Editor/Creator:Patrice Y. Toney

Main Photographer:Melton Sadler

Contributors to this Issue:Rhodra Anderson-BrownLoretta DavisBernice ToneyJohn Worsley

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Sunday School Appeal

Palm Sunday

Women’s Day 2011

Komen Race for a Cure

Mother’s Day Tribute

Car Wash - EpiscopalChurch Men & ChurchYouth

Nets for Life

Rafting in the Smokies

Recognition Sunday

Vacation Bible School

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church810 N Highland Ave

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

(336) 724-2416

Rev. Dr. Hector SintimPriest-in-Charge

Holy EucharistSundays, 11:00am Service

Mid-week ServiceWednesdays, 12 noon

Sunday SchoolSunday Mornings, 10am

Prayer and Bible StudyWednesdays, 6pm

Join us for ourJoin us for ourServices and Study SeriesServices and Study Series

My Dear Friends in Christ,

I am delighted to be the instructor in the Sunday Schoolclass for middle and high school youth. We need andwant more students. I am asking that the parents andguardians of our youth to make a special effort to helpthem get to Sunday School.

A good basic knowledge of the Bible is needed in orderfor our youth to deal with that which the world has tooffer them.Our class will not only learn how to read the Bible, butwe will also learn how to study the Bible by using Bibledictionaries, handbooks, maps and other tools.

I urge all parent’s, guardians and interested persons tohelp our young people get to Sunday School. Ouryouth need the strong foundation that Sunday Schoolwill provide.

Yours in Christ,

Ms. Loretta Davis

I am delighted to be the instructor in the Sunday Schoolclass for middle and high school youth. We needandwant more students. I am asking that the parentsandguardians of our youth to make a special effort tohelp

A good basic knowledge of the Bible is needed inorderfor our youth to deal with that which the world has to

Our class will not only learn how to read the Bible, butwe will also learn how to study the Bible by using Bible

I urge all parent’s, guardians and interested persons tohelp our young people get to Sunday School. Ouryouth need the strong foundation that Sunday School

Huffington Post Article

Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that marks the beginning of Holy Week and com-memorates Jesus' triumphant return to the city of Jerusalem. In 2011, Palm Sundaywas celebrated on April 17.

Although the return to Jerusalem is recounted in all fourcanonical gospels, the traditions of Palm Sunday arelargely based on the description from the Gospel ofJohn.

They took palm branches and went out to meet him,shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes inthe name of the Lord!" (John 12:12-13)

By waving him with palm branches and using them to cover his path as he rodeinto the city on a donkey, the crowd indicated that he was revered and respected onthe level of royalty.

To celebrate the occasion, many Christian churches -- both Catholic and Protestantas well as the Eastern churches -- distribute palm leaves to congregation memberswho then carry them in a procession either inside or outside of the church. Oftenthe palm fronds are knotted or woven into small crosses that can be kept by indi-viduals in their homes as a reminder of the lessons of Holy Week. In areas of theworld where palm leaves are not readily available, other nativeplants may be substituted and Palm Sunday may be alternativelyreferred to as Yew Sunday, Willow Sunday, or whatever else isused in that locality.

The liturgy for Palm Sunday services usually follows the palm pro-cessions with a reading of the Passion story -- a meaningful re-minder that many of the same crowd that welcomed Jesus to Jeru-salem would participate in the mob that cheered for his death lessthan a week later.

For Christians, Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the final weekof Lent and the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus onGood Friday and his resurrection on Easter. It is also connected tothe following year's liturgical calendar as the palm leaves are oftenreturned to the church to be burned in the next year's Ash Wednes-day rituals.

Women’s Day Weekend Overview: May 21 - 22, 2011Host Committee: St. Mary’s Guild, Chaired by Bernice Toney

Guest Speakers:- Ms. Debra Terry, Christian Comedian, “High as Gas is…”- Ms. Beverly Robinson, Shared her Life Stories and how she had

“De-cluttered her life for God”.- Lisa Clarke (Sunday’s Speaker)

The men of St. Stephen’s were our servers and kitchen assistants.Special thanks to: William Murchison, coordinator, Curtis Delph,William Gore, Aston King, Melton Sadler, Tim Brown and BradVaughn.Ushers: Shirley Sadler and Gertrude Murchison

Attendance: Approximately 51 (Sat); 69 (Sun)

Total Amount raised: $ 1725.00

Guest SpeakerGuest SpeakerMs. Lisa ClarkeMs. Lisa Clarke

On Friday, June 24, 2011 the EpiscopalChurch Men of St. Stephen’s held a carwashfundraiser in the parking lot of St.Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Assisting inthis effort was: Aston King, Bill Murchison,Al Whealton, William Gore, Curtis Delph,Jian Sun, Bernice Toney, Carrie Worsley,Father Sintim and others. Youth partici-pants were: Mason Fowler, Salim Nyakudya,

William Stevenson, Iceline King, Cleopatra King, and ReganStarkie, Jr. Hot dogs and yard sale items were being sold atthe same time as the car wash.

“I really like the idea of having yard sale & hot dogsale at the same time…. the more activities the bet-ter. The next project will be two Car Washes-one inthe Spring & one in the Fall 2012. Let's try somenew & different projects. All of the expenses werepaid for by me & everyone else. Thanks again foreveryone stepping up! I knew we could Succeed!”

John Worsley

The Menraised atotal of

$525.50.

