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The Setting Apart of Subdeacon Wiley Hawks

Fr Hawtin presents the newly set apart Subdeacon Wiley Hawks

On March 3rd, the Sunday in the Octave of St David, Wiley Hawks was set aside as Subdeacon by Father Hawtin, with Fr Michael Kerouac present. The Setting-Apart of Subdeacons is the liturgy St Stephen’s uses to welcome laymen to certain . . . → Read More: The Setting Apart of Subdeacon Wiley Hawks

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIV No 8

The Third Sunday in Lent

We beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty, to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

St Chad, Bishop of Lichfield

Almighty God, whose servant Chad, for the peace of the Church, relinquished cheerfully the honours that had been thrust upon him, only to be rewarded with equal responsibility: Keep us, we pray thee, from thinking of ourselves more highly than we ought to think, and ready at all times to step aside for others, that . . . → Read More: St Chad, Bishop of Lichfield

Saint David

O God, who in thy providence didst choose thy servant David to be the Apostle to the Welsh people, that he might cause the light of the Gospel to shine in the world: Grant us so to walk in that light, that we may come at last to the light of everlasting life; through Jesus . . . → Read More: Saint David

No Bridge Club on Thursdays

If you were planning on showing up for Bridge Club this Thursday evening, you’ll have to change your plans. With the end of football season, the Bridge Club has resumed meeting at its usual time, viz., at 2:30 PM on Sunday afternoons. This meeting time will continue until the resumption of football in the fall.

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Sacked and pillaged by the dreaded Ninja mice

Thanks to the cold weather, the rectory has again been inundated with a plague of mice of dimensions unmatched since Moses was slugging it out with Pharaoh. The miserable little critters get into everything. Flour, rice, cookies, chips, bread, potatoes—you name it, they’ll eat it.

As the weeks have passed, they have become bolder and . . . → Read More: Sacked and pillaged by the dreaded Ninja mice

The Sermon for Sunday February 24th – Lent II

Here is the sermon for Sunday February 24th: Lent 2, 2013

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIV No 7

Saint Matthias

O Almighty God, who into the place of the traitor Judas didst choose thy faithful servant Matthias to be of the number of the twelve Apostles: Grant that thy Church, being alway preserved from false Apostles, may be ordered and guided by faithful and true pastors; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.