It’s been a little over a year since St Stephen’s “new” web site went live: the first post was on April 3rd, 2011 (entitled “Fiat situs interretialis”, in case you missed it). The site has come a long way. Since then, there have been 462 more blog posts, including musings by the Rector (and by . . . → Read More: Any friend of Isaac is a good friend of ours
|
|||||
 Part I of The Rector’s Report The Annual Parish Meeting will take place between the 9:00 AM and 11:15 AM services on Sunday, June 17th. St Stephen’s has enjoyed another successful year—despite the continuing recession. We have welcomed quite a number of new members, although, sadly, we have also said a final earthly farewell to . . . → Read More: Parish Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 17th  Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIII 22 It has been just over six months since my mother passed away peacefully, at home just a short while shy of her 97th birthday. She had suffered a stroke three weeks before her death and her doctors had declared her unresponsive. But she left my sisters and I in no doubt that she could hear . . . → Read More: ‘Pull Yourself Together’ School of Psychiatry Christian scholars refer to the first five books the Bible as the Pentateuch. The name is taken from a Greek word meaning “five–roll” or “five–scroll.” Jewish scholars, by contrast, usually refer to these books as “the Torah”—meaning “the Law.” This is because they contain the laws that God dictated to Moses. Genesis, the first book . . . → Read More: It is illogical to imagine miracles are magical Mission work is an essential element of the Christian way of life, and churches today are devoting an enormous amount of time and energy to it. Individual Christians are increasingly committing themselves to “personal” ministries, offering their expertise to institutions that help the poor and underprivileged. But has anybody ever paused to consider why—in view . . . → Read More: Missions: Grabbing the wrong end of the stick The Annual Parish Meeting will take place on Sunday, June 17th. Over the years, we’ve tried all manner of strategies to improve attendance at our annual meetings. We’ve even tried feeding you breakfast. The response has been underwhelming. Thus we have decided to revert to the original annual meeting plan for Sunday, June 17th: the . . . → Read More: Parish Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 17th Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIII 21 This year’s Presidential election is still six months away and, in line with time–honored tradition, the political mud has long been flying in all directions. Naturally enough, nothing is sacred. Targets include the candidates’ educational performances, their families, even their mental health. In this context, it is worth remembering a study published not long before . . . → Read More: Fear and loathing in the psychology department “This garden party,” asked the lady at the other end of the telephone, “Is it rain or shine?” It was quite a sensible question, really. It had been raining for much of the day and the forecast for the next days—including, Saturday, May 5th—seemed just as grim. “Oh yes,” I told her, “It is most . . . → Read More: British Garden Party a huge $4K success |
|
||||
 Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church 11856 Mays Chapel Rd, Timonium, MD 21093 (410) 560-6776 Unless otherwise noted, the material on this website is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC-BY-SA). By using this site, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Posts Feed * Comments Feed * Contact Webmaster * Log in * Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa %d bloggers like this: |
|||||
Comments are closed 
Newsletter