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SUNDAY SERVICES
8:00a
Contemplative Eucharist
10:00a
Festive Choral Eucharist
St Stephen's Choir
Sunday School
PreK - 12th grades
10:00a
Drop off begins at 9:45a
Childcare
is provided
from 9:45 to 11:30a for infants
through age 3
Confessions are heard by appointment with the Rector.
PENTECOST SUNDAY
Hugo Little Baptism
20th May
Team 6
Next Sunday -
TRINITY SUNDAY
Memorial Day Weekend
27th May
Team 7
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Every Sunday, intercessors at the Mary Corner await those who desire anointing. After receiving the Sacrament of Holy Communion, if you desire healing prayers for yourself or for a loved one, make your request known to a healing minister in the Mary Corner (near the entrance to the sanctuary.)Your request is kept confidential unless you indicate that it needn't be.
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Morning and Evening Prayers
The Daily Office.
Morning Prayer is said in the church Tuesdays,
and Thursdays at 9:30a
Evening Prayer is said in the church Tuesdays
and Thursdays at 5:30p.
Please note: Morning & Evening Prayer will take a break in June/July.
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FAMILY MINISTRY
NEWS
Sunday School
on regular Sundays
10:00a
drop off begins at 9:45 AM
Sunday School Classes
(from 10:00 to the Passing of the Peace at the 10:00a Eucharist,
or approximately10:35a)
Spring Sunday School term will be coming to a close this Pentecost Sunday and Summer Stretch for grades PreK - 5th will begin
3rd June
Godly Play
PreK - 1st Grade
Bible in Life by David C. Cook
for 2nd through 3rd Grade
Bible in Life by David C. Cook
for 4th through 5th Grade
Youth Fall Sunday Class
6th - 12th Grades
Student Ministry
Group discussion with scripture based original curriculum
All students and older children are encouraged to serve as acolytes, ushers, and scripture readers at the 10 o'clock service. To volunteer yourself or your child for duties in any of these roles,
Childcare
(for infants through age 3)
9:30 - 11:30a
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Wanted: Videographer/Photographer
Volunteer your special videography and photography skills to vlog special events and talks throughout the year. Basic video shooting and editing skills are all that is required.
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St Stephen's Online Directory
Does the office have your current information?
St Stephen's Directory is now available online and is for the exclusive use of St Stephen's parishioners.
All pictures taken Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday 2018 by Miles Woodlief, Philip Norris and Bob McCaskill are now in the Directory.
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Tiburon Thrift Shop
Volunteers Needed
Volunteer at the Tiburon Thrift Shop and help St Stephen's! Our Parish receives a monthly check from the shop thanks to those who volunteer on St Stephen's behalf.
Volunteers are needed on Thursdays and 5th Saturdays. 10am to 1pm and/or 1pm to 4pm.
It is not a huge commitment but it makes a huge difference. To learn more, please contact: June Campbell 415.797.6142 or Jennifer Henerlau 415.608.3239.
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Food Bank Barrel
for the Homeless
Hunger never takes a break!
St Stephen's keeps a Marin/SF Food Bank barrel in the Kimball Hall lobby and on the classroom level all through the year. Please consider feeding those less fortunate by donating your non-perishable food items.
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lease help Father Ellsworth compile the names and dates of the death of family members whom you would like to be remembered in prayers at the altar on, or close to, the anniversary of their death.This is an old custom, even if new to St. Stephen's.
Email Elizabeth in the office with this click-through.
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Are you thankful for a blessing or something special? Let the office know and we can add it to the prayers. Deadline is Tuesday afternoon as Sunday bulletins are printed early Thursday mornings. Let us know and we can add it to the Sunday prayers of thanksgiving.
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From the Rector
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s the story's told to us in the Acts of the Apostles, Pentecost is the moment when the friends of Jesus discover that they can communicate to all sorts of people they never thought they'd be speaking to. They have the gift of 'tongues'. They can go out and make sense to all this great crowd of pilgrims assembling from every nation in Jerusalem. They can actually build bridges with strangers.
It's at this moment that the earliest Christians begin to understand that what they've got to say about Jesus is something that can be communicated in principle to absolutely anyone, to every human being to the ends of the earth.
So Pentecost is the moment when the command and promise given at the end of St Matthew's gospel becomes a reality:
"Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," says Jesus. When we think about the Holy Spirit, we're always thinking about the way God makes connections. Welcome to St Stephen's!
See you in church!
Father Ellsworth
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Pentecost Sunday |
WEAR RED!
20th May 2018, 10 o'clock coffee hour
Bring cash or checks for tacos
WEAR RED, the color of this highhearted Feast! Join St Stephen's in celebration of the birthday of the church with burritos, tacos or quesadillas from Abel's Taco Truck. The taco donation amount to be collected in the wait line is $13 for adults and $6.50 for children. Cash with correct change would be helpful, or checks are also accepted. Plan to join the fun and
camaraderie.
Please note, we will also be honoring the Community firemen during coffee hour this Sunday.
Please RSVP TODAY to
regarding how many adults and children plan to purchase tacos (or burritos, or quesadillas) on Pentecost
so that enough servings will be prepared. Abel is requesting our numbers. Thanks in advance for your quick response.
There will also be a baptism for Hugo Little on this day during the 10a service. Please come share your support.
