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Dear Parish Family and Friends, We are now into the Easter season and will be in it for the entire month of May, with Pentecost (or Whit Sunday for old timers) coming on June 4. Easter is as long as Lent (40 days—there’s that number 40 again!) PLUS an additional 10 days—or 50 days in total for the season. The additional 10 days make up the period between Jesus’ ascension (celebrated on May 25) and the day when the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples (Pentecost), time the disciples spent in the temple praising God and waiting to find out what would come next. In some respects, that seems like a long time to be celebrating Easter, but time goes by quickly. Our seminarians, Anthony Calzia and Justin Groth, have had a good year with us, but their last Sunday is April 30 so we begin May without them. Bishop Lee’s visitation on Easter Day was a wonderful event, with all the members of the Jones family being baptized or confirmed, with Anthony Calzia being received into The Episcopal Church, and Danica DeGroot being baptized the previous evening at the Great Vigil service. Yet time still moves on—Bishop Lee will be stepping aside as our Assisting Bishop this summer after the consecration of The Rev. Samuel Rodman as the 12th Bishop of North Carolina on July 15. Our previous Assisting Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Alfred “Chip” Marble, died on March 29 and there will be a memorial service for him at St. Andrew’s in Greensboro on May 4 at 2:00 p.m. “The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21).

As our seminarians move on, so too do our young people. Our graduating seniors are looking ahead to college, and we will hear from Ashton Vermillion as our preacher on Youth Sunday, May 7. Not to be left out, our Pre-K classes will graduate from St. Stephen’s Preschool on the morning of May 18. Many of them have been here since they were two years old, but now it is time to get ready for the next step in their lives, too. Our concert series finished up with a spectacular performance by the Borromeo String Quartet on April 23, but plans for the new season are already in place. There are still a few places open in two of our summer camps (see Jeremy Godwin, Director of Education and Programming), and registration is open for next fall’s Choir School. The Vestry is working on a plan to ensure the future financial sustainability of the parish, and we see continuing improvements around our buildings and grounds. We are scheduling the repair of our lovely bells and we hope to hear them ringing very soon. Several people have stepped up to help make sure that happens, though we still need a little more support to make this a reality. Time passes, but things don’t stand still around St. Stephen’s. Where will your journey with us take you? Opportunities abound for meaningful participation, doing things that make a difference both now and in the future. Come be part of this, and better still, invite someone you know to come along with you! Keep the faith. Share the joy. See you in church. Faithfully,

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 82 Kimberly Drive, Durham, NC 27707

May 2017

From the Rector

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Dear Friends,

“Behold I make all things new.” Every year on the almost two thousand-year-old feast of Easter, we re-present and celebrate God’s once and for all making things new through the person of Jesus. Through his death and resurrection, Jesus overcame death and sin and limited their paralyzing hold on humankind. Jesus lives – present tense – then and now and forever, and he embodies God’s continuing promise to make all things new.

But we also declare that God’s salvific action did not end there. God continues to act, to create, to bring new life. Each Easter we celebrate the mystery of a new creation that began almost two millennia ago, and we proclaim that God continues to make all things new.

Sometimes we do not know which of those mysteries is harder to believe! Can we believe that God raised Jesus from the dead, never to die again, and that he is Lord over heaven and earth? Yes, many of us can and do; presuma-bly that is why most of us worshipped together on Easter.

But can we believe that God continues to act, to bring new life out of death, to make all – not just some – things new? That seems much harder. We do observe some things being revitalized: the springtime resurgence of the flora around us after the barrenness of winter – the azaleas and the dogwood and the stunning red bud. The birth of children and grandchildren, even to others, makes real for us the continuing newness of life.

But we also experience a lot of things that do not seem to be being made new. Enmeshed worldwide conflict, escalating violence, political polarization, our health difficulties, stuck relationships, looming mortality. In the face of all this, how we can believe and draw hope from God’s promise, “Behold, I make all things new”?

Without dismissing any of the suffering we experience and perceive in the world, I believe we can take God’s promise at full face value. Our faith calls us to embrace the Christian paradox that new life always comes through dying, to let go of the despair that grips us, and to let ourselves be filled with the hope that comes from focusing and relying on the creating and redeeming God. Built into God’s creation, which teems materially and spiritually with God’s energy and life, there is always much more than we think.

That is most easily seen in nature. The sun every second of the day and night for 4 and 1/2 billion years has been converting by nuclear fusion 700 million tons of hydrogen into 695 million tons of helium and 5 million tons of energy, which continually give life to our planet. It can still do that – every second of the day and night – for two billion more years! God’s abundance is overflowing!

