Wednesday, June 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, June 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, June 22 – 2 Pentecost
Bishops’ Visit
11:00 am – Holy Eucharist
Bishop Brian Thom, celebrant / preacher
Fr. Jamie and Deacon John, assisting
James Mackay, organist
SUNDAY/CONFIRMATION/RECEPTIONS/
REAFFIRMATIONS
NEW MEMBER RECOGNITION
POTLUCK following Mass
Bishop Thom visitation on
June 22
We
will welcome Bishop Brian Thom at St. Stephen’s as he makes his annual visit to
St. Stephen’s on Sunday, June 22.
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.
Reaffirmation
An
opportunity to reaffirm your commitment to the church and your baptismal vows.
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:
My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be
who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to
allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart. ~Maya Angelou
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