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St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 82 Kimberly Drive Durham, NC 27707
919.493.5451 919.493.5452 (fax)
www.ssecdurham.org Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Worship at St. Stephen’s
Regular Schedule Sundays 8:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist Rite I In the chapel
& 10:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist Rite II
In the church Mid-Week Eucharist
Thursdays 11:30 a.m. service
in the chapel Adult
Education Sunday Mornings
9:15 a.m. Coffee Hour Following the
10:30 a.m. service
What’s Inside … ? Rector’s Message…...Page 1 Musical Notes ..……Page 2 Around the Parish..Pages 3-5 Pages 7-8 Stewardship……..….Page 6 Children Formation…………...Page 9 YAH Group………...Page 8 Honduras……….…Pages 10 Adult Forum………...........Page 11 Upcoming Events………….Back Cover
Stephen’s Window November 2009
Dear Parish Family and Friends, This year, the feast of All Saints’ occurs on a Sunday. It is always on November 1, preceded by All Hallows Eve (10/31) and followed by All Souls’ Day (11/2), and it is one of the few feasts which take precedence on a Sunday, in this case supplanting the observance of the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost. Remembering the saints and those who have gone before us in the faith is an important observance. It reminds us of who we are and of how much we owe to those who have made their own witness whether in our lives or in times past. This year, it is a poignant reminder of those dear ones we have lost in the past year, and especially of the three funerals we have shared together in the past two weeks: Henry Abernethy, Barbara Baker, and Vivien Thompson. Yet the service for the Burial of the Dead as found in the Book of Common Prayer is fundamentally an Easter liturgy. While we acknowledge and grieve a profound loss, we are also called to rejoice in God’s promise of redemption and in the hope given to us though the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. All three of our readings on November 1 are taken from the suggested readings given in the burial service. Each one acknowledges in its own way the profound love God shows to us even as we face our own mortality, and, freed from the bondage of sin and death, we rejoice in the truth which gives us new and abundant life. On a more practical note, cold and flu season is also upon us and many churches have been making preparations for dealing with the H1N1 flu virus. While there is plenty of information available else-where, I just want you to know a few of the steps St. Stephen’s has quietly taken. Because young children are a particularly vulnerable population, our preschool has adopted a special policy, which has been circu-lated to staff, parents, and volunteers. If you would like a copy for your own reference, please contact the church office. Beginning on All Saints’ Sunday, November 1, we will offer a separate “intinction cup” available at services of the Holy Eucharist along with the usual “common cup” or chalice. Many of you may remember intinction cups from the “good old days” – they provided communicants with a separate cup in which to intinct, one which was small enough to ensure that the fingers holding the wafer did not acciden-tally dip into the wine. These devices generally fell out of favor in the Episcopal Church many years ago, in part because of concern that their continued use made a theological statement which separated people from one another rather than binding them together – the Sippers versus the Dippers (rather like the sheep and the goats, perhaps?). Another area of concern for some is the passing of the Peace. Although in the Epistles there are five (Romans 16:16, I Cor. 16:20, II Cor. 12:12, I Thess. 2:26, and I Peter 5:14) separate commands to “greet one another [or ‘all the brethren’] with a holy kiss,” Episcopalians tend to be happier simply shak-ing hands. Regardless of your views on biblical literalism, please be hospitable to those who may prefer not to touch. A modest bow, a gracious wave, a fist-bump, or even a gentle hip-check can all be accept-able greetings. The essential point is that we take a moment “to convey love, reverence, and esteem for fellow believers in the Lord.” By the way, while we should certainly be reverent towards one another, especially in God’s house, there is no reason not to take some joy in the expression as long as it is mutual. Finally, don’t forget that Clyde’s Breakfast comes early this month, on November 1! Join us and celebrate the Good News of Christ’s presence among us. See you in church!
