A Note from Pastor

Our final Lenten mid-week service will be on March 25th. This will be an adaptation of the Jewish Passover Seder. Seder is the Hebrew word for “order”. This festival, year after year for thousands of years has followed a very specific order of 15 steps. The Seder is probably the longest-observed yearly ritual in the world. It brings to mind not just the Exodus story but perpetual struggle every person has between slavery and freedom. The story is told not as “they were slaves

We are excited to share that Church Council has appointed a Call Committee to begin the important work of calling our next lead pastor. This committee represents a wide range of voices within our congregation, with members from each of our three Sunday services and from various backgrounds and demographics. Their diversity is a gift and will help ensure that our search reflects the full life of St. Stephen Martyr. The major tool the Call Committee will complete is the Ministr

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