This Week

THIS WEEK in the Parish

Friday, March 5 9:00 AM Ecumenical Storehouse 134 E. Division Rd.

Saturday, March 6 9:00 AM Ecumenical Storehouse 134 E. Division Rd.

Monday, March 8 9:00 AM Ecumenical Storehouse 134 E. Division Rd.

9:45 AM Quilting Group Pollard Rm.

10:00 AM Staff Meeting Rm. 209

11:15 AM Mother’s Morning Out Bible Study Rm. 202

12:00 PM Prayer and Praise Pollard Rm.

6:00 PM Cub Scouts All areas

7:30 PM Brotherhood of St. Andrew MMC Lobby/Church

Tuesday, March 9 10:00 AM Bible Study Pollard Rm.

11:30 AM Holy Eucharist Chapel

1:00 PM ORICL Book Group Pollard Rm.

7:00 PM Vestry Parish Hall

7:00 PM Men’s AA Group Rm. 202

Wednesday, March 10 9:00 AM Ecumenical Storehouse 134 E. Division Rd.

5:00 PM Chorister Choir Choir Rm.

5:30 PM Holy Eucharist/Healing Service Chapel

6:00 PM Wed. PM Supper Parish Hall

7:00 PM Wonderful Wednesday Classes Parish Hall

7:00 PM Parish Choir Choir Rm.

Thursday, March 11 6:30 AM Morning Prayer w/light breakfast Chapel

Friday, March 12 9:00 AM Ecumenical Storehouse 134 E. Division Rd.

Saturday, March 13 9:00 AM Ecumenical Storehouse 134 E. Division Rd.

9:00 AM Scouting (Pinewood Derby) Parish Hall

OPEN DOOR

The Rector has established times during the week in which the hall door to his office

will be open for parishioners to drop by and visit. Please feel free to take advantage of

this informal time to just chat, ask questions, or share concerns.

Monday (3:-4:30 PM) Thursday (2-4 PM) Saturday (all day)

ADULT FORUM LENTEN SERIES. Dr. David Lovett continues his series on “The Priesthood of

All.” His primary text will be Living on the Border: Renewing the Priesthood of All. Copies are

available in the bookstore but are not required for the class.

TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY, “Troublesome Bible Passages” with Mary Rhoades,

10 AM, Pollard Rm.

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY SUPPER - 6 PM. Dinners are catered ($6-adults, $3-ages 6-10, free

for children under 6). Reservations/cancellations are required by Monday noon. We have NO

budget to cover ‘No Shows.” If, after the deadline, you find you cannot attend, please call and Kathy

will prepare a “take out” meal for you. Sign-up sheets are in the hallway &, the Hospitality Lobby, or

you may e-mail the office at secretary@ststephensor.org . Classes begin at 7 PM. Please join us.

LENTEN DEVOTIONAL. This year’s Lenten devotional is from Episcopal Relief and

Development. We invite you to pick up a copy at the front entrance to the church (Narthex), at the

Sunday Adult Forum, or at the Wednesday evening dinner and teaching. Mite boxes are also

available. This year’s collection will go to the Haiti Mission.

FILL THOSE BOXES!

Is your mite box full yet? What mite box, you say? These are the boxes we are filling during Lent for

Haiti and the medical clinic we are supporting. Hopefully, many of you are on your second box by

now--we have plenty, so pick up another one next time you are at church. By the way, dollars can go

through the little slot as well as coins! Boxes will be ingathered at Easter.

ECUMENICAL STOREHOUSE - Mon-Wed-Fri-Sat - 9 AM-Noon - throughout the month of

March. Please check your calendar and then sign up on ours to help the less fortunate in our area. We

need volunteers to work the reception desk, to assist clients with their selections, and to stock shelves

as donations come in. On Saturday, pickup trucks and strong backs are especially needed ot help with

the collection of donated furniture and appliances. Eph Klots and Roger Johnson are St. Stephen’s

co-chairs. We need all the help we can get.

DOK (Daughters of the King) QUIET DAY, Thursday, March 11, 10 AM - 2 PM. Everyone is

welcome. Please bring a bag lunch. Questions: call Barbara Steele 482-8828.

MEN’S GROUP SUPPER, March 18, 6 PM ($6). Good news - the whole parish is invited to come

to the next Men's Supper The title of the program is "What if?". Ray Smith, of Y-12 and an Oak

Ridger columnist, and our own Bill Wilcox will tell us what might be included if Oak Ridge is chosen

as at least part of a National Park to commemorate the war-time Manhattan Project. This probably will

include what of the wartime things will be visitable, what new buildings might be built, what other

displays might be prepared, etc. They will bring us up to date on what is being done to bring the Park

here. The Park would be a great drawing card for visitors to Oak Ridge, and would permanently retain

the history of the great Manhattan Project which otherwise may be lost. Please sign up for this exciting

meal/program early so that the caterer can make preparations. The deadline will be Monday noon,

March 15. The normal rules for cancellations will apply. Sign up sheets are in the usual places.

GREETING CARDS for HAITI. We are also working in cooperation with other parishes in the

diocese to rebuild damaged structures and homes in Petit Harpon. Greeting cards for making a

donation in someone’s honor are for sale in the Parish Bookstore. These cards, with pictures of the

Haitian school children, will help fund the rebuilding of the school’s service building and St. John the

Evangelist church. They are available in various monetary amounts.

NAME TAGS. We invite/encourage anyone who does not have a name tag to please place your

name on any of the yellow sign up sheets hanging from the “Name Tag” boards in the Narthex, the

hallway, or the parish hall. We would like for all parishioners, and especially our newcomers, to have

and wear a name tag.

HELP NEEDED. The Finance Committee is looking for a few good people who would like to pursue

a ministry in church finance. Specifically, we are looking for more “counters” , for individuals

familiar with insurance, and for a back-up for our Treasurer to fill in as needed and to provide for

additional assistance in the maintenance of required financial records. Experience helpful but not

necessary in all cases. If you would like to contribute your time to the operation of our parish, please

contact the Finance chair, Allan Reiss, at allanr54@comcast.net or 457-6364

COMING EVENTS

March

Sun. Mar. 14 5:00 pm Lenten Choral Evensong (Parish Choir, Guest Soloists, String quartet)

6:00 pm Catered Dinner (reservations required)

Sun.Mar. 28 Palm Sunday – two services at 7:45 and 10:00

Mar Mar. 29 5:00pm Stations of the Cross

Tue. Mar. 30 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross

Wed. Mar. 31 7:00 pm Tenebrae (Music Orations)