That is also true for the less tangible parts of God’s creation, for “all that is, seen and unseen.” There is always much more than we think: more beauty, more freedom, more goodness, more forgiveness, more creativity, more opportunity, more music, more humor, more friendship, more love, more meaning, more life, for that matter more food, more money, more time, whatever it is we are worried there will not be enough of. Over time, God will replenish and restore and bring new life.

“Over time” is the catch, of course. In this mortal life, there are also limits, including our time on this earth. We will not personally experience all the ways God will make things new. But even the relatively small part (from the divine perspective) that we are involved in, is and will be “infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.” It will be more than enough, but the fullness of it all will only be available to us “on another shore and in a greater light,” and that too is part of God’s making all things new.

Faithfully,

From the Priest-in-Residence

Christian Education and Programming

To the St. Stephen’s family:

It’s that time again: the program year is drawing to a close. Thank you to all the parents who participated in the information sessions and surveys as the Christian Education Committee continues its work of planning and preparation. As we conclude that work, next month I will have some final remarks about this year, as well as a great deal of information detailing our plans for next program year.

In the meantime, I want to draw your attention to all the important events happening over the course of the next month, information for which can be found on the following page.

I wish for you all continued joy throughout the Easter season! Faithfully,

Jeremy Godwin

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From the Youth Director

Dear Friends and Family of the Youth Program,

I hope everyone had a fantastic, if not hectic, Easter. It has been an absolute pleasure to see St. Stephen's filled with new faces and old acquaintances for the holiday season. As we settle back into our routines, I am excited to announce upcoming activities for the youth program.

Friday, May 5, at 6:00 p.m. in the Davis Room, we will watch “Ratatouille” while enjoying some ratatouille. This event is open to any member of the parish looking for a relaxing Friday night activity for the family and a wonderful opportunity for a free meal. We'll watch the film, eat some popcorn, and provide reflection activities that tie the movie to our own personal faith formation.

Our annual Youth Sunday, May 7, will follow. The youth will take on more active roles in the 10:30 a.m. service including having our very own graduating senior, Ashton Vermillion, preach. This exciting service will be followed by a delicious coffee hour provided by youth congregants. Please join us so that the youth are able to demonstrate their gratitude for a continuously supportive parish. This occasion also affords congregants a wonderful

opportunity to express their gratitude for the continuing service of the youth to St. Stephen's. We look forward to seeing you then!

Shaking things up a bit, we'll meet at Tyler's Restaurant, Saturday, May 20 at 6:00 p.m. to grab dinner and then at 7:30 p.m. we will go on the Durham Dark & Mysterious Ghost Walk. A family friendly, 1.5 mile walking tour designed for adults and kids (children 8+ years), the tour combines local ghost stories, folklore and local history as it takes you to six different Ghost & Paranormal sites. These include Bull Durham Factory, Kress Store Building, Devil’s Teacher, Hotel Malbourne Memory, Snow Building and the Liggett-Myers Factory. If you are interested, email stephanie.metzen@ssecdurham.org so that we may purchase tickets beforehand.

Please feel free to reach out with any suggestions for activities, both social and service. We always look forward to spending time with various parishioners so please consider joining us sometime!

All the best,

Stephanie Metzen

St. Stephen’s Stitchers will meet Wednesday, May 24 at 3:00 p.m. in the Davis Room. Needle crafters of all types are invited to join us. Still learning? The Stitchers will be glad to assist you. Questions, please contact Bobbie Nielsen (919-452-4751, rjnielsen39@gmail.com).

Lay Pastoral Care If you have a prayer request for a loved one or yourself and would like to be included in the Prayer Network’s daily prayers, please contact Holly Latty-Mann, Martina Gardner-Woods, Claire (cmd@med.unc.edu) or the Church Office. For prayers in the Sunday service’s Intercessions (Prayers of the People), please contact Claire, Father Bob or the Church Office. To request a Eucharistic visit or other needs for yourself or loved one, please contact Claire or Father Bob.

Parish News

St. Stephen’s offers a New Baby Ministry devoted to welcoming new babies and supporting parents. If you are expecting a new baby or would like to be a member of the New Baby Ministry, contact Shara Dean at (Shara.dean@hotmail.com) for more information.

