Tag: Season of Creation
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Alternative Commuting
Read More: Alternative CommutingDuring the time of announcements at the 10:30 worship on September 3, Stuart Hobbes talked about his bus commuting, a good way to combat the climate crisis. Stuart and Jamie planned their last move so that they were on a bus route directly to his work. That means they only need one car, which is…
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Creating a Pollinator Garden
Read More: Creating a Pollinator GardenAs part of our Season of Creation talks series, Susan Burghes spoke about the pollinator garden she created at the back of the church with some help from Joe Rutter. Then, after the service, she met people at the garden to answer questions and to give away seed packets. She had an avid audience of…
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The Season of Creation: Week 5
Read More: The Season of Creation: Week 5In the story of creation God provided a paradise. All of creation was in balance and was a delight. And God set clear boundaries so that balance could be maintained and all created things could flourish. These boundaries provided definition that made possible the amazing diversity of the created world. Far from being a constraint,…
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Season of Creation Devotions: Week 4
Read More: Season of Creation Devotions: Week 4As a settler Canadian, I am accustomed to the ready availability of fresh, clean water at any moment on any day. I have also lived in the Himalayas of India where the provision of water was unpredictable day to day, and what was available had to be boiled thoroughly first because it was not safe…
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Season of Creation Devotions: Week 3
Read More: Season of Creation Devotions: Week 3SUNDAY, SEPT. 20, 2020Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, The Episcopal Church Pentecost 16 (Lectionary 25)Exodus 16:2-15 | Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 | Philippians 1:21-30 | Matthew 20:1-16“My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better; but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you.” Philippians 1:23b-24 There are a lot…
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Season of Creation Devotions, Week Two
Read More: Season of Creation Devotions, Week TwoAt the 2018 Bishops’ Academy, theologian Cynthia Moe-Lobeda reminded us of our call to “neighbor love,” to love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and mind and strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. She went on to say that if God loves the creation, then we must think of…
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Weekly Devotions for The Season of Creation, Week One
Read More: Weekly Devotions for The Season of Creation, Week OneSUNDAY, SEPT. 6, 2020 Pentecost 14 (Lectionary 23)Exodus 12:1-14 | Psalm 149 | Romans 13:8-14 | Matthew 18:15-20“Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep.” Romans 13:11 Discipleship is a lifelong calling to worship, learn, listen and act in the name of Jesus.…
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The Season of Creation
Read More: The Season of CreationThe Season of Creation, September 1st through October 4th, is celebrated by Christians around the world as a time for renewing, repairing and restoring our relationship to God, one another, and all of creation. October 4th is the The Feast of St. Francis, which is why denominations around the world, including the Episcopal Church, use…
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Centering Prayer at St. Stephen’s
Three Opportunities to Learn & Practice Centering Prayer There are 3 opportunities at St Stephen’s to learn and practice centering prayer: 1. Every Thursday at 12 noon we have an in-person centering prayer meeting that meets in the Sanctuary. After the centering portion, we have a Lectio Divina portion where we read an excerpt from…
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Art in the Sanctuary – Mike & Elly Kaizar’s Block Prints
We’re so excited to be featuring block prints by Mike and Elly Kaizar this month. Stop by the sanctuary and check them out! Artist Bio Mike Kaizar michaelkaizar@yahoo.com 614-747-3151 Michael Kaizar is a Columbus-based blockprint artist whose bold, hand-carved imagery blends craft with playful, mythic storytelling. He began printing during the early COVID-19 pandemic, growing…
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Take the Adult Formation Survey
Our new Adult Formation Working Group has created a survey so that you can help guide their planning. Please fill out here, or fill out a paper copy in church on Sunday.
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