Faithfully,
ST. STEPHEN’S WINDOW - November 2009 Page 2
St. Stephen's Concert Series
Your Series! Connecting with the music legacy that is integral to
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
In celebration of our 27th Anniversary Season of Concerts, we are focusing on the importance of music education for all of our parish family.
We encourage everyone to think of this series as your concert series, one that will introduce your children and grandchildren to the excitement of a live performance and provide you with an unforgettable experience of beauty. Parents with young children may come for
the first half of the concert and leave at intermission.
Tickets An adult ticket for a single concert is $15. A season ticket to all five concerts is $50.
Free Admission: 18 and younger. Tickets may be purchased through the church office or at the door on the day of the concert.
You may make a contribution of any amount or become a "Friend of St. Stephen's Concert Series" by contributing $100 or more. Friends and Contributors will be recognized in the programs.
Send contributions in the form of a check made payable to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, memo line, "Concert Series".
Remaining Concerts of the Current Season The Borromeo String Quartet and Dr. Joseph Kitchen: November 22, 2009
Dr. Daniel Huff’s UNC-CH Men’s Glee Club: January 17, 2010 Dr. Timothy Olsen, organist: February 21, 2010 The Borromeo String Quartet: April 18, 2010
The next concert on November 22 features the Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen and Kristopher Tong, violins, Mai Motobuchl, viola, and Yesun Kim, cello.
Considered “simply the best there is” by the Boston Globe, the critically acclaimed BSQ, founded in 1989, performs music worldwide. The summer of 2009 included
Concerts at Lincoln Center Bard Festival, Taos, Cape Cod, and Mexico. This fall, they begin a Beethoven series and a Bartok series at the Gardner Museum. The official Quartet in Residence at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music for 17
years, they are known for communicating even the most challenging repertoire so that the audience can comprehend and enjoy. Their most recent award was the Avery
Fisher Career Grant in 2006. The program includes the Passacaglia and Fugue by J.S. Bach, transcribed for string quartet by Nicholas Kitchen and in its original form played
by Dr. Joseph Kitchen on the Kenan Memorial Flentrop organ. Other works on the Program are the “Sunrise” Quartet by Haydn and the Fourth Quartet of Bela Bartok.
The concert begins in the nave at 4pm.
Preceding the concert, the quartet will give a lecture-demonstration focusing on the 4th String Quartet by Bartok.
The preconcert lecture/discussion begins at 3pm in the Parish Hall.
MUSICAL NOTES...
ST. STEPHEN’S WINDOW - November 2009 Page 3
AROUND THE PARISH...
NEWS FROM DOVE HOUSE Since mid-summer, wonderful friendships have been formed between St. Stephen’s ladies and the ladies of
Dove House. Dove House is one of the programs of Housing for New Hope. It provides housing and structure for single homeless women working to regain independence in their lives. These visits began after St. Stephen’s pa-rishioners heard the former resident manager of Dove House, Annette Parker, speak at the annual HNH breakfast in early June. The St. Stephen’s women called and arranged a visit to Dove House to find out what could be done to help these women. When they arrived the women had prepared a delicious dinner for them. At the next visit the St. Stephen’s women took dinner for the residents and the friendships grew even stronger. The latest visit on Wednes-day, September 30 was a simple pizza dinner followed by a visit to Village Lanes. A grand time was enjoyed by all! We are grateful to Joe Jernigan with Real Estate Associates and owner of Village Lanes who generously provided bowling equipment and lanes free of charge.
Many thanks to all those who contributed toiletries for the ladies and to Leigh Ballou who purchased 8 suit-cases for their trip to a convention in Myrtle Beach in November and made individual tags for the suitcases. The contributors for the suitcases were Susan Aldridge, Janie Anderson, Leigh Ballou, Ruth Barber, Nancy Barnes, Scott Hughes, Ginger King, Carolyn London, and Louise Pannill.
The women are most appreciative for all we do and have commented on how much our visits and friendships mean to them.
