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Moving !!
That is our website is, You may have tried to find our website in vain recently. We are in the midst of moving the site to a different host, and hope to have the new, improved, website up and running s  oon. In the meantime, send any emails you want the secretary to see to Kandace.einbeck@gmail.com until our St. Stephen's email is working again. Or just call the office at 303-776-1072.
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Summer Music
Summer Choir is back by popular demand, with some changes in the schedule. Do you like to sing, but just can't make a full-year commitment? Do you wonder whether you'd like singing in a choir? This is your chance! Summer Choir will sing at the 10 am services on selected Sundays during July and August. ANYONE is welcome to join in. Just show up at 9:15 on July 10, July 24, Aug. 14 or Aug. 21 (note this change!) to learn a simple anthem! Talk to Brenda diZerega 303-766-1072 ext. 4..  Special music for the summer includes: Emily Towers playing cello on July 3rd, a guitar service on July 31st, Mindy Daugherty singing on August 7th, Longs Peak Barbershop Chorus on August 28th, and Youth Choir on September 4th. Please come to our summer services and enjoy the variety of music that St. Stephen's will be offering. In addition to Youth Sunday on July 31st, there will be an instrumental service at the 10:00am service. We are in need of guitar players and other instrumentalists to help provide worship music for this service. Please contact Brenda diZerega if you are interested in helping with the service at the end of July
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Prayer Chain
Would you like St. Stephen's members to pray for you or for someone close to you? Please contact Marilyn Freyman with prayer requests until July 12, while Shirley O'Brien is on vacation. Marilyn's number is 303-651-0856. After July 12, contact Shirley O'Brien at 970-532-3411
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 Baptisms
Three Baptisms are scheduled in July! July 3rd, 10th and 31st. Please let Father Max know if you are interested being baptized or having your child baptized.
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Youth Sunday
Continuing the tradition begun last year, we have a "Youth Sunday" on the 5th Sunday of the month - when there is one. That means the next one is July 31st and there is a baptism as well. We need youth not only to serve in their usual roles as acolytes, but also as ushers, readers and chalice bearers. We are always thankful for some people (older youth/parents) to help schedule, train and supervise the youth. Anyone that is interested in helping to organize youth Sunday services can contact Brenda diZerega or Fr. Max Bailey. Call 303-776-1072.
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Duck Race
Last chance to get your Ducks in a Row! R  aise funds for Pedal for Nets by sponsoring a duck in the Rhythm on the River Duck race. $4 of the $5 price of a duck comes back to St. Stephen's. See Meghan Marks to adopt your winning duck! The deadline for St. Stephen's entries is THIS Sunday, July 3rd.
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Altar Flowers
There are some Sundays, especially this summer, still without dedications for altar flowers. Why not  commemorate a birthday, baptism, anniversary, graduation, or the memory of a loved one! Dates still available are July 24, 31, August 14, 21, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, 16, and Nov. 6. Perhaps one of these dates recalls a moment for which you would like to give thanks! Suggested donation is $25.00. See Robin Trader or the Altar Guild to sign up.
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Pedal For Nets
Registration is online for riders and for VOLUNTEERS! Go to the website at www.pedalfornets.org. The mosquito nets that will be purchased with the money raised will save lives! YOU can help! There will be PRIZES for the 25th, 50th, 75th and 100th registrants! SIGN UP TODAY!
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St. Stephen's Church Campout
The St. Stephen's Church Campout is scheculed for July 15-17 at Chatfield St. Park in Littleton. YOU CAN STILL COME AND HAVE FUN!!!  We are camping in Loop D, but, there are still sites available in Loops A, B, and C (as of 6/21/11). Go to the website for reservations: www.parks.state.co.us/Parks/Chatfield/Camping/ Your Camp Hosts: Deacon Jan and Jerry Dewlen (303-776-5958). Please notify Deacon Jan, by email (jan.dewlen@gmail.com) of your reservation site number if you have not done so. Planned activities:
- Saturday night Potluck Dinner at 6 pm. Plan ahead to bring your favorite dish.
- Sunday morning Eucharist in the Park at 10 am. Fr. Max will officiate.
