Two courses for Lent

Holy Trinity Seminary is offering an Associate in Theological Studies (AST) course and Master of Ministry (MM) course during the Lenten period.

The ATS course on “How to read your Bible” will meet Mondays from 7:15 PM to 9:15 PM at St. Stephen’s Church beginning February 6th and ending March 26th. The course costs . . . → Read More: Two courses for Lent

Pondering the pitfalls of Church advertising

The Roman Church has been running an advertising campaign aimed, I presume, at persuading lapsed Romans to return to the Church. Ecclesiastical advertising campaigns have always fascinated me, and I would be interested to know the name of the agency that conceived this one.

Advertising campaigns, after all, are best left in the hands of . . . → Read More: Pondering the pitfalls of Church advertising

Community blood drive was a great success

Posted on behalf of the Director of Pastoral Care

Our New Year Community Blood Drive was a tremendous success. Not only did the people of St. Stephen’s step forward to answer the Red Cross’ urgent appeal for more donors, the Red Cross Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood Services Region team sent to collect your donations . . . → Read More: Community blood drive was a great success

This week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter:St. Stephen’s News XXIII 01

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXII 51

Christmas Schedule

Check out the schedule of services for Christmastide. And if you’re planning on attending the Choral Midnight Mass, be sure to arrive early: it’s likely to be crowded.

My life is much easier when pledges come in

A treasurer’s lot is by no means always a happy one (apologies to Gilbert & Sullivan) at this time of the year. The problem, you see, is that the poor treasurer has to prepare a budget for the coming year and—as always—there are still a lot of pledges to come in.

If you haven’t yet . . . → Read More: My life is much easier when pledges come in

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXII 50

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXII 49

Please put the church on your Christmas list

Financially speaking, this year has been a tough one for everybody—church treasurers included. The offertory has been down by some 10 percent since the beginning of the year, which means we have had to watch the expenditure of every last cent like hawks.

The Endowment Fund has shown encouraging growth, though at a rate somewhat . . . → Read More: Please put the church on your Christmas list