Blessing of Animals

The week of September 25

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s

Wednesday September 27 – Eve of St. Michael & All Angels 

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant/ preacher

Incense will be offered at this Mass

Supper afterward at a local restaurant

Friday September 29   

Fr. Jamie day off

Sunday October 1  – 17 Pentecost

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Children’s Chapel

Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher

Coffee Hour following

1:00 pm – Blessing of Animals

The week of September 18

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s

Wednesday September 2o

6:00 p.m. – Requiem Mass for Warren Jackman (+11/10/2016)

Fr. Jamie, celebrant/ preacher

Incense will be offered at this Mass

Supper afterward at a local restaurant

Saturday September 22   

11:00 am – Requiem Mass and Committal of ashes for Marilyn Gilbert (+12/5/2015)

2:00-5:00 – Jim and Joy Coffey’s 65^th Anniversary Open House

Sunday September 24  – 16 Pentecost

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Children’s Chapel

Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher

Coffee Hour following

12:45 - Vestry

The week of September 11

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s

Wednesday September 13 –Eve of the Feast of the Holy Cross 

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant/ preacher

Incense will be offered at this Mass

Supper afterward at a local restaurant

Friday September 15

Fr. Jamie’s day off

Saturday September 16   

Wedding (off site)

Sunday September 17  – 15 Pentecost

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Children’s Chapel

Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher

Coffee Hour following

Dedication Sunday

Today was one of those perfect Sunday mornings. We had a full house, lots of children, plus we blessed  backpacks, kicked off a  new year of Children's Chapel, launched our first Capital Campaign in 20+ years and blessed and dedicated our fourth stained glass window, welcomed three new members, as well as celebrated our music ministry with some truly beautiful music. I am so fortunate to serve such an eclectic, unique congregation.

 Blessing backpacks

 Blessing the new window

 Dan Rice, Amy Phillips, James Mackay, Annette Morrow and Fr. Jamie in front of the new window

 Amy Morrow, who played flute during Mass this morning, in front of the window dedicated in memory of her grandparents

James Mackay in front of the panel dedicated to his long music ministry to St. Stephen's

St. Cecilia Window installed

 Our fourth stained glass window in our nave was installed this morning. Thank you to Michael Orchard and Nick Walberg of Michael Orchard Studios for their hard work.

Prayers for the soul of Warren Jackman

I just learned of the death last November of one of our members, Warren Jackman. Warren, who died Nov. 3, 2016, moved to Galena, Illinois, following the death of his wife Levon on February 5, 2016.

A memorial mass was held at Grace Church Galena on Saturday November 26 2016. Burial of ashes was in Resurrection Gardens at Grace Church next to Levon’s.

Warren and Levon made friends with many of us at St. Stephen’s in the short time they were members of St. Stephen’s. News of his death, even this long afterward, is met with great sadness.

Your prayers are requested for the repose of Warren’s soul.

We will include prayers in Warren’s honor at the Wednesday evening Mass on September 20 at 6:00 p.m. 

Dedication Sunday THIS SUNDAY

The week of September 4

Join us this week at St. Stephen’s

Monday September 4 –

Ambassador deadline

Wednesday September 6 –

6:00 pm – HEALING Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant

Incense will be offered at this Mass

Supper following at a local restaurant

Friday September 8

Fr. Jamie’s day off

Sunday September 10  – DEDICATION SUNDAY

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher

+ Dedication of New Stained Glass Window +  New Member Sunday + Children’s Chapel start-up + Blessing of Backpacks +

 POTLUCK following