In just a few days, our children will be scouring the streets looking for candy. Or more precisely, they will be knocking on doors, visiting businesses, and shouting "trick or treat!" while dressed like Elsa or a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. As much as this may remind us of scavenging and their …
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Next Step
Every step of the exploration of the liturgy of Witnessing and Blessing of Lifelong Covenant has yielded new insights for me and for the working group. For the next step, I’d like to take a different tack. The Bible is foundational to every faith-based opinion we hold as individuals, as a parish, or …
What’s Special to Me About St. Stephen’s—by James Campbell
This weekend Rev. Mary and I were talking about St. Stephen's Church and what it means to me. She suggested I write about something that is special to me. Easter Sunday 1865, the Sunday school presented to the church the silver chalice and paten we use weekly except during Easter & Christmas …