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November 1st is All Saints, one of the major feasts of the Christian Year. It is our practice to celebrate All Saints on the day that it falls, rather than transferring it to the following Sunday. Our celebration will be on Friday, November 1 at 7:00 PM. Please plan to bring photos of loved onesContinue reading “All Saints Service on Friday, November 1”

New works by Sharone Putter will be on view in our sanctuary until late November. Artist Statement My art highlights worksites and nondescript events by the side of the road. Areas peripheral to the subject matter are semi-abstracted, bringing the narratives into prominence while retaining the potentiality inherent to the unfinished under-construction scenes.  Hand-painted enameledContinue reading “Art in the Sanctuary: New Work by Sharone Putter”

In the sermon on September 1st, I reflected on St. Stephen’s history of creation care in space design, operations, and decision making. The fun part of doing this is that after the 8:30 service many of you gave me more information to use for the 10:30 service. The composite list includes: The use of experimentalContinue reading “Creation Care Reflection 9_14_24”

One of our readers, Avery McCoy, used some of the materials in this Creation Care blog for his Environmental Science Merit Badge for Boy Scouts. In return, he has sent us a wonderful resource which we’re happy to republish here – the Household Recycling Guide by Dustin Lemick which you can find on the websiteContinue reading “Household Recycling Guide”

by The Rev. Craig Foster As we enter the Season of Creation (Sep. 1 – Oct. 4), we offer this reflection from the Catholic Church which founded the Season of Creation. Further information is at https://seasonofcreation.org.  To hope and act with Creation In the letter of Paul the apostle to the Romans, the biblical imageContinue reading “Season of Creation 2024”

In this posthumous show of John’s work, we highlight his deep attention to detail and the way he used his lens and his editing process to reveal the abstract within nature. John was an Episcopal priest, a contemplative Christian, and a spiritual director, and these parts of his character were always present in his artisticContinue reading “New Art in the Sanctuary: The Way the Images Arranged Themselves, Photos by John Holliger”

by Di McCullough and Karl Stevens You may have noticed a certain playfulness slipping into the Prayers of the People in recent weeks. At the point in the prayers when we ask God to “give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation” people have begun listing animals and trees and otherContinue reading “Hope-mongering”

Throughout August, the Revised Common Lectionary features readings from the Gospel of John in which Jesus speaks of himself as the Bread of Life. So we are creating a parish “Month of Bread” playlist on Spotify. Send song suggestions to Karl. You can listen to the playlist in the player below, or by following thisContinue reading “The Saint Stephen’s “Month of Bread” playlist!”

On Tuesday, October 8 from 6 to 8 p.m., Alan Yarborough, church relations officer in the Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations, will lead our diocese in a Zoom training titled “Make Me an Instrument of Peace: Building Capacity for Engaging on Tough Topics.” The session will be based on the civil discourse curriculum developed by theContinue reading “Workshop on Civil Discourse”

It is my opinion that there are a few issues that can make it harder to surrender and let go in contemplation or centering: 1. Having a harsh inner critic that is hard on us, is often critiquing & judging us. In this, we need to become aware of this voice & call it out. Continue reading “Jamie Massa shares how she will approach the 2 new classes on centering prayer classes”