Join us this week at St. Stephen’s
Wednesday
April 29 –
6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/
preacher
Sunday
May 3 – 4
Easter
11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Monday, April 27, 2020
Monday, April 20, 2020
The week of April 20
Join us this week at St. Stephen’s
Wednesday
April 22 –
6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/
preacher
Livestreamed through facebook.com/groups/52039214842
Friday
April 24
2:00 p.m. – Memorial Service for Larry Kindseth at Hanson Runsvold
Funeral Home, Fargo.
Sunday
April 26 – 3 Easter
11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Livestreamed through facebook.com/groups/52039214842
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Prayers for the repose of the soul of Larry Kindseth
I ask the prayers of St. Stephens for the repose of the soul
of Larry Kindseth, who died this
evening at Rosewood on Broadway.
Please also keep in your prayers his wife, Anna,
and his daughters, Janie Breth,
Liz and Jackie, as well as his grandchildren Justin Rudnick and Julia
Breth and son-in-law, Adam Breth.
Gracious God,
nothing in death or life,
in the world as it is or the world as it shall be,
nothing in all creation can separate us from your love.
nothing in death or life,
in the world as it is or the world as it shall be,
nothing in all creation can separate us from your love.
We
commend Larry into your loving care.
Enfold him in the arms of your mercy.
Bless him in his dying and in his rising again in you.
Bless those whose hearts are filled with sadness,
that they too may know the hope of resurrection;
for the sake of our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Enfold him in the arms of your mercy.
Bless him in his dying and in his rising again in you.
Bless those whose hearts are filled with sadness,
that they too may know the hope of resurrection;
for the sake of our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.
The memorial service for Larry will be on Friday April 24 at
2:00 p.m. Because of Covid-19 restrictions, the service is limited only to
immediate family.
However, the service will be livestreamed at: https://www.hansonrunsvold.com/obituaries/Larry-Kindseth/
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
The week of April 13
this week at St. Stephen’s
Wednesday
April 15 – Wednesday of Easter Week
No Mass this week
Sunday
April 19 – 2
Easter
11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
Sunday, April 12, 2020
Thank you!!
I am wiped out! 8 liturgies in a week! They were different
liturgies, certainly more different than I have ever done before. But they were
also fulfilling and emotional and incredibly meaningful. Let’s face it: not
even Covid-19 can slow St. Stephen’s down! Still, this was the strangest,
weirdest, oftentimes most depressing Holy Week I’ve ever encountered. At the
end of Holy Week, I realize what I miss most is pews full of people I love,
people without whom my life seems incomplete. Preaching to an empty church and
hearing my voice echo back from an empty nave is a bizarre and formidable
experience.
Thank God for Livestreaming and the interaction we are able to do there. By doing these livestreamed liturgies, my purpose was to try to maintain some sense of liturgical normalcy at this time. There were times when I wasn’t certain we could do it. But somehow it all came off. And I am grateful that we are able to provide deep and meaningful liturgical ministry to our congregation in this time of need.
I must thank everyone who was able to step up to the plate and make our Livestreamed Masses for Holy Week a reality. Thank you to John Peter Anderson, who sadly was not able to be ordained to the diaconate on April 4th, but who still despite his disappointment, stepped up to the plate and served ably in a diaconal way throughout this week; for James Mackay who labored tirelessly to not only provide truly wonderful and meaningful music for this Holy Week,also put together the online bulletins so everyone could follow along; for our wardens Jean Como Sando and Jessica Pitzel Anderson who served in various capacities as lectors, camera people and altar guild; for Michelle Marie Gelinske our cantor who brightened so many people’s worship experience; for Katie Ilze and Kristofer Sando who ably served as acolytes; for Paul Sando who monitored the water in the elevator shaft and fixed our downspouts. And thank you to Ron Fischer for donating such beautiful Easter flowers.
Thank you especially for everyone who tuned in, commented and gave us wonderful feedback. It comforts me to no end to know that these services are being well-received and helpful in this terrible time.
It was a strange Holy Week. But, in the end, I can say it was
also, in its way, a meaningful and holy one!
St. Stephen’s is, as always, resilient, tough and supportive. We
are one unique and wonderful congregation.
Thank you again, everyone!
Alleuia! The Lord is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
-peace,
Fr. Jamie+
Oliver Lyman baptism
Oliver Alexander was baptized before Mass this morning. We
all kept appropriate social distancing throughout the ceremony, but despite
that, it was truly beautiful and a great way to celebrate Easter.
