The Ambassador

April 2014 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church A vital, eclectic Episcopal congregation committed to the ministry of all the baptized

From Fr. Jamie 2014 As we journey together through the darkness of Sunday April 13 – Holy Week toward the glorious light of morn- 11:00 am – Holy Eucharist ing, we do so with a sense of purpose and direction. Our eyes are set on the goal of the Light of Christ Blessing/ of Palms + Reading of the which shines in our hearts and gives us a hope that Passion does not die. As we near Holy Week and Easter I would like to Wednesday April 16 - Wednesday in Holy Week invite each of you to join with me in commemorating 7:00 pm – service ’ last journey to the cross and celebrating the glo- rious Event of the Resurrection. There will be plenty of opportunities for worship during Holy Week and Thursday, April 17 – the Easter Season. A schedule of Holy Week/Easter 7:00 pm Holy Eucharist + Foot washing + Strip- events is included in this issue of the Ambassador. ping of Altar Our and Easter Day celebrations at St.

St. Stephen’s will once again be the most beautiful and glorious services we celebrate during the year Friday April 17 – and this year is no exception. We will have a truly 12:00 pm – Good Friday service + Solemn Col- special and meaningful service of liturgy and music lects + Veneration of the Cross + Eucharist of the that will be memorable for all of us. Pre-sanctified May the risen Christ bless each of you in your 3:00 pm – lives, in your ministries and in your families, so that each of you may go out to share this Easter Light with others. Saturday, April 19 – 10:00 am – Holy Saturday service Fr. Jamie+ 8:30 pm – Easter Vigil

St. Stephen’s Garden Sunday April 20 – Easter On May 25, Rogation Sunday, we will dedicate our 11:00 am – Holy Eucharist new Memorial Garden, following our that morning.

I have been amazed by the outpouring of interest in this project from our members. I have had several people contact me and tell me what a great idea they New Member Sunday think this is. They have also expressed their wish for St. Stephen’s will be welcoming new members on their ashes to be interred there. Sunday, April 27. If you are interested in being a new If you are interested in interment in the St. Ste- member of St. Stephen’s, please contact Fr. Jamie. phen’s Memorial Garden or would like a copy of the policies, please talk to Fr. Jamie.

1 world. Thank you for allowing me to serve on the Meet your Vestry Member: Vestry at St. Stephen’s. Annette Kleinkauf-Morrow This is the first of a series of “meet the vestry” biographies Spring Clean Up that will be in the Ambassador in coming months. May 3, 12—3pm On Saturday, May 3rd we plan to hold a Spring Clean-up at St. Stephen’s. That Saturday will be a good time to put things on the boulevard for the city- wide Clean-up the first week in May. The pick-up date for St. Stephen’s is Monday, May 5th. We need to do some general cleaning, especially in the kitchen and the furnace room. We are planning to continue the task of clearing out items which we no longer use from closets and crannies in the under- croft. The flood in the undercroft last year forced us to do a major clean-up, but there are still items which need to be addressed. If the weather permits, we may be able to start some outdoor clean-up as well. It will be too early plant, but we can clear up the winter debris from the church grounds. If you are able to donate an hour or two on Satur- day, May 3rd, please let us know. We will post a sign -up sheet in the undercroft in April. You may sign up for specific jobs, or just for general help in the clean- up. If you have questions please contact Lavonne Marubbio at 701 280-0436 or [email protected].

Hi there, I am Annette Morrow and I am one of your vestry members for this year. I have lived in the Fargo-Moorhead area since 2005. At the moment, I am an Associate Professor of History at Minnesota State University, Moorhead, but I also teach in Wom- en’s Studies and Religious Studies. I am a specialist in the Late Roman era, so I have a particular scholarly interest in the development of . I am originally from Ft. Worth, Texas and I have two children, Amy (28) and David (24). They both Visit our website: live in the F-M area, as well. My outside interests gen- http://ststephensfargo.org erally include travel, reading, Facebook, and fly- fishing.

