Wednesday, December 29
6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/ preacher
Deacon John, assisting
Incense is offered at this Mass
Supper afterward at a local restaurant
Friday, December 31
Fr. Jamie’s Day Off
Sunday, January 2 – 2 Epiphany
11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist – Mass of the New Year
Fr. Jamie, celebrant/preacher
James Mackay, organist
Our Sunday and Wednesday Eucharist services are open to public worship. Masses will continue to be livestreamed.
On-line worship:
Facebook: Our Sunday morning and Wednesday night masses are livestreamed on our Facebook group: https://facebook.com/groups/
YouTube: All our Masses can be found uploaded to our St. Stephen’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/
Or just go to YouTube.com and search for “St. Stephen’s Fargo.”
St. Stephen’s Website: Each Mass is also uploaded later in the day to our website. So, if you miss a livestreamed Mass, be sure to check out the Mass later at:
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday, January 5
Eve Epiphany – Proclamation of the date of Easter /Blessing of Chalk
Words of Wisdom:
You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream. ~C.S. Lewis
Fun New Year’s Facts:
Baby New Year:
The tradition of Baby New Year has been around since ancient Greece. During New Years’ celebrations for Dionysus, a baby was paraded through the streets as a symbol of the rebirth of the year. In more recent times the New Year’s Baby has been paired with Father Time as a companion.
Times Square Celebrations:
The first New Year’s Celebration in Times Square was to celebrate the opening of the New York Times building in 1904. Over 200,000 people showed up for the opening of the building. Now the crowd grows to over 1 million people each year.
More Than Just a Ball Drop
Even though most people are familiar with the famous ball drop in Times Square. Many cities have their own unique way to usher in the New Year. There is the Pickle drop in Mt. Olive, North Carolina, a boot drop in Prescott, Arizona. And a giant Moon Pie in Mobile, Alabama. These are only a few of the weird things that different places drop-in celebration of New Years’.
New Year’s Kiss
This is a tradition that has been around since Roman times too. It dates to the festivities of Saturnalia. Which celebrated the god Saturn, God of times. Many of the traditions from this festival were later incorporated into Christian celebrations of Christmas and New Years’.
Public Worship Protocol:
GATHERING: Masks are recommended for all people, even fully vaccinated parishioners at this time.
SINGING: Congregational singing will continue.
PASSING THE PEACE: Please continue to use touch-free greetings.
HOLY COMMUNION: We will continue to kneel at the altar for Holy Communion.
HANDOUTS: We will continue to use disposable booklets for all liturgies.
FOOD: Coffee Hour was re-instated on Dedication Sunday September 12.
ONLINE WORSHIP: Online worship through Livestream will continue.
VACCINATIONS: I cannot stress the importance of vaccines. If you have not been vaccinated, please get vaccinated very soon.
