All Saints/All Souls Annual Requiem
Wednesday November 1—Eve of All Souls
6:00 p.m. Annual Requiem Mass: for all our deceased loved ones
+ reading of names + procession to Memorial Garden +
If you have not shared the names of your departed loved ones you would like remembered at this Mass you can add them to the list before Mass on Wednesday evening.
Wednesday, November 1 – Eve of All Souls
6:00 p.m. – Annual Requiem Mass
Reading of
Names of the Departed/Procession to the Memorial Garden
Fr.
Jamie, celebrant
Deacon
John, assisting
Incense will be offered at this mass
Supper afterward at a local restaurant
Friday, November 3
Fr. Jamie’s
day off*
*please refrain from sending Fr. Jamie emails, text messages, Facebook
messages or phone calls on his day off unless it is a pastoral emergency.
Saturday, November 4
2:00 p.m. – Amy Morrow-Stalboerger Baby Shower
4:00 – Wedding (off-site)
Sunday, November 5 – All Saints Sunday
11:00 a.m. –
Holy Eucharist
Renewal of
Baptismal Vows/Exposure of relics
Fr.
Jamie, celebrant, preacher
James
Mackay, music
Children’s Chapel
Coffee Hour
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. – Martin Darby Presentation
Fr. Jamie’s Office Hours
Monday-Thursday – 1:00-3:00 (Or anytime by
appointment.)
We would love
to see you in person but if you are unable to attend please join us for Mass
livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@st.stephensfargo
Upcoming Events:
Vestry
meeting, November 19
Stewardship/Pledge
Sunday, November 12
Pledge
Ingathering, December 10
Octave
of All Saints/All Souls
Once again this year at St. Stephen’s
we will devote an entire week to celebrate the saints in our lives. In
preparation for the Feast of All Saints (which is one of the most important
feast days in our Church year), we will be remembering all of the saints in our
lives (those whom we have loved and who have shown us something of who God is).
We will be offering several opportunities at St. Stephen’s to honor those who
have passed on before us to the larger Communion of Saints.
+ a list has been placed in the Narthex for you to write the names of your
deceased loved ones so they may be remembered at the special Requiem Mass we
will celebrate on Wednesday November
+ A special altar will once again be
placed in the Narthex. Please bring a photograph or other memento of your loved
one to be displayed there from October 29 through November 5.
+ Attend the Requiem Mass at 6:00 pm Wednesday November 1 and the All Saints
Sunday Mass on November 5
Words of Wisdom:
Find the good
in every day. It’s usually little things that we overlook that we should be the
most grateful for.
From the Green Team:
There are
several environmental innovations to look out for in 2023, such
as innovative carbon capture technologies, sustainable and eco-friendly
building materials, electric and self-driving vehicles, and advances in
renewable energy storage.
The prayers of St. Stephen’s are requested for the Diocese of North Dakota as it meets for its 53rd annual Convention October 27 and 28 at the Baymont Inn in Mandan, ND.
Please also pray for St. Stephen’s delegates who will be
present:
Jessica Anderson
John
Baird
Steve
Bolduc
Stephanie
Garcia
Sandy
Holbrook
Cathy
McMullen
Leo
Wilking
Fr. Jamie Parsley
Deacon John Anderson
Almighty and everliving God,
source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take
counsel in in the Convention of
the Diocese of North Dakota for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach
us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to
perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Monday, October 23
Fr.
Jamie out of town
Wednesday, October 25
6:00
p.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr.
Jamie, celebrant
Deacon
John, assisting
Incense will be offered at this mass
Supper afterward at a local restaurant
Friday, October 27-Saturday October 28
Diocesan
Convention in Mandan, North Dakota
Sunday, October 29
11:00
a.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr.
Jamie, celebrant, preacher
Deacon
John, assisting
James
Mackay, music
Children’s Chapel
Coffee Hour
Fr. Jamie’s Office Hours
Monday-Thursday – 1:00-3:00 (Or
anytime by appointment.)
