This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephens News XXV No 35

TV and the movies slyly and subtly distort history

It is quite remarkable how television and the movies slyly and subtly reshape and remold our perception of historic events, even those we have lived through. I’m not so much talking about such major upheavals as the Cold War, the Cuban missile crisis, and Vietnam War. Although, in reality, these were by no means entirely . . . → Read More: TV and the movies slyly and subtly distort history

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephens News XXV No 34

Joseph Ritchie Golf Tournament Update

The Golf Tournament for Joseph Ritchie Hospice sponsored by Gardiner’s Furniture was a huge success. Event organizer and St Stephen’s parishioner Linda Mullaney reported that the event raised approximately $32,000 for the hospice, far exceeding the goal of $20,000.

Our Parish Life Committee donated two baskets of cheer to the event, one featuring fine wines, . . . → Read More: Joseph Ritchie Golf Tournament Update

Don’t wish that your kids were little saints

When the Rector’s away, Isaac Eagle will play … \

There are times, I’d venture to guess, when all mothers and fathers wished their children were little saints. However, be careful what you wish for. You might not like the result.

Case studies indicate that saintly teenagers can be even more difficult than the . . . → Read More: Don’t wish that your kids were little saints

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Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephens News XXV No 33

Anniversary Weekend: September 20th – 21st

St Stephen’s celebrates two significant anniversaries in 2014: the 25th anniversary of Fr Guy’s answering the call to be our Rector, and the 20th anniversary of the construction of our parish church. Under the unfaltering guidance of Fr Guy, we have grown from a small group of founders intent upon preserving our traditional liturgy to . . . → Read More: Anniversary Weekend: September 20th – 21st

How the attack of the curmudgeons started

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Confession being good for the soul, I feel obliged to explain how I became a curmudgeon. The discovery took me quite by surprise. After all, I’ve always thought of myself as a relatively sweet-natured soul. Not so, it turns out.

I first diagnosed the onset of curmudgeonhood (if that is the appropriate word to use; . . . → Read More: How the attack of the curmudgeons started

This Week’s Newsletter

 

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephens News XXV No 32

It’s time to send the Bard back to school

Fr Hawtin

FROM CURMUDGEON CENTRAL

I’m sorry. I can’t help myself. Black spots are clouding my vision … I’m feeling light headed and faintly sick … An attack of the dreaded curmudgeons is coming on … I’m powerless to resist …

Reading Shakespeare—which, admittedly, involves the ordeal of putting down the iPhone and picking . . . → Read More: It’s time to send the Bard back to school