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HELP EXPAND THE GOOD NEWS GARDEN
We will be doubling the size of our garden to build on the success of last year and provide more produce to the Interfaith Food Bank of the Oranges.
We will "Grow the Good News" and hope you will choose to join us by donating plants or by helping with the build out and the planting when we’re ready.
SignUp to donate plants today!
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Join us on Sunday, March 26th 8:00am and 10:00am for the
The Sunday of the Passion:
PALM SUNDAY
ALL are welcome.
Masks are optional.
At Communion, you may receive the wine by sipping from the cup,
or you may choose Communion in one kind only (the bread).
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You are invited to Coffee Hour and Fellowship in the Parish Hall immediately following our
10:00am service.
Coffee Hour host for Sunday:
Lisa Biancani & Tom Hillemeier
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Live-streamed to YouTube and Facebook. 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.
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DONATIONS FOR EASTER FLOWERS
Due: Friday, March 31
Please help make St. Stephen's especially joyous this Easter!
All donations will assist in the purchase of flowers for our Church and all donors will receive acknowledgement in our Easter bulletin.
Donations can be made via Tithe.ly (Fund: Special Gifts Flowers), or sent to the Church Office at 119 Main Street, Millburn
by Friday, March 31st.
If you have any questions,
please email
church@stsstephensmillburn.org.
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EASTER EGG HUNT
St. Stephen's is bringing back the Easter Egg Hunt! The hunt will take place on the front lawn at 11:30am following our Easter Service on Sunday, April 9th.
*NO NUT* donations of Hershey kisses, tootsie rolls, starbursts, sweetarts, or other non-nut & individually wrapped candy would be greatly appreciated.
Donations can be brought to church on Sunday 3/26 & 4/2 and placed in box marked Candy Donations in the church, or dropped off in the bins outside the education building doors at anytime.
Please email Maryalice Chech at
maryalice_chech@yahoo.com
if you have any questions.
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April 2 - Palm Sunday
8:00 am - Spoken Holy Eucharist
10:00 am - Holy Eucharist with Procession of the Palms
April 5 - Wednesday in Holy Week
7:30 pm - Tenebrae
April 6 - Maundy Thursday
6:30 pm - Holy Eucharist and Agape Supper
Please email Maria at church@ststephensmillburn.org so that we can plan food.
April 7 - Good Friday
12:00 noon - Contemplative Prayer Service
7:30 pm - Solemn Collects with Veneration of the Cross
April 8 - Holy Saturday
10:00 am to noon - Liturgy of Holy Saturday and Quiet Day
Please email Maria at church@ststephensmillburn.org so that we can plan supplies.
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April 9 - Easter Sunday
8:00 am - Spoken Holy Eucharist
10:00 am - Festival Eucharist
11:30 am - Easter Egg Hunt
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PLEASE CHECK WEEKLY BECAUSE EVENTS MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED. | |
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APRIL
APR 2
Palm Sunday
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Holy Eucharist with Procession of the Palms
1pm - AA Meeting
APR 3
Monday in Holy Week
7:30pm - MA Meeting
APR 4
Tuesday in Holy Week
5pm - Life Transformed: Walking the Way of Love in Lent
APR 5
Wednesday in Holy Week
7:30pm - Tenebrae Service
APR 6
Maundy Thursday
9am - Interfaith Bible Hour
6:30pm - Holy Eucharist and Agape Supper
APR 7
Good Friday
Parish Office Closed
12pm - Contemplative Prayer Service
7:30pm - Solemn Collects with the Veneration of the Cross
APR 8
Holy Saturday
10am - Liturgy of Holy Saturday and Quiet Day
APR 9
Easter Sunday
8am - Spoken Holy Eucharist
10am - Festival Eucharist
11:30am - Youth Group
1pm - AA Meeting
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APR 10
7:30pm - MA Meeting
APR 16
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship Intergenerational Worship & Zorn Baptism
11am - Golden Halo Coffee Hour
11:30am - Vestry Meeting
1pm - AA Meeting
APR 17
7:30pm - MA Meeting
APR 19
7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting
APR 20
7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting
APR 23
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Youth Group
1pm - AA Meeting
APR 24
7:30pm - MA Meeting
APR 30
Family Promise Hosting - groceries due
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Reading with the Rector
1pm - AA Meeting
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MAY
MAY 1
7:30pm - MA Meeting
MAY 7
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
1pm - AA Meeting
MAY 8
7:30pm - MA Meeting
MAY 14
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Crossroads Sunday & Intergenerational Worship
11:30am - Reading with the Rector
11:30am - Youth Group
1pm - AA Meeting
MAY 15
7:30pm - MA Meeting
MAY 17
7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting
MAY 18
7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting
MAY 21
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Vestry Meeting
1pm - AA Meeting
MAY 22
7:30pm - MA Meeting
MAY 28
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Youth Group
1pm - AA Meeting
MAY 29
7:30pm - MA Meeting
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CLERGY RETREAT WITH THE BISHOP 2023
Rev. Paula will be away at Clergy Retreat with the Bishop
on Tuesday, 3/28 through Thursday, March 30th.