ST. STEPHEN’S WINDOW - November 2009 Page 4
The 2009 Interfaith Habitat Build
Durham Episcopal, Jewish and Muslim communities are collaborating in a Habitat for Humanity of Durham first-ever interfaith Build. St. Stephen's is an active participant. Building began after a kick-off blessing of the site on Sunday, October 18th. Building continues most Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Each build day begins with a member of a faith community leading volunteers in a prayer from their tradition. The collaborating builders enjoy a light mid-session lunch together at 12:30 p.m. Building is expected to be completed in early January. The new home is being built at 1009 Carroll St. in Southwest Central Durham in an area with great his-toric pride. There are five local neighborhood associations connected through the Southwest Central Quality of Life Project, a grassroots effort that leads the transforming redevelopment of the community. Habitat builds here in partnership with each homeowner family, the community, Duke University, the Durham Community Land Trustees and the Self-Help Community Development Corporation. Habitat of Durham has built over 40 homes here. Homeowners contribute back to the community through their property taxes and the pride with which they maintain their homes. With rebuilding there has been a 50% average reduction in reported crime. Who can participate from St. Stephen's? Anyone high-school age or older can participate, consistent with their physical capabilities and inter-ests. No prior experience is required, and high-school students can receive Service Points for their participation. You can participate either as a construction volunteer or as a hospitality volunteer pro-viding vital snack and lunch support. Habitat has some general rules and suggestions about working at a building site, including:
Prior to working at a site, a construction volunteer needs to sign a waiver of liability. The minimum age requirement for construction volunteers is 16 years old. Volunteers under age 18
may not use power tools or climb ladders or scaffolds. Volunteers ages 14 & 15 may work on site away from construction activities – various tasks such as landscaping, site maintenance, painting and lunch crews are examples of work where young volunteers can make a significant contribution.
Close-toed or athletic shoes may be worn, but sandals or Crocs are not recommended. Habitat recommends wearing layered clothing that you do not mind getting muddy or potentially perma-
nently stained. A hat, sunglasses and sun block are also helpful. All necessary tools, work gloves, hard hats, safety glasses, and dust masks are provided by Habitat,
but you are welcome to bring your own if you like. (We recommend putting your name on them.) The Habitat site supervisor has the ultimate authority about construction practices at the building site.
Except for these relatively few rules and a common sense approach to safety, our construction activities are broadly open to volunteers. If you have questions about participation, discuss your concerns with Dean McCumber (919 419-8225), our St. Stephen's construction coordinator. Or, add your name to one of our sign-up sheets! If construction activities are not for you, join one of the hospitality teams. Those teams provide snacks and lunch for all workers at the Build site on designated St. Stephen's days. If you would like to participate in this way, speak with our hospitality coordinator Nancy Barnes (919 467-4424) or add your name to a hospitality sign-up sheet. You can learn much more about Habitat building activities in Durham and about the Interfaith Build in particular by looking for Habitat information under Time/Talent/Treasure on the Stewardship tab at the top of the St. Stephen's web page at www.ssecdurham.org. - Dean McCumber
AROUND THE PARISH...
ST. STEPHEN’S WINDOW - November 2009 Page 5
ACOLYTE FESTIVAL An Acolyte Trip to Remember
On Friday, October 9, Acolytes Matt Hitchcock, Coleen Rogers, Katie and Lizzie Almasy, Meredith and Carson Lee were on their way to Washington, D. C. to attend the 30th Annual Acolyte Festival at the National Cathedral. Lisa and Skip Lee were drivers and Christy Hitch-cock, Parker Reeves, and Acolyte Master, Richard Kilpatrick-Lyon, accompanied the group.
Acolytes, 1,200 strong, came from all over the U. S. The processional took over an hour and the program consisted of awards and recognition and the Holy Eucharist. Later there were workshops, such as Holy Smoke (work of the thurifer), Gargoyles of the Cathedral, and Fundamentals of the Eucharist.
