The week of October 9

 Wednesday, October 11

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 13

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 15

11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist

Fr. Jamie, celebrant, preacher

Deacon Suzanne, assisting

James Mackay, music

Children’s Chapel

Coffee Hour

 

12:45 p.m. Vestry

 

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, October 15

Green Team meeting, October 22

Diocesan Convention, October 27-28

Vestry meeting, November 19

PLEDGES/OFFERINGS  Please make sure that your pledges are up-to-date. Pledges/offerings can be mailed to the street address: 120–21^st Ave N, Fargo ND 58102-2015. Online donations: ststephensfargo.org. Financial secretary Laura Nylander can update you on your pledge.

 

Fr. Jamie/Marjorie Schlossman’s art and poetry show Oct. 14

A gallery opening of paintings by Fr. Jamie and artist Marjorie Schlossman will be held this Saturday Oct. 14 at the Robert Street Chapel Gallery, 333 Roberts Street, Fargo. An open house will be held from 1:00 to 6:00 at the gallery, with talks by Schlossman and Parsley at 1:30, 3:00 and 6:00 pm.

 

Words of Wisdom: 

Prayerfully I walk

Time alone in an autumn wood,

I stroll on a mosaic carpet of moist multicolored leaves—

Rust brown, yellow, crimson.

I ponder the deep red patches, scattered every step of my way. 

Silently they speak of our Savior’s redemptive, 

sacrificial blood—blessing each pace on the path of life. 

~Charlotte Adelsperger

 

From the Green Team:

A few examples of green technology:

Wastewater treatment and water purification (recycling water to make it drinkable, or clean enough for other purposes) Waste management and recycling (minimizing landfill and its impact) Waste-to-energy (burning landfill to gene