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"Thank You" Landscape Volunteers
How wonderful it has been to see the willingness of those who have adopted areas of our landscape! This is a wonderful example of stewardship! Thank you to: Linda and Rich Carey, Herm Ball, Tim Rudden, Maggie Benton, Barb Smith, Lynne Lemmer, Merla Page, Chuck Cooprider, Shirley and Chuck O'Brien, Megan and Chris Marks, Rebecca Cooper, Ken Cline, Jody Benson, Ed Gray, and Bob McWhorter. Also thanks goes to Cheryl Gray for helping me in the Columbarium Garden. Thanks to Harry Hoffman for putting a latch on the Columbarium gates. Jo Plyley made a much appreciated monetary donation for upkeep and additions to the Columbarium Garden. Thank you, Jo.  I want everyone to know about a very special group of angels who have volunteered to beautify a spot that I thought was far beyond redemption. There sure is a lesson here about redemption! There is a strip of bare earth along the north side of the sanctuary that I didn't even think to recommend for help. Erin and Aleah DiZerega, Meg, Joanna, and Bethany Turner have stepped up to rescue that barren border. They have some wonderful ideas and even researched some plants that can thrive in such a difficult place, some of them having symbolic meaning. I sure applaud their efforts and I am most eager to see what they have found. They are assisted by their parents. If I have neglected to list someone's name, please tell me because I want to add that name to this list of special garden saints. The grounds look so much more loved and cared for, and this care reflects our mission at this church. It is my hope, too, that everyone will enjoy caring for their areas and watching them flourish. Thank you all very much, Nancy McWhorter
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Thank You Letter From H.O.P.E
Dear St. Stephen's Church and Rev. Jan,
Thank you for making hygiene kits and non-perishable meals for H.O.P.E.
Your donation will be given to help our unsheltered and vulnerable friends on the streets of Longmont.
Thank you for helping us connect and assist those too often overlooked members of our town.
With Grateful Appreciation,
The HOPE Board, Staff, and Volunteers
Shoe Drive for H.O.P.E.
Does your closet look like Imelda Marcos'? Does your couch-potato existence no longer require all those "Boots made for Walkin'? Have your children outgrown their shoes before they've worn them out? H.O.P.E. reports that they are very low on shoes! So clean out your closet and donate still-usable shoes for the homeless. There will be a box in the Narthex for your donations. Thank you very much!
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St Stephen's Episcopal Church
1303 South Bross Lane
Longmont, Colorado 80501
303-776-1072
FAX 303-776-1507
www.ststephenslongmont.com
Sunday Services
Holy Eucharist - 8:00, 10:00
Christian Education - 9:15
Church Office Hours
Tues: 9:00 - 3:00
Weds: 9:00 - 1:00
Thurs: 9:00 - 3:00
Wheelchair and Wheelchair Seating Available
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Staff and Phone Extensions
Rev. Max Bailey, Rector --- 2
Rev Steve Cunningham, Asst Priest
Rev. Jan Dewlen, Deacon -- 3
Rev. Dana Solomon, Deacon -- 3
Brenda diZerega, Music Director -- 4
Roman Krafczyk, Youth Director -- 6
Meghan Marks, Kid's Hope Director - 7
Kandace Einbeck, Secretary -- 0
St. Stephen's Christian School -- 5
Vestry
Vince Heuring, Sr Warden 303-530-5544
Chris Marks, Jr Warden 970-532-3854
Ken Cline, Treasurer 303-682-1970
Rich Carey 303-682-9721
Charlie Carr 303-776-8689
Lori Erickson 720-351-3208
Kathy Fetzer 970-532-4170
Lynne Lemmer 720-438-9302
Cherry Marcellus 303-817-6450
Chris Ray 303-678-5680
Steve Rogers 303-823-5561
Eric Schaetzel 720-350-3888
Merla Page, Clerk 303-652-2708
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
1. Bill Martin, Ricki & George
Giddens, Jody & Richard
Lyons
2.Kelley Degarate
3.Rhyan Brennan, Cecil
MacGregor
4.Meghan Marks
5. Oliver Hennigh, Susi &
Charlie Carr, Kim & Cory
Cash
6. Megan Degarate,
Jennifer & Joe Wojniak
7. Nancy & Dennis Pfauth
8. Cherri Foley
9. Debbie Ball
10. Anita Fort, Andrea
O'Brien, Phyllis Sharp
11. Catherine Cheyenne
Clune
12. Pam Aultman, Fr. Steve
Cunningham, Will Fetzer,
Dana Solomon
13. Lorraine Theall
14. Sam Bailey, Anne
Lehman
15. Margo & Bruce Walsh
16. Elliott Bloom, Molly
Hargett, Rebecca
Pfauth, Carla einheimer,
Cheryl & Les Gray
17.Caroline Amy, Jessie
Jones
18.Katie Burns, Katie
Kastner
20.Trent Bonsall, Marja
Brisson
21.Richard Carey, Julie
Martin, Betsy Rogers,
Shari & Nick Wolfrum
22.Kate Eggen
23. Wendell Renken, Lori
Richards, Evelyn Timan
25. Jo Merrill
26. Staci & David Eggen