Our annual Youth Sunday is on May 7 during the 10:30 a.m. service. Please come and support the children and youth of St. Stephen's! There is no Sunday School on May 7 for anyone and Sunday School will resume on May 14.

In Adult Sunday School, we will begin our final, 4-week unit on May 14, led by Jeremy Godwin. We will wrap up our year-long study of the Old Testament by returning to some of our original questions: What is the Old Testament? How do we make sense of it today? How do we engage with it in meaningful ways? Specifically, we’ll look at two traditional, yet artful approaches to these texts—midrash and translation—and discuss how they might inform our own contemporary readings.

The final day of Sunday School for the program year is June 4.

Registration is now open for Choir School for the 2017-2018 school year! This after school program takes place Tuesday afternoons and is open to all students in grades K-5. The program is the only one of its kind in the area open to students in grades K-1. The goal is to provide a well-rounded choral music education for all young singers. Parish families will receive a discounted tuition rate. For more information/registration, please visit www.sscsdurham.org. Flyers are available in the Narthex. Please help us spread the word!

The Choir School will sing at the 10:30 a.m. service for the final time this year on Pentecost, June 4.

We still have space for our summer camps! The Preschool camps are open to children ages 2-6. The themes and dates are: It's a Bug's Life (June 5-8) and Splish Splash (June 19-22). The parish's music camp, Music of the Animal Kingdom, is open to children age 3-5 and will take place July 31-August 4. All camps are 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. For information and to register, please visit our website and follow the Summer Camps link.

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Don’t forget to look for the Recommended Reads cards near the red boxes at the reception desk and in the narthex. Fill one out with comments about a favorite book and drop it in the box for inclusion in an upcoming newsletter. Youth are encouraged to participate too, and parents may want to fill one out for a preschool child who has a favorite book.

Whether you’re looking for inspiration, information, or entertainment in your springtime reading, you’ll find it at the parish library—sometimes all in the same book. Thanks to Nancy Anderson, Carolyn Gard, Bob Kaynor, and Maggie Silton for their recent donations. Here are three to look for.

The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East was a National Book Critics Award Finalist in 2006. Author Sandy Tolson describes it in his introduction as “the true story of one house, two families, and a common history.” The lemon tree of the title is in the backyard of a small stone house that was home first to a Palestinian family and then to an Israeli family. The story begins when a 25-year-old Palestinian who had fled Israel as a child returns to his childhood home and meets a 19-year-old Israeli teenager who is living there after his own family’s flight from Europe. This was the beginning of an extraordinary friendship, in which the author found inspiration, and even hope. In recounting their 35-year relationship, he follows the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on a human level as well as a political level, providing the reader with new perspectives for understanding the competing claims of two peoples for the same land. A TIME magazine editor calls it “the single work I’d recommend to anyone seeking to understand why the conflict remains unresolved, and why it continues to dominate the region.”

For inspiration of a more personal kind, Healing Words for the Body, Mind and Spirit is an inviting collection of commentaries, affirmations, and quotations. Presented in the context of everyday words with healing power, the book is by Caren Goldman, whose goal is to help others with concepts that helped her through a difficult time. Before her own surgery, the writer says she heard the voice of “a stranger in my head” urging her to use her own experience with health and healing to help others heal. Later, she remembered the message from the stranger, or the muse, or God, and she wrote this book to promote healing for people dealing with serious health issues or just the stress of everyday life. She says, “You don’t have to be anywhere special to get on a healing path. Instead your choices put you there.” Organized alphabetically, the journey of words starts with Abundance and goes to Wisdom, with stops at Gratitude and 98 other words along the way. The quotes she includes come from a wide variety of thinkers and speakers, from C.S. Lewis to Lily Tomlin. Open it at random and you may find a quote from Psalm 51: “You have hidden the truth in darkness; through this mystery you teach me wisdom.” Or maybe Robert Frost: “The best way out is always through.”

Finally, for an exciting combination of information and entertainment, check out Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by lawyer and Lincoln scholar James L. Swanson. His book has impressed critics with its careful research and its well crafted telling of one of our nation’s most gripping stories. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin says it will “mesmerize the reader from start to finish just as the actual manhunt mesmerized the whole nation” in April 1865.

Ellen Baer

Library News: Spring into Reading!

Recommended Reads Returns!

