Southern Marin Churches, including St. Stephen's, has created a new singles faith based group for those looking for fellowship, friendships and fun! This group is for men and women who are single, whether divorced, widowed, single parents or never married. Most are in their 40's and 50's but all are welcome! Join us in St. Stephen's Youth Room for the next gathering.

St. Stephen's healing team will pray for you, or those you love, immediately after church at both the 8am and 10am services. 

 At the conclusion of the service, please come directly to the area behind the altar.  The team will offer this on every first Sunday of the month.  Our regular Lenten Healing service will be March 16th at the 10am service.

Southern Marin Hot Lunch: THIS Thursday January 23:  Give the gift of you.  Contribute food or give just a little; 20 minutes helps a lot.  Set up tables or help move chairs, etc.   Contact Cindy Brown if you can contribute a dish or help to serve.  Email: cindysbrown@comcast.net

St. Stephen's Gives Back Committee Meeting: Sunday, February 9 after church.  Find out what it's all about.  Join the group or bring your good ideas.

Soul Food Angels:  Would you like to be an earth angel?  Soul Food has a list of those who assist parishioners in need by supplying meals, delivering groceries or driving folks to doctor's appointments.  Currently we have 32 angels who are on a call list and do what they can when it works with their schedule.  Email Janice Dalzell-Piper, jan.piper@comcast.net or Cindy Brown, cindysbrown@comcast.net

Come join the camaraderie and breathe the fresh air of China Camp on February 3.  We will explore the historic village and hike China Camp State Park.  Meet at the Camp at 10am.  To get there take the Civic Center exit off 101, follow N. San Pedro Road east 3.7 miles to the Miwok Meadows Group Area, where we will gather.  Park along the road. We may plan to stop for a snack or lunch at Cafe Basque on the way home, time permitting.  For those who prefer to carpool, meet at Blackie's Pasture at 9:30am.

Contact Ginny Ginny's email click  with questions:  There are several hikes to consider (all are 3-5 miles) so we will keep you posted on the consensus of the group.  China Camp is an interesting area.

This one's for you: if you need extra sleep on Sunday morning, if your children are in Sunday sports, if you would rather have a morning off, if you just can't get here at 8 & 10.  Once a month on the second Sunday, St. Stephen's offers a succinct but richly rewarding Eucharist service in the sanctuary at 5pm.  Join this growing group. See you there. 

Karl Belgum will lead a book discussion on Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, by Eric Metaxas.  This is a 2010 biography of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a good read. 

The book traces his early life, his time spent in America (including time spent at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem), his career as a theologian and pastor, his involvement in the anti-Nazi "confessing church," and his role in a plot to kill Hitler, which eventually cost him his life.  Reviewers and church leaders have scoured it for evidence that Bonhoeffer was "liberal", or "conservative", or "evangelical", or fundamentalist."  Does he really fit any of those categories?  

This book will be the focus of discussion in a two part series during coffee hour on February 9 & March 2.  All are invited whether or not you have even begun and/or finished the book.

You are invited to find renewal, light and grace in the warm company of women at our second annual "Space for Grace" retreat.  Led by Mary Romo, USF faculty, we will focus on: "Finding God in all things; striving to be a person of prayer in all we do: and meeting all people where they are."  Cost is $35 including lunch and you many sign up with this