Tyler Jones, formerly of St. Stephen’s, took us on a walking tour of a large number of monuments and memorials, culminating at the emotional Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Awe inspiring!
The Acolytes were billeted with parishioners of St. Andrew’s Church in College Park, Maryland, the new home of Mother Carol and Ty. On Sunday morning we all attended the 10:30 service at St. Andrew’s. The church and all of it’s attached buildings were in the gothic style and is situated adjacent to the magnificent campus of the University of Maryland.
We wish to thank all those who made the trip possible with their prayers and donations and hope that some, if not all of us, will be able to return again.
On the trip home all were in agreement it had been an educational and satisfying event.
Respectfully, RKL
Charitable IRA Contributions END in 2009
Tax-free IRA distributions by individuals at least age 70 ½ may be made to the church in 2009.
Individuals wanting to give IRA funds to the church under the IRS tax rules for 2009 should contract their IRA trustee. Also, please inform the Church Treasurer, Charles Anderson, or the Church Business Manager, Burke Raper, to receive the proper written receipt for this type of
contribution. This IRA giving provision is scheduled to expire as of December 31, 2009. If you need additional information please contact your IRA trustee, tax advisor, or the church
business office.
AROUND THE PARISH...
ST. STEPHEN’S WINDOW - November 2009 Page 6
STEWARDSHIP...
Stewardship Emphasis ~ Pledge Dedication Sunday November 15, 2009
The St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church family gives generously of their time, talent, and treasures in support of the work of the church. We are a vibrant growing parish offering many programs and ministries, all of which require financial support. The annual stewardship mailing and request for pledges in support of the 2010 operating fund will be mailed on Friday, October 30, 2009. You are encouraged to read the materials in the package and respond by bringing your pledge card with you to church on Sunday, November 15. Your response will be a thermometer of where we are as a parish - spiritually, and financially. Formal pledging during our Stewardship Campaign provides our church the opportunity to plan for the most efficient uses of our financial resources for the coming year. Information about our current budget and our current pledging statistics are included in the mailing. As you consider your commit-ment for 2010, our hope is that you will first reflect on the true meaning of Christian stewardship and remember that every pledge counts.
Giving chart showing weekly, monthly, and annual giving amounts
Weekly Monthly Annually Weekly Monthly Annually $ 10.00 $ 43.33 $ 520.00 $ 105.00 $ 455.00 $ 5,460.00 $ 15.00 $ 65.00 $ 780.00 $ 110.00 $ 476.67 $ 5,720.00 $ 20.00 $ 86.67 $ 1,040.00 $ 115.00 $ 498.33 $ 5,980.00 $ 25.00 $ 108.33 $ 1,300.00 $ 120.00 $ 520.00 $ 6,240.00 $ 30.00 $ 130.00 $ 1,560.00 $ 125.00 $ 541.67 $ 6,500.00 $ 35.00 $ 151.67 $ 1,820.00 $ 130.00 $ 563.33 $ 6,760.00 $ 40.00 $ 173.33 $ 2,080.00 $ 135.00 $ 585.00 $ 7,020.00 $ 45.00 $ 195.00 $ 2,340.00 $ 140.00 $ 606.67 $ 7,280.00 $ 50.00 $ 216.67 $ 2,600.00 $ 145.00 $ 628.33 $ 7,540.00 $ 55.00 $ 238.33 $ 2,860.00 $ 150.00 $ 650.00 $ 7,800.00 $ 60.00 $ 260.00 $ 3,120.00 $ 155.00 $ 671.67 $ 8,060.00 $ 65.00 $ 281.67 $ 3,380.00 $ 160.00 $ 693.33 $ 8,320.00 $ 70.00 $ 303.33 $ 3,640.00 $ 165.00 $ 715.00 $ 8,580.00 $ 75.00 $ 325.00 $ 3,900.00 $ 170.00 $ 736.67 $ 8,840.00 $ 80.00 $ 346.67 $ 4,160.00 $ 175.00 $ 758.33 $ 9,100.00 $ 85.00 $ 368.33 $ 4,420.00 $ 180.00 $ 780.00 $ 9,360.00 $ 90.00 $ 390.00 $ 4,680.00 $ 185.00 $ 801.67 $ 9,620.00 $ 95.00 $ 411.67 $ 4,940.00 $ 190.00 $ 823.33 $ 9,880.00 $ 100.00 $ 433.33 $ 5,200.00 $ 195.00 $ 845.00 $ 10,140.00
ST. STEPHEN’S WINDOW - November 2009 Page 7
EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT
GIFTS FOR LIFE Are you starting to make your Christmas list? Consider the gifts that keep on giving to
improve the lives of our brothers and sisters in Christ struggling with poverty and disease in under-developed countries. Pick up a copy of the “Gifts For Life” catalog in either the Narthex or Parish Hall and consider how your gifts can help to feed a child, provide medical care, provide safe drinking water, and provide opportunities to help a
family sustain a regular income, as well as other uses.
