Garden Party Highlights: Children’s Activities

Kids can make a memorable keepsake to decorate their bedrooms, or as a gift for Mum. ( Mother’s Day is just around the corner!) Or they can get their own faces painted; animals are generally more popular than clowns or mimes. (There is a modest fee to cover materials and supplies.)

The Windsor . . . → Read More: Garden Party Highlights: Children’s Activities

Saint Catherine of Sienna

Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we who keep the heavenly birthday of thy holy Virgin Saint Catherine may be conformed to the pattern of her hidden life with thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Monthly In-giving for At Jacob’s Well

Sunday, May 4th, being the first Sunday of the month, is our designated collection day for At Jacob’s Well. They are extremely thankful for the ongoing faithfulness and generosity of the St. Stephen’s parish.

They continue to need basic food items and household supplies: canned ham, yams, sauerkraut, mayonnaise, mustard, paper towels, toilet paper, . . . → Read More: Monthly In-giving for At Jacob’s Well

Garden Party Highlight: Fun and Games

There are two Wheels of Chance: a Wine Wheel for adults, and a Chocolate Wheel for all and sundry. Listen for bargain spins with extra markers for your money.

There are a variety of old-style races for kids: sack races, three-legged races, … You remember these from your childhood, don’t you? Now your . . . → Read More: Garden Party Highlight: Fun and Games

History repeats itself as tragedy in Ukraine

History, they often say, starts as tragedy and repeats itself as farce. But in Ukraine tragedy is being repeated as tragedy. Russian strongman Vladimir Putin’s creeping occupation of the Ukraine is taken directly from the playbook Adolf Hitler devised for the invasion of Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s.

And the truly chilling aspect of Putin’s . . . → Read More: History repeats itself as tragedy in Ukraine

Garden Party Highlight: Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea in Quimby Hall

One of the centerpieces of the Garden Party, the Tea Room offers continuous service of afternoon tea. Tea sandwiches, scrumptious desserts, and of course, tea.

For details, check out our Garden Party page, or browse our gallery of photos from last year’s Garden Party.

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Adult Education Study Material

Brock Johnson, director of Adult Education, has provided some new study materials on the Gospel of John, which are available on the Christian Education page. If you have any questions about the materials, feel free to stop in on one of the Adult Education sessions. Newcomers are always welcome.

The Sermon for Sunday April 27th – Easter I

Here is the sermon for Sunday April 27th: Easter I, 2014

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephens News XXV No 16

An ode to the past and a critique of the present

[The reception room beside the sanctuary is named in honor of the late Thomas F. Cadwalader, Jr., one of the most memorable of St Stephen’s founders. Recently, I came across the following article written by Tom’s father. It is an acutely perceptive commentary that is just as apt today as it was in 1937, when . . . → Read More: An ode to the past and a critique of the present