Welcome to Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church

• Sunday Services ☞ See this post for important updates!
• Directions
• Coming Up Soon!
• Check out our blog!

Saint Stephen’s is a “parish in the classical Anglican tradition”. Our spiritual life is focused on the Bible, and the confession of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. We use the King James Version of the Bible (the “Authorised Version”) in our services and our study groups. We are part of the Diocese of the Eastern United States in the Anglican Church in America.

Our liturgical life is focused on the Book of Common Prayer. We use the 1662 BCP at our Saturday and Sunday services, and the 1928 BCP for Wednesday Evening Prayer. Holy Communion is featured prominently on our service schedule, of course, but Saint Stephen’s is one of the few parishes in the country which still regularly presents the service of Morning Prayer.

Choir Christmas Eve 2017

Like a somewhat larger number of parishes, Saint Stephen’s also presents Choral Evensong on a regular basis: first Sundays of the month during the school year. What sets our Evensong services apart, however, is the presence of our Choir of Men and Boys, who sing music from the classical Anglican choral tradition.

It follows from our Bible– and Prayer Book–centered life that community outreach plays an important part in the life of the Parish. Our clergy and pastoral care staff make regular visits to shut–ins and residents of local hospitals and assisted living facilities. The Parish also actively supports a number of local charities: At Jacob’s Well, which serves the homeless mentally ill of Baltimore; Heifer International, which provides live farm animals to families as a source of food and income; and the Christ Child Society of Baltimore, which provides practical support to families with children. The Parish also holds regular blood drives in cooperation with the Red Cross.

Finally, being a “parish in the classical Anglican tradition” means that we have fun. Our annual Cookie Walk in December, and British Garden Party and Fête in May, are neighbourhood legends. The Fall and Spring Picnics are always well attended and well enjoyed, as are our Summer Potluck Suppers.

Stay in touch with us by signing up for our Newsletter, or by following our blog. And by all means, please stop by for one of our services or other parochial activities: we think you’ll enjoy what you find—and find what you need. God bless.

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Sunday Services

As of Ascensiontide Sunday, Saint Stephen’s is open for limited-attendance services. See this post for details. In the meantime, for those who are still wary of attending public gatherings, we are posting pre-recorded videos of Holy Eucharist services, which can be found on our Videocasts page. You can also find them on the on parish’s YouTube channel. The videos are posted at 8:00 AM on Sundays, and announced in blog posts. They are subsequently posted to Isaac’s Facebook page, and to the parish’s Facebook page.

	8:00 AM	Said Eucharist
	9:15 AM	Sung Eucharist (Sunday School & Nursery Care)
	11:00 AM	Choral Mattins (Sung Mattins during the summer) (First Sunday of the month: Sung Eucharist)
	As announced.	Evensong Please see the Evensong page for information on upcoming services, or send an email to the Choirmaster at music@ststeve.com to be added to the Evensong email list.

Notes:

Nursery care is available for the duration of the 9:15 AM service. Sunday School and Nursery care have been suspended as part of the COVID-19 quarantine process.

Sunday School is available for various age groups beginning at 3 years old. Children remain with their parents until after the Creed and the announcements. Then, during the Sermon Hymn, they leave the sanctuary with their teachers for classes in the Parish Hall. The children return briefly at the end of communion for a blessing at the altar rail.

	Gluten-free hosts, and a separate chalice, are available upon request. Please speak to an usher or a member of the clergy so that your need can be communicated to the Celebrant.
	Saint Stephen’s has off-street parking, with two handicap spaces near the entrance. The lobby, sanctuary, parish hall, and bathrooms are all wheelchair accessible.

See our complete listing of service times for weekday services and services at other locations.

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Directions

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Coming Up Soon!

Well, actually, not much. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all in-person parish activities have been cancelled. However, due to the efforts of Fr Novicki, video recordings of Holy Eucharist services are being provided every Sunday. At 8:00 AM, videos of the Holy Eucharist are being posted here on the web site, and on the church’s YouTube channel. Later in the morning they are cross-posted to Isaac’s Facebook page and the parish’s Facebook page.

In addition, the Rector has begun recording Stay at Home Chats. New episodes are posted Wednesday or Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM, and can be found on the Story Time Podcast page.

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Recent Blog Posts

• In Time of Great Sickness and Mortality
• Limited resumption of Sunday services
• Videocast: Whitsunday 2020
• Pentecost, commonly called Whitsunday
• Memorial Day
• Story Time No. 3!

See our blog for all the latest posts!

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We try to spread out the blog posts, so usually there’s only one a day, but occasionally there can be as many as four.

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