“Kids Helping Kids” Children can get involved as well by asking their parents or guardians to help them
choose one or more of the gifts to give in honor of a parent, brother, sister, or other loved one. What a great way to help them appreciate the true meaning of Christmas by
making another child very happy, providing them with basic needs that are sometimes taken for granted in our country.
LUNCH BUDDIES NEEDED—DURHAM URBAN MINISTRIES Last month Leigh Ballou, Kathy and Bill McPherson, Debbie and Matt Breuer, Ruth Barber and Norm Woods served lunch to over 250 people. This month we are going to serve on October 31st; come join us! Contact Leigh Ballou at 489-3243, Ruth Barber 489-3799 or Nancy Anderson at 489-2625 if you would like to help! (You might have to wear a mask). Thank you for volunteering!
Wanted: SHARE YOUR CHRISTMAS ELF Individual(s) or family(ies) to spearhead our Share Your Christmas Outreach Project through Durham Social Services and the Volunteer Center of Durham! Concentrated efforts will begin at the first of November to organize names of needy families and individuals provided by The Volunteer Center, and make information and labels available for parishioners to pick up over the period of a few Sundays. Ingathering of wrapped new gifts is usually about the first Sunday in December and the Missions & Outreach Committee will assist in delivering the gifts, organized by Family, to Durham Social Services during the next week. Young at Heart Seniors are willing to assist in wrapping gifts in early December. If interested in this special and long-time St. Stephen’s project, please contact Nancy Barnes at 467-4424 or [email protected].
AROUND THE PARISH...
AROUND THE PARISH...
ST. STEPHEN’S WINDOW - November 2009 Page 8
AROUND THE PARISH…….
You are invited to the 127th annual gathering of The Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of NC. All women and men, laity and clergy, are welcome, (you may register at the door, but advance registration is preferred). The annual meeting is combined with the Harris-Evans conference for Social Outreach. Also at this meeting on Saturday morning, Scott Hughes will receive the Honored Woman Award from the Triennial Meeting of the ECW. The meeting will be held November 6-7 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh. Please contact Ginger King by email [email protected] or by phone 489-4606 if you have any questions. St. Stephen's Preschool will have a yard sale fundraiser on Saturday, December 5th at St. Stephen's. Just in time for the holidays you can make room for the new (and pay for it!) by selling the old! Rent a spot in the church parking lot for $20 and bring your treasures to sell. Keep all your profits! The rental fees go to St. Stephen's Preschool. For more information or to sign up for a spot, please contact Robin McGrath at 403-8995 or [email protected].
The Young at Heart Group Our last trip to Duke Gardens was postponed due to rain;
we will try it again in the spring! Our next outing is on Wednesday, November 11 to
Southern Supreme in Bear Creek. We will visit the Fruitcake Factory and find a special place for lunch. We may
even find an antique shop! Please RSVP to the church office if you plan to attend (493-5451). We plan to meet at the church at 10:00 a.m. to carpool.
SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGING!
Join the St. Stephen’s team of bell ringers on Saturday, December 19 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the K-Mart shopping plaza on University Drive. Help us ring for a good cause! Contact Bob Stevens at 490-6892 to sign up.
WE NEED YOU!
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CHILDREN FORMATION….
CHURCH SCHOOL SCHEDULE AND CHRISTMAS PAGEANT PRACTICE INFORMATION
Church School is off to a wonderful start! The children are having fun and enjoy seeing their old and new friends each Sunday. We hope the new schedule is working well for families and making life easier on Sunday mornings. Please thank Shelly Gaskill, Ebonie Williams, Ruth Barber, Robin McGrath and John and Mary Frey Haywood for teaching. They are all dedicated and exceptional teachers. Please also thank Michele and Craig Hayward. They will be joining the Younger Group (Pre K through 1st grade) teaching team and will be teaching in November. The church school schedule for the remainder of this calendar year is listed below: November
1 Church School 8 Church School
15 Church School 22 Church School
29 No Church School for all–Children’s Sermon or Children’s Chapel will be offered during the 10:30 service. Advent wreath making will be offered after the service.
December 6 Church School 13 Church School for all-Pageant Practice in the Parish Hall, 10:30-11:15
20 Church School for all-Pageant Practice in the Parish Hall, 10:30-11:15 27 Church School for all-Children’s Chapel during the 10:30 service
January 3 No Church School for all-Children’s Chapel during the 10:30 service 10 Church School resumes
Maya Almasy will be coordinating the Christmas Pageant and will be in touch with information related to prac-tices, date of dress rehearsal, etc. The pageant will be held on Christmas Eve at 4:00p.m. Sincerely, Leigh Ballou Cathy Bressler
ST. STEPHEN’S WINDOW - November 2009 Page 10
HONDURAS…
Planning for the Honduras Health Mission is a year-long project. As soon as a
Mission is concluded, the coordinators begin planning the next one. In the U.S.,
tasks include recruiting a sufficient number of medical personnel, interpreters, and
“go-fers” to provide adequate staffing; determining the dates of the next Mission (we
go in January during their dry season and school vacation); arranging transporta-
tion into and out of the country and accommodations for the overnight stay in Te-
gucigalpa; determining what medical supplies are needed (including both over-the-
counter and other medications) as well as their quantities; procuring and organizing
donations of all types; arranging for pill-packing and luggage-packing, and creating
labels and spreadsheets for both of these activities; updating the Mission’s website
and links; and creating meeting schedules. Myriad details include even such things
as designing the Mission t-shirts and their color. Mission participants are asked to
wear their shirts especially at the airports so they are easy to spot in the crowd of
travelers.
The Mission is a partnership with the people we serve in Honduras, and they
provide crucial planning. The U.S. coordinators consult with, and are advised by,
the amazing Juana Lainez, who oversees the Mission from El Corpus, where she is
an educator and community leader. She coordinates all aspects of the project. She
and the representatives of the United Communities arrange all ground transporta-
tion, accommodations, and meals. They organize the Health Promoters for the
weekend education and training sessions. They manage logistics and crowd control
at the clinics, determining which communities attend which day, and how large the
crowds will be.
We no longer need crayons or personal care items such as shampoos, lotions,
or soaps. We still need Selsun Blue shampoo, toothpaste, and sealable sandwich bag-
gies. The rest of our needs are on our Wish List. Monetary contributions are always
appreciated.
Remaining dates: pill-packing at Nativity on November 18 at 6p.m. (when we will
be treated to the Men of Nativity’s Hot Dog Supper when we’ll especially remember
Cliff Shimmel), and the last scheduled meeting for the Mission at St. Stephen’s at
4 p.m. on December 6. The Mission will take place January 8-17, 2010.
Thank you to all who support the Honduras Health Mission!
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ADULT FORUM…….
