This weekend Rev. Mary and I were talking about St. Stephen's Church and what it means to me. She suggested I write about something that is special to me. Easter Sunday 1865, the Sunday school presented to the church the silver chalice and paten we use weekly except during Easter & Christmas …
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Do You Have Ears to Hear—But CAN’T Hear?
Let’s just agree that our sound system is a frustration for many of us! Some can’t hear the sermon or other parts of the service. On my side, it’s disheartening to hear that someone didn’t hear the entire service and then find out that it was something simple that could’ve been fixed with little …
Some Thoughts about Giving…and Thanksgiving
This coming Sunday (November 24) has been designated as the Sunday for the ingathering of pledges. This is simply a deadline (because so many of us need one) to turn in our financial commitments to the church. I also like to gather those pledges in on a particular Sunday to include them in the …
