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Sunday
Services
8:00am Quiet Eucharist
10:00am Festive
Choral Eucharist
Sunday School 9:45am
Children's Choir Practice:
11:15-noon
9:30-11:30am Childcare
This Sunday - Team 11:
3 February Annual Meeting - Team 12:
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Children & Youth
Sunday School
Sunday School
9:45 am
In the Classrooms
Pre-K, K, 1st:
Holy Moly
The Sower
(Alex Norris)
2nd & 3rd:
Spark
Jesus Goes to Nazareth
(MaryAnn Kayser)
4th & 5th:
Live It!
Reality Check: media
(Shari Young)
Middle School &
High School
Combined:
(Sam Gerner)
Lesson:
Interesting Bible Stories: Solomon
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Coffee Connections 
Coffee Connections has become such a vital part of St. Stephen's! As you know, each member of the church is assigned to a team and asked to participate once every quarter, or so. Our great team leaders deserve special appreciation - thank you! You can tell how great St. Stephen's team leaders are by how long our coffee hours are lasting!
There is always a need for new team leaders. If you are interested becoming a team leader, please let Rob Gieselmann or Andra Martens Nirenberski andra.martens@comcast.net know. |
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Children's Choir (Ages 6-10) 
This Sunday
11:15-11:45am
The Children's Choir will practice this Sunday, in the downstairs large classroom. Parents are encouraged to quietly sit-in. For more information email John K. Hirten at johnkhirten@ststephenschurch.org |
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Annual Meeting - Sunday, February 3 (read below) |
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Anglican Tradition Class 
Continues this Sunday
27 January
11:15am
This adult education class, led by Rob Gieselmann, your staff and several volunteers offers the opportunity to teach you about the Episcopal and Anglican traditions that we practice and carry forward at St. Stephen's. Topics will include Scripture, Worship, Spirituality, Prayer Book, Sacraments, Hymnody, Anglican history, basic theology, and Episcopal church history. This week, the subjects are The Book of Common Prayer (Rob), and Theology and the Sacraments (Zoila.)
Two more weeks of classes will be held at 11:15am, this Sunday and and Feb. 10th. For those interested, this class will lead to adult confirmation or reception (reception is for those from Catholic or Lutheran traditions.) |
Youth News 
27 January - This Sunday - Genesis video series in the Youth Room following the 10am service. Don't be camera shy.
Acolyte Training: A mandatory training session for all acolytes will be held on Saturday, 2 February from 11am-12:30pm. Training is one hour, and pizza and fun follows. If your youth would like to acolyte, please let Sam Gerner know: sam@ststephenschurch.org Acolytes can be from 10-16 years old and the event is for current acolytes and new acolytes. |
Rotating Emergency Shelter 
This Sunday
27 January
4pm
The Rotating Emergency Shelter Dinner is this Sunday. Thanks to all who are donating food, and those who will be cooking. Not to late to help: 4pm this Sunday in St. Stephen's kitchen.
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Upcoming at St. Stephen's |
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The Annual Meeting
3 February 2013
Sunday
following the 10am service
All members of St. Stephen's are encouraged to attend the Annual Meeting of the Parish, February 3, 2013, immediately following the 10am service. Your participation is important, not just because you will review the 2013 budget of the parish and vote on new vestry members, but also because the management of the church is part of each member's parish responsibility. Due to the SuperBowl, this annual meeting will be kept short.
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St. Stephen's and its Future
You should have received an invitation to a wine and dessert gathering to be held during the first two weeks of February. These gatherings will be an opportunity to obtain feedback from the entire congregation with respect to the future challenges facing St. Stephen's for the maintenance of our church buildings and the strengthening of our church and its mission.
These small gatherings present a great opportunity for socializing and sharing our hopes for the future of St. Stephen's. Please make every effort to attend one of these gatherings. These are not fundraising meetings.
We hope you can attend the gathering for which you received an invitation. Please be sure to RSVP to the invitation you received (or advise your host if you have a conflict and would prefer to attend a gathering on a different date). If you did not receive an invitation, please contace Janice Dalzell-Piper at jan.piper@comcast.net or 415.755.7615
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Keeping Spirits Alive": The Memoir Writing Workshop
2 February 2013
Saturday
9am-Noon
$35
Parishioner and Telltale Souls: Writing Mother Memoir award-winning author Lynn Henriksen, will present a workshop at St. Stephen's on Saturday, February 2nd, beginning at 9am. Capture a memory gem of a loved one and turn it into a moving memoir. Please make your reservations as soon as possible: lynn@telltalesouls.com |
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The Letters of Paul 
3 February 2013
Sunday
5:30pm
PAUL! Paul's "Letters-of-the-Month-Club" will hold its next meeting at St. Stephen's for a potluck chili dinner and lively discussion on Sunday, February 3rd from 5:30-7:30pm. We will be reading 1 Corinthians. Please join us if you won't be watching the Super Bowl. All welcome.
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The Outdoor Club 
4 February 2013
Monday
9:30am
The Outdoor Club has resumed a schedule to include outings on the first Monday of each month.
On February 4, we will be meeting at the Rodeo Beach parking lot at the end of Mitchell Road in the Marin Headlands at 9:30am to visit the Marine Mammal Center. For info about the Center, visit their website at: marinemammalcenter.org
Monday, March 4th will be our next outing - TBA
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January St. Stephen's Artist-In-Residence 
Alberta Brown Buller, Wild Rose Photography:
Wildrose website
Alberta has had a camera in hand since she was a preteen following in the footsteps of her late, older brother, an accomplished photographer. Her business is named Wild Rose Photography after the slogan for Alberta, Canada, which is "Wild Rose Country". |
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St. Stephen's On the Gro Calendar:
January
27 - Rotating Emergency Shelter Dinner-4pm
February
2 - Acolyte Training - 11am-12:30pm
2 - Memoir Writing Workshop - 9am-Noon
3 - Annual Meeting - after the 10am service
4 - Outdoor Club Hike at Rodeo Beach - 9:30am
10 - EvenSpark - 5:30pm
13 - Ash Wednesday - Noon & 7pm
15 - Family Movie Night - 6pm
17 - EvenSpark - 5:30pm
20 & 27 - Quiet Lenten Wednesday Eucharist - 5pm
24 - Rotating Emergency Shelter Dinner - 4pm
Ongoing:
1st Monday - The Outdoor Club Hike - 9:30am
Wednesdays: 11am - Women's Group
Thursdays: 7:30pm - Choir Practice
Thursdays: 10am-1 or 1-4pm - Volunteers at the Thrift Shop
Thursdays 8:15am: Contemplative Prayer - resumes 1/10/13
January & February Adult Studies -
27 & Feb. 10~Anglican Tradition Studies
3 Feb.- Letters of Paul - 5:30pm
17, 24 - Bible Studies between Sunday Services
17, 24 - Lenten Reader's Theatre series following the 10am service
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Intra-Faith Education Series: Christianity
Sponsored by Marin Interfaith Council
4 parts February - May
Part 1 - Monday, 11 February
7-9:00pm
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, San Anselmo
Part one Speakers include Father John Balleza, St. Rafael's Catholic Church and Father Stephan Meholick, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
For more information call Allison Kirk, Admin. Assistant at 415.456.6957 or click here to register |
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Administrative and Communications Associate
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
3 Bay View Avenue
PO Box 97
Belvedere, CA 94920
415.435.4501 |
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