St. Stephen’s Adult Forum
“A Reckless Faith: Studies in the Gospel of Mark” This is a six week
course that has been produced by our Diocesan School of Ministry. This is a new course made available to us by Ayliffe Mumford, Interim Coordinator of the School of Ministry. The Gospel of Mark will be read in next year’s Lectionary and we are going to be able to study this gospel prior to that Liturgical Year. The lectures in this course are given on DVD by Dr. Fred Horton of Wake Forest Divinity School. His written re-source and bible readings will be an integral part of the course. Discussions will be facilitated by our Duke Seminarians. This course provides the opportunity to deepen our understanding of the Gospel of Mark and one’s faith by exploring the questions and challenges raised by Dr. Horton, our seminarians and congregation members.
READ FOR GREEN
If you have the opportunity to visit your favorite bookstore, I can happily recommend a book with the title, ECO BABIES WEAR GREEN. This amazing little sketchbook is made for you to read together with your little son or daughter and was brought to our attention by Nancy Anderson. Read, laugh and enjoy the new descriptions of how to be such a baby: "ECO BABIES LOVE NATURE," for example, shows a darling kid hugging a tree in the forest. " ECO BABIES CARPOOL" sketches an adult biking with a passenger and baby on the back seat. And an ECO BABY is eating at an obvious outdoor market with her/his mom point-ing to the foods. Another page shows an ECO BABY leaning from her mother's arm to turn off a light as they go down a hall. Get it? Apparently this is part of a series called URBAN BABIES WEAR BLACK with the sub-title, GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK. Get it? If you don't, I bet your child will! Enjoy reading together! Reading this with your child is adding a new future member to the important cause of saving God's Environment which is blossoming in our church and Diocese. - Marion the Librarian
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 82 Kimberly Drive Durham, NC 27707
Non-Profit Organization US Postage
PAID Permit No. 59
Durham, NC 27701
Address Service Requested St. Stephen's is a parish of the
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina The Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry
Bishop
The Rt. Rev. William O. Gregg Assistant Bishop
The Rt. Rev. Alfred Marble, Jr.
Assisting Bishop
St. Stephen's is also a parish of the Episcopal Church, USA
and part of the Anglican Communion
St. Stephen’s Staff
The Rev. Robert K. Kaynor Rector
The Rev. Louane V. Frey Deacon
The Rev. Dr. Derek Shows Priest Associate
Dr. Joseph Kitchen Principal Organist
Cathy Bressler
Preschool Director [email protected]
Burke Raper
Business Manager [email protected]
Clyde Stephens
Sexton
Cathy Germanowski Parish Secretary
UPCOMING EVENTS AT ST. STEPHEN’S
Sunday, November 1, 2009 First Sunday All Saints’ Day Clyde’s Big Breakfast 8:45 a.m. [Parish Hall] Holy Baptism 10:30 a.m. service
Saturday, November 7, 2009 Adopt-A-Highway Clean up 9:00 a.m. (church parking lot)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Vestry Meeting 7:00 p.m. [Davis Room]
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Church office closed - Veteran’s Day
Sunday, November 15, 2009 Stewardship Emphasis ~ Pledge Dedication Sunday
Sunday, November 22, 2009 St. Stephen’s Concert Series presents The Borromeo String Quartet and Dr. Joseph Kitchen Pre-Concert interview at 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Concert [Nave] Reception following concert
Monday, November 23, 2009 Prayer Network 3:00 p.m. [Davis Room]
Thursday, November 26, 2009 Thanksgiving Day– Church office closed
Friday, November 27, 2009 Church office closed
Brock Winslow, Senior Warden Martina Gardner Woods, Junior Warden Charles Anderson, Treasurer Bob Bullock, Assistant Treasurer
Carolyn London, Clerk John Bugg Robin McGrath Sally Markham Bob Stanley Russ Tiller Tom Vaughan Sam Yancy
The 50th Vestry and Officers of St. Stephen’s
