Day of Pentecost – May 19, 2024

We gather on Pentecost Sunday for worship at 10am.

Fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.  Crossing all boundaries that would separate us, the Spirit brings the wildeness of God’s mercy to places we least expect it – to a crowd of strangers of different lands and tongues, to dry bones, to our weak hearts.  Jesus promises his disciples that they will be accompanied by the Holy Spirit, and that this Spirit reveals the truth.  We celebrate that we too have been visited with this same Spirit.  Guided by the truth, we join together in worship, and then disperse to share the fullness of Christ’s love with the world.

You can also participate in worship through the livestream and recording at www.ststephenslutheran.org.

There is usually a Children’s Church / Sunday School program planned during worship. Please contact Leslie Lapp 476-4700 for more info. The Family Room is always available adjacent to the sanctuary for little one’s activities if you need it. We love having children in church and all that brings as part of worship!

Coffee Fellowship:  Please contact our Church Administrator Leslie if you are willing to host. We need you!

Upcoming Events

  • Sat. May 18th – Church property work day 9:00 am
  • Sat. May 18th – Association of Faith Communities Gala Dinner and Silent Auction 6-8:30pm at Holy Cross.
  • Sun. May 19th – Pentecost Sunday with Pastor Carol Been 
  • Weds. May 22nd – Women’s Faith Café Group 6:30 pm
  • May 24-27 – Mt. Cross Work Weekend
  • Tues. June 11th:  Church Council 6:30 pm
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Seventh Sunday of Easter – May 12, 2024

We gather on the 7th Sunday of Easter for worship at 10am.

The gospel for today is always taken from the long prayer Jesus prays for his followers in John’s gospel on the night before his death, and always includes Jesus’ desire that his followers will be one as he and the Father are one.  This oneness is not mere doctrinal agreement or institutional unity, but mutual abiding, interpenetrating life, mutual love, and joy.  This oneness is the work of the Spirit whom we have received by also await.  Come, Holy Spirit!

You can also participate in worship through the livestream and recording at www.ststephenslutheran.org.

There is usually a Children’s Church / Sunday School program planned during worship. Please contact Leslie Lapp 476-4700 for more info. The Family Room is always available adjacent to the sanctuary for little one’s activities if you need it. We love having children in church and all that brings as part of worship!

Coffee Fellowship:  Please contact our Church Administrator Leslie if you are willing to host. We need you!

Upcoming Events

  • Tues. May 14th:  Church Council 6:30 pm
  • Weds. May 15th:  Zoom Bible Study 11am and 7:30pm.
  • Sat. May 18th – Church property work day 9:00 am
  • Sat. May 18th – Association of Faith Communities Gala Dinner and Silent Auction 6-8:30pm at Holy Cross.
  • Sun. May 19th – Pentecost Sunday with Pastor Carol Been 
  • Weds. May 22nd – Women’s Faith Café Group 6:30 pm
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Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 5, 2024

We gather on the 6th Sunday of Easter for worship at 10am and the dedication of the new Glenn and Barbara Johnson shade structure from the legacy gift of $25,000 given to our Child Development Center. A potluck lunch will immediately follow in the Fellowship Hall.  Pastor Glenn and Barbara served St. Stephen’s for 14 years from 1976-90. They returned to the church as retired folks in 1997 and continued serving as volunteers in many ways. Blessed be the memory of these children of God. May light perpetual shine upon them.

You can also participate in worship through the livestream and recording at www.ststephenslutheran.org.

There is usually a Children’s Church / Sunday School program planned during worship. Please contact Leslie Lapp 476-4700 for more info. The Family Room is always available adjacent to the sanctuary for little one’s activities if you need it. We love having children in church and all that brings as part of worship!

Coffee Fellowship:  Please contact our Church Administrator Leslie if you are willing to host. We need you!

Upcoming Events

  • Weds. May 8th:  Zoom Bible Study 11am (Canceled) and 7:30pm.
  • Sun. May 5th – 10 am Worship with Glenn and Barbara Johnston Dedication of Playground Shelter and All-Church Potluck at 11:30am. 
  • Sat. May 18th – Association of Faith Communities Gala Dinner and Silent Auction 6-8:30pm at Holy Cross.
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