Christmas Schedule 2019

Isaac on Christmas Eve

Isaac on Christmas Eve

CHRISTMAS EVE Tuesday, December 24th, 2019

4:00 PM Children’s Christmas Service & Blessing of the Crèche 7:00 PM Family Candlelight Eucharist 10:30 PM Choir sings carols followed by Solemn High Christmas Eucharist

CHRISTMAS DAY Wednesday, December 25th, 2019

10:00 AM Sung Holy Communion

FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS Commemoration . . . → Read More: Christmas Schedule 2019

Sermon for Funeral of Charlotte Hawtin

Fr Kerouac

Here is Fr Kerouac’s sermon for the funeral of Charlotte Hawtin: http://www.ststeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Charlotte’s-Funeral.mp3

Cookies at the 2019 Cookie Walk

cookies

We have an incredible assortment of cookies this year at the Cookie Walk! Hurry by, because the Cookie Walk ends at noon!

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Saint Lucy

Francesco del Cossa Saint Lucy

Saint Lucy, by Francesco del Cossa (c. 1430–c. 1477). From Wikimedia.

Almighty God, who didst give to thy servant Lucy boldness to confess the Name of our Saviour Jesus Christ before the rulers of the world, and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be ready to give . . . → Read More: Saint Lucy

Special Visitor at the Cookie Walk!

Santa at the 2018 Saint Stephen's Cookie Walk

Saint Stephen’s Cookie Walk is this Saturday, December 14th, 2019, from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon. The Parish Hall will be filled with cookies, the front walk will be covered with wreaths and greens for sale, and there fill be fresh, homemade soup available to sample in the lobby. (Bags of Saint Stephen’s Wild Rice . . . → Read More: Special Visitor at the Cookie Walk!

On the Kalendar: Lucy, Sicilian Martyr

December from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

According to the 5th-century Acts of the Martyrs, a disappointed suitor denounced Lucy as a Christian, and she was executed in Syracuse, Sicily, in A.D. 304, during the Diocletian Persecution. She was born to noble parents, but her father died when she was five years ago, leaving her and her mother Eutychia without a guardian. . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Lucy, Sicilian Martyr

Silent Auction at the 2019 Cookie Walk

knitted items at the Cookie Walk

A few of the items available at the Silent Auction at the 2019 Cookie Walk.

Once again, the Knitting Circle has produced a spectacular array of knitted items for the Cookie Walk Silent Auction—from shawls to hats and scarves, and even some plush animals (like a mint zebra)!

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Cookie Walk Jams and Jellies 2019

Cookie Walk Jams and Jellies

Each year we have an amazing array of homemade jams and jellies available at the Cookie Walk. Surely you can find something on this list as a stocking stuffer for all of your family and friends! Jars are 8 ounces and $5.00 apiece.

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The Second Sunday in Advent

Advent Wreath Advent II

Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou . . . → Read More: The Second Sunday in Advent

Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan and Doctor

Ambrose and Theodosius

Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral, by Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641). From Wikipedia.

O God, who didst give to thy servant Ambrose grace eloquently to proclaim thy righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honour of thy Name: Mercifully grant to all bishops and pastors such . . . → Read More: Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan and Doctor