Join us on June 11th

at 8am & 10am

for the Second Sunday

after Pentecost.

ALL are welcome.

At Communion, you may receive the wine by sipping from the cup, reverently touching the base of the chalice, or you may choose Communion in one kind only

(the bread).

Yesterday's hazy, smoky skies didn't dampen International Day at

St. Stephen's Preschool. Our children, their parents and teachers were encouraged to bring food to celebrate their diverse cultures. Face painting, train rides and a petting zoo rounded out the festivities.

NORTH JERSEY PRIDE FESTIVAL

Join us at the Festival!

Sunday, June 11

12:00 to 6:00pm

Memorial Park Amphitheatre

580 Valley Street

Maplewood

Stop by our booth, take a giveaway or two, and help represent St. Stephen's,

The Church on Main Street where LOVE begets LOVE!

For more info, click here.

PRISON MINISTRY SOCK DRIVE

Due: June 11

Upon incarceration at the jail you receive 2 pairs of socks. After that you will need someone to fill your account at the Commissary to buy more. White socks are always needed.

The Essex County Correctional Facility houses 1900 men. For Father’s Day we are giving each man a pair of white crew socks with a note inside. Jail regulations require that socks must be 100% WHITE CREW socks with NO logo, color, or markings of any kind, or any other style.

Socks need to arrive at Grace Church Nutley by Sunday, June 11 for delivery at the jail on June 12. Drop off can be at any time. Please identify your church.

Send your socks to:

Grace Church Nutley

200 Highfield Lane

Nutley NJ 07110

Or send a check to the same address made out to: “The Diocese of Newark” with Prison Ministry in the Memo line.

Thank you for your support to respect the dignity of every human being.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

Rev. Paula will be off-site for continuing ed from June 19 to 24,

then on vacation from June 25 to July 8.

Deacon Karen will provide emergency pastoral care in Rev. Paula's absence. In the event a priest is needed, Karen and Maria will know who to contact.

WORSHIP NOTES

On June 25th, Deacon Karen and Barbara Riedel will co-officiate our

10:00am - Liturgy of the Word worship service. There is no 8am service.

On July 2nd, Rev. Jane Rockman will officiate our

8am & 10am worship services.

"One Millburn" Gathering:

A Community Conversation around Race, Anti-Semitism, Belonging,

and Unity

Wednesday, June 14

6:30-8:30pm

Millburn Middle School

CHRISTINE'S KITCHEN HOSTING

June 17, 2023

It is time again to prepare for our semi-annual Christine's Kitchen hosting! Full service at the kitchen is still on hold, so it remains "lunch to go". 

Our target is 180 bagged lunches. If we can each give 10 to 15 lunches each (see guidelines below), we can make the 180 that is the current ask from the soup kitchen director.

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 [email protected] if you would like to provide lunches.

If you are unable to contribute to this event, our next hosting is July 29th.

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 June 17th, or the night before.

Join Family Promise of Essex County for its 5k Run/Walk!!

Family Promise's 5K Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. at Verona Park in Verona, NJ.  ALL PROCEEDS go to Family Promise of Essex County.

The mission at Family Promise of Essex County is to help homeless and at-risk families achieve self-sufficiency by providing shelter, social services and housing assistance through a community-based approach. Please consider participating in the Run/Walk and join Family Promise in helping raise awareness and critical funds to help support families throughout Essex County.

If you are unable to participate in the 5K Run/Walk at Verona Park on 6/24/23 but would still like to run or walk to support Family Promise, you may register for a "Pick Your Time" Virtual 5K that can be completed anytime during that weekend at the location of your choice.

Please see the race website link here:

https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Verona/FamilyPromiseofEssexCounty5KRunWalkforChange

FOOD BARREL GOALS FOR JUNE

Let's fill the FOOD BARREL with a RAINBOW of colors !!

Non-perishable food items may be dropped off in the black bins outside of the education building doors, or in the food barrel in the Narthex. All items collected will be distributed by Apostles’ House to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Newark. Let's show our LOVE!

DRAG BINGO

St. George's is hosting a Drag Bingo event this Thursday, June 8th 7pm-9pm. This fun event is free to all and is purely just to have a good time. If you are free Thursday evening and want to enjoy a good round of bingo led by a fabulous drag queen, then come on out.

550 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood

Songs of Inclusion Concert & Sing-In

with Mark Miller

June 24, 2023

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

United Methodist Church, Morristown

Raise your voices for Pride with songs of inclusion and God’s love led by composer and musician Mark A. Miller.

We will also be singing a brand-new commissioned hymn based on our Welcome Statement by lyricist Laurie Zelman and composed by Mark.

JUNETEENTH PILGRIMAGE 2023

WITH BISHOP HUGHES

Two opportunities to journey with Bishop Hughes and members of the diocesan justice commissions to visit sites in our diocese with history linked to slavery. Both pilgrimages began at 9:00 am in Teaneck and follow the same itinerary.

Saturday, June 17

Join Rev. Paula is on this day.

Monday, June 19

Join Karen and Kim on this day.

Registration is CLOSED.

We've filled the buses!