To St. Stephen's Parishioners:
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES
Sunday January 30 - 8 AM AND 10 AM Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany The Rev. Cooper Conway, Interim Rector, is the celebrant and preacher.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
Sunday, January 30, 11:15 AM Social Justice Ministries Committee meeting
Monday. January 31, 7:30 PM Preschool Committee meeting (rescheduled)
Wednesday, February 2, 7:30 PM Worship Committee meeting
Sunday, February 6 11:00 Annual Parish Meeting
Sunday, February 6 11:15 Confirmation Class
Wednesday, February 9 7:30 PM Finance Committee
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRIES MEETING. Our Parish Survey indicated that many parishioners find their work with Social Justice Ministries to be among their most meaningful activities at St. Stephen's. Parishioners young and old and entire families participate in our ministries to those in need of food, shelter, clothing and companionship. Following the 10 AM service on January 30 there will be a meeting of the Social Justice Ministries Committee in the Common Room. Attend this meeting if you are interested in the feeding, housing, neighborhood, environmental, or family programs that we support.
THE REVIEWS ARE IN. Turns out we have quite a group of stage struck extroverts in our parish. Family Fun Night was just that. It was a chance to eat fabulous food with each other, catch up on parish news, chat with newcomers and have fun. There were piano solos by Thomas Singer and Colette Ehlers and a cello performance by Jadyn Herry. We heard from Rami on the electric guitar and watched an energetic dance by one of the Maurer girls. A skit by Lucia Singer and her invisible partner - I think it was Clara - was hilarious. A large group of kids performed a very brief song. What a treat to hear the beautiful ballads performed by choir member Eleanor Konrad. Sheelagh Clarke entertained us with humorous poems and Dick Cole sang some German drinking songs, translating as well. There were likely others that I cannot recall, but you get the idea. Thanks to every person that helped with organizing or planning, set up, cooking or baking, and of course, the clean-up crew.
NOTES FROM DIOCESAN CONVENTION. This weekend was the Diocesan Convention. There will be a report from our delegates -- Fran Young, Mechelle Evans, and Tina Kelley --tomorrow during the worship service. They will give a summary of proceedings during the service tomorrow, January 30.
Our delegation was touched to hear Deacon Herb Tinning's name called out during the reading of the necrology.
INTERESTING LISTENING. The Reverend Gregory Bezilla, Chaplain at the Episcopal Campus Ministry at Rutgers recommends the online lecture God and the Art of Happiness by Dr. Ellen T. Charry, Margaret W. Harmon Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. Follow this URL to view a video of the lecture on the topic of happiness in Christian perspective:
There is more about Professor Charry at this URL: http://www3.ptsem.edu/Content.aspx?id=1918&menu_id=72
CONFIRMATION PREPARATION. Francina de Shong and the Rev. Cooper Conway will be co-teaching three more training sessions to prepare young people seeking confirmation next year: March 13,and April 10. In addition to classes, these students will attend a Diocesan Middle School Retreat at Crossroads Camp with Cooper on March 25 - 27. Future confirmands will also assist with an Instructed Eucharist that is scheduled for Sunday May 1. If you are an adult interested in being confirmed in the Episcopal Church, speak to the Interim Rector, Cooper Conway.
CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS FOR TAXES. This will be the last Sunday that 2010 contribution statements will be available on the table at the main door of the church. Remember to pick yours up and save us the postage. Those still remaining will be mailed to contributors at the end of the month. Thank you to everyone that contributed to St. Stephen's this year.
REMINDER: ANNUAL PARISH MEETING. The Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 6 following the abbreviated 10 AM service. If you have been asked to submit a report for a committee or project for the Annual Parish Report, please get that in to the church office as early as possible this week. Come and learn what your church has been doing this past year. The Annual Meeting lasts approximately one hour.
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