Bishop's Visiation/Confirmation June 5

Please join Bishop Michael Smith, the Bishop of North Dakota, on Sunday, June 5 at our 11:00 am celebration of the Holy Eucharist. A potluck meal will follow the Eucharist that Sunday.

As part of the visitation, Bishop Smith will also celebrate Confirmations or receptions at that time.

If anyone (especially the new members we are welcoming on May 8) is interested in being confirmed or received by the Bishop on June 5, or have any questions, please let Fr. Jamie know.

So, join us June 5 for Bishop’s Smith visit to us and celebrate the ministry owe are doing together at St. Stephen’s.

New Member Sunday - May 8

Join us on Sunday, May 8th at our 11:00 am celebration of the Holy Eucharist as we welcome 10 new Members to St. Stephen’s. (possibly a few more will be welcomed that day). Refreshments and cake will be held after the Eucharist that day.

Come celebrate the growth and renewal happening at St. Stephen’s.

If you, or someone you know, would like to be welcomed as a new member on St. Stephen’s please let Fr. Jamie know.

Because a few people cannot make it on May 8, another New Member’s Sunday will be held in the Fall.

The week of April 25

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s


Tuesday, April 26
10:00 am – Service at Riverview Place Chapel
Fr. Jamie, officiating/preaching

Wednesday April 27 –
6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist –
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/ preacher
Supper afterward at a local restaurant

Thursday April 28
2:00 pm – Evangelism Committee at HorizonManor

Sunday May 1– 2 Easter
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie Parsley, celebrant/Sandy Holbrook, preacher
Children’s Chapel
12:45 pm - Vestry

Fr. Jamie's Easter Letter

“Through the Paschal mystery…we are buried with Christ by Baptism into his death, and raised with him to newness of life.” —The Book of Common Prayer


April 15, 2011

Greetings! As we journey together through the darkness of Holy Week toward the glorious light of Easter morning, we do so with a sense of purpose and direction. Our eyes are set on the goal of the Light of Christ which shines in our hearts and gives us a hope that does not die.

We at St. Stephen’s have been acutely aware of this sense of purpose and direction as we have journeyed together these last few years together. We have seen the joy of renewal and growth, as well as the transformation that comes with these changes. It has been exciting and rewarding for me to travel with such a wonderful, focused and holy group of people through this journey of discovery.

As we near Holy Week and Easter I would like to invite each of you to join with me in commemorating Jesus’ last journey to the cross and celebrating the glorious Event of the Resurrection. There will be plenty of opportunities for worship during Holy Week and the Easter Season. A schedule of Holy Week/Easter events is included in this mailing. We will be worshipping once again with St. Mark’s Lutheran Church during Holy Week.

Please note that Bishop Michael Smith has once again invited us to participate in the Easter Vigil at Gethsemane Cathedral on Saturday, April 23 at 9:00 pm. I will be preaching at that service and our organist, James Mackay, will be playing organ.

Our Easter Day celebration at St. St. Stephen’s will once again be the most beautiful and glorious services we celebrate during the year and this year is no exception. We will have a truly special and meaningful service of liturgy and music that will be memorable for all of us. And we will, once again, have special opportunities for our children as well.

And again, please know of my deep gratitude and joy in being able to serve alongside you at St. Stephen’s.

Peace,

Fr. Jamie Parsley, scp

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
120 21 Avenue North
Fargo, North Dakota
http://www.ststephensfargo.org/



No matter who you are or where you are on your faith journey, come join us in celebrating
the season of Resurrection & Renewal.

Sunday April 17 - Palm Sunday
11:00 am – Liturgy of the Palms/Holy Eucharist -- with Children’s Chapel

Thursday April 21 – Maundy Thursday
7:00 pm Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (670 4 Ave. N., Fargo)

Friday April 22 – Good Friday
12:00 pm – Good Friday liturgy/Veneration of the Cross at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

Saturday April 23 – Holy Saturday
10:00 am – Holy Saturday service at St. Stephen’s

9:00 pm – Easter Vigil at Gethsemane Cathedral (with Bishop Michael Smith) Fr. Jamie, preaching.

Sunday April 24 – Easter Day
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist -- with Children’s Chapel

HOLY WEEK & EASTER

Thursday April 21 – Maundy Thursday

6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
(670 4th Avenue North, Fargo)

Friday April 22 – Good Friday
12:00 pm – Good Friday Liturgy at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

Saturday April 23 – Holy Saturday
10:00 am – Holy Saturday Liturgy at St. Stephen’s

9:00 pm – Easter Vigil at Gethsemane Cathedral (3600 25 St. S., Fargo)
Bishop Michael Smith, presiding/ Fr. Jamie, preaching
James Mackay, organist

Sunday April 24– Easter Day
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie Parsley, celebrant/preacher
Children’s Chapel

The week of April 11

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s


Wednesday April 13 – Bl. Arthur Michael Ramsey
6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist –
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/Pr. Mark Strobel, preacher
Supper afterward

Saturday April 16
1:00 pm - Celebration of Life of Shirley Carbno (+April 11, 2011)
Salvation Army Chapel, Fargo
Fr Jamie, officiant/preacher

Sunday April 17– Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Children’s Chapel

The week of April 4

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s


Monday April 4-Tuesday April 5 -
Fr. Jamie at Diocesan Clergy Conference in Richardton, ND

Wednesday April 6 – Bl. William Augustus Muhlenburg
6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist –
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/Pr. Mark Strobel, preacher
Supper afterward

Sunday April 10– 5 Lent
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie Parsley, celebrant/preacher
Children’s Chapel