27. Ken Cline, Gay & Jack
Hampton
28. Kyle Trader, Carol & Bob
Ziegenhagen
29. Jackson Pitts
30. Carey Weinheimer
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Something New is Sprouting in Broomfield
As Episcopalians, we understand part of our Christian responsibility is to be faithful stewards of natural resources. One way to conserve God's creation is to connect local farmers with customers who want fresh, wholesome, locally-grown food. That's why the new Broomfield Farmers' Market at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church kicked off its inaugural season June 14th.
They are located at Hwy 287 and West 10th Ave. in the heart of Broomfield. Even better than the location is the selection of fresh produce, meat, poultry, baked goods and other locally-produced foods.
It's open from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. each Tuesday from June 14 through the end of September. Stop by and pick up something fresh for supper. It's a great opportunity to buy great-tasting food, and to support our local farmers.
Need more information? Call 303.594.4420, or send an email to market@holycomforterchurch.net
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Episcopal Church Women
Fall Retreat
"Bread for the Soul" will be held Sept. 16-19 at the Clarion Quality Inn Conference Center in Colorado Springs. Registration is due August 10. For registration forms see the announcement on the bulletin board, or in the summer issue of the Colorado Episcopalian.
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A Stripping Party in the Parking Lot
Oh, I guess it should be striping....As you can probably see, St. Stephen's parking lot is in need of striping before the winter. I have done this twice and the Longmont Barbershop Chorus (Harry Hoffman) has done it once or twice as well.
I would like to have several people help in shifts to accomplish this task in 2011. Anyone who is willing to help should contact me directly at 303-776-1072 x2 and leave a message. Once I have 6-8 willing people we can find a date to get it done.
It's a two or three person job so we could work in teams for a couple of hours each. We need one person to clean the old strip area, one person to use our striper to paint a new one and one person to supervise. Let me ASAP of you can help and we will git er done. Thanks,
Fr. Max+
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St. Stephen's Christian School News
Dear Friends, As you know we are out for the summer time. We wanted to THANK the LOCAL MERCHANTS for their generosity to our school and for that we are forever grateful! They are been a great source of support to our Silent Auctions and we hope you will support them as well. Real Deals, Adorn, Crate and Barrel, Divine Divas, Circle C Ranch, WOW Museum, Chick-Fil-A, Sun Rose Café, Bead Lounge, Denver Zoo, Red Lobster, King Soopers, Eye-Opener Coffee, Butterfly Pavilion, Abo's Pizza, Inspire Spa, Sunset Golf, Big Daddy, Airborne Gymnastics, Old Chicago, Once Upon a Child, Great Harvest and Mecca Photography. Also to all the parents who gave up their time and presents that they could not use along with gift cards! THANK YOU !  We are now accepting applications for the Fall of 2011-2012 School Year. Our Pre-K class is FULL but, we do have OPENINGS in the THREE YEAR OLD PRESCHOOL CLASS! We are offering an afternoon enrichment program for both classes this year as we did in the past, because of its success with the parents and the children! We love everything about this class time with the children. The children have some extra time to play and learn with their friends, take nature walks, bake, create and eat their lunch and share their stories with one another. The program will run Tuesday and Wednesday from 11:15am to 2:15pm. This will start the second week of school in September. There is an additional charge for this class and the parents need to provide their children a lunch. If you are interested or know of someone that might be interested in information, please tell them about our FANTASTIC SCHOOL! Please remember, although the public schools have been offering preschool and pre-k classes we are Christian-based and offer a learning environment with smaller class size with the BEST TEACHERS in the WORLD. Your child will only have one introduction to learning, so why not make it the BEST! We offer your child the ability to develop self confidence so they can be successful in their love for learning! Our class size will only tell you about the success of children that learn in a small class with individual attention to their needs to allow them to soar to new heights! Call for a tour and information 303-776-1072 ex. 5. If you have any questions or need references please call Kathy Fulton at 720-218-1287 and I will put you in touch with our parents! A very special thank you to the Board and all the hard work that they have done to make our school successful! God Bless you All, Be Safe and have a Wonderful summer! Watch for the 2011-2012 Calendar for St. Stephen's Christian Preschool in next month's Witness! Kathy Fulton, Director St. Stephen's Preschool | |