You may email or text Rev. Paula and she will reply when able.
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LUNCH & LEARN
You are invited to a complimentary "Funeral Planning" lunch & learn on Wednesday, April 12 at 11:30am at Marco Polo Restaurant in Summit.
Seating is limited!
RSVP by April 11 by calling Austin
at (973) 635-2428 ext. 140.
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COFFEE HOUR 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.
Please consider hosting! The Coffee Hour sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the narthex.
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HOME BOROWING SERVICE
The Millburn Free Public Library has launched a new "Home Borrowing" service in order to better serve members of our community who might not be able to physically visit the library due to illness, mobility issues,
or other reasons.
If you would like an application, please reach out to the Parish Office - church@ststephensmillburn.org.
You may also apply online at millburnlibrary.org.
Click on Services and choose Home Borrowing.
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Evelyn Underhill Region.. and beyond | |
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James S. Little Memorial Concert Series
St. Paul's Church, Chatham, is pleased to announce the creation of the James S. Little Memorial Concert Series. This series will feature both professional and young rising star musicians and will honor the memory and legacy of their beloved former Music Director, Jim Little.
Music for Harp and Flute
Featuring Merynda Adams, harp and John Romeri, flute
performing music by Bach, Mozart, Piazzolla and more.
Friday, March 31, 2023
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
200 Main Street, Chatham, NJ
Donations accepted at the door.
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Christ Church in Short Hills Presents
The Requiem of Gabriel Fauré: A Concert of Remembrance
Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 4:00pm
A Special Concert of Remembrance featuring Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine at Christ Church in Short Hills commemorates its 140th Anniversary and honors those lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Concert will feature the Christ Church Festival Choir, Orchestra, Organ and vocal soloists conducted by guest conductor and Christ Church parishioner George Mathew. The Christ Church Festival Choir, under the direction of Christ Church Organist and Choirmaster, Dr. Andrew Moore, will include choristers from the Community Congregational Church in Short Hills, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Millburn, Temple B’Nai Jeshrun and other area institutions. The Festival Orchestra will comprise distinguished artists from major New York orchestras including the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Orpheus. Short Hills resident and soprano Tharanga Goonetilleke, and baritone Charles Schneider will be the featured soloists for this performance of the Fauré Requiem.
The Concert is presented free of charge; however, free will donations are welcome. Parking is available and a reception will follow the performance in the Parish Hall.
Full details are available here.
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TRINITY RETREAT CENTER
Trinity Retreat Center, located in the Northeast in West Cornwall, CT, offers a place of spirituality and gracious, authentic hospitality—where you can slow down, connect deeply with nature, experience the rhythm of a community, enjoy farm-to-table meals, discern direction for your life, and go home ready to make an even greater impact on the world.
Trinity Retreat Center is an Episcopal mission of Trinity Church Wall Street and is open to everyone, regardless of denomination or faith.
For more information, go to the Trinity Retreat Center's
Facebook page or website.
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In this time of Crisis, there are many 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
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A/MA MEETINGS
Weekly AA meetings:
Sunday at 1:00pm
Contact: Rob H. (516) 860-9062
AA meetings are presented in Big Book format.
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.
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Please keep the following St. Stephen's family
members and friends in your prayers...
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Peggy Thompson
Donna Riggi
The Blanchard Family
The McManus Family
Bernard & Nathan
Lucille B.
Jack Moreno
Jane Rossiter
Donna Stadler Hostetler
Ed Roman
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Emma Simonich
Jessica Rana
Cathy Zimmerman
Juliet Tranberg
Lind Hostetler
Mary Ruth Stone
Nancy Landers
Anne Grenda
Eugene Foley
Evie Larson
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Sandra Swan
Ron Gadbois
The Roberson Family
Darla Shaw
Eve Anderson
Adam Moran
Gail Geyer Lewis
Paul
Irene Poirier
Gesine Ehlers
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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.
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The Sunday of the Passion:
Palm Sunday
We are using the new lectionary,
Wilda Gafney's A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church, Year A.
Our bulletins are available here.
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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.
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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. | | | |
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PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday - Friday
9:00am to 5:00pm
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Sunday Worship
Meeting ID: 864 1664 1640
Passcode: SSM119
To call in, dial by your location:
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
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Adult Formation
Meeting ID: 878 3014 4448
Passcode: SSM119
To call in, dial by your location:
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
119 Main Street, Millburn, NJ 07041
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Church
Parish Administrator, Maria T. Card
973.376.0688, Ext. 32
church@ststephensmillburn.org
Rector, The Rev. Paula J. Toland
973.376.0688, Ext. 21
rector@ststephensmillburn.org
Fax: 973.376.4002
Website: ststephensmillburn.org
Preschool
Director: Nancy Siracusa
Phone: 973.376.3534, Ext. 20
Email: sspsmillburn@gmail.com
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