A Note from Pastor Bruce
What Difference Does Easter Make? Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher)....
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St. Stephen Martyr
- Feb 27
- 2 min
A Note from Pastor Bruce
What Is Lent? Beloved People of God, This week the Lenten Season begins. As we prepare for this journey it has come to my attention that...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Jan 24
- 2 min
A Note from Pastor Andrew
We Are Called to Care This passage from the Book of Job maybe the single best example of what caring looks like in the midst of...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Dec 28, 2022
- 6 min
A Note from Pastor Bruce
Beloved People of God.... As you read this, we are preparing to enter a new year! And on January 6th, the Feast of Epiphany concludes the...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Nov 27, 2022
- 3 min
A Note from Pastor Bruce
Advent 2022: SOMETHING NEW THIS CHRISTMAS Beloved People of God, “O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above they deep...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
A Note from Pastor Andrew
“Cornucopia” is one of my favorite words. It comes from the Latin “Cornu” (Horn) and “Copia” (Abundance): A Horn of Abundance. Though it...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
Why Estimate of Giving?
Beloved People of God.... This October 9, we invite all members of our congregation to share in our mission and grow to be a church where...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Aug 27, 2022
- 3 min
A Note From Pastor Bruce
...Where Love Lives 2022 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.... Love your neighbor...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Jul 27, 2022
- 5 min
A Note from Pastor Bruce
The State of the Saint (St. Stephen that is.) – The Plans We Make Following Wise Counsel Beloved People of God, The Book of Proverbs is...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
Shaped for Serving
Beloved People of God, For three weeks, Elvis’ album of greatest hits has been the number one album in the nation, 25 years after he...
St. Stephen Martyr
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
A Note from Pastor Andrew
One of the Gospel passages that came up recently in our lectionary was particularly poignant to me. I give you a new commandment, that...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
A Note from Pastor Bruce
Beloved People of God, Well, we did it! We sprang forward this past Sunday. We lost an hour of sleep. And we awoke to snow and one of the...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Feb 26, 2022
- 2 min
A Note from Pastor Bruce
Beloved People of God, On Ash Wednesday, March 2nd, our journey through Lent begins. We will have several opportunities to mark our...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Oct 29, 2021
- 3 min
A Note from Pastor Bruce
Beloved People of God, What a momentous decision we made together on Sunday, October 3, 2021, to adopt Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
A Note from Pastor Bruce
“I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.” -Ephesians 1:16 I am blessed to be surrounded by such a...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Jul 29, 2021
- 4 min
A Note from Pastor Bruce
Beloved People of God, I’ve heard the question wondering why it is important for St. Stephen to adopt Kountze Memorial and expand our...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Jun 27, 2021
- 5 min
A Note from Pastor Bruce
Beloved People of God, This month we celebrate the national holiday-the 4th of July-in which continues to be one of the greatest...
St. Stephen Martyr
- May 29, 2021
- 3 min
A Note From Pastor Bruce
Beloved People of God, It was another Zoom meeting. (Funny how something we’ve never heard about a year before has become forever...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Apr 28, 2021
- 3 min
A Note From Pastor Bruce
Beloved people of God, Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen, indeed! Easter is the celebration of the gift of new life! Death has...
St. Stephen Martyr
- Mar 25, 2021
- 4 min
A Note from Pastor Bruce
Beloved People of God.... We’ve all heard it. We’ve probably all said it at one time or another. “Are we there yet?” Usually, we...
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