The week of January 9

 Wednesday, January 11

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

Incense will be offered at this mass

Supper afterward at a local restaurant

 

Thursday, January 12

6:00 p.m. – Final Confirmation Class

 

Friday, January 13

Fr. Jamie’s day off

 

Saturday, January 14

10:00 a.m. – Budget Meeting

 

 

Sunday, January 15 - 2 Epiphany

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist – Bishop Tom Ely visit

Confirmation/Receptions

New Member Sunday

Bishop Tom Ely, celebrant

Fr. Jamie, preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, organist

POTLUCK following

 

Upcoming Events:

January 29 – Annual Meeting

January 30 – February 20^th Fr. Jamie on vacation

 

Bishop Ely visit on January 15

 

We are very happy to welcome Bishop Tom Ely back at St. Stephen’s as she makes his annual visit to St. Stephen’s on Sunday, January 15. A potluck will follow the Mass.

 

An Episcopal Visitation is an opportunity for us to connect with the whole of the Church in the person of our Bishop. It is a chance for us to show our Bishop the vitality of our congregation and share with her news of our common life. An Episcopal Visitation is also an occasion for people to be Confirmed and Received into the Episcopal Church.

 

Confirmation

In Confirmation, we publicly reaffirm, in the presence of our local community and the Bishop (whose presence represents that of the whole Church), the promises we made—or which our parents made on our behalf—at baptism.

 

Reception

Those who have been previously Confirmed by the laying on of hands of a bishop in another communion of the Church, may be Received into the Episcopal Church.

 

We will also be welcoming any new members who would like to be recognized during the service that morning.

 

If anyone is interested in being Confirmed or officially Received into the Episcopal Church or simply recognized as a new member, please send an email to Fr. Jamie so you can fill out a Confirmation/Reception form.

 

Words of Wisdom:

Confirmation is a time to remember the promises of God, He has said that He will always be there to guide us in every circumstance and to renew our faith when we are discouraged. He offers us strength to overcome temptation and difficulties. Most of all, He has promised that He will always love us.