October 27, 2021 Highlights Newsletter

October 27, 2021

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

WELCOME!

Join us for in-person worship on Sunday, October 31 at 10:00am.

We will be celebrating the Eucharist

and ALL are welcome!

HALLOWEEN PARTY

Sunday, October 31st at 1:00pm we're having a Halloween Party. Join us for a family-friendly Halloween Party. We'll do some simple crafts and enjoy some yummy snacks. This will be an outdoor event so dress accordingly and be sure to wear your favorite costume.

Please let us know to expect you. Call the office at 973.376.0688, Ext. 32, or email childrenandyouth@ststephensmillburn.org.

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.

Looking Ahead

PLEASE CHECK WEEKLY BECAUSE EVENTS MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED

OCTOBER

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

Turkey Boxes Due

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Vestry Meeting

NOV 28

4th Sun of Advent

10am - Sunday Worship

NOV 30

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

DECEMBER

DEC 3

9am - Interfaith Bible Hour

DEC 5

5th Sun of Advent

10am - Sunday Worship

DEC 7

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

DEC 12

6th Sun of Advent

10am - Sunday Worship

11:30am - Reading with the Rector

DEC 14

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

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

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

7:30pm - Blue Christmas

DEC 24

Christmas Eve Services

5pm & 9pm

DEC 25

10am - Christmas Day Service

DEC 26

10am - Sunday Worship

DEC 28

5pm - Women's Lectionary Study

Other Happenings...

WEEKLY WOMEN'S LECTIONARY

STUDY

Please join us for a weekly study of a new lectionary available to the Episcopal Church and approved by Bishop Hughes. Beginning November 30th, we will meet on Tuesdays via Zoom from 5:00 to 6:00 pm to study

A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church, Year W by Wilda Gafney.

This thought-provoking lectionary invites and challenges us to explore

differently the familiar stories of Scripture and how they shape and inform our faith today, while also expanding our understanding of what

it means to be made in the image of God through the use of non-gendered language for God.

The Gafney lectionary YEAR W is available at BN.com, Amazon, and ChurchPublishing.org. If you want to participate in this discussion and find the cost of the book prohibitive, please talk to Rev. Paula. No one should sit this out because of the cost of purchasing the book.

BAND OF SISTERHOOD WEBINAR

Wednesday, October 27

7:00 - 8:15pm

An online conversation with the First Five Black Women Diocesan Bishops. Moderated by Westina Matthews, Bishops Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows (The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis), Carlye J. Hughes (The Episcopal Diocese of Newark), Kimberly Lucas (The Episcopal Diocese of Colorado), Shannon MacVean-Brown (The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont), and Phoebe A. Roaf (The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee) will offer honest wisdom and experiences relevant to this complex time in American life.

Click here to register.

ANNUAL TURKEY BOX COLLECTION FOR OUR DRUMMING CAMP FAMILIES

Due: Sunday November 21, 2021

If you would like to participate in St. Stephen's Annual Turkey Box Collection, please email Maryalice Chech at maryalice_chech@yahoo.com if you are able to donate and bring a turkey box to the church on Sunday, Nov. 21st.

The following items are recommended for each donated dinner:

(1) sturdy box

(1) 10 - 15 lb. FROZEN TURKEY

(1) disposable aluminum foil roasting pan

(2) boxes of stuffing

(1) 5 lb. bag of potatoes OR two cans sweet potatoes

(2) cans of vegetables (corn, green beans, peas)

(2) cans of turkey gravy

(2) cans cranberry sauce

(1) package rolls or corn muffins

½ gallon of apple or cranberry juice

Dessert-cookies, brownies, pies (no frozen pies)

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

Evan D. & Family

Sunday Lectionary

October 31, 2021

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

Ruth 1:1-18

Psalm 146

Hebrews 9:11-14

Mark 12:28-34

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.