Recommended Reads

Please recommend a favorite book to the congregation: Title: _______________________________________ Author: _____________________________________ Comments (What is it about? Why did you like it?) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Your Name: __________________________________ How you are involved at SSEC (optional): ____________________________________________

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Contact: Patrick Mucklow, Interim Executive Director pmucklow@modh.org

919-246-9993

For Immediate Release April 20, 2017

Oval Park History Grove will honor music educator Dorothy Kitchen Unique violin bench to be featured at dedication at 2 pm, April 30th

The Museum of Durham History will dedicate its newest history grove to Dorothy Kitchen at 2pm on Sunday afternoon, April 30th. The grove is located in Oval Park, at the corner of West Club Blvd and Oval Drive. Kitchen is an internationally known musician and music educator and the founder of the Duke University String School (DUSS).

A unique, violin-shaped metal bench, designed and fabricated by local artist Perry Whitted, is the centerpiece of the Kitchen Grove. Garden Environments managed the overall landscape design and installation. Musical performances by the DUSS chamber group, led by Carlos Bardales, another performance by Bardales’s son, and brief remarks by representatives of several of the groups supporting the grove will be part of the dedication honoring special attendee Dorothy Kitchen. The public is invited to attend.

The grove is a cooperative effort of the Watts-Hillandale Neighborhood, Old West Durham Neighborhood, Duke University String School and Museum of Durham History. Durham Parks and Recreation and Durham Open Space and Trails also participated in establishing the grove.

The Museum of Durham History has partnered with local organizations to plant small groves of native trees and small plants as a living legacy to individuals or groups who have helped shape Durham. Each grove contains a bench where visitors can pause and reflect, and every site has a marker identifying the honoree and noting the Museum website where further information is found. John Hope Franklin, Becky Heron, George and Mary Pyne, Mutt and Sara Evans, Jay Rogers and Richard Fitzgerald are among honorees at Durham’s eleven other history groves. Several more groves are in the works.

History Groves are designed with the goal of encouraging an appreciation of Durham’s rich history and building neighborhood pride. These welcoming, visible reminders underscore the Museum’s mission to “… use stories about people, places and things to foster curiosity, encourage further inquiry, and promote an understanding of diverse perspectives about the Durham community and its history.”

Melissa Rooney, one of the organizers of the Oval Park History Grove for Dorothy Kitchen, calls the new grove “a landmark as unique as Dorothy herself. … a special tribute to her place in Durham history.”

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The Museum of Durham History is a 21st-century museum that uses stories about people, places and things to foster curiosity, encourage further inquiry, and promote an understanding of diverse perspectives about the Durham community and its history. The museum is located at 500 W. Main St. and is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am – 5pm, and Sunday, 1 – 5pm. There is no admission charge. For more information, see www.modh.org.

500 West Main Street – (919) 246-9993 Mailing: P.O. Box 362, Durham, NC

27702 www.modh.org

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Prayer Requests

For restoration of body and spirit: Andy, Benji, Bob, Bunny, Doc, Dottie B., Dottie S., Ed, Helen, Jane,

Jim M., Jim R., JoeAnne, John, Julia, Julie, June, Lorraine, Louane, Lyn, Marion, Nicole, Noah, Peggy, and Russ.

and also for friends and family members of St. Stephen’s parishioners:

Adrian and Sasha, grandchildren of Adr iana; Alice, fr iend of Nancy; Arthur, fr iend of Tom; Blair, fr iend of Drew;

Carolyn, mother of Liz; Carson, child of Jennifer ; Charlie, fr iend of Ebet & Bob; Corinne and Michelle, granddaughters of

Mary Kay; Courtney, niece of Jane & Harry; Craig, a friend of the Preschool; David, friend of Nancy; Diane, friend of Nancy;

Doris and Jean, fr iends of Carolyn; Ed, father of Maggie; Elliot, family member of Nancy; Florence and Kathleen, fr iends

of Priscilla & Derek; George, brother of Bob; Grace, mother of Craig; Harvey, son of Martina; Iris, mother of Jeanna; Jamie, friend

of Araba; Jane, niece of Scott; Jessica, friend of Kate; John, husband of Bonnie; John and Dot, friends of Michelle & John; Jon,

grandson of Scott; Judith, friend of Tom; June, mother of Linda; Kim, family member of Nancy; Leslie, great-niece of Derek;

Lore, mother -in-law of Maggie; Maomi, aunt of Russ; Marc, son of Lucy; Megan, niece/goddaughter of Nancy; Mike, brother-in-

law of Hazel; Nicholas, friend of Sue; Pam, friend of Bob; Paula, friend of Louise & Andrew; Renée, niece of Derek; Robert, son

of Jean; Ruth, friend of Ginger and Sally; Sherri and Anthony, Sr., parents of Anthony, Jr.; Sophie, great-granddaughter of Janet;

Steve, Chuck’s cousin’s husband; Tina, friend of Cis; Virginia, daughter of Alice; Virginia, sister of Scott; Worrell &

Gwendoline, parents of Wendy.

