DST: It’s baaaack!

DST

Don’t forget! Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday You don’t have to get up in the wee hours (2:00 AM, specifically) to change your clocks. You can change them when you get up; or maybe better, you should change them before you go to bed. If you’re late for the 8:00 AM service, you . . . → Read More: DST: It’s baaaack!

Afternoon Teas resume on 10 March

Saint Stephen’s Afternoon Teas will resume on Thursday, 10 March at 2:00 PM. We left January and February off the 2016 calendar, as inclement weather has presented problems in past years.

Another change to note: The Afternoon Teas will now be served on the second Thursday of the month, rather than the third, . . . → Read More: Afternoon Teas resume on 10 March

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Postponed until Sunday

Due to the impending snow storm, the Pancake Supper scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th, has been postponed until Sunday, February 14th, following the 9:15 AM service (meaning it will begin around 10:15 AM or so). You can forgo the sausages if you’re giving up meat for Lent (that was the old rule; the lazy . . . → Read More: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Postponed until Sunday

Schedule changes

Red Cross Logo

First, the Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper is at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, February 9th, not at 5:00 PM as announced elsewhere.

Second, there is no 5:00 Evening Prayer service on Ash Wednesday, February 10th. Instead, You are invited to attend the 7:00 PM Choral Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes.

Finally, the Red Cross Blood . . . → Read More: Schedule changes

Shrove Tuesday Supper on 9 February

Pancake supper

Even newer correction! Because of the impending snow storm, the Pancake Supper has been postponed to Sunday, February 14th, following the 9:15 AM service (meaning it will begin around 10:15 AM).

Saint Stephen’s Shrove Tuesday Pancake & Sausage Supper takes place on February 9th at 5:30 PM on Sunday, February 14th, following the 9:15 AM . . . → Read More: Shrove Tuesday Supper on 9 February

Sunday Services cancelled due to Snow

Graveyard under snow

Services for Sunday, January 24th, have been cancelled due to snow. Please stay home and stay safe. This would be a good opportunity to read the Daily Office on your own, or with family and (maybe) neighbors. If you want some of the work done for you (instead of thumbing through pages in the Book . . . → Read More: Sunday Services cancelled due to Snow

Winter Red Cross Blood Drive – Postponed due to Snow

The Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 26th, from 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM has been postponed because of the snow. The Red Cross tells that there have been so many cancellations that they are unable to give us an alternative date at this stage. When we do have a date we will update the . . . → Read More: Winter Red Cross Blood Drive – Postponed due to Snow

ICYMI: Deacon Dan Bursi reads “The Raven”

The Raven (Corvus Corax)

Here’s a brief excerpt of Deacon Dan Bursi reading “The Raven” after this evening’s Family Eucharist.

Deacon Dan Bursi reading Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘The Raven’ Bursi The Raven

Set your clocks back tonight!

Fall Back

It’s the end of Daylight Saving Time! Not permanently, alas, but for the year. If you forget and show up to church early, you can use this opportunity to meet the parishioners who attend the previous service.

Raven it up for Halloween

Halloween is not the most cerebral of festivals, but, just for fun, The Rev. Dan Bursi, a talented thespian, is hoping to add a literary dimension to the celebration. Why not join him in the Cadwalader Room after the 5:00 PM Eucharist on All Hallows Eve, Saturday, 31 October, for a reading of Edgar . . . → Read More: Raven it up for Halloween