The First Sunday of Advent
28 November 2021 8 & 10 am Holy Eucharist Lessons (Advent 1C)
Masks are required.
Pews will be marked off to maintain distancing
Congregational Singing at 10 am
Coffee hour in the garden (Weather permitting)
The Hope Journal is a weekly letterto the congregation (different from our weekly newsletter). You may read it here. It also serves as a worship aid for those who cannot join us online or in-person.
Contact Youth Director Timothy Ghogle at tim@thcpc.org if you have any questions.
📅November 28, NO YOUTH NIGHT - Thanksgiving Break
📅TBD Highpoint Youth: Sky Zone Trampoline Park - Tentative
Drew will be out of town
Wednesday thru Saturday, November 24-27.
In the event of a pastoral emergency,
please call Deby Veach 217.251.7239
or Linda Airhart 812.201.8306.
Plan to join us for a CleanOut Sunday, December 5, immediately after church. Lunch will be provided. Dress to work. For more information contact Bill Allen at pegall@iquest.net
Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows will visit St. Stephen’s on December 12, 2021. She will preside at both services. At 10 am, she will baptize, confirm, and receive several persons. You’re invited to join us for a sandwich lunch with the bishop – if you can join us, please email Peggy Allen at pegall@iquest.net, so we have an accurate head count.
This Week — Sunday—November 28 1st Sunday in Advent
8 & 10 am Holy Eucharist
NO Highpoint Youth - Thanksgiving Break
Thursday—December 2
7 pm AA meeting, Vestry Room
Friday—December 3
7:30 am-1:30 pm Manna from Seven Food Distribution
Sunday—December 5 2nd Sunday in Advent
8 & 10 am Holy Eucharist
after 10 amCleanOut Lunch provided TBD Highpoint Youth: Sky Zone Trampoline Park - Tentative
Please pray for
Those who have asked our prayers
Parishioners: Robin Rolt, Gary DeBaun, Leah Myers, Jonnee Western, Wayton Family Friends: Priscilla Hutton (friend of Deby Veach). Corinne Dewey (Rose Down’s sister-in-law), Christine Chillington, Alex Vincent, Clint Cartwright, Amy May and her sons (Leah Myers' sister-in-law and nephews), Sarah Pinson (friend of Andy Miller)
Birthdays Ashley Richey (11/28), Dennis Dieken (11/29), John T. Newlin (12/1/1921), Katherine Streeter (12/4), Barbara Vogel (12/4), James Willis(12/4)
Marriage Anniversary Kimberly and Christopher Wagley (11/29)
Our parish neighbors Centenary United Methodist Church, Central Presbyterian Church, United Campus Ministries, Second Christian Church
Diocese of Indianapolis Prayer Cycle St. Timothy’s, Indianapolis, The Rev. Rebecca Nickel
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
Anglican Cycle of Prayer Sunday 28 November: Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
Monday 29 November: The Diocese of Idoani – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Ondo Province)
Tuesday 30 November: Andrew the Apostle. The Diocese of Ife – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Ibadan Province)
Wednesday 1 December: The Diocese of Ife East – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Ibadan Province)
Thursday 2 December: The Diocese of Ifo – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Lagos Province)
Friday 3 December: The Diocese of Igbomina – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Kwara Province)
Saturday 4 December: The Diocese of Igbomina - West – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Kwara Province)
If you would like to add a person or intention to the prayer list, please contact Dennis in the office via email officeadmin@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.
2022 Pledge cards
were requested by last Sunday, November 21.
If you were not able to return it then,
please do so as soon as possible by mail
or in the Sunday offering.
Protecting the Panes
We’ve been talking about it for awhile and now we’re on the list! The two big stain glass windows that face 7th Street are about to get some protection. We have paid a deposit to a company out of Minnesota to come down and do the work and help protect them from weather, 7th street, and the ash trees. The estimated cost will be $16,000.
If you would like to contribute to this project, there are “stain glass” envelopes in the back of the church, painted by our own Sophia Downs. If you would like to mail your donation, please be sure to put “stain glass” in the memo line. As of November 21, we have $5,824!!
Thank you in advance for your support and don’t panic when the scaffolding goes up — it’s a good thing!
Why not share your Christmas with needy children in our community? This year we will again support the Marine Corp Reserves Toys for Tots program.
Your toy donations should be new, in unopened packages and unwrapped. Gifts are needed for children between the ages of infant to 14 years and should not exceed $30.00.
Cartons and suggested toy lists have been placed in the back of the church. Toy list is also below. The cartons will be collected after services on Sunday, December 5th.
Please contact David Nearpass (812-236-8792 / dwnearpass@yahoo.com) with any questions.
FARRINGTON GROVE CHORALE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OF
LESSONS AND CAROLSAfter a year off, Lessons and Carols is back!
You are invited to enjoy this foretaste of the Christmas
season with the Farrington Grove Chorale, a chamber music
ensemble that involves several members of our church.
The traditional service of Lessons and Carols on
Sunday, December 12, at 4 pm here at St. Stephen’s.
The FGC will provide the music, interspersed with readings
by representatives of the academic, legal, youth,
medical, and faith professions.
Child care will be available, and a reception will follow the service.
There is no charge for admission.
The format of “Nine Lessons and Carols” was first presented
on Christmas Eve in 1880 in Cornwall, UK, and later became
associated with King’s College in Oxford. Adopted worldwide,
it has become a beloved tradition here at St. Stephens.
See you there!
You're also invited to attend the FGC's winter concert, which
will be part of the city's Miracle on 7th Street celebration.
The concert, which features some of the Lessons and Carols music,
plus secular holiday favorites.
The concert commences at 6 pm on on Friday, December 3,
at First Congregational Church on Ohio Boulevard downtown.
Point In Time Count Collection
It's time to start collecting winter clothing, coats and footwear for the annual Point In Time Count in January.
Please consider donating your clean, in good shape items. We will also accept new thick socks, stocking caps and insulated mittens or gloves.
The actual count in January will probably not be the same as in years past and we will not be in charge of the shelter at the river. But, volunteers will still be needed the day of the count. More info to come as we receive it.
Please contact Sandy Bush or Deby Veach for more information.
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!
Thousands of Afghans are at Camp Atterbury, located southeast of Indianapolis, while they await resettlement. To welcome them, please purchase items from this Amazon wish list and also this list of needed items. Please do not collect used clothing or other used items, which are not accepted for donation.
Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM), the refugee and migration ministry of the Episcopal Church, is one of nine national refugee resettlement agencies tasked with supporting Afghans who arrive with what the federal government calls parolee status. Visit the EMM website to learn about ways Episcopalians can help.
Drew is available by phone and email
see belowPlease use Drew's cell phone or email,
rather than the church phone.
Offerings will be deposited twice a month.
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 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
