The week of April 1

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s

Monday April 1 – Monday in Easter Week
6:00 pm –  Requiem Eucharist for Sarah Jacobson (+Feb. 28, 2013)
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/Sandy Holbrook, preaching
Deacon Charlotte Robbins, assisting

7:15 pm – a time of fellowship for Sarah Jacobson

Wednesday April 3  – Wednesday in Easter Week

6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Incense will be offered at this Mass
Supper afterward at a local restaurant in honor of Gin Templeton’s birthday on Thursday

 Saturday, April 6 – Saturday in Easter Week

 7:30 pm – Leah Elliott Master Recital
Beckwith Recital Hall
NDSU

Sunday April 7 –2 Easter

11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Children’s Chapel

 

Fr. Jamie's Easter Letter

Easter, 2013

“Rise heart; thy Lord is risen.”

                  —George Herbert

Greetings St. Stephen’s family!

Anyone who knows me knows this: Easter is, by far, my favorite Season in the Church Year. I love it not only for the Paschal Mystery we celebrate and contemplate; I love it as well because of its promise of renewal and rebirth.

We, at St. Stephen’s, understand fully what renewal and rebirth are. We are currently in the midst of this new life. And we know how wonderful and truly miraculous it can be at times.

During this Easter Season I would like to extend to you my blessings and deepest gratitude. St. Stephen’s has become a place and community in which I am finding myself rejoicing and giving thanks on a daily basis. Truly I have seen here in church community, the miracle of renewal and rebirth every Sunday and oftentimes every day.

So, please do celebrate the Paschal Mystery of Christ’s victory over death, as well as all the ways in which we have experienced rebirth and renewal in our lives by worshipping at St. Stephen’s this Easter Season.

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

Peace,

 Fr. Jamie Parsley

Priest-in-Charge

Easter

Holy Saturday

Good Friday

Maundy Thursday

Tenebrae service

Monday and Tuesday of Holy Week

Holy Week at St. Stephen's

 

Monday March 25 – Monday in Holy Week

6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist (Rite I) & the Litany of the Passion
Incense will be offered at this Mass.

Tuesday, March 26 – Tuesday in Holy Week

6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist (Rite I) & the litany of the Passion
Incense will be offered at this Mass.

Wednesday March 27 – Wednesday in Holy Week

7:00 pm – Tenebrae Service

Thursday, March 28 – Maundy Thursday

12:00 pm – Regina Ranney talk on the Guatemala Medical Mission at NDSU Memorial Union, Meadow Lark Room

7:00 pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Washing of Feet
Procession to Altar of Repose
Stripping of the Altar
& the Watch

Friday March 29 - Good Friday

Noon – Good Friday Liturgy
Solemn Collects
Veneration of the Cross
& Mass of the pre-Sanctified

3:00 pm – Stations of the Cross

Saturday, March 30 – Holy Saturday

10;00 am – Holy Saturday Liturgy

7:30 pm – Great Vigil of Easter

Blessing of the New Fire
Vigil readings
Renewal of Baptismal Vows
First Mass of Easter
 Incense will be offered at this Mass.

Sunday, March 31 – Easter

11:00 am – Solemn Mass of Easter
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Renewal of Baptismal Vows
Baptism of Oscar Thaddeus Slomski Reusch
Children’s Chapel

Palm Sunday

Regina Ranney speaking at NDSU about Guatemala Medical Mission

Our very own Regina Ranney will be speaking at noon on  Thursday, March 28th at the NDSU Memorial Union, Meadow Lark Room:

 

10 days and the Rest of Life: Blessings to and from Guatemala

Regina Ranney, Diversity Program Coordinator, NDSU Equity and Diversity Center

 

Regina will be reflecting on her experiences as an interpreter for the 2012 Medical- Dental Mission to Guatemala, led by the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota June 24-July 4. 

The week of March 18

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s

Wednesday March 20 –

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

 Friday March 22

4:00 pm – Stations of the Cross

Sunday March 24 – Sunday of the Passion/Psalm Sunday

11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Blessing and Procession of Psalms
Reading of the Passion Gospel
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Children’s Chapel

5:00 pm - FM-Veg

Requiem Eucharist for Sarah Jacobson postponed

Due to the blizzard, the Requiem Eucharist for Sarah Jacobson has been postponed to Monday, April 1 at 6:00 pm.

Holy Week at St. Stephen's

Holy Week at St. Stephen’s

Monday, March 25 – Monday in Holy Week

6:00 pm –Holy Eucharist I & the Litany of the Passion

Tuesday, March 26 – Tuesday in Holy Week

6:00 pm –Holy Eucharist I & the Litany of the Passion

Wednesday, March 27 – Wednesday in Holy Week

7:00 pm – Tenebrae service

Paschal Triduum

Thursday, March 28 – Maundy Thursday
7:00 pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Washing of Feet
Procession to Altar of Repose
Stripping of the Altar
& the Watch

Friday March 29 – Good Friday

Noon – Reading of the Passion
Solemn Collects
Veneration of the Cross
& Mass of the pre-Sanctified

3 pm – Stations of the Cross

Saturday March 30 – Holy Saturday
10 am – Office of Readings

7:30 pm – Great Vigil of Easter
Blessing of the New Fire
Vigil readings
Renewal of Baptismal Vows
First Mass of Easter

Sunday, March 31 – Easter
11 am – Solemn Mass of Easter
Baptism of Oscar Thaddeus Slomski Reusch

Requiem Eucharist for Sarah Jacobson

The Requiem Eucharist in thanksgiving for the life Sarah Jacobson will be at 6:00 pm, Monday, March 18  at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church (120 21 Ave. N., Fargo).

A time of fellowship and sharing of memories will follow at 7:15 pm at St. Stephen’s.

Sarah died February 28, 2013 in Bellingham, Washington. Her ashes will be buried in the memorial garden at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Bellingham.

 

The week of March 11

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s

Wednesday March 13 –

6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (670 4 Avenue North, Fargo)
Supper afterward (served by St. Stephen’s)

 Friday March 15

4:00 pm – Stations of the Cross

Sunday March 17 – 5 Lent

11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
No Children’s Chapel

12:45 - Vestry

Monday, March 18

6:00 pm – Memorial Eucharist for Sarah Jacobson (+Feb. 28, 2013)
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/Sandy Holbrook, preaching
Deacon Charlotte Robbins, assisting

7:15 pm – a time of fellowship for Sarah Jacobson

 

Laetare Sunday March 10

 

And Remember to turn your clocks ahead one hour before bed on Saturday night.

The week of March 4

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s

Wednesday March 6 –

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

Friday March 8

4:00 pm – Stations of the Cross

Sunday March 10 – 4 Lent

LAETARE SUNDAY
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Children’s Chapel

 Tradional Laetare Sunday simnel cake will be served at coffee hour following Mass.