In the diocesan cycle of prayer:

Week of May 7: St. Matthew’s, Hillsborough; St. Mark’s, Huntersville

Week of May 14: Church of the Saviour , Jackson; St. Matthew’s, Kernersville; St. James’, Kittrell

Week of May 21: St. David’s, Laurinburg; Grace Church, Lexington

Week of May 28: St. Alban’s, Littleton; St. Matthias’, Louisburg; St. Paul’s, Louisburg

Words of Thanks

Dear Parish Family,

All your expressions for comfort and condolence have buoyed me beyond measure after the death of my youngest brother, Charles Smith, on Palm Sunday.

I owe you all many thank-you’s for your shared talents and generous gestures since coming to St. Stephen’s. However, what I shall forever be most grateful for is your calling Bob to be your rector. I was a native North Carolinian who had lived in Massachusetts for twenty-five of my adult years. “I am taking you home,” he said, when he accepted the call to St. Stephen’s.

I freshly understand how profound that simple statement was: Here is where my family is, and coming to Durham I AM back home. I have had time with two brothers, a sister-in-law, a young niece, a nephew and favorite cousins who now rest in quiet country cemeteries. That time is the most precious gift I shall hold onto, and I love all of you at St. Stephen’s for giving that to me.

From the heart, Sue (Smith Kaynor)

Ellen & Philip Baer 5/2

Cathy & Sam Yancy 5/3

Paula & Jeff Brown 5/10

Priscilla & The Rev. Dr. Derek Shows 5/18

Scott & Jack Hughes 5/20

Michele & Craig Hayward 5/22

Sabrina & Bryan Jones 5/24

Anita & Jim Brame, Jr. 5/25

Lori & Tony Hawkins 5/26

Kara & Jack Watson 5/27

Michelle & Lucien Roughton, Jr. 5/28

Barbara & Gary Bressler 5/31

Nancy & Chuck Ciaffone 5/31

Matt Breuer 5/1

Anna Preston 5/1

Amanda Ballew 5/2

Braelyn Dean 5/2

Kit Bick 5/3

Bill Losee, Jr. 5/4

Abby Dean 5/4

Harry Whitaker 5/5

Ann Vaughan 5/5

Leigh Ballou 5/5

Barbara Bressler 5/6

Gordon Herbert 5/7

Claire Roughton 5/8

Kajsa Culp 5/9

Libby Whitaker 5/10

Martin Tyson 5/10

Andy McDaniel, Jr. 5/12

Lizzie Almasy 5/12

Peter Bressler 5/15

Emmy Huckabee 5/15

Frank Lyon, II 5/16

Lyn Newton 5/17

Nick Galvez 5/17

Kwame Mensah-Boone 5/17

Baxter Sapp, Jr. 5/19

Drayton Virkler 5/20

Karen Galavis 5/21

Marion Salinger 5/22

Henry Virkler 5/26

Michael Brewer, Jr. 5/26

Betty Back 5/28

Jim Rouse 5/28

Katherine Austin 5/29

Susan Aldridge 5/30

Dates to Remember

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Ministers The Fourth Sunday of

Easter May 7

The Fifth Sunday of Easter May 14

The Sixth Sunday of Easter May 21

The Seventh Sunday of Easter May 28

8:00 a.m.

Holy Eucharist: Rite I 8:00 a.m.

Holy Eucharist: Rite I 8:00 a.m.

Holy Eucharist: Rite I 8:00 a.m.

Holy Eucharist: Rite I

Celebrant Robert K. Kaynor Stephen Elkins-Williams Robert K. Kaynor Stephen Elkins-Williams

Preacher Ashton Vermillion Stephen Elkins-Williams Robert K. Kaynor Stephen Elkins-Williams

Eucharistic Minister

Claire Doerschuk Claire Doerschuk Nancy Ciaffone Nancy Ciaffone

Reader Bobbie Nielsen Nancy Ciaffone Matt Breuer Bill McPherson

Intercessor Bill McPherson Sally Markham Libby Whitaker Jack Graham

Usher(s) John Bugg

J. Page Wilson Matt Breuer Louise Pannill

Linda & Chuck Cushman

10:30 a.m.

