For What Do You Long? | Sermon – May 2, 2021, Rev. Ethan
https://www.youtube.com/embed/fdBC7oSLBp4 All month long I’ve been steamrolled by this little book called After Whiteness about, well, the Church. Here’s a passage from it. The crowd is everything. The crowd is us. People shouting, screaming, crying, pushing, shoving, calling out to Jesus, “Jesus, help me,” “Jesus, over here.” People being forced to press up against each other to…
Register for SonShine Camp – July 12-15, 2021
A warm experience of Christian community. Join us for play, music and dance, sacred circle time, snack, art, etc. July 12 -15, 2021 Monday – Thursday 9:15 AM – 11:45 AM For Children ages Pre-K to 5th grade: Cost: $135, scholarships are available. Space is intentionally limited to 20 campers for a joyful intimate experience….
Original Collects from the Easter Vigil
A litany of collects written by members of the St. Stephen’s community for prayers of the people during the Easter Vigil service on April 3, 2021. Thanksgiving for Technology (Ethan)Transcendent God, you make yourself known to your people in all kinds of new ways–a bushablaze, in parted waters, in thunder and rain and in the…
HOLY WEEK at ST STEPHEN’S
Greetings! We are getting ready to celebrate Holy Week at St Stephen’s, and though the pandemic is waning, and the vaccine waxing, we are still not quite ready to gather in person for worship or fellowship. Each service of Holy Week includes some way for you to participate, and we encourage you to avail yourself…
Against Tyranny, ep. 06 (out of six) / Risking seeing and being seen
Listen along to episode four in our Lenten Web Series–discussions on Timothy Snyder’s Against Tyranny and passages of scripture. This week, we discuss chapter 12 “Make Eye Contact and Small Talk” alongside excerpts from the Pirkei Avot on the parable of the wedding banquet. We are also joined by the Rabbi Nicki Greninger, Director of Lifelong Learning for…
Against Tyranny, ep. 05 / Investigate, question, trust, believe
Listen along to episode four in our Lenten Web Series–discussions on Timothy Snyder’s Against Tyranny and passages of scripture. This week, we discuss chapter 11 “Investigate” alongside the Gospel of Matthew on the parable of the wedding banquet. We are also joined by the Jerome Baggett, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at the Jesuit School of Theology. If you’ve got…