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“Drumming!”
“Dancing!”
“Jumping rope”
“Making tie-dye t-shirts!”
“Free time!”
These responses, all accompanied by big smiles, were campers’ answers to the question “What’s your favorite part of Drumming Camp?” Last week we celebrated our 10th Anniversary of Drumming Camp and hosted 16 children ages 6-13 for five fun-filled days of arts, crafts, snacks, dinners, desserts, and most importantly African drumming and dancing instruction.
The theme of this year’s camp, “Our hearts beat the same,” came from the children’s book I Am You—a book about Ubuntu, by Refiloe Moahloli. The Rev. Karen Eberhardt read the book to the children and led them in discussions of ubuntu—the belief from southern African countries that we are all connected.
Drumming Camp was established in 2013 in partnership with the Diocese of Newark Prison Ministry, which advocates for restorative justice, interfaith programs, and personal healing for prisoners, their families, and communities.
On the last day of camp, the children lead by master drummer Yah' ya Kamate performed for family and friends on our front lawn. Then we talked, laughed, and ate together. It was truly a beautiful day!
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Each of our campers left with a huge smile, a backpack filled with school supplies, snacks, veggies from our Good News Garden, photos and a drumming camp certificate. | |
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A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR VILLAGE!
THANK YOU, one and all, for helping to make Drumming Camp 2022
a tremendous success. It takes a village and we are truly grateful for each of you!
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Happening at St. Stephen's This Week... | |
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Welcome!
It's wonderful to be with each other in church and celebrate the Holy Eucharist with congregational singing. Masks are optional at our 8:00 service. Masks are required at our 10:00 service. We are committed to this level of caution until the Community Risk Level for Essex County is green/low.
Live-streamed to YouTube, Facebook, and via Zoom. Bulletins are available on the St. Stephen's website. All links can be found at the bottom of the newsletter. Zoom passcode is SSM119.
The Sunday service will also be broadcast on HTTV (Comcast TV 36 and Verizon TV 33) on Tuesday at 6am and 3pm.
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Please join us for Sunday Worship at 8:00am and 10:00am
on August 28th for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost.
ALL are welcome!
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Rev. Paula is on vacation/retreat from August 16th to September 6th.
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Rev. Jane Rockman and Deacon Karen Eberhardt will officiate worship.
Deacon Karen Eberhardt and Rev. Grant Mansfield will provide emergency pastoral care.
Deacon Karen can be reached via call, or text: 973-997-2722
Rev. Grant can be reached via call, or text: 973-477-1907
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PLEASE CHECK WEEKLY BECAUSE EVENTS MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED. | |
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AUGUST
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The Parish Office will be closed on Aug 26th.
Nursery and Children's Chapel will be closed Aug 28th.
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AUG 28
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
1pm - AA Meeting
AUG 29
7:30pm - MA Meeting
AUG 30
5pm - Women's Lectionary Study
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SEPTEMBER
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The Parish Office will be closed on
Sept 2 & 6.
Nursery and Children's Chapel will be closed Sept 4th.
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SEPT 4
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
1pm - AA Meeting
SEPT 5
Labor Day
7pm - Small Group Summit
7:30pm - MA Meeting
SEPT 6
5pm - Women's Lectionary Study
SEPT 10
Christine's Kitchen Hosting
SEPT 11
St. Stephen's Day observed
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Vestry Meeting
1pm - AA Meeting
SEPT 12
7:30pm - MA Meeting
SEPT 13
5pm - Women's Lectionary Study
SEPT 15
7pm - Preschool Committee Meeting
SEPT 18
Children's Chapel will resumes
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
1pm - AA Meeting
SEPT 19
7:30pm - MA Meeting
SEPT 20
5pm - Women's Lectionary Study
SEPT 21
7:30pm - Finance Committee Meeting
SEPT 25
Youth Group begins
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
1pm - AA Meeting
SEPT 26
7:30pm - MA Meeting
SEPT 27
5pm - Women's Lectionary Study
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OCTOBER
OCT 2
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
1pm - AA Meeting
OCT 3
7pm - Small Group Summit
7:30pm - MA Meeting
OCT 4
5pm - Women's Lectionary Study
OCT 7
9am - Interfaith Bible Hour
OCT 9
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Reading with the Rector
11:30am - Youth Group
1pm - AA Meeting
OCT 10
7:30pm - MA Meeting
OCT 11
5pm - Women's Lectionary Study
OCT 16
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Vestry Meeting
1pm - AA Meeting
OCT 17
7:30pm - MA Meeting
OCT 18
5pm - Women's Lectionary Study
OCT 19
7:30pm - Joint Vestry & Finance Committee Meeting
OCT 20
7:30pm - Preschool Committee Meeting
OCT 23
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
11:30am - Youth Group
1pm - AA Meeting
OCT 24
7:30pm - MA Meeting
OCT 25
5pm - Women's Lectionary Study
OCT 30
8am - Sunday Worship
10am - Sunday Worship
1pm - AA Meeting
OCT 31
7:30pm - MA Meeting
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In case you missed Rev. Paula's message in the August 10th Newsletter, we have lots of exciting things planned in our new program year starting September 11.
