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1 February 2015
  
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
  Epiphany Tidings
Exploring our relationship with God, earth and one another ~
Earth & Altar
 
 Services
  
St. Stephen's Stained Glass window
Sunday
Services

8:00am
Contemplative Eucharist

 

10:00am 
Festive 
Choral Eucharist

EvenSpark
5pm
 
9:30-11:30am - Childcare
w/Bebe Hansia
 
  
St. Stephen's Stained Glass window
 
Coffee Connections:
 
This Sunday -
1 February
Team  4:
hosted by
Judith Wilson
 
 
Next Sunday -
8 February
Team 5:
hosted by
Kim Koen

 

 

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Children Youth
News
Good Samaritan

 

Sunday School

Classrooms

9:45am

 

PreK, K, & 1st:
Godly Play
The Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25-37
Koko Peters
 
2nd -5th:
Weaving God's Promises
Jesus Heals the Sick
Luke 4:38-44
Alex Norris &
Matt Cameron
 
4th-5th:
Live It!
Can We Talk?
(bullying)
Gina Hector
 
6th - 10th:
Weaving God's Promises
Sam Gerner
 
11th & 12th
in Church

  

 Living St. Stephen's
This Sunday 
Sunday School begins promptly at 9:45am
Services at 8am, 10am & 5pm

Healing Prayers The Healing
This Sunday
following both services
 
Healing prayers and blessings will be offered following both services this Sunday.  Come to the altar.

Climate Change Climate Change
This Sunday
11:15am
 
Join St. Stephen's parishioner John Busterud in a conversation about Climate change.
EvenSpark EvenSpark!
This Sunday
5pm
 

Don't forget this new addition to weekly services.

 

You can enjoy this simple, interactive eucharist with your family each week through March.  Join St. Stephen's in Sunday evening worship, especially if you were unable to attend morning services. 

 

Bring your entire family to enjoy this abbreviated, yet deeply spiritual, service.

Confirmation Classes continue  Confirmation
This Sunday

6pm
 

Meet in the conference room. 

Children's Choir      Children's Choir 2013
This Sunday

after the 10am service

 

 Boys and girls 6 & up are welcome to participate in this approximately 30 minute music session with John Karl Hirten.  No music experience is necessary but the ability to read words is helpful. Questions: John Karl Hirten

LentLent

 

In anticipation of Lent, and following up from the Annual Meeting, some recommended books for your consideration:

 

Learning to Walk in the Dark, Barbara Brown Taylor

Dog Songs, poems by Mary Oliver

An Unknown World (note on the Meaning of the Earth), by Jacob Needleman.

 

Click on the titles to order from Amazon.

Upcoming
Women of the Bible:  Women of the Bible
The Bad Girls of Scripture
8 February 
Next Sunday
 
Following the 10am service next Sunday, Sunny Lyrek will lead this popular series with a specific focus on Mary and Martha.
Letters Supper Club LettersMed
Next Sunday
8 February 
6pm
 
New Year's Resolution: Finish the Letters: 1,2,3 John with dinner and discussion.  Bring your favorite Mediterranean dish.
Outdoor Club DeYoung Museum
11 February 
Wednesday
 
Join the group on a trip to the deYoung Museum to see the Keith Haring exhibit and Janet Delaney's South of Market color photos from the 1970s.  The group will linger there for lunch.  Meet at Blackie's at 9:30am to carpool.  Questions: Ginny Preston
Anasazi Valentine Luncheon Thank you
Thursday
12 February 
11am
 
A Valentine luncheon celebration to honor the seniors of St. Stephen's parish, and Anasazi members, past and present, who are and have been active participants and contributors to this program over the last fifteen years. Anasazi welcomes you and your friends to this special luncheon. 

Lunch donation is $5. Please RSVP to Lois Cannady at 479.3492 or Lois Cannady's email click
3rd Annual "Space for Grace"  Women's Retreat 2015
Women's Retreat
Saturday
21 March
9am-3pm

 

You are invited to a day of renewal, inspiration and transformation.  This year the retreat is at St. Hilary's (last year it was at St. Stephen's) and planned and led by women clergy and laity from Tiburon churches including Shari Young, Molly Arthur, and Chris Mudge.  Deadline is March 15 for registration. Fee is $35. For more information click here.

 To purchase your ticket today click here.

Idea Box Ideas


 

St. Stephen's now has an Idea Box.  Perhaps you've always wanted to pass a suggestion along, or you have the best idea for a service. Whatever your idea, submit it in the new box.  If you put your name on your idea, your clergy or vestry will get back to you with a response!

 

Earth and Altar
An active exploration of our relationships with God, earth and one another.
Tree of Life
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Save These Dates!

St. Stephen's On the Gro Calendar:

 

February

 1  - Climate Change - 11:15am

 1  - EvenSpark - 5pm

 1  - Confirmation - 6pm

 8 - Women in Scripture: Mary Magdalene

 8 - REST Dinner

 8 - EvenSpark - 5pm

 8 - Confirmation - 6pm

 8 - Letter's Club Potluck - 6pm

11 - Outdoor Club Hike moved to Wednesday - 9:30am

12 - Anasazi - 11am

15 - Learning to Walk in the Dark - 11:15am

15 - EvenSpark - 5pm

15 - Confirmation - 6pm

17 - Fat Tuesday

18 - Ash Wednesday - Noon & 7pm

22 - Lent begins

22 - Reader's Theatre for Lent, I - 11:15am

 

Ongoing:

1st Monday: The Outdoor Club Hike (Wed. Feb 11 this month)
2nd/4th Mondays: Women's Knitting - 10:30am
Thursdays:  Contemplative Prayer - 8:30am 
Thursdays: 10am-1 or 1-4pm - Volunteers at the Thrift Shop
Thursday: Choir Practice - 7:30pm 
2nd Thursday of the Month: Homeward Bound Meals
4th Thursday of the Month: Westminster Hot Lunch
1st Sunday of the Month: Healing Prayers at 8 & 10am 
Sundays: Children's Music with John after the 10am service ~ after 10am service 
             Get the latest updates at: ststephenschurch.org 
 

 

Articles for submission are due by Tuesday afternoon at 2pm.

 

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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

3 Bay View Avenue

PO Box 97

Belvedere, CA 94920

415.435.4501