Monday, April 27, 2020

The week of April 27


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 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.
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.

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.





Friday, April 10, 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

 Saturday,  April 11 – Holy Saturday
10:00 am – Holy Saturday service

Sunday April 12
Easter
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/ preacher

All our Holy Week Liturgies will be Livestreamed through https://facebook.com/groups/52039214842







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

All our Holy Week Liturgies will be Livestreamed through https://facebook.com/groups/52039214842