Holy Eucharist, Rite II 10:30 a.m.

Holy Eucharist, Rite II 10:30 a.m.

Holy Eucharist, Rite II 10:30 a.m.

Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Celebrant/Officiant

Robert K Kaynor Robert K Kaynor W. Derek Shows Robert K. Kaynor

Preacher Ashton Vermillion Stephen Elkins-Williams Robert K. Kaynor Stephen Elkins-Williams

Assisting Priest — — Robert K. Kaynor —

Deacon Maggie Silton Maggie Silton — Maggie Silton

Subdeacon (Server)

Megan Carlson Kate Fagan-Solis Jeremy Godwin Kate Fagan-Solis

Eucharistic Ministers

Pat Serafin Priscilla Shows

Megan Carlson Sue Kaynor

Uriel Reid Norm Woods

Sue Kaynor Norm Woods

Acolytes All Acolytes

Ama Mensah-Boone Kwame Mensah-Boone

Borden Vermillion Sydney Vermillion

Evie Freel Hazel Freel

Morgan Freel Anna Preston

Will Culp Cameron Hayward

Ellie Hayward

Lector (1st Lesson)

Youth Bob Stevens Kit Bick Lucy Petruccelli

Lector (Psalm) Youth Maya Almasy Frank Goodwin Jeanna Tiller

Lector (Epistle)

Youth Borden Vermillion Anna Preston Will Culp

Intercessor Youth Jeanna Tiller Michele Hayward Jack Watson

Ushers The youth, supervised by

Dick Boyd Allen Killam

and TBD Gary Bressler Ian Shearer

Sally Hunsucker Hazel Viola

Altar Guild

Carla Bullock Cindi Easterling Carolyn London

Penny Dabal Susan Griffin Judy White

Penny Dabal Susan Griffin Judy White

Judy White Bobbie Nielsen Nancy Ciaffone

Greeter(s) The youth, supervised by

Bill Losee Scott & Jack Hughes Lucy Petruccelli Betty Bailey

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Non-Profit Organization US Postage

PAID Durham, NC 27705

Permit No. 59

Return Service Requested

St. Stephen's is a parish within the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, part of the world-wide Anglican Communion.

www.dionc.org

The Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple Bishop Pro Tempore

The Rt. Rev. Peter Lee Assisting Bishop

St. Stephen’s Staff

The Rev. Robert K. Kaynor

Rector bob.kaynor@ssecdurham.org

The Rev. Stephen J. Elkins-Williams

Priest-in-Residence stephenj.ew@gmail.com

The Rev. Dr. Derek Shows

Priest Associate

The Rev. Maggie Silton mksilton@gmail.com

Deacon

Dr. Joseph Kitchen Music Director and Organist

jwkitchen@earthlink.net

Dr. Nathan Leaf Choir Director

njleaf@ncsu.edu

Jihyun Park Children’s Music Director

ms.kimj@gmail.com

Jeremy Godwin Director of Christian Education jeremy.godwin@ssecdurham.org

Stephanie Metzen

Youth Director stephanie.metzen@ssecdurham.org

Burke Raper

Business Manager burke.raper@ssecdurham.org

Tamiko Sanders

Preschool Director tamiko.sanders@ssecdurham.org

Catherine Oakley

Parish Administrator catherine.oakley@ssecdurham.org

Katie Curran

Parish Secretary office@ssecdurham.org

Kevin Kelly

Sexton kevin.kelly@ssecdurham.org

Clyde Stephens

Parish Life and Staff Assistant

The 58th

Vestry and Officers of St. Stephen’s

Kate Fagan-Solis, Senior Warden Russ Tiller, Junior Warden Jim Stewart, Treasurer

Bob Bullock, Assistant Treasurer Megan Carlson, Clerk Ellen Baer Dick Boyd

Matt Breuer Michael Brewer Sally Bugg Wendy John Ben Maynor Lucien Roughton, Jr.

Baptisms

Danica Elizabeth DeGroot April 15, 2017

Henry Paul Jones April 16, 2017

Jason Michael Jones April 16, 2017

Scarlett Emerson Jones April 16, 2017

Reception

Anthony Wayne Calzia, Jr. April 16, 2017

Confirmations

Elizabeth Linn Jones April 16, 2017

Jason Michael Jones April 16, 2017

Transfers In

Marlene Morrison St. Mark’s, Cleveland, Ohio

March 30, 2017

Jubilee Birthday

Marion Salinger 100 on May 22