Read all the details here.
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CHRISTINE'S KITCHEN HOSTING
Saturday, September 10th
It is time again to prepare for our final Christine's Kitchen hosting for 2022! Full service at the kitchen is still on hold, so it remains "lunch to go".
Our target is 150 bagged lunches. If 10 of us can each give 15 lunches each (see guidelines below), we can make the 150 that is the current ask from the soup kitchen director. The reason for the increased amount is now they have expanded the program to a home delivery program for the folks who are shut in or those with underlying health issues who don’t want to risk exposure to covid by standing in line.
Flexibility: No need to commit to all items below if for instance you can only do drinks and not sandwiches, we can fill in the gaps and take care of the bagging too if needed.
Please reach out to Deryck Rugbeer at 201-452-9068, or turkeyen@gmail.com if you would like to provide lunches.
Our next hosting event will be in Spring 2023.
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SOUP KITCHEN GUIDELINES FOR LUNCHES TO GO
Sandwich lunches to go
- In each lunch, there should be at least a sandwich, a fruit, a snack, a dessert, and a drink.
- There should be at least three types of sandwiches (e.g. roast beef, turkey, ham, Italian, corned beef, tuna, chicken salad, salami – you decide).
- Label each bag with the type of sandwich. Group the sandwiches by type.
- Include plasticware (fork, spoon, napkin) in each lunch, even if your menu doesn’t require utensils.
- Lunches can be dropped off at Deryck's home before 10:30am on September 10th, or the night before.
Monetary Donations
Monetary donations are gratefully accepted. Make checks out to Holy Trinity Church or donate online on our website: http://www.holytrinitywo.org/. General Fund (unrestricted) gifts are the most powerful, since they can be used where the need is greatest.
P.S. Mama Dag’s Seafood & Pizza Restaurant (formerly Patsy’s) has been providing Christine’s Kitchen with generous and frequent donations. Please consider patronizing this restaurant if your family chooses to eat out or buy take-out. https://mamadags.com/
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GIFT CARD COLLECTION DRIVE THRU SEPTEMBER 9 | | |
APOSTLES' HOUSE
Apostles' House is devoted to providing comprehensive social services to homeless women with children and families at risk of homelessness in Newark and
Essex County.
Apostles' House is in need of canned goods and non-perishable food items.
A collection bin is located outside
the Narthex doors in the parking lot. Donations can be dropped off at any time.
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If you would like to make a monetary donation to Apostles' House, please click here.
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NORTH PORCH
North Porch provides emergency aid, in the form of baby supplies, to mothers and infants in northern New Jersey, to help them stabilize and improve the quality of their lives.
North Porch URGENTLY needs:
- Enfamil Infant Formula 12.5 oz containers (yellow label)
- Baby wipes
- Diapers size 4, 5, and 6
- Jars of baby food – all ages – fruit, veggie and 1st foods
A collection bin is located outside
the Narthex doors in the parking lot. Donations can be dropped off at any time.
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If you would like to make a monetary donation to North Porch, please click here.
