Join us on Pentecost Sunday, May 28th at 8am & 10am.

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).

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

The Parish Office will be closed from May 29 to June 5.

Rev. Paula will be off-site for continuing ed from June 19 to 24,

then on vacation from June 25 to July 8.

Deacon Karen will provide emergency pastoral care in Rev. Paula's absence.

WORSHIP NOTES

On June 25th, Deacon Karen and Barbara Riedel will co-officiate our

10:00am - Liturgy of the Word worship service. There is no 8am service.

On July 2nd, Rev. Jane Rockman will officiate our

8am & 10am worship services.

READING WITH THE RECTOR

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.

NORTH JERSEY PRIDE FESTIVAL

Join us at the festival!

Sunday, June 11

12:00 to 6:00pm

Memorial Park Amphitheatre

580 Valley Street

Maplewood

Stop by our booth, take a giveaway or two, and help represent St. Stephen's,

The Church on Main Street where LOVE begets LOVE!

For more info, click here.

PRISON MINISTRY SOCK DRIVE

Due: June 11

Upon incarceration at the jail you receive 2 pairs of socks. After that you will need someone to fill your account at the Commissary to buy more. White socks are always needed.

The Essex County Correctional Facility houses 1900 men. For Father’s Day we are giving each man a pair of white crew socks with a note inside. Jail regulations require that socks must be 100% WHITE CREW socks with NO logo, color, or markings of any kind, or any other style.

Socks need to arrive at Grace Church Nutley by Sunday, June 11 for delivery at the jail on June 12. Drop off can be at any time. Please identify your church.

Send your socks to:

Grace Church Nutley

200 Highfield Lane

Nutley NJ 07110

Or send a check to the same address made out to: “The Diocese of Newark” with Prison Ministry in the Memo line.

Thank you for your support to respect the dignity of every human being.

CHRISTINE'S KITCHEN HOSTING

June 17, 2023

It is time again to prepare for our semi-annual Christine's Kitchen hosting! Full service at the kitchen is still on hold, so it remains "lunch to go". 

Our target is 180 bagged lunches. If we can each give 10 to 15 lunches each (see guidelines below), we can make the 180 that is the current ask from the soup kitchen director.

Flexibility: No need to commit to all items below if for instance you can only do drinks and not sandwiches, we can fill in the gaps and take care of the bagging too if needed.

Please reach out to Deryck Rugbeer at 201-452-9068, or turkeyen@gmail.com if you would like to provide lunches.

If you are unable to contribute to this event, our next hosting is July 29th.

SOUP KITCHEN GUIDELINES FOR LUNCHES TO GO

Sandwich lunches to go:

• In each lunch, there should be at least a sandwich, a fruit, a snack, a dessert, and a drink.
• There should be at least three types of sandwiches (e.g. roast beef, turkey, ham, Italian, corned beef, tuna, chicken salad, salami – you decide).
• Label each bag with the type of sandwich. Group the sandwiches by type.
• Include plasticware (fork, spoon, napkin) in each lunch, even if your menu doesn’t require utensils.
• Lunches can be dropped off at Deryck's home before 10:30am on June 17th, or the night before.

COFFEE HOUR HOSTS NEEDED

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.

Songs of Inclusion Concert & Sing-In

with Mark Miller

June 24, 2023

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

United Methodist Church, Morristown

Raise your voices for Pride with songs of inclusion and God’s love led by composer and musician Mark A. Miller.

We will also be singing a brand-new commissioned hymn based on our Welcome Statement by lyricist Laurie Zelman and composed by Mark.

JUNETEENTH PILGRIMAGE 2023

WITH BISHOP HUGHES

Two half-day trips with Bishop Hughes, coordinated by the diocesan Justice groups, will visit sites in our diocese with a history linked to slavery. Both pilgrimages begin at 9:00am and all sites are in Bergen County.

Saturday, June 17

Monday, June 19

For full details and registration link, click here.

The registration deadline is:

June 9 at 5:00pm