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St Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage

O Almighty God, who didst give to thy servant Cyprian boldness to confess the Name of our Saviour Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world, and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us, and to suffer gladly . . . → Read More: St Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephen’s News XXIV No 35

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Almighty and everlasting God, who by the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost didst prepare the body and soul of the Virgin–Mother Mary to be a dwelling place for thy Son: Keep us, we beseech thee, pure and undefiled, that we may be an holy temple wherein he may alway abide, who liveth and reigneth with . . . → Read More: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

Keep, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy; and, because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Join us for the Fall Picnic

St Stephen’s oldest tradition—the Annual Fall Picnic—will once again take place at the home of Ellen Reather on scenic Dulaney Valley Road in Glen Arm, on Sunday, September 8th, at 1:00 PM.

If great food and good company in a bucolic country setting appeal to you, please plan to join us. For those who tried . . . → Read More: Join us for the Fall Picnic

New diocesan jobs for Frs Mike & Guy

I have never felt completely comfortable with the honorific “Venerable.” I am simply not holy enough to be venerated. And, besides, I am much too young to be an object of veneration.

Mercifully, Bishop John Vaughan has taken this weight off my shoulders. From henceforth, it is Father Mike Kerouac who is to be venerated . . . → Read More: New diocesan jobs for Frs Mike & Guy

The Sermon for Sunday September 1 – Trinity XIV

Here is the sermon for Sunday September 1: Trinity 14, 2013

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIV No 34

DEUS Among Us

Volume 4 of DEUS Among Us, the Diocesan Newsletter, is now available. Past issues are also available in the DEUS Among Us section of our library.

The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity

Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.