July 6, 2022 Highlights Newsletter

July 6, 2022

Message from Your Parish Admin

JOAN M. SHUSS FUNERAL

Joan's services will be held at St. Stephen's on Saturday, July 9th.

The family will receive visitors in the Parish Hall from 10:00 to 11:00am.

Her funeral will begin at 11:00am.

Burial will be private.

Joan's obituary is available at the Jacob Holle Funeral Home.

REV. PAULA AT CROSS ROADS

Rev. Paula will be guest chaplain at Cross Roads Camp and Retreat Center next week, July 10-16. Please keep her and all of the campers in your prayers.

Rev. Paula will respond to all non-urgent calls and emails when she is able. If you are having a pastoral emergency, please leave a message on her cell phone.

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

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 on Sunday, July 10th for

the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost.

8:00am Holy Eucharist

10:00am Morning Prayer Service

ALL are welcome!

Looking Ahead

PLEASE CHECK WEEKLY BECAUSE EVENTS MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED.

JULY

JUL 10

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

JUL 11

7:30pm - MA Meeting

JUL 12

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

JUL 17

Communion for All

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

1pm - AA Meeting

JUL 18

7:30pm - MA Meeting

JUL 19

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

JUL 20

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

JUL 21

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

JUL 24

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Drumming Camp Staff Meeting

1pm - AA Meeting

JUL 25

7:30pm - MA Meeting

JUL 26

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

JUL 31

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

1pm - AA Meeting

AUGUST

AUG 1

7pm - Small Group Summit

7:30pm - MA Meeting

AUG 2

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

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

1pm - AA Meeting

AUG 15

Drumming Camp

7:30pm - MA Meeting

AUG 16

Drumming Camp

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

AUG 17

Drumming Camp

7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting

AUG 18

Drumming Camp

7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting

AUG 19

Drumming Camp

AUG 21

Communion for All

8am - Sunday Worship

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

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

Other Happenings...

Film Screening & Panel Discussion

July 13 at 6pm

NJPAC

Women@NJPAC is hosting a free, one night screening of For They Know Not What They Do. From the director of the acclaimed For The Bible Tells Me So, this new documentary explores the intersection of religion, sexual orientation and gender identity

in current-day America.

For details and registration, click here.

DRUMMING CAMP 2022

We are excited to be hosting our

Annual Drumming Camp

on August 15 to 19 this year.

Join us on July 24 at 11:30am

in the Common Room

if you are on staff or would like to volunteer during Drumming Camp.

New York Landmarks Conservancy's 12th Annual Sacred Sites Open House

on July 23rd & 24th

Participating religious institutions throughout New York will open their doors to the public to share their art, architecture, and history via lectures, musical performances, and special guided tours.

Click here for details.

JESSICA VALIENTE

IN CONCERT

Saturday, August 13

8:00pm at St. Stephen's

With works by Telemann, van Eyck, Valiente, and more.

Complimentary tickets will be available

for St. Stephen's parishioners.

Details coming soon.

AA/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.

From Bishop Hughes & The Episcopal Church

THE BISHOP'S VLOG

NEW: Finding middle ground - 7/6/22

After multiple shootings over the Fourth of July weekend, including the horrific mass shooting in Highland Park, Bishop Hughes reflects, "We have protested, we have written letters, we've stood firmly, we've prayed. And if there's a thing that I feel that is missing, and it is not ours to do alone, it is when a community comes together and works for the common good."

NEW: The VOICE Online Link - 7/6/22

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Resources During Covid

NEW: 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

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

Shane Tate

Jessica Rana

Cathy Zimmerman

Catherine Phan

We give thanks for the lives of Joan Shuss and Lance Hochmuth.

May they rest in peace and rise in 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

July 10, 2022

Fourth 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.