Month: January 2025
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Join Our Effort to Raise Money for Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS)
Read More: Join Our Effort to Raise Money for Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS)Many of you have asked me what we can do to help our neighbors during these chaotic and perilous times. I have been so heartened to hear these expressions of deep care for others. I learned earlier this week that the sudden stop-work order issued by the U.S. State Department means that Community Refugee and…
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African American Voices Gospel Choir Winter Showcase
Read More: African American Voices Gospel Choir Winter ShowcaseSt. Stephen’s is proud to host African American Voices Gospel Choir (AAVGC) Winter Showcase this Saturday, January 25. AAVGC practices at St. Stephen’s on Wednesday nights and helps lead our worship at least once a year. Their showcase concerts are spectacular. Join us!
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Art in the Sanctuary: “Along this Path,” 7 Paintings by Rick Borgia
Read More: Art in the Sanctuary: “Along this Path,” 7 Paintings by Rick BorgiaThe paintings on view here are the work of R. Mario (Ricky) Borgia, a conceptual artist and composer whose life’s passion is exploring the endless possibilities of art and music. Inspired by themes of connection, transformation, and beauty, these seven pieces aim to evoke reflection and a true sense of calm. During the waning days of…
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Read More: untitled post 13941Letter from Episcopal Church leaders on Trump administration immigration executive orders Dear People of God in the Episcopal Church: Yesterday, Donald Trump was sworn in as president of the United States. We pray that he and all of our elected officials will, in the words of the Book of Common Prayer, have the wisdom and…
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Read More: untitled post 13938A Reflection from the Great Howard Thurman Jamie Massa, who leads our centering prayer group, shares this reflection with us this morning. It comes from Howard Thurman, theologian and mystic, who wrote many books and mentored the Civil Rights leaders. Howard Thurman writes about the benefit of having a daily Silent or Centering Prayer practice…
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Read More: untitled post 13934Queer As Bible: Examining the Bible & Christianity Through a Queer Lens Saint Stephen’s is proud to be one of the founding members of the Wonderfully Made Coalition, which includes most of the LGBTQiA+ religious organizations on OSU’s campus. The Queer AB bible study is for our students and all OSU students! THIS SPRING THURSDAYSAT…
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Celebrating Black History Month at St. Stephen’s
Read More: Celebrating Black History Month at St. Stephen’sBlack Stories on Film: The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) Dir. Joe Talbot. Monday, February 3 at 7pm Gateway Film Center (Garage parking available for $2 with validated ticket) Join Rev. Jed Dearing and Rev. Karl Stevens for a screening of this rich film on the big screen with discussion to follow. Purchase…
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Province V Offers Course on Human Trafficking
Read More: Province V Offers Course on Human TraffickingProvince V and Total Life Wellness are launching a new resource for worshipping communities! Beginning in January 2025, we will provide 5 opportunities for people to receive this training. The first training is held in lieu of the prayer service that we have traditionally held on (or near) January 11 (National Human Trafficking Awareness Day). …
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New and Ongoing Centering Prayer Groups and Workshops
Read More: New and Ongoing Centering Prayer Groups and WorkshopsAt Saint Stephen’s we’re blessed to have an amazing leader in Jamie Massa, who leads workshops on the mystics and teaches centering prayer. Jamie offers the following to all who are interested. Wednesday Centering Prayer Group Meeting from 7:55 am – 8:45 am every Wednesday. We are a small and friendly group that gathers for…
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Moses in the Sapphire Cloud
Apophatic and Cataphatic Prayer and the Sinai Theophany He was on the mountain for forty days, and what were those days like? Alone, the sky dense around him, the earth occasionally rumbling, and when he saw a glimpse of the divine, it was as if he was looking through stained glass, stained a deep sapphire.…
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The Mixture of the Multitude: Liberation Readings of Scripture
We gathered on Wednesday evenings throughout July and August, sitting around the ubiquitous plastic folding tables that are known to every church. Sunlight slanted in through the wall of glass windows, and the smells of the parish kitchen— old coffee, musty sponges, cleaning product— filled the room. We were there to study Queer Theology, a…
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St. Francis Feast Day Pet Blessing on Sunday, October 4
Saint Francis’s Feast Day is on October 4th. We will hold our annual pet blessing in the midst of the service. Bring your pet or a photo of your pet to church! If you’re more of a plant person, bring a plant! St. Francis’s care for creation extends to all living things.
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