On Sunday July 17, 2011, Rhodra Anderson-Brown spoke to our congregationabout a diocesan-wide campaign called NetsforLife. During the 195th AnnualConvention of the Diocese, Bishop Curry announced this campaign to fight ma-laria. The campaign will run until the next convention in January 2012. Thegoal is to raise 40,000 nets, which is about one net for each communicant. Ifthis goal is reached, up to 120,000 lives could be saved from Malaria in Africa.One net costs only $12 and provides safety for up to three people, mostlywomen and children, from mosquitoes during the night.I have been named St. Stephen’s NetsforLife Representative and have chal-lenged each of our church members, even children, to purchase at least one net.The challenge has also gone out to all St. Stephen’sorganizations to step up to the plate to make con-tributions as well. The ECW has already plannedto make a donation of at least $100. If othergroups followed this example, we would make anoticeable impact in helping meet the 40,000 netoverall goal.On Sunday August 21st and September 18, 2011, aspecial offering will be taken up for this specialcampaign to be sent to the Episcopal Relief &Development for the purchase of these nets. St.Stephen’s has set an individual goal of 100 nets. Iknow, it may seem like a lot, but it can be donewith a little effort! We have already gotten two in-dividual contributions, with the first one donated by Miss Neenah Anderson,who is a 10 yr. old member of our church. This reminds me so much of the por-tion of Isaiah 11:6 in the Bible that states “and a little child shall lead them”. Iwas so moved by young Neenah’s generosity and concern for our neighbors onthe other side of the world.A display for the NetsforLife campaign is in progress in our church’s fellowshiphall that will serve as a reminder of the campaign and its importance in makinga difference in the lives of others.

Submitted by: Rhodra Anderson-Brown, NetsforLife Representative

On Wednesday June 28th, the youth ofSt. Stephen’s, along with three chaper-ones, Fr. Sintim, Tim Brown and RhodraAnderson-Brown, left our church inroute to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee tospend two days of recreation and relaxa-tion in a beautiful three floor SmokyMountain luxury cabin equipped withHot Tub, Playstation 2, Pool Table, Foos-ball and the most beautiful mountainviews imaginable! While there, theyouth enjoyed go-cart driving and shop-ping as well. However, the highlight ofthe trip was going whitewater rafting!Wow, talk about fun to the 10th power!The rafting adventure took place at“Rafting in the Smokies” in GatlinburgTennessee. It was an experience thatmost of the group had never had before,but enjoyed greatly! There is some talkalready about doing it again! If we dodecide to embark on another rafting trip,it would be great to have more adults togo, even the senior adults. Yes, I said“senior adults! “Rafting in the Smokies”offers courses that accommodate chil-dren as young as 3 years old or peopleas old as well, Methuselah! Seriously,it’s no joke! It is truly an adventure theentire family would enjoy!

Submitted byRhodra Anderson-Brown

Bernice ToneyFor her steadfast supportof St. Stephen’s Episcopal

Church and its mission. Forservice in the areas of Ves-

try, Service, Altar Guild,VBS and ECW.

Olivette H. BynumFor her steadfast dedication

to St. Stephen’s EpiscopalChurch in the areas of:Vestry, Altar Guild, St.

Helena’s Guild, Choir andECW to name a few, over

many years.

Valeria D. DoveFor her steadfast supportof St. Stephen’s Episcopal

Church in the areas of:Vestry, Altar Guild, ECW,Choir, Church Office and

as needed.

Gertrude MurchisonFor her deep love and caringnature to the members of St.Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

For helping wherever needed.For her service to the Vestry,

ECW and Diocese.

Aston King III Jordan Toney

Andrew Cooper Tre` Toney

William C. Stevenson

Aston King III graduated fromWest Forsyth High School on the13th of June with honors and has

been accepted at VanderbiltUniversity.

Ruth King completed her secondyear at Wake Forest on the

Dean's list and will be startingher third.

Jordan Toney has completed the6th grade, and was on the A/Bhonor roll. Jordan will be enter-

ing the 7th grade at ForsythAcademy.

Tre` Toney graduated fromNorth Forsyth High School. Tre`

will be attending North CarolinaA&T State University this fall.

William C. Stevenson was pro-moted to the 12th grade and also

lettered his first year on thebasketball team at Reynolds

High School.

Congratulations to AndrewCooper for graduating from High

School.

Congratulations to ALL ouryouth for their achievements!

————————Congratulations to

Brad & Wilhelmina Vaughn ontheir 60th Anniversary!!

John & Angela Lopp on theirwedding this year.

Paula S. StevensonFor her support of St.Stephen’s Episcopal

Church in the areas of:Worship, Education,

Vestry, Altar Guild andECW over many years.

———————From Pamela Watkins-Office

Assistant:- William & Elnora Gore-Thank

you for all the your help as men-tors, sounding-boards and never

complaining when I call.- Rev. Hector Sintim-For your en-

thusiasm, sense of humor and abil-ity to get things accomplished.

- All Church Members-Thank youfor your making my job satisfying

with your kind assistance andhelpful corrections.

———————Welcome to the newest additionsto the St.Stephen’sFamily andcongratula-tions to theirparents:

Elana Monae’Delph-Vargas

Selonia TeresaMcMillian(pictured withher grand-mother CarrieWorsley)

...A Success!!!The 2011 VBS Coordinator

was Mrs. Paula Stevenson.There were over 200 youth

in attendanceJuly 11– 16, 2011

Theme: Jesus Truth Seekers