*To St. Stephen's Parishioners: *
*SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES***
*Sunday January 2 *- 8 AM AND 10 AM Second Sunday After Christmas Day The
Rev. Cooper Conway, Interim Rector, is the preacher and celebrant.
*IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER*
*Sunday, January 2, 8 AM *Spoken Eucharist
*Sunday, January 2, 10 AM *Service of Lessons and Carols
*Wednesday, January 14, 7:30 PM *Finance Committee meeting
*Tuesday, January 18, 7:30 PM* Pre-convention meeting, Christ Church, East
Orange
*ANNOUNCEMENTS*
PROGRESS REPORT. *Our Rector Search has reached a significant
milestone.*
Last week members of the Search Committee received word that the Position
Profile for Rector of St. Stephen's Church had been posted on the Church
Deployment Office website. Kudos to the many hard-working individuals that
drafted the Rector Profile. First there was the Self-Study committee that
conducted the survey, led focus groups and town hall meetings to gather
information, and then collated the research into a report;. Then Search
Committee members refined the results. They discussed findings, tweaked
text, gathered photos in order to create an interesting and attractive
layout for the presentation. A blog site was created to be the entry point
for interested candidates. Potential applicants will be directed to the
Blog site to review the Position Profile, find information about how to
apply, and read comments about St. Stephen’s submitted by members of the
congregation. What this means is that clergy can now apply for the
position?
In fact, this past week, in response to our posting, resumes began to come
in. The Search Committee will begin to turn its attention to reviewing and
rating applications. Several parishioners have asked what they can tell a
clergyperson that has expressed an interest in applying for the Rector’s
position at St. Stephen’s. The Search Committee is now receiving
applications. Any clergyperson that is interested should apply by sending
the following to information to this email address: <
ststephenssearch@gmail.com>:
+ Resume/Curriculum Vitae
+ CDO profile
+ Cover letter highlighting key qualities or accomplishments that he/she
believes make him/her a good fit with St. Stephen's.
*HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERECE IN 2011? STOCK UP THE FOOD BARREL! *Felder
Dorn has a tip for anyone looking for bargains on food staples. He says, “The
ShopRite stores of Millburn and Springfield have announced in today's
newspaper a double-barreled opportunity to get our food barrel off to a
great start in 2011! The CAN-CAN sale starts Wednesday, 5 January 2011,
AND it is the ShopRite's 40th Anniversary CAN-CAN sale! “ Visit these stores
and find ShopRite vegetables at 40 cents per can! Some Chef Boyardee,
Manwich, and Hunt's items are priced at 88 cents per can! There are also
great bargains on Progresso Soup and a variety of cereals. Bargains come
and go as the sale proceeds. BUY NOW and swell our food barrel. Stock up now
and then bring items to the barrel over a period of weeks. If the ShopRite is
not your grocery store, you can be sure that your store is countering with
bargains of its own, SO GET OUT AND SHOP for the FOOD BARREL!
*CHRISTMAS DEOCRATIONS REVISITED.* Thanks to the many people that helped
“Green the Church” and later, following ADVENT IV, affix red bows to the
wreaths and beautify the church with poinsettias. Following the 10 AM
Service of Lessons and Carols this Sunday, volunteers are needed once again
to remove the decorations. If you can, please stay and help remove the
greens and pack up the bows and pine cones for next year. All kinds of
talents can be utilized – sweep up pine needles, re-hang the icons, remove
candle wax. The more people that can help, the faster the work will be
completed.
*PREPARATION FOR THE 137th ANNUAL CONVENTION* of the Episcopal Diocese of
Newark is scheduled on Tuesday, January 18 at 7:30 PM. The pre-convention
meeting will be held at Christ Church in East Orange. Pre-convention
meetings help prepare deputies with reports relevant to the business of
convention. Presentations will be made on the proposed diocesan budget,
task force reports, resolutions and orientation information for first-time
deputies. Delegates from St. Stephen’s, elected at the Annual Meeting in
February, 2010, are expected to attend both pre-convention meetings and the
2-day convention which is scheduled to be held on Friday, January 28 and
Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Hilton Hotel, Parsippany.
*WEST VIRGINIA MISSION TRIP FOR ADULTS.* The Diocese of Newark and St.
Mary’s in Sparta are organizing an Adult Mission Trip for one week in July,
2011. During that week (July 10 - 16) the volunteers that join this effort
will completely frame a Habitat house under the direction of a Habitat-qualified construction supervisor. The project is called “Framing Blitz” and it is under auspices of “Almost Heaven” Habitat for Humanity in Pendleton County, West Virginia (For more information, see:www.almostheavenhabitat.org. This opportunity is open to any adult member of the diocese, 21 years or older. There can be at least 2, no more than 4 persons from any single
congregation. Meals and housing provided. Each will contribute $400 to
participate and non-refundable deposit of $200 per person is due January 20,
2011. Please make the check out to the Diocese of Newark with a memo
notation for the Diocesan Mission Trip. * *Interested? See notice on the
bulletin board outside the Common Room. Direct questions to Rev. Orion
Davis at 973-729-3136.
*PLEDGING MEMBERS – REMINDERS*. If you checked off the box on your pledge
card indicating that you want pledge envelopes, you will find your box of
envelopes marked with your name on the table at the church entrance next
Sunday, January 9.
If you pledged in 2010 and paid by credit card, please let us know whether
you intend to continue your pledge at the same level in 2011. You may do
that by submitting a pledge card or by contacting the bookkeeper, Dominic
Balzano. Before calling, please check to determine if your designated
credit card needs to be updated.
*SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES***
*Sunday January 2 *- 8 AM AND 10 AM Second Sunday After Christmas Day The
Rev. Cooper Conway, Interim Rector, is the preacher and celebrant.
*IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER*
*Sunday, January 2, 8 AM *Spoken Eucharist
*Sunday, January 2, 10 AM *Service of Lessons and Carols
*Wednesday, January 14, 7:30 PM *Finance Committee meeting
*Tuesday, January 18, 7:30 PM* Pre-convention meeting, Christ Church, East
Orange
*ANNOUNCEMENTS*
PROGRESS REPORT. *Our Rector Search has reached a significant
milestone.*
Last week members of the Search Committee received word that the Position
Profile for Rector of St. Stephen's Church had been posted on the Church
Deployment Office website. Kudos to the many hard-working individuals that
drafted the Rector Profile. First there was the Self-Study committee that
conducted the survey, led focus groups and town hall meetings to gather
information, and then collated the research into a report;. Then Search
Committee members refined the results. They discussed findings, tweaked
text, gathered photos in order to create an interesting and attractive
layout for the presentation. A blog site was created to be the entry point
for interested candidates. Potential applicants will be directed to the
Blog site to review the Position Profile, find information about how to
apply, and read comments about St. Stephen’s submitted by members of the
congregation. What this means is that clergy can now apply for the
position?
In fact, this past week, in response to our posting, resumes began to come
in. The Search Committee will begin to turn its attention to reviewing and
rating applications. Several parishioners have asked what they can tell a
clergyperson that has expressed an interest in applying for the Rector’s
position at St. Stephen’s. The Search Committee is now receiving
applications. Any clergyperson that is interested should apply by sending
the following to information to this email address: <
ststephenssearch@gmail.com>:
+ Resume/Curriculum Vitae
+ CDO profile
+ Cover letter highlighting key qualities or accomplishments that he/she
believes make him/her a good fit with St. Stephen's.
*HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERECE IN 2011? STOCK UP THE FOOD BARREL! *Felder
Dorn has a tip for anyone looking for bargains on food staples. He says, “The
ShopRite stores of Millburn and Springfield have announced in today's
newspaper a double-barreled opportunity to get our food barrel off to a
great start in 2011! The CAN-CAN sale starts Wednesday, 5 January 2011,
AND it is the ShopRite's 40th Anniversary CAN-CAN sale! “ Visit these stores
and find ShopRite vegetables at 40 cents per can! Some Chef Boyardee,
Manwich, and Hunt's items are priced at 88 cents per can! There are also
great bargains on Progresso Soup and a variety of cereals. Bargains come
and go as the sale proceeds. BUY NOW and swell our food barrel. Stock up now
and then bring items to the barrel over a period of weeks. If the ShopRite is
not your grocery store, you can be sure that your store is countering with
bargains of its own, SO GET OUT AND SHOP for the FOOD BARREL!
*CHRISTMAS DEOCRATIONS REVISITED.* Thanks to the many people that helped
“Green the Church” and later, following ADVENT IV, affix red bows to the
wreaths and beautify the church with poinsettias. Following the 10 AM
Service of Lessons and Carols this Sunday, volunteers are needed once again
to remove the decorations. If you can, please stay and help remove the
greens and pack up the bows and pine cones for next year. All kinds of
talents can be utilized – sweep up pine needles, re-hang the icons, remove
candle wax. The more people that can help, the faster the work will be
completed.
*PREPARATION FOR THE 137th ANNUAL CONVENTION* of the Episcopal Diocese of
Newark is scheduled on Tuesday, January 18 at 7:30 PM. The pre-convention
meeting will be held at Christ Church in East Orange. Pre-convention
meetings help prepare deputies with reports relevant to the business of
convention. Presentations will be made on the proposed diocesan budget,
task force reports, resolutions and orientation information for first-time
deputies. Delegates from St. Stephen’s, elected at the Annual Meeting in
February, 2010, are expected to attend both pre-convention meetings and the
2-day convention which is scheduled to be held on Friday, January 28 and
Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Hilton Hotel, Parsippany.
*WEST VIRGINIA MISSION TRIP FOR ADULTS.* The Diocese of Newark and St.
Mary’s in Sparta are organizing an Adult Mission Trip for one week in July,
2011. During that week (July 10 - 16) the volunteers that join this effort
will completely frame a Habitat house under the direction of a Habitat-qualified construction supervisor. The project is called “Framing Blitz” and it is under auspices of “Almost Heaven” Habitat for Humanity in Pendleton County, West Virginia (For more information, see:www.almostheavenhabitat.org. This opportunity is open to any adult member of the diocese, 21 years or older. There can be at least 2, no more than 4 persons from any single
congregation. Meals and housing provided. Each will contribute $400 to
participate and non-refundable deposit of $200 per person is due January 20,
2011. Please make the check out to the Diocese of Newark with a memo
notation for the Diocesan Mission Trip. * *Interested? See notice on the
bulletin board outside the Common Room. Direct questions to Rev. Orion
Davis at 973-729-3136.
*PLEDGING MEMBERS – REMINDERS*. If you checked off the box on your pledge
card indicating that you want pledge envelopes, you will find your box of
envelopes marked with your name on the table at the church entrance next
Sunday, January 9.
If you pledged in 2010 and paid by credit card, please let us know whether
you intend to continue your pledge at the same level in 2011. You may do
that by submitting a pledge card or by contacting the bookkeeper, Dominic
Balzano. Before calling, please check to determine if your designated
credit card needs to be updated.
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