Wednesday, December 6
6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist
Fr. Jamie, celebrant
Annette
Morrow, preaching
Deacon
John, assisting
Incense
will be offered at this mass
Supper
afterward at a local restaurant of Annette’s choice
Friday, December 6
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, December 8 – 2 Advent
Pledge In-Gathering
11:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist – In-gathering
Fr. Jamie, celebrant / preacher
Deacon
John, assisting
James Mackay, organist
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:
December
13-19 – Fr. Jamie vacation
December 15 – Gaudete Sunday / Greening of the church – 1:00 p.m. -
volunteers needed. Everyone is welcome
and encouraged to help decorate the church for Advent and Christmas.
December 24 – Christmas
Eve Mass – 7:00 p.m.
December 25 – Nativity
of Our Lord Mass - 10:00 a.m.
December 26 – The Feast
of St. Stephen Mass - 6:00 p.m.
Advent Wednesday Night Eucharist
This
week Annette Morrow will preach about the great Hildegard of Bingen at our 6:00
Wednesday.
Afterward
we will go a restaurant of Annette’s choice to celebrate her birthday.
Join
us!
Pledge in-gather Sunday, Dec. 8
This Sunday is PLEDGE IN-GATHERING. If
you have not handed in your pledge card, please do so this Sunday.
Your pledges are important, and are
essential for us to meet our Stewardship goal of $110,000 and to do the
work we do here at St. Stephen’s. If you have not done so yet, please consider
handing your pledge of financial support and Time-&Talent this Sunday.
Fr. Jamie’s vacation
Fr. Jamie will be on vacation December
13-20. If you are in need any pastoral care or have a pastoral emergency during
that time, please contact Deacon John Anderson.
Good to know:
What
is Advent?
“Advent”
(Latin) means, “a coming or arrival”. Advent is more that the preparation of
Christ’s birth. It also celebrates the three-fold coming of the Lord:
· Remembering the events that surrounded
the Lord’s coming long ago.
· Celebrating his coming among us today.
· Looking forward to his final coming in
glory.
When
is Advent?
Advent
always starts four Sundays before Christmas. This year, in 2024, Advent started
on Sunday, December 1.
From the Green Team:
What is greenwashing?
Greenwashing (also known as green
sheen) is the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices
of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. All-natural
is an example. Arsenic, uranium, mercury, and formaldehyde are all naturally
occurring, and poisonous. All natural isn’t necessarily green. Source: sustainablefashionandtravel.com
