Sermon – Feb 21, 2021, Rev. Steve
Sermon preached by Rev. Steve at the 9am service on Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 on Facebook. https://youtu.be/X1_YgKb-eTE This sermon text produced by audio transcription software so please read generously in light of errors. Genesis 9:8-17 • Psalm 25:1-10 • 1 Peter 3:18-22 • Mark 1:9-15 Show me your ways. Oh Lord. And teach me your paths. This past week, we received…
Against Tyranny ep. 01 / Courage & the life of Faith
Watch episode 1 of 6 of St. Stephens’ Lenten web series, Against Tyranny, a conversation about faith and discipleship and public life reflected against scriptre and Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny. Buy the book locally HERE. Each week, Steve and Ethan join with a different guest–a friend or colleague. This week we have with us Mary…
Sermon – Ash Wednesday 2021, Rev. Ethan
Sermon from our Associate Minister for Formation, Rev. Ethan, during the evening service on Ash Wednesday, February 17th 2021. https://youtu.be/uU0J5tzTI8I Isaiah 58:1-12 Psalm 51:1-17 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 What kind of a reminder do you need in this year of all years of your mortality? Be honest. What has it been like this year to live…
Sermon – Feb 14, 2021, Rev. Steve
Sermon preached during the 9am Sunday service on February 14th, 2021 by Rector the Rev. Dr. Steve Hassett. https://youtu.be/_LKYjdzr5oA Transfiguration Sunday2 Kings 2:1-12 • Psalm 50:1-6 • 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 • Mark 9:2-9 This text is put together by an audio transcription software so please read it generously. May the words of our mouth and the meditations of our hearts be…
Download our Lenten Daily Devotional 2021: Create
Click the button below to download.To the left: artwork by Maya M. for March 4th “Night”Download Lenten Devotional Why Create? It is my belief that the Christian life of faith and discipleship is primarily a life of imagination. We live in a world that is at the same time, good and broken, healing and hurting,…
+Ash Wednesday services+ February 17, 2021, 7am/7pm
Mark your calendars for February 17th for Ash Wednesday–the beginning of Lent. Lent is a season wherein we walk with Jesus through his forty days in the wilderness and it is traditionally a penitential and quiet time of fasting or prayer or contemplation. During this season of COVID-19, we won’t be able to have Ash…
Sermon – Feb 7, 2021, Rev. Ethan
Sermon from Sunday worship 9am, February 7th 2021 by the Rev. Dc. Ethan Lowery. https://youtu.be/c7HMQYd3vRI Isaiah 40:21-31 • Psalm 147:1-11, 20c • 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 • Mark 1:29-39 This sermon text is produced by audio transcription software so please read with a grain of salt. May the words of our mouths and the meditations of all our hearts be always acceptable…
Sermon – Jan 31, 2021, Rev. Steve
Sermon from Sunday worship at 9am on Jan 31st, 2021, including text and video. https://youtu.be/U04o4ohJUbg Deuteronomy 18:15-20 • Psalm 111 • 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 • Mark 1:21-28 Text below comes from an audio transcription software–read w a grain of salt 🙂 May the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be always acceptable in your sight. Oh Lord….
Top Ten Moments of 2020
Last year, 2020, was tough for a whole host of reasons — wildfires, pandemic, elections, and more. Our efforts, as St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Orinda, to be and to remain a connected community of worshippers and learners and disciples was met with new challenges that required adaptive measures. Below is a non-exhaustive list of…