Announcements for the Week of January 22nd

Caravaggio (Italian, 1571–1610). The Calling of Saints Peter & Andrew (ca 1602–1604). The Royal Collection, Hampton Court Palace, London.

Welcome to Saint Stephen's! We look forward to having you worship with us. When you visit please take a moment to fill out one of our Visitor Welcome cards in the pew or sign our guest book so that we can keep in touch. We hope that you will feel at home.

If you are new to Saint Stephen's and would like to learn about becoming a member, or have your membership transferred here from another parish, please indicate on a visitor card or call the Parish Office.

Childcare is provided during Sunday Masses.

Christian Education is offered each Sunday beginning at 9 am. Children and youth meet in the Garrard Education Wing. Adults meet with Fr Yost in the Parish Library. In keeping with the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the subject this week is the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum cœtibus of Pope Benedict XVI. All are welcome!

The Flowers at the Altar given to the glory of God by Steve & Anna Keller in thanksgiving for their family and their many blessings.

The Flowers at the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary are given to the glory of God with funds from the Flower Guild.

Coffee Hour this week is hosted by Deb & Jerry Montgomery.

This Sunday we welcome Marshall Sartin as our guest organist. Mr Sartin studied music at Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and Grayson County College. He was for a decade organist at Saint Luke’s in Denison and has substituted at Saint Stephen’s on a number of occasions.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity that began with the Confession of Saint Peter on January 18 and concludes with the Conversion of Saint Paul on January 25 has its origins in the work of Fr Paul Wattson and the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at Graymoor in New York. The observance, which began over a century ago in the Episcopal Church, has since been widely taken up and was given a significant boost by the ecumenical commitment made by the Roman Catholic Church at the Second Vatican Council. This week calls us “seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions” (Prayer for the Unity of the Church, BCP 818) and to pray for the unity of the Church as Christ wills it, and in accordance with the means he wills.

One Church-One School news—A meeting for anyone wishing to becoming involved as a mentor for a student at Wakefield School will take place Tuesday, January 24, at 6 pm in the teacher’s lounge (not the cafeteria as previously announced). For additional information, please contact Connie Mitchusson at 903-893-2533.

The Rector's Bible Study meets this Wednesday, January 25, at 10:45 am, following the 10 am Mass. We continue our study of the Gospel according to Mark. All are welcome!

Healing Service—Wednesday, January 25, at 6:30 pm. This service takes place on the fourth Wednesday of each month as a ministry of the Brotherhood of Saint Stephen's.

Bishop's Ball 2012—City Lights! Beginning at 7 pm and ending at 10:30 pm on Saturday, January 28, and held in the Great Hall at Saint Matthew's Cathedral, this event, for 9th through 12th graders, is the annual “prom” for senior high students an their sponsors. It provides safe, fun Christian fellowship with delicious food, dancing, and more. Some attendees wear prom clothes, some wear “Sunday clothes.” Cost per person is $10 and two pop-top cans of fruits or vegetables for the Cathedral Food Pantry.

Notice of Annual Parish Meeting—The Annual Meeting of Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church will take place on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 11:15, immediately following the 10:00 am Mass. Reports from the Rector, the Senior Warden, and Parish organizations will be presented, and new Vestry members and delegates to Diocesan Convention will be elected. Qualified voters are confirmed persons in good standing of the Parish eighteen years of age or older. A pot-luck lunch will follow in the Parish Hall. Committee chairs and organization heads are asked to submit reports to the Parish Office no later than Monday, January 23.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday, January 22nd
Youth Group, 5:15 pm, Parish Hall

Tuesday, January 24th
Wakefield mentoring program, 6 pm, Wakefield School teacher’s lounge
Choir practice, 6 pm, Choir Room

Wednesday, January 25th
Rector's Bible Study, 10:45 am, Parish Library
Healing Service, 6:30 pm

Thursday, January 26th
Men's Study Group, 6:30 am, Lupe's, 120 West Wall Street

Saturday, January 28th
Bishop’s Ball, 7 pm, Saint Matthew’s Cathedral, Dallas