The Week of May 30

Join us at St. Stephen’s this week



Wednesday June 1 – The Eve of the Ascension
6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Incense will be offered at this Mass
supper afterward at a local restaurant

Thursday June 2
Ascension Day

Sunday June 5– 7 Easter/Sunday after Ascension 
Visit from Bishop Michael Smith
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Confirmation/Receptions
Bishop Michael Smith, celebrant/preacher
Potluck following

The birth of Francis Dolence

We rejoice in the birth of

Francis Dolence

son of Joan and Travis

and brother of Maggie and Esme

was born on his due date,

Thursday, May 26, 2011

at 8:01 am

weighing 6 lbs 9 oz.

O God, you have taught us through your blessed Son that whoever receives a little child in the name of Christ receives Christ himself: We give thanks for the blessing you have bestowed upon this family in giving them Francis. Confirm their joy by a lively sense of your presence with them, and give them calm strength and patient wisdom as they seek to bring Francis to love all that is true and noble, just and pure, lovable and gracious, excellent and admirable, following the example of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

St. Stephen's has a long tradition of offering a single rose on the altar for each new baby born into the congregation. Here is the rose offered for the birth of Francis.   

Children's Chapel Recognition/Rogation Sunday Procession

Join us this Sunday May 29 for our Rogation Sunday, beginning, as usual, at 11:00 am. During the Eucharist we will celebrate and give gifts to the children who have attended Children’s Chapel during this past year and will recognition and thank all our Children’s Chapel leaders and helpers who have so faithfully served throughout the year.

Children’s Chapel was a rousing success this year. 17 children attended Children’s Chapel throughout the year (though not on the same Sunday).

At the close of the service, we will process out to the labyrinth in the churchyard, where we will close our Eucharist with a blessing of seeds and gardening implements.

Please brings seeds, plants, garden tools or whatever else you would like to bring to church for a blessing. We will also have packets of seeds to give out and share especially with children, as well as bubbles for the children.

Coffee hour will be served on the lawn (weather permitting).

The week of May 23

Join us at St. Stephen’s this week

Wednesday May 25 –
6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Incense will be offered at this Mass
supper afterward at a local restaurant

Thursday May 26
6:30 – Young(er) Episcopalians at the Fargo Gastro-Pub (3234 43rd Street South, Fargo)

Sunday May 29– 6 Easter/Rogation Sunday
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
LAST Children’s Chapel/Recognition of Children’s leaders & helpers
Rogation Procession/blessing of the seeds & gardening implements

Movie night May 18

Please join us this Wednesday (May 18) for Movie Night


We will begin the evening as we always do on Wednesday nights with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 6:00 pm at St. Stephen’s (Incense will be used, as usual, at this Mass).

We will have supper afterward (around 7:00 pm) at Spicy Pie at 322 Broadway.

At 8:00 pm, we will catch a showing of OF GODS AND MEN, showing at the Fargo Theatre (314 Broadway), which was described in the Fargo Forum as "... a quietly compelling if not particularly emotional and sober-minded treatment of an infamous incident in the global clash of 'Islamo-fascism' and the West. In Algeria in the mid-'90s…”

The week of May 16

Join us at St. Stephen’s this week


Wednesday May 18 –
6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Incense will be used at this Mass
supper afterward at Spicy Pie (322 North Broadway)

8:00 pm – Movie: Of Gods and Men at the Fargo Theatre (314 Broadway)

Saturday May 21
4:00 pm – Mikhel Schoenheit/Tasha Young wedding at St. Stephen's.

Sunday May 22– 5 Easter
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie Parsley, celebrant/preacher
Children’s Chapel
Church Periodical Club Ingathering

The week of May 8

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s


Wednesday May 11
6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
***Incense will be used at this Mass***
supper afterward at a local restaurant

Saturday May 14
10:00 am – Spring clean-up at St. Stephen’s.
Lunch will be served
Please contact Senior Warden Gin Templeton (gin-su@hotmail.com) to sign up.

Sunday May 15– 4 Easter
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Children’s Chapel

10 new members welcomed at St. Stephen's

With great joy we welcomed 10 new members yesterday (May 8, 2011) who joined St. Stephen’s.


Janie Breth
Justin Rudnick
Beth DuFault
Kate DuFault
Bryan Gelinske
Tiffanie Gelinske
John Gelinske
Jason Gelinske
Stephanie Ness
Matthew Patnode

May God's blessings be upon them now and always.

The week of May 2

Join us this week at St. Stephen's

Wednesday May 4 –

6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
***Incense will be used at this Mass***
supper afterward at a local restaurant

Sunday May 8– 3 Easter
New Members’ Sunday
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie Parsley, celebrant/preacher
Children’s Chapel