Inside St. Stephen's20 May 2012
 
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
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At St. Stephen's, we are  committed to God's love expressed through our lives and common worship.
In This Issue
Wine Toss This Sunday!
Win a Kindle Fire!
Pentecost Celebration May 27
Confirmation at St. Stephen's

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Children & Youth News

 

Jesus Ascends to Heaven

 Sunday School

9:45am

       In the Classrooms

 

Pre-K & K: Godly Play
 The Mystery of Pentecost 
 
1st-3rd: Spark
Sunny Lyrek
The Holy Spirit

 

4th-5th: Live-It!
Shari Young
 Pentecost & the Holy Spirit
 
Middle & High School:
 Teen Text
Doug Sprague 
  

 

 

 

  

 

 SUMMER CAMP

AT ST. STEPHEN'S

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St. Stephen's Summer Camps

 

SS Kid's Camp
St. Stephen's Kids Camp:
 (formerly VBS)
June 18-22
Camp Create

Camp Create:
 July 16-20
 
 

 

 Events

Outside the Parish

Hike the Portola Redwoods

with Bishop Marc

26 May

9:45am

 

bring a picnic lunch

www.holyhikes.org

 

 

 

Free Jazz Concert

at St. Stephen's

Tuesday

22 May

8pm

 

The Tuesday Night Jazz Improvisation Class from College of Marin will perform their final concert of the semester here at St. Stephen's. Free and open to the public.

 

 

 

Charitable Annuities & Trust Workshop

Grace Cathedral

Dining Room

 

 Thursday

7 June

3:45pm

       

A special event for members of The Bishop's Society:

 

Did you know that the Diocese of California pays over $1million each year to donors?  You can be among them!

 

Paul Williamson, CFA, Kaspick & Co., will present "Gaining by Giving: Increasing Your Income and Problem Solving with Charitable Annuities and Trust"  in the Grace Cathedral dining room on Thursday, June 7th at 3:45pm.

 

This will be followed by Evensong sung by the Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys at 5:15pm.  A festive reception will conclude the event. 

 

Services & Adult Programs
This Sunday

ascension cross

 

 
8:00am Quiet Eucharist
 
10:00am Festive Choral Eucharist
with 9:45am Sunday School
 
9:30-11:30am Childcare
  

 

 Coffee Connections:
  
This Sunday's Team 7:  
chaired by Melissa Prentis Melissa's email

 

27 May - Pentecost Sunday! - Next Sunday's Team 8:
chaired by Meg Abbott Meg's email
 

 

Don't Miss the Fun!

Wine Toss this Sunday!

20 MayWine toss

following the 10am service

 

Everyone loves the wine toss.  You will not want to miss the fun or the opportunity to take home more than you donated!

 

St. Stephen's youth will be holding another wine toss fundraiser after the late service this Sunday to support the youth mission trip to Vancouver in June.  Make sure to bring your wine to donate, and your best arm to win! 

 

This is some great fun for a great cause - so don't be shy!

  

Raffle Tickets on Sale this Sunday!

 3 June

Kindle Fire Raffle

 

Have you been wanting a Kindle Fire?  Now is your chance to get one, and support our youth on their mission trip.  The youth will be selling tickets starting this Sunday and including Pentecost Sunday for our Kindle Fire drawing on June 3rd.  Tickets are $10 each, or three for $25, and you can buy them up until the drawing.  The more tickets you buy, the better your chance to win!

 

This Week of 14 May

Westminster Hot Lunch

This Thursday, 24 May

11:10-12:30

at Westminster Presbyterian

 

St. Stephen's continues their commitment to the community by preparing and serving food every 4th Thursday.  Please email Cindy Brown if you would like to assist with this worthy outreach program: cindysbrown@comcast.net

Upcoming at St. Stephen's

Pentecost Celebration!

27 MayThe Dove and the Fire
 
10am

All ages in church on the 27th

in lieu of Sunday School

 

 

On May 27th, a week from this Sunday,

St. Stephen's will celebrate Pentecost with great fanfare.  

 

Important things to note about this special fun day:

  • Children, Youth & Adults all in church together this Sunday
  • Wear Red
  • Look for the red balloons
  • Red Velvet Cake  MMMmm
  • A Father & Son Baptism to witness and welcome
  • The Taco Truck Guy here for your picnic lunch ($12 adult, $6 child) MMMMmm
  • Fun and games
  • A Photo Booth so show up styling in your red!

Bring a friend to share the fellowship and fun, and be sure to add your name to the sign-up board!

 

Calling all Face Painters!Painted beautiful faces

Pentecost Celebration

27 May

 

 

Can you help paint faces at the Pentecost Picnic?  Contact Janice Dalzell-Piper at 755-7615 or by email: Janice's email click

Women's Group

Wednesdays, 16 May & 23 MayWoman of the Earth

9:30-10:30am

 

All ages are invited to share in this fellowship.  Only one more meeting left (May 23) until Fall. 

Save the Date!Nave

10 June

10am service

 

Confirmation at St. Stephen's

with the Rt. Rev. Otis Charles

 

Bring your confirmation age teens to see what this special service is all about.

 

Thank you St. Stephens!Tiburon Thrift Shop

 

Many thanks to all who brought donation items for the Tiburon Thrift Shop. 

 

The Thrift Shop Board truly appreciates your support as it benefits our goal of raising funds for five of our community non-profit outreach programs. 

 

Please keep us in mind if you ever have any items to donate or 3 hours free to volunteer at the shop on Thursdays.  If you wish to have donations picked up at church, call June Campbell, 789-8940 and she will gladly pick up and deliver them for you.

 

For more information about the shop (hours & directions) click here:

 

Thrift Shop Webpage link

 

Mission Trip Youth BBQVancouver

10 June

5pm

 

Our high school mission trip youth will host their St. John's Ross counterparts with a BBQ here at St. Stephen's before they all head together to Vancouver.

Articles for submission are due by Wednesday morning at 11am.

 

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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

3 Bay View Avenue

PO Box 97

Belvedere, CA 94920

415.435.4501