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From Bishop Hughes & The Episcopal Church | |
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Pride. Celebrate. Retreat.
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Communities
September 6–8, 2022
with John Deuel, the Rev. Bill Cruse, and the Rev. Dr. Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones
This retreat offers an opportunity for members of the LGBTQ+ communities to come together for guided prayer, rest, reflection, walks, the sharing of stories, and contemplation using poetry and Scripture.
Learn more here.
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CROSS ROADS CAMP & RETREAT CENTER
Cross Roads Camp and Retreat Center is a welcoming and inclusive community providing life changing and sacred adventures for renewal, growth, and joy.
Check out all the fun and interesting year-round programs for children, adults and families here.
For employment opportunities at Cross Roads, click here.
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POP UP YOUTH MINISTRY
Pop Up is a welcoming ministry of the Diocese of Newark bringing together youth for fun activities, community, and faith formation. All youth grades 6-12 are encouraged
to join the monthly events.
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There are many, many resources available to parishes and individuals to help sustain our faith practices during this unprecedented time.
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In this time of Crisis, there are resources that can help if you or someone you know needs assistance. Please contact NJ Mental Health Cares for free helpline telephone counseling or assistance. Call 866-202-4357.
TTY: 1-877-294-4356.
E-mail: help@njmentalhealthcares.org
Other resources are:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line, 741741
NJ Hope Line (suicide prevention)
855-654-6735
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A/MA MEETINGS
Weekly AA meetings:
Sunday at 1:00pm
Contact: Rob H. (516) 860-9062
For more information about Alcohol Anonymous, click here.
Weekly MA meeting:
Monday at 7:30pm
Contact: Max T. (212) 203-2542
Contact: Deana L. (908) 499-8997
MA meetings are presented in a rotating format:
Step - Speaker - Story from Life with Hope - Topic
For more information about Marijuana Anonymous, click here.
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Please keep the following St. Stephen's family
members and friends in your prayers...
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Peggy Thompson
Donna Riggi
The Blanchard Family
The McManus Family
Bernard & Nathan
Lucille B.
Jack Moreno
Joseph G.
Jane Rossiter
Mike Losito
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Evan D. & Family
Donna Stadler Hostetler
Theresa Scharff
Ed Roman
Emma Simonich
Inge Bass Mills
Agi Lowe
Jessica Rana
Cathy Zimmerman
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Catherine Phan
Juliet Tranberg
Stephanie Gubin
Lind Hostetler
Mary Ruth Stone
Nancy Landers
Harry Hanson
Sandy Prince
Marilyn Schilkie
Anne Grenda
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If you would like to add someone to our prayer list, please email us at church@ststephensmillburn.org, or call (973) 376-0688 Ext. 32.
Anyone for whom we are praying will be on our prayer list for six weeks. If prayers are still needed beyond that time period, please let us know. Thank you.
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August 28, 2022
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Proverbs 25:6-7
Psalm 112
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Luke 14:1, 7-14
If you'd like to read the full lectionary for the week, you may do so here.
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TITHE.LY
Giving with Tithe.ly is easy with options for recurring donations or one-time use for when you are away or not able to be in church (like all of us now due to COVID restrictions).
You can access Tithe.ly via their website or their app on your smart phone. Be sure to search for the correct account - "St. Stephen's Church Millburn." Once you have accessed the account page with our address, you will be instructed to follow the prompts.
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Due to COVID restrictions, only teachers and staff are allowed to be in the building during school hours. If you need to visit the parish office/building for any reason, please contact us for an appointment. Thank you. | | | |
Zoom passcode: SSM119
To call in, dial by your location:
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 864 1664 1640
Passcode: SSM119
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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
119 Main Street, Millburn, NJ 07041
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Church
Parish Administrator, Maria T. Card
973.376.0688, Ext. 32
church@ststephensmillburn.org
Rector, The Rev. Paula J. Toland
973.376.0688, Ext. 21
rector@ststephensmillburn.org
Fax: 973.376.4002
Website: ststephensmillburn.org
Preschool
Director: Nancy Siracusa
Phone: 973.376.3534, Ext. 20
Email: sspsmillburn@gmail.com
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