The week of March 2

 

 

THE WEEK OF MARCH 2, 2026

 Monday, March 2

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 4

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant /

Jean Sando, preacher

Deacon John, assisting

Supper afterward at a local restaurant

 

Friday, March 6

6:00 - Stations of the Cross

 

Sunday, March 8 – 3 Lent

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, organist

Children’s Chapel

Coffee Hour after Mass

 

Livestream:

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:

Saturday, March 14 - Shay Craig's Liturgy of Ordination & Consecration 10:00 at Gethsemane Cathedral.

Live-streaming information: www.ndepiscopal.org

 

Sunday, March 15 - Bishop Shay Craig's St. Stephen's visit / Potluck

 

Episcopal Key Milestones & Facts:

1976: The General Convention of The Episcopal Church approved the ordination of women as priests and bishops, paving the way for female leaders. The first Woman Bishop (Anglican Communion): Barbara Harris, consecrated a suffragan bishop in Massachusetts in 1989.

Katharine Jefferts Schori became the first female Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church in 2006, a historic first for the Anglican Communion.

 

From the Green Team:

The environment is not a political issue; it is a moral issue. ~Al Gore

The week of February 23

 THE WEEK OF

FEBRUARY 23, 2026

AT ST. STEPHEN’S

 

  Monday, February 23

Ambassador deadline

 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 25 – Blessed Barabra Harris

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant /

Sandy Holbrook, preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, music

Supper afterward at a local restaurant

 

Friday, February 27

6:00 - Stations of the Cross

 

Sunday, March 1- 2 Lent

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

James Mackay, organist

Children’s Chapel

Coffee Hour after Mass

 

Livestream:

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:

March 14 - Shay Craig's Consecration 11:00 at Gethsemane 

 

March 15 - Bishop Shay Craig's St. Stephen's visit

 

Words of Wisdom:

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to leave the world a better place; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

From the Green Team:

The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. ~Psalm 24:1

The week of February 16

 THE WEEK OF

FEBRUARY 16, 2026

AT ST. STEPHEN’S

 

Monday, February 16

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.

 

Tuesday, February 17 – Shrove Tuesday

5:30-7:00 – Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

 

7:00 pm – Burial of the Alleluia/Burning of Palms

 

 

Wednesday, February 18 – Ash Wednesday

12:00-3:00 – “Ashes on the Go” at the church

(stop by the church for ashes if you are unable to attend the service in the evening)

 

7:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist /Imposition of Ashes

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, Music Director

Michelle Gelinske-Patnode, cantor

 

Friday, February 20

6:00 pm – Stations of the Cross

 

Sunday, February 22 – 1 Lent

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

James Mackay, music director

Children’s Chapel

Coffee Hour after Mass

 

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:

March 14 - Shay Craig's Consecration 11:00 at Gethsemane 

 

March 15 - Bishop Shay Craig's St. Stephen's visit

 

Words of Wisdom:

In a time of hate, love is an act of resistance. In a time of fear, faith is an act of resistance. In a time of misinformation, education is an act of resistance. In a time of poor leadership, community is an act of resistance. In a time like this, joy is an act of resistance. Resist. Resist, Resist. ~Loryn Brantz

 

From the Green Team:

"Earth is not a platform for human life. It's a living being. We are not on it, but part of it. It's health is our health." ~Thomas Moore

 

 

Ash Wednesday

 

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

 

January 26-February 16 at St. Stephen's

 Fr. Jamie is on vacation January 26 – February 15^th

 

Fr. Jamie will not be answering emails, Facebook messages or text messages while he is gone; please do not reach out to him during his vacation. If there is an emergency please contact Deacon John and Senior Warden Laura Nylander. 

 

There will be no Wednesday evening Mass until February 18^th (Ash Wednesday) while Fr. Jamie is on vacation

 

Sunday, February 1 – 4 Epiphany

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, Music Director

Coffee Hour

 

Sunday, February 8 – 5 Epiphany

11:00 a.m. – Deacon’s Mass

Deacon John, celebrant / preacher

James Mackay, Music Director

Coffee Hour

 

Sunday, February 15 – Last Epiphany

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Peter Akecmeir, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, Music Director

Coffee Hour

 

Livestream:

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:

February 17 – Mardi Gras / Shrove Tuesday/Burying the Alleluia/Burning of Palms

 

February 18 – Ash Wednesday

 

March 14 - Shay Craig's Consecration 11:00 at Gethsemane 

 

March 15 - Bishop Shay Craig's St. Stephen's visit

 

Words of Wisdom:

When I despair I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end always they fall. Think of it…. always. ~Gandhi

 

 

Fr. Jamie on vacation