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Saint Stephen’s News
SAINT STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH · TIMONIUM, MARYLAND
Volume XXV, Number 50
Now in our Twentieth Anniversary Year!
FROM THE PARISH LIFE COMMITTEE
Cookie Walk 2014 was
our very best sale ever
Saint Stephen’s Annual Cookie Walk is no longer solely a
neighbourhood affair. Over the past 25 years, it has evolved into a
community institution. Our customers are drawn not merely from
Timonium and Cockeysville, but from all over Baltimore.
It has become so popular, in fact, that phone calls from people
enquiring about the event – which always takes place on the first
Saturday in December – begin early and continue in a constant stream
right up to the great day itself.
‘Will you be holding a Cookie Walk this year?’ they ask. ‘Or must I
plan to bake my own cookies? Will you be selling those greens and
centrepieces? What about your wreaths? They sold out last year. Will
you be selling that wonderful peanut brittle?’
This year was our 25th Annual Cookie Walk and it was a
tremendous success. In fact, thanks to your wonderful cookies, it was
the best Cookie Walk ever. You can see pictures of the Cookie Walk in
the Towson Times.
Christmastide Services
CHRISTMAS EVE
Wednesday, 24 December
4 PM: Children’s Crèche Service
7 PM: Family Candlelight Eucharist
10.30 PM: Choral Midnight Mass
CHRISTMAS DAY
Thursday, 25 December
10 AM: Sung Eucharist
SAINT STEPHEN’S DAY
Friday, 26 December
12 NOON: Said Eucharist
HOLY INNOCENTS’ DAY
23 December 2014
The parish owes all this to extraordinary teamwork on the part of
the Parish Life Committee crew, headed by the redoubtable Dick and
Priscilla Huffman and our brilliant Cookie Walk coordinator Colby
Hawks.
But, actually, it would be most unfair to single out particular
individuals for praise when so many were involved and when
everybody worked so hard. The real heroes of this success story are
you, the parishioners.
It is your talents, your crafts, and above all your glorious, utterly
scrumptious cookies that have transformed the Saint Stephen’s Cookie
Walk from a humble church fundraiser to a Baltimore institution.
Putting on such an event is an immensely stressful business, but the
good humour, kindness and tolerance for which Saint Stephen’s is
noted ensured things ran as smoothly as possible.
We know that it’s tough to summon up the enthusiasm to begin
your Christmas baking ahead of time – especially when the
temperature is in the balmy 50 degrees Fahrenheit – but every year
you’ve come through and created a selection of fabulous cookies that
have become a neighbourhood byword.
This year our friends – new and old – turned out in droves. The first
customer drove into the carpark at just after 8.00 am – an hour before
the scheduled start – and by 8.45 am there were so many customers in
line that there was no alternative but to open the doors and let them in.
For the next four and a half hours, Reta Richardson and her cookie
sales crew were kept constantly busy, serving a seemingly neverending queue of cookie lovers.
Fortunately, we had quantities of jam, jelly, peanut brittle, brandied
pears, slow roasted pecans, and Christmas greens, table arrangements
and wreaths to sell.
But, as always, the success of the sale – and the lion’s share of our
profits – hangs on the wonderful cookies you supply. This year you
absolutely excelled yourselves. You baked more than 1000 pounds of
them!
Amazing though it might seem, by the end of the sale, all that was
left, aside from crumbs, were a few bags of cookies, a couple of dozen
pots of jam and jelly, a few Christmas puddings and some odds and
ends from the gift table and the children’s table.
According to Parish Life Treasurer Cindie Baker, the initial sales
total at the day’s end was almost $10,000 with several hundred dollars
still to come. That’s no small potatoes.
Cookie Walk, unlike other church bazaars, is all home made. We
don’t use vendors but rest our reputation of each of you. You have
never let us down. The cookies this year were very spectacular. You,
our cookie cooks, are the folks who give the Christmas spirit an
especially delicious flavour. COH
Childermas Sunday, 28 December
8 AM: Said Eucharist
9.15 AM: Choral Eucharist
11 AM: Choral Mattins
SAINT SYLVESTER’S DAY
New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, 31 December
11.15 PM: Said Eucharist
THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST
New Year’s Day, Thursday, 1 January 2015
10 AM: Said Eucharist
CHRISTMAS II
Sunday, 4 January 2015
8 AM: Said Eucharist
9.15 AM: Sung Eucharist
11 AM: Sung Eucharist
6 PM: A Festival of Lessons & Carols for Epiphany
The Parish Prayer List
Our Prayer Chain offers prayer daily for people on the Prayer List
as well as the guests of the Joseph Richey Hospice. To add a name to
the prayer list, or to the visiting list, or to join the Prayer Chain, call
the parish office at 410 560 6776.