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Friday, April 10, 2020
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Monday, April 6, 2020
HOLY WEEK at St. Stephen's
HOLY WEEK 2020
Thursday, April 9 – Maundy Thursday
7:00 pm Holy Eucharist
Friday April 10 –Good Friday
12:00 pm – Good
Friday service + Solemn
Collects +
Veneration of the Cross + Eucharist of the
Pre-sanctified
3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross
3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross
Saturday,
April 11 – Holy
Saturday
10:00 am – Holy
Saturday service
Sunday April 12 – Easter
11:00 am – Holy
Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/
preacher
Friday, April 3, 2020
Palm Sunday at St. Stephen's
Join us online for
our Palm Sunday Mass this Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
Mass will be
livestreamed through our Facebook page: https://facebook.com/groups/52039214842
It will uploaded
later to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcdWKCnCHmviajkFX5p-xGg
We will be
blessing palms as usual. After Mass, I will place the palms outside the church
near the front entrance. Please feel free to stop by the church and pick up
these blessed palms, to keep through the year. They will be available at the
church through Monday afternoon.
Please be sure to
keep them through the year and bring them back to church early next year so
they can be burned for ashes for the Ash Wednesday liturgy.
PLEASE NOTE: when you
are picking up palms, if you meet someone else from the congregation, please
make sure to keep social distancing norms in place i.e. please keep part by at
least 8 feet.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Prayers for the repose of the soul of Fr. Robert Forrest Andrews
The prayers of St. Stephen’s are requested for the repose of
the soul of Fr. Robert Forrest Andrews,
who was Rector of St. Stephen’s from 1981-1984.
We only recently received word that Fr. Andrews died on July
30, 2019.
As is our tradition at St . Stephen’s, a memorial Requiem
Mass in his memory will be celebrated this summer. More information will
follow.
An obituary follows.
O God,
whose mercies cannot be numbered: accept our prayers on behalf of your servant
and priest, Robert, and grant him an entrance into the land of light and joy,
in the fellowship of your saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Reverend Robert Forrest
Andrews
May 25, 1931 – July 30, 2019
The Revered Robert Forrest
Andrews passed away on July 30, 2019 at 88 years old. Born in DeKalb, Illinois
in 1931, Bob was a 1953 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, with a
B.S. in Civil Engineering, and served as Combat Engineer in the Korean War based in
Japan. Following ordination in 1963 from Nashotah House Seminary, he served
parishes in Saint Joseph and Grosse Ile, Michigan; Northglenn, Wheat Ridge,
Woodland Park and Cripple Creek, Colorado; and Fargo, North Dakota. Prior to
joining the priesthood, Bob worked for his father at Forrest Andrews's Dodge
Plymouth in DeKalb, Illinois, and Bob worked for Bethlehem Steel in
Pennsylvania and for the State of Wisconsin as a civil engineer. "Father
Bob" was a compelling priest, delivering thoughtful sermons and
ministering to hundreds of parishioners over the years. In addition to his
dedication to the Episcopal ministry, he had a passionate love of life, his
daily walks, reading, the NFL, golf, movies, music and politics. Predeceased by
his wife Jane Jewell Andrews (died 2014) and former wife, Mary Ann (Molly) Hutchison
Andrews, he leaves behind a legacy in his children, Stephan (Dede) Andrews,
Elizabeth Andrews, Doug (Cynthia) Andrews, Mark (Karen) Andrews, Aisha Mazera,
Suzanne (David) Picher, and Melinda (Joseph) Saylor. Bob is also survived by 21
loving grandchildren and by 2 great-grandchildren.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
This week at St. Stephen's
this week at St. Stephen’s
Wednesday
April 1 –
6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/Annette
Morrow, preacher
James Mackay, music
Sunday April 5 – Palm Sunday
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Blessing of
Palms + Reading of the Passion Gospel
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
LOOKING AHEAD TO HOLY WEEK
Thursday, April 9 – Maundy Thursday
7:00 pm Holy Eucharist
Friday April 10 –Good Friday
12:00 pm – Good
Friday service + Solemn
Collects +
Veneration of the Cross + Eucharist of the
Pre-sanctified
Saturday,
April 11 – Holy
Saturday
10:00 am – Holy
Saturday service
Sunday April 12 – Easter
11:00 am – Holy
Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/
preacher
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