This Week at St. Stephen's

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Sunday–November 24
The Last Sunday after Pentecost
8 & 10 am Holy Eucharist, Church
K*I*D*S Worship during 10 am
6 pm AA Meeting

Lessons - Proper 29C, Track 1

Hymns
616 Hail to the Lord's Anointed
Taize Jesus, remember me
598 Lord Christ, when first thou cam'st to earth

Serving

Lector
8 am Bill Denton
10 am Robin Rolt, Tim Ghogle
Chalicist
10 am Sandy Bush
Sacristans
8 am Martha Layton
10 am volunteer needed
Acolyte
10 am Austin Spangler
Ushers
10 am Ben Bush, volunteer needed
Counters
Robin Willis, volunteer needed

Calendar
Sunday–November 24 (left)
The Last Sunday after Pentecost

Drew and family will be out of town 
Nov 25-30 for the holiday 
and VCSC/ISU break. 
In In the event of a 
pastoral emergency,
 contact Deacon Deby Veach 
or Sr. Warden Sandy Bush.

Thursday–November 28
Thanksgiving Day
NO Noon  Service
7 pm AA Meeting
Friday–November 29
12 Noon Manna from Seven Food Distribution
Sunday–December 1
The 1st Sunday in Advent
8 & 10 am Holy Eucharist, Church
NO K*I*D*S Worship
6 pm AA Meeting

Flowers at the altar Sunday,
November 24,
are given to the Glory of God
in memory of Robert Steinbaugh
on our anniversary
by Carolyn Steinbaugh.

Prayers
Anglican Communion—The Falkland Islands (Extra-Provincial to Canterbury), The Rt Revd Timothy Thornton, Bishop to the Forces and Bishop to the Falkland Islands; Diocese—Grace Church, Muncie, the Rev. John Conner; Dioceses of Brasilia, Haiti, and South Sudan; Our parish neighbors—Centenary United Methodist Church, Central Presbyterian Church, United Campus Ministries, Second Christian Church; Birthdays—Jonathan Hunter, Janice Itamura, Ashley Richey, Dennis Dieken; Baptismal Anniversaries—Vickie Balder, Megan Streeter, Keely Floyd; Confirmation Anniversaries—Bill Allen, Ann Murphy, Sandra Hunter, Tad Itamura, Carolyn Steinbaugh, Vickie Balder, Ruth Itamura; Candidate for Holy Orders—William Morris; Postulant—Joanna Benskin; Those who have asked our prayers—Sheila Carl, Sally Newlin, Ray Snyder, Linda Hegedus, Robin Rolt, Megan Price, Richard Hillier, Lorna Priddy, Steven Turner, Jonnee Western, Terry Persinger, John Bonner, Francis Hayden, Lane Clark, Martha Hafner, Eddie Hayden, Ellie Thomas

2020 Pledge Cards
Please return your 2020 pledge card by Sunday, December 8.
Pledge cards were mailed about 2 weeks ago, If you did not receive one, there are additional cards letter on the bulletin tables.

Ordination to the Diaconate
William Morris 
will be ordained to the 
Sacred Order of Deacons 
Thursday, December 12, 2019, 7 pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis

Blessing Box: Interested in helping with the Blessing Box? See Sandy Bush
or Deby Veach after the service to see what you could bring or donate.  Some 
suggested items are Vienna sausages, potted meats, canned fruit, ready to eat 
soups, canned pasta, and canned vegetables. Pop top lids are preferred. 
We also need volunteers to fill the box during the week.

Quarters for Clean Clothes Ministry launders clothes for those in need and the homeless every Wednesday. Donation boxes for quarters are on the bulletin tables in the church.

International Human Rights Day
Death Penalty Convocation
A gathering on the eve of the first federal execution in 16 years to hear from voices in the death penalty abolition movement.

Attendance is FREE to all, but we ask that you still choose the "Free Registration" ticket option for our headcount. Also, we appreciate your donations and sponsorships to make this possible. You can choose from those ticket options as well.

Following the speaker's program (which runs 1:00-5:00 pm), there will be a press conference, and then a 6:00 pm short march and candlelight vigil to a symbolic location. Food and fellowship will follow back at the church at around 7:00 pm.

Speakers to include:
Sister Barbara Battista, Sisters of Providence
Abraham Bonowitz, Death Penalty Action
Chris Brown, Author of Child of Grace
Karen Burkhart, Indiana Abolition Coalition
Shane Claiborne, Red Letter Christians
Robert Dunham, Death Penalty Information Center
George Kain, Professor of Justice and Law Administration, Western CT State University
Bill Pelke, Founder, Journey of Hope...From Violence to Healing
Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, Catholic Mobilizing Network to End the Use of the Death Penalty
Krissy Roth, Amnesty International USA
Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, Uri L’Tzedek (invited)
John Zokovitch, Pax Christi USA

Monday, December 9, 2019 & Friday, December 13, 2019
Execution Vigil and Protest
Everyone is encouraged to attend the peaceful execution presence in Terre Haute at the prison. Executions are scheduled for 7:00 am. Starting at 5:00 am, the Federal Bureau of Prisons will bus protestors from Fairbanks Park in Terre Haute to the prison grounds for each execution. For those who prefer a warmer vigil, a concurrent indoor vigil will be held at the Sisters of Providence Church in nearby St Mary-of-the-Woods, IN. All are invited to attend either vigil presence.

More Information here

Diocesan Newsletter for November 20, 2019

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
215 North Seventh Street
Terre Haute, Indiana 47807-3103
Phone: 812-232-5165
Web site: www.ststephensth.org
Worship times: Sunday at 8 & 10 am; Thursday at 12 noon

The Right Reverend Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Bishop of Indianapolis
The Reverend Drew Downs, Rector — rector@ststephensth.org
Rector's cell phone — 770.755.8067
The Reverend Deborah J. Veach, Deacon — deacon@ststephensth.org
Dennis Dieken, Organist/Choirmaster/Secretary — officeadmin@ststephensth.org