January 30 through February 20 (Fr. Jamie on vacation)

 Schedule for January 30 – February 20

Fr. Jamie is on vacation January 30 – February 21  

 

Wednesday, February 1 - No Mass

 

Sunday, February 5 – 5 Epiphany

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Jessica Olson Miller, celebrant / preacher

James Mackay, organist

Children’s Chapel

Coffee Hour

 

Wednesday, February 8 - No Mass

 

Sunday, February 12 – 6 Epiphany

11:00 a.m. – Deacon’s Mass

Dcn John Anderson, officiant / preacher

James Mackay, organist

Children’s Chapel

Coffee Hour

 

Wednesday, February 15 - No Mass

 

Sunday, February 19 – Last Epiphany

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Canon Zanne Ness, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, organist

Children’s Chapel

Coffee Hour

  

Fr. Jamie on Vacation

 Fr. Jamie will be on vacation January 30-February 20.

 If there are any pastoral emergencies, please contact Deacon John or simply all the church and leave a message. The messages will be checked daily by Deacon John  while Fr. Jamie is gone.

Fr. Jamie will not be answering emails, Facebook messages or text messages while he is gone

 

 

Upcoming Events:

January 30 – February 20 Fr. Jamie on vacation

February 21 – Shrove Tuesday pancakes 7:00 p.m. /Burying of the Alleluia / Burning of Palms

February 22 – Ash Wednesday Holy Eucharist 7:00 p.m.

Friday nights during Lent – Stations of the Cross at 6:00 pm

 

Words of Wisdom:

A lot of walking away will do your life good.

Walk away from arguments that lead you to anger and nowhere.

Walk away from people who deliberately put you down.

Walk away from the practice of pleasing people who choose to never see your worth.

Walk away from any thought that undermines your peace of mind.

Walk away from judgmental people, they do not know the struggle you are facing and what you have been through.

Walk away from your mistakes and fears, they do not determine your fate.

The more you walk away from things that poison your soul, the healthier your life will be.

~Dodinsky – Author, In the Garden of Thoughts

 

Annual Meeting/Potluck THIS SUNDAY

 

The week of January 23

 

Wednesday, January 25

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

Incense will be offered at this mass

Supper afterward at a local restaurant

 

Friday, January 27

Fr. Jamie’s day off

 

Sunday, January 29

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, organist

ANNUAL MEETING POTLUCK following

Commissioning of the New Vestry

 

Upcoming Events:

January 29 – Annual Meeting

January 30 – February 20^th Fr. Jamie on vacation

February 21 – Shrove Tuesday pancakes 7:00 p.m. /Burying of the Alleluia / Burning of Palms

 

Annual Meeting/Potluck next Sunday

Please join us for our Annual Meeting next Sunday after Mass. We will be elected new Wardens and new members to the Vestry.

 

We will also have a potluck following Eucharist that morning.

 

 

Fr. Jamie on Vacation

 

Fr. Jamie will be on vacation January 30-February 20.

 

While Fr. Jamie is on vacation, our presider and preachers during Fr. Jamie’s vacation will be

 

February 5 – Pastor Jessica Miller of the Neighborhood Church

 

February 12 – Deacon John Anderson

 

February 19 – Canon Zanne Ness

 

While he is gone there will be no Wednesday night masses February 1, 8 and 15.

 

If there are any pastoral emergencies, please contact Deacon John or simply all the church and leave a message. The messages will be checked daily by Deacon John  while Fr. Jamie is gone.

 

Fr. Jamie will not be answering emails, Facebook messages or text messages while he is gone

 

Words of Wisdom:

Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends. ~Maya Angelou

 

The week of January 16

 

Wednesday, January 18

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

Incense will be offered at this mass

Supper afterward at a local restaurant

 

Friday, January 20

Memorial Service (off site) - Fr. Jamie, officiating

 

Sunday, January 22 – 3 Epiphany

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, organist

Coffee Hour

 

Upcoming Events:

January 29 – Annual Meeting

January 30 – February 20^th Fr. Jamie on vacation

February 5 – Pastor Jessica Miller as celebrant and preacher

February 12 – Deacon John Anderson officiating

February 19 – Canon Zanne Ness as celebrant and preacher

February 21 – Shrove Tuesday pancakes 7:00 p.m. /Burying of the Alleluia / Burning of Palms

February 22 – Ash Wednesday

 

Words of Wisdom:

Your mind will always believe everything you tell it. Feed it hope. Feed it truth. Feed it with love.