RECOVERY: Carolyn, Hilarie, Vivian, Jack, John, Rodney,
Donald, Evelyn, Cal, Finton, Fran, Tracey, Linda Lou, Edie, Adele,
Oona, Cary, Janna, Martina, Leela, Bobby Sally, Isabelle, Julie, Ray,
Courtney, Mary, Phyllis, Liz, Joe, Indra, Ally, Marjorie, Steve, Judy,
David, Wendy, John, Joy, Walt, Tina, Nina, James, Nancy, Janet,
Connie.
LIGHT, STRENGTH & GUIDANCE: Stephen, Ann, Lydia,
Melba, Donna, Josh, Kim, Shane, Susan, Paula, Hannah, Scott,
Charles, Dot, Tracy.
ON ACTIVE SERVICE: Lt Benjamin Schramm, USMC; Lt Alex
Bursi, Capt. Charles Bursi, Lt Nicholas Clouse, USN. Lt Col.
Harry Hughes.
THE FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS
28 December 2014
8.00 & 9.15 AM EUCHARISTS
For the Epistle. Revelation 14:1–5
The Gospel. St Matthew 2:13–18
11.00 AM MATTINS
The Psalter. Psalm 8
The First Lesson. Jeremiah 31:1–6, 15–16
The Second Lesson. St Matthew 18:1–24
CHRISTMAS MEMORIAL FLOWERS
To make a contribution towards the Church Christmas decorations
in honour or memory of a loved one, please complete this form and
return it with a cheque—payable to Saint Stephen’s Church
and marked for Christmas Flowers—by 22 December.
Name of Donor: Poinsettia colour (circle one):
RED
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WHITE
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PINK
Single (6 inches, 5–8 blooms) @ $10 · # of plants: Double (7 inches, 10–12 blooms) @ $16 · # of plants: Triple (RED only, 8 in., 12–18 blooms) @ $27 · # of plants: FROM THE EDITOR
Time off for good behaviour
As has been our custom, this will be the last issue of Saint Stephen’s
News until January 13th. It’s also a fitting time to say thank you to the
stalwart gang which gathers every Thursday morning to prepare our
newsletter for posting: Donna Szper, Joyce Perlberg, Mar Bobst, Jim
Halbert, and Annie Hawkins. Special thanks to Don Ruthig for his
service as Newsletter Editor from February 2013–November 2014.
Total # of plants: Total amount enclosed:
My gift is… (circle one):
IN HONOUR OF
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IN MEMORY OF
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IN THANKSGIVING FOR
(dedication):
Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church
11856 Mays Chapel Road, Timonium, MD 21093
Office: 410 560 6776 · Rectory: 410 665 1278
Pastoral Care: 410 252 8674
Calendar of Events
www.ststeve.com
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The Ven. Canon Guy P. Hawtin, Rector
The Ven. Michael Kerouac, Vicar
The Rev. Michael Belt, The Rev. John Novicki, Associate Rectors
The Rev. Mr M. Wiley Hawks, Deacon · Adric, Magister Chori
Mrs Happy Riley, Director of Pastoral Care & Wedding Coordinator
SUNDAY SERVICES
8 AM: Said Eucharist
9.15 AM: Choral Eucharist (with Nursery & Church School)
11 AM: Choral Mattins (1st Sunday: Sung Eucharist)
6 PM: Choral Evensong (as announced: evensong.ststeve.com)
WEEKDAY SERVICES
PLEASE NOTE: We will resume our regular schedule
of weekly events on 5 January 2015
Mondays, 6.30 PM:
Tuesdays, 7 PM:
Thursdays, 10 AM:
Fridays, 10.30 AM:
Bridge Club
Fellowship Breakfast (Nautilus Diner)
Knitting Circle
Bible Study
MONTHLY & SPECIAL
Sunday, 4 January, 6 PM: Epiphany Carol Service
Thursday, 15 January, 2 PM: Afternoon Tea
Wednesday, 21 January, 12 NOON: The Ladies Who Lunch
Wednesday, 6 PM: Evening Prayer
Friday 12 NOON: Healing Eucharist
Saturday, 5 PM: Family Eucharist
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
11856 Mays Chapel Road
Timonium, MD 21093
Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church
TIMONIUM MD
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