Only two weeks left to go! Get ready to party!

White Elephant booth

It is later than you think! In two short weeks we will be celebrating Saint Stephen’s Annual British Garden Party on Saturday, May 4th. I have it on good authority (Fr Hawtin) that we can expect another excellent day, weather wise, with sunny spring-like temperatures. However, just in case something should fall through, it probably . . . → Read More: Only two weeks left to go! Get ready to party!

Afternoon Tea at the Garden Party

Garden Party panorama

You don’t have to travel to England to have a genuine Afternoon Tea. You can find one right here in the Baltimore suburbs—at St Stephen’s annual Garden Party and Fête, Saturday, 4 May 2019, from 11:00 AM to the last seating at 2:00 PM. (Note that the last seating is an hour before the . . . → Read More: Afternoon Tea at the Garden Party

Don’t look now! The party is just around the corner!

Teacup

Don’t look now but May 4th is fast approaching! What is so important about May 4th you say? Haven’t you been reading my articles? Tsk Tsk!! I cannot believe that you haven’t been paying attention.

With an enticement like this, how could you not visit the Garden Party Tea Shop?

Now I can . . . → Read More: Don’t look now! The party is just around the corner!

Christmas Pudding Bowls & Jelly Jars

Christmas puddings

Christmas puddings (in two sizes). Hard sauce also available

Please remember to bring your Christmas Pudding bowls and jelly jars back to church. We will need them for refills for next year’s Cookie Walk.

Cynthia Baker

Post-service coffee hour

Coffee hour: The treats awaiting the congregation after the 11:00 AM service on Epiphany II, 20 January 2019.

Coffee hour: The treats awaiting the congregation after the 11:00 AM service on Epiphany II, 20 January 2019.

Annual Parish Meeting

The Ladies at Weigh Station No 1, Cookie Walk 2018

The Ladies at Weigh Station No 1, Cookie Walk 2018

Merry Christmas to All!

St Stephen’s Annual Parish Meeting will be held this Sunday, December 30th, following the 9:15 AM service.

Attached is the Parish Life Treasurers Report, which will be available at the meeting. Since the report was compiled, additional . . . → Read More: Annual Parish Meeting

Ladies Who Lunch, December 2018

Ladies Who Lunch December 2018

The Ladies Who Lunch were joined by the gentlemen at the Bluestone Restaurant in Timonium on December 19th, 2018. Photo courtesy Carolyn Kerouac.

The December outing of the Ladies Who Lunch is unusual in that, the one time during the year, gentlemen are invited to join in. The December 2018 outing was to . . . → Read More: Ladies Who Lunch, December 2018

Special Guests at the Cookie Walk

Santa visits the Cookie Walk at St Stephen's

We have some special guests at the Cookie Walk this year!

Everybody, and we mean everybody, shows up at St Stephen’s Cookie Walk. Who could resist all those cookies?

First, Camerata Musica will be back singing holiday selections from across the centuries. They’re scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM in the lobby. You . . . → Read More: Special Guests at the Cookie Walk

We need lots of greens for table arrangements

To create our 40 greens arrangements to sell at Cookie Walk, we need a large amount of a variety of greens. Since our Cookie Walk date of the first Saturday in December comes so early this year, we don’t have the benefit of collecting “scrap” greens from Christmas tree sale lots.

Greens . . . → Read More: We need lots of greens for table arrangements

Welsh goodies at the Cookie Walk

Welsh and British specialities

The British Goods display has moved to the Lobby to accommodate the larger demand

Annie Hawkins and her husband have returned to Wales, but have no fear! Some of our intrepid parishioners have stepped in to take over her baking duties, so once again, we will have Welsh cakes, mince pies, and Christmas . . . → Read More: Welsh goodies at the Cookie Walk