Loaves and Fishes 2011 for the O.U.R. Center
Each July, St. Stephen's extends their efforts to meet the needs of others through bringing a sp ecial offering of non-perishable food items to be donated to the OUR (Outreach United Resource) Center Food Pantry. We chose July because it coincides with the diocesan-wide food drive called Loaves and Fishes. Our food drive will run the entire month of July and end Sunday, July 31st. Please refer to the enclosed insert in the Witness for the grocery list. *OR* Purchase grocery certificates at St. Stephen's Outreach counter and donate them to the OUR Center Food Pantry!!! Give them to the grocery attendants who have a specially marked envelope for the Loaves and Fishes Food Drive. You will immediately be given a receipt from the OUR Center at the time you make your donation. Your purchase will benefit St. Stephen's, the OUR Center, and the hungry in Longmont. See the grocery attendants soon!! Thanks in advance for your generosity to the poor and hungry in our area. Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. "WHAT IS THE "O.U.R. CENTER?" For those parishioners who are new to the City of Longmont, I want to share information about a wonderful community resource we have available. The Outreach United Resource Center, Inc. (OUR Center) was established in 1986 with the following mission: We help people move toward self-sufficiency by unifying community resources. Residents, churches, businesses and service clubs are helping residents, who are facing temporary hardship, with direct and responsible assistance. The intake workers interview clients and help with their individual needs at this centralized and unified center. The community-based services provided are: emergency groceries, noon meal program, emergency shelter, transportation assistance, prescription assistance, rent/utility assistance, migrant outreach, clothing, budgeting assistance, a homeless day shelter, and child care services for children and parents. As one of the founding churches, St. Stephen's has supported services at The OUR Center now for 25 years. Throughout the year, we hold different Outreach ingatherings to re-stock the food pantry, collect diapers and formula for the OUR Day Care Center, and serve a meal for the daily noon lunch program. Employees at The OUR Center distribute assistance in a responsible manner to the residents in need. St. Stephen's is proud to serve, and will continue to support the Center in many years to come. Volunteer opportunities at The OUR Center are plentiful. It just takes a phone call to offer your time and talent to help the needy (303-772-5529). Visit the website for a complete list of opportunities: www.ourcenter.org. Thanks. Deacon Jan Dewlen | |
St. Stephen's 1881 Legacy Society
"Legacy: a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest." We hear a lot about legacies today. Presidents want to leave legacies of their terms, community leaders often have parks or programs dedicated to them to honor their legacy of service, and organizations are sometimes fortunate enough to have wealthy patrons who leave monetary legacies to enable the work to continue. A legacy can be a vitally important lifeline in ensuring the continuing operation of an organization. You don't have to be wealthy or powerful to leave a legacy, nor do you need to hire an attorney. Leaving a legacy can be as easy as picking up the phone. If you have a 401k, 403b, IRA, or other retirement plan, a simple call to your plan administrator can provide you with the paperwork to set up your legacy to St. Stephen's. You can name multiple beneficiaries, and you determine the percentages allotted to each beneficiary in the event of your passing. It's never too late, or too soon, to plan ahead. Even young adults just getting started in life can plan to leave a lasting legacy. Please give prayerful consideration to the possibility of contributing to the continued ministry of St. Stephen's by designating a small percentage of your planned savings to the future of St. Stephen's. If you are interested in finding out more about this or other opportunities to be involved in creating a legacy for St. Stephen's, please contact any of the Legacy Committee members.
