Month: June 2023

Dear beloved friends of St. Stephen’s: My heart overflows with love and gratitude as I take my leave of this treasured time with all of you and this vibrant community of Christ. Thank you all for the beautiful and heart-warming celebration we shared this past Sunday – for the blessing, well-wishes, time together, gifts, and…

Please join us for the July book club meeting. It will be Wednesday, July 12 starting at 6:30 PM at Nancy and Hugh McCracken’ home. We’ll start with a shared meal (please bring food and/or beverage to share). Please let Nancy know you plan to attend, so she may plan for the appropriate number. We…

If you are a young adult, these events are for you! All event ticket and gate fees are fully covered for young adults through our diocesan campus ministry grant. Food for sack lunches is also provided for each of our monthly group hikes. If you’d like to receive weekly emails, let Brice know and he’ll add you to…

A Pride Mass will take place on Thursday, June 15 at Trinity Church on Capitol Square. A reception begins at 5:30 p.m., and mass at 6:30 p.m. The Rev. Winnie Varghese, rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, will be the guest preacher. Music will be provided by the Noon Service musicians from Christ Church Cathedral.…

We’ve been blessed to have Patricia with us for the past two years. Sadly, her residency is coming to an end. In our diocese we use the term “residency” for what would be called a curacy in another diocese. Curates and residents are newly ordained priests who serve under an experienced priest for a year…

Our own Emily Patterson is a terrific poet. Her first book, So Much Tending Remains was published by Kelsay Books in 2022. Her second book of poetry will be coming out soon. Emily is a Pushcart Prize nominee and has published poems in an array of journals over the years. One of her main themes…