Month: September 2021

It’s all coming out into the open now. For decades fossil fuel companies have known about the disastrous effects their products would have on the earth’s climate. Instead of figuring out how to mitigate those effects, they buried the science and tried to convince us that individual efforts were necessary to solve pollution problems. They…

Trans Faith Matters, an interfaith event inspired by the religious movement for LGBTQ equality and by the generosity of local congregations, will be held at Congregation Tifereth Israel on October 24th at 2:00 PM, and will also be simultaneously live streamed. The event will aim to advance equality and inclusion for transgender, non-binary and gender…

Led by Rev. Patricia Rose via Zoom, this series will offer opportunities to experiment with different forms of contemplative prayer with a light hearted openness. We can learn so much from our own experiences and one another’s. Contact Patricia with questions or to let her know if you’ll be attending. In preparation, participants are strongly…

Our Children’s Formation Director, Darien McCoy, submitted this project for families to do at home. Since we aren’t able to welcome our children back until Oct. 10, I thought I would share a craft that you and your family can do that is inspired by our Gospel passage for this Sunday. The passage comes from…

The campus ministries in the Diocese of Southern Ohio will be holding their fall retreat in just a couple of weeks! See the flyer below. You can register by following this link.

We’re going to start holding a YAMS Bible Study on Thursday Nights from 7:00 – 8:00 starting on a week from this Thursday, September 30th. We’ll meet at the church, and will try to provide rides to anyone who needs one. This will be a “Greatest Hits” Bible Study, a whirlwind tour through scripture. The…

The interfaith council of the Ohio State University is excited to host the first interfaith progressive dinner of the ’21-22 school year.We will gather at 6:30pm at ISKCON Columbus [379 West 8th Ave] for a vegetarian meal and conclude at H20 Church [1385 Neil Ave] for dessert and discussion. A donation of $10 to help…

Affordable housing is an endemic need in Columbus, and we at St. Stephen’s know many people who struggle to find housing. Some of our unhoused friends are kept on the streets simply because they don’t have valid ID cards, so the drive to make housing more affordable and the hope of creating a Municipal ID…