Sunday, March 17, 2024

The week of March 18

 Monday, March 18

Fr. Jamie’s day off

*please refrain from sending Fr. Jamie emails, text messages, Facebook messages or phone calls on his day off unless it is a pastoral emergency.

 

 

Wednesday, March 20

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant

Pr. Micah, officiating

Sandy Holbrook, preaching

Deacon John, assisting

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church will be joining us.

Soup supper afterward in the undercroft.

 

Friday, March 22

6:00 p.m. – Stations of the Cross

 

 

++++HOLY WEEK++++

 

 

Sunday, March 24 – Palm Sunday

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist – Palm Sunday

Blessing/Procession of Palms + Reading of the Passion Gospel

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, organist

Coffee Hour

 

Thursday,  March 28 Maundy Thursday

7:00 pm Holy Eucharist

+ Foot washing + Stripping of Altar

 

Friday March 29 Good Friday   

12:00 pm – Good Friday service

+ Solemn Collects + + Veneration of the Cross + Eucharist of the Pre-sanctified

 

3:00 pm – Stations of the Cross

 

Saturday, April 30 Holy Saturday

10:00 am – Holy Saturday service

 

Sunday April 31 Easter

11:00 am – Holy Eucharist

 

We would love to see you in person but if you are unable to attend please join us for Mass livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@st.stephensfargo

 

Upcoming Events:

Friday nights during Lent – Stations of the Cross at 6:00 pm

March 28 – Maundy Thursday

March 29- Good Friday services – noon

March 31 – Easter

 

Words of Wisdom:

Remember, when you’re in a position to help someone, be glad and do it. That’s God answering someone else’s prayer through you.

From the Green Team:

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. ~Franklin D Roosevelt

 

Sunday, March 10, 2024

The week of March 11

 Monday, March 11

Fr. Jamie’s day off

*please refrain from sending Fr. Jamie emails, text messages, Facebook messages or phone calls on his day off unless it is a pastoral emergency.

 

 

Wednesday, March 13

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant

Pastor Micah, preacher

Deacon John, assisting

Soup Supper following

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church joins us

 

Friday, March 15

6:00 p.m. – Stations of the Cross

 

 

Sunday, March 17 - 5 Lent

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, organist

Coffee hour follows

 

We would love to see you in person but if you are unable to attend please join us for Mass livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@st.stephensfargo

 

Upcoming Events:

Friday nights during Lent – Stations of the Cross at 6:00 pm

March 28 – Maundy Thursday

March 29- Good Friday services – noon

March 30 – Holy Saturday liturgy – 10:00 pm

March 31 – Easter

 

Words of Wisdom:

Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of others. ~Mother Teresa

From the Green Team:

He that plants trees, loves others besides himself. ~Thomas Fuller

 

Sunday, March 3, 2024

The week of March 4

 Monday, March 4

Fr. Jamie’s day off

*please refrain from sending Fr. Jamie emails, text messages, Facebook messages or phone calls on his day off unless it is a pastoral emergency.

 

Wednesday, March 6

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Pr. Micah, assisting

Annette Morrow, preaching

Deacon John, assisting

Incense will be offered at this mass

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church will be joining us.

Soup supper afterward in the undercroft.



Sunday, March 10 – 4 Lent/Laetare

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon Suzanne, assisting

James Mackay, organist

Coffee hour follows

Dan Rice class “Psalms for Troubled Times”

 

 

We would love to see you in person but if you are unable to attend please join us for Mass livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@st.stephensfargo

 

 

A Lenten Study: Psalms for Troubled Times

This Lenten Study will focus on the “complaint” or “lament” Psalms that speak to our spirits in troubled times. This study (with discussion) will take place from 12:30-1:30pm after the service on Sunday, March 10 and will be led by Dan Rice. If you are interested in the study, please sign up on the sheet on a table in the undercroft and include your email address where I will send the optional resources for the session. Or contact me at my email at danielroyrice@gmail.com to sign up and receive the materials. You are welcome to attend even if you are unable to read the materials before the session.

 

Upcoming Events:

Friday nights during Lent – Stations of the Cross at 6:00 pm

March 10 – “Psalms for Troubled Times” class given by Dan Rice

March 28 – Maundy Thursday

March 29- Good Friday services – noon

March 30 – Easter Vigil – 7:00

March 31 – Easter

Words of Wisdom:

Lent is a call to renew a commitment grown dull, perhaps, by a life more marked by routine than by reflection. ~Joan Chittister

From the Green Team:

You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference. You just have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. ~Jane Goodall

 

 

Sunday, February 25, 2024

The week of February 26 at St. Stephen's

 Monday, February 26

Fr. Jamie’s day off

*please refrain from sending Fr. Jamie emails, text messages, Facebook messages or phone calls on his day off unless it is a pastoral emergency.

 

 

Wednesday, February 28

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant

Pr. Micah, officiating

Deacon John, assisting

Soup supper afterward in the undercroft



Friday, March 1

6:00 p.m. – Ecological Stations of the Cross

 

Sunday, March 3 – 3 Lent

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, organist

 

We would love to see you in person but if you are unable to attend please join us for Mass livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@st.stephensfargo

 

Fr. Jamie’s Office Hours During Lent

Monday - day off   

Tuesday – Friday – 1:00-3:00 p.m.

 

Upcoming Events:

Friday nights during Lent – Stations of the Cross at 6:00 pm

March 10 – Adult education “Psalms for Troubled Times” by Dan Rice

March 28 – Maundy Thursday

March 29- Good Friday services – noon

March 30 – Easter Vigil – 7:00

March 31 – Easter

 

Good to know:

What is Fasting?

The word fasting means to abstain from something. Most commonly, fasting refers to abstaining from food, but it can include abstaining from other things, as well.

Fasting is mentioned over fifty times throughout the Bible! 

 

From the Green Team:

A few facts about single use plastic bottles:

Less than 10% of plastic actually gets recycled.

90% ends up in landfills and oceans.

They take 450 years to decompose.

Currently, one million bottles are produced per minute.

(Source: Pathwater)