The annual parish meeting and election of vestry will be at 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, between the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services.
This is to enable both our 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services to participate.
If you are a regular communicant at St. Stephen’s, please plan to attend and participate as we plan for 2018!
Visiting the Mon Valley this weekend? Or do you want to try a church, but aren’t sure which one?
There’s no better time than Christmas weekend to join us. Everyone is welcome!
– Fourth Sunday of Advent, worship service, 10 a.m.
– Christmas Eve, 7 p.m.
– Christmas Day, 10 a.m.
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A Message to the Church from the Presiding Bishop
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
In this moment – when the stain of bigotry has once again covered our land, and when hope, frankly, sometimes seems far away, when we must now remember new martyrs of the way of love like young Heather Heyer – it may help to remember the deep wisdom of the martyrs who have gone before.
The year was 1967. It was a time not unlike this one in America. Then there were riots in our streets, poverty and unbridled racism in our midst, and a war far away tearing us apart at home. In that moment, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a book, his last one, with a message that rings poignant today. It was titled, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”
One of his insights then was that a moment of crisis is always a moment of decision. It was true then and is true now. Where do we go from here? Chaos? Indifference? Avoidance? Business as usual? Or Beloved Community? Continue reading
