Month: April 2023

  • Interfaith Open House at KTC Buddhist Temple

    Nine years ago, when I was in training to become a spiritual director, I went to an evening prayer service at Karma Thegsum Choling Buddhist Temple. I had first learned about the temple from a student when I was the chaplain at Kenyon, so when I had to go worship in a different faith tradition…

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  • 2023 Nehemiah Action!

    Tuesday, April 25th 6:40pm – Celeste Center Potluck at St. Stephens 5:00pm Please join us at the Nehemiah Action on April 25th. Music and welcome begin at 6:40p,; the Action will end on time at 8:30pm. We’ll gather at St. Stephen’s for a potluck at 5:00pm. Then we will car pool or bus over to…

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  • Becoming Beloved Community Learning Journey

    Members and friends of St. Stephen’s are invited to join the Becoming Beloved Community Learning Journey! The Becoming Beloved Community Learning Journey is an opportunity to come together across congregation and community to form and organize ourselves–individually and corporately–as disciples and as the Church that Looks and Acts like Jesus.  It is a four month experience, capped with…

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  • AAVGC Spring Showcase this Saturday!

    African American Voices Gospel Choir (AAVGC) will hold their Spring Showcase this Saturday, April 15th in St. Stephen’s Sanctuary! The performance starts at 7 and is free and open to the public.

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  • Easter Art Show in the Sanctuary: MahLeah Cochran’s “The Resurrection”

    “The Resurrection”  Seven words that begin with the letter “R” from the Gospel of John When I paint, volumes of expressions emerge.Light and darkness in their various forms, speak.Lines and colors tell a story.In this exhibition, they tell of the Easter Resurrection story. As I read John’s Gospel account of the resurrection of Christ, there…

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  • Online Worship on Easter Sunday, April 9

    8:30 AM Service There will be no 8:30 AM service this Sunday, due to the Easter Vigil beginning at 6:30 AM. There will be no livestream of the Vigil. It will be a completely in-person service. 10:30 AM Service The 10:30 AM service can be viewed on both Facebook and Youtube. Here is a link…

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  • Our Own Stuart Hobbs featured on Religion and American Life Podcast

    This past week our own Stuart Hobbs was featured on the podcast Religion and American Life out of Boisi Center at Boston College. Stuart talks about his show Seven Last Words of Jesus, which will be on display until this Saturday (April 8). It’s a great interview, and I hope you all enjoy it. -Karl…

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