11

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

SEPT 12

7:30pm - MA Meeting

SEPT 13

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

SEPT 15

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

SEPT 18

Communion for All

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

1pm - AA Meeting

SEPT 19

7:30pm - MA Meeting

SEPT 20

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

SEPT 21

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

SEPT 25

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

SEPT 26

7:30pm - MA Meeting

SEPT 27

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

OCTOBER

OCT 2

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

OCT 3

7pm - Small Group Summit

7:30pm - MA Meeting

OCT 4

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

OCT 7

9am - Interfaith Bible Hour

OCT 9

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Reading with the Rector

1pm - AA Meeting

OCT 10

7:30pm - MA Meeting

OCT 11

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

OCT 16

Communion for All

8am - Sunday Worship

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 - Finance Committee Meeting

OCT 20

7:30pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

OCT 23

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

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

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

Rev. Paula will be on vacation/retreat from August 16th to September 6th.

[Rev. Jane Rockman and Deacon Karen Eberhardt will officiate worship. Deacon Karen and Rev. Grant Mansfield will provide emergency pastoral care.]

Nursery and Children's Chapel

will be closed August 18th and 25th, as well as September 4th.

The Parish Office will be closed on August 26th, September 2nd and 6th.

Other Happenings...

DRUMMING CAMP 2022

Our 10th Annual Drumming Camp runs from August 15th to 19th.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Kim Williams or Fran Taber.

JESSICA VALIENTE

IN CONCERT

Saturday, August 13

8:00pm at St. Stephen's

Advance ticket purchase advised:

https://www.facebook.com/events/552881406383094

General admission is $20 when purchased online ($25 at the door).

Students and seniors are $10.

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Parishioners and Staff may contact Maria for discounted ticketing information.

From Bishop Hughes & The Episcopal Church

THE BISHOP'S VLOG

NEW: Posts from Lambeth 2022

Read and view

See Bishop Hughes' reflections and photos from the 15th Lambeth Conference.

NEW: The VOICE Online Link - 8/3/22

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NEW: Message from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on Lambeth Call on human dignity - 8/2/22

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

Ningyu Liu & Family

Mike Losito

Evan D. & Family

Donna Stadler Hostetler

Liliane Khouri

Drew

Shirley

Theresa Scharff

Virginia Whatley

Ed Roman

Emma Simonich

Scott Landers

Inge Bass Mills

Agi Lowe

Jessica Rana

Cathy Zimmerman

Catherine Phan

Juliet Tranberg

Stephanie Gubin

Lind Hostetler

We give thanks for the life of Mae Higgins who entered into greater glory.

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

August 7, 2022

Ninth 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.