You will find an Enrollment form here: St. Stephen's Legacy Socity Enrollment Form
St. Stephen's 1881 Legacy Committee
Doug Cummings 303 257-2775
Carol Ziegenhagen 303-817-1180
Mark Turner 720-494-0297
Chuck Cooprider 303-666-2161
Kathy Fetzer 970-776-6441
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A Message From Rome from the secretary... yes, I am back from vacation.
A very heartfelt thank-you to Alice Pfauth, Anne Turner and Lynne Lemmer, who manned the fort, filling in at the church office, enabling me to take such a fabulous vacation in Italy and return to find everything ship-shape. I saw old friends and made new ones, spoke lots of German and Italian and saw wonderful art. (Ask me about Caravaggio's "Calling of St. Matthew" if you have lots of extra time on your hands!)
Rome was a particularly meaningful experience, teaching me much about the length and breadth of the church. While it is the center of the Roman Catholic Church today, it was the geographical center of the universal church for centuries and makes one feel part something much larger than one's self, one's parish, the diocese of Colorado or even of the Anglican Communion itself.
First the breadth: The colonnade around St. Peter's square (really oval) truly embraces one of the most culturally and racially diverse groups I have ever encountered: a couple of young monks accessorizing their brown habits with backpacks, nuns in blue speaking rapidly in Spanish, Chinese sisters in black and white, proudly wearing in public the habits that they can wear only on church grounds in their homeland, priests tall and short, black and yellow, skinny and (mostly) portly, in Roman collars and chimney-shaped Orthodox hats, and sisters of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity with veils of white and blue above the dark skin of India.
 St. Peter's sprouts a forest of confessionals, each labeled with myriad languages in which one can confess in that particular booth, and I heard around me numerous different languages in the course of one day - a linguist's dream! There are so many churches in Rome some blocks have 2 or 3, and each international group has its own church. As I climbed the famous Spanish steps, the church at the top (Holy Trinity) was just finishing a mass in French (it's owned by the French state) and near the Piazza Narvona, we wandered into St. Maria of the Spirit to find a priest teaching a confirmation class in German to some teenagers just as wiggly as those here.
And then the depth. Entering the Basilica of San Clemente we were surrounded by the most magnificent golden, shimmering mosaics: rows of sheep (must be disciples as there are 12 of them with a haloed one in the middle) around the apse, with a cross as the Tree of Life with green swirls emanating from it like tendrils, embracing every type of plant and being. "Wow, 1100AD", we thought "that's pretty old", but then we literally plunged to the depths to the beginnings of the Christian church and beyond. For a narrow stairway led from that 12th century church down to a 4th century basilica, built right after Christianity was 'legalized' and made the state church by Constantine. There some of the first Christians worshipped who could meet without fear of becoming lunch for the lions in the Coliseum, - which was, after all, just down the street. There were also the 9th century relics of St. Cyril from Greece - yes the guy who invented the Cyrillic alphabet- who had paid a visit in 868 and died there. But it did not even end here; an even narrower flight of stone steps took us to the 1st century buildings that had formed a foundation of the 4th century church. One was a temple of Mithras, one of Christianity's first-century competitors, and the other probably a house where someone had lived at the time Paul was brought to Rome. Perhaps a Christian, perhaps not...
So in Rome, one gets a sense that the Body of Christ is both broad and deep, and it's good to be a little part of a whole.
Kandace Einbeck, Parish Secretary
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