Stay at Home Chat No. 9

Fr Hawtin

Here is the ninth episode of the Rector’s Stay at Home Chats. As a reminder, all of the Stay at Home episodes will be collected on the Stay at Home Chat page.

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COVID19 Update from the Vicar

Fr John Novicki

Saint Stephen’s is open for Sunday morning services. Please wear a mask in the lobby (the Cadwalader Room) in consideration for those that are concerned about the COVID virus. Once seated in the Church and following social distancing guidelines you may remove your mask if you wish.

[Additional information can be found in this . . . → Read More: COVID19 Update from the Vicar

On the Kalendar: Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury

July from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“July”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

King Henry II had Thomas Becket; his son John had Stephen Langton. O, these meddlesome archbishops of Canterbury. Langton had . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury

Sunday School Activity Sheet No 9

Sunday School

Because of the COVID-19 quarantine, Sunday School is informal. But Mrs Novicki is providing Sunday School Activity Worksheets for children who can’t make it to church. Here is the latest installment.

Kid’s Corner Week 9

For now, past Worksheets can be found in the Sunday School section of the Christian Education page.

Videocast: Trinity IV, 2020 (Independence Day)

Here is a video of the Holy Eucharist “in tempore quarantinæ” for Trinity IV, 5 July 2020 (Independence Day). You can also watch the videocast of the Trinity Eucharist on YouTube, or on the parish’s Facebook pages: Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church, and Isaac’s FB page.

The complete collection of Eucharist videocasts is . . . → Read More: Videocast: Trinity IV, 2020 (Independence Day)

The Fourth Sunday after Trinity

Trinity (celtic knot)

O God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us thy mercy; that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for the . . . → Read More: The Fourth Sunday after Trinity

Independence Day

Fourth of July fireworks behind the Washington Monument 1986

Fourth of July fireworks behind the Washington Monument, 1986. Photo by SSgt Lono Kollars, USAF. From Wikimedia.

O Eternal God, through whose mighty power our fathers won their liberties of old: Grant, we beseech thee, that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain these liberties in . . . → Read More: Independence Day

The Latest Newsletter

The medieval scribe, by Edward Laning (1906–1981) as part of the WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP). From The New York Public Library.

Here is the most recent newsletter: St Stephen’s News XXXI 27 July 2nd

The Vestry debates how to handle the Corona Virus

The vestry met on June 17th—its first meeting since the Corona Virus restrictions were imposed in March this year. The item at the top of the agenda was the manner in which the church should reopen with the gradual lifting of the lock down.

Being Anglicans, there were at least two school of thought. One . . . → Read More: The Vestry debates how to handle the Corona Virus

Stay at Home Chat No. 8

Fr Hawtin

Here is the eighth episode of the Rector’s Stay at Home Chats. As a reminder, all of the Stay at Home episodes will be collected on the Stay at Home Chat page.

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