Month: October 2025
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NSI Benefit Concert on November 9
Read More: NSI Benefit Concert on November 9Saint Stephen’s was one of the founding members of NSI more than fifty years ago. Our commitment to the NSI food pantry and the other programs it hosts remains steadfast to this day. On Sunday, November 9 we will join Indianola Presbyterian and University Baptist for our annual benefit concert. The concert will take place…
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Sacred Decision Making Workshop on November 7-8
Read More: Sacred Decision Making Workshop on November 7-8On November 7-8 Marcia Patton and Nora Percival will present a two day workshop on consensus decision-making at St. Stephen’s. Marcia and Nora are the authors of Sacred Decision Making: Consensus in Faith Communities. Consensus decision-making in a church setting promotes inclusivity, is more egalitarian and less patriarchal than other decision-making models, encourages a collaborative…
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Poem of the Week: “A Psalm” by Thomas Merton
Read More: Poem of the Week: “A Psalm” by Thomas MertonSt. Stephen’s uses poetry in our worship every week. In these posts our rector, Karl Stevens, a poet himself who publishes as KPB Stevens, will reflect on the poems we use. The poems are chosen by our Canticle Club. If you are interested in joining the Canticle Club, send an email to Stuart Hobbs. Last week a…
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AN EVENING OF WORDS, WITNESS & WONDER
Read More: AN EVENING OF WORDS, WITNESS & WONDEROctober 24 at 7:00 PM St. Stephen’s Sanctuary Featuring MahLeah CochranAuthor • Artist • Advocate Step into an atmosphere where art and testimony intertwine. The Fire From Her Crown, the newly released collaborative volume, features the poignant voice of MahLeah Cochran. In its unforgettable tenth chapter, she unveils her own story; an unflinching account of…
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Poem of the Week: Citizen of Dark Times by Kim Stafford
Read More: Poem of the Week: Citizen of Dark Times by Kim StaffordSt. Stephen’s uses poetry in our worship every week. In these posts our rector, Karl Stevens, a poet himself who publishes as KPB Stevens, will reflect on the poems we use. The poems are chosen by our Canticle Club. If you are interested in joining the Canticle Club, send an email to Stuart Hobbs. There is a…
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Art in the Sanctuary: New Show from Kris Worthington
Read More: Art in the Sanctuary: New Show from Kris WorthingtonLocal artist Kris Worthington has a beautiful show up in the sanctuary. Kris Worthington is a mixed-media artist based in Delaware,Ohio, whose practice spans art quilts,fiber constructions and watercolor. Formerly an OB-Gym Nurse Practitioner and owner of Artistically Bent-a Short North Gallery, Worthington brings a deep sense of care,precision,and narrative to her visual work. Her…
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Poem of the Week: “Notes on ‘Mole Greeting the Sun’ Bronze by Philip McCracken” by Samuel Green
Read More: Poem of the Week: “Notes on ‘Mole Greeting the Sun’ Bronze by Philip McCracken” by Samuel GreenSt. Stephen’s uses poetry in our worship every week. In these posts our rector, Karl Stevens, a poet himself who publishes as KPB Stevens, will reflect on the poems we use. The poems are chosen by our Canticle Club. If you are interested in joining the Canticle Club, send an email to Stuart Hobbs. In 1978, the…
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Sharing Faith Dinners
Read More: Sharing Faith DinnersAre you hoping to get to know your fellow parishioners better, and to help deepen the sense of community at St. Stephen’s? This winter we invite you to participate in a series of three “Sharing Faith Dinners.” At these gatherings you’ll come together with 6-8 other people over a simple meal. You’ll get to know…
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Blessing of the Animals
Read More: Blessing of the AnimalsCelebrating The Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi Sunday October 5th – 10:30am service The Season of Creation will end on October 5, when we will be celebrating St. Francis’s Feast Day. On that day, you are invited to bring your pets to church so that we can bless them. They can stay with you throughout the…
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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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