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Pentecost Sunday |
Volunteers needed for speaking in languages other than English
Do you speak a language other than English? This Sunday, 20th May, we'd like to hear you! Contact John Hirten at
johnkhirten@ststephenschurch.org. We want you to read aloud Acts 2 in your native or learned language, participating with the group of those speaking simultaneously "in [forgeign] tongues."
Please note: Sunday School will participate in the Procession and then proceed to Sunday School through the sanctuary.
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Pentecost Sunday, Organ Recital, 4p
Please join St Stephen's for a recital featuring three outstanding young Bay Area organists here at St Stephen's on Sunday, 20th May, at 4 PM, sponsored by the American Guild of Organists.
Our teenaged performers are Dominic Pang, Chase Olson, and Tim Warncke. Dominic will be performing at the American Guild of Organists national convention in Kansas City this summer.
Join us for this free concert!
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Flowers this Sunday are donated by Martha and David Irmer
to the glory of God and in loving memory of their mothers,
Jane Brutton Cardon and Margo Patterson, and David's sisters, Carol Irmer Noyd and Connie Irmer Neese.
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Bible Study, Knights of Malta
Please join a discussion on the origins and current good works of the Knights of Malta, the Order of St John and other modern charitable religious orders with medieval roots. If you want to read something in advance pick up
Monks of War,
available in paperback from Amazon. Or just come and learn. Presented by John Busterud and Karl Belgum.
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Legacy Society Dinner, 10th June
Those who have included St Stephen's in their will or estate plan are invited to a celebratory garden party at the home of Bob McCaskill and Pam Martori on Sunday, 10th June.
If you have not yet filled out the response form in the Legacy Society brochure and returned it to the Rector, please do so before 3rd June. We want to set a place for you at the table!
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Dear Friends,
A reminder: The Open Door Ministry in Sausalito needs you.
 Open Door Donations & Volunteering
The Open Door Ministries of Sausalito has been serving the needs of the Anchor Out Community for almost 50 years (since 1970). Christ Church supports the Open Door Ministries both with our donations of gently used clothing and the time of our volunteers, who staff the "Clothes Closet" or donate food for the Friday evening dinner.
If you would like to make a donation of toiletries or gently used clothing or blankets, please bring those items with you and leave them in the church office labeled "Open Door" for Deacon Alberta. If you're interested in volunteering on Friday nights in the Clothes Closet, contact either Mickey Allison (
mickall1@yahoo.com) or Father Chip (
cblarrimore@gmail.com)
. There is a need for men's clothing, shoes, boots and jeans.
Israel Palestine
 Next week this time Dave and I will be in Israel Palestine. It is a trip I've dreamed of for many years. We will be walking in the footsteps of Jesus, the disciples and the people of the Old Testament. We hope to see Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, Emmaus and many other holy places. The timing, however, may not be ideal.
If you've been watching the news you know that this week, may be more tense than usual there. This week marks 70 years since the United Nations made the decision to recognize the modern state of Israel. For the indigenous Palestinian Christians and Muslims this meant being forcibly expelled from their homes and making them refugees in their own land. It is also the week that President Trump has chosen to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins now as well. Muslims will fast from dawn to dusk. More stress on a stressful situation.
You might see some scary images in the news but we will be fine. We ask for your prayers. We will be with experienced guides who are sure to keep us out of hot spots and we will have many stories and pictures to share with you when we return. I hope to post some on Facebook.
See you in early June
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The Rev'd Deacon Alberta Brown Buller
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May Artist-In-Residence Gallery, Kimball Hall
Blake C. Ahrens: First Oils
"I have called myself a writer since I was six years old. The 3rd of October, 2017, was my introduction to painting. Since that day, I have created 26 paintings and counting. Since this gift has made itself manifest, I feel called to the canvas. I am so very grateful to God, my painting teacher Graciela Placak, to my loving and supportive partner Heather Findlay, and to the warm and welcoming community at St Stephen's for this chance to show you my work." - Blake C. Ahrens
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Communications Survey
Help us help you!
Please use the link below to let the staff know how best to inform you so that you can be a part of all that goes on here with the St Stephen's Community. If you prefer, you can instead fill out the same questionnaire printed at the back of this week's Sunday bulletins and tear it out of the leaflet and leave it in a basket either in the Narthex (the entry of the Church) or on the table in the Foyer of the Parish House.
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Special Calendar Planning Dates
Summer Adult Bible Education | 3rd June, 24th June,
29th July, and 26th August | 11:30a
24th June | Deacon Alberta's Service of Institution as Deacon at Christ Church, 3p
Mission Trip | 17th - 24th June 2018
Camp Create | 16th - 20th July 2018
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Morning Prayer - Tuesday, Thursday - 9:30a
Evening Prayer - Tuesday, Thursday - 5:30p
Healing Prayers Every Sunday - 8 & 10a
(During the service, after Communion)
Call for artists for November Holiday Faire,
MAY
2018
SUNDAY SERVICES
15 - 17 Recording at St Stephen's
20 PENTECOST - and Taco Truck - 11:30p
20 Organist's Guild concert at St Stephen's - free, 4p
20 Art Angels Musical Evening at Garman/Coats - 4 - 6p
21 Vestry Meeting - 7p
28 - 4th June Recording at St Stephen's
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Administrative and Communications Associate
St Stephen's Episcopal Church 3 Bay View Avenue PO Box 97 Belvedere, CA 94920 415.435.4501
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