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 20th 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.
