Posted by petrus, on January 19th, 2012
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
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Posted by isaac, on January 18th, 2012
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
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Posted by isaac, on January 17th, 2012
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
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Posted by The Treasurer, on January 15th, 2012
Here is this week’s newsletter:St. Stephen’s News XXIII 01
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Posted by The Treasurer, on December 26th, 2011
Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXII 51
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Posted by petrus, on December 21st, 2011
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.
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Posted by The Treasurer, on December 21st, 2011
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
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Posted by The Treasurer, on December 18th, 2011
Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXII 50
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Posted by The Treasurer, on December 11th, 2011
Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXII 49
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Posted by The Treasurer, on December 7th, 2011
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
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