Month: June 2026
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Art in the Sanctuary – Jen Poppen’s “Hybrid”
Read More: Art in the Sanctuary – Jen Poppen’s “Hybrid”We are thrilled to display Jen Poppen’s wonderful art in the Sanctuary this summer. In this series, “Hybrid “, Poppen explores ideas of combining different aspects of artistic tendencies and symbols to create something new. Reflection on how all of us carry some form of hybridization is central to this body of work. Meshing natural…
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Neglected Scriptures: The Song of Songs
Read More: Neglected Scriptures: The Song of SongsPeriodically throughout this year, we will spend time during the Sunday Adult Formation hour reading and learning about some of the scriptures that we rarely hear on Sunday mornings, as they are mostly left out of the Revised Common Lectionary. We will start with the Song of Songs. We will begin our study of this…
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New Centering Prayer Group Forming
Read More: New Centering Prayer Group Forming“Please join us on Thursday, July 2nd from 12:00 noon till 1:00 pm in the Sanctuary for a new group that is forming. We will lean & practice the art of centering & connecting with the Divine within us. Our centering time will be followed by a Lectio Divina reading of Sacred Texts and sharing…
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Book Study: Queer Theology
Read More: Book Study: Queer TheologyJoin us for a book study on queer theology this July and August at St. Stephen’s, led by Judith Grant. In this series, we will explore the origins and meanings of the term queer and examine its relevance for theology and religious life. Our readings will include: We will meet at 6:30 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: Use this link…
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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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