RECTOR MEETS TOWN BOARD TONIGHT:  Father Nils and Kelly will be introduced to our Town Board at their regular Wednesday night meeting at the Town Hall tonight, February 11, at  7:30. This introduction will be short, and is the first item on the agenda, so if you can attend in support, please be prompt!

LENTEN PRAYER PARTNERS: Lent begins next Wednesday, so sign up now to be a Lenten Prayer Partner, a practice where each participant is assigned another to pray for during Lent. While keeping their identity a secret, each partner mails a card to their recipient weekly, reminding their partner that they are praying for them. On Palm Sunday the prayer partners reveal themselves, and give a small gift to their partner, such as a book, a plant, a cross, etc. Fill out the sign-up form at church this Sunday, or email Kathie Ramsey at balzac47@aol.com with your name, phone number and mailing address. Kathie  will email participants with their partner assignments before Ash Wednesday, so sign up now!

SEEKING SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS: As our Sunday School students grow, we need to divide into more age cohesive classes. This will require new Sunday School teachers. We hope to partner two teachers for this new class of middle schoolers, so the  responsibility and the fun can be shared. If you are interested or have questions, speak to Father Nils, Kathie Ramsey or Charity Lunder, or email Father Nils at rector@ststephensarmonk.org.

FRIENDSHIP SUPPER:  Thank you to Neal and Mari-Anne Baumann for hosting last Friday's Friendship Supper. It was a wonderful evening and a delicious meal. Thanks to all who brought dishes, it was a varied buffet of delicacies and more than we needed. If anyone is willing to host the next supper, please email office@ststephensarmonk.com.

COLLEGE CARE PACKAGES: Our annual mailing to the college students of St. Stephen's, reminding them that we think of them and pray for them while they are away, is about to take place. This year we have 14 college students, and our intended packaging date is this Sunday, February 15, for mailing the following day. We are collecting small items such as pens, pencils, gum, mints, Kleenex packs, tea bags, lotion, sanitizer and toothpaste.  Freshly baked snacks may be donated, and require an ingredient list, due to allergies. If you can donate to the packages, please let Laura Desmarais know at jjdesmarai@me.com.