 

Bishop Tom's visit/Confirmation

 It was a beautiful morning at St. Stephen's as Bishop Thomas Ely made his annual visit to us. We had a three confirmations, a full house and a very lively potluck following the Eucharist. Thank you, Bishop Tom, for affirming us and recognizing the amazing place St. Stephen's is.

 A busy morning crunching numbers at our annual Budget meeting.

 

The week of January 9

 Wednesday, January 11

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Deacon John, assisting

Incense will be offered at this mass

Supper afterward at a local restaurant

 

Thursday, January 12

6:00 p.m. – Final Confirmation Class

 

Friday, January 13

Fr. Jamie’s day off

 

Saturday, January 14

10:00 a.m. – Budget Meeting

 

 

Sunday, January 15 - 2 Epiphany

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist – Bishop Tom Ely visit

Confirmation/Receptions

New Member Sunday

Bishop Tom Ely, celebrant

Fr. Jamie, preacher

Deacon John, assisting

James Mackay, organist

POTLUCK following

 

Upcoming Events:

January 29 – Annual Meeting

January 30 – February 20^th Fr. Jamie on vacation

 

Bishop Ely visit on January 15

 

We are very happy to welcome Bishop Tom Ely back at St. Stephen’s as she makes his annual visit to St. Stephen’s on Sunday, January 15. A potluck will follow the Mass.

 

An Episcopal Visitation is an opportunity for us to connect with the whole of the Church in the person of our Bishop. It is a chance for us to show our Bishop the vitality of our congregation and share with her news of our common life. An Episcopal Visitation is also an occasion for people to be Confirmed and Received into the Episcopal Church.

 

Confirmation

In Confirmation, we publicly reaffirm, in the presence of our local community and the Bishop (whose presence represents that of the whole Church), the promises we made—or which our parents made on our behalf—at baptism.

 

Reception

Those who have been previously Confirmed by the laying on of hands of a bishop in another communion of the Church, may be Received into the Episcopal Church.

 

We will also be welcoming any new members who would like to be recognized during the service that morning.

 

If anyone is interested in being Confirmed or officially Received into the Episcopal Church or simply recognized as a new member, please send an email to Fr. Jamie so you can fill out a Confirmation/Reception form.

 

Words of Wisdom:

Confirmation is a time to remember the promises of God, He has said that He will always be there to guide us in every circumstance and to renew our faith when we are discouraged. He offers us strength to overcome temptation and difficulties. Most of all, He has promised that He will always love us.  

 

Epiphany 2023

 Happy Feast of Epiphany (one of my favorite feasts). At Smoky St. Stephen's we celebrate the big day by blessing chalk and Marking the Lintel. Blessed chalk and instructions on how to bless your homes are available at the church. 20+C+M+B+23

The week of January 2

 Wednesday, January 4 – Epiphany (observed)

6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist – Epiphany – Proclamation of the Date of Easter / Blessing of Chalk – Marking of the Lintel

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

Incense will be offered at this mass

Supper afterward at a local restaurant

 

Friday, January 6 - Epiphany

Fr. Jamie’s day off

 

Sunday, January 8 – Baptism of Our Lord

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Renewal of Baptismal Vows

Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher

James Mackay, organist

Children’s Chapel

Coffee Hour with Simnel Cake

De-Greening of the Church (after Coffee Hour); Volunteers needed.

12:45 – Vestry

 

 

Upcoming Events:

January 15 – Bishop Tom Ely visit

January 29 – Annual Meeting

January 30 – February 20^th Fr. Jamie on vacation

 

Words of Wisdom:

Attract what you expect, reflect what you desire, become what you respect, mirror what you admire.