We
would love to see you in person but if you are unable to attend please join us
for Mass livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@st.stephensfargo
Upcoming Events:
Diocesan
Convention, October 27-28
Vestry
meeting, November 19
Words of Wisdom:
I hope
I can be an autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time
to leave, gracefully it knew life was a gift. ~Dodinsky
Octave
of All Saints/All Souls
Once again this year at St.
Stephen’s we will devote an entire week to celebrate the saints in our lives.
In preparation for the Feast of All Saints (which is one of the most important
feast days in our Church year), we will be remembering all of the saints in our
lives (those whom we have loved and who have shown us something of who God is).
We will be offering several opportunities at St. Stephen’s to honor those who
have passed on before us to the larger Communion of Saints.
+ Beginning before this week, a list will be placed in the Narthex for you to
write the names of your deceased loved ones so they may be remembered at the
special Requiem Mass we will celebrate on Wednesday November 1. You can also
send any names to Fr. Jamie at frjamieparsley@gmail.com and he will make sure
that their names placed on the altar on All Saints Sunday and that they are
remembered by name at the Requiem Mass.
Pocket Prairie Update
On Friday November 3 at 10:00am, the
Green Team will be placing cardboard and wood chips on top of a big portion of
St. Stephen's front lawn. The purpose of this activity is to prepare the area
so, in the spring, we can begin planting the St. Stephen's Pocket Prairie! If
you would like to be of assistance, here are some ways you could help:
1) Collect open and flattened
corrugated cardboard (what boxes are made from), and bring it to the church on
November 3 at 10:00 OR contact Amy Phillips and she will come get it from you!
(kaphillip@gmail.com or
701-219-4591)
2) Make a small donation toward the
cost of the wood chips (contact Amy Phillips and she will get it from you
-- kaphillip@gmail.com or
701-219-4591)
3) Come to the church and help us lay
down cardboard and spread wood chips on November 3 at 10:00am.
Thank you for supporting St. Stephen's
efforts to protect God's Creation and to work for environmental sustainability
and responsibility!
From the Green Team:
What are 5 major types of environmental technology?
Technologies
that have been in usage include wind power, hydropower, solar energy,
geothermal energy, and biomass/bioenergy.
We can’t wait to taste the chilis prepared by St. Stephen’s cooks. Spicy, tame, meaty or vegan—all are contenders for Best Chili. If you plan to bring a pot of chili, please message John Baird (jbaird01@gmail.com) or Catherine McMullen (mcmulcat@gmail.com).
If you have not done so yet, please bid in our Silent Auction. We have MANY great gifts to bid on. Most will make great Christmas gifts. All proceeds will help benefit our sacristy renovation.
Wednesday, October 18
6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant
Deacon John, assisting
Incense
will be offered at this mass
Supper
afterward at a local restaurant
Friday, October 20
Fr. Jamie’s day off*
*please refrain from sending Fr. Jamie emails, text
messages, Facebook messages or phone calls on his day off unless it is a
pastoral emergency.
Sunday, October 22
11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant,
preacher
Deacon John, assisting
James Mackay, music
Children’s
Chapel
Coffee
Hour/Chili Cook-Off
Fr. Jamie’s Office Hours
Monday-Thursday – 1:00-3:00 (Or
anytime by appointment.)
We
would love to see you in person but if you are unable to attend please join us
for Mass livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@st.stephensfargo
Upcoming Events:
Green
Team meeting, October 22
Diocesan
Convention, October 27-28
Vestry
meeting, November 19
Chili Cook-Off Sunday,
Oct. 22:
We
can’t wait to taste the chilis prepared by St. Stephen’s cooks. Spicy, tame,
meaty or vegan—all are contenders for Best Chili. If you plan to bring a pot of
chili, please message John Baird (jbaird01@gmail.com) or Catherine McMullen (mcmulcat@gmail.com).
Words of Wisdom:
On
this day when light and darkness are equal, may you find the balance you need
in your life, and may your Autumn harvest basket be bountiful.
From the Green Team:
Some
eco-friendly ideas include using biodegradable cutlery, bamboo picnicware,
reusable paper towels, silicone or stainless-steel straws, reusable sandwich
bags, compostable paper plates, waterless laundry detergent strips, countertop
composters, and upcycled furniture.
