15 August 2021 - St. Stephen's Terre Haute

Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Notes: Seven Pillars of Wisdom is one of the rock formations in Wadi Rum,
originally known as Jabal al-Mazmar (The Mountain of (the) Plague).
Aqaba. Jordan

Vanderbilt Lectionary Art for Proper 15B

The Twelfth Sunday
after Pentecost

15 August 2021

8 & 10 am
Holy Eucharist

Lessons

Order of Service

What you can expect for
in-person worship:

Masks are required.
Pews will be marked off to maintain distancing
Congregational singing with masks at 10 am
Coffee hour in the garden (Weather permitting)

There MAY be a livestream of the 10 am service. If so, it will be on our St. Stephen’s Facebook page.

The kids team (Bill Allen, Anne Buchanan, and Drew) is working at putting together a program for fall and spring. We’ve got ideas and plans but need your input and your help. Please join us for a meeting on Sunday, September 22, immediately after the 10:00 service. We’ll have someone there to keep an eye on your little ones, but they can come to the meeting if they want. (We’d love to have their input too.) If you have questions email the church office at officeadmin@ststephensth.org or call us (Bill: 812-201-1238. Anne: 812-841-4096. Drew: 770-755-8067). Otherwise, see you then!

Anglican Cycle of Prayer
Sunday 15 August: The Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Monday 16 August: The Diocese of Easton – The Episcopal Church (III (3) Province)
Tuesday 17 August: The Diocese of Eau Claire – The Episcopal Church (V (5) Province)
Wednesday 18 August: The Diocese of Central Ecuador – The Episcopal Church (IX (9) Province)
Thursday 19 August: The Diocese of Edinburgh – The Scottish Episcopal Church
Friday 20 August: The Diocese of Edmonton – The Anglican Church of Canada (Rupert’s Land Province)
Saturday 21 August: The Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury & Ipswich – The Church of England (Canterbury Province)

Our Companion Dioceses
The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil: The Most Rev. Mauricio Jose Araujo De Andrade, Primate of Brazil and Bishop of Brasilia; The people and Diocese of Haiti and Saint Andre’s in Mithon; South Sudan

Diocese of Indianapolis Prayer Cycle
This month, pray for All Retired Clergy, Non-Parochial Clergy and Non-Stipendiary Associates;
Clergy and students of diocesan campus ministries:
The Rev. Robert Abner, Episcopal & Lutheran Campus Ministries at Ball State University;
The Rev. Dr. Charles Allen, Grace Unlimited at Butler and IUPUI;
The Rev. Dr. Hilary Cooke –Chapel of the Good Shepherd at Purdue University;
The Rev. Ed Bird, Episcopal Campus Ministry at Indiana University;
The Rev. Dawn Black, United Campus Ministries, Terre Haute (serving Indiana State University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College);
the campus ministries of DePauw University; Hanover College; Wabash College, and the University of Southern Indiana.

Our 7th Street Church neighbors
Centenary United Methodist Church, Central Presbyterian Church, United Campus Ministries, Second Christian Church

Marriage Anniversaries Karen and Reginald Rutherford (8/19)

Those who have asked our prayers
Parishioners: Lisa O'Donnell (new to Terre Haute); Friends: Jimmy McKellar (Rose Down’s father), Lorna Priddy (sister of Alex Vincent, Christine Chillington’s fiance), Priscilla Hutton (friend of Deby Veach)

If you would like to add a person or intention to the prayer list, please contact Dennis in the office via email o fficeadmin@ststephensth.org or by calling 812.232.5165.

At the end of the month, we will clear names from the “Those who have asked our Prayers” section of our prayer list. You may re-submit name of persons who are experiencing chronic on-going conditions, but please include a brief update as to their condition. Going forward, we will clear the list at the end of each month.

Sunday—August 15
8 & 10 am Holy Eucharist
6 pm AA meeting, Great Hall

Wednesday—August 18
6:30 pm Vestry Meeting
8 pm AA meeting, Great Hall

Thursday—August 19
12 Noon Holy Eucharist
7 pm AA meeting, Vestry Room

Friday—August 20
7:30 am-1:30 am Manna from Seven Preparation and Food Distribution.

Sunday—August 22
8 & 10 am Holy Eucharist
following 10 am service Kids Team Meeting
6 pm AA meeting, Great Hall

Manna From Seven is still distributing food and some hygiene items on Fridays. They are still providing laundry services and putting food in our blessing box.

If you can help with this ministry, please make checks payable to Manna from Seven, Inc and mail to their treasurer: Mike Cahill, 704 Vista Glen Drive, Terre Haute IN 47803. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Susan Seitz at
812.243.4241. Thank you!

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

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