Becoming a member at Saint Stephen’s was one of and blog: the most important things that I did upon moving to http://ststephensfargo.blogspot.com the F-M community. You have been a great support to me on every level, and I find the accepting commu- nity here to be an example of God’s good work in the

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Many people contributed to the success of the pan- St. Stephen’s has enjoyed a long tradition of host- cake supper. We are grateful to Leo Wilking, Sandra ing a pancake supper on , the day be- Holbrook, Alice Hauan and William Weightman for fore which ushers in the austere sea- the purchase of supplies. Leo and William were also son of . The name Shrove comes from the term responsible for cooking all the delicious sausages. “shrive” which refers to of sins and pen- Our kitchen crew consisted of pancake flippers: Leo, ance in preparation for Lent. marked a John Baird, Mike McMullen, Mike Stewart and Steph- season of revelry and feasting in many European anie Parrott; mixers and servers: Sandy Kenz, Cathy countries, which continued in the New World in such McMullen and Camilla Wilson; and dishwashers: festivals as . Cheryl Kurki, Thom Marubbio and Mike and Jan The practice of serving pancakes on this day goes Stewart. Sandy Kenz and Cathy McMullen served as back to medieval times, when it was necessary to cashiers and greeters. Vanessa Bourgeois and Cathy purge one’s kitchens and larder of eggs and fat, McMullen helped with set-up and decorations; Gin which were prohibited foods during Lent. Templeton and others served as clean-up crew. Our thanks to Alice Hauan for sharing her lists and valua- On the evening of March 4, 2014, members and ble suggestions for organizing the pancake supper. friends of St. Stephen’s filled the undercroft to contin- ue this custom. The undercroft was decorated in a Special thanks to Fr. Jamie Parsley for his ministry colorful Mardi Gras theme graciously provided by to our congregation! Thank you all! Vanessa Bourgeois, a native of New Orleans. Pan- Our deepest thanks goes to all the friends and cakes and sausages, both regular and vegan, were members of St. Stephen’s who supported this event served to 80 people. Our guests donated generously, with your prayers, attendance and donations. so that we were able to send a check for $464.41 to the Lavonne Marubbio YWCA Shelter in Fargo. ($587 -$122.59 in expenses)

Remember to bring your Episcopal Relief & Development boxes back to church on Sunday, April 27.

Schedule of Ministries at St. Stephen’s for April - May

April 13 April 20 Schedule April 6 April 27 Palm Sunday EASTER DAY

Acolyte S. Froiland Wallace Weightman Rudnick Altar Guild Nylander Nylander Holbrook Holbrook Worship Ldr/ EM Meister Stewart Wallace Weightman Lector Nylander Strobel Stewart Templeton Usher Stewart M. Strobel Wilson Bourgeois Wilking V. Strobel Baird Marubbio Euch. Visitor Marubbio Parrott Weightman Baird

Baird Bourgeois Froiland B/TGelinske Coffee Hauan Cleaning Ranney Stewart Stewart Wilking

Children’s Chapel Tifanie John NO CHAPEL Sue Tentative May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 Schedule

Acolyte Marubbio Meister Strobel E. Froiland Altar Guild Strobel Strobel Marubbio Marubbio Worship Ldr/EM Baird Holbrook Marubbio Meister Lector Wilking Baird Anderson DuFault Usher Kurki McMullen Marubbio Stewart Kurki McMullen Wilking Nylander Euch. Visitor Marubbio Parrott Weightman Holbrook

Hauan Marubbio McMullen Nylander Coffee Froiland Strobel Cleaning Wilking Bourgeois Bourgeois Anderson Children’s Chapel Jan TBD TBD TBD

*Communion is available for those who are unable to attend Sunday worship. Please call the church to request communion after the Sunday service. **If you are unavailable to serve on a date when you are assigned, please find a substitute and let James ([email protected]) know who the substitute will be as early as possible so he can include the correct names in the bulletins. THANKS. April 2014

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13 PALM SUNDAY 14 MONDAY IN 15 TUESDAY IN 16 WEDNESDAY 17 MAUNDY 18 GOOD FRIDAY 19 HOLY SATUR- HOLY WEEK HOLY WEEK IN HOLY WEEK THURSDAY DAY 11 am H.E. 12 pm service 10 am Service 7 pm Tenebrae 7 pm H.E./Foot Washing 3 pm